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Matt’s Top 10 Positional Rankings: Defense

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Yesterday I posted my positional rankings for the offense. Today is all about the defense. I expect this group to get a heavy amount of attention early in the draft. Please feel free to post your own rankings below.

**Red Flag

*Hurt

IDL

  1. Jordan Davis, Georgia
  2. Devonte Wyatt, Georgia**
  3. Logan Hall, Houston
  4. Travis Jones, UConn
  5. Perrion Winfrey, Oklahoma
  6. Phidarian Mathis, Alabama
  7. Zachary Carter, Florida
  8. Matthew Butler, Tennessee
  9. Haskell Garrett, Ohio State
  10. John Ridgeway, Arkansas

EDGE

  1. Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon
  2. Jermaine Johnson, Florida State
  3. Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan
  4. Arnold Ebiketie, Penn State
  5. Travon Walker, Georgia
  6. George Karlaftis, Purdue
  7. Boye Mafe, Minnesota
  8. David Ojabo, Michigan*
  9. Kingsley Enagbare, South Carolina
  10. Myjai Sanders, Cincinnati

LB

  1. Nakobe Dean, Georgia
  2. Devin Lloyd, Utah
  3. Christian Harris, Alabama
  4. Quay Walker, Georgia
  5. Brandon Smith, Penn State
  6. Chad Muma, Wyoming
  7. Troy Andersen, Montana State
  8. Damone Clark, LSU
  9. Leo Chenal, Wisconsin
  10. Channing Tindall, Georgia

CB

  1. Ahmad Gardner, Cincinnati
  2. Derek Stingley, LSU
  3. Kyler Gordon, Washington
  4. Andrew Booth, Clemson
  5. Trent McDuffie, Washington
  6. Kaiir Elam, Florida
  7. Roger McCreary, Auburn
  8. Coby Bryant, Cincinnati
  9. Marcus Jones, Houston
  10. Tariq Woolen, UTSA

S

  1. Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame
  2. Lewis Cine, Georgia
  3. Daxton Hill, Michigan
  4. Jalen Pitre, Baylor
  5. Jaquan Brisker, Penn State
  6. Kerby Joseph, Illinois
  7. Bryan Cook, Cincinnati
  8. Verone McKinley, Oregon
  9. Dane Belton, Iowa
  10. Nick Cross, Maryland