However, on ESPN's top-100 list, only three of those four made the group. Stafford finished No. 72, Verse finished No. 55 and Nacua earned No. 36. ESPN asked 10 different analysts and insiders to rank their 100 players and then built a composite list based on that survey.

Among those snubbed from ESPN’s list is Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle DeForest Buckner, according to player evaluators who identified the players left off the list who were most deserving of a spot.