2011 NFL Mock Draft

1. Carolina Panthers
Nick Fairley, DT, Auburn

2. Denver Broncos
Da'Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson

3. Buffalo Bills
A.J. Green, WR, Georgia

4. Cincinnati Bengals
Cam Newton, QB, Auburn

5. Arizona Cardinals
Justin Houston, OLB, Georgia

6. Cleveland Browns
Robert Quinn, DE, North Carolina

7. San Francisco 49ers
Patrick Peterson, CB, LSU

8. Tennessee Titans
Blaine Gabbert, QB, Missouri

9. Dallas Cowboys
Marcell Dareus, DE, Alabama

10. Washington Redskins
Cameron Jordan, DE, California

11. Houston Texans
Von Miller, OLB, Texas A&M

12. Minnesota Vikings
Aldon Smith, DE, Missouri

13. Detroit Lions
Brandon Harris, CB, Miami

14. St. Louis Rams
Julio Jones, WR, Alabama

15. Miami Dolphins
Ryan Mallett, QB, Arkansas

16. Jacksonville Jaguars
Jonathan Baldwin, WR, Pittsburgh

17. New England Patriots (from Oakland Raiders)
Gabe Carimi, OT, Wisconsin

18. San Diego Chargers
J.J. Watt, DE, Wisconsin

19. New York Giants
Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama

20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Prince Amukamara, CB, Nebraska

21. Kansas City Chiefs
Tyron Smith, OT, USC

22. Indianapolis Colts
Nate Solder, OT, Colorado

23. Philadelphia Eagles
Derek Sherrod, OT, Mississippi St.

24. New Orleans Saints
Anthony Castonzo, OT, Boston College

25. Seattle Seahawks
Aaron Williams, CB, Texas

26. Baltimore Ravens
Ben Ijalana, OT/G, Villanova

27. Atlanta Falcons
Adrian Clayborn, DE, Iowa

28. New England Patriots
Phil Taylor, DT, Baylor

29. Chicago Bears
Titus Young, WR, Boise St.

30. New York Jets
Cameron Heyward, DE, Ohio State

31. Pittsburgh Steelers
Mike Pouncey, G, Florida

32. Green Bay Packers
Torrey Smith, WR, Maryland

2011 NFL Draft position rankings

OFFENSE
Quarterbak
1. Ryan Mallett, Arkansas
2. Cam Newton, Auburn
3. Blaine Gabbert, Missouri
4. Colin Kaepernick, Nevada
5. Andy Dalton, TCU
6. Christian Ponder, Florida St.
7. Ricky Stanzi, Iowa
8. Pat Devlin, Delaware
9. Jake Locker, Washington
10. Greg McElroy, Alabama
11. Scott Tolzien, Wisconsin
12. Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M
13. Nathan Enderle, Idaho
14. Tyrod Taylor, Virginia Tech
15. T.J. Yates, North Carolina

Running Back
1. Mark Ingram, Alabama
2. Mikel Leshoure, Illinois
3. Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech
4. Shane Vereen, California
5. DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma
6. Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma St.
7. Bilal Powell, Louisville
8. Delone Carter, Syracuse
9. Daniel Thomas, Kansas St.
10. Jordan Todman, Connecticut
11. Jamie Harper, Clemson
12. Derrick Locke, Kentucky
13. Da’Rel Scott, Maryland
14. Dion Lewis, Pittsburgh
15. Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon St.
16. Roy Helu, Jr., Nebraska
17. Taiwan Jones, Eastern Washington
18. Alex Green, Hawaii
19. Stevan Ridley, LSU
20. Evan Royster, Penn St.

Fullback
1. Owen Marecic, Stanford
2. Henry Hynoski, Pittsburgh
3. Stanley Havili, USC
4. Anthony Sherman, Connecticut
5. Patrick DiMarco, South Carolina
6. Charles Clay, Tulsa
7. Shaun Chapas, Georgia
8. Ryan Taylor, North Carolina
9. Robert Hughes, Notre Dame
10. Brett Morse, Iowa

Wide Receiver
1. A. J. Green, Georgia
2. Julio Jones, Alabama
3. Jonathan Baldwin, Pittsburgh
4. Greg Little, North Carolina
5. Titus Young, Boise St.
6. Leonard Hankerson, Miami
7. Randall Cobb, Kentucky
8. Torrey Smith, Maryland
9. Jerrel Jernigan, Troy
10. Austin Pettis, Boise St.
11. Vincent Brown, San Diego St.
12. Niles Paul, Nebraska
13. Jeremy Kerley, TCU
14. Armon Binns, Cincinnati
15. Dane Sanzenbacher, Ohio St.
16. Ronald Johnson, USC
17. Greg Salas, Hawaii
18. Dwayne Harris, East Carolina
19. Jeff Maehl, Oregon
20. Cecil Shorts, Mount Union

Tight End
1. Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame
2. Lance Kendricks, Wisconsin
3. Luke Stocker, Tennessee
4. D.J. Williams, Arkansas
5. Weslye Saunders, South Carolina
6. Jordan Cameron, USC
7. Lee Smith, Marshall
8. Julius Thomas, Portland St.
9. Charlie Gantt, Michigan St.
10. Cameron Graham, Louisville
11. Stephen Skelton, Fordham
12. Richard Gordon, Miami
13. Mike McNeill, Nebraska
14. Andre Smith, Virginia Tech
15. Rob Housler, Florida Atlantic
16. Will Yeatman, Maryland

Offensive Tackle
1. Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin
2. Tyron Smith, USC
3. Derek Sherrod, Mississippi St.
4. Nate Solder, Colorado
5. Anthony Castonzo, Boston College
6. Ben Ijalana, Villanova
7. James Carpenter, Alabama
8. James Brewer, Indiana
9. Marcus Gilbert, Florida
10. David Mims, Virginia Union
11. Joseph Barksdale, LSU
12. Orlando Franklin, Miami
13. Willie Smith, East Carolina
14. Chris Hairston, Clemson
15. Derek Hall, Stanford

Offensive Guard
1. Mike Pouncey, Florida
2. Danny Watkins, Baylor
3. Jason Pinkston, Pittsburgh
4. John Moffitt, Wisconsin
5. Marcus Cannon, TCU
6. DeMarcus Love, Arkansas
7. Stephen Schilling, Michigan
8. Clint Boling, Georgia
9. Andrew Phillips, Stanford
10. Andrew Jackson, Fresno St.
11. Justin Boren, Ohio St.
12. Keith Williams, Nebraska
13. Bryant Browning, Ohio St,
14. Ray Dominguez, Arkansas
15. Zach Hurd, Connecticut

Center
1. Stefen Wisniewski, Penn St.
2. Rodney Hudson, Florida St.
3. William Rackley, Lehigh
4. Jake Kirkpatrick, TCU
5. Alex Linnenkohl, Oregon St.
6. Brandon Fusco, Slippery Rock
7. Ryan Pugh, Auburn
8. Tim Barnes, Missouri
9. Zane Taylor, Utah
10. Kristofer O'Dowd, USC

DEFENSE
Defensive End
1. Cameron Jordan, California
2. Robert Quinn, North Carolina
3. Da'Quan Bowers, Clemson
4. Aldon Smith, Missouri
5. Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue
6. J.J. Watt, Wisconsin
7. Adrian Clayborn, Iowa
8. Allen Bailey, Miami
9. Jabaal Sheard, Pittsburgh
10. Greg Romeus, Pittsburgh
11. Pernell McPhee, Mississippi St.
12. Brooks Reed, Arizona
13. Sam Acho, Texas
14. Markus White, Florida St.
15. Cliff Matthews, South Carolina
16. Pierre Allen, Nebraska
17. Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma
18. Wayne Daniels, TCU
19. Roberto Davis, NW Missouri State

Defensive Tackle
1. Nick Fairley, Auburn
2. Marcell Dareus, Alabama
3. Cameron Heyward, Ohio St.
4. Phil Taylor, Baylor
5. Corey Liuget, Illinois
6. Stephen Paea, Oregon St.
7. Jurrell Casey, USC
8. Drake Nevis, LSU
9. Christian Ballard, Iowa
10. Muhammad Wilkerson, Temple
11. Jarvis Jenkins, Clemson
12. Sione Fua, Stanford
13. Ian Williams, Notre Dame
14. Marvin Austin, North Carolina
15. Terrell McClain, South Florida
16. Kenrick Ellis, Hampton
17. Chris Neild, West Virginia
18. David Carter, UCLA
19. Jerrell Powe, Mississippi
20. Ollie Ogbu, Penn St.

Outside Linebacker
1. Von Miller, Texas A&M
2. Justin Houston, Georgia
3. Akeem Ayers, UCLA
4. Bruce Carter, North Carolina
5. Mason Foster, Washington
6. K.J. Wright, Mississippi State
7. Lawrence Wilson, Connecticut
8. Doug Hogue, Syracuse
9. Dontay Moch, Nevada
10. Robert Sands , West Virginia
11. Quentin Davie, Northwestern
12. Brian Rolle, Ohio St.
13. Ross Homan, Ohio St.
14. Michael Mohamed, California
15. Wayne Daniels, TCU

Inside Linebacker
1. Martez Wilson, Illinois
2. Kelvin Sheppard, LSU
3. Colin McCarthy, Miami
4. Quan Sturdivant, North Carolina
5. Greg Jones, Michigan St.
6. Casey Matthews, Oregon St.
7. Mark Herzlich, Boston College
8. Nate Irving, North Carolina St.
9. Chris White, Mississippi St.
10. Greg Lloyd, Connecticut

Cornerback
1. Patrick Peterson, LSU
2. Prince Amukamara, Nebraska
3. Brandon Harris, Miami
4. Aaron Williams, Texas
5. Brandon Burton, Utah
6. Curtis Marsh, Utah State
7. Chimdi Chekwa, Ohio St.
8. Jalil Brown, Colorado
9. Jimmy Smith, Colorado
10. Shareece Wright, USC
11. Davon House, New Mexico State
12. Ras-I Dowling, Virginia
13. Rashad Carmichael, Virginia Tech
14. Kendric Burney, North Carolina
15. Curtis Brown, Texas
16. Brandon Hogan, West Virginia
17. Johnny Patrick, Louisville
18. Justin Rogers, Richmond
19. Josh Thomas, Buffalo
20. Byron Maxwell, Clemson
21. Anthony Gaitor, Florida International

Safety
1. DeAndre McDaniel, SS, Clemson
2. Rahim Moore, FS, UCLA
3. Ahmad Black, SS, Florida
4. Quinton Carter, FS, Oklahoma
5. Deunta Williams, SS, North Carolina
6. Jaiquawn Jarrett, FS, Temple
7. Marcus Gilchrist, FS, Clemson
8. Joe Lefeged, SS, Rutgers
9. Jeron Johnson, SS, Boise St.
10. Tejay Johnson, FS, TCU
11. Will Hill, FS, Florida
12. Tyler Sash, SS, Iowa
13. Brian Lainhart, FS, Kent St.
14. Shiloh Keo, SS, Idaho
15. Chris Culliver, FS, South Carolina

