Joel Klatt Ranks his Top 50 Players in the 2024 NFL Draft 

Joel you are the man! More of you on tv needed. Less of the ESPN types (loud, obnoxious, clickbait takes).

Joel Klatt is a good listen. Not obnoxious. Articulate. Knowledgeable.

Joel you are crushing it in the booth on those ufl games.

What’s up brother ☝️ Nice reference Joel

what’s up brother ☝🏻

Joel, you are simply the best in the business.

Hearing “here’s what I love about Bo Nix … his FEET” got me 😂😂

Morning Joel! Love this time of year 🎉

Joel is the man... best overall talent insights and no BS. Your rock, Joel!

Kamari Lassiter is so underrated. He was either 1 or 2 in completion percentage amongst corner straight lock down in man to man and can play in the slot or outside the numbers

Joel, I like that you start your list at the end and work your way up. Much more interesting that way than the reverse like everyone else. You and Daniel Jeremiah on draft days will be a great follow.

Great Job always Joe Klatt love your Breakdowns Analysis on your Thoughts on Draft Prospects and Football College NFL

Mikey, Colson, JJ, Wilson, ALL the Oline bois, not just michigan wolverines, bona fide Michigan Men 😤

Zach Wilson’s arm is next level. He is a supremely gifted thrower. The bonehead mistakes are exactly why he’s a complete bust. “Watch the throws he makes!” What about all the throws he doesn’t make? Stroud didn’t make the same kinds of mistakes at OSU that Maye made at UNC. It’s a high risk high reward situation.

Great show Joel need more of this kind of stuff

Thanks Joel, great breakdown video

Great breakdown of top 50👏👏👏

Great stuff as always Joel

Thank you Joel. I met you at the Denver airport last year, before the draft. I said hello while we were waiting for our flight to John Wayne. I brought up Kendre Miller and Charlie Jones. You were really cool.

What up brother got me liking the video right away.

That was an odd 'highlight' for Penix (completion off a tipped pass).

If Harrison is the #2 player in the draft, Notre Dames CB who covered him must be the best of all time.

Joel, love the show. Just recently started watching this draft season. One question, do you think Sweat drops out of your top 50 after the dui?

I do think Maye will absolutely succeed in the NFL. He has the size and IQ. His weaknesses can be corrected. He is keeping himself out of the media so his stock is not rising like it should be. I do not think McCarthy is as valuable as recent media coverage says he is. He certainly will not have the time in the backfield in the NFL he had in college but, we will all see in 2-3 years how they have done.

Thank You Father Klatt

What’s up Klatt! You should do a top 50 returning/new prospect players for the 24/25 season. Or 25 offensive players and explain why then 25 defensive players and explain why. Much love, i appreciate you!

All these qb's could be great at the next level. Imo where they land matters more.

Hey what’s up Joel as a day 1 it’s been fun seeing your platform grow to where it is now. 2 questions 1. I can hear your passion whenever you talk about Troy Franklin just curious who would you Comp him as? Would you say he’s closer to Stefon Diggs? 2. Last question as a gators fan how far are we actually from getting close to a championship program again in your opinion? #gogators #ItWasAnEpicDayInCollegeFootball

I like Joel other then the cheap swipe he took at Colorado State during the “Coach Prime” adulation tour. But a good guy nonetheless. And valuable info from a guy steeped in the college football scene who by his own words watches not only tons of games but also film on those individual players. Keep up the good work Joel. And even though I’m not a Michigan fan it makes sense giving some of these guys love that others have not when they simply dominated college football this year. Probably some steals from that underrated group.

WHATS UP JOEL ☝🏼

Love listening to you, man. I remember when you attended Pomona High School. Seems like forever ago.

Sketch has made it to Joel

I love Klatt and this is one of the better big boards I've seen, but there are a few rankings that I strongly disagree with them being at least 12-15 spots off from where I have them: Too High- -JC Latham (I have him 40th, don't get the hype on him at all outside of the size) -Chop Robinson (36th, love the upside but no production and clearly a project) -Michael Penix (58th, good arm talent, don't love the processing, inability to throw from outside the pocket) -Tyler Guyton (44th, just not a ton of good tape and seems like a medium upside project) -Troy Franklin (67th, I'm simply wayy lower than consensus on his tape and I think his athleticism is slightly overestimated) -Zach Frazier (51st, good prospect but lower upside and he gets buried a bit by how much I love Barton and JPJ) -Xavier Worthy (49th, I'm scared he's too light and becomes just a faster Jalin Hyatt. Bad feel against zone coverage too) -Ja'tavion Sanders (69th, his testing numbers have pushed him down the board for me, but I do like the tape) -Tyler Nubin (77th, I just don't know if he's a good enough athlete at safety - 2.91 RAS) Too Low- -Ladd Mcconkey (26th, I swear if this kid was black he'd be a consensus top 15 prospect lol. Insane route running, fantastic RAS, great athlete) -Graham Barton (18th, I think as a center he's up there with Tyler Linderbaum and Creed Humphrey as the best in years) -Cooper Dejean (11th, His testing put him over the top for me. Him and Quinyon are 1a and 1b CBs) - Joe Alt (5th, not a huge difference from Joel, but having Fashanu over him is... strange to me) - Malik Nabers (4th, he's the best WR prospect I've seen not named MHJ since at least J'Marr) Not Ranked- -Xavier Leggette (38th, Was very surprised to see Pearsall over Leggette. Love both, but Leggette is phenomenal) -Jonah Ellis (41st, For the life of me I don't know why this kid hasn't gotten more buzz) -A couple others, but those were the main two that stood out to me.

