Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott is expected to be the first running back taken in the NFL draft. Credit: Mike De Sisti

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The Journal Sentinel's Bob McGinn lists the first 100 players that he expects to be selected in the National Football League draft this week. Note: McGinn's top 100 NFL draft board has had the top average score (83.8) over the past five years according to The Huddle Report, which tracks the leading draft analysts.

OFFENSE (45)

WIDE RECEIVERS (9): Laquon Treadwell, Mississippi; Josh Doctson, Texas Christian; Corey Coleman, Baylor; Will Fuller, Notre Dame; Michael Thomas, Ohio State; Sterling Shepard, Oklahoma; Tyler Boyd, Pittsburgh; Braxton Miller, Ohio State; Malcolm Mitchell, Georgia.

TIGHT ENDS (3): Hunter Henry, Arkansas; Austin Hooper, Stanford; Nick Vannett, Ohio State.

TACKLES (9): Laremy Tunsil, Mississippi; Jack Conklin, Michigan State; Ronnie Stanley, Notre Dame; Taylor Decker, Ohio State; Germain Ifedi, Texas A&M; Jason Spriggs, Indiana; Shon Coleman, Auburn; Alex Lewis, Nebraska; Le'Raven Clark, Texas Tech.

GUARDS (9): Josh Garnett, Stanford; Cody Whitehair, Kansas State; Graham Glasgow, Michigan; Caleb Benenoch, UCLA; Joe Thuney, North Carolina State; Christian Westerman, Arizona State; Connor McGovern, Missouri; Parker Ehinger, Cincinnati; Isaac Seumalo, Oregon State.

CENTERS (2): Ryan Kelly, Alabama; Nick Martin, Notre Dame.

QUARTERBACKS (7): Carson Wentz, North Dakota State; Jared Goff, California; Paxton Lynch, Memphis; Connor Cook, Michigan State; Christian Hackenberg, Penn State; Jacoby Brissett, North Carolina State; Dak Prescott, Mississippi State.

RUNNING BACKS (6): Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State; Derrick Henry, Alabama; Devontae Booker, Utah; Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech; Jordan Howard, Indiana; C.J. Prosise, Notre Dame.

DEFENSE (55)

DEFENSIVE ENDS (12): Joey Bosa, Ohio State; DeForest Buckner, Oregon; Vernon Butler, Louisiana Tech; Kevin Dodd, Clemson; Emmanuel Ogbah, Oklahoma State; Shaq Lawson, Clemson; Jihad Ward, Illinois; Jonathan Bullard, Florida; Shilique Calhoun, Michigan State; Bronson Kaufusi, Brigham Young, Charles Tapper, Oklahoma; Carl Nassib, Penn State.

DEFENSIVE TACKLES (12): Jarran Reed, Alabama; Kenny Clark, UCLA; A'Shawn Robinson, Alabama; Sheldon Rankins, Louisville; Andrew Billings, Baylor; Austin Johnson, Penn State; Robert Nkemdiche, Mississippi; Chris Jones, Mississippi State; Maliek Collins, Nebraska; Hassan Ridgeway, Texas; Adolphus Washington, Ohio State; Javon Hargrave, South Carolina State.

INSIDE LINEBACKERS (4): Myles Jack, UCLA; Reggie Ragland, Alabama; Darron Lee, Ohio State; Jaylon Smith, Notre Dame.

OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS (8): Leonard Floyd, Georgia; Noah Spence, Eastern Kentucky; Kamalei Correa, Boise State; Deion Jones, Louisiana State; Kyler Fackrell, Utah State; Josh Perry, Ohio State; Jordan Jenkins, Georgia; Dadi Nicolas, Virginia Tech.

CORNERBACKS (11): Jalen Ramsey, Florida State; Vernon Hargreaves, Florida; Eli Apple, Ohio State; William Jackson, Houston; Mackensie Alexander, Clemson; Kendall Fuller, Virginia Tech; Artie Burns, Miami; Xavien Howard, Baylor; T.J. Green, Clemson; Cyrus Jones, Alabama; James Bradberry, Samford.

SAFETIES (8): Karl Joseph, West Virginia; Vonn Bell, Ohio State; Keanu Neal, Florida; Darian Thompson, Boise State; Su'a Cravens, Southern California; Sean Davis, Maryland; Kevin Byard, Middle Tennessee State, Miles Killebrew, Southern Utah.