2011 NFL Mock Draft

1. Carolina Panthers
Nick Fairley, DT, Auburn

2. Denver Broncos
Da'Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson

3. Buffalo Bills
Von Miller, OLB, Texas A&M

4. Cincinnati Bengals
A.J. Green, WR, Georgia

5. Arizona Cardinals
Patrick Peterson, CB, LSU

6. Cleveland Browns
Robert Quinn, DE, North Carolina

7. San Francisco 49ers
Marcell Dareus, DE, Alabama

8. Tennessee Titans
Prince Amukamara, CB, Nebraska

9. Dallas Cowboys
Cameron Jordan, DE, California

10. Washington Redskins
Blaine Gabbert, QB, Missouri

11. Houston Texans
Aldon Smith, OLB/DE, Missouri

12. Minnesota Vikings
Cam Newton, QB, Auburn

13. Detroit Lions
Brandon Harris, CB, Miami

14. St. Louis Rams
Julio Jones, WR, Alabama

15. Miami Dolphins
Ryan Mallett, QB, Arkansas

16. Jacksonville Jaguars
Jonathan Baldwin, WR, Pittsburgh

17. New England Patriots (from Oakland Raiders)
Justin Houston, OLB, Georgia

18. San Diego Chargers
J.J. Watt, DE, Wisconsin

19. New York Giants
Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama

20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ryan Kerrigan, DE, Purude

21. Kansas City Chiefs
Gabe Carimi, OT, Wisconsin

22. Indianapolis Colts
Tyron Smith, OT, USC

23. Philadelphia Eagles
Derek Sherrod, OT, Mississippi St.

24. New Orleans Saints
Nate Solder, OT, Colorado

25. Seattle Seahawks
Aaron Williams, CB, Texas

26. Baltimore Ravens
Anthony Castonzo, OT, Boston College

27. Atlanta Falcons
Adrian Clayborn, DE, Iowa

28. New England Patriots
Ben Ijalana, OT/G, Villanova

29. Chicago Bears
Titus Young, WR, Boise St.

30. New York Jets
Cameron Heyward, DE, Ohio State

31. Pittsburgh Steelers
Mike Pouncey, G, Florida

32. Green Bay Packers
Torrey Smith, WR, Maryland

53 Deep 2010 NFL All-Pro Team

OFFENSE
QB: Tom Brady, New England Patriots
RB: Arian Foster, Houston Texans
TE: Jason Witten, Dallas Cowboys
WR: Roddy White, Atlanta Falcons
WR: Greg Jennings, Green Bay Packers
WR: Brandon Lloyd, Denver Broncos
T: Joe Thomas, Cleveland Browns
T: D'Brickashaw Ferguson, New York Jets
G: Josh Sitton, Green Bay Packers
G: Wade Smith, Houston Texans
C: Nick Mangold, New York Jets

DEFENSE
DE: Julius Peppers, Chicago Bears
DE: Justin Tuck, New York Giants
DT: Haloti Ngata, Baltimore Ravens
DT: Kyle Williams, Buffalo Bills
OLB: Cameron Wake, Miami Dolphins
OLB: James Harrison, Pittsburgh Steelers
MLB: Patrick Willis, San Francisco 49ers
CB: Darrelle Revis, New York Jets
CB: Brandon Flowers, Kansas City Chiefs
SS: Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh Steelers
FS: Ed Reed, Baltimore Ravens

SPECIAL TEAMS
K: Billy Cundiff, Baltimore Ravens
P: Mat McBriar, Dallas Cowboys
KR: Devin Hester, Chicago Bears

2010 NFL Mock Draft

1. St. Louis Rams
Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma

2. Detroit Lions
Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska

3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Gerald McCoy, DT, Oklahoma

4. Washington Redskins
Russell Okung, OT, Oklahoma State

5. Kansas City Chiefs
Eric Berry, S, Tennessee

6. Seattle Seahawks
Anthony Davis, OT, Rutgers

7. Cleveland Browns
Brandon Graham, OLB/DE, Michigan

8. Oakland Raiders
Trent Williams, OT, Oklahoma

9. Buffalo Bills
Dan Williams, DT, Tennesee

10. Jacksonville Jaguars
Derrick Morgan, DE, Georgia Tech

11. Denver Broncos (from Chicago Bears)
Rolando McClain, MLB, Alabama

12. Miami Dolphins
Jerry Hughes, OLB/DE, TCU

13. San Francisco 49ers
Earl Thomas, S/CB, Texas

14. Seattle Seahawks (from Denver Broncos)
C.J. Spiller, RB, Clemson

15. New York Giants
Jason Pierre-Paul, DE, South Florida

16. Tennessee Titans
Brian Price, DT, UCLA

17. San Francisco 49ers (from Carolina Panthers)
Bryan Bulaga, OT, Iowa

18. Pittsburgh Steelers
Maurkice Pouncey, C/G, Florida

19. Atlanta Falcons
Mike Iupati, G, Idaho

20. Houston Texans
Ryan Mathews, RB , Fresno State

21. Cincinnati Bengals
Jermaine Gresham, TE, Oklahoma

22. New England Patriots
Jared Odrick, DT/DE, Penn State

23. Green Bay Packers
Sean Weatherspoon, ILB, Missouri

24. Philadelphia Eagles
Joe Haden, CB, Florida

25. Baltimore Ravens
Kyle Wilson, CB, Boise State

26. Arizona Cardinals
Jimmy Clausen, QB, Notre Dame

27. Dallas Cowboys
Dez Bryant, WR, Oklahoma State

28. San Diego Chargers
Sergio Kindle, OLB, Texas

29. New York Jets
Devin McCourty, CB, Rutgers

30. Minnesota Vikings
Bruce Campbell, OT, Maryland

31. Indianapolis Colts
Rodger Saffold, OT, Indiana

32. New Orleans Saints
Daryl Washington, OLB, TCU

2010 NFL Draft position rankings

OFFENSE
Quarterbak
1. Sam Bradford, Oklahoma
2. Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame
3. Colt McCoy, Texas
4. Jarrett Brown, West Virginia
5. Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan
6. Zac Robinson, Oklahoma State
7. Sean Canfield, Oregon State
8. Tim Tebow, Florida
9. Tony Pike, Cincinnati
10. Mike Kafka, Northwestern

Running Back
1. C.J. Spiller, Clemson
2. Ryan Mathews, Fresno State
3. Jonathan Dwyer, Georgia Tech
4. Jahvid Best, California
5. Ben Tate, Auburn
6. Montario Hardesty, Tennesse
7. Joe McKnight, USC
8. Toby Gerhart, Stanford
9. LeGarrette Blount, Oregon
10. Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State
11. Stafon Johnson, USC
12. Chris Brown, Oklahoma
13. Charles Scott, LSU
14. Joique Bell, Wayne State
15. Lonyae Miller, Fresno State
16. Andre Dixon, Connecticut
17. James Starks, Buffalo
18. Javarris James, Miami
19. Brandon Minor, Michigan
20. Darius Marshall, Marshall

Fullback
1. Rashawn Jackson, Virginia
2. Cory Jackson, Maryland
3. John Conner, Kentucky
4. Jack Corcoran, Rutgers
5. Richie Brockel, Boise State

Wide Receiver
1. Dez Bryant, Oklahoma State
2. Arrelious Benn, Illinois
3. Brandon LaFell, LSU
4. Golden Tate, Notre Dame
5. Demaryius Thomas, Georgia Tech
6. Damian Williams, USC
7. Jordan Shipley, Texas
8. Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati
9. Dexter McCluster, Mississippi
10. Marcus Easley, Connecticut
11. Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas
12. Jeremy Williams, Tulane
12. Andre Roberts, The Citadel
13. Shay Hodge, Mississippi
14. Jacoby Ford, Clemson
15. Blair White, Michigan State

Tight End
1. Jermaine Gresham, Oklahoma
2. Anthony McCoy, USC
3. Aaron Hernandez, Florida
4. Ed Dickson, Oregon
5. Garrett Graham, Wisconsin
6. Colin Peek, Alabama
8. Dorin Dickerson, Pittsburgh
9. Rob Gronkowski, Arizona
10. Jimmy Graham, Miami
11. Andrew Quarless, Penn State
12. Michael Hoomanawanui, Illinois
13. Nate Byham, Pittsburgh
14. Dennis Pitta, BYU
15. Cody Slate, Marshall

Offensive Tackle
1. Russell Okung, Oklahoma State
2. Anthony Davis, Rutgers
3. Trent Williams, Oklahoma
4. Bryan Bulaga, Iowa
5. Bruce Campbell, Maryland
6. Vladimir Ducasse, UMass
7. Rodger Saffold, Indiana
8. Charles Brown, USC
9. Ed Wang, Virginia Tech
10. Selvish Capers, West Virginia

Offensive Guard
1. Mike Iupati, Idaho
2. John Jerry, Mississippi
3. Ciron Black, LSU
4. Mike Johnson, Alabama
5. Marshall Newhouse, TCU
6. Sergio Render, Virginia Tech
7. Jon Asamoah, Illinois
8. Shawn Lauvao, Arizona State
9. Zane Beadles, Utah
10. Brandon Carter, Texas Tech

Center
1. Maurkice Pouncey, Florida
2. J.D. Walton, Baylor
3. Matt Tennant, Boston College
4. Jeff Byers, USC
5. Eric Olsen, Notre Dame

DEFENSE
Defensive End
1. Brandon Graham, Michigan
2. Corey Wooten, Northwestern
3. Carlos Dunlap, Florida
4. Jason Pierre-Paul, South Florida
5. Derrick Morgan, Georgia Tech
6. Everson Griffen, USC
7. Alex Carrington, Arkansas State
8. Brandon Lang, Troy
9. George Selvie, South Florida
10. Antonio Coleman, Auburn

Defensive Tackle
1. Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska
2. Gerald McCoy, Oklahoma
3. Brian Price, UCLA
4. Jared Odrick, Penn State
5. Dan Williams, Tennesee
6. Terrence Cody, Alabama
7. Arthur Jones, Syracuse
8. Lamarr Houston, Texas
9. Geno Atkins, Georgia
10. Tyson Aluala, California
11. Cam Thomas, North Carolina
12. Linval Joseph, East Carolina
13. D'Anthony Smith, Louisiana Tech
14. Jeff Owens, Georgia
15. Doug Worthington, Ohio State

Outside Linebacker
1. Sergio Kindle, Texas
2. Daryl Washington, TCU
3. Jerry Hughes, TCU
4. Ricky Sapp, Clemson
5. Roddrick Muckelroy, Texas
6. Navorro Bowman, Penn State
7. Koa Misi, Utah
8. Cameron Sheffield, Troy
9. Eric Norwood, South Carolina
10. Rico McCoy, Tennessee

Inside Linebacker
1. Rolando McClain, Alabama
2. Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri
3. Brandon Spikes, Florida
4. Donald Butler, Washington
5. Sean Lee, Penn State
6. Darryl Sharpton, Miami
7. Pat Angerer, Iowa
8. Jamar Chaney, Mississippi State
9. Micah Johnson, Kentucky
10. Ryan D'Imperio, Rutgers

Cornerback
1. Joe Haden, Florida
2. Kyle Wilson, Boise State
3. Perrish Cox, Oklahoma State
4. Devin McCourty, Rutgers
5. Kareem Jackson, Alabama
6. Patrick Robinson, Florida State
7. Donovan Warren, Michigan
8. Dominique Franks, Oklahoma
9. Jerome Murphy, South Florida
10. Syd'Quan Thompson, California

Safety
1. Eric Berry, Tennessee
2. Nate Allen, South Florida
3. Earl Thomas, Texas
4. Taylor Mays, USC
5. Morgan Burnett, Georgia Tech
6. Chad Jones, LSU
7. Larry Asante, Nebraska
8. Myron Rolle, Florida State
9. T.J. Ward, Oregon
10. Reshad Jones, Georgia

2010 NFL Mock Draft

1. St. Louis Rams
Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska

2. Detroit Lions
Gerald McCoy, DT, Oklahoma

3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dez Bryant, WR, Oklahoma State

