2023 NFL draft: Jeff Legwold ranks the top 100 prospects

Over the past several months as the NFL prepares for the 2023 draft, there have been two things evaluators have agreed on the most: (1), The top four quarterbacks in this draft are not the top four players on the board; (2), Despite that, history will be made if those four quarterbacks are selected 1-2-3-4 (perhaps with the help of another blockbuster trade).

Such is the power of the position. It will be a drastic departure from the 2022 draft when the first quarterback — Kenny Pickett — didn't come off the board until the Pittsburgh Steelers took him at No. 20 and the fourth quarterback — Matt Corral — didn't come off the board until the third round with pick No. 94 by the Carolina Panthers.

It has also been a long time since the top cornerbacks on the board are physically bigger than the top receivers, with teams sorting through a bevy of 175- to 185-pound wideouts.

With the 2023 NFL draft (April 27, 8 p.m. ET on ESPN, ABC, ESPN App) nearing, we present a top 100 based on grades, not position. This isn't a mock draft, just the top 100 players ranked, regardless of position.

Thanks again to all who took the time to chat, answer my pile of questions and put up with this annual project, including some of whom have put up with it for well over three decades.

Note: Best verified or electronically timed 40-yard dash time in parentheses.

1. Will Anderson Jr., OLB, Alabama, 6-foot-3½. 253 pounds (4.60)

He would have been the best player on the board in the 2022 draft as well. The only two-time unanimous All-American in the storied program's history with 34.5 career sacks (second only to Derrick Thomas in Crimson Tide history), 62 tackles for loss in 41 career games. His skill set is vast and sets a reliable, firm edge. Rushes