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Top 5 Defensive Prospects & Sleepers

Here is the Top 5 Defensive Draft Prospects and Sleepers according to the Lightning Round Podcast

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Yesterday was the Top 5 Offensive Players and Sleepers but now here’s the Top 5 Defensive guys plus some sleepers. Below is each of our Top 5, our sleepers and a link to each show to hear how we got to these rankings:

Defensive Tackles

Garrett

T1. Vita Vea

T1. Maurice Hurst

3. Da’Ron Payne

4. Derrick Nnadi

5. Taven Bryan

Sleeper:

Derrick Nnadi

Jamie

1. Vita Vea

2. Derrick Nnadi

3. Da’Ron Payne

4. Maurice Hurst

5. Tim Settle

Sleeper:

Derrick Nnadi

To hear the full breakdown of these DT prospects, listen to the Defensive Tackles Podcast

Edge

Garrett

1. Bradley Chubb

2. Harold Landry

3. Hercules Mata’afa

4. Josh Sweat

5. Marcus Davenport

Sleepers:

Josh Sweat

Sam Hubbard

Jamie

1. Bradley Chubb

2. Harold Landry

3. Ogbonnia Okoronkwo

4. Arden Key

5. Josh Sweat

Sleepers:

Josh Sweat

Kemeko Turay

To hear the full breakdown of these Edge Rushers, listen to the Edge Podcast

Linebackers

Garrett

1. Roquan Smith

2. Rashaan Evans

3. Tremaine Edmunds

4. Fred Warner

5. Leighton Vander Esch

Sleepers:

Tegray Scales

Jamie

1. Rashaan Evans

2. Roquan Smith

3. Malik Jefferson

4. Tremaine Edmunds

5. Leighton Vander Esch

Sleeper:

Andrew Motuapua

To hear the full breakdown of these LB prospects, listen to the Linebackers Podcast

Cornerbacks

Garrett

1. Denzel Ward

2. Jaire Alexander

3. Joshua Jackson

4. Isaiah Oliver

5. Carlton Davis

Sleeper:

Carlton Davis

Jamie

1. Denzel Ward

2. Jaire Alexander

T3. Joshua Jackson

T3. Donte Jackson

T5. Mike Hughes

T5. Carlton Davis

Sleepers:

Carlton Davis

Tarvaris McFadden

To hear the full breakdown of these CB prospects, listen to the Cornerbacks Podcast

Safeties

Garrett

1. Minkah Fitzpatrick

2. Derwin James

3. Ronnie Harrison

4. Justin Reid

5. DeShon Elliott

Sleepers:

Jessie Bates III

Rashaan Gaulden

Jamie

1. Minkah Fitzpatrick

2. Derwin James

3. Justin Reid

4. Ronnie Harrison

5. Jessie Bates

Sleeper:

Jessie Bates

To hear the full breakdown of these S prospects, listen to the Safeties Podcast