2023 NFL Draft Top-150 Player Rankings

Welcome to my 2023 NFL Draft top-150. This is the first look at my generically stacked vertical draft board. Here you will find the player's evaluation score, his position rank, and overall board rank.

Before you dive in, let me tell you more about my process.

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To make my scouting process as consistent as possible, I developed my own composite scoring system, a system that features a unique and comprehensive approach to evaluating players. It is a weighted numeric score that takes into account four main buckets: film/traits, production, athleticism, and intangibles, all accounting for a different amount of the total score. Each bucket has its own set of sub-criteria and benchmarks that get scored based on the player's projected positional archetype. Each bucket also has both subjective and objective processes within them.

The starting point for every player I score is taking in their college tape. I exclusively use All-22 (coaches’ film) and pride myself on watching almost every single snap a player has played. From there, I score players based on the tangible skills/traits they possess and the frequency in which they demonstrate those skills/traits. This system has been meticulously crafted to ensure that it takes into account all aspects of a player's game, including their skills, production, character, and growth/potential.

In the end, the score generated by my system comes out on a scale of 0-100, making it easy to compare players and identify the top prospects in the NFL Draft. Within the scale, there are score thresholds that represent an individual player's “valuation.” The thresholds are as follows:

• 87.5-94.9 = Day 1 Grade

• 75.0-87.4 = Day 2 Grade

• 62.5-74.9 = Day 3 Grade

• <62.5 = UDFA

This year I have 22 1st round grades, which is likely more than most teams/evaluators, but that can be attributed to positional value bumps I give premium positions. Please note minor changes could be made as I still have guys to get to and/or we get new information on guys that help fill out their profile.