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(Message started by: Philly on Feb 9th, 2007, 10:39am)
Title: Top Draft Prospects by Position
Post by Philly on Feb 9th, 2007, 10:39am
Since things are a bit slow, I thought I'd post my top ten prospects at each position (and a sleeper) for discussion or comparison.


QB:
1. JaMarcus Russell - LSU
2. Brady Quinn - Notre Dame
3. Kevin Kolb - Houston
4. Drew Stanton - Michigan State
5. John Beck - BYU
6. Trent Edwards - Stanford
7. Jordan Palmer - UTEP
8. Chris Leak - Florida
9. Jared Zabransky - Boise State
10. Jeff Rowe - Nevada
Sleeper: Luke Getsy - Akron


RB:
1. Adrian Peterson - Oklahoma
2. Marshawn Lynch - Cal
3. Kenny Irons - Auburn
4. Antonio Pittman - Ohio State
5. Tony Hunt - Penn State
6. Ken Darby - Alabama
7. Lorenzo Booker - Florida State
8. Dwayne Wright - Fresno State
9. Nate Ilaoa - Hawaii
10. Michael Bush - Louisville
Sleeper: Clifton Dawson - Harvard


WR:
1. Calvin Johnson - Georgia Tech
2. Dwayne Jarrett - USC
3. Sidney Rice - South Carolina
4. Dwayne Bowe - LSU
5. Ted Ginn - Ohio State
6. Robert Meachem - Tennessee
7. Anthony Gonzalez - Ohio State
8. Craig Davis - LSU
9. Jason Hill - Washington State
10. Aundrae Allison - East Carolina
Sleeper: Jordan Kent - Oregon


TE:
1. Matt Spaeth - Minnesota
2. Zach Miller - Arizona State
3. Greg Olsen - Miami
4. Scott Chandler - Iowa
5. Martrez Milner - Georgia
6. Joe Newton - Oregon State
7. Clark Harris - Rutgers
8. Brent Celek - Cincinnati
9. Ben Patrick - Delaware
10. Kevin Boss - Western Oregon
Sleeper: Rodney Hannah - Houston
Title: Re: Top Draft Prospects by Position
Post by steelkings on Feb 12th, 2007, 7:41pm
What about the real positions. You know, The Trenches, The Defensive animals. What about them.
Title: Re: Top Draft Prospects by Position
Post by Philly on Feb 14th, 2007, 12:05pm
OK... I figured I'd just put out the most-fantasy-relevant positions for discussion (and I see it's generated a lot of that discussion)... but here are the rest of the positions:


FB:
1. Brian Leonard, Rutgers
2. Le'Ron McClain, Alabama
3. Cory Anderson, Tennessee
4. Jason Snelling, Virginia
5. Deon Anderson, UConn
Sleeper: Niquan Lee, Delaware


OL (Lumped all three line positions together):
1. Joe Thomas, OT, Wisconsin
2. Levi Brown, OT, Penn State
3. Doug Free, OT, Northern Illinois
4. Joe Staley, OT, Central Michigan
5. Justin Blalock, OG, Texas
6. Ben Grubbs, OG, Auburn
7. Tony Ugoh, OT, Arkansas
8. Ryan Kalil, OC, USC
9. Josh Beekman, OG, Boston College
10. Arron Sears, OT/OG, Tennessee
Sleepers: OT-Adam Koets (Oregon), OG-Tucker Peterson (New Hampshire), OC-Chris White (South Carolina)


DE:
1. Adam Carriker, Nebraska
2. Gaines Adams, Clemson (OLB?)
3. Jamaal Anderson, Arkansas
4. Charles Johnson, Georgia
5. Ray McDonald, Florida (DT?)
6. Jarvis Moss, Florida (OLB?)
7. Victor Abiamiri, Notre Dame
8. Dan Bazuin, Central Michigan
9. Tim Crowder, Texas
10. Jay Moore, Nebraska
Sleeper: Jacob Ford, Central Arkansas (OLB?)


