2023 Watchlist / Preseason All-Americans / NFL Watch List

[tsweezy]

Whipped up a few formulas and season projections and have a list of 10 players to watch at each position based on how I think the college season will go and their draft prospects.

 

Quarterbacks

Team	Position	First Name	Last Name	Archetype	Year	Stars	Potential	Overall	QB + Pro
Georgia Tech	QB	O'Koyea	Landrum	Pocket	(Jr)	4	B	A	279.4819865
Baylor	QB	Travis	Knebel	Scrambler	(Jr)	5	A-	A	278.923317
USC	QB	Julian	Longacre	Pocket	(Jr)	4	B-	A	278.3125
Tennessee	QB	Brandon	Savage	Pocket	So	5	C+	A	273.0172948
UCLA	QB	Hiram	Maronde	Scrambler	Sr	5	C+	A	271.1838538
TCU	QB	Andrew	Solano	Balanced	Sr	4	B+	A	269.1269207
Auburn	QB	Andrew	Moncrief	Pocket	Sr	4	C+	A	268.4914511
Georgia	QB	Will	Outman	Balanced	(Jr)	4	B	A	265.0656439
Kentucky	QB	Michael	Oliveros	Scrambler	(So)	5	C-	A	263.2112203
North Texas	QB	Blake	Smith	Pocket	Sr	4	C	A	260.2010934

 

Runningbacks

Team	Position	First Name	Last Name	Archetype	Year	Stars	Potential	Overall	RB + Pro
Stanford	RB	Vontae	Knebel	Receiving	Jr	4	A	A	277.9705
Boise State	RB	Brent	Rodney	Speed	Sr	4	C+	A	277.6875
Ohio State	RB	Wayne	Hughes	Receiving	Sr	4	A-	A	272.5487
North Texas	RB	Rishard	Ward	Receiving	(Jr)	4	A-	A	270.9213
Ball State	RB	Garett	Cordier	Receiving	Sr	4	A-	A	266.5224
Hawaii	RB	Richard	Bianchi	Receiving	Sr	4	B-	A	265.145
Middle Tennessee	RB	Devante	Fuentes	Receiving	Sr	4	B-	A	264.6087
Bowling Green	QB	Frank	Robinson	Scrambler	Sr	4	C+	A	264.5755
Virginia	RB	Jalen	Watkins	Balanced	Sr	4	B	A	263.1083
Appalachian State	RB	Lorenzo	Carr	Balanced	Sr	4	A	A	260.9821
Kentucky	RB	Kelvin	Dupree	Receiving	Sr	5	C	A	260.3165

 

Wide Receivers

Team	Position	First Name	Last Name	Archetype	Year	Stars	Potential	Overall	WR + Pro
Tennessee	WR	Hayes	Edwards	Route Runner	(Jr)	4	B	A	278.75
USC	WR	Trevor	Wood	Possession	Sr	4	A-	A	276.7913569
Auburn	WR	Daniel	Hester	Red Zone Threat	Jr	5	B-	A	273.9251625
Georgia Tech	WR	Phillip	Hill	Red Zone Threat	Sr	4	B-	A	271.1024883
East Carolina	WR	Jamie	McCoy	Route Runner	Jr	4	C+	A	269.1971472
Miami (FL)	WR	Ronald	Cimber	Route Runner	Sr	4	B-	A	269.1955802
Michigan State	WR	Pedro	Mazzaro	Possession	Sr	4	C+	A	265.0130399
Alabama	WR	Paul	Canha	Speed	Sr	5	A-	A	261.2169674
Notre Dame	WR	Josh	Gaudin	Red Zone Threat	Jr	5	B	A	259.4113226
Georgia Tech	WR	Caleb	Collins	Speed	Jr	4	C-	A-	259.0804314
Wake Forest	WR	Jose	Jones	Route Runner	Sr	5	C	A	258.8290336
TCU	WR	Oren	Colon	Route Runner	Jr	5	C-	A	255.9561291

 

