2017 NFL Draft Diamonds Small School Rankings

The 2016 NFL Draft is behind us, and now NFL Draft Diamonds is already looking at the future. We had tons of notes from last season, and we were able to put a list of players together that we feel have the talent to be further evaluated by scouts as well as the media.  This list is not final, and we are still updating it.  This year NFL Draft Diamonds is doing something completely different as well.  Our rankings are not in any specific order, because we are making a grading rubric that will be sent to all 32 NFL teams as well as the 9 CFL teams.  This rubric will be special to include background information as well as highlights in a database.  So if you name is on the list below, hit us up so we can make sure you are entered into our database for further exposure.  Here is the list, like I said in no specific order.

QB

• Brady Gustafason – Montana
• Jordan West – Eastern Washington
• Luke Papilion – University of Sioux Falls
• Eli Jenkins – Jacksonville State
• Jeff Ziemba – Shepherd
• Trey Heid – Augustana
• Matt Johnson – Chargroharlotte
• Sam Riddle – Linfield
• Kevin Anderson – Fordham
• Maty Mauk – Eastern Kentucky
• Trenton Norvell – Western Illinois
• KD Humphries – Murray State
• Matt Johnson – Charlotte
• Peter Pujals – Holy Crossmark
• Zach Conque – Stephen F. Austin
• Jared Johnson – Sam Houston State
• Daniel Crogham III – Charleston Southern
• Will Gardner – West Georgia
• Dillon Buechel – Duquesne
• Josh Straughan – Southern Illinois
• Austin Gahafer – Morehead State
• Steve Cluley – William and Mary
• Trey Green – Prairie View A&M
• Bennie Coney – Eastern Kentucky
• Dalton Easton – Bryant
• RJ Nitti – Bucknell
• Skyler Mornhinweg – Columbia
• Zach Lujan – South Dakota State
• RJ Noel – Sacred Heart
• Alex Torgerson – Penn
• Aaron Bailey – Northern Iowa
• Jake Melville – Colgate
• Lenorris Footman – Alcorn
• Justin Dvorak – Colorado Mines
• Connor Simmons – Clarion
• Blake Rankin – Delaware
• Malcolm Bell – North Carolina Central
• Sam Riddle – Linfield
• Don King III – Slippery Rock
• Antonio Pipkin – Tiffin
• Michael Birdsong – Tennessee Tech
• Kyle Zimmerman – NW Missouri State
• Alex Kuresa – Portland State
• Garrett Fugate – Central Missouri
• Connor Brewer – Northern Arizona
• Saye Brown – Northern Michigan
• LaMontiez Ivy – Jackson State
• Ben Scott – UC Davis
• Sean Rubalcaba – Northern Colorado

RB

• Roc Thomas – Jacksonville State
• Kade Harrington – Lamar
• DeAngelo Henderson – Coastal Carolina
• Tarik Cohen – North Carolina A&T
• Lenard Tillery – Southern
• Herb Walker – Morgan State
• Andre Anderson – New Haven
• Richard Cooper – TAMU Commerce
• Marshall Faulk Jr – Central Washington
• Jordan Roberts – St. Thomas
• Kendell Anderson – William & Mary
• Derrick Craine – UT Chattanooga
• King Frazier – North Dakota State
• Jabari Wilson – Eastern Washington
• Devin Church – Eastern Illinois
• De’Shawn Jones – Campbell
• Lavon Chaney – Monmouth
• Darrius Hammond – Charleston Southern
• Roland Genesy – Indiana State
• Tyvis Smith – University of Northern Iowa
• Tremaine McCullough – Southeast Missouri State
• Darius Victor – Towson
• Khalid Abdullah – James Madison
• Kori Garcia – Cal Poly
• Dalton Crossan – New Hampshire
• Conley Wilkens – Drake
• Michael Jones – Bethune-Cookman
• Mike Holloway – Charleston Southern
• Chad Newell – Montana State
• Joe Rhattigan – Princeton
• Phil Jackson II – Northwest Missouri State
• Roman Clay – Murray State
• De’Mard Llorens – Northwestern State
• Denzel Williams – Samford
• Stacy Bedell – Stony Brook
• Jonah Hodges – San Diego
• Marcellus Calhoun – Marist
• Martin Ruiz – Youngstown State
• Nate Tago – Portland State
• Michael Malloy – Northern Iowa
• Andrew Walker – University of Indy
• Lorenzo Long – Wofford
• Austin Ekeler – Western State
• Jarvis Small – Albany State
• Jalen Randolph – Delawaare
• Jody Webb – Youngstown State
• Terrell Dorsey – Grand Valley State
• Shamar Greene – Slippery Rock
• Vance Settlemire – Ashland
• B.J. McCoy – Shorter
• Lawrence Elliott Jr. – Bloomsburg
• Kalif Phillips – Charlotte
• Danny Dillard – Bethune – Cookman

