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McShay's top 2017 NFL prospects by position

Mike Williams and JuJu Smith-Schuster could both go in the first round. Jamie Squire/Getty Images

As we sit less than a week from Senior Bowl practices in Mobile, Alabama, let's take a look at the top 10 players at every position in the 2017 NFL draft.

If you want to see which of these players made my latest Top 32, check it out here.

Note: Underclassmen are marked with an asterisk.

Quarterbacks

1. *Mitch Trubisky, North Carolina
2. *DeShone Kizer, Notre Dame
3. *Deshaun Watson, Clemson
4. *Brad Kaaya, Miami (Fla.)
5. *Patrick Mahomes II, Texas Tech
6. C.J. Beathard, Iowa
7. Chad Kelly, Mississippi
8. *Jerod Evans, Virginia Tech
9. Nathan Peterman, Pittsburgh
10. Seth Russell, Baylor

None of these guys carries a first-round grade, though that could certainly change as we get further in the evaluation process. Watson had another great showing against Alabama in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, but it didn't boost his stock much on my board.

Running backs

1. *Leonard Fournette, LSU
2. *Dalvin Cook, Florida State
3. *D'Onta Foreman, Texas
4. *Christian McCaffrey, Stanford
5. *Alvin Kamara, Tennessee
6. *Wayne Gallman, Clemson
7. *Samaje Perine, Oklahoma
8. *Joe Mixon, Oklahoma
9. *Marlon Mack, South Florida
10. *James Conner, Pitt

Don't forget about Cook amid all the Fournette hype. He has a really unique skill set and reminds me a bit of Chris Johnson in his heyday.

Wide receivers

1. *Mike Williams, Clemson
2. *John Ross, Washington
3. Corey Davis, Western Michigan
4. *JuJu Smith-Schuster, USC
5. *Curtis Samuel, Ohio State
6. *ArDarius Stewart, Alabama
7. Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington
8. *Isaiah Ford, Virginia Tech
9. Dede Westbrook, Oklahoma
10. *Malachi Dupree, LSU

Davis makes his debut in the Top 32 this week and bumps slightly ahead of Smith-Schuster here. Williams cemented his status as the No. 1 WR in this class with a great championship game performance against Alabama.

Tight ends

1. *David Njoku, Miami (Fla.)
2. O.J. Howard, Alabama
3. *Bucky Hodges, Virginia Tech
4. Jake Butt, Michigan
5. Jordan Leggett, Clemson
6. Cole Hikutini, Louisville
7. Gerald Everett, South Alabama
8. Jeremy Sprinkle, Arkansas
9. Evan Engram, Mississippi
10. Pharaoh Brown, Oregon

This is a great tight end class, highlighted by the rise of Njoku, our new No. 1 player at the position. He popped off the screen when I watched his tape after the season.

Offensive tackles

1. *Ryan Ramczyk, Wisconsin
2. *Cam Robinson, Alabama
3. *Garett Bolles, Utah
4. *Roderick Johnson, Florida State
5. Chad Wheeler, USC
6. Dion Dawkins, Temple
7. Jon Heck, North Carolina
8. Adam Bisnowaty, Pittsburgh
9. Zach Banner, USC
10. Conor McDermott, UCLA

Ramczyk had a breakout season at Wisconsin and moves ahead of Robinson on this list, despite news that he underwent hip surgery that will keep him from working out at the combine.

Offensive guards

1. Forrest Lamp, Western Kentucky
2. Dan Feeney, Indiana
3. Caleb Peterson, North Carolina
4. *Brian Allen, Michigan State
5. Dorian Johnson, Pittsburgh
6. *Damien Mama, USC
7. Greg Pyke, Georgia
8. *David Sharpe, Florida
9. Taylor Moton, Western Michigan
10. Kyle Kalis, Michigan

Notre Dame's Quenton Nelson was my No. 1 guard all season, but he opted to return to South Bend. Lamp takes over the top spot. We project him as a guard after he played the majority of his 51 college starts at left tackle.