Tight ends

Team	Position	First Name	Last Name	Archetype	Year	Stars	Potential	Overall	WR + Pro
South Alabama	TE	Mike	Urias	Receiving	Sr	4	A-	A	266.6534899
Georgia	TE	Deonte	Canaan	Vertical Threat	Sr	4	C+	A-	256.1774399
San Diego State	TE	Kahlil	Gohara	Vertical Threat	Sr	4	C	A-	251.0841674
UCLA	TE	Taylor	Allen	Vertical Threat	Jr	5	A-	A	243.9066003
Utah State	TE	Thad	Downs	Receiving	(Sr)	3	A	A-	234.0248284
Kansas	TE	Alex	Atkins	Receiving	Sr	4	B-	A	229.9333741
LSU	TE	Mike	Richards	Vertical Threat	Sr	4	B-	A	225.079728
Boise State	TE	Alex	Rodgers	Vertical Threat	Sr	4	B-	A-	224.2628359
Oregon	TE	Shawn	Meeks	Vertical Threat	Sr	4	C-	A-	223.5037602
Kent State	TE	Nate	Adam	Vertical Threat	Sr	4	C+	A	223.3617276
Notre Dame	TE	Torrey	Barbato	Receiving	Jr	4	A	A-	222.9716572
UMass	TE	Alex	Wolfe	Receiving	Sr	4	C+	A-	222.7001001
Troy	TE	Sherman	Cobbs	Vertical Threat	Sr	4	B-	A	220.8963431
Michigan	TE	Eric	Braverman	Receiving	(So)	4	B+	A-	219.2241013

 

 

Center

Team	Position	First Name	Last Name	Archetype	Year	Stars	Potential	Overall	OL + pro
Alabama	C	Ruben	Shazier	Run Blocking	Sr	5	A+	A	316.849972
California	C	Ryan	Wiggins	Balanced	Sr	4	A-	A	297.5689011
TCU	C	Josh	Varvaro	Balanced	Sr	4	B	A	286.2318608
Louisiana	C	Jose	King	Run Blocking	Sr	4	C	A	279.8906455
Wake Forest	C	Jorge	Jacobs	Run Blocking	Sr	5	C-	A	278.3300426
Penn State	C	Darius	Kontos	Run Blocking	Sr	4	C	A	276.2855663
UTSA	C	Edward	Colon	Pass Blocking	Sr	4	A-	A	276.0093209
Illinois	C	Jason	Chirinos	Run Blocking	Sr	4	C	A-	273.9148
Michigan State	C	Andrew	Pacheco	Balanced	Sr	4	B	A	272.4044279
Pittsburgh	C	Todd	Gentry	Run Blocking	Sr	4	C	A-	271.5788843
Baylor	C	Chris	Watkins	Run Blocking	(So)	4	B	A-	269.0641533
Tulsa	C	William	Barkley	Pass Blocking	Sr	4	B+	A	268.575779
Purdue	C	Trayvon	Wadley	Pass Blocking	Sr	4	C+	A	268.4465574

 

 

Offensive Guard

Team	Position	First Name	Last Name	Archetype	Year	Stars	Potential	Overall	OL + pro
Kansas	OG	Jose	Moustakas	Run Blocking	Sr	4	B+	A	321.6184964
Stanford	OG	Tyrell	Albies	Run Blocking	Sr	3	A	A	318.019347
Army	OG	John	Massie	Run Blocking	Sr	4	B+	A	308.7148598
Maryland	OG	Andrew	Toles	Run Blocking	Sr	4	B-	A	305.9453089
Nebraska	OG	Hunter	Familia	Balanced	Sr	5	C	A	300.6653072
Kansas State	OG	Frank	Valdes-Scantling	Balanced	(Jr)	4	B	A	286.1485898
BYU	OG	Reynaldo	Falah	Pass Blocking	Sr	4	C	A	281.8567901
Western Kentucky	OG	Casey	Hatcher	Balanced	Jr	5	C+	A	279.7502242
Troy	OG	Justin	Cooper	Pass Blocking	Sr	4	B+	A	278.4573345
South Florida	OG	Robert	Hernandez	Pass Blocking	Sr	4	A-	A	277.0518395

 

 