4. Washington Redskins
Russell Okung, OT, Oklahoma State

5. Kansas City Chiefs
Eric Berry, S, Tennessee

6. Seattle Seahawks
Anthony Davis, OT, Rutgers

7. Cleveland Browns
Joe Haden, CB, Florida

8. Oakland Raiders
Bryan Bulaga, OT, Iowa

9. Buffalo Bills
Trent Williams, OT, Oklahoma

10. Jacksonville Jaguars
Carlos Dunlap, DE, Florida

11. Denver Broncos (from Chicago Bears)
Rolando McClain, MLB, Alabama

12. Miami Dolphins
Sergio Kindle, OLB, Texas

13. San Francisco 49ers
Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma

14. Seattle Seahawks (from Denver Broncos)
C.J. Spiller, RB, Clemson

15. New York Giants
Jason Pierre-Paul, DE, South Florida

16. Tennessee Titans
Brandon Graham, DE Michigan

17. San Francisco 49ers (from Carolina Panthers)
Brian Price, DT, UCLA

18. Pittsburgh Steelers
Mike Iupati, G, Idaho

19. Atlanta Falcons
Derrick Morgan, DE, Georgia Tech

20. Houston Texans
Earl Thomas, S, Texas

21. Cincinnati Bengals
Jermaine Gresham, TE, Oklahoma

22. New England Patriots
Dan Williams, DT, Tennesee

23. Green Bay Packers
Patrick Robinson, CB, Florida State

24. Philadelphia Eagles
Everson Griffen, DE, USC

25. Baltimore Ravens
Golden Tate, WR, Notre Dame

26. Arizona Cardinals
Jimmy Clausen, QB, Notre Dame

27. Dallas Cowboys
Jared Odrick, DT, Penn State

28. San Diego Chargers
Jonathan Dwyer, RB, Georgia Tech

29. New York Jets
Ricky Sapp, OLB, Clemson

30. Minnesota Vikings
Perrish Cox, CB, Oklahoma State

31. New Orleans Saints
Daryl Washington, OLB, TCU

32. Indianapolis Colts
Maurkice Pouncey, C/G, Florida

2010 NFL Draft position rankings

OFFENSE
Quarterbak
1. Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame
2. Sam Bradford, Oklahoma
3. Colt McCoy, Texas
4. Jarrett Brown, West Virginia
5. Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan
6. Zac Robinson, Oklahoma State
7. Sean Canfield, Oregon State
8. Tony Pike, Cincinnati
9. Levi Brown, Troy
10. Jevan Snead, Mississippi
11. Tim Tebow, Florida
12. Mike Kafka, Northwestern
13. Jonathan Crompton, Tennessee
14. John Skelton, Fordham
15. Max Hall, BYU

Running Back
1. C.J. Spiller, Clemson
2. Jonathan Dwyer, Georgia Tech
3. Ryan Mathews, Fresno State
4. Jahvid Best, California
5. Ben Tate, Auburn
6. Montario Hardesty, Tennesse
7. Joe McKnight, USC
8. Toby Gerhart, Stanford
9. LeGarrette Blount, Oregon
10. Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State
11. Stafon Johnson, USC
12. Chris Brown, Oklahoma
13. Charles Scott, LSU
14. Joique Bell, Wayne State
15. Lonyae Miller, Fresno State
16. Andre Dixon, Connecticut
17. James Starks, Buffalo
18. Javarris James, Miami
19. Brandon Minor, Michigan
20. Darius Marshall, Marshall

Fullback
1. Rashawn Jackson, Virginia
2. Cory Jackson, Maryland
3. John Conner, Kentucky
4. Jack Corcoran, Rutgers
5. Richie Brockel, Boise State

Wide Receiver
1. Dez Bryant, Oklahoma State
2. Brandon LaFell, LSU
3. Arrelious Benn, Illinois
4. Golden Tate, Notre Dame
5. Damian Williams, USC
6. Demaryius Thomas, Georgia Tech
7. Jordan Shipley, Texas
8. Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati
9. Dexter McCluster, Mississippi
10. Marcus Easley, Connecticut
11. Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas
12. Jeremy Williams, Tulane
12. Andre Roberts, The Citadel
13. Shay Hodge, Mississippi
14. Jacoby Ford, Clemson
15. Blair White, Michigan State
16. Antonio Brown, Central Michigan
17. Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green
18. Carlton Mitchell, South Florida
19. Taylor Price, Ohio
20. Eric Decker, Minnesota
21. Mike Williams, Syracuse
22. Danario Alexander, Missouri
23. Riley Cooper, Florida
24. Alric Arnett, West Virginia
25. Joe Webb, Alabama-Birmingham

Tight End
1. Jermaine Gresham, Oklahoma
2. Anthony McCoy, USC
3. Aaron Hernandez, Florida
4. Ed Dickson, Oregon
5. Garrett Graham, Wisconsin
6. Colin Peek, Alabama
8. Dorin Dickerson, Pittsburgh
9. Rob Gronkowski, Arizona
10. Jimmy Graham, Miami
11. Andrew Quarless, Penn State
12. Michael Hoomanawanui, Illinois
13. Nate Byham, Pittsburgh
14. Dennis Pitta, BYU
15. Cody Slate, Marshall
16. Dedrick Epps, Miami

Offensive Tackle
1. Russell Okung, Oklahoma State
2. Anthony Davis, Rutgers
3. Trent Williams, Oklahoma
4. Bryan Bulaga, Iowa
5. Bruce Campbell, Maryland
6. Vladimir Ducasse, UMass
7. Rodger Saffold, Indiana
8. Charles Brown, USC
9. Ed Wang, Virginia Tech
10. Selvish Capers, West Virginia
11. Kyle Calloway, Iowa
12. Jason Fox, Miami
13. Tony Washington, Abilene Christian
14. Chris Scott, Tennessee
15. Sam Young, Notre Dame
16. Mike Tepper, California
17. Jared Veldheer, Hillsdale
18. Adam Ulatoski, Texas
19. Kevin Haslam, Rutgers
20. Thomas Welch, Vanderbilt

Offensive Guard
1. Mike Iupati, Idaho
2. John Jerry, Mississippi
3. Ciron Black, LSU
4. Mike Johnson, Alabama
5. Marshall Newhouse, TCU
6. Sergio Render, Virginia Tech
7. Jon Asamoah, Illinois
8. Shawn Lauvao, Arizona State
9. Brandon Carter, Texas Tech
10. Reggie Stephens, Iowa State

Center
1. Maurkice Pouncey, Florida
2. J.D. Walton, Baylor
3. Matt Tennant, Boston College
4. Jeff Byers, USC
5. Eric Olsen, Notre Dame
6. Zane Beadles, Utah
7. Chris Hall, Texas
8. Ted Larsen, North Carolina State
9. Kevin Matthews, Texas A&M
10. Jon Estes, Hawaii

DEFENSE
Defensive End
1. Carlos Dunlap, Florida
2. Jason Pierre-Paul, South Florida
3. Brandon Graham, Michigan
4. Corey Wooten, Northwestern
5. Derrick Morgan, Georgia Tech
6. Everson Griffen, USC
7. Alex Carrington, Arkansas State
8. Brandon Lang, Troy
9. George Selvie, South Florida
10. Antonio Coleman, Auburn
11. Greg Hardy, Mississippi
12. C.J. Wilson, East Carolina
13. Austen Lane, Murray State
14. Clifton Geathers, South Carolina
15. Lindsey Witten, Connecticut
16. Auston English, Oklahoma
17. Willie Young, North Carolina State
18. Jermaine Cunningham, Florida
19. Rahim Alem, LSU
20. John Fletcher, Wyoming

Defensive Tackle
1. Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska
2. Gerald McCoy, Oklahoma
3. Brian Price, UCLA
4. Dan Williams, Tennesee
5. Jared Odrick, Penn State
6. Terrence Cody, Alabama
7. Arthur Jones, Syracuse
8. Lamarr Houston, Texas
9. Geno Atkins, Georgia
10. Tyson Aluala, California
11. Cam Thomas, North Carolina
12. Linval Joseph, East Carolina
13. D'Anthony Smith, Louisiana Tech
14. Jeff Owens, Georgia
15. Doug Worthington, Ohio State
16. Mike Neal, Purdue
17. Torrell Troup, Central Florida
18. Earl Mitchell, Arizona
19. Brandon Deaderick, Alabama
20. Al Woods, LSU

Outside Linebacker
1. Sergio Kindle, Texas
2. Daryl Washington, TCU
3. Ricky Sapp, Clemson
4. Roddrick Muckelroy, Texas
5. Jerry Hughes, TCU
6. Navorro Bowman, Penn State
7. Koa Misi, Utah
8. Cameron Sheffield, Troy
9. Eric Norwood, South Carolina
10. Rico McCoy, Tennessee
11. Rennie Curran, Georgia
12. Thaddeus Gibson, Ohio State
13. A.J. Edds, Iowa
14. Jason Worilds, Virginia Tech
15. Dekoda Watson, Florida State
16. O'Brien Schofield, Wisconsin

Inside Linebacker
1. Rolando McClain, Alabama
2. Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri
3. Brandon Spikes, Florida
4. Donald Butler, Washington
5. Sean Lee, Penn State
6. Darryl Sharpton, Miami
7. Pat Angerer, Iowa
8. Jamar Chaney, Mississippi State
9. Micah Johnson, Kentucky
10. Ryan D'Imperio, Rutgers

Cornerback
1. Joe Haden, Florida
2. Patrick Robinson, Florida State
3. Perrish Cox, Oklahoma State
4. Kyle Wilson, Boise State
5. Devin McCourty, Rutgers
6. Donovan Warren, Michigan
7. Kareem Jackson, Alabama
8. Dominique Franks, Oklahoma
9. Trevard Lindley, Kentucky
10. Syd'Quan Thompson, California
11. Javier Arenas, Alabama
12. Jerome Murphy, South Florida
13. Brandon Ghee, Wake Forest
14. Chris Cook, Virginia
15. Myron Lewis, Vanderbilt
16. Akwasi Owusu-Ansah, Indiana (PA)
17. Amari Spievey, Iowa
18. Jamar Wall, Texas Tech
19. Alterraun Verner, UCLA
20. Joshua Moore, Kansas State

Safety
1. Eric Berry, Tennessee
2. Nate Allen, South Florida
3. Taylor Mays, USC
4. Earl Thomas, Texas
5. Chad Jones, LSU
6. Larry Asante, Nebraska
7. Myron Rolle, Florida State
8. Morgan Burnett, Georgia Tech
9. T.J. Ward, Oregon
10. Reshad Jones, Georgia
11. Major Wright, Florida
12. Kam Chancellor, Virginia Tech
13. Harry Coleman, LSU
14. Kurt Coleman, Ohio State
15. Kendrick Lewis, Mississippi
16. Robert Johnson, Utah

2010 NFL Mock Draft

1. St. Louis Rams
Jimmy Clausen, QB, Notre Dame
Although there are exceptions that test the rule (the 2006 Chicago Bears spring to mind): a team's more likely to lose games despite having a good quarterback than they are to win despite having a poor one. Unless an unexpected cut happens, the way Pennington fell into Miami's lap a couple of season's ago (or unless Brett Favre's ego decides it wants to see if he can take a team from worst to first), the Rams absolutely have to take a chance here on landing a good, young quarterback. There's no guarantees, and Clausen isn't as highly-rated a prospect as some QBs that have come out in recent years, but he's a three-year starter whose completion percentage and yards per attempt showed significant improvement in each of his three years at Notre Dame. Ndamukong Suh is a strong possibility, of course, but the Rams have taken a defensive linemen first in four of the last nine drafts, including two of the last three, and they're not going anywhere with the QBs they have.

