RosterWatch Nation, draft season is officially upon us.

As we pack our bags for Indianapolis and our sixth-straight year covering the NFL combine, we’re just as excited to be starting an all-new tradition at RosterWatch. Our long-time friend and regular contributor, Mike Loyko, has come on board to bring his industry-leading draft expertise to RW.

Every Monday from now until the 2016 NFL draft, we’ll update Loyko’s “Top 5’s” (and Top 10 for some) by position here on the ticker. In addition to this content, our RosterWatch PRO members will also have access to his entire Big Board which is updated constantly and goes deeper than any other that we can find available online or, truly, in any form of existence. PRO members, please keep an eye on your downloads section this week for information regarding how to access Loyko’s master Big Board.

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MIKE LOYKO’S TOP 5 BY POSITION: 2016 NFL DRAFT Version 1 (2/22)

Offense

QUARTERBACK

1. Jared Goff, Cal
2. Carson Wentz, North Dakota State
3. Paxton Lynch, Memphis
4. Connor Cook, Michigan State
5. Cardale Jones, Ohio State

RUNNING BACK

1. Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State
2. Derrick Henry, Alabama
3. Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech
4. Alex Collins, Arkansas
5. Jordan Howard, Indiana

WIDE RECEIVER

1. LaQuon Treadwell, Ole Miss
2. Corey Coleman, Baylor
3. Josh Doctson, TCU
4. Sterling Shepard, Oklahoma
5. Will Fuller, Notre Dame
6. Michael Thomas, Ohio State
7. Leonte Caroo, Rutgers
8. Tyler Boyd, Pittsburgh
9. Braxton Miller, Ohio State
10. Pharoh Cooper, South Carolina

TIGHT END

1. Hunter Henry, Arkansas
2. Tyler Higbee, Western Kentucky
3. Nick Vannett, Ohio State
4. Austin Hooper, Stanford
5. Jerell Adams, South Carolina

OFFENSIVE TACKLE

1. Laremy Tunsil, Ole Miss
2. Ronnie Stanley, Notre Dame
3. Jack Conklin, Michigan State
4. Taylor Decker, Ohio State
5. Jason Spriggs, Indiana

OFFENSIVE GUARD

1. Cody Whitehair, Kansas State
2. Vadal Alexander (RT), LSU
3. Joshua Garnett, Stanford
4. Sebastian Tretola, Arkansas
5. Christian Westerman, Arizona State

CENTER

1. Ryan Kelly, Alabama
2. Jack Allen, Michigan State
3. Nick Martin (OG), Notre Dame
4. Max Tuerk, USC
5. Graham Glasgow, Michigan

 

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Defense

DEFENSIVE TACKLE

1. A’Shawn Robinson, Alabama
2. Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss
3. Sheldon Rankins, Louisville
4. Jarran Reed, Alabama
5. Andrew Billings, Baylor
6. Chris Jones, Mississippi State
7. Vernon Butler, Louisiana Tech
8. Austin Johnson, Penn State
9. Kenny Clark, UCLA
10. Adolphus Washington, Ohio State

EDGE RUSHER

1. Joey Bosa, Ohio State
2. DeForest Buckner, Oregon
3. Noah Spence, Eastern Kentucky
4. Shaq Lawson, Clemson
5. Kevin Dodd, Clemson
6. Emmanuel Ogbah, Oklahoma State
7. Leonard Floyd, Georgia
8. Carl Nassib, Penn State
9. Jihad Ward, Illinois
10. Kamalei Correa, Boise State

OUTSIDE LINEBACKER

1. Myles Jack, UCLA
2. Darron Lee, Ohio State
3. Jaylon Smith +, Notre Dame
4. Su’a Cravens, Southern Cal
5. Joshua Perry, Ohio State

INSIDE LINEBACKER

1. Reggie Ragland, Alabama
2. Scooby Wright III, Arizona
3. Kentrell Brothers, Missouri
4. Tyler Matakevich, Temple
5. Dominique Alexander, Oklahoma

CORNERBACK

1. Jalen Ramsey, Florida State
2. Vernon Hargreaves III, Florida
3. Eli Apple, Ohio State
4. MacKensie Alexander, Clemson
5. William Jackson, Houston

SAFETY

1. Karl Joseph, West Virginia
2. Vonn Bell, Ohio State
3. Jeremy Cash, Duke
4. Jayron Kearse, Clemson
5. Darian Thompson, Boise State

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