Offensive Tackles

Team	Position	First Name	Last Name	Archetype	Year	Stars	Potential	Overall	OL + pro
Southern Miss	OT	Chris	Reyes	Run Blocking	Sr	4	B+	A	322.1012874
Marshall	OT	Trey	Thompson	Run Blocking	Sr	4	C	A-	312.109375
Illinois	OT	Da'Norris	White	Run Blocking	Sr	4	C	A	307.9796211
Texas A&M	OT	Michael	Deayon	Balanced	Sr	4	C	A	305.677978
TCU	OT	Mike	Hubbard	Pass Blocking	Sr	4	A+	A	304.8083438
California	OT	Burch	Ramos	Balanced	Sr	4	A	A	304.0398237
Alabama	OT	Nathan	Hungalu	Balanced	Jr	5	C	A	298.2921624
Buffalo	OT	Trevon	Ingram	Run Blocking	Sr	4	B-	A	296.1135884
Wisconsin	OT	Matt	Fulton	Run Blocking	Sr	4	B-	A	292.7031293
Louisiana Tech	OT	Francis	Snell	Pass Blocking	Sr	4	B+	A	290.9022337

 

 

 

 

Defensive Tackles

Team	Position	First Name	Last Name	Archetype	Year	Stars	Potential	Overall	DL + Pro
Central Michigan	DT	Terrence	Ramos	Balanced	Sr	4	B-	A	257.6617848
Michigan State	DT	Cesar	Whitehead	Balanced	Sr	4	B	A	257.3397128
Bowling Green	DT	Phillip	Bell	Balanced	(Sr)	3	A+	A	256.6243892
Michigan	DT	Devin	Perkins	Pass Rusher	Sr	4	B	A	253.9185299
Wake Forest	DT	Trenton	Williams	Nose Tackle	Sr	4	C+	A	250.2203574
Houston	DT	Logan	Lopez	Balanced	Sr	5	B+	A	248.5831293
New Mexico State	DT	Allen	Jackson	Balanced	Sr	3	A	A-	246.6010694
Minnesota	DT	Robert	Moronta	Balanced	Sr	3	C+	A	246.084052
Wisconsin	DT	Denver	Litton	Balanced	Jr	5	B+	A	245.664862
Texas	DT	Chris	Holmes	Balanced	Sr	4	B	A	245.4484882

 

 

Defensive Ends

Team	Position	First Name	Last Name	Archetype	Year	Stars	Potential	Overall	DL + Pro
Virginia Tech	DE	Kyle	Reavis	Balanced	Sr	4	C+	A-	270.25
Utah State	DE	Wilkin	Tatum	Speed Rusher	Sr	4	C	A	266.8007259
Indiana	DE	Ty	Bogdanovic	Speed Rusher	Sr	4	A-	A	247.1918487
North Carolina	DE	Jalen	Jones	Speed Rusher	Jr	5	B+	A	244.5791805
LSU	DE	Raven	Minor	Run Stopper	Sr	4	B+	A	243.2146465
Kansas State	DE	Elfrid	Putkonen	Speed Rusher	(Jr)	4	B+	A	242.8628356
Toledo	DE	DeAndre	Tuiasosopo	Balanced	Sr	4	A-	A	240.3001685
Oklahoma	DE	Omarius	Beasley	Speed Rusher	Jr	5	B+	A	240.0701115
TCU	DE	Meyers	Wilson	Run Stopper	Sr	4	A+	A	239.6161579
Florida State	DE	Hunter	Suh	Speed Rusher	Sr	4	A-	A	238.0565469

 

OLB 

Team	Position	First Name	Last Name	Archetype	Year	Stars	Potential	Overall	LB + Pro
California	OLB	Ja'Wuan	Gray	Run Stopper	Sr	4	A+	A	267.3239773
Georgia Tech	OLB	Cedric	Grant	Pass Rush	Sr	4	C+	A	265.8703953
UTSA	OLB	Xavier	Wheeler	Pass Rush	Sr	3	C+	B+	256.1875
Oregon State	OLB	Jourdan	Conner	Speed	Sr	4	A	A	251.4766097
LSU	OLB	Benardrick	Goodwin	Pass Rush	Jr	5	B	A	245.3171349
Mississippi State	OLB	Leonel	Anthony	Pass Rush	Sr	4	C	A-	244.1384918
Arkansas State	OLB	Evan	Charles	Speed	Sr	4	A	A	243.1365922
Wisconsin	OLB	Andre	LeMahieu	Coverage	Sr	4	C+	A	237.4875369
Northwestern	OLB	Derrick	Vasquez	Pass Rush	Sr	4	B	A	233.1845249
Texas State	OLB	Myles	Bolles	Speed	Sr	4	B-	A-	232.0915094