Centers

1. Ethan Pocic, LSU
2. Pat Elflein, Ohio State
3. Cameron Tom, Southern Mississippi
4. Tyler Orlosky, West Virginia
5. Jay Guillermo, Clemson
6. Jon Toth, Kentucky
7. Chase Roullier, Wyoming
8. Kyle Fuller, Baylor

Pocic and Elflein will both enter the NFL with a lot of starting experience, and you can tell from watching their tape that they've played a ton of football.

Defensive ends

1. *Myles Garrett, Texas A&M
2. *Solomon Thomas, Stanford
3. *Derek Barnett, Tennessee
4. Taco Charlton, Michigan
5. *Charles Harris, Missouri
6. DeMarcus Walker, Florida State
7. *Carl Lawson, Auburn
8. Dawaune Smoot, Illinois
9. Deatrich Wise Jr., Arkansas
10. *Tyquan Lewis, Ohio State

If you need a pass-rusher, you're in luck. Four of my top 16 players in this class are defensive ends. Thomas, who flashed a ton of promise this season for Stanford, is one of the biggest risers in the whole draft.

Defensive tackles

1. Jonathan Allen, Alabama
2. *Caleb Brantley, Florida
3. *Malik McDowell, Michigan State
4. *Elijah Qualls, Washington
5. *Nazair Jones, North Carolina
6. Chris Wormley, Michigan
7. *Lowell Lotulelei, Utah
8. Jaleel Johnson, Iowa
9. *Charles Walker, Oklahoma
10. Carlos Watkins, Clemson

We are officially moving Allen from defensive end to defensive tackle. He's the best interior pass-rusher in this class, but there's a bit of a drop-off after him (none of the other DTs has a first-round grade right now).

Inside linebackers

1. Reuben Foster, Alabama
2. *Raekwon McMillan, Ohio State
3. *Anthony Walker Jr., Northwestern
4. *Zach Cunningham, Vanderbilt
5. Kendell Beckwith, LSU
6. Alex Anzalone, Florida
7. Keith Kelsey, Louisville
8. Ben Boulware, Clemson
9. Riley Bullough, Michigan State
10. Hardy Nickerson, Illinois

This group gets pretty thin in a hurry, with only three inside linebackers garnering first- or second-round grades. Foster is a stud, though, and could go in the top 10.

Outside linebackers

1. Takkarist McKinley, UCLA
2. Jarrad Davis, Florida
3. Tim Williams, Alabama
4. Ryan Anderson, Alabama
5. *T.J. Watt, Wisconsin
6. Devonte Fields, Louisville
7. Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Tennessee
8. *Elijah Lee, Kansas State
9. Josh Carraway, TCU
10. Ejuan Price, Pittsburgh

Anderson showed that he's a true difference-maker in the CFP National Championship Game, racking up 2.0 tackles for loss (including one sack).

Cornerbacks

1. *Marshon Lattimore, Ohio State
2. *Teez Tabor, Florida
3. *Sidney Jones, Washington
4. *Quincy Wilson, Florida
5. Tre'Davious White, LSU
6. *Marlon Humphrey, Alabama
7. Jourdan Lewis, Michigan
8. *Adoree' Jackson, USC
9. Gareon Conley, Ohio State
10. Desmond King, Iowa

This is a talented group, with all 10 players getting at least a second-round grade. Lattimore has just one year of starting experience, but he has a ton of raw potential.

Safeties

1. *Jamal Adams, LSU
2. *Malik Hooker, Ohio State
3. *Jabrill Peppers, Michigan
4. *Budda Baker, Washington
5. *Marcus Williams, Utah
6. Marcus Maye, Florida
7. Justin Evans, Texas A&M
8. *Josh Jones, NC State
9. Tony Conner, Mississippi
10. *Montae Nicholson, Michigan State

Adams is an in-the-box thumper, and Hooker is more of a true center-field type, but they're both very effective. The top three players here all rank in my top 12 overall.