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With the NFL Combine in our rearview mirror, now is a logical time to put out an up-to-date rankings for this year’s NFL Draft. Below, you will find my top-50 players who have declared for this NFL Draft. Below those ranks, you will also find several fantasy-relevant notes I have on this class, and on how this class is being analyzed or treated right now. I believe there are some misnomers and common mistakes being made. Before we get to my ranks, let’s briefly discuss the NFL Combine. That event is widely overvalued by fans, analysts, and even some NFL teams. It’s why players like John Ross and Mike Mamula get over-drafted. The Combine has uses. It serves as a tiebreaker between closely ranked prospects. It can also help signal flaws you didn’t know were there or answer concerns. It shouldn’t jump someone up a full round, though. One other thing worth mentioning before we get to my rankings. The below rankings are not where I expect every player to be drafted. They are simply where I have each player ranked in terms of quality as a prospect. A variety of things go into these ranks, including the polish, upside, risk, and reward of each player. I may value the high floor I see in Troy Fautanu more than most do, for example.