 

ILB

Team	Position	First Name	Last Name	Archetype	Year	Stars	Potential	Overall	LB + Pro
Minnesota	ILB	Ali	Sandoval	Speed	Sr	4	B-	A	266.1360899
Charlotte	ILB	Davis	Covey	Coverage	Sr	4	A	A	257.2527071
Ohio State	ILB	Tyler	Bradley	Field General	Sr	4	B	A	254.1767132
North Carolina	ILB	Carlos	Blacknall	Run Stopper	Sr	4	C+	A	251.9435635
Utah	ILB	Jeremy	Arano	Speed	Sr	3	A-	A-	249.5548961
Wake Forest	ILB	Kenny	Daniel	Run Stopper	Sr	5	B	A	249.2918759
TCU	ILB	Travis	Cravens	Run Stopper	Jr	5	B	A	248.8835854
Alabama	ILB	Weston	Shackelford	Speed	Jr	5	C-	A	247.1807889
Oregon State	ILB	Josh	Joyner	Coverage	Sr	4	B-	A	246.7493842
Temple	ILB	Ben	Hudson	Field General	Sr	4	C+	A	245.577778

 

CB

Team	Position	First Name	Last Name	Archetype	Year	Stars	Potential	Overall	DB + pro
Northern Illinois	CB	Isaiah	Williams	Man Coverage	Sr	4	B+	A	281.6853131
Georgia State	CB	Rashard	Hilliard	Man Coverage	Sr	4	A-	A	280.5248938
Western Michigan	CB	Chandler	McKay	Zone Coverage	Sr	4	C+	A	274.8275628
Iowa State	CB	Mike	Alonso	Zone Coverage	Sr	4	C	A	274.534048
UCF	CB	Evan	Duke	Man Coverage	Sr	4	B+	A	274.3815626
San Jose State	CB	Josh	Ellenson	Zone Coverage	Jr	3	A-	A-	274.0625
Oklahoma	CB	Chaz	Zeitler	Man Coverage	Sr	4	B-	A	272.370329
Ole Miss	CB	Deante	Hedges	Zone Coverage	Sr	4	B+	A	271.1412076
Alabama	CB	Dashaun	Ceciliani	Man Coverage	Sr	5	C+	A	269.2887941
Bowling Green	CB	Donald	Dingus	Ball Hawk	So	5	A-	A	268.263763

 

FS

Team	Position	First Name	Last Name	Archetype	Year	Stars	Potential	Overall	DB + pro
UTSA	FS	Devonte	Todd	Zone Coverage	Jr	5	B-	A	220.9561123
Boston College	FS	Marcus	Baldwin	Run Stopper	Sr	4	B	A	216.5582958
Mississippi State	FS	Jordan	Dickson	Zone Coverage	Sr	3	A	A	215.8782278
Marshall	FS	Mychal	Mercedes	Zone Coverage	Sr	3	A+	A	212.733894
Syracuse	FS	Ben	Armbrister	Run Stopper	Sr	4	C+	A	211.293708
Tulsa	FS	Joe	Harris	Zone Coverage	(Jr)	4	C+	A	211.2456115
Oklahoma	FS	Mike	Barr	Run Stopper	Sr	5	C	A	210.5167989
Bowling Green	FS	Greg	Sprinkle	Run Stopper	(Sr)	3	A	A	210.0456676
Kansas State	FS	Maikel	Infante	Zone Coverage	(Sr)	3	A	A	209.9288558
Louisiana	FS	Jerome	Turner	Man Coverage	Sr	4	C+	A	206.797333

 