DT:
1. Alan Branch, Michigan
2. Justin Harrell, Tennessee
3. Amobi Okoye, Louisville
4. Marcus Thomas, ex-Florida
5. Tank Tyler, NC State
6. Kareem Brown, Miami
7. Quinn Pitcock, Ohio State
8. Brandon Mebane, California
9. Joe Anoai, Georgia Tech
10. Paul Soliai, Utah
Sleeper: Damion DeRosia, Saginaw Valley State


OLB:
1. Paul Posluszny, Penn State
2. Lawrence Timmons, Florida State
3. Jon Beason, Miami
4. Quentin Moses, Georgia (DE?)
5. Anthony Spencer, Purdue (DE?)
6. Earl Everett, Florida
7. Rufus Alexander, Oklahoma
8. LaMarr Woodley, Michigan (DE?)
9. Dallas Sartz, USC
10. Stewart Bradley, Nebraska
Sleeper: Sam Olajabutu, Arkansas


ILB:
1. Patrick Willis, Mississippi
2. Brandon Siler, Florida
3. HB Blades, Pittsburgh
4. David Harris, Michigan
5. Buster Davis, Florida State
6. Jonathan Abbate, Wake Forest
7. Anthony Waters, Clemson
8. Desmond Bishop, California
9. Kelvin Smith, Syracuse
10. Zach Latimer, Oklahoma
Sleepers: Zak DeOssie (Brown), Justin Durant (Hampton)


CB:
1. Darrelle Revis, Pittsburgh
2. Leon Hall, Michigan
3. Marcus McCauley, Fresno State
4. Chris Houston, Arkansas
5. Daymeion Hughes, California
6. Fred Bennett, South Carolina
7. Josh Wilson, Maryland
8. Aaron Ross, Texas
9. David Irons, Auburn
10. AJ Davis, NC State
Sleeper: Michael Coe, Alabama State


S:
1. Reggie Nelson, Florida
2. LaRon Landry, LSU
3. Brandon Meriweather, Miami
4. Aaron Rouse, Virginia Tech
5. Michael Griffin, Texas
6. Eric Weddle, Utah
7. Sabby Piscitelli, Oregon State
8. Josh Gattis, Wake Forest
9. Michael Johnson, Arizona
10. CJ Wallace, Washington
Sleepers: Daren Stone (Maine), Kevin Payne (Louisiana-Monroe)


K:
1. Mason Crosby, Colorado
2. Justin Medlock, UCLA
3. Brandon Pace, Virginia Tech
Sleeper: Andrew Wellock, Eastern Michigan


P:
1. Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor
2. Kody Bliss, Auburn
3. Brendan Carney, Syracuse
Sleeper: Christian Koegel, UMass


Ath:
1. Syvelle Newton, South Carolina
2. Yamon Figurs, Kansas State
3. Reggie Ball, Georgia Tech
Sleeper: Ryne Robinson, Miami of Ohio
Title: Re: Top Draft Prospects by Position
Post by DirkDiggler on Feb 14th, 2007, 1:16pm
Couple of observations/questions:

think Jarrett's lack of speed will drop in further the draft than the #2 WR.

I also believe the hype around Ginn will move him up higher.  Also, I would not touch a South Carolina WR.  

Aren;'t teams going to be scared of Adrian Petersons injuries?  I think Lynch will go #1 RB.

Where is Troy Smith going to go?  And is the guy from Hawaii coming out this year?

Thanks for the update..... I at least now have a basis for the info I read.
Title: Re: Top Draft Prospects by Position
Post by Philly on Feb 15th, 2007, 8:37pm
First off... this isn't my prediction of what order the players will be selected. This is my opinion of which ones I think are the best prospects.

So, with that said...

I think Jarrett's size and playmaking ability will outweigh his perceived lack of speed.

Ginn is fast, sure, but he's not that good a receiver.

Yeah, Peterson's injuries are a bit scary, but he's still the best RB in the draft, by a large margin. Lynch worries me a bit. He's not the best character guy and he was pretty inconsistent last year.

