Top NFL draft prospects by position
Ranking the top five NFL prospects, by position, for the 2013 draft
Originally Published: January 30, 2013
By
Mel Kiper Jr. | ESPN Insider
If you've been reading all year, you know I shift these after the season. With everybody officially in the draft or headed back to school, I've shifted. What you see below is a ranking of the top five NFL draft prospects at every position, whether seniors, juniors or draft-eligible sophomores.
For the Top 25 prospects overall, check out my latest 2013 NFL draft Big Board.
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