Top undrafted free agents following the 2017 NFL Draft

Published: Apr 29, 2017 at 12:05 PM

Gil Brandt

PHILADELPHIA -- There were 253 players selected in the 2017 NFL Draft who now have a place to call home. But for those who didn't hear their name called over the three days, it doesn't mean hope of making an NFL roster is lost. Drew Pearson, who I signed after the 1973 draft as an undrafted free agent and who was trending worldwide on Friday for some heartfelt words for Eagles fans, is living proof of this.

I don't know if there's another Drew Pearson in this year's crop, but here is my position-by-position list of the best priority free agents available following the 2017 draft (by rank). We'll keep it updated as the undrafted players sign with teams.

Quarterbacks*

**Trevor Knight**, Texas A&M (UPDATE: Knight has signed with the Cardinals)
1. **Jerod Evans**, Virginia Tech
2. **Alek Torgersen**, Penn
3. **Wes Lunt**, Illinois (UPDATE: Lunt has signed with the Vikings)
4. **Seth Russell**, Baylor
5. **Mitch Leidner**, Minnesota
6. Brady Gustafson, Montana
7. **Nick Mullens**, Southern Miss
8. **Cooper Rush**, Cental Michigan (UPDATE: Rush has signed with the Cowboys)
9. **Antonio Pipkin**, Tiffin
10. **Sefo Liufau**, Colorado (UPDATE: Liufau has signed with the Buccaneers)
11. **Gunner Kiel**, Cincinnati
12. Joe Yearby, Miami
13. Taysom Hill, BYU (UPDATE: Hill has signed with the Packers)
14. Patrick Towles, Boston College
15. Bart Houston, Wisconsin
16. Tommy Armstrong, Nebraska
17. Drew Bauer, Minnesota-Duluth
18. Phil Nelson, East Carolina
19. Jordan West, Eastern Washington
20. **Zach Terrell**, Western Michigan
21. Dakota Prukop, Oregon
22. Steven Cluley, William &, Mary
23. Sean Maguire, Florida State
24. Skyler Howard, West Virginia

*Many of these quarterbacks have traits that will get them signed at positions other than the one they played in college.

Running backs

**Corey Clement**, Wisconsin
1. **Dare Ogunbowale**, Wisconsin (UPDATE: Ogunbowale has signed with the Texans)
2. **Freddie Stevenson**, Florida State
3. LeShun Daniels, Iowa (UPDATE: Daniels signed with the Patriots)
4. **Devine Redding**, Indiana
5. **Rushel Shell**, West Virginia
6. **Jahad Thomas**, Temple (UPDATE: Thomas has signed with the Cowboys)
7. Akeem Judd, Mississippi
8. Boom Williams, Kentucky
9. **Justin Davis**, USC (UPDATE: Davis has signed with the Rams)
10. Mario Pender, Florida State
11. William Stanback, Virginia Union
12. Brandon Radcliff, Louisville (UPDATE: Radcliff signed with the Colts)
13. **Austin Ekeler**, Western State (Colo.) (UPDATE: Ekeler has signed with the Chargers)
14. **Tion Green**, Cincinnati
15. Shane Osberg-Smith, San Jose State
16. Darrin Laufasa, Texas El-Paso (UPDATE: Laufasa has signed with the Bengals)
17. Bri'onte Dunn, Ohio State
18. Dominique Swope, Reinhardt