2. Detroit Lions
Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska
I don't know that there's a better argument for picking Suh here than this: Detroit's best defensive tackle last season was Grady Jackson. Although there's not much precedent for a DT coming in and having an impact right away, Suh is as good as advertised and, with just a little help along the line, should be playing at an All-Pro level within three seasons.

3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Gerald McCoy, DT, Oklahoma
Speaking of teams with poor defensive tackles, the Bucs are actually worse off than the Lions. Featuring Chris Hovan, Ryan Sims, and Roy Miller, the Bucs fielded the worst rotation in the league. McCoy's a smart, athletic DT who is right there with Suh in terms of potential.

4. Washington Redskins
Russell Okung, OT, Oklahoma State
Washington's offensive line was a disaster in 09 and with long-time left tackle Chris Samuels very likely having to retire due to his neck injury, the Skins need to start rebuilding this unit immediately. If Sam Bradford shows enough during his workouts leading up to the draft, this would be a natural landing spot for him, but for my money he has a lot of work to do to get chosen this high.

5. Kansas City Chiefs
Dez Bryant, WR, Oklahoma State
Getting scared when you're a young man and lying about something you did is not uncommon. And the fact that what Bryant was lying about wasn't, in the big scheme of things, a huge deal, shouldn't mean so much when team's start putting those red flags next to players' names. In terms of on-field ability, Bryant was right up there with Michael Crabtree and I'd even give him the edge in raw playmaking ability. While I tend to believe you can find WRs, like RBs, throughout the draft and so it's generally not worth it to use a high pick on one, Bryant has special talent and would be worth it. That said, the Chiefs have a lot of needs, and Tennessee safety Eric Berry or Alabama middle linebacker Rolando McClain would also make a lot of sense here.

6. Seattle Seahawks
Eric Berry, DB, Tennessee
The Seattle defense was bad last year, but what was easy to overlook was that they played the run well with their rush defense posting a -8.8% DVOA. Unfortunately the Seahawks were third worst in the league at defending the pass (33% DVOA). With new offensive line coach Alex Gibbs being an expert at coaching up lower-round draft picks, Seattle can afford to go defense with this pick and try to shore up the O-line later. And Seattle is another spot Sam Bradford could land if he works out well and Seattle wants to focus on finding their future signal caller.

7. Cleveland Browns
Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma
Bradford is a huge question mark at this point, but the Browns can't be content to proceed with Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson as their only options at QB.

8. Oakland Raiders
Patrick Robinson, CB, Florida State
We'll probably have a clearer picture of who Al Davis will draft after the official 40 times are posted at the NFL combine, but until then let's say the Raiders go with speedy cornerback Patrick Robinson to help out with their pass defense which was pretty bad despite having the sixth-best adjusted sack rate and Nnamdi Asomugha covering one side of the field. If Robinson isn't as fast on the track as he is on the field, then another good Al Davis option would be safety Taylor Mays: if he runs the 40 in under 4.5 seconds at 6'3" and 230 lbs, it will be hard for Mr. Davis to look at anyone else.

9. Buffalo Bills
Anthony Davis, OT, Rutgers
Even before injuries decimated their offensive line the Bills struggled in pass protection. Neither Demetrius Bell nor Jonathan Scott came close to adequately filling the left tackle spot vacated by the Jason Peters trade.

10. Jacksonville Jaguars
Joe Haden, CB, Florida
With the tenth pick in the NFL draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars select University of Florida cornerback, Joe Haden. Selecting Tim Tebow here might sell tickets for a season or two, but the better long-term economic strategy is winning. And besides, Tebow should still be available in round two or three. More to the point: the Jaguars defense was incredibly unbalanced: they had the worst pass defense (39.7% DVOA) and the seventh best rush defense (-12% DVOA).

11. Denver Broncos (from Chicago Bears)
Rolando McClain, MLB, Alabama
Andra Davis played well at inside backer for his new team but he wore down as the season went on and will be 32 by the end of next season. The other inside backer D.J. Williams was serviceable at best in the new 3-4 scheme. Rolando McClain brings great value at this slot and would be a perfect addition to the rebuilt Broncos D.

12. Miami Dolphins
Sergio Kindle, OLB, Texas
Will Kindle's off-field trouble keep Parcells & co away? If Kindle can prove that he has any kind of head on his shoulders, any sense of what kind of player he can be and the willingness to do what it takes to make that happen, Miami can pull the trigger and take a chance on him. Starting outside linebackers Jason Taylor and Joey Porter are nearing the end of their careers and neither played particularly well last year with Porter especially seeing a drop off in his play.

13. San Francisco 49ers
Brian Price, DT, UCLA
The 49ers are a quarterback away from being a championship-qaulity team, but with no QB left on the board, I think they'll look to keeping their front seven stocked, although defensive back would garner strong consideration as well.

14. Seattle Seahawks (from Denver Broncos)
C.J. Spiller, RB, Clemson
Spiller would not only add a sorely missing explosive element to the Seattle run game, but he would go a long way toward improving their woeful return game as well.

15. New York Giants
Carlos Dunlap, DE, Florida
The Giants are still one of the most talented teams in the league and with Kenny Phillips and Antonio Pierce coming back from injury they can afford to go best player available.

16. Tennessee Titans
Jason Pierre-Paul, DE, South Florida

17. San Francisco 49ers (from Carolina Panthers)
Perrish Cox, CB, Oklahoma State

18. Pittsburgh Steelers
Corey Wooten, DE, Northwestern

19. Atlanta Falcons
Jermaine Gresham, TE, Oklahoma

20. Houston Texans
Donovan Warren, CB, Michigan

21. Cincinnati Bengals
Anthony McCoy, TE, USC

22. New England Patriots
Dan Williams, DT, Tennesee

23. Green Bay Packers
Bruce Campbell, OT, Maryland

24. Philadelphia Eagles
Sean Weatherspoon, OLB, Missouri

25. Baltimore Ravens
Brandon LaFell, WR, LSU

26. Arizona Cardinals
Bryan Bulaga, OT, Iowa

27. Dallas Cowboys
Trent Williams, OT, Oklahoma

28. San Diego Chargers
Terrence Cody, DT, Alabama

29. New York Jets
Damian Williams, WR, USC

30. Minnesota Vikings
Earl Thomas, S, Texas

31. New Orleans Saints
Derrick Morgan, DE, Georgia Tech

32. Indianapolis Colts
Charles Brown, OT, USC

53 Deep 2009 All-Pro Team

OFFENSE
QB: Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts
RB: Chris Johnson, Tennessee Titans
TE: Jason Witten, Dallas Cowboys
WR: Andre Johnson, Houston Texans
WR: Vincent Jackson, San Diego Chargers
WR: Sidney Rice, Minnesota Vikings
T: Joe Thomas, Cleveland Browns
T: Jake Long, Miami Dolphins
G: Jahri Evans, New Orleans Saints
G: Chris Snee, New York Giants
C: Nick Mangold, New York Jets

DEFENSE
DE: Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis Colts
DE: Trent Cole, Philadelphia Eagles
DT: Kevin Williams, Minnesota Vikings
DT: Jay Ratliff, Dallas Cowboys
OLB: DeMarcus Ware, Dallas Cowboys
OLB: James Harrison, Pittsburgh Steelers
MLB: Patrick Willis, San Francisco 49ers
CB: Charles Woodson, Green Bay Packers
CB: Darrelle Revis, New York Jets
SS: Adrian Wilson, Arizona Cardinals
FS: Darren Sharper, New Orleans Saints

SPECIAL TEAMS
K: Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland Raiders
P: Shane Lechler, Oakland Raiders
KR: Joshua Cribbs, Cleveland Browns

2009 NFL Draft position rankings

OFFENSE
Quarterbak
1. Matt Stafford, Georgia
2. Mark Sanchez, USC
3. Josh Freeman, Kansas State
4. Pat White, West Virginia
5. Cullen Harper, Clemson
6. Rhett Bomar, Sam Houston State
7. Stephen McGee, Texas A&M
8. Hunter Cantwell, Louisville
9. Chris Crane, Boston College
10. Nate Davis, Ball State
11. Graham Harrell, Texas Tech
12. Nathan Brown, Central Arkansas
13. Brian Hoyer, Michigan State
14. Mike Teel, Rutgers
15. Todd Boeckman, Ohio State
16. Brian Johnson, Utah
17. John Parker Wilson, Alabama
18. Curtis Painter, Purdue
19. Tom Brandstater, Fresno State
20. Rudy Carpenter, Arizona State
21. Chase Daniel, Missouri
22. Mike Reilly, Central Washington
23. Chase Patton, Missouri
24. Drew Willy, Buffalo
25. Nate Longshore, California

Running Back
1. Knowshon Moreno, Georgia
2. LeSean McCoy, Pittsburgh
3. Donald Brown, Connecticut
4. Andre Brown, North Carolina State
5. Shonn Greene, Iowa
6. Chris Wells, Ohio State
7. Javon Ringer, Michigan State
8. Jeremiah Johnson, Oregon
9. Rashad Jennings, Liberty
10. Glen Coffee, Alabama
11. Cedric Peerman, Virginia
12. Arian Foster, Tennessee
13. James Davis, Clemson
14. Javarris Williams, Tennessee State
15. Gartrell Johnson, Colorado State
16. Tyrell Sutton, Northwestern
17. Aaron Brown, TCU
18. Marlon Lucky, Nebraska
19. Kory Sheets, Purdue
20. Devin Moore, Wyoming
21. Ian Johnson, Boise State
22. P.J. Hill, Wisconsin
23. Chris Ogbonnaya, Texas
24. Brad Lester, Auburn
25. Brandon Ore, West Liberty State

Fullback
1. Quinn Johnson, LSU
2. Tony Fiammetta, Syracuse
3. Brannan Southerland, Georgia
4. Eric Kettani, Navy
5. Brock Bolen, Louisville

Wide Receiver
1. Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech
2. Jeremy Maclin, Missouri
3. Hakim Nicks, North Carolina
4. Brian Robiskie, Ohio State
5. Darrius Heyward-Bey, Maryland
6. Kenny Britt, Rutgers
7. Brandon Tate, North Carolina
8. Kenny McKinley, South Carolina
9. Deon Butler, Penn State
10. Mike Thomas, Arizona
11. Patrick Turner, USC
12. Juaquin Iglesias, Oklahoma
13. Derrick Williams, Penn State
14. Brooks Foster, North Carolina
15. Quan Cosby, Texas
16. Percy Harvin, Florida
17. Demetrius Byrd, LSU
18. Jarrett Dillard, Rice
19. Sammie Stroughter, Oregon State
20. Tiquan Underwood, Rutgers
21. Taurus Johnson, South Florida
22. Ramses Barden, Cal Poly
23. Brandon Gibson, Washington State
24. Aaron Kelly, Clemson
25. Mohamed Massaquoi, Georgia
26. Louis Murphy, Florida
27. Darius Passmore, Marshall
28. Mike Wallace, Mississippi
29. Austin Collie, BYU
30. Greg Carr, Florida State
31. Jordan Norwood, Penn State
32. Manuel Johnson, Oklahoma
33. Kevin Ogletree, Virginia
34. Jeremy Childs, Boise State
35. Marko Mitchell, Nevada
36. Brian Hartline, Ohio State
37. Brennan Marion, Tulsa
38. Jamayel Smith, Mississippi State
39. Derek Kinder, Pittsburgh
40. Jaison Williams, Oregon

Tight End
1. Brandon Pettigrew, Oklahoma State
2. Jared Cook, South Carolina
3. Shawn Nelson, Southern Mississippi
4. Cornelius Ingram, Florida
5. Travis Beckum, Wisconsin
6. Chase Coffman, Missouri
7. Ryan Purvis, Boston College
8. James Casey, Rice
9. Anthony Hill, North Carolina State
10. John Phillips, Virginia
11. Bear Pascoe, Fresno State
12. Cameron Morrah, California
13. Jared Bronson, Central Washington
14. David Johnson, Arkansas State
15. Travis McCall, Alabama

