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Defense: DE | DT | OLB | ILB | CB | S
Remember: Prospects are listed under my projected NFL position, and that can be a little tough with some of the more versatile players, even before you get into schemes. A college tackle could be listed at guard, a college defensive end listed at linebacker, and so on.
* Denotes junior
** Denotes third-year sophomore
Offense
Quarterbacks
1. **Jameis Winston, Florida St.
2. *Marcus Mariota, Oregon
3. Bryce Petty, Baylor
4. Garrett Grayson, Colorado St.
5. *Brett Hundley, UCLA
6. Sean Mannion, Oregon St.
7. Bryan Bennett, Southeastern Louisiana
8. Brandon Bridge, South Alabama
9. Shane Carden, East Carolina
10. Grant Hedrick, Boise St.
Not a single change among this group since the last round of rankings. The big question is whether every player on this list gets drafted. I think they all have a chance, but it will be close.
Running Backs
1. *Todd Gurley, Georgia
2. *Melvin Gordon III, Wisconsin
3. *Tevin Coleman, Indiana
4. *Jay Ajayi, Boise St.
5. Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska
6. *Duke Johnson, Miami (Fla)
7. Jeremy Langford, Michigan St.
8. David Johnson, No. Iowa
9. David Cobb, Minnesota
10. *T.J. Yeldon, Alabama
The top riser here is Ajayi, who moves from No. 6 in the previous ranking up to No. 4. T.J. Yeldon isn't exactly a new name to most, but he was previously outside my top 10 and has also moved up. I feel like there's some momentum around the idea we'll have a RB taken in Round 1 for the first time since 2012.
Fullbacks
1. Jalston Fowler, Alabama
2. Tyler Varga, Yale
3. Zach Zenner, South Dakota St.
4. Paul Lasike, BYU
5. Mark Weisman, Iowa
6. Michael Burton, Rutgers
7. Aaron Ripkowski, Oklahoma
8. Lee Ward, Stanford
9. Cameron Stingily, No. Illinois
10. Connor Neighbors, LSU
The single biggest change here is the move of Lasike into the top five. He has a decent chance to stick on an NFL roster. Varga is a name people are talking about because he's got a lot of quickness for a fullback, though he's more of a hybrid and isn't a dominating blocker.
Wide Receivers
1. *Amari Cooper, Alabama
2. Kevin White, West Virginia
3. *Breshad Perriman, Central Florida
4. DeVante Parker, Louisville
5. *Nelson Agholor, USC
6. *Jaelen Strong, Arizona St.
7. Phillip Dorsett, Miami (Fla)
8. Devin Smith, Ohio St.
9. *Dorial Green-Beckham, Missouri
10. *Devin Funchess, Michigan
Perriman makes the most notable move here, as he's also cracked the top 10 of my latest Big Board. I was a big fan of his tape, and his pro day performance really sealed it for me. He belongs among Cooper, White and Parker as guys likely to come off the draft board in the first 15 picks. I also have Agholor moving up.
Tight Ends
1. **Maxx Williams, Minnesota
2. Clive Walford, Miami (Fla)
3. Jeff Heuerman, Ohio St.
4. *Tyler Kroft, Rutgers
5. Nick Boyle, Delaware
6. Blake Bell, Oklahoma
7. MyCole Pruitt, So. Illinois
8. Ben Koyack, Notre Dame
9. Wes Saxton, South Alabama
10. Nick O'Leary, Florida St.
Pruitt is the guy who I've added since the last ranking. Beyond that it's pretty much the same, with the top five names here all where I had them previously. Again, I don't think it's likely at this point we'll see a first-rounder out of this group.
Offensive Tackles
1. Brandon Scherff, Iowa
2. La'el Collins, LSU
3. *Andrus Peat, Stanford
4. *Ereck Flowers, Miami (Fla)
5. Jake Fisher, Oregon
6. *D.J. Humphries, Florida
7. Cedric Ogbuehi, Texas A&M
8. T.J. Clemmings, Pitt
9. *Donovan Smith, Penn St.
10. Daryl Williams, Oklahoma
It's odd to have a guy many in the league see as a future guard leading the tackle group, but if he does move to guard, Scherff is going to be a great one, and I do think he'd be fine at right tackle. In terms of movement, the biggest riser is Fisher, who was previously at No. 9. He's been great during the draft process and it made me take a closer look.
Offensive Guards
1. Laken Tomlinson, Duke
2. Tre' Jackson, Florida St.
3. A.J. Cann, South Carolina
4. Ali Marpet, Hobart
5. John Miller, Louisville
6. Ty Sambrailo, Colorado St.
7. Antoine Everett, McNeese St.
8. Shaq Mason, Georgia Tech
9. Josue Matias, Florida St.
10. Jarvis Harrison, Texas A&M
Tomlinson takes over the top spot, and the rise of Marpet continues. I don't see a first-rounder here, but part of that is because you'll see several tackles drafted early with the assumption they'll play guard to start their NFL careers.