Wide receivers

Ishmael Zamora, Baylor (UPDATE: Zamora has signed with the Raiders)
1. KD Cannon, Baylor
2. **Fred Ross**, Mississippi State (UPDATE: Ross has signed with the Panthers)
3. **Bug Howard**, North Carolina (UPDATE: Howard signed with Colts)
4. Riley McCarron, Iowa
5. **Quincy Adeboyejo**, Mississippi
6. **Jamari Staples**, Louisville
7. **Austin Carr**, Northwestern (UPDATE: Carr has signed with the Patriots)
8. **Travin Dural**, LSU
9. **Zach Pascal**, Old Dominion (UPDATE: Pascal signed with the Redskins)
10. **Artavis Scott**, Clemson (UPDATE: Scott has signed with the Chargers)
11. **Krishawn Hogan**, Marian (Ind.) (UPDATE: Hogan has agreed to terms with the Cardinals)
12. **Keevan Lucas**, Tulsa
13. **Damore'ea Stringfellow**, Mississippi (UPDATE: Stringfellow has signed with the Dolphins)
14. River Cracraft, Washington State
15. **Kendrick Bourne**, Eastern Washington
16. **Amba Etta-Tawo**, Syracuse
17. **James Quick**, Louisville (UPDATE: Quick signed with the Redskins)
18. **Travis Rudolph**, Florida State (UPDATE: Rudolph has signed with the Giants)
19. **Victor Bolden**, Oregon State
20. **Keon Hatcher**, Arkansas (UPDATE: Hatcher has signed with the Raiders)
21. **Jerome Lane**, Akron
22. **Trey Griffey**, Arizona (UPDATE: Griffey has signed with the Colts)
23. **Tim White**, Arizona State
24. **Gabe Marks**, Washington State (UPDATE: Marks has signed with the Jets)
25. KeVonn Mabon, Ball State
26. **Michael Rector**, Stanford (UPDATE: Rector has signed with the Lions)
27. **Jalen Robinette**, Air Force
28. **Noel Thomas**, Connecticut (UPDATE: Thomas has signed with the Lions)
29. Thomas Sperbeck, Boise State (UPDATE: Sperbeck has signed with the Buccaneers)
30. **Greg Ward**, Houston
31. **Bobo Wilson**, Florida State (UPDATE: Wilson has signed with the Buccaneers)
32. Dominique Reed, Arkansas
33. **Speedy Noil**, Texas A&,M
34. Daikiel Shorts, West Virginia
35. Robert Wheelwright, Wisconsin
36. Dan Arnold, Wisconsin-Platteville
37. Kenny Walker, UCLA
38. **Tim Patrick**, Utah
39. Reginald Davis, Texas Tech (UPDATE: Davis has signed with the Falcons)
40. Levonte Whitefield, Florida State

Tight ends

Ricky Seals-Jones, TE, Texas A&M (UPDATE: Seals-Jones has agreed to terms with Cardinals)
1. Brandon Barnes, TE, Alabama St.
2. **Cole Hikutini**, Louisville (UPDATE: Hikutini has signed with the 49ers)
3. **Antony Auclair**, Laval (Canada) (UPDATE: Auclair has signed with the Buccaneers)
4. **Cethan Carter**, Nebraska (UPDATE: Carter has signed with the Bengals)
5. **Darrell Daniels**, Washington (UPDATE: Daniels has signed with the Colts)
6. **Pharaoh Brown**, Oregon (UPDATE: Brown has signed with the Raiders)
7. Tyrone Swoopes, Texas
8. Billy Brown, Shepherd
9. Andy Avgi, Western Oregon
10. **Blake Jarwin**, Oklahoma State (UPDATE: Jarwin has signed with the Cowboys)
11. **Scott Orndoff**, Pittsburgh
12. **Taylor McNamara**, USC (UPDATE: McNamara has signed with the Browns)
13. Anthony Kukwa, Lake Erie
14. Johnny Munoz, Oregon
15. Josiah Price, Michigan State (UPDATE: Price has signed with the Vikings)
16. DJ Dowdy, Cincinnati
17. Anthony Firkser, Harvard (UPDATE: Firkser has signed with the Jets)
18. Evan Baylis, Oregon
19. Sean Culkin, Missouri (UPDATE: Culkin has signed with the Chargers)
20. **Keith Towbridge**, Louisville
21. Cal Bloom, Central Florida
22. Colin Jeter, LSU (UPDATE: Jeter signed with the Colts)
23. DeSean Smith, LSU
24. **Hayden Plinke**, Texas-El Paso
25. **Phazahn Odom**, Fordham
26. Connor Cella, Rice
27. Derrick Griffin, Texas Southern

Offensive line

Jessamen Dunker, Tennessee St. (UPDATE: Dunker has signed with the Giants)
1. Collin Buchanan, Miami (Ohio)
2. Avery Gennesy, Texas A&M
3. **Damien Mama**, USC
4. **Aviante Collins**, TCU (UPDATE: Collins has signed with the Vikings)
5. **Tyler Orlosky**, West Virginia
6. **Jon Toth**, Kentucky
7. **Cameron Lee**, Illinois State
8. **Eric Austell**, Charleston Southern
9. **Ben Braden**, Michigan
10. **Cole Croston**, Iowa (UPDATE: Croston signed with the Patriots)
11. **Jerry Ugokwe**, William and Mary (UPDATE: Ugokwe signed with the Colts)
12. **Javarius Leamon**, S.C. State (UPDATE: Leamon signed with the Jets)
13. **Kyle Kalis**, Michigan (UPDATE: Kalis signed with the Redskins)
14. **Daniel Brunskill**, San Diego State
15. **Nate Theaker**, Wayne State
16. Jonah Pirsig, Minnesota (UPDATE: Pirsig signed with the Titans)
17. Landon Lechler, North Dakota State (UPDATE: Lechler signed with the Bengals)
18. **Dan Skipper**, Arkansas (UPDATE: Skipper has signed with the Cowboys)
19. Josh Boutte, LSU (UPDATE: Boutte has signed with the Browns)
20. **Robert Leff**, Auburn (UPDATE: Leff has signed with the Falcons)
21. **Eric Magnuson**, Michigan (UPDATE: Magnuson has signed with the 49ers)
22. **Alex Kozan**, Auburn
23. **Zack Johnson**, N.D. State
24. Kent Perkins, Texas (UPDATE: Perkins signed with Bengals)
25. **Adam Pankey**, West Virginia
26. Eric Smith, Virginia (UPDATE: Smith has signed with the Dolphins)
27. Travis Averill, Boise State (UPDATE: Averill has signed with the Falcons)
28. Freddie Burden, Georgia Tech
29. Andreas Knappe, Connecticut (UPDATE: Knappe has signed with the Falcons)
30. Cole Gardner, Eastern Michigan (UPDATE: Gardner has signed with the Buccaneers)
31. Andrew Wylie, Eastern Michigan
32. **Dieugot Joseph**, Florida International