FB

• Tyler Renew – The Citadel
• Emmanuel Holder – Towson
• Brady Tibbits – Illinois State
• Anthony Firskser – Harvard
• Drew Potter – South Dakota
• Justin Bolus – Charlotte
• James Pavik – Richmond
• EJ Junior – Tennessee State
• Chad Newell – Montana State

WR

• Cooper Kupp – Eastern Washington
• Lance Lenoir – Western Illinois
• Brendan Flaherty – Holy Cross
• Josh Barge – Jacksonville State
• Kendrick Bourne – Eastern Washington
• Spearman Robinson – Western Carolina
• Willie Quinn – Southern
• Brian Brown – Richmond
• Anthony Warrum – Illinois State
• Joey Augustin – Charleston
• Darren Ambush – Monmouth
• Keelan Cole – Kentucky Wesleyan
• Shaq Hill – Eastern Washington
• Jordan Dunn – Maine
• Jordan Hargrove – Mount Union
• Cameron Livingston – Weber State
• Mike Sharp – Southern Utah
• Jameson Parsons – St. Cloud
• Willie Young – Arkansas Pine Bluff
• Courtney Moshood – New Haven
• Marshall Howell – John Carroll
• Malik Golson – Murray State
• Matt Williams – Grand Valley
• Brandon Ravenel – James Madison
• Fred McRae – Campbell University
• David Moore – East Central
• Garry Brown – Cal PA
• Devin Borders – Eastern Kentucky
• Krishawn Hogan – Marian College
• Daniel Williams – Jackson State
• Jaime Wilson – Bethune- Cookman
• Courtney Whitehead – Henderson State
  
• Zac Parker – Liberty
• Andrej Suttles – Furman
• Rashad Lofton – Concordia
• Malik Brown Southern Utah
• Billy Brown – Shepherd
• Billy Reed – Southern Illinois
• Bubba Tandy – Tarleton State
• Bryce Shade – Wesley
• Aaron Sanders – VMI
• Kegan Moore – Stetson
• Karel Hamilton – Samford
• Troy Doles – Brown
• Anas Hasic – West Florida
• Alex Jette – Brown
• Mike Wynn – Lakeland College
• Denzel Keyes – North Carolina A&T
• Brian Blackburn – Wayne State
• Robert Tonyan Jr – Indiana State
• Desmond Smith – Central Arkansas
• Johnell Barnes – Kentucky Wesleyan
• John Maddaluna – Colgate
• Will Carter – Bucknell
• Justin Hill – Georgetown
• Jody Fuller – Wingate
• Fabian Guerra – Fairmont State
• TJ Mixon – Hampton
• Vernon Hunter – Grambling State
• Brian Riley – San Diego
• Montavious Williams – FAMU
• DeCarlos Pope – Quincy University
• Eric Poindexter – Quincy University
• Michael Wynn – Lakeland College
• Darius Hicks – Lincoln
• BJ Bunn – UNC Pembroke
• Aris Scott – Delaware State
• Isaiah Taylor – Salisbury State
• Bruce Mapp – Coastal Carolina
• Ryan Nolan – Chowan
• Chase Krivashei – Humboldt State
• Shane Hubbrd – LIU Post
• Collin Shaw – Cornell
• Nyme Manns – Bowie State
• Xavier Ayers – Western New Mexico

