Feldman's 2023 "Freak's" List (Reference for 2024 Draft)

Each August, The Athletic's Bruce Feldman releases a list of the top college football "athletes" - which isn't necessarily a list of the top players, but more of a listing of the college players with the most athletic abilities. Not all players on the list are Draft-eligible for the following year's Draft, but I always reference this list when I start to get into "Draft mode" during the Bowl season and into the leadup to The Combine (you can always get a sense of who will perform well during athletic testing using Feldman's list). 

Here is a link to the 2023 list, where Feldman writes a bit about each player: link

If you don't want to click on the link and just want to know the players, I've listed out all 101 players below, along with their class (FR=Freshman, RS=Redshirt, etc), team & position - the bolded players are eligible for the 2024 Draft:

The 2023 "Freaks" List:

1. Nyckoles Harbor, FR, South Carolina, WR
2. Marvin Harrison Jr., JR, Ohio State, WR
3. Kingsley Suamataia, RS SO, BYU, OT 
4. Jordan Burch, JR, Oregon, DE/ED/OLB
5. Francis Mauigoa, FR, Miami, OT
6. Kris Jenkins, SR, Michigan, DT
7. Chris Braswell, SR, Alabama, DE/ED/OLB
8. Thor Griffith, SR, Harvard, DT
9. Chop Robinson, JR, Penn State, DE/ED/OLB
10. Rylie Mills, SR, Notre Dame, DT
11. Trevin Wallace, JR, Kentucky, LB
12. Amorion Walker, SO, Michigan, CB
13. Devon Jackson, FR, Oregon, LB
14. Cooper DeJean, JR, Iowa, CB
15. Jordan van den Berg, RS SO, Penn State, DT
16. Dontay Corleone, RS SO, Cincinnati, DT
17. Maason Smith, RS SO, LSU, DT
18. Byron Murphy II, JR, Texas, DT
19. Keli Lawson, RS SO, Virginia Tech, LB
20. Sonny Styles, JR, Ohio State, S
21. Carson Steele, JR, UCLA, RB
22. Kolbey Taylor, FR, Wyoming, CB
23. Olumuyiwa Fashanu, JR, Penn State, OT
24. Julius Welschof, RS SR, Charlotte, DE/ED/OLB
25. Je’Quan Burton, RS SR, Florida Atlantic, WR
26. Jared Verse, RS JR, FSU, DE/ED/OLB
27. Payton Wilson, RS SR, NC State, LB
28. Johnny Wilson, JR, FSU, WR
29. Tyler Owens, SR, Texas Tech, S
30. Jacob Dobbs, RS SR, Holy Cross, LB
31. Nicholas Singleton, SO, Penn State, RB
32. Cam Hart, RS SR, Notre Dame, CB
33. Malik Nabers, JR, LSU, WR
34. Braelon Allen, JR, Wisconsin, RB
35. Myles Cole, SR, Texas Tech, DE/ED/OLB
36. Bub Means, RS SR, Pitt, WR
37. Chip Trayanum, SR, Ohio State, RB
38. Zane Durant, SO, Penn State, DT
39. Armand Membou, SO, Missouri, IOL
40. Davin Vann, JR, NC State, DE/ED/OLB
41. Branson Robinson, SO, Georgia, RB
42. Monaray Baldwin, JR, Baylor, WR
43. Abdul Carter, SO, Penn State, LB
44. Javon Solomon, JR, Troy, DE/ED/OLB
45. Gabe Hall, SR, Baylor, DE/ED/OLB
46. Quinyon Mitchell, JR, Toledo, CB
47. Ryan Flournoy, SR, Southeast Missouri State, WR
48. Wesley Steiner, SR, Auburn, LB
49. Brock Bowers, JR, Georgia, TE
50. Alex Orji, SO, Michigan, QB
51. Brandon Dorlus, SR, Oregon, DE/ED/OLB
52. Logan Jones, JR, Iowa, IOL
53. Brenden Rice, SR, USC, WR (son of HOF WR Jerry Rice)
54. Jordan Houston, SR, NC State, RB
55. Tyler Davis, RS SR, Clemson, DT