Offensive Tackle
1. Eugene Monroe, Virginia
2. Jason Smith, Baylor
3. Michael Oher, Mississippi
4. Eben Britton, Arizona
5. Andre Smith, Alabama
6. William Beatty, Connecticut
7. Jamon Meredith, South Carolina
8. Troy Kropog, Tulane
9. Sebastian Vollmer, Houston
10. Jason Watkins, Florida
11. Phil Loadholt, Oklahoma
12. Augustus Parrish, Kent State
13. Xavier Fulton, Illinois
14. Ramon Foster, Tennessee
15. Gerald Cadogan, Penn State
16. T.J. Lang, Eastern Michigan
17. Fenuki Tupou, Oregon
18. Garrett Reynolds, North Carolina
19. Cornelius Lewis, Tennessee State
20. Alex Boone, Ohio State

Offensive Guard
1. Kraig Urbik, Wisconsin
2. Herman Johnson, LSU
3. Tyronne Green, Auburn
4. Andy Levitre, Oregon State
5. Duke Robinson, Oklahoma
6. Trevor Canfield, Cincinnati
7. Anthony Parker, Tennessee
8. Seth Olsen, Iowa
9. Rey Feinga, BYU
10. Ryan Stanchek, West Virginia
11. Greg Islander, West Virginia
12. Jamie Thomas, Maryland
13. Travis Bright, BYU
14. Louis Vasquez, Texas Tech
15. Ryan Durand, Syracuse
16. Cedric Dockery, Texas
17. Andy Kemp, Wisconsin
18. Maurice Miller, Mississippi
19. Jeremy Perry, Oregon State
20. Roger Allen, Missouri Western State

Center
1. Max Unger, Orgeon
2. Eric Wood, Louisville
3. Alex Mack, California
4. Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas
5. Antoine Caldwell, Alabama
6. A. Q. Shipley, Penn State
7. Ryan Shuman, Virginia Tech
8. C. J. Davis, Pittsburgh
9. Cecil Newton, Tennessee State
10. Jon Cooper, Oklahoma

DEFENSE
Defensive End
1. Brian Orakpo, Texas
2. Everette Brown, Florida State
3. Robert Ayers, Tennessee
4. Larry English, Northern Illinois
5. Connor Barwin, Cincinnati
6. Aaron Maybin, Penn State
7. Tyson Jackson, LSU
8. Kyle Moore, USC
9. Cody Brown, Connecticut
10. Paul Kruger, Utah
11. Michael Johnson, Georgia Tech
12. Will Davis, Illinois
13. Lawrence Sidbury, Richmond
14. Brandon Williams, Texas Tech
15. Michael Bennett, Texas A&M
16. Jarius Wynn, Georgia
17. Tim Jamison, Michigan
18. David Veikune, Hawaii
19. Maurice Evans, Penn State
20. Matt Shaughnessy, Wisconsin

Defensive Tackle
1. B.J. Raji, Boston College
2. Evander Hood, Missouri
3. Ron Brace, Boston College
4. Peria Jerry, Mississippi
5. Ricky Jean-Francois, LSU
6. Jarron Gilbert, San Jose State
7. Corey Irvin, Georgia
8. Sen'Derrick Marks, Auburn
9. Fili Moala, USC
10. Vance Walker, Georgia Tech
12. Alex Magee, Purdue
12. Chris Baker, Hampton
13. Mitch King, Iowa
14. Myron Pryor, Kentucky
15. Roy Miller, Texas
16. Dorell Scott, Clemson
17. Darryl Richard, Georgia Tech
18. Clinton McDonald, Memphis
19. Terrance Taylor, Michigan
20. Jeff Owens, Georgia

Outside Linebacker
1. Aaron Curry, Wake Forest
2. Brian Cushing, USC
3. Clay Matthews, USC
4. Clint Sintim, Virginia
5. Tyrone McKenzie, South Florida
6. Marcus Freeman, Ohio State
7. Zach Follett, California
8. Nic Harris, Oklahoma
9. Ashlee Palmer, Mississippi
10. Kaluka Maiav, USC
11. Anthony Felder, California
12. Mortty Ivy, West Virginia
13. Jason Williams, Western Illinois
14. Jonathan Casillas, Wisconsin
15. Brian Toal, Boston College
16. Robert Francois, Boston College
17. Gerald McRath, Southern Miss
18. Moise Fokou, Maryland
19. DeAndre Levy, Wisconsin
20. Nick Reed, Oregon

Inside Linebacker
1. Rey Maualuga, USC
2. Johnny Williams, Kentucky
3. James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
4. Darry Beckwith, LSU
5. Scott McKillop, Pittsburgh
6. Worrell Williams, California
7. Dannell Ellerbe, Georgia
8. Jasper Brinkley, South Carolina
9. Jason Phillips, TCU
10. Jamar Chaney, Mississippi State

Cornerback
1. Vontae Davis, Illinois
2. Asher Allen, Georgia
3. Alphonso Smith, Wake Forest
4. Darius Butler, Connecticut
5. Sean Smith, Utah
6. Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State
7. D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt
8. Keenan Lewis, Oregon State
9. Bradley Fletcher, Iowa
10. Coye Francies, San Jose State
11. Captain Munnerlyn, South Carolina
12. Jairus Byrd, Oregon
13. Victor Harris, Virginia Tech
14. Ellis Lankaster, West Virginia
15. Mike Mickens, Cincinnati
16. Don Carey, Norfolk State
17. Jahi Word-Daniels, Georgia Tech
18. Domonique Johnson, Jackson State
19. Kevin Barnes, Maryland
20. Lardarius Webb, Nicholls State
21. Jerraud Powers, Auburn
22. Cary Harris, USC
23. Ryan Palmer, Texas
24. DeAngelo Smith, Cincinnati
25. Brandon Underwood, Cincinnati
26. Brandon Hughes, Oregon State
27. Wopamo Osaisai, Stanford
28. Morgan Trent, Michigan
29. Ryan Mouton, Hawaii
30. Donald Washington, Ohio State

Safety
1. Patrick Chung, Oregon
2. Louis Delmas, Western Michigan
3. Chip Vaughn, Wake Forest
4. Rashad Johnson, Alabama
5. Sherrod Martin, Troy
6. Darcel McBath, Texas Tech
7. Derek Pegues, Mississippi State
8. Keith Fitzhugh, Mississippi State
9. Emanuel Cook, South Carolina
10. Michael Hamlin, Clemson
11. William Moore, Missouri
12. Courtney Greene, Rutgers
13. Curtis Taylor, LSU
14. Glover Quin, New Mexico
15. Otis Wiley, Michigan State
16. David Bruton, Notre Dame
17. Lendy Holmes, Oklahoma
18. Kevin Ellison, USC
19. Trimane Goddard, North Carolina
20. De’Von Hall, Utah State

2009 NFL Draft position rankings

OFFENSE
Quarterbak
1. Matt Stafford, Georgia
2. Mark Sanchez, USC
3. Josh Freeman, Kansas State
4. Nate Davis, Ball State
5. Cullen Harper, Clemson
6. Rhett Bomar, Sam Houston State
7. Pat White, West Virginia
8. Chris Crane, Boston College
9. Stephen McGee, Texas A&M
10. Hunter Cantwell, Louisville
11. Graham Harrell, Texas Tech
12. Nathan Brown, Central Arkansas
13. Brian Hoyer, Michigan State
14. Mike Teel, Rutgers
15. Todd Boeckman, Ohio State
16. Brian Johnson, Utah
17. John Parker Wilson, Alabama
18. Curtis Painter, Purdue
19. Tom Brandstater, Fresno State
20. Rudy Carpenter, Arizona State
21. Chase Daniel, Missouri
22. Mike Reilly, Central Washington
23. Chase Patton, Missouri
24. Drew Willy, Buffalo
25. Nate Longshore, California

Running Back
1. Knowshon Moreno, Georgia
2. LeSean McCoy, Pittsburgh
3. Donald Brown, Connecticut
4. Shonn Greene, Iowa
5. Chris Wells, Ohio State
6. Andre Brown, North Carolina State
7. Javon Ringer, Michigan State
8. Jeremiah Johnson, Oregon
9. Rashad Jennings, Liberty
10. Glen Coffee, Alabama
11. Cedric Peerman, Virginia
12. Arian Foster, Tennessee
13. James Davis, Clemson
14. Javarris Williams, Tennessee State
15. Gartrell Johnson, Colorado State
16. Tyrell Sutton, Northwestern
17. Aaron Brown, TCU
18. Marlon Lucky, Nebraska
19. Kory Sheets, Purdue
20. Devin Moore, Wyoming
21. Ian Johnson, Boise State
22. P.J. Hill, Wisconsin
23. Chris Ogbonnaya, Texas
24. Brad Lester, Auburn
25. Brandon Ore, West Liberty State

Fullback
1. Quinn Johnson, LSU
2. Tony Fiammetta, Syracuse
3. Brannan Southerland, Georgia
4. Eric Kettani, Navy
5. Brock Bolen, Louisville

Wide Receiver
1. Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech
2. Jeremy Maclin, Missouri
3. Hakim Nicks, North Carolina
4. Brian Robiskie, Ohio State
5. Darrius Heyward-Bey, Maryland
6. Kenny Britt, Rutgers
7. Percy Harvin, Florida
8. Kenny McKinley, South Carolina
9. Brandon Tate, North Carolina
10. Deon Butler, Penn State
11. Mike Thomas, Arizona
12. Patrick Turner, USC
13. Juaquin Iglesias, Oklahoma
14. Derrick Williams, Penn State
15. Brooks Foster, North Carolina
16. Quan Cosby, Texas
17. Demetrius Byrd, LSU
18. Jarrett Dillard, Rice
19. Sammie Stroughter, Oregon State
20. Tiquan Underwood, Rutgers
21. Taurus Johnson, South Florida
22. Ramses Barden, Cal Poly
23. Brandon Gibson, Washington State
24. Aaron Kelly, Clemson
25. Mohamed Massaquoi, Georgia
26. Louis Murphy, Florida
27. Darius Passmore, Marshall
28. Mike Wallace, Mississippi
29. Austin Collie, BYU
30. Greg Carr, Florida State
31. Jordan Norwood, Penn State
32. Manuel Johnson, Oklahoma
33. Kevin Ogletree, Virginia
34. Jeremy Childs, Boise State
35. Marko Mitchell, Nevada
36. Brian Hartline, Ohio State
37. Brennan Marion, Tulsa
38. Jamayel Smith, Mississippi State
39. Derek Kinder, Pittsburgh
40. Jaison Williams, Oregon

Tight End
1. Brandon Pettigrew, Oklahoma State
2. Jared Cook, South Carolina
3. Shawn Nelson, Southern Mississippi
4. Cornelius Ingram, Florida
5. Travis Beckum, Wisconsin
6. Chase Coffman, Missouri
7. Ryan Purvis, Boston College
8. James Casey, Rice
9. Anthony Hill, North Carolina State
10. John Phillips, Virginia
11. Bear Pascoe, Fresno State
12. Cameron Morrah, California
13. Jared Bronson, Central Washington
14. David Johnson, Arkansas State
15. Travis McCall, Alabama

