Every year, I grade out a boatload of players. With each passing year that list shrinks as time limits itself on me more and more each year. Normally, I would rank a top 150 after combing through 200+ prospects throughout the year. My approach is neither scientific nor rational in some cases but based highly on a gut feel on players. In some cases this has led to successes (i.e. Russell Wilson) and others catastrophic misses (i.e. Johnny Manziel).
With so many time constraints this year, I felt comfortable grading and ranking around 70 players – with nearly 120 players evaluated. So this top 70 isn’t an exact science of a true evaluation of the top 70 players because I didn’t make it around to some guys I would have liked to (Tre McBride, Marcus Hardison and a host of others).
Of importance to note is that I don’t play doctor or character police as I don’t have access to that type of information. So when you see guys like Todd Gurley or Dorial Green-Beckham rated so highly – know that I’ve not factored in medical or off-the-field issues. These rankings are solely based on what I can see with my own two eyes.
