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McShay's Top 32: Notre Dame QB DeShone Kizer vaults up the board

Both Myles Garrett and DeShone Kizer are off to good starts in 2016. ESPN Illustration

Here, we'll look at which players have moved up and down our Top 32, drawing on the same scouting reports as before and making changes only where necessary.

We'll continue to update our board as we get closer to the 2017 NFL draft. While it's a given that some players will move into the rankings while others will drop out, this provides a good snapshot of which players currently have the most NFL potential based on our evaluations.

Note: Underclassmen are marked with an asterisk.


1. Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU*

Grade: 95

I was happy to see LSU put Fournette on the shelf in Week 2 to rest his ankle. Even though he's a little banged up, Fournette has still averaged 142.5 rushing yards per game this season. He has a rare combination of size, power, agility and speed for the position. Fournette runs angry and violent, consistently initiating contact with defenders.

2. Myles Garrett, DE, Texas A&M*

Grade: 94

With 28 sacks in 27 starts, Garrett is the real deal. He added 10 pounds of muscle in the offseason, and it shows. He's stronger setting the edge in the running game, and as a pass-rusher, he has a lethal combination of first-step quickness, bend, power and hand-to-hand combat skills.

3. Jonathan Allen, DE, Alabama

Grade: 94

Allen is the definition of a game-wrecker. A season after leading the Tide with 14 tackles for loss and 12 sacks in 2015, he has 3.0 sacks, four QB hurries, a blocked field goal and a defensive TD in Alabama's first three games. With an excellent combination of quickness and power, Allen constantly pushes the pocket as a pass-rusher, particularly from the interior.