Offensive Tackle
1. Jason Smith, Baylor
2. Michael Oher, Mississippi
3. Eugene Monroe, Virginia
4. Eben Britton, Arizona
5. Andre Smith, Alabama
6. William Beatty, Connecticut
7. Jamon Meredith, South Carolina
8. Troy Kropog, Tulane
9. Sebastian Vollmer, Houston
10. Jason Watkins, Florida
11. Phil Loadholt, Oklahoma
12. Augustus Parrish, Kent State
13. Xavier Fulton, Illinois
14. Ramon Foster, Tennessee
15. Gerald Cadogan, Penn State
16. T.J. Lang, Eastern Michigan
17. Fenuki Tupou, Oregon
18. Garrett Reynolds, North Carolina
19. Cornelius Lewis, Tennessee State
20. Alex Boone, Ohio State

Offensive Guard
1. Kraig Urbik, Wisconsin
2. Herman Johnson, LSU
3. Tyronne Green, Auburn
4. Andy Levitre, Oregon State
5. Duke Robinson, Oklahoma
6. Trevor Canfield, Cincinnati
7. Anthony Parker, Tennessee
8. Ryan Stanchek, West Virginia
9. Rey Feinga, BYU
10. Seth Olsen, Iowa
11. Greg Islander, West Virginia
12. Jamie Thomas, Maryland
13. Travis Bright, BYU
14. Louis Vasquez, Texas Tech
15. Ryan Durand, Syracuse
16. Cedric Dockery, Texas
17. Andy Kemp, Wisconsin
18. Maurice Miller, Mississippi
19. Jeremy Perry, Oregon State
20. Roger Allen, Missouri Western State

Center
1. Max Unger, Orgeon
2. Eric Wood, Louisville
3. Alex Mack, California
4. Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas
5. Antoine Caldwell, Alabama
6. A. Q. Shipley, Penn State
7. Ryan Shuman, Virginia Tech
8. C. J. Davis, Pittsburgh
9. Cecil Newton, Tennessee State
10. Jon Cooper, Oklahoma

DEFENSE
Defensive End
1. Brian Orakpo, Texas
2. Everette Brown, Florida State
3. Robert Ayers, Tennessee
4. Larry English, Northern Illinois
5. Connor Barwin, Cincinnati
6. Aaron Maybin, Penn State
7. Tyson Jackson, LSU
8. Kyle Moore, USC
9. Cody Brown, Connecticut
10. Paul Kruger, Utah
11. Michael Johnson, Georgia Tech
12. Will Davis, Illinois
13. Lawrence Sidbury, Richmond
14. Brandon Williams, Texas Tech
15. Michael Bennett, Texas A&M
16. Jarius Wynn, Georgia
17. Tim Jamison, Michigan
18. David Veikune, Hawaii
19. Maurice Evans, Penn State
20. Matt Shaughnessy, Wisconsin

Defensive Tackle
1. B.J. Raji, Boston College
2. Evander Hood, Missouri
3. Ron Brace, Boston College
4. Peria Jerry, Mississippi
5. Ricky Jean-Francois, LSU
6. Jarron Gilbert, San Jose State
7. Corey Irvin, Georgia
8. Sen'Derrick Marks, Auburn
9. Fili Moala, USC
10. Vance Walker, Georgia Tech
12. Alex Magee, Purdue
12. Chris Baker, Hampton
13. Mitch King, Iowa
14. Myron Pryor, Kentucky
15. Roy Miller, Texas
16. Dorell Scott, Clemson
17. Darryl Richard, Georgia Tech
18. Clinton McDonald, Memphis
19. Terrance Taylor, Michigan
20. Jeff Owens, Georgia

Outside Linebacker
1. Aaron Curry, Wake Forest
2. Brian Cushing, USC
3. Clay Matthews, USC
4. Clint Sintim, Virginia
5. Tyrone McKenzie, South Florida
6. Marcus Freeman, Ohio State
7. Zach Follett, California
8. Nic Harris, Oklahoma
9. Ashlee Palmer, Mississippi
10. Kaluka Maiav, USC
11. Anthony Felder, California
12. Mortty Ivy, West Virginia
13. Jason Williams, Western Illinois
14. Jonathan Casillas, Wisconsin
15. Brian Toal, Boston College
16. Robert Francois, Boston College
17. Gerald McRath, Southern Miss
18. Moise Fokou, Maryland
19. DeAndre Levy, Wisconsin
20. Nick Reed, Oregon

Inside Linebacker
1. Rey Maualuga, USC
2. Johnny Williams, Kentucky
3. James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
4. Darry Beckwith, LSU
5. Scott McKillop, Pittsburgh
6. Worrell Williams, California
7. Dannell Ellerbe, Georgia
8. Jasper Brinkley, South Carolina
9. Jason Phillips, TCU
10. Jamar Chaney, Mississippi State

Cornerback
1. Vontae Davis, Illinois
2. Asher Allen, Georgia
3. Alphonso Smith, Wake Forest
4. Darius Butler, Connecticut
5. Sean Smith, Utah
6. Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State
7. D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt
8. Keenan Lewis, Oregon State
9. Bradley Fletcher, Iowa
10. Coye Francies, San Jose State
11. Captain Munnerlyn, South Carolina
12. Jairus Byrd, Oregon
13. Victor Harris, Virginia Tech
14. Ellis Lankaster, West Virginia
15. Mike Mickens, Cincinnati
16. Don Carey, Norfolk State
17. Jahi Word-Daniels, Georgia Tech
18. Domonique Johnson, Jackson State
19. Kevin Barnes, Maryland
20. Lardarius Webb, Nicholls State
21. Jerraud Powers, Auburn
22. Cary Harris, USC
23. Ryan Palmer, Texas
24. DeAngelo Smith, Cincinnati
25. Brandon Underwood, Cincinnati
26. Brandon Hughes, Oregon State
27. Wopamo Osaisai, Stanford
28. Morgan Trent, Michigan
29. Ryan Mouton, Hawaii
30. Donald Washington, Ohio State

Safety
1. Patrick Chung, Oregon
2. Louis Delmas, Western Michigan
3. Chip Vaughn, Wake Forest
4. Rashad Johnson, Alabama
5. Sherrod Martin, Troy
6. Derek Pegues, Mississippi State
7. Darcel McBath, Texas Tech
8. Keith Fitzhugh, Mississippi State
9. Emanuel Cook, South Carolina
10. Michael Hamlin, Clemson
11. Curtis Taylor, LSU
12. William Moore, Missouri
13. Courtney Greene, Rutgers
14. Glover Quin, New Mexico
15. Otis Wiley, Michigan State
16. David Bruton, Notre Dame
17. Lendy Holmes, Oklahoma
18. Kevin Ellison, USC
19. Trimane Goddard, North Carolina
20. De’Von Hall, Utah State

2009 NFL Mock Draft

1. Detroit Lions
Matt Stafford, QB, Georgia
The Lions have three of the first thirty-three picks in a draft deep in offensive tackle prospects but shallow as ever in prospective franchise QBs, so I think it makes sense to grab the QB first and the OT later.

2. St. Louis Rams
Andre Smith, OT, Alabama
I still have some reservations about Andre Smith's pass blocking, but for now he seems to be the closest thing to the consensus number one OT. Whether it's Andre Smith, Jason Smith, or Eugene Monroe, the Rams need to finally find their replacement for Orlando Pace.

3. Kansas City Chiefs
Brian Orakpo, DE, Texas
If the Lions pass on Stafford, then I think the Chiefs have to take him, but otherwise they need to address their defensive front seven. I had Michael Crabtree going here in my first mock, but as good as Crabtree is, with Scott Pioli now in charge in KC, I think he's too smart to select a WR when the Chiefs are so awful at pressuring the QB.

4. Seattle Seahawks
Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech
I like Crabtree a lot, and it's true the Seahawks haven't had a bona fide number one receiver in some time, but if I were in Seattle's front office, I'd be pushing to select one of the great left tackle prospects in this draft who could be Walter Jones's eventual replacement.

5. Cleveland Browns
Vontae Davis, CB, Illinois
Davis has been making standout plays since he was a freshman and I can't believe he's not the highest-rated corner on most draftniks' boards. He's a perfect fit for Mangini's defensive scheme.

6. Cincinnati Bengals
Eugene Monroe, OT, Virginia
A position of strength on the Cincinnati roster just two years ago, the Bengals have few options at either tackle spot right now.

7. Oakland Raiders
Jeremy Maclin, WR, Missouri
Given a need at both positions I would always take a top offensive tackle prospect over a wide receiver, but Al Davis doesn't think that way. Speed rules in Mr. Davis's mind.

8. Jacksonville Jaguars
Jason Smith, OT, Baylor
If the last three seasons have proved anything it's that a rookie left tackle can step in and play at a very high level (see Marcus McNeil, Joe Thomas, Ryan Clady and Jake Long). The Jags will be hoping Smith or one of other top OT can step in and be an immediate upgrade over Khalif Barnes, a serviceable tackle likely to leave via free agency.

9. Green Bay Packers
Everette Brown, DE/OLB, Florida State
NT B.J. Raji and OT Michael Oher both would also make sense here, but the Packers absolutely have to get another pass rusher to play OLB if they're truly going to transition to a base 3-4.

10. San Francisco 49ers
B.J. Raji, NT, Boston College
It might not be as much of a need as right tackle, free safety, wide receiver, or a pass rusher, but if the 49ers truly want to play Fysical football, then they need to go with the value on the board and upgrade their defensive line.

11. Buffalo Bills
Aaron Curry, LB, Wake Forest
For my money the best pure linebacker in the draft, Curry brings great value here, although the Bills could also stand to add a pass rusher like Aaron Maybin or Larry English or tight end Brandon Pettigrew.

12. Denver Broncos
Rey Maualuga, MLB, USC
B.J. Raji would be the best pick for the Broncos since he would be the biggest help in their transition to a 3-4 defense. With him off the board, Denver will have to add a different piece of the 3-4 puzzle. I think Aaron Curry would be a great fit and that Maualuga is a bit overrated, but sometimes you have to dance with who's available.

13. Washington Redskins
Aaron Maybin, DE, Penn State
Maybin could learn some of the tricks of the trade from one of the best, Jason Taylor, while he gets the necessary time he'll need to acclimate to the pro game.

14. New Orleans Saints
Malcolm Jenkins, CB, Ohio State
The Saints have been trying to fill holes in their secondary for years now, so they could be very happy to find Jenkins, who many view as a top-ten talent, available here. I think he's a bit overrated myself and might be better suited as a free safety at the next level.

15. Houston Texans
Michael Johnson, DE, Georgia Tech
I don't think Johnson warrants a first round selection, but I can see how the Texans might view him as a potential perfect bookend to Mario Williams, especially down the road after Johnson has a year of NFL conditioning.

16. San Diego Chargers
Tyson Jackson, DE, LSU
Losing right defensive end Igor Olshansky to free agency shouldn't hurt too much, since he lost his starting job last season, but the Chargers still need to bolster their front three, and Jackson has the size and skill set to play 3-4 DE, though he's another overrated prospect in my opinion.

17. New York Jets
Mark Sanchez, QB, USC
When he came out, I had high expectations for Kellen Clemens, but he didn't look so hot when he had his chance to play in 2007. It doesn't seem likely that either he or Brett Ratliff are the future starters.

18. Chicago Bears
Robert Ayers, DE, Tennessee
The Bears defensive ends are getting up there in age and Ayers is arguably the best base DE prospect in this year's draft.

19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Michael Oher, OT, Mississippi
The Bucs get a gift as Oher falls all the way to the nineteenth pick.

20. Detroit Lions (from Dallas Cowboys)
Eben Britton, OT, Arizona
Having taken a franchise QB with the first pick, the Lions can turn their focus to shoring up the offensive line.

