Player movement in new Rivals position rankings

The position rankings have been finalized after the post-spring update for the class of 2017, and new five-star linebacker Baron Browning accounts for one of the few changes at a top spot.

RELATED: Class of 2017 position rankings

2017 PRO-STYLE QUARTERBACK RANKINGS

NOTABLE RISER: Kasim Hill, Washington (D.C.) St. John’s College High (Up 7 spots)

NOTABLE DROPPER: Ty Brock, College Station, Texas (Down 1 spot)

COMMENTS: Hill, a Maryland commit, is one of three prospects in the ranking that moved up from a 5.8 to a 5.9 Rivals Rating, with Penn State commit Sean Clifford and Kentucky commit Mac Jones being the other two. All three now rank in the top eight at the position. Clemson commit Hunter Johnson remains No. 1 in the ranking and the top four stays the same from the previous update. California native Chase Garbers makes the highest debut at No. 13.

2017 DUAL-THREAT QUARTERBACK RANKINGS

NOTABLE RISER: Kellen Mond, Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy (Up 3 spots)

NOTABLE DROPPER: N’Kosi Perry, Ocala (Fla.) Vanguard (Down 6 spots)

COMMENTS: The top three remain unchanged with Las Vegas’ Tate Martell at the top. Oklahoma commit Chris Robison takes over the No. 4 position on the list after his upward move and Mond, a former Baylor commit, checks in at No. 6 with his ratings bump. The ranking grows by five and now includes 30 prospects. South Carolina commit Jay Urich makes the highest debut, landing at No. 13.

2017 ALL-PURPOSE BACK RANKINGS

NOTABLE RISER: Chase Hayden, Germantown (Tenn.) St. George’s (Up 3 spots)

NOTABLE DROPPER: Mohamed Ibrahim, Olney (Md.) Good Counsel (Down 3 spots)

COMMENTS: The top five sees several changes, with several prospects moving in and out of the ranking. The highest-ranked newcomer is Virginia Beach’s Khalan Laborn, who takes over the No. 2 spot behind USC commit Stephen Carr. Connecticut native C.J. Holmes also is a newcomer to the list, and with his big jump in rating lands at the No. 5 spot right behind Hayden, who checks in at No. 4 in this ranking.

2017 RUNNING BACK RANKINGS

NOTABLE RISER: Eno Benjamin, Wylie (Tex.) East (Up 7 spots)

NOTABLE DROPPER: Drake Beasley, Los Angeles (Calif.) Loyola (Down 4 spots)

COMMENTS: With Laborn moving over to all-purpose back, a new spot opened in the top five and that was taken over by Tampa’s Devan Barrett, who moves in from the athlete category. Benjamin and North Carolina commit Adarius Lemons both increase their Rivals Rating and earn spots in the top 10 after this update. There are a host of new additions to the list, including Michigan commit O’Maury Samuels and Washington commit Connor Wedington, who both crack the top 25.

2017 WIDE RECEIVER RANKINGS

NOTABLE RISER: DeVonta Smith, Amite, La. (Up 32 spots)

NOTABLE DROPPER: Princeton Fant, LaVergne, Tenn. (Down 43 spots)

COMMENTS: Alabama native Nico Collins is one of the new five-stars in this update, and he cracks the top five at No. 4. Smith’s big move sees him jump all the way up to No. 8 and earning a spot in the Rivals100 for the first time. Oklahoma commit Charleston Rambo and fellow Texas native Tyrell Shavers also make big jumps that earn them spots inside the top 20. This ranking now features five five-stars, including No. 3 overall and No. 1 at the position, Trevon Grimes.

2017 TIGHT END RANKINGS

NOTABLE RISER: Alex Marshall, Andover (Mass.) Proctor Academy (Up 10 spots)

NOTABLE DROPPER: None

COMMENTS: A total of seven new names were added to this ranking via positive ratings movement or new evaluations. That grows the list to a top 25. The highest debut is made by Oklahoma City’s Nick Robinson, who starts off as a four-star and ranks just outside the top 10 on this list. Marshall, a new Florida State commit, is now in the top 10 at No. 7, while Florida commit Kemore Gamble moves in from the wide receiver ranking and also cracks the top 10.

2017 OFFENSIVE TACKLE RANKINGS

NOTABLE RISER: Kai-Leon Herbert, Plantation (Fla.) American Heritage (Up 17 spots)

NOTABLE DROPPER: Joshua Lugg, Wexford (Pa.) North Allegheny (Down 18 spots)

COMMENTS: With his bump to five stars, Houston’s Walker Little makes a 10-spot jump to No. 4 on the list and gives the position five total five-stars. Herbert’s big move earns him a spot in the top 10, while the remainder of that group looks very similar to the previous update. The majority of the movement in this ranking happens further down the list where four players debut as four-stars, including Oregon native Alex Forsyth.

2017 OFFENSIVE GUARD RANKINGS

NOTABLE RISER: Marquis Hayes, Maryland Heights (Mo.) Pattonville (Up 9 spots)

NOTABLE DROPPER: Jonah Melton, Mebane (N.C.) Eastern Alliance (Down 1 spot)

COMMENTS: While the offensive tackle ranking saw significant movement, the offensive guard ranking stays pretty static. Hayes and Texas A&M commit Grayson Reed are the only new additions in the top 10, with Reed moving over from the tackle position. Detroit’s Jordan Reid makes the highest debut among prospects moving up, checking in at No. 20 on the list.