Troy Smith will probably be a 4th or 5th round pick. He has a lot of intangibles, but it's the tangibles that need work. Colt Brennan, the QB from Hawaii, decided to return for his senior season. Unless he gets hurt, he won't hurt his stock by returning as he still has an amazing WR corps to throw to next fall.
Title: Re: Top Draft Prospects by Position
Post by Philly on Apr 9th, 2007, 10:54am
OK... Here's a quick update on the rankings at key positions as we inch closer to the draft. (Remember, this is not a prediction of the order they will be drafted... this is my opinion of who are the best prospects.)


QB:
1. JaMarcus Russell, LSU
2. Brady Quinn, Notre Dame
3. Drew Stanton, Michigan State
4. Trent Edwards, Stanford
5. John Beck, BYU
6. Kevin Kolb, Houston
7. Jeff Rowe, Nevada
8. Jeff Smith, Georgetown (KY) College
9. Cullen Finnerty, Grand Valley State
10. Jordan Palmer, UTEP

RB:
1. Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma
2. Kenny Irons, Auburn
3. Marshawn Lynch, Cal
4. Tony Hunt, Penn State
5. Antonio Pittman, Ohio State
6. Lorenzo Booker, Florida State
7. Nate Ilaoa, Hawaii
8. Cliff Dawson, harvard
9. Ken Darby, Alabama
10. Dwayne Wright, Fresno State

WR:
1. Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech
2. Dwayne Bowe, LSU
3. Robert Meachem, Tennessee
4. Dwayne Jarrett, USC
5. Jason Hill, Washington State
6. Anthony Gonzalez, Ohio State
7. Steve Smith, USC
8. Craig Davis, LSU
9. Ted Ginn, Ohio State
10. Sidney Rice, South Carolina

TE:
1. Greg Olsen, Miami
2. Martrez Milner, Georgia
3. Zach Miller, Arizona State
4. Scott Chandler, Iowa
5. Ben Patrick, Delaware
6. Matt Spaeth, Minnesota
7. Clark Harris, Rutgers
8. Kevin Boss, Western Oregon
9. Joe Newton, Oregon State
10. Brent Celek, Cincinnati

DE:
1. Gaines Adams, Clemson
2. Adam Carriker, Nebraska
3. Jamaal Anderson, Arkansas
4. Charles Johnson, Georgia
5. Victor Abiamiri, Notre Dame
6. Jarvis Moss, Florida
7. Tim Crowder, Texas
8. Quentin Moses, Georgia
9. Baraka Atkins, Miami
10. Dan Bazuin, Central Michigan

DT:
1. Amobi Okoye, Louisville
2. Alan Branch, MIchigan
3. Justin Harrell, Tennessee
4. DeMarcus Tyler, North Carolina State
5. Quinn Pitcock, Ohio State
6. Ray McDonald, Florida
7. Turk McBride, Tennessee
8. Marcus Thomas, Florida
9. Kareem Brown, Miami
10. Joe Anoai, Georgia Tech

LB:
1. Patrick Willis, Mississippi
2. Paul Posluszny, Penn State
3. Lawrence Timmons, Florida State
4. Brandon Siler, Florida
5. David Harris, Michigan
6. Jon Beason, Miami
7. Rufus Alexander, Oklahoma
8. Anthony Waters, Clemson
9. Zak DeOssie, Brown
10. Tim Shaw, Penn State

CB:
1. Chris Houson, Arkansas
2. Leon Hall, Michigan
3. Darrelle Revis, Pittsburgh
4. Marcus McCauley, Fresno State
5. Aaron Ross, Texas
6. Eric Wright, UNLV
7. Daymeion Hughes, Cal
8. Josh Wilson, Maryland
9. Fred Bennett, South Carolina
10. Kenny Scott, Georgia Tech

S:
1. LaRon Landry, LSU
2. Reggie Nelson, Florida
3. Brandon Meriweather, Miami
4. Michael Griffin, Texas
5. Aaron Rouse, Virginia Tech
6. Sabby Piscitelli, Oregon State
7. Josh Gattis, Wake Forest
8. Eric Weddle, Utah
9. Michael Johnson, Arizona
10. Daren Stone, Maine


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