21. Philadelphia Eagles
Brandon Pettigrew, TE, Oklahoma State

22. Minnesota Vikings
Peria Jerry, DT, Mississippi
The Vikings have the best DT tandem in the league, but they need to think about the future given Pat Williams age, and with all of the top offensive linemen off the board, it makes sense to go where the value is.

23. New England Patriots
Larry English, DE/OLB, Northern Illinois
If the draft turns out this way, I'll be cursing the first twenty-two teams who picked for letting English get to the Pats. Given the way Bellichick collects tight ends, don't be surprised if Brandon Pettigrew (should he still be on the board) goes here even though the Pats have Ben Watson and Dave Thomas.

24. Atlanta Falcons
Percy Harvin, WR, Florida
I guess this would be another huge steal, but I'm not sold on Harvin's potential as a pro. He could be a fine complement to Roddy White, and given a creative offensive scheme that gets him the ball he could be a dangerous weapon, I just hink he's a bit overrated.

25. Miami Dolphins
Ron Brace, NT, Boston College
This might be a bit high for Brace, but there just aren't that many quality nose tackle prospects.

26. Baltimore Ravens
Brian Cushing, LB, USC
Cushing should prove to be an adequate replacement for Bart Scott, though I don't have quite as much confidence in his pro potential as most others do.

27. Indianapolis Colts
Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR, Maryland
Oh boy.

28. Philadelphia Eagles (from Carolina Panthers)
William Beatty, OT, Connecticut
The Eagles need to add some good young players at both offensive tackle positions.

29. New York Giants
Hakim Nicks, WR, North Carolina
Adding Nicks should go a long way toward forgetting Plaxico Burress.

30. Tennessee Titans
Fili Moala, DT, USC
If Albert Haynesworth bolts via free agency, the Titans will need to bolster the depth along the interior of their defensive line.

31. Arizona Cardinals
Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia
Moreno is as worthy of a top-ten pick as RB who has come out in recent year. I'd put him behind only Adrian Peterson. But he's still a RB after all. But but: this would be one of the steals of this and any draft if the Cards landed him this far down.

32. Pittsburgh Steelers
Max Unger, C, Orgeon
Pittsburgh's offensive line played better as the year went on, but an upgrade in the interior of the line is still much needed if they don't want to see Big Ben keep getting knocked silly.

2009 NFL Draft position rankings

OFFENSE
Quarterbak
1. Matt Stafford, Georgia
2. Mark Sanchez, USC
3. Josh Freeman, Kansas State
4. Nate Davis, Ball State
5. Cullen Harper, Clemson
6. Rhett Bomar, Sam Houston State
7. Graham Harrell, Texas Tech
8. Chris Crane, Boston College
9. Pat White, West Virginia
10. Nathan Brown, Central Arkansas
11. Stephen McGee, Texas A&M
12. Brian Hoyer, Michigan State
13. Hunter Cantwell, Louisville
14. Mike Teel, Rutgers
15. Todd Boeckman, Ohio State
16. Brian Johnson, Utah
17. John Parker Wilson, Alabama
18. Curtis Painter, Purdue
19. Tom Brandstater, Fresno State
20. Rudy Carpenter, Arizona State
21. Chase Daniel, Missouri
22. Mike Reilly, Central Washington
23. Chase Patton, Missouri
24. Drew Willy, Buffalo
25. Nate Longshore, California

Running Back
1. Knowshon Moreno, Georgia
2. LeSean McCoy, Pittsburgh
3. Shonn Greene, Iowa
4. Donald Brown, Connecticut
5. Chris Wells, Ohio State
6. Andre Brown, North Carolina State
7. Javon Ringer, Michigan State
8. Jeremiah Johnson, Oregon
9. Rashad Jennings, Liberty
10. Glen Coffee, Alabama
11. Cedric Peerman, Virginia
12. Arian Foster, Tennessee
13. James Davis, Clemson
14. Brad Lester, Auburn
15. Javarris Williams, Tennessee State
16. Gartrell Johnson, Colorado State
17. Tyrell Sutton, Northwestern
18. Aaron Brown, TCU
19. Marlon Lucky, Nebraska
20. Kory Sheets, Purdue
21. Devin Moore, Wyoming
22. P.J. Hill, Wisconsin
23. Ian Johnson, Boise State
24. Chris Ogbonnaya, Texas
25. Brandon Ore, West Liberty State

Fullback
1. Quinn Johnson, LSU
2. Tony Fiammetta, Syracuse
3. Brannan Southerland, Georgia
4. Eric Kettani, Navy
5. Brock Bolen, Louisville

Wide Receiver
1. Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech
2. Jeremy Maclin, Missouri
3. Hakim Nicks, North Carolina
4. Brian Robiskie, Ohio State
5. Darrius Heyward-Bey, Maryland
6. Percy Harvin, Florida
7. Kenny Britt, Rutgers
8. Kenny McKinley, South Carolina
9. Derrick Williams, Penn State
10. Brandon Tate, North Carolina
11. Mike Thomas, Arizona
12. Deon Butler, Penn State
13. Patrick Turner, USC
14. Juaquin Iglesias, Oklahoma
15. Brooks Foster, North Carolina
16. Quan Cosby, Texas
17. Demetrius Byrd, LSU
18. Jarrett Dillard, Rice
19. Sammie Stroughter, Oregon State
20. Taurus Johnson, South Florida
21. Ramses Barden, Cal Poly
22. Brandon Gibson, Washington State
23. Mohamed Massaquoi, Georgia
24. Aaron Kelly, Clemson
25. Louis Murphy, Florida
26. Darius Passmore, Marshall
27. Mike Wallace, Mississippi
28. Austin Collie, BYU
29. Greg Carr, Florida State
30. Tiquan Underwood, Rutgers
31. Manuel Johnson, Oklahoma
32. Marko Mitchell, Nevada
33. Jeremy Childs, Boise State
34. Jaison Williams, Oregon
35. Brian Hartline, Ohio State
36. Brennan Marion, Tulsa
37. Kevin Ogletree, Virginia
38. Jamayel Smith, Mississippi State
39. Derek Kinder, Pittsburgh
40. Brennan Marion, Tulsa

Tight End
1. Brandon Pettigrew, Oklahoma State
2. Jared Cook, South Carolina
3. Shawn Nelson, Southern Mississippi
4. Cornelius Ingram, Florida
5. Travis Beckum, Wisconsin
6. Chase Coffman, Missouri
7. Ryan Purvis, Boston College
8. James Casey, Rice
9. Anthony Hill, North Carolina State
10. John Phillips, Virginia
11. Brian Mandeville, Northeastern
12. Bear Pascoe, Fresno State
13. Cameron Morrah, California
14. Travis McCall, Alabama
15. Jared Bronson, Central Washington

Offensive Tackle
1. Andre Smith, Alabama
2. Michael Oher, Mississippi
3. Eugene Monroe, Virginia
4. Eben Britton, Arizona
5. Jason Smith, Baylor
6. William Beatty, Connecticut
7. Jamon Meredith, South Carolina
8. Troy Kropog, Tulane
9. Jason Watkins, Florida
10. Phil Loadholt, Oklahoma
11. Augustus Parrish, Kent State
12. Sebastian Vollmer, Houston
13. Xavier Fulton, Illinois
14. Ramon Foster, Tennessee
15. Gerald Cadogan, Penn State
16. Alex Boone, Ohio State
17. Fenuki Tupou, Oregon
18. Garrett Reynolds, North Carolina
19. Cornelius Lewis, Tennessee State
20. T.J. Lang, Eastern Michigan

Offensive Guard
1. Kraig Urbik, Wisconsin
2. Herman Johnson, LSU
3. Andy Levitre, Oregon State
4. Tyronne Green, Auburn
5. Duke Robinson, Oklahoma
6. Trevor Canfield, Cincinnati
7. Anthony Parker, Tennessee
8. Ryan Stanchek, West Virginia
9. Rey Feinga, BYU
10. Seth Olsen, Iowa
11. Greg Islander, West Virginia
12. Jamie Thomas, Maryland
13. Travis Bright, BYU
14. Louis Vasquez, Texas Tech
15. Ryan Durand, Syracuse
16. Cedric Dockery, Texas
17. Andy Kemp, Wisconsin
18. Maurice Miller, Mississippi
19. Jeremy Perry, Oregon State
20. Roger Allen, Missouri Western State

Center
1. Max Unger, Orgeon
2. Eric Wood, Louisville
3. Alex Mack, California
4. Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas
5. A. Q. Shipley, Penn State
6. Antoine Caldwell, Alabama
7. Ryan Shuman, Virginia Tech
8. C. J. Davis, Pittsburgh
9. Cecil Newton, Tennessee State
10. Jon Cooper, Oklahoma

DEFENSE
Defensive End
1. Brian Orakpo, Texas
2. Everette Brown, Florida State
3. Robert Ayers, Tennessee
4. Kyle Moore, USC
5. Larry English, Northern Illinois
6. Aaron Maybin, Penn State
7. Ricky Jean-Francois, LSU
8. Cody Brown, Connecticut
9. Will Davis, Illinois
10. Lawrence Sidbury, Richmond
11. Michael Johnson, Georgia Tech
12. Paul Kruger, Utah
13. Connor Barwin, Cincinnati
14. Brandon Williams, Texas Tech
15. Matt Shaughnessy, Wisconsin
16. Tim Jamison, Michigan
17. Michael Bennett, Texas A&M
18. David Veikune, Hawaii
19. Maurice Evans, Penn State
20. Jarius Wynn, Georgia

Defensive Tackle
1. B.J. Raji, Boston College
2. Peria Jerry, Mississippi
3. Evander Hood, Missouri
4. Fili Moala, USC
5. Sen'Derrick Marks, Auburn
6. Ron Brace, Boston College
7. Tyson Jackson, LSU
8. Corey Irvin, Georgia
9. Jarron Gilbert, San Jose State
10. Vance Walker, Georgia Tech
12. Alex Magee, Purdue
12. Chris Baker, Hampton
13. Mitch King, Iowa
14. Myron Pryor, Kentucky
15. Roy Miller, Texas
16. Dorell Scott, Clemson
17. Darryl Richard, Georgia Tech
18. Clinton McDonald, Memphis
19. Terrance Taylor, Michigan
20. Jeff Owens, Georgia

Outside Linebacker
1. Aaron Curry, Wake Forest
2. Clint Sintim, Virginia
3. Brian Cushing, USC
4. Clay Matthews, USC
5. Tyrone McKenzie, South Florida
6. Marcus Freeman, Ohio State
7. Nic Harris, Oklahoma
8. Zach Follett, California
9. Ashlee Palmer, Mississippi
10. Mortty Ivy, West Virginia
11. Kaluka Maiav, USC
12. Anthony Felder, California
13. Moise Fokou, Maryland
14. Jason Williams, Western Illinois
15. Jonathan Casillas, Wisconsin
16. Brian Toal, Boston College
17. Robert Francois, Boston College
18. Gerald McRath, Southern Miss
19. DeAndre Levy, Wisconsin
20. Nick Reed, Oregon

Inside Linebacker
1. Rey Maualuga, USC
2. Johnny Williams, Kentucky
3. James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
4. Darry Beckwith, LSU
5. Scott McKillop, Pittsburgh
6. Worrell Williams, California
7. Dannell Ellerbe, Georgia
8. Jasper Brinkley, South Carolina
9. Jason Phillips, TCU
10. Jamar Chaney, Mississippi State