Joel what film database do you use?

T'Vondre Sweat likes to day drink. I remember those days. Cheers, Joel!...💯

3:40 agreed. Roman is top 50. How he dropped to 3rd round baffles me. This dude is a straight up dawg. Steelers got a good one💯

Where's Corum Joel??

I’m a huge fan of you and the show. Great content as always. But you gotta take some risks man, you can’t just say that you love all the QB’s. You gotta think at least one of them will bust. In reality, 3-4 of them will

I feel like the QB hysteria means people arent talking enough about Bowers and some defensive guys. The texas Dtackle is awesome. He cooked bama

Dang I think these rankings are spot on! The only change I would make is probably having Mckonkey higher and Coleman lower. Glad to see an analyst not buying into the “Bash Drake Maye” bandwagon. Dude is a stud and as a Commanders fan, I will be pretty mad if we pass on him.

Joel ur show is the best. Ppl don’t even know. Sweat droppin out that top 50 asap

Joel, enjoy your work

*X Weaver from CU is better than a few of those late picks you got there… Had a better season (while healthy) than most of them too*

Drake Maye at #5 is the most insane thing that I've ever heard. I will tell you why he will get someone fired. He went freaking 8-5, He competed for nothing, he played South Car, AppSt, Minn Pitt, Syrr, Campbel, Duke. He did not win when it mattered most. I think if Klatt screams loud enough he will convince himself of this insane take. I've watched the tape and at the most critical moments he came up short. Drake Maye is not even the top 25 best player in the draft let alone #5

Joel klatt just got JJ McCarthy drafted. 😁 JJ don't forget to get Joel some of that rookie salary. 😂

This a good list! Only thing is I can't take rome over nabers I love rome but nabers more complete and explosive

What up brother ☝🏾

Mike Sanristil is a Michigan Legend

Do you think Zinter would be on there with no injury?

Very rational picks. Respect. But of course it's based on top 50 players not on team needs and how they will draft. I expect QBs will be in demand and go higher than predicted here. Penix will go high in the draft, although Raiders wish he would fall to #13.

The people who keep crying that their not sold on Drake May, don't understand the QB position, and don't know arm talent when they see it. Drake May was North Carolina. They wouldn't have done half of what they did without him. The mistakes Drake made were from the fact that he didn't have a great team, or elite receivers around him, so he was trying to do everything because he's competitive and wants to win. Had he, with that arm, had Washingtons receivers, or the Texas receivers, or the LSU receivers, then we would probably be talking about a Heisman and an all time great season for a QB. He has elite arm strength and accuracy, can make every throw, and can anticipate throws, throw to spots, and throw receivers open.

Was hoping Corum could sneak into your top 50, but it's understandable. Hoping he will go somewhere that values him

Jets are currently at the 10 spot in the first round, but hearing rumors they may move back for Colts to move up. I haven’t heard anyone talk about the Jets drafting a QB. Aaron is at the point he has at most a couple of years if he doesn’t get hurt again. They need their next QB now.

I respect the heck out of you Joel but I'm floored you love Maye this much. I've been telling all my buddies "just go watch the tape" too but for the opposite reason, I think he's a nightmare. Inconsistent mechanics, misses easy throws every drive. What am I missing!?

"I LOVE NIX. Here's what a love about Bo Nix. His feet." ~Joel Klatt

“Drake Maye will get you fired” 😂

What has changed in the past month that made you move jj mccarthy above penix from your qb rankings from a month ago where you ranked penix as the 4th qb and McCarthy as the 5th qb? I get confused by players rising and falling so much when no games have been played

How does Sweat's DUI over the weekend effect his draft? Does he slide to the 3rd round? 🤔 curious if this was recorded before that news broke?

Can you do a top 3-5 for each position ? I know it’s gonna be long but we have about 3 weeks left till draft haha

These evaluators exist to make Weather forecasters look good

Really like the list. I’m super high on Ladd because of his ability to separate and his great hands. Hoping the chiefs don’t grab him at 32 or the league could be in trouble with him in Andy Reid’s system catching passes from Mahomes.

If Maye goes to Washington and Nix goes to Minnesota. Who has a better career?

I’m watching this just thinking what is Seattle going to do at pick 16 🙏. Go Hawks!!

