This is how I'm approaching editing Rookies

[solmon]

I decided to create a draft class of about 4 rounds worth of players. Some won't be drafted until late or even drafted at all (FBs, Ps, Ks etc). I am "mapping" them at the beginning of each season, so RB David Willis will be mapped as RB Leonard Fournette. As I scout Willis, I will be scouting Fournette in all actuality and will make small attribute / appearance edits as needed after the draft. I probably will change dev trait if a top 10 player comes out as a "Bust" (like Fournette, for example) but other than that I'm not going to modify much.

I tried to list in order of OVR ranking by position, but it's not perfect. Also mixed in JRs and rJRs who I think will declare early. Also threw in a few small-school guys where I could even if there might be 1 or 2 players that could be slightly better. I have 3 full drafts (2017-2019) done like this and will have some players for 2020 draft. Thoughts?

QB (9)
DeShaun Watson JR #4 6’2 210 Clemson =
Brad Kaaya #15 JR 6’4 210 Miami =
Chad Kelly #10 SR 6’2 215 Ole Miss =
Luke Falk rJR #4 6’4 208 WSU =
Seth Russell #17 rSR 6’3 220 Baylor =
Joshua Dobbs #11 SR 6’3 212 Tennessee =
Gunner Kiel #11 rSr 6’3 218 Cincinnati =
C.J. Beathard #16 rSR 6’2 209 Iowa =
Trevor Knight #8 rSR 6’0 215 Texas A&M =

RB (10)
Leonard Fournette #7 JR 6’1 230 LSU =
Christian McCaffrey #5 JR 6’0 208 Stanford =
Dalvin Cook #4 JR 5’11 205 FSU =
Nick Chubb #27 JR 5’10 220 Georgia =
Samaje Perine #32 JR 5’10 230 OU =
Wayne Gallman #9 rJR 6’0 215 Clemson =
Kareem Hunt #3 SR 5’10 228 Toledo =
Tarean Folston #25 SR 5’9 214 Notre Dame =
Shock Linwood #32 rSR 5’9 200 Baylor =
Corey Clement #6 SR 5’10 219 Wisconsin =

FB (8)
Freddie Stevenson # SR 6’0 242 FSU =
Sam Rogers # SR 5’10 230 Virginia Tech =
Emmanuel Holder # rSR 5’11 242 =
Prescott Line # rSR 6’0 234 SMU =
Bobby Wolford # rSR 6’1 248 Boston College =
Dakota Ball # rSR 6’2 265 Bama =
Jaymar Parrish # SR 6’1 270 Pitt =
Nate Iese # rSR 6’2 250 UCLA =

WR (13)
JuJu Smith-Schuster #9 JR 6’2 219 USC =
Corey Davis #84 SR 6’3 213 WMU =
Malachi Dupre #15 JR 6’3 190 LSU =
Mike Williams # rJR 6’3 220 Clemson =
Jehu Chesson #86 rSR 6’3 207 Michigan =
Isiah Ford #1 JR 6’1 185 Virginia Tech =
Fred Ross #8 SR 6’1 207 Mississippi St. =
Josh Reynolds #11 SR 6’3 190 Texas A&M =
Travis Dural #83 rSR 6’2 203 LSU =
K. D. Cannon #9 JR 5’11 180 Baylor =
Cooper Kupp #80 rSR 6’2 213 Eastern Washington =
Kermit Whitfield #8 SR 5’8 180 FSU =
Ryan Switzer #3 SR 5’10 185 UNC =

TE (8)
O.J. Howard #88 SR 6’6 242 Bama =
Jake Butt #88 6’5 248 Michigan =
Bucky Hodges #7 rJR 6’5 249 Virginia Tech =
Evan Engram #17 SR 6’3 230 Ole Miss =
Jordan Leggett #81 SR 6’5 255 Clemson =
Jeremy Sprinkle # rSR 6’5 258 Arkansas =
Blake Jarwin # rSR 6’4 248 Oklahoma St. =
Josiah Price # rSR 6’3 254 Michigan St. =

OT (9)
Roderick Johnson # JR 6’7 323 FSU =
Cam Robinson #74 JR 6’6 327 Bama =
Chad Wheeler #72 rSR 6’6 310 USC =
Zach Banner #73 rSR 6’9 360 USC =
Mike McGlinchey # rJR 6’7 310 Notre Dame =
Conor McDermott #68 rSR 6’9 310 UCLA =
Adam Bisnowaty rSR 6’5 300 Pitt =
Dan Skipper SR 6’9 331 Arkansas =
Avery Gennesy #65 rSR 6’5 305 Texas A&M =

OG (7)
Dan Freeney #67 rSR 6’4 310 Indiana =
Kyle Kalis #67 rSR 6’5 305 Michigan =
Nico Siragusa #56 rSR 6’5 335 SDSU =
Dorian Johnson #53 SR 6’5 305 Pitt =
Johnny Caspers #57 rSR 6’3 298 Stanford =
Caleb Peterson #70 rSR 6’5 300 UNC =
Josh Boutte #76 SR 6’4 342 LSU =

C (7)
Pat Elflein #65 SR 6’3 300 Ohio St. =
Ethan Pocic #77 SR 6’6 310 LSU =
Dan Voltz #70 rSR 6’3 302 Wisconsin =
Tyler Orlosky #65 rSR 6’3 300 West Virginia =
Kyle Fuller #55 rSR 6’4 315 Baylor =
Cameron Tom #70 rSr 6’4 295 Southern Miss =
Deyshawn Bond #59 rSR 6’1 295 Cincinnati =

