2019 ND's Top 25 Players

[JD Irish]

Every year the publications do this. Let's see if we can predict our best players for the upcoming season.

1. Ian Book
2. Cole Kmet
3. Alohi Gilman
4. Julian Okwara
5. Chase Claypool
6. Jalen Elliottt
8. Robert Hainsey
9. Khalid Kareem
10. Chris Finke
11. Liam Eichenberg
12. Troy Pride
13. Daelin Hayes
14. Jafar Armstrong
15. Aaron Banks
16. Michael Young
17. Kurt Hinish
18. Brock Wright
19. Adetokunbo Ogundeji
20. Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa
21. Lawrence Keys
22. Tommy Kraemer
23. Houston Griffith
24. Jarrett Patterson
25. Jayson Ademilola

 

[IrishLax]

Sooooooo linebacker is going to be interesting...

 

[AKRowdy]

So.. shouldn’t the best 22 players be on the field?

 

[JD Irish]

Would you put any of the linebackers in that group?

 

[GrangerIrish24]

Would you put any of the linebackers in that group?

Per this board, Asmar

 

[stlnd01]

Aren't we being a little down on the linebackers here?
Bilal is the only returning starter not to make on this list. And several of the guys in the bottom ten have done about as much as the young linebackers - nothing, really - to date. I'm not sure why I'd put Keys or Patterson ahead of Simon or Lamb or Bauer. They're all "potential" at this point.

Als, if Ian Book is objectively our BEST player, we're in for a very good season.
Myself I'd put Kmet, Okwara and Gilman at the top of the list (in terms of wins above replacement value at their position). Maybe Claypool if he's really coming on as strong as the reports indicate. Wouldn't sleep on Pride either. He grew a ton last year and now has the chance - and the tools - to be an elite corner.

 

[zelezo vlk]

I could definitely see JOK being in the top 25, but wouldn't put him there as of now due to lack of tape.

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[T-Boone]

I would have/hope the DTs a bit higher and in a different order.
Something like:
10. MTA
11. Jayson Ademilola
15. Lacey
20.Hinish