OL

• Corey Levin – UT Chattanooga
• Erik Austell – Charleston Southern
• Zach Johnson – North Dakota State University
• Jule’n Davenport – Bucknell
• Mitch Kirsch – James Madison
• Casey Dunn – Jacksonville State
• JP Flynn – Montana State
• Javarius Leamon – South Carolina State
• Nate Theaker – Wayne State
• Kyle Avaloy – Illinois State
• Jessamen Dunker – Tennessee State
• Taylor Gadbois – SE Louisiana
• Sam Ekwonike – Coastal Carolina
• Voghens Larrieux – Coastal Carolina
• Mark Spelman – Illinois State
• Brandon DeWitt – Sam Houston State
• Anton Wahrby – Wofford
• Larson Graham – Duquesne
• Will Smith – Liberty
• Ethan Cooper – Indiana University PA
• Evan Kanz – Eastern Illinois
• Pierson Villarubla – SE Louisiana
• Travis Anderson – Missouri Western
• Cameron Lee – Illinois State
• John Carter – Missouri Western
• Jordan Morgan – Kutztown
• Dominique Woods – Morgan State
• Kyle Weaver – Citadel
• Jylan Ware – Alabama State
• Bret Niederreither – Mercer
• Bret Treadway – Lamar
• Connor Bozick – Delaware
• Matt Diaz – Wagner
• George Smith – Bryant
• Kevin Malloy – Albany
• Keon Brewer – Elizabeth City State University
• Jerry Ugokwe – William & Mary
• Armando Bonheur – Samford
• Detonio Dade – Alcorn State
• Terrance Knighten – North Alabama
• Carl Jones – North Carolina Central
• Brian Wells – Elizabeth City State
• Jackson Williamson – Charleston Southern
• Jac’que Polite – Winston Salem State
• Chase Tidwell – Coastal Carolina
• Justin Nester – Bowie State
• Lawrence Keys – UNC Pembroke
• Jordi Dalmau – Colgate
• Pete Morales – Montana State (Northern)
• Zach Duffy – Lehigh
• Justin Miller – Grambling State
• Paul Smith – Concord University
• Adonis Cruz – Cheyney University
• Markel Garner – Graceland University
• Charles Mouton – Tennessee Tech
• Michael Young – Hampton
• Avery Wright – Elizabeth City State University
• Desmond Cooper – North Carolina Central
• Jacob Julian – Northern Arizona
• Garrett Baker – Southeast Missouri
• Zach Voytek – New Haven
• Mitch Doraty – Mount Union
• Malik Letatau – Kennesaw State
• Max Rich – Harvard
• Daniel Poulos – Penn
• Jimmy Lowery – Eastern Illinois
• Robert Rathje – Northern Iowa
• Tyler Catalina – Rhode island
• Thomas Evans – Richmond
• Broderick Jenkins – Mary Hardin Baylor
• Michael LaSala –Washington and Lee
• Peter Gibson – Wheaton (Ill)
• Terrell Lee – Prairie View A&M
• Cam Keizur – Portland State
• Markus Cook – Jackson State
• Kerry Williams – Alcorn State
• Tad McNeely – New Hampshire
• Anthony Pullins – Stephen F. Austin
• Peter Bateman – Minnesota Duluth
• Cameron Young – Weber State
• Spencer Shier – UW Whitewater
• Matt Zobrist – Western Illinois
• Anton Wahrby – Wofford
• Tony Koepenick – UW Whitewater
• Austin Carson – West Texas A&M
• Thomas La Bianca – Charlotte
• KW Williams – Idaho State
• Toree Boyd – Howard
• Duaron Williams – Tennessee State
• Jamal Covington – Charlotte
• Tony Mays – Murray State

