Best Player in the Draft that is NOT a Quarterback

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I am interested to hear if anyone has some suggestions.

Even a top 3, or top 5 would be fine.

To be honest, I have done nothing but look at QB's in my spare time when it comes to the draft.
 

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In no particular order:
RB-Barkley Penn St.
DT-Payne Bama
DB-Fitzpatrick Bama
OG-Nelson ND
DT-Wilkins Clemson
 

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Isn't he a QB or is this Josh Jackson? Who is Patrick? Is it Minkah Fitzpatrick?

1. Bradley Chubb
2. Vita Vea
3. Orlando Brown
Joshua Jackson Iowa
Minkah Fitzpatrick Alabama
 

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Barkley is the latest Swiss army knife back the guy does it all and if he gets a hint of daylight he's going to the house.

Bradley Chubb is a pass rushing machine he'll be the first defensive player taken yes he's Nicks cousin
 

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See this is exactly what I was saying midseason, I don’t think there’s high end talent at the top of the draft. No one can convince me Fitzpatrick is a Ramsey or Patrick Peterson level talent. The guys being mentioned are one seemingly great rb and then imo second level guys. Even Chubb hasn’t had a consistently “great” season as we’ve seen from pass rushers in the past.
 

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I think Barkley and Fitzpatrick are the two top non-QB players.
 

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See this is exactly what I was saying midseason, I don’t think there’s high end talent at the top of the draft. No one can convince me Fitzpatrick is a Ramsey or Patrick Peterson level talent. The guys being mentioned are one seemingly great rb and then imo second level guys. Even Chubb hasn’t had a consistently “great” season as we’ve seen from pass rushers in the past.
He’ll be better than Peterson was as a younger player right off the bat.
 

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Imo:

Minkah Fitzpatrick
SaQuon Barkley
Roquan Smith
 

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Barkley is a beast. Along with him are Chubb, Fitzpatrick, Nelson, and maybe James Washington who I absolutely love. The guy catches almost everything thrown at him.
 

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He’ll be better than Peterson was as a younger player right off the bat.

No way. Landon Collins is pretty much the only Alabama seconday player in the Saban era to be considered a star. None of them have lived up to the hype. The Bama front seven is so dominate it makes there corners and safeties look better than they are
 

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No way. Landon Collins is pretty much the only Alabama seconday player in the Saban era to be considered a star. None of them have lived up to the hype. The Bama front seven is so dominate it makes there corners and safeties look better than they are
A lot of these Alabama CB's aren't even taught to back pedal, so they have a huge learning curve when they come into the NFL.
 

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I like Barkley but think he's overrated. He only had 5 100 yard games including the bowl game. He's not in Fournette's or Elliot's class of RB. Bradley Chubb is probably the best player in the draft.
 

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No way. Landon Collins is pretty much the only Alabama seconday player in the Saban era to be considered a star. None of them have lived up to the hype. The Bama front seven is so dominate it makes there corners and safeties look better than they are
We had this conversation again & again so I’m not going to waste my time with it, again.
 

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Alabama gets very talented DBs. I wouldn’t shy away from drafting them.

However, Ohio state has become DB university and Denzel Ward is a great prospect.
 

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Fitzpatrick is a great fit for the Cardinals. Line him up anywhere in the third level and he comes off the edge to rush the quarterback.

This draft was supposed to be the "quarterback" draft, but it is really loaded with cornerbacks and defensive line.

Really tough decision time for Keim and company. Mortgage the future to move up to take a flawed quarterback or sit tight and draft a stud at one of their many need positions.
 

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Barkley is the best NFL ready back to come out of college in quite some time. He can run for speed and power. He is a very good receiver and he is a good blocker in pass protection. PSU used him all the time in this role. There's a reason he had only 5 100 yd. games. One was defenses keying on him and times he only had 15 or less carries in a game.
 

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Barkley is the best NFL ready back to come out of college in quite some time. He can run for speed and power. He is a very good receiver and he is a good blocker in pass protection. PSU used him all the time in this role. There's a reason he had only 5 100 yd. games. One was defenses keying on him and times he only had 15 or less carries in a game.

Not to mention he was used out of the backfield as a receiver as well.
 

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The glasses are topped only by the pornstache to make this guy look exactly like your weird Uncle Mervin, who happens to be a football kicking stud in his spare time.
 

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Quinton Nelson G Notre Dame.The guy can flat out kick butt and i have not read anything negative from any writeups about him.I know Cards probably won`t pick a OG in RD 1 and i doubt he last until pick 15.He is a guy who starts from day 1.
 

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