Shots fired at Chris Simms 😂 he has Maye as QB6

Klattster America's GM

Would love to see a collab with PFF

Joel, I get Maye to Washington but do you trust Kingsberry and Quinn w/his development? Long term. Not just a flash in the pan like Kyler’s first couple seasons w/Kingsberry? I know the new regime in Washington. Just curious. Is maye one of the guys who can overcome franchise turmoil ?like a mahomes, Burrow, id argue Allen in Buffalo too. They had maybe 2 winning seasons in the last 10 yrs before his rookie yr

Does anyone else think that Alt is a little low? Seems very polished and ready to play at the next level...

Wow. Surprised you don’t have Spencer Rattler in the top 50. Not a first round but definitely a second round pick.

Joel, where do you rank Xavier Lagette? I try to compare your lists with Kiper's list. He's got him at 25.

Sure watch the throws Maye makes. But also watch the throws that he misses!! They're way too frequent and alarming for a top draft prospect

DRAKE MAYE PREACH!!

Leggette, Fiske, Beebe, Kneeland all are top 50 prospects

Great stuff Klatt as a Broncos fan, Bo Nix is the guy I would like to see us draft. Not only a good fit, but dont have to give up the franchise to move up and get him with such risk involved (cough cough, McCarthy). One thing that makes me curious, is that we have brought in Jayden, JJ, Penix for private work out, and not Nix. Is there lack of interest, smoke,......or is the private work out not needed?

Would Brian Thomas be wr1 in last year’s draft?

Finally someone has Ladd McConkey ranked properly, some analyst have been overrating him like crazy smh

whats up brother

I love the list I respect you more then any other analyst out there but Joel I don’t understand all the love for jj McCarthy I really don’t I’m splitting hairs here but I don’t think he’s better then Bo or penix imo #14 for a guy we never really seen have to go win the game. He reminds me of the few Ohio state players that never had to either that got drafted high and never panned out. Still think he’s the number 6 but I’d easily drop him to 30 range imo love the show klatt much respect

Sorta surprised that beast wr from S Caro isn’t top 50

Payton Wilson and co DESTROYED drake maye and Payton was the best LB in football last year but not in the top 50?! What’s missing on film klatt?

Sione Vaki, Utah is 51..watch the tape.

If you say it’s the deepest draft you’ve covered, why is everyone saying there’s no depth in the later rounds because of all the players staying in college because of the extra Covid eligibility years?

Best LB in this class easy. He is flying on the field.

Sorry for the double post but on Caleb Williams if you already have a negative take on him fine so be it. But if you either like him or are open minded on him as a prospect check out the in the pocket video on him on youtube. Particularly the Oklahoma portion. If that doesn’t just for one entertain the heck out of you let alone make you think he’s got serious potential then nothing will.

Watch Greg Cosell for the best qb evaluation.

Respect. most of your list but your drinking the cool-aid on Drake Maye...Ive seen Pinnex Jr make Those same throws.....but hey u could be right

What’s up brother ☝🏽

Klatt’s tha man

Michigan Wolverines are the National Champions of College Football

What’s up brother ☝️

Love Joel but can’t get over the fact that we never talked about JJ all season being a day 1 pick… nevermind a top 10 pick… look at his stats against the top team she played…. Outside Alabama he never threw over 200 yards against ranked teams…

What’s crazy is you say you don’t know why anyone is gonna knock drake maye yet you knock Jayden for an injury concern and he doesn’t have a injury history! Absolutely crazy! Your biased for some reason it sure why but you are! You can’t knock someone for something they’ve never had!!!!

What’s up Brother🤓☝️

Drake Maye will make alot of ppl look bad for hyping him or hating him.

After ACTUALLY WATCHING DRAKE MAYE TAPE i can tell you this much - yes, you do occasionally (kinda rarely) see unbelievable throws, the kind that you rewind a few times and still can't believe. BUT the guy is missing like 30% of his check down throws(literally up to 10 yards), he stares down wide open receivers and doesn't throw the ball to them, almost half of his plays he's just watching his first read and waiting for him to get opened. If football was about having 5 tries to make an unbelievable throw, he would be the number 1 pick hands down, but it simply isn't. With all of that said, teaching a QB the "easy" stuff is after all possible, while teaching one how to throw a " 60 yard, running full speed sideways, off of one leg bomb" isn't.

FIGHT ON.

Drake Maye = Mac Jones 2.0! Lol ..I never seen a bad highlight tape!!!

#its Always Football Time!!!!!! 🏈 🏅 👏 l👍 🤣 #Joel Klatt

thanks Joel, nice work, 2 things, watch the tape, all right, watch...the...tape, and go Bears.

Offense: 1. Caleb Williams 2. Marvin Harrison jr 3. Malik nabers 4. Rome odunze 5. Drake maye 6. Brock bowers 7. Jayden Daniels 8. Joe Alt 9. Brian Thomas jr 10. Ladd mckonkey