The 33rd Team Scouting Dept. · Mar 28, 2023

The 33rd Team's Scouting Department ranks the top five 2023 NFL Draft prospects at each position, with graded boards for quarterbacks, running backs, receivers, tight ends, offensive linemen, defensive linemen, edge rushers, linebackers, cornerbacks and safeties.

“The 33rd Team's Scouting Department updates its list of the top prospects at each position.”

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Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.

Top Player ListsMar 28, 2023
“1 Brian Branch Alabama 6.729 / 2 Jammie Robinson Florida St. 6.280 / 3 Sydney Brown Illinois 6.270 / 4 Antonio Johnson Texas A&M 6.260 / 5 Ji'Ayir Brown Penn State 6.150”
Scored 50a naive guess scored 50+0 skill
How this was scored
naive:
a coin-flip ordering scores 50
skill:
0
placed:
4
season:
2023
players:
5
accuracy:
50
baseline:
50
by position:
SAF 4: 50
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
could not place:
0
weeks left when called:
18
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Top Player ListsMar 28, 2023
“1 Bijan Robinson Texas 6.990 / 2 Jahmyr Gibbs Alabama 6.738 / 3 Roschon Johnson Texas 6.154 / 4 Kendre Miller TCU 6.152 / 5 Deuce Vaughn Kansas State 6.106”
Scored 95a naive guess scored 50+90 skill
How this was scored
naive:
a coin-flip ordering scores 50
skill:
90
placed:
5
season:
2023
players:
5
accuracy:
95
baseline:
50
by position:
RB 5: 95
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
could not place:
0
weeks left when called:
18
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Top Player ListsMar 28, 2023
“1 Will Anderson Alabama 7.00 / 2 Tyree Wilson Texas Tech 6.97 / 3 Myles Murphy Clemson 6.731 / 4 Lukas Van Ness Iowa 6.725 / 5 Byron Young Tennessee 6.500”
Scored 75a naive guess scored 50+50 skill
How this was scored
naive:
a coin-flip ordering scores 50
skill:
50
placed:
3
season:
2023
players:
5
accuracy:
75
baseline:
50
by position:
DE 3: 75
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
could not place:
0
weeks left when called:
18
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Top Player ListsMar 28, 2023
“1 Will Levis Kentucky 7.050 / 2 Bryce Young Alabama 6.980 / 3 C.J. Stroud Ohio St. 6.960 / 4 Anthony Richardson Florida 6.790 / 5 Hendon Hooker Tennessee 6.739”
Scored 60a naive guess scored 50+20 skill
How this was scored
naive:
a coin-flip ordering scores 50
skill:
20
placed:
4
season:
2023
players:
5
accuracy:
60
baseline:
50
by position:
QB 4: 60
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
could not place:
1
weeks left when called:
18
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Top Player ListsMar 28, 2023
“1 Trenton Simpson Clemson 6.720 / 2 Noah Sewell Oregon 6.300 / 3 Henry To'oTo'o Alabama 6.230 / 4 Demarvion Overshown Texas 6.220 / 5 Owen Pappoe Auburn 6.210”
Scored 30a naive guess scored 50-40 skill
How this was scored
naive:
a coin-flip ordering scores 50
skill:
-40
placed:
4
season:
2023
players:
5
accuracy:
30
baseline:
50
by position:
LB 4: 30
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
could not place:
1
weeks left when called:
18
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Top Player ListsMar 28, 2023
“1 Quentin Johnston TCU 7.070 / 2 Jordan Addison USC 6.880 / 3 Jalin Hyatt Tennessee 6.870 / 4 Jaxon Smith-Njigba Ohio State 6.785 / 5 Josh Downs North Carolina 6.712”
Scored 40a naive guess scored 50-20 skill
How this was scored
naive:
a coin-flip ordering scores 50
skill:
-20
placed:
5
season:
2023
players:
5
accuracy:
40
baseline:
50
by position:
WR 5: 40
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
could not place:
0
weeks left when called:
18
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Top Player ListsMar 28, 2023
“1 Christian Gonzalez Oregon 6.975 / 2 Emmanuel Forbes Mississippi St. 6.750 / 3 Devon Witherspoon Illinois 6.740 / 4 Joey Porter Jr. Penn St. 6.728 / 5 Kelee Ringo Georgia 6.715”
Scored 45a naive guess scored 50-10 skill
How this was scored
naive:
a coin-flip ordering scores 50
skill:
-10
placed:
5
season:
2023
players:
5
accuracy:
45
baseline:
50
by position:
CB 5: 45
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
could not place:
0
weeks left when called:
18
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Top Player ListsMar 28, 2023
“1 Jalen Carter Georgia 7.040 / 2 Bryan Bresee Clemson 6.364 / 3 Keeanu Benton Wisconsin 6.305 / 4 Byron Young Alabama 6.303 / 5 Tuli Tuipulotu USC 6.300”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 50+100 skill
How this was scored
naive:
a coin-flip ordering scores 50
skill:
100
placed:
4
season:
2023
players:
5
accuracy:
100
baseline:
50
by position:
DT 4: 100
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
could not place:
0
weeks left when called:
18
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Top Player ListsMar 28, 2023
“1 Michael Mayer Notre Dame 6.786 / 2 Dalton Kincaid Utah 6.735 / 3 Sam LaPorta Iowa 6.363 / 4 Tucker Kraft South Dakota State 6.362 / 5 Josh Whyle Cincinnati 6.360”
Scored 65a naive guess scored 50+30 skill
How this was scored
naive:
a coin-flip ordering scores 50
skill:
30
placed:
5
season:
2023
players:
5
accuracy:
65
baseline:
50
by position:
TE 5: 65
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
could not place:
0
weeks left when called:
18
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Top Player ListsMar 28, 2023
“1 Broderick Jones Georgia 7.080 / 2 Paris Johnson Ohio St. 6.890 / 3 Dawand Jones Ohio State 6.787 / 4 Anton Harrison Oklahoma 6.727 / 5 Darnell Wright Tennessee 6.726”
Scored 35a naive guess scored 50-30 skill
How this was scored
naive:
a coin-flip ordering scores 50
skill:
-30
placed:
5
season:
2023
players:
5
accuracy:
35
baseline:
50
by position:
OT 5: 35
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
could not place:
0
weeks left when called:
18
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Top Player ListsMar 28, 2023
“1 Joe Tippmann Wisconsin 6.399 / 2 Olusegun Oluwatimi Michigan 6.290 / 3 John Michael Schmitz Minnesota 6.180 / 4 Luke Wypler Ohio State 6.104 / 5 Ricky Stromberg Arkansas 5.900”
Scored 70a naive guess scored 50+40 skill
How this was scored
naive:
a coin-flip ordering scores 50
skill:
40
placed:
4
season:
2023
players:
5
accuracy:
70
baseline:
50
by position:
C 4: 70
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
could not place:
1
weeks left when called:
18
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Top Player ListsMar 28, 2023
“1 Peter Skoronski Northwestern 6.734 / 2 O'Cyrus Torrence Florida 6.240 / 3 McClendon Curtis Chattanooga 6.235 / 4 Nick Broeker Ole Miss 6.135 / 5 Jake Andrews Troy 6.116”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
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