2017 CENTER RANKINGS

NOTABLE RISER: None

NOTABLE DROPPER: None

COMMENTS: Although the position saw several prospects newly rated at the 5.6 level in this update, the only change in the top five was Georgia native Case Cook moving in from offensive tackle and taking over the No. 4 spot in the ranking. That leaves the top three unchanged, with four-stars Cesar Ruiz, Jack Anderson and Wes Harris leading off.

2017 WEAKSIDE DEFENSIVE END RANKINGS

NOTABLE RISER: Hunter Echols, Los Angeles (Calif.) Cathedral (Up 13 spots)

NOTABLE DROPPER: Taquon Graham, Temple, Texas (Down 12 spots)

COMMENTS: The biggest news at the top of this ranking is UCLA commit Jaelan Phillips moving in from outside linebacker and earning his fifth star, making him the No. 3 player in this ranking. His fellow future Bruin, Echols, checks in at No. 4 after his big jump and just outside five-star territory. Three new four-stars – Alabama commit Aaron Sterling, Tennessee native LaTrell Bumphus and Georgia native Drew Jordan – move into the top 20.

2017 STRONGSIDE DEFENSIVE END RANKINGS

NOTABLE RISER: Jordan Williams, Virginia Beach (Va.) Cox (Up 5 spots)

NOTABLE DROPPER: None

COMMENTS: The move by Williams allows him to crack the top five, which still is headed by Iowa commit A.J. Epenesa at No. 1. The rest of the top 10 remains unchanged, but Miami’s Owen Carney makes a jump to four-stars in this update and lands at No. 13. The ranking grows by five to include a top 30. North Carolina native Matthew Butler makes the highest debut at No. 16 after he saw his Rivals Rating increase to 5.7.

2017 DEFENSIVE TACKLE RANKINGS

NOTABLE RISER: Akial Byers, Fayetteville, Ark. (Up 20 spots)

NOTABLE DROPPER: Camaron Spence, Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy (Down 21 spots)

COMMENTS: Five-stars Marvin Wilson and Tyler Shelvin stay at Nos. 1 and 2. Utah native Jay Tufele cracks the top five after a slight upward move. Byers is part of a group of five players ranked between Nos. 9 and 19 who saw their Rivals Ratings increase in this update. That group also includes Las Vegas’ Greg Rogers and Dallas’ Damion Daniels. The highest debut is made by Nashville’s Rutger Reitmaier at No. 25.

2017 INSIDE LINEBACKER RANKINGS

NOTABLE RISER: Tyler Taylor, Sugar Hill (Ga.) Lanier (Up 14 spots)

NOTABLE DROPPER: Levi Draper, Collinsville, Okla. (Down 5 spots)

COMMENTS: The top five sees a few changes, with the most notable being Tennessee native Jacob Phillips jumping six spots to land at No. 3. Taylor just misses out on the top five after a big move, checking in at No. 6. Alabama native K.J. Britt also cracks the top 10 in his debut on the list after a big increase in rating. San Diego’s Sampson Niu stays at No. 14 but earns his fourth star in this update.

2017 OUTSIDE LINEBACKER RANKINGS

NOTABLE RISER: Avery Roberts, Wilmington (Del.) Concord (Up 9 spots)

NOTABLE DROPPER: De’Andre Wilder, Miami Gardens (Fla.) Carol City (Down 21 spots)

COMMENTS: This is the first position ranking where we see a change at No. 1, and the honor belongs to Texas’ Baron Browning, who earned his fifth star and cracked the top 10 in the Rivals100 in this update. The top five looks completely different after this update, with Georgia commit Jaden Hunter now at No. 3 and California native Addison Gumbs now at No. 4 after they increased their Rivals Rating. Roberts, a Nebraska commit, lands just outside the top five after his big jump.

2017 CORNERBACK RANKINGS

NOTABLE RISER: AJ Terrell, Atlanta (Ga.) Westlake (Up 12 spots)

NOTABLE DROPPER: William Poole III, Atlanta (Ga.) Hapeville Charter (Down 5 spots)

COMMENTS: Terrell makes a big move for the second update in a row. After his junior season the Atlanta native was No. 29 in this ranking. Now he takes over the No. 1 spot after earning his fifth star and ranking in the national top 10. Former No. 1 Lamont Wade is now No. 2 with fellow five-stars Darnay Holmes and Shaun Wade rounding out the top four. Fresno’s Jaylon Johnson makes the biggest numbers move and lands at No. 6 in the ranking.

2017 SAFETY RANKINGS

NOTABLE RISER: Grant Delpit, Houston (Tex.) Lamar (Up 11 spots)

NOTABLE DROPPER: Brandon McKinney, Orange (Calif.) Lutheran (Down 8 spots)

COMMENTS: Delpit’s rise represents one of the few changes in the top 10. The Houston native rounds out that group, while Tennessee-based prospects JaCoby Stevens and Maleik Gray both move over from the Athlete category to find spots in the top 10. New evaluations see several first-timers enter the ranking, including Texas A&M commit Myles Jones, as the list grows to include a top 50.

2017 ATHLETE RANKINGS

NOTABLE RISER: Jaylon Redd, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Up 23 spots)

NOTABLE DROPPER: Bruce Judson, Cocoa, Fla. (Down 9 spots)

COMMENTS: The top five at this position looks completely different following the post-spring update. Prospects moving in and out of the position accounts for much of the movement, including at No. 1, where five-star Dylan Moses is back at the top after spending some time at the outside linebacker ranking. He is followed by Brendon White at No. 2 after a big upward move from the Ohio State commit. Redd now checks in at No. 4 after his 23-spot jump.