TE

• Paul Butler – Cal (PA)
• Duncan Fletcher – Furman
• Eric Saubert – Drake
• Jonathan Dorsey – Alabama A&M
• Mike Estes – Gardner Webb
• Tyler Sexton – Western Carolina
• Steven Wroblewski – Southern Utah
• Zach Hetrick – McNeese State
• Ryan Morris – Villanova
• Ross Dwelley – San Diego
• Anthony Firkser – Harvard
• Jordan Powell – New Hampshire
• Matthew Buckman – Georgetown
• Phazahn Odom – Fordham
• Josh Cook – Idaho State
• Kenny Johnston – Florida Tech
• Anthony Kukwa – Lake Erie
• Leo Gilbert – Tuskegee
• Trent Brodbeck – Wayne State
• Jesse Blackburn – Murray State

DL

• Keionta Davis – UT Chattanooga
• Collin Bevins – Northwest Missouri State State
• Karter Schult – Northern Iowa
• Derek Rivers – Youngstown State
• Jon Taylor – SE Lousiana
• Larance Hale – Lamar
• Grover Stewart – Albany State
• Miki Fongatoua – SE Louisiana
• Javancy Jones – Jackson State
• Desmond Owino – Jacksonville State
• Patrick Ricard – Maine
• Tanoh Kpassagnon – Villanova
• Avery Moss – Youngstown State
• Winston Craig – Richmond
• Matt Sommer – Eastern Washington
• Larry Ogunjobi – Charlotte
• Ugonna Akoh – Presbyterian
• Mikhail Dubose – Northern Colorado
• Damani Taylor – UT Martin
• Caleb Kidder – Montana
• Paulin Miano – Virginia Union
• Ben Schumacher – Bucknell
• JeMarcus Marshall – Northwestern State
• Davion Belk – Stetson
• Asia Bolling – Central Conn. State
• Cornelius Henderson – Jackson State
• Cole Langer – South Dakota State
• Samson Ebukam – Eastern Washington
• Copache Tyler – Yale
• Aaron Thompson – Stony Brook
• Demarcus Berry – Arkansas Pine Bluff
• Joby Saint Fleur – Northwestern Oklahoma
• Dylan Donahue – West Georgia
• Sydney Omameh – Ohio Dominican
• Paul Wesselhoeft- Ohio Dominican
• Alex Campbell – Colgate
• Quinton Privott – Fitchburg State
• Tevin Lawson – Nicholls State
• Brett Field – Colgate
• Francisco Silva – East Central
• JaRon Greene – Liberty
• Matt Rothrock – Lafayette
• Quinteze Williams – West Texas A&M
• Kyrton Jorone – Missouri Valley
• Stacy Garner – Alcorn State
• Eddie Vinson – Emporia State
• Chyron Brown –Wallace – St. Lawrence
• Quinteze Williams – West Texas A&M
• Jabarai Bothwell – Coastal Carolina
• Devante Ford – Delaware Valley
• Teidrick Smith – Mary Hardin Baylor
• Ryan Winter – St. Thomas
• Andrew Eide – Southern Utah
• Christian Ferratti – Northwestern Oklahoma
• Mack Marrin – Drake
• Trevor Biglow – Harding
• Jonathan Taylor – SE Louisiana
• Westly Johnson – Sioux Falls
• Jason Carr – West Georgia
• Lucky Bear – McKendree
• Brandon Banks – Charlotte