DE (11)
Myles Garrett #15 JR 6’5 260 Texas A&M =
Derek Barnett #9 JR 6’3 268 Tennessee =
Jonathan Allen #93 SR 6’3 292 Bama =
Charles Harris #91 rJR 6’3 255 Mizzou =
Dawuane Smoot #91 SR 6’3 268 Illinois =
DeMarcus Walker #44 SR 6’2 273 FSU =
Deatrich Wise Jr. #48 rSR 6’5 272 Arkansas =
Isaac Rochell #90 SR 6’3 284 Notre Dame =
Daeshon Hall #10 SR 6’5 260 Texas A&M =
Bryan Cox Jr. #94 rSR 6’3 268 Florida =
Lewis Neal #92 SR 6’2 268 LSU =

DT (9)
Malik McDowell #4 JR 6’6 285 Michigan St. =
Lowell Lotulelei #93 JR 6’2 310 Utah =
Carlos Watkins #94 rSR 6’3 300 Clemson =
Jarron Jones #94 rSR 6’5 316 Notre Dame =
Jaleel Johnson #67 rSR 6’3 310 Iowa =
Eddie Vanderdoes #47 rJR 6’3 305 UCLA =
Charles Walker #97 rJR 6’2 300 OU =
Montravious Adams #1 SR 6’4 309 Auburn =
Dalvin Tomlinson #54 rSR 6’2 307 Bama

OLB (10)
Tim Williams #56 SR 6’4 237 Bama =
Jarrad Davis #40 SR 6’1 234Florida =
Devonte Fields #92 rSR 6’3 245 Louisville =
Josh Carraway #94 rSR 6’3 250 TCU =
Ryan Anderson #22 rSR 6’2 253 Bama =
Marquis Haynes #10 JR 6’3 225 Ole Miss =
Jalen Reeves-Maybin #21 SR 6’1 228 Tennessee =
Deon Hollins #58 UCLA SR 6’0 230 UCLA =
Skai Moore #10 SR 6’2 218 South Carolina =
Vince Biegel #47 rSR 6’4 246 Wisconsin =

ILB (8)
Raekwon McMillan #5 JR 6’2 240 Ohio St. =
Rueben Foster #10 SR 6’1 240 Bama =
Anthony Walker #18 rJR 6’1 235 NW=
Kendell Beckwith # SR 6’2 252 LSU =
Keith Kelsey #55 SR 6’1 236 Louisville =
Hardy Nickerson # rSR 6’0 230 Illinois =
Ben Boulware #10 SR 6’0 240 Clemson =
Nick DeLuca #49 SR 6’3 245 NDSU =

CB (8)
Adoree Jackson #2 JR 5’11 185 USC (ATH) =
Desmond King #14 SR 5’11 200 Iowa =
Jalen Tabor #31 JR 6’0 192 Florida =
Cordrea Tankersley #25 SR 6’0 195 Clemson =
Jourdan Lewis #26 SR 5’10 176 Michigan =
Tre’Davious White #18 SR 5’11 192 LSU =
Cole Luke #36 SR 5’11 183 Notre Dame
Cameron Sutton #23 SR 5’11 189 Tennessee =

FS (6)
Max Redfield #10 SR 6’1 205 Notre Dame =
Marcus Maye # SR 5’11 207 Florida =
Johnathan Ford #23 SR 6’0 204 Auburn =
Armani Watts #23 JR 5’11 205 Texas A&M =
Ahmad Thomas #13 SR 6’0 213 OU =
Rayshawn Jenkins #26 SR 6’1 210 Miami =

SS (6)
Jabrill Peppers #5 JR 6’1 212 Michigan =
Jamal Adams #33 JR 6’1 211 LSU =
Eddie Jackson #4 SR 6’0 200 Bama =
Josh Harvey-Clemons #25 rSR 6’4 228 LV =
Tony Conner #12 SR 6’1 215 Ole Miss =
Justin Evans #14 SR 6’0 199 Texas A&M =

P (5)
Hayden Hunt # rSR 5’11 210 CSU =
Austin Rehkow # SR 6’3 215 Idaho =
Sam Foltz # rSR 6’2 205 Nebraska =
Cameron Johnston # SR 5’11 195 =
Dalton Schomp # rSR 6’1 218 Florida Atlantic =

K (5)
Andy Phillips # rSR 5’10 210 Utah =
Conrad Ukropina # rSR 6’0 193 Stanford =
Adam Griffith # rSR 5’10 193 Bama =
Jake Elliott # SR 5’9 165 Memphis =
Josh Lambert # rSR 5’11 215 West Virginia =

[Mr.Tennessee]

You left out Jalen Hurd from UT. Dude is a beast, I remember playing against him in high school.

[solmon]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr.Tennessee

You left out Jalen Hurd from UT. Dude is a beast, I remember playing against him in high school.

He is a beast!! I have him staying another year and being drafted in 2018 as a top-3 back. Too much competition in this upcoming 2017 class in my opinion. I think he and Royce Freeman will stay to improve draft stock.

[NateDogPack12]

Quote: Originally Posted by solmon

He is a beast!! I have him staying another year and being drafted in 2018 as a top-3 back. Too much competition in this upcoming 2017 class in my opinion. I think he and Royce Freeman will stay to improve draft stock.

You're of course free to do what you want but I think backs need to get out ASAP if they can go on Day 2. So much wear and tear on a back's body. Every year matters for them and injury risk is high. I would peg both of those guys as coming out.

[TarHeelPhenom]

Im pretty sure that barring injury, by the end of next football season you will be adding Elijah Hood to the RB corps.

[Toupal]

I plan on doing exactly this.

[That Army Allen]

Nate Gerry and Jordan Westerkamp at FS and WR respectively are two of the higheSt rated returning seniors at their position by quite a few draft guys remarks.

[MountaineersSon]

Is Chad Kelly the son of Jim Kelly?

Oh and great list to start off with. I know you'll be getting more and more ideas to add to the list. It'll definitely help me.