Kiper Top 5 by position 8.31.17

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Quarterbacks

Seniors
1. Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State
2. Luke Falk, Washington State
3. Matt Linehan, Idaho
4. Mike White, Western Kentucky
5. Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma

Also considered: Riley Ferguson, Memphis

Underclassmen
1. *Sam Darnold, USC
2. Josh Allen, Wyoming
3. Josh Rosen, UCLA
4. Lamar Jackson, Louisville
5. Clayton Thorson, Northwestern

Also considered: Nick Fitzgerald, Mississippi State; Tanner Lee, Nebraska

Running backs

Seniors
1. Royce Freeman, Oregon
2. Nick Chubb, Georgia
3. Akrum Wadley, Iowa
4. Kalen Ballage, Arizona State
5. Sony Michel, Georgia

Also considered: Ralph Webb, Vanderbilt

Underclassmen
1. Saquon Barkley, Penn State
2. Derrius Guice, LSU
3. Mark Walton, Miami (Fla.)
4. Bo Scarbrough, Alabama
5. Damien Harris, Alabama

Also considered: Ronald Jones II, USC; Kamryn Pettway, Auburn

Fullbacks

Seniors
1. Jaylen Samuels, NC State
2. Khalid Hill, Michigan
3. Dimitri Flowers, Oklahoma
4. Austin Ramesh, Wisconsin
5. Daniel Marx, Stanford

Also considered: Garrett Dickerson, Northwestern; J.D. Moore, LSU

Underclassmen
1. George Aston, Pittsburgh
2. Winston Dimel, Kansas State
3. Alec Ingold, Wisconsin
4. Ryan Nall, Oregon State
5. Chandler Cox, Auburn

Wide receivers

Seniors
1. James Washington, Oklahoma State
2. Dante Pettis, Washington
3. D.J. Chark, LSU
4. Jake Wieneke, South Dakota State
5. Allen Lazard, Iowa State

Also considered: Darren Carrington, Utah

Underclassmen
1. Christian Kirk, Texas A&M
2. Calvin Ridley, Alabama
3. Courtland Sutton, SMU
4. Antonio Callaway, Florida
5. Deon Cain, Clemson

Tight ends

Seniors
1. Dallas Goedert, South Dakota State
2. Mike Gesicki, Penn State
3. Troy Fumagalli, Wisconsin
4. Adam Breneman, Massachusetts
5. David Wells, San Diego State

Also considered: Marcus Baugh, Ohio State; DeAndre Goolsby, Florida; Tyler Conklin, Central Michigan

Underclassmen
1. Mark Andrews, Oklahoma
2. Ryan Izzo, Florida State
3. C.J. Conrad, Kentucky
4. Hayden Hurst, South Carolina
5. Josh Oliver, San Jose State

Also considered: Dalton Schultz, Stanford

Offensive tackles

Seniors
1. Mike McGlinchey, Notre Dame
2. Chukwuma Okorafor, Western Michigan
3. Martinas Rankin, Mississippi State
4. Jamarco Jones, Ohio State
5. Tyrell Crosby, Oregon

Also considered: Mason Cole, Michigan

Underclassmen
1. Connor Williams, Texas
2. Orlando Brown, Oklahoma
3. Trey Adams, Washington
4. Nick Gates, Nebrask
5. Mitch Hyatt, Clemson

Also considered: Lukayus McNeil, Louisville; Martez Ivey, Florida

Offensive guards

Seniors
1. Braden Smith, Auburn
2. Cody O'Connell, Washington State
3. Austin Corbett, Nevada
4. Brendan Mahon, Penn State
5. Will Hernandez, UTEP

Also considered: Wyatt Teller, Virginia Tech; Tyrone Crowder, Clemson; Tony Adams, NC State; Colby Gossett, Appalachian State; Sean Welsh, Iowa

Underclassmen
1. Quenton Nelson, Notre Dame
2. Ross Pierschbacher, Alabama
3. Beau Benzschawel, Wisconsin
4. Sam Jones, Arizona State
5. Javon Patterson, Mississippi

Centers

Seniors
1. Billy Price, Ohio State
2. Frank Ragnow, Arkansas
3. Scott Quessenberry, UCLA
4. Coleman Shelton, Washington
5. Bradley Bozeman, Alabama

Also considered: Jake Bennett, Colorado State; Austin Golson, Auburn; Brian Allen, Michigan State; Tejan Koromo, BYU

Underclassmen
1. James Daniels, Iowa
2. Will Clapp, LSU
3. Alec Eberle, Florida State
4. Brendan Moore, Maryland
5. Drew Kyser, Memphis