LB

• Kourtney Berry – Alabama State
• James Rentz – Sacred Heart
• Connor Harris – Lindenwood
• Christian Kuntz – Duquesne
• Nick DeLuca – North Dakota State University
• BJ Bello – Illinois State
• Chase Allen – Southern Illinois
• Jordan Herdman – Simon Frasier
• Chad Geter – Gardner Webb
• Dylan Cole – Missouri State
• Alex Scearce – Coastal Carolina
• Austin Calitro – Villanova
• John Silas – Elon
• Omar Howard – Richmond
• Folarian Orimolade – Dartmouth
• Tyler Condit – New Haven
• Nick Newman – Liberty
• Payton Minnich – Monmouth
• Aaron Cook – Gardner Webb
• Marlon Crook Jr. – Fordham
• Roper Garrett – Southeast Missouri
• Arkez Cooper – Grambling State
• Willie Duncan – Arkansas Pine Bluff
• Folarin Orimolade – Dartmouth
• Corey Mitchell – Elon University
• Tre’Von Johnson – Weber State
• Tevin Floyd – Citadel
• David Talley – Grand Valley State
• Christopher Beaschler – Dayton
• Adam Parker – Rhode Island
• Joshua Davis – Henderson State
• Christophe Mulumba Tshimanga – Maine
• Thomas Owens – Eastern Kentucky
• Deonate Gary – Central State
• Josh Monteagudo – Emporia State
• Hayden Stout – Idaho State
• Shawn Stephens – Northwestern State
• Jacob Vollstedt – NW Missouri State
• Seth McDonald – Eastern Illinois
• Nate Sudnick – Dayton
• Grady Redding – Jacksonville University
• Gage Steele – James Madison
• Bobby Russell – Kings College
• Taylor Risner – Norther Colorado
• Heath Wilson – Pittsburg State
• Rhamir Thomas – Lincoln University
• Solomon Leaeno – Saint Francis PA
• Nakevion Leslie – UT Chattanooga
• Samson Ebukam – Eastern Washington
• Cody Heiman – Washburn
• Chris Santini – Cal Poly
• Stacey Garner – Alcorn State
• Tosin Aguebor – Mercer
• Jordan Wallace – Indiana State
• Alex Armah – West Georgia
• Roper Garrett – SE Missouri State
• Dylan Cole – Missouri State
• Davond Dade – Portland State
• Kyle Young – Holy Cross
• Colton Caslow – Lehigh
• Kyle Diener – Colgate
• Brian Labat – North Dakota
• Darius Jackson – Jacksonville State
• George Dawson – Fordham
• Wadel Louis – Lincoln University
• Colin Mertik – South Dakota
• Mark Petit – Charlotte
• Marquise Watson – Bryant
• Jason Hatcher – West Georgia
• Zachary Blair – UVA Wise
• Myke Chatman – Sam Houston State
• Dylan Donahue – West Georgia
• Angelo Keyes – North Carolina A&T

DB

• David Jones – Richmond
• Donald Payne – Stetson
• Taylor Reynolds – James Madison
• Casey DeAndrade – New Hampshire
• Jamerson Blount – Samford
• Tyson Graham – South Dakota
• Derrick Farrow – Kennesaw State
• Brendan Langley – Lamar
• Richie Sampson – Coastal Carolina
• Jevon Elmore – Central Connecticut State University
  
