The 2021 NFL regular season hasn't even commenced yet, but ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. is already looking ahead to the 2022 NFL draft with his big board of the top college football prospects.
Topping his list is Oregon defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux. He called the junior "an elite pass-rushing talent with the quickness and bend to get double-digit sacks annually at the next level."
In his first two seasons at Oregon, Thibodeaux has posted 12 sacks and 23.5 tackles for loss in 20 games. As Kiper noted, the last non-quarterback to go No. 1 overall in the NFL draft was edge-rusher Myles Garrett in 2017.