TIER 1: Projected elite NHL player
Andrei Svechnikov, LW (No. 2 pick)
TIER 2: Projected bubble elite NHL player and NHL All-Star
Rasmus Dahlin, LHD (No. 1 pick)
Quinn Hughes, LHD (No. 7 pick)
TIER 3: Projected NHL All-Star
Brady Tkachuk, LW (No. 4 pick)
TIER 4: Projected top of lineup player
Joel Farabee, LW (No. 14 pick)
TIER 5: Projected bubble top and middle of lineup player
Ty Smith, LHD (No. 17 pick)
Kirill Marchenko, RW (No. 49)
Grigori Denisenko, LW (No. 15 pick)
Rasmus Sandin, LHD (No. 29 pick)
Nils Lundkvist, RHD (No. 28 pick)
Barrett Hayton, C (No. 5 pick)
Calen Addison, RHD (No. 53 pick)
Jesperi Kotkaniemi, C (No. 3 pick)
TIER 6: Projected middle of lineup player and starting goaltender
K’Andre Miller, LHD (No. 22 pick)
Noah Dobson, LHD (No. 12 pick)
Adam Boqvist, RHD (No. 8 pick)
Alexander Romanov, LHD (No. 38 pick)
Kevin Bahl, LHD (No. 55 pick)
Ty Dellandrea, C (No. 13 pick)
Ivan Morozov, C (No. 61 pick)
Liam Foudy, LW (No. 18 pick)
Jacob Bernard-Docker, RHD (No. 26 pick)
Filip Zadina, RW (No. 6 pick)
Evan Bouchard, RHD (No. 10 pick)
Yegor Sharangovich, LW (No. 141 pick)
Sampo Ranta, LW (No. 78 pick)
Vitali Kravtsov, RW (No. 9 pick)
David Gustafsson, C (No. 60 pick)
Oliver Wahlstrom, RW (No. 11 pick)
Joe Veleno, C (No. 30 pick)
Rasmus Kupari, C (No. 20 pick)
Ryan Merkley, RHD (No. 21 pick)
Jan Jenik, C (No. 65 pick)
Alexander Alexeyev, LHD (No. 31 pick)
Jonatan Berggren, LW (No. 33 pick)
Akil Thomas, C (No. 51 pick)
Benoit-Olivier Groulx, C (No. 54 pick)
Joel Hofer, G (No. 107 pick)
Lukas Dostal, G (No. 85 pick)
Scott Perunovich, LHD (No. 45 pick)