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● By Charles McDonald
What fun is NFL Draft season if the people who provide content don’t put their reputation on the line every once in a while? Mock drafts are fun, but at the end of the day they’re just a crapshoot guess at what teams might do, which is almost impossible to ascertain up until a few days before the draft. Rankings and player grades are truly what stand the test of time. Sweet, sweet draft rankings. These rankings, made by the almighty, all-powerful, all-knowing Charles McDonald, are a bit different than what you might see around the internet. The individual player rankings don’t matter as much as the tiers that these players reside in. Since this is only a top 50, the players in these categories are all quality players who project to be selected within the first three rounds of the NFL Draft.

Top Players Not Included

These players appear in the top 50 of our

Consensus Big Board

, but do not show up on this big board.