McGinn's 2017 NFL draft rankings and analysis

Journal Sentinel Packers beat reporter and columnist Bob McGinn interviews more than two dozen scouts and personnel executives to assess hundreds of prospects in the NFL draft.

This season's position-by-position draft series is his 33rd. He started the series at the Green Bay Press-Gazette in 1985 and continued it when he moved to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in 1991.

Following is the 2017 series:

RUNNING BACKS

Analysis: Teams weigh risk with Oklahoma's Joe Mixon
Rankings: Top running backs, fullbacks

OFFENSIVE LINE

Analysis: Scouts unsure about UW's Ryan Ramczyk
Rankings: Top offensive linemen

WIDE RECEIVERS / TIGHT ENDS

Analysis: Tight end position deep with talent
Rankings: Top wide receivers, tight ends

QUARTERBACKS

Analysis: Deshone Kizer another Notre Dame QB bust?
Rankings: Top quarterbacks

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN

Analysis: Character crapshoot with talented McDowell, Williams
Rankings: Top defensive linemen
Related: Scouts rank Garrett best player regardless of position

LINEBACKERS

Analysis: Temple's Haason Reddick goes from unknown to first round
Rankings: Top linebackers

DEFENSIVE BACKS

Analysis: Cornerbacks tall, safeties really good in this draft
Rankings: Top cornerbacks, safeties

SPECIALISTS, KICK RETURNERS

Analysis: Tall task for Georgia Tech kicker
Rankings: Top kickers, punters, long snappers, kick returners

TOP 100: McGinn's top 100 players in the draft

On the Packers

McGinn: CB Kevin King could meet Packers' biggest need
Mock draft: McGinn's first-round projections
Draft picks: Packers go in with eight selections
Scout: Packers' needs position-by-position

Follow all of our coverage of the NFL draft April 27-29, including live updates and analysis, at packersnews.com and jsonline.com/packers. Follow Green Bay's picks in our Packers draft tracker and all of the selections over the three days in our NFL draft tracker.