SS

Team	Position	First Name	Last Name	Archetype	Year	Stars	Potential	Overall	DB + pro
Eastern Michigan	SS	Ben	Lombardozzi	Man Coverage	Sr	4	C+	A	247.2028359
Old Dominion	SS	James	Wilson	Zone Coverage	Jr	4	A	A	236.0034805
Colorado	SS	Shaq	Ryan	Ball Hawk	Sr	4	B	A	235.1565398
Washington	SS	Jamil	Webster	Zone Coverage	(Jr)	3	A+	A-	234.8092799
Coastal Carolina	SS	Darius	Mabry	Ball Hawk	Jr	4	B+	A	229.9458931
UCF	SS	Leo	McDonald	Zone Coverage	Jr	4	B	A-	229.5193082
LSU	SS	Justin	Ramirez	Man Coverage	Sr	4	B+	A	229.0841577
Baylor	SS	Garrett	Smith	Zone Coverage	Sr	5	C	A	227.4130969
Texas Tech	SS	Keibert	House	Run Stopper	Sr	4	B-	A	226.6354352
Florida State	SS	Brandon	Ioannidis	Run Stopper	Jr	5	B	A	226.0753872

[Rocketcan]

This is really awesome work!

[subsequent]

Braverman and Perkins!

[Sarge]

Georgia Tech is so fucking terrifying.

Also happy to see Canaan leading the way at TE. Outman is getting some preseason hype but he's gotta step up big this year.

[SageBow]

Utah's head coach Sage Bow sincerely congratulates linebacker Jeremy Arano for making the preseason watch list as one of the top linebackers in the nation.

 

"I am thrilled to see Jeremy having been selected to the preseason watch list for top linebacker and a potential Butkus award winner. I am extremely proud of his accomplishments and want to extend my warmest congratulations. This honor is a reflection of your hard work, dedication, and talent on the football field. Your commitment to excellence has not gone unnoticed, and I have no doubt that you will continue to make a significant impact on our team this upcoming season.

As a linebacker, you play a critical role in our defense, and I am confident that you will rise to the occasion and demonstrate your exceptional skills on the field. Your leadership, teamwork, and sportsmanship set a great example for your teammates and make you a valuable asset to our program.

Once again, congratulations on making the preseason watch list for top linebackers. I look forward to seeing you continue to excel and make a significant impact on our team this season.

Go Utes!"

[Dr_Novella]

San José-

 

SJSU Coach Dr_Novella was asked today about Josh Ellenson's selection into the Preseason Watch list list as one of the nation top Cornerbacks.

 

"I'm proud of him for sure. Josh put alot of work in last year and it showed with his stats.  This is the kind of thing these kids are dreaming about when they come to college, that recognition that you're one of the best. I'd say it's only second to hosting trophies, which I have no doubt his play will have a role in as we look to secure another MWC win, and maybe even more this time. 

 

So all I have left to say, enjoy this day, celebrate with your friends and family. Then next day, it's back to work. But knowing Josh, he's probably doing both." 

[acewulf]

Tulsa, OK

Tulsa Head Coach acewulf congratulates Senior Center William Barkley and Junior Free Safety Joe Harris for being named to the preseason All-American watch list.  "We have a lot of quality football players on our squad, but to get named to a list like this is truly special.  Congrats to Joe and Big Will! They are some of the anchors of this team on both sides of the ball and we can't wait to see them in action this season." 

 

If you too want to see Joe Harris and William Barkley in action, purchase your 2023 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Season Tickets today!  Space is limited!

[Piercewise1]

Bloomington, IND

After practice yesterday, Indiana coach Piercewise1 was asked about his reaction to DE Ty Bogdanovic being named to the All-American watch list. "Ty is a special player. The Hoosiers have known that for a while - teammates, fans, friends - but it's encouraging to see the entire nation take notice of this young man. We're excited to see what he does on the field in his senior year; I know the pro scouts will be watching too. "

[Ewade]

After seeing Utah State had two players on the All- American watchlist such as TE Thad Downs and DE Wilkin Tatum coach Ewade makes a statement on these players making the list

"I am pleased and thrilled to see these guys make the list as they are some of our best players on this team. Losing our other players such as Keith Rodriguez and Michael Bradford that were special for this team and community is amazing to see these players get some attention as they will be players that help this season kick into gear and also with Joe Yanda who will have a great year to show his ability as well and it was shocking to not see his name on the list but will only make him stronger and show what he can do as well to get attention after his final year here at Utah State. Overall, I am hoping to start the season off right and looking forward to a great season with the players especially the seniors Go Aggies!"

Coach Ewade is excited to start the season and see how the players do as they are wanting to do better than they have the past two years with Ewade as head coach.