The 5 O’Clock Club: Build your best team with a structured draft using draft rankings from Our Lads

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There are a lot of dedicated NFL websites that offer draft rankings. One of my favorite websites for information about NFL teams and players is Our Lads. The Draft Rankings that follow come from their website.

Here’s the challenge:

There are 14 ranked positions listed in this post.

1. Put together your best “team” of 14 players (one of each position)
2. You get a total of 14 picks:

• 2 picks in each of the top 4 rounds (8 picks total)
• 1 pick in each round from 5 to 10 (6 picks total)

Each player can ONLY be selected in the position (round) that he is listed by Our Lads. For example, Baker Mayfield, Saquon Barkley and Calvin Ridley can only be taken in Round 1, while Darnold, Penny and James Washington can only be taken in Round 3.

Here’s a sample of what an OUR LADS DRAFT might look like:

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R1 Saquon Barkley RB

R1 Quenton Nelson G

R2 Josh Rosen QB

R2 Da’Ron Payne DT

R3 James Washington WR

R3 Godwin Igwebuike SS

R4 Leighton Vander Esch OLB

R4 Isaiah Oliver CB

R5 Christopher Herndon TE

R6 Rasheem Green DE

R7 Chukwuma Okorafor OT

R8 Terrell Edmunds FS

R9 Austin Golson C

R10 Chris Worley ILB

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Put together your best team and post it in the comments to show your ability to prioritize talent when building a roster.

Quarterbacks

1. Baker Mayfield
2. Josh Rosen
3. Sam Darnold
4. Mason Randolph
5. Josh Allen
6. Lamar Jackson
7. Mike White
8. Kyle Lauletta
9. Luke Falk
10. Riley Ferguson

Running Backs

1. Saquon Barkley
2. Derrius Guise
3. Rashaad Penny
4. Nick Chubb
5. Sony Michel
6. Kerryon Johnson
7. Ronald Jones II
8. Royce Freeman
9. Josh Adams
10. Bo Scarbrough

Wide Receivers

1. Calvin Ridley
2. Christian Kirk
3. James Washington
4. D.J. Moore
5. Courtland Sutton
6. D.J. Chark
7. Simmie Cobbs
8. Anthony Miller
9. Dante Pettis
10. Auden Tate

Tight Ends

1. Dallas Goedert
2. Mark Andrews
3. Hayden Hurst
4. Mike Gesiki
5. Christopher Herndon
6. Jordan Atkins
7. Troy Fumagalli
8. Dalton Schultz
9. Ian Thomas
10. Ethan Wolfe

Centers

1. Billy Price
2. James Daniels
3. Frank Ragnow
4. Mason Cole
5. William Clapp
6. Brian Allen
7. Scott Quessenberry
8. Jacob Ohnesorge
9. Austin Golson
10. Coleman Shelton

Guards

1. Quenton Nelson
2. Will Hernandez
3. Braden Smith
4. Isaiah Wynn
5. Austin Corbett
6. Sean Welsh
7. Cole Madison
8. Taylor Hearn
9. Colby Gossett

Offensive Tackles

1. Conner Williams
2. Orlando Brown
3. Mike McGlinchey
4. Jamarco Jones
5. Kolton Miller
6. Tyrell Crosby
7. Chukwuma Okorafor
8. Geron Christian
9. Will Richardson
10. Nick Gates

Defensive Ends

1. Bradley Chubb
2. Marcus Davenport
3. Sam Hubbard
4. Arden Key
5. Da’Shawn Hand
6. Rasheem Green
7. Duke Ejiofor
8. Tyquan Lewis
9. Breeland Speaks
10. Chad Thomas

Defensive Tackles

1. Vita Vea
2. Da’Ron Payne
3. Maurice Hurst Jr.
4. Harrison Phillips
5. Taven Bryan
6. Tim Settle
7. R.J. McIntosh
8. Derrick Nnadi
9. Andrew Brown
10. Trenton Thompson

Inside Linebacker

1. Roquan Smith
2. Malik Jefferson
3. Josey Jewell
4. Micah Kiser
5. Tre’ Williams
6. Tegray Scales
7. Darius Leonard
8. Nick DeLuca
9. Jason Cabinda
10. Chris Worley

Outside Linebacker

1. Tremaine Edmunds
2. Harold Landry
3. Rashaan Evans
4. Leighton Vander Esch
5. Lorenzo Carter
6. Ogbonnia Okoronkwo
7. Uchenna Nwosu
8. Christian Sam
9. Kemoko Turay
10. Josh Sweat

Cornerback

1. Denzel Ward
2. Josh Jackson
3. Carlton Davis
4. Isaiah Oliver
5. Mike Hughes
6. Donte Jackson
7. Jaire Alexander
8. Kevin Tolliver II
9. Tavarus McFadden
10. Anthony Averett

Free Safety

1. Minkah Fitzpatrick
2. Ronnie Harrison
3. Marcus Allen
4. Armani Watts
5. Quin Blanding
6. DeShon Elliott
7. Tre Flowers
8. Terrell Edmunds
9. Jeremy Reaves
10. Tray Matthews

Strong Safety

1. Derwin James
2. Justin Reid
3. Godwin Igwebuike
4. Siran Neal
5. Kyzir White
6. Damon Webb
7. Jordan Whitehead
8. Trey Marshall
9. Tracey Walker
10. Stephen Roberts

You can copy & past this template into your comment:

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