Centers
1. Cameron Erving, Florida St.
2. Hroniss Grasu, Oregon
3. Reese Dismukes, Auburn
4. Andy Gallik, Boston College
5. BJ Finney, Kansas St.
6. Shane McDermott, Miami (Fla)
7. Greg Mancz, Toledo
8. Jake Smith, Louisville
9. David Andrews, Georgia
10. Dillon Day, Mississippi St.
Only one new name here from the previous ranking, and that would be Day at No. 10. Overall you're likely to see Erving go in Round 1, with the next four names all possible day-two picks. It's actually a really solid group.
Defense
Defensive Ends
1. *Leonard Williams, USC
2. *Dante Fowler Jr., Florida
3. *Shane Ray, Missouri
4. *Arik Armstead, Oregon
5. Preston Smith, Mississippi St.
6. Owamagbe Odighizuwa, UCLA
7. *Mario Edwards, Florida St.
8. *Danielle Hunter, LSU
9. Trey Flowers, Arkansas
10. Henry Anderson, Stanford
Again, I know the "defensive end" designation leaves something to be desired, based on some wide gaps here in terms of the types of players you see -- especially since the No. 1 player here has shown capable of handling two gaps on the inside. One notable change here is the move of Randy Gregory to the outside linebackers, and that created space for a new name, Henry Anderson.
Defensive Tackles
1. Danny Shelton, Washington
2. *Malcom Brown, Texas
3. *Eddie Goldman, Florida St.
4. **Jordan Phillips, Oklahoma
5. Carl Davis, Iowa
6. *Xavier Cooper, Washington St.
7. Michael Bennett, Ohio St.
8. **Darius Philon, Arkansas
9. Gabe Wright, Auburn
10. *Christian Covington, Rice
The biggest riser here is Cooper, who flew under the radar during the season (at least compared to now) but has been a stud in workouts and the productivity really backs it up. It's another case where great workouts call for more tape examination and the player benefits. Covington is also back in the top 10, which is where I had him ranked earlier in the 2014 season.
Inside Linebackers
1. *Benardrick McKinney, Mississippi St.
2. Stephone Anthony, Clemson
3. Denzel Perryman, Miami (Fla)
4. Eric Kendricks, UCLA
5. Hayes Pullard, USC
6. Bryce Hager, Baylor
7. Ramik Wilson, Georgia
8. Jake Ryan, Michigan
9. Taiwan Jones, Michigan St.
10. Ben Heeney, Kansas
There is no change among the top four players here. Pullard moves up, but just one spot. There's a decent chance none of these players are taken in Round 1, but any of the top four could be off the board in Round 2.
Outside Linebackers
1. *Randy Gregory, Nebraska
2. Vic Beasley, Clemson
3. Alvin Dupree, Kentucky
4. *Eli Harold, Virginia
5. *Shaq Thompson, Washington
6. Paul Dawson, TCU
7. Hau'oli Kikaha, Washington
8. Nate Orchard, Utah
9. *Kwon Alexander, LSU
10. Lorenzo Mauldin, Louisville
I've moved Gregory here because it seems clear he's a scheme fit as a 3-4 outside linebacker. He's just 235 pounds, so there's no way I could reasonably project him to grow into a 4-3 DE at this point. I'll say this: It's really a close grouping among the top three guys here, and they could go in any order and it wouldn't be much of a surprise. I should note that I see Thompson as a 4-3 OLB, more in the Lavonte David mold.
Cornerbacks
1. *Trae Waynes, Michigan St.
2. Kevin Johnson, Wake Forest
3. *Marcus Peters, Washington
4. Byron Jones, Connecticut
5. *P.J. Williams, Florida St.
6. *Jalen Collins, LSU
7. *Ronald Darby, Florida St.
8. D'Joun Smith, Florida Atlantic
9. Senquez Golson, Mississippi
10. Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon
Jones inches up another spot, and I'm starting to think he has a decent shot to land in Round 1. Williams is another riser here, as I previously had him listed just outside the top 10. Darby is the one with a big variance here, as teams really avoided throwing his way in 2014, which should be a positive, but it also doesn't give you as much to work with. He's a special athlete, however, and you can see the potential.
Safeties
1. *Landon Collins, Alabama
2. Damarious Randall, Arizona St.
3. Eric Rowe, Utah
4. Derron Smith, Fresno St.
5. Quinten Rollins, Miami (Ohio)
6. *James Sample, Louisville
7. Jaquiski Tartt, Samford
8. Anthony Harris, Virginia
9. Adrian Amos, Penn St.
10. Dean Marlowe, James Madison
Collins holds onto the top spot, though he won't be coveted by every team that needs a safety because fit will matter, given his skill set. Rowe is the player I have moved up the most, perhaps across every group here, as I got to spend more time watching him. I now like him as a second-round option.
Special Teams
Placekickers, Punters
1. Kyle Loomis, P, Portland St.
2. Tom Obarski, PK, Concordia, (MN)
3. Wil Baumann, P, NC St.
4. Spencer Roth, P, Baylor
5. Justin Manton, PK & P, Louisiana-Monroe
6. Trevor Pardula, P, Kansas
7. Darragh O'Neill, P, Colorado
8. Kyle Christy, P, Florida
9. Will Johnson, P, Texas St.
10. Mike Sadler, P, Michigan St.
Sorry to disappoint, but for the second time in a row, the kickers and punters remain unchanged. For those of you who scrolled right to the bottom, my apologies.