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On the Lightning Round Podcast draft shows, we’ve been doing draft profiles on top prospects by position group and listing in order our Top 5 and some sleepers we like as well. We already released the Top 5 Offensive Players and Sleepers but now here’s the Top 5 defensive guys plus the sleepers. We broke up the Outside Linebackers, Defensive Ends and Defensive Tackles by weight. We put all the Edge Rushers 260 and below under “Outside Linebackers,” then 261-290 as “Defensive Ends” and players that were 291 and above were labeled “Defensive Tackles.” Below is each of our Top 5, our sleepers and a link to each show to hear how we got to these rankings:
Top 5 – Safety
Garrett:
1. Jamal Adams – LSU
2. Budda Baker – Washington
3. Malik Hooker – Ohio St.
4. Tedric Thompson – Colorado
5. Obi Melifonwu – Uconn
Sleepers
Justin Evans – Texas A&M
Marcus Maye – Florida
Jamie:
1. Budda Baker – Washington
2. Jamal Adams – LSU
3. Malik Hooker – Ohio St.
4. Tedric Thompson – Colorado
5. Marcus Williams – Utah
Sleepers
John Johnson – Boston College
Jadar Johnson – Clemson
To hear the full breakdown of these Safeties prospects, you can listen HERE
Top 5 – Cornerbacks
Garrett:
1. Marshon Lattimore – Ohio St.
2. Cordrea Tankersley – Clemson
3. Fabian Moreau – UCLA
4. Kevin King – Washington
5. Sidney Jones– Washington (because of the injury)
Sleepers
Day 2 Sleeper: Fabian Moreau – UCLA
Day 3 Sleeper: Howard Wilson – Houston
Jamie:
1. Sidney Jones– Washington
2. Marshon Lattimore – Ohio St.
3. Kevin King – Washington
4. Marlon Humphrey – Alabama
5. Cordrea Tankersley – Clemson
Sleepers
Day 2 Sleeper: Chidobe Awuzie – Colorado
Day 3 Sleeper: Cameron Sutton – Tennessee
To hear the full breakdown of these Safeties prospects, you can listen HERE
Top 5 – Inside Linebackers
Garrett:
1. Reuben Foster – Alabama
2. Jarrad Davis – Florida
3. Zach Cunningham – Vanderbilt
4. Anthony Walker – Northwestern
5. Raekwon McMillan – Ohio St.
Sleepers
Elijah Lee – Kansas St.
Jamie:
1. Reuben Foster – Alabama
2. Zach Cunningham – Vanderbilt
3. Raekwon McMillan – Ohio St.
4. Blair Brown – Ohio
5. Jarrad Davis – Florida
Sleepers
Blair Brown – Ohio
To hear the full breakdown of these Inside Linebackers prospects, you can listen HERE
Top 5 – Outside Linebackers (260 and below)
Garrett:
1. Derek Barnett- Tennessee
2. Tim Williams – Alabama
3. Jordan Willis – Kansas State
4. Takkarist McKinley – UCLA
5. Haason Reddick – Temple
Sleepers
Tyus Bowser – Houston
Jamie:
1. Derek Barnett- Tennessee
2. Tim Williams – Alabama
3. Jordan Willis – Kansas State
4. T.J. Watt – Wisconsin
5. Takkarist McKinley – UCLA
Sleepers
Ejuan Price – PITT
To hear the full breakdown of these Outside Linebackers prospects, you can listen HERE
Defensive Ends – (261-290)
Garrett:
1. Myles Garrett – Texas A&M
2. Joe Mathis – Washington
3. Solomon Thomas – Stanford
4. Carl Lawson – Auburn
5. Deatrich Wise – Arkansas
Sleepers
Daeshon Hall – Texas A&M
Jamie
1. Solomon Thomas – Stanford
2. Myles Garrett – Texas A&M
3. Carl Lawson – Auburn
4. Taco Charlton – Michigan
5. Joe Mathis – Washington
Sleepers:
Tarell Basham – Ohio
To hear the full breakdown of these Defensive Ends prospects, you can listen HERE
Defensive Tackles – (291 plus)
Garrett:
1. Malik McDowell – Michigan St.
2. Jonathan Allen – Alabama
3. Jaleel Johnson – Iowa
4. Chris Wormley – Michigan
5. Montravius Adams – Auburn
Sleepers
Day 2 Sleeper: Jaleel Johnson – Iowa
Day 3 Sleeper: Tanzel Smart – Tulane
Jamie:
1. Malik McDowell – Michigan St.
2. Jonathan Allen – Alabama
3. Montravius Adams – Auburn
4. Chris Wormley – Michigan
5. Jaleel Johnson – Iowa
Sleepers
Day 2 Sleeper: Jarron Jones – Notre Dame
Day 3 Sleeper: Steve Tu’ikolovatu – USC
To hear the full breakdown of these Defensive Tackles prospects, you can listen HERE