Rookie Rankings Through Five Weeks

Here at the JC Ranking Clinic or the JCRC, we evaluate based on performance. That being said, we value some statistics more than others, as well as many other factors based on the roster, position, and usage. These are subjective rankings. I’m also including their draft pick as an extra piece of information to see how impressive a player’s performance has been, where someone was picked has no influence on their ranking.

Quarterbacks
1. 1.28 Maalik Murphy – New Orleans Saints
2. 6.27 Jaxson Dart – Atlanta Falcons
3. 1.4 Jalen Milroe – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
4. 1.2 Shedeur Sanders – San Francisco 49ers
5. 1.15 Drew Allar – Miami Dolphins

Running Backs
1. 3.7 Jaydn Ott – Philadelphia Eagles
2. 2.31 Phil Mafah – New England Patriots
3. 2.20 Nick Singleton – Tennessee Titans
4. 1.29 Jawhar Jordan – Green Bay Packers
5. 2.3 Quinshon Judkins – Cincinnati Bengals

Wide Receivers
1. 1.5 Luther Burden III – Jacksonville Jaguars
2. 2.16 Loic Fouonji – Minnesota Vikings
3. 2.21 Ladd McConkey – Atlanta Falcons
4. 6.6 Arian Smith – Denver Broncos
5. 1.23 Aaron Anderson – Detroit Lions

Tight Ends
1. 2.24 Mason Taylor – Denver Broncos
2. 5.27 Jermaine Terry II – Kansas City Chiefs
3. 3.3 Corey Dyches – Cincinnati Bengals
4. 1.32 RJ Maryland – Los Angeles Rams
5. 3.11 Oscar Delp – Buffalo Bills

Defensive Line
1. 2.26 Deone Walker – Minnesota Vikings
2. 4.19 Mason Graham – Minnesota Vikings
3. 2.30 Zxavian Harris – Cleveland Browns
4. 4.27 Caleb Fox – Kansas City Chiefs
5. 3.1 Bear Alexander – Pittsburgh Steelers

Edge Rushers
1. 1.7 Mykel Williams – Philadelphia Eagles
2. 4.25 Levani Damuni – Dallas Cowboys
3. 1.18 Ethan Burke – Seattle Seahawks
4. 3.13 Jalon Walker – Pittsburgh Steelers
5. 4.23 Devonte O’Malley – Detroit Lions

Linebackers
1. 1.31 Tyreem Powell – New England Patriots
2. UDFA Marlowe Wax – Minnesota Vikings
3. 1.6 Harold Perkins Jr – Washington Commanders
4. 1.26 Abdul Carter – Cleveland Browns
5. 6.10 Jaylen Sneed – Chicago Bears

Cornerbacks
1. 1.9 Benjamin Morris – Indianapolis Colts
2. 1.1 Travis Hunter – Baltimore Ravens
3. 6.5 Sam McCall – Jacksonville Jaguars
4. 1.17 Jarvis Brownlee – New York Giants
5. 2.29 Davison Igbinosun – Green Bay Packers

Safeties
1. 1.16 Nick Emmanwori – Minnesota Vikings
2. 3.26 Justin Barron – Cleveland Browns
3. 1.10 Sonny Styles – Washington Commanders
4. 7.24 Jacoby Matthews – Denver Broncos
5. 2.32 Devon Jackson – Los Angeles Rams

Special Teams
1. 7.28 Jake Browning – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2. UDFA William Przystup – Chicago Bears
3. UDFA Eddie Czaplicki – Los Angeles Chargers
4. UDFA Cam Little – Atlanta Falcons
5. UDFA Jesse Micro – Carolina Panthers

Rookie Points:
Using my SUBJECTIVE NOT FACTUAL rankings, I gave each GM 7 points for a #1, 5 points for a #2, 3 points for a #3, 2 points for a #4, and 1 point for a #5 to have an additional section for ranking drafts with points. I decided to not include the special teamers for this as while I love a good cheap rookie or UDFA kicker or punter, they shouldn’t have influence on these points.

Vikings: 29
Eagles: 14
Patriots: 12
Broncos: 11
Browns: 10
Jaguars: 10
Falcons: 8
Saints: 7
Chiefs: 7
Colts: 7
Commanders: 6
Cowboys: 5
Ravens: 5
Bengals: 4
Rams: 3
Seahawks: 3
Packers: 3
Buccaneers: 3
Titans: 3
Steelers: 3
Giants: 2
Lions: 2
49ers: 2
Bears: 1
Dolphins: 1
Bills: 1