• Mike Hollins – John Carroll
• Jovon Dawson – John Carroll
• Trey Reed – William & Mary
• Ray Buchanan Jr – Northern Iowa
• Ty Law – Tennessee State
• LaDarius Newbold – Illinois State
• David Rivers – Youngstown State
• Anthony Kukwa – Lake Erie
• Derrick Raymond – SE Louisiana
• Troy McGowens – Charleston Southern
• Jared Katz – Columbia
• Nick Holshoe – Concordia
• Daquan Holmes – American International
• Josh Thornton – Southern Utah
• Raven Greene – James Madison
• Marcus Sayles – West Georgia
• Tre Sullivan – Shepherd University
• Adam Jones – Northwestern State (LA)
• Josh Burton – Weber State
• Marquez Gollman – Grand Valley
• Darion Flowers – Sam Houston State
• Marquice O’Leary – Prairie View A&M
• Andrew McCrea – Minnesota State Mankato 
• Nate Dortch – Youngstown State
• Ryan Wood – Chadron State
• Eric Smith – Winona State
• Spencer Rymiszewski – Yale
• Maleek Hall – Tennessee Tech
• Jarrett Lecas – Benedictine
• Dorian Williams – Princeton
• Kevin Goic – Graceland University
• Xavier Coleman – Portland State
• Guy Stallworth – Grambling State
• Zach Franklin – Washburn
• Craig Johnson – Howard
• Ter’ra Potter – Bemidji State
• Austin Tennessee – Stevenson
• Jamal Agnew – San Diego
• Trey Morgan – Western Carolina
• Jason Ceneus – Villanova
• Tavian Lott – East Tennessee State
• Phillip Henry – South Dakota State
• Travon Hunt – Howard
• Troy McGowens – Charleston Southern
• Devyn Bryant – San Diego
• Levonte Edwards – Angelo State
• Darius Thomas – Henderson State
• Dee Virgin – UT- Chattanooga
• B.T. Sanders – Nicholls
• Tiyun Avery – Henderson State
• Malcolm Jenkins – Bethany College
• Will Lacy – Lane College
• Will Hines – SE Louisisana
• Jameer Thurman – Indiana State
• Cam Brown – UW Osh Kosh
• Quinton Doswell – Southwest Baptist University
• Bobby Watkins – Central Arkansas
• Kye Morgan – Stony Brook
• Kevin Berg – Northwest Missouri State
• Lorenzo Jerome – Saint Francis (PA)
• Aaron Terry – California (PA)
• Jihaad Pretlow – Fordham
• Joshua Burns – Bethel
• Clarence CJ Counts – Graceland University
• Marvin Easter – Cheyney University
• Trey Dickerson – Emporia State
• Nicholas Morrow – Greenville
• Jack Toner – John Hopkins
• David Kamara – Tennessee State
• Austin Davis – Kean
• Ezra Robinson – Tennessee State
• David Tann – Mesa State
• Tirell Wellmaker – Central Arkansas
• Kyle Fleetwood – Coastal Carolina
• Martez Carter – Grambling
• Channing Barber – Northern State
• Keelan Robinson – Furman
• Zach Bruce – Eastern Washington
• Germod Williams – Stephen F. Austin
• Deron Washington – Pittsburg State
• Prince Sam – Houston Baptist
• Xavier Coleman – Portland State
• Grady Redding – Jacksonville University
• Deonte Fleming – Slippery Rock
• Anthony Brooks – Northern Iowa
• LeRoy Alexander – Youngstown State
• Kevyn Lewis – Lakeland College
• Trey Robinson – Furman
• A.J. Leggett – West Georgia
• Cedric Nettles – UT Chattanooga
• Todd Rdbaynes – Eastern Washington
• Taylor Risner – Northern Colorado
• Eric Amoako – Houston Baptist
• Stephen Amoako – Illinois State
• Jordan Norris – Northwest Oklahoma State

KR

• Lorenzo Jerome – St. Francis PA
• Devin Brown – Coastal Carolina
• Jesse Zalk – Central Washington
• Keelan Cole – Kentucky Wesleyan
• D.J. Jones – Southwestern Oklahoma
• Kennedy Johnson – Linfield
• Ellis Onic – Northern Colorado
• Lavontis Smith – NC Central

LS

• Josh Appel – Indiana State
• Joseph Smith – Charleston Southern

K

• Lance Geesey – Saint Francis (PA)
• Jonathan Gonzales – Portland State
• Simon Mathiesen – Northwest Missouri State
• Miles Bergner – South Dakota
• Ryan Granger – Coastal Carolina
• Chad Levin – Pittsburg State
• Luc Swimberghe – Sam Houston State
• Henrique Ribeiro – UT Chattanooga
• Austin Crimmins – Duquesne
• Jonah Bowman – Colgate
• Ryan McCrum – SE Missouri State
• William Will – Dayton
• Haiden McCraney – Alcorn State

P

• Chris Moore – Northwestern State
• Brett Benes – Charleston
• Felipe Parra – West Texas A&M
• Jonathan Cagle – Bethune Cookman
• Nico Francino – Hardin-Simmons
• Christopher Vasquez – University of God’s Chosen
• Colby Wadman – UC Davis
• Chris Fraser – Cornell
• Alex Knight – SE Missouri State
• Christian Kinney – Hampton