56. Savion Williams, JR, TCU, WR
57. Rome Odunze, JR, Washington, WR
58. Elijah Chatman, RS SR, SMU, DT
59. Malik Mustapha, JR, Wake Forest, S
60. Trebor Pena, JR, Syracuse, WR
61. Brandon Coleman, SR, TCU, OT
62. Kyle Hergel, RS SR, Boston College, IOL
63. Jaylon Hutchings, RS SR, Texas Tech, DT
64. Squirrel White, SO, Tennessee, WR
65. Kenyatta Watson II, RS JR, Georgia Tech, CB
66. Sione Vaki, SO, Utah, S
67. Jalen White, SR, Georgia Southern, RB
68. David Bailey, SO, Stanford, DE/ED/OLB
69. Gabe Jacas, SO, Illinois, DE/ED/OLB
70. Tommy Mellott, JR, Montana State, QB
71. Kendall Bohler, RS JR, Florida A&M, CB
72. Javan Morgan, RS SR, Florida A&M, CB
73. Roman Wilson, SR, Michigan, WR
74. Ty French, SR, Gardner-Webb, DE/ED/OLB
75. Sundiata “Sunny” Anderson, SR, Grambling, DE/ED/OLB
76. David Walker, JR, Central Arkansas, DE/ED/OLB
77. Shad Banks Jr., JR, TCU, LB
78. Jowon Briggs, SR, Cincinnati, DE/ED/OLB
79. J.Michael Sturdivant, RS SO, UCLA, WR
80. Justin Blazek, SR, Wisconsin-Platteville, DE/ED/OLB
81. Malachi Corley, JR, Western Kentucky, WR
82. Javontae Jean-Baptiste, RS SR, Notre Dame, DE/ED/OLB
83. Isaac TeSlaa, SR, Arkansas, WR
84. PJ Jules, SR, Southern Illinois, S
85. A.J. Woods, RS SR, Pitt, CB
86. Chase Bisontis, FR, Texas A&M, OT
87. Jacob Monk, RS SR, Duke, IOL
88. Taylen Green, RS SO, Boise State, QB
89. Tejhaun Palmer, RS SR, UAB, WR
90. Robert Horsey, SR, Southern Utah, DT
91. Gerry Bohanon, SR, USF, QB
92. Landon Robinson, SO, Navy, DT
93. Deshawn Pace, SR, Cincinnati, S (younger brother of Viking's Ivan Pace, Jr.)
94. De’Corian “JT” Clark, RS SR, UTSA, WR
95. Deion Burks, RS SO, Purdue, WR
96. Nash Jones, JR, Texas State, OT
97. Chidozie Nwankwo, JR, Houston, DT
98. Chris Walker, RS SR, Montana, OT
99. Jaylin Lucas, SO, Indiana, RB/KR
100. Trevor Williams, RS SR, Sam Houston, LB
101. Tyrik “Neck” Mitchell, RS JR, Southeastern Louisiana, DT

By the Numbers:



Takeaways:

- What jumps out at me is the number of DL (both DT's & DE's) players on the list; there are 33 total which is approx 1/3 of the total players listed. To further that point, 10 out of the top 20 playes are DL players. With all but 2 of them being eligible for the 2024 Draft, it seems there's going to be some athletic DL players coming out, which should be good news to the Vikings who might spend an early Rd pick on the DL. 
- Speaking of the DL, Penn St - who is the leading team w/ 6 players - has 4 DL players on the list, along with 1 LB. To say that Penn St's Front 7 will be athletic might be an understatement. 
- Kind of interesting that the SEC is only 5th in terms of conferences with the most athletic players on the list; even behind FCS conferences who have more.
- Ivan Pace Jr's, younger brother Deshawn Pace - who plays the "Star" position (hybrid LB/S) for Cincinnati - is draft eligible and is on the list. Ivan didn't make the list last year and isn't the most athletically gifted player, so if Deshawn has Ivan's on-field-play and attitude with more athleticism, the Vikings might want to take note.