Defensive Ends

Seniors
1. Bradley Chubb, NC State
2. Tyquan Lewis, Ohio State
3. Ebenezer Ogundeko, Tennessee State
4. Duke Ejiofor, Wake Forest
5. Da'Shawn Hand, Alabama

Also considered: Trevon Young, Louisville; Andrew Brown, Virginia

Underclassmen
1. *Clelin Ferrell, Clemson
2. Sam Hubbard, Ohio State
3. Dorance Armstrong Jr., Kansas
4. Josh Sweat, Florida State
5. Rasheem Green, USC

Also considered: Jaylon Ferguson, Louisiana Tech; JoJo Wicker, Arizona State

Defensive tackles

Seniors
1. Maurice Hurst, Michigan
2. Derrick Nnadi, Florida State
3. Lowell Lotulelei, Utah
4. Justin Jones, NC State
5. James Looney, California

Underclassmen
1. Christian Wilkins, Clemson
2. Vita Vea, Washington
3. Trenton Thompson, Georgia
4. Kendrick Norton, Miami (Fla.)
5. Jerry Tillery, Notre Dame

Also considered: Da'Ron Payne, Alabama; Harrison Phillips, Stanford; Greg Gaines, Washington

Inside linebackers

Seniors
1. Rashaan Evans, Alabama
2. Azeem Victor, Washington
3. Shaun Dion Hamilton, Alabama
4. Chris Worley, Ohio State
5. Stacy Thomas, Louisville

Also considered: Micah Kiser, Virginia; Josey Jewell, Iowa; Nyles Morgan, Notre Dame; Kenny Young, UCLA; Nick DeLuca, North Dakota State

Underclassmen
1. Cameron Smith, USC
2. T.J. Edwards, Wisconsin
3. Kendall Joseph, Clemson
4. Deshaun Davis, Auburn
5. Natrez Patrick, Georgia

Also considered: Andre Smith, North Carolina; Jahlani Tavai, Hawaii

Outside linebackers

Seniors
1. Harold Landry, Boston College
2. Matthew Thomas, Florida State
3. Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, Oklahoma
4. Marquis Haynes, Mississippi
5. James Hearns, Louisville

Also considered: Tegray Scales, Indiana; Mike McCray, Michigan; Lorenzo Carter, Georgia

Underclassmen
1. Arden Key, LSU
2. Jerome Baker, Ohio State
3. Tremaine Edmunds, Virginia Tech
4. Malik Jefferson, Texas
5. Porter Gustin, USC

Also considered: Jordan Jones, Kentucky; Denzil Ware, Kentucky

Cornerbacks

Seniors
1. Anthony Averett, Alabama
2. M.J. Stewart, North Carolina
3. Greg Stroman, Virginia Tech
4. Jordan Thomas, Oklahoma
5. Duke Dawson, Florida

Underclassmen
1. Tarvarus McFadden, Florida State
2. Jaire Alexander, Louisville
3. Denzel Ward, Ohio State
4. Iman Marshall, USC
5. Donte Jackson, LSU

Safeties

Seniors
1. Kyzir White, West Virginia
2. Tre Flowers, Oklahoma State
3. Godwin Igwebuike, Northwestern
4. Quin Blanding, Virginia
5. Armani Watts, Texas A&M

Also considered: Marcus Allen, Penn State

Underclassmen
1. *Derwin James, Florida State
2. Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama
3. Ronnie Harrison, Alabama
4. Terrell Edmunds, Virginia Tech
5. Chase Hansen, Utah

Also considered: Jordan Whitehead, Pittsburgh

Kickers

Seniors
1. Daniel Carlson, Auburn
2. Jonathan Barnes, Louisiana Tech
3. Jason Sanders, New Mexico
4. Lane Clark, Tennessee State
5. Drew Brown, Nebraska

Also considered: Gary Wunderlich, Mississippi

Underclassmen
1. *Eddy Pineiro, Florida
2. Emmit Carpenter, Minnesota
3. John Baron II, San Diego State
4. Parker Shaunfield, Southern Mississippi
5. Matthew Wright, Central Florida

Punters

Seniors
1. JK Scott, Alabama
2. Johnny Townsend, Florida
3. Trevor Daniel, Tennessee
4. Austin Barnes, East Carolina
5. Joe Davidson, Bowling Green

Underclassmen
1. Jake Bailey, Stanford
2. Michael Dickson, Texas
3. Mitch Wishnowsky, Utah
4. Dylan Klumph, California
5. *Mason King, Louisville