Defensive linemen

Fadol Brown, DE, Ole Miss (UPDATE: Brown signed with the Raiders)
1. **Jarron Jones**, Notre Dame (UPDATE: Jones has signed with the Giants)
2. **Josh Augusta**, Missouri (UPDATE: Augusta has signed with the Patriots)
3. **Garrett Sickels**, Penn State (UPDATE: Sickels signed with the Colts)
4. **Hunter Dimick**, Utah
5. **Bryan Cox Jr.**, Florida (UPDATE: Cox has signed with the Panthers)
6. **Rashaad Coward**, Old Dominion
7. Noble Nwachuwu, West Virginia
8. **Ken Ekanem**, Virginia Tech (UPDATE: Ekanem has signed with the Broncos)
9. **Chunky Clements**, Illinois
10. **Lewis Neal**, LSU (UPDATE: Neal has signed with the Cowboys)
11. Isiah Golden, McNeese State
12. **Samson Kafovalu**, Colorado
13. Danny O'Brien, Tennessee
14. **Darius English**, South Carolina (UPDATE: English has signed with the Falcons)
15. Josh Banks, Wake Forest (UPDATE: Banks has signed with the Giants)
16. **Collin Bevins**, Northwest Missouri State (UPDATE: Bevins has signed with the Cardinals)
17. **Johnathan Calvin**, Mississippi State
18. Patrick Ricard, Maine
19. Jon Taylor, SE Louisiana
20. Nick James, Mississippi State (UPDATE: James has signed with the Lions)
21. **Matthew Godin**, Michigan (UPDATE: Godin has signed with the Texans)
22. Ondre Pipkins, Texas Tech (UPDATE: Pipkins signed with the Redskins)

Linebackers

**Harvey Langi**, BYU (UPDATE: Langi signed with the Patriots)
1. **Carroll Phillips**, Illinois (UPDATE: Phillips has signed with the Jaguars)
2. **Brooks Ellis**, Arkansas (UPDATE: Ellis signed with the Patriots)
3. Kennan Gilchrist, Appalachian State (UPDATE: Gilchrist has signed with the Cowboys)
4. **Connor Harris**, Lindenwood (UPDATE: Harris has signed with the Jets)
5. **Hardy Nickerson**, Illinois (UPDATE: Nickerson has signed with the Bengals)
6. **Ben Boulware**, Clemson (UPDATE: Boulware has signed with the Panthers)
7. **Riley Bullough**, Michigan State (UPDATE: Bullough has signed with the Buccaneers)
8. **Jimmie Gilbert**, Colorado
9. **Kevin Davis**, Colorado State (UPDATE: Davis has signed with the Rams)
10. **Devonte' Fields**, Louisville
11. **Dylan Cole**, Missouri State (UPDATE: Cole has signed with the Texans)
12. **Eric Wilson**, Cincinnati (UPDATE: Wilson has signed with the Vikings)
13. **James Onwualu**, Notre Dame (UPDATE: Onwualu has signed with the Chargers)
14. **Joe Mathis**, Washington
15. **Calvin Munson**, San Diego State (UPDATE: Munson has signed with the Giants)
16. Shaan Washington, Texas A&,M (UPDATE: Washington has signed with the Vikings)
17. Nyeem Wartman, Penn State
18. **Javancy Jones**, Jackson State
19. Jamal Marcus, Akron (UPDATE: Marcus has signed with the Browns)
20. **Richie Brown**, Mississippi State (UPDATE: Brown has signed with the Buccaneers)
21. Jordan Burton, Oklahoma State
22. Ryan Watson, Air Force
23. Christian Kuntz, Duquesne (UPDATE: Kuntz has signed with the Buccaneers)
24. Dayon Pratt, East Carolina (UPDATE: Pratt has signed with the Texans)
25. Donavin Newsom, Missouri
26. Michael Scherer, Missouri
27. Torrodney Prevot, Oregon

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