NFL Draft guide to bowl season: The best pro prospect to watch at every position

The 46 bowl games this winter provide talent evaluators and college football fans with quite the smorgasbord of tasty matchups.

We've waded through the gauntlet to identify the top NFL prospect at each position to help focus your own scouting.

This year is different from the past, with the introduction of the College Football Playoff , providing the country's best 12 teams a path to a national title.

Alabama 's Tyler Booker is a massive bulldozer at his best in a downhill rushing attack.

Georgia 's Mykel Williams has the burst and bend to be an effective pass rusher, but currently he is overly reliant on his strength.

Penn State's Abdul Rush Carter is a transfer to the Rose Bowl , but he'll emerge as one of the NFL 's top blue chip prospects.

Jeffrey Bassa is a former safety who has grown into a full-service linebacker for the Ducks .

Travis Hunter is the reigning Heisman Trophy winner for Colorado .

Malaki Starks is just as clearly this draft's elite safety prospect.

The Georgia safety is a true junior who has broken up 17 passes in three seasons of action.