Cornerback
1. Vontae Davis, Illinois
2. Asher Allen, Georgia
3. Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State
4. D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt
5. Alphonso Smith, Wake Forest
6. Darius Butler, Connecticut
7. Sean Smith, Utah
8. Keenan Lewis, Oregon State
9. Coye Francies, San Jose State
10. Captain Munnerlyn, South Carolina
11. Victor Harris, Virginia Tech
12. Jairus Byrd, Oregon
13. Ellis Lankaster, West Virginia
14. Bradley Fletcher, Iowa
15. Mike Mickens, Cincinnati
16. Cary Harris, USC
17. Don Carey, Norfolk State
18. Ryan Palmer, Texas
19. Jahi Word-Daniels, Georgia Tech
20. Domonique Johnson, Jackson State
21. DeAngelo Smith, Cincinnati
22. Kevin Barnes, Maryland
23. Brandon Underwood, Cincinnati
24. Jerraud Powers, Auburn
25. Wopamo Osaisai, Stanford
26. Brandon Hughes, Oregon State
27. Morgan Trent, Michigan
28. Ryan Mouton, Hawaii
29. Donald Washington, Ohio State
30. James Williams, Southern Connecticut

Safety
1. Patrick Chung, Oregon
2. Louis Delmas, Western Michigan
3. Chip Vaughn, Wake Forest
4. Rashad Johnson, Alabama
5. Derek Pegues, Mississippi State
6. Michael Hamlin, Clemson
7. Emanuel Cook, South Carolina
8. Keith Fitzhugh, Mississippi State
9. Sherrod Martin, Troy
10. Darcel McBath, Texas Tech
11. Curtis Taylor, LSU
12. William Moore, Missouri
13. Courtney Greene, Rutgers
14. Kevin Ellison, USC
15. Lendy Holmes, Oklahoma
16. Glover Quin, New Mexico
17. Otis Wiley, Michigan State
18. David Bruton, Notre Dame
19. Trimane Goddard, North Carolina
20. De’Von Hall, Utah State

2008 Linebacker Ratings

Decided to go ahead and see how my defensive rating system would rate the linebackers. Because tackles are taken into consideration, LBs have higher ratings than the defensive linemen. So this isn't a good system for comparing one position to another, but it still looks like it does a pretty good job of comparing players at the same position. Doesn't mean I think it's perfect. Half way through the season I wouldn't have quibbled too much with Barrett Ruud showing up as the top-rated middle/inside backer, but at this point my overriding impressions of his 2008 season are his whiffs in the Carolina and Oakland games when the Bucs were fighting for a playoff spot. Still, I wouldn't place him lower than fourth, and in fact I'd say the top four names on the below list correspond to what would be the top four names on most observers' lists. If I hadn't added total scrimmage plays into the equation then those four would have come out in the following order: Patrick Willis, Jon Beason, Ruud, and Ray Lewis (tied with Jonathan Vilma). The fact that the scrimmage plays push Lewis's rating higher after the outstanding year he had, and put him above Vilma by 8.4 points, confirm for me that it's better to include them.

11 Highest-rated Inside Linebackers


The outside linebacker ratings confirm (well for me at least) two opinions I had: DeMarcus Ware probably should have been Defensive Player of the Year (though I wouldn't make a big stink about it, James Harrison was certainly worthy), and Karlos Dansby was the best 4-3 outside backer: it is a minor travesty that he didn't get a single AP All-Pro vote. Only one of those went to a 4-3 guy and that was by some Rip Van Winkle who voted for Derrick Brooks (Brooks rated an 86.8, good enough for 19th). Without the scrimmage plays adjustment, Thomas Davis would have moved up to third, knocking Harrison to fourth; also, Lance Briggs would have moved up to fifth and Chad Greenway would have slid down to sixth.

10 Highest-rated Outside Linebackers

2009 NFL Draft position rankings

OFFENSE
Quarterbak
1. Matt Stafford, Georgia
2. Mark Sanchez, USC
3. Josh Freeman, Kansas State
4. Nate Davis, Ball State
5. Rhett Bomar, Sam Houston State
6. Cullen Harper, Clemson
7. Graham Harrell, Texas Tech
8. Chris Crane, Boston College
9. Nathan Brown, Central Arkansas
10. Pat White, West Virginia
11. Stephen McGee, Texas A&M
12. Brian Hoyer, Michigan State
13. Hunter Cantwell, Louisville
14. Mike Teel, Rutgers
15. Todd Boeckman, Ohio State
16. Brian Johnson, Utah
17. John Parker Wilson, Alabama
18. Curtis Painter, Purdue
19. Tom Brandstater, Fresno State
20. Rudy Carpenter, Arizona State
21. Chase Daniel, Missouri
22. Mike Reilly, Central Washington
23. Chase Patton, Missouri
24. Drew Willy, Buffalo
25. Nate Longshore, California

Running Back
1. Knowshon Moreno, Georgia
2. LeSean McCoy, Pittsburgh
3. Shonn Greene, Iowa
4. Donald Brown, Connecticut
5. Chris Wells, Ohio State
6. Javon Ringer, Michigan State
7. Glen Coffee, Alabama
8. Jeremiah Johnson, Oregon
9. James Davis, Clemson
10. Rashad Jennings, Liberty
11. Andre Brown, North Carolina State
12. Arian Foster, Tennessee
13. Brad Lester, Auburn
14. Cedric Peerman, Virginia
15. Javarris Williams, Tennessee State
16. Gartrell Johnson, Colorado State
17. Tyrell Sutton, Northwestern
18. Aaron Brown, TCU
19. Kory Sheets, Purdue
20. Marlon Lucky, Nebraska
21. Devin Moore, Wyoming
22. P.J. Hill, Wisconsin
23. Ian Johnson, Boise State
24. Chris Ogbonnaya, Texas
25. Brandon Ore, West Liberty State

Fullback
1. Quinn Johnson, LSU
2. Brannan Southerland, Georgia
3. Tony Fiammetta, Syracuse
4. Eric Kettani, Navy
5. Brock Bolen, Louisville

Wide Receiver
1. Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech
2. Jeremy Maclin, Missouri
3. Hakim Nicks, North Carolina
4. Brian Robiskie, Ohio State
5. Darrius Heyward-Bey, Maryland
6. Percy Harvin, Florida
7. Kenny Britt, Rutgers
8. Kenny McKinley, South Carolina
9. Derrick Williams, Penn State
10. Brandon Tate, North Carolina
11. Ramses Barden, Cal Poly
12. Deon Butler, Penn State
13. Juaquin Iglesias, Oklahoma
14. Brooks Foster, North Carolina
15. Quan Cosby, Texas
16. Brandon Gibson, Washington State
17. Mohamed Massaquoi, Georgia
18. Demetrius Byrd, LSU
19. Jarrett Dillard, Rice
20. Taurus Johnson, South Florida
21. Mike Thomas, Arizona
22. Sammie Stroughter, Oregon State
23. Aaron Kelly, Clemson
24. Louis Murphy, Florida
25. Darius Passmore, Marshall
26. Patrick Turner, USC
27. Mike Wallace, Mississippi
28. Austin Collie, BYU
29. Tiquan Underwood, Rutgers
30. Manuel Johnson, Oklahoma
31. Marko Mitchell, Nevada
32. Jeremy Childs, Boise State
33. Jaison Williams, Oregon
34. Brian Hartline, Ohio State
35. Brennan Marion, Tulsa
36. Greg Carr, Florida State
37. Kevin Ogletree, Virginia
38. Jamayel Smith, Mississippi State
39. Derek Kinder, Pittsburgh
40. Brennan Marion, Tulsa

Tight End
1. Brandon Pettigrew, Oklahoma State
2. Jared Cook, South Carolina
3. Cornelius Ingram, Florida
4. Travis Beckum, Wisconsin
5. Chase Coffman, Missouri
6. Ryan Purvis, Boston College
7. James Casey, Rice
8. Shawn Nelson, Southern Mississippi
9. Anthony Hill, North Carolina State
10. Brian Mandeville, Northeastern
11. Bear Pascoe, Fresno State
12. John Phillips, Virginia
13. Travis McCall, Alabama
14. Jared Bronson, Central Washington
15. Darius Hill, Ball State

Offensive Tackle
1. Andre Smith, Alabama
2. Michael Oher, Mississippi
3. Eugene Monroe, Virginia
4. Eben Britton, Arizona
5. Jason Smith, Baylor
6. William Beatty, Connecticut
7. Troy Kropog, Tulane
8. Xavier Fulton, Illinois
9. Jason Watkins, Florida
10. Jamon Meredith, South Carolina
11. Phil Loadholt, Oklahoma
12. Augustus Parrish, Kent State
13. Sebastian Vollmer, Houston
14. Ramon Foster, Tennessee
15. Gerald Cadogan, Penn State
16. Alex Boone, Ohio State
17. Fenuki Tupou, Oregon
18. Garrett Reynolds, North Carolina
19. Cornelius Lewis, Tennessee State
20. T.J. Lang, Eastern Michigan

Offensive Guard
1. Herman Johnson, LSU
2. Andy Levitre, Oregon State
3. Kraig Urbik, Wisconsin
4. Duke Robinson, Oklahoma
5. Trevor Canfield, Cincinnati
6. Tyronne Green, Auburn
7. Anthony Parker, Tennessee
8. Ryan Stanchek, West Virginia
9. Rey Feinga, BYU
10. Seth Olsen, Iowa
11. Greg Islander, West Virginia
12. Jamie Thomas, Maryland
13. Andy Kemp, Wisconsin
14. Travis Bright, BYU
15. Louis Vasquez, Texas Tech
16. Ryan Durand, Syracuse
17. Cedric Dockery, Texas
18. Maurice Miller, Mississippi
19. Jeremy Perry, Oregon State
20. Roger Allen, Missouri Western State

Center
1. Max Unger, Orgeon
2. Alex Mack, California
3. Eric Wood, Louisville
4. Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas
5. Antoine Caldwell, Alabama
6. C. J. Davis, Pittsburgh
7. Cecil Newton, Tennessee State
8. A.Q. Shipley, Penn State
9. Jon Cooper, Oklahoma
10. Edwin Williams, Maryland

DEFENSE
Defensive End
1. Brian Orakpo, Texas
2. Everette Brown, Florida State
3. Aaron Maybin, Penn State
4. Robert Ayers, Tennessee
5. Ricky Jean-Francois, LSU
6. Kyle Moore, USC
7. Connor Barwin, Cincinnati
8. Paul Kruger, Utah
9. Michael Johnson, Georgia Tech
10. Will Davis, Illinois
11. Brandon Williams, Texas Tech
12. Matt Shaughnessy, Wisconsin
13. Tim Jamison, Michigan
14. Michael Bennett, Texas A&M
15. Maurice Evans, Penn State
16. Lawrence Sidbury, Richmond
17. Jarius Wynn, Georgia
18. Derek Walker, Illinois
19. Brandon Swain, West Texas A&M
20. Stryker Sulak, Missouri

Defensive Tackle
1. B.J. Raji, Boston College
2. Peria Jerry, Mississippi
3. Sen'Derrick Marks, Auburn
4. Ron Brace, Boston College
5. Evander Hood, Missouri
6. Tyson Jackson, LSU
7. Jarron Gilbert, San Jose State
8. Fili Moala, USC
9. Vance Walker, Georgia Tech
10. Chris Baker, Hampton
12. Mitch King, Iowa
12. Corey Irvin, Georgia
13. Myron Pryor, Kentucky
14. Alex Magee, Purdue
15. Roy Miller, Texas
16. Dorell Scott, Clemson
17. Darryl Richard, Georgia Tech
18. Clinton McDonald, Memphis
19. Terrance Taylor, Michigan
20. Jeff Owens, Georgia

Outside Linebacker
1. Aaron Curry, Wake Forest
2. Clint Sintim, Virginia
3. Brian Cushing, USC
4. Clay Matthews, USC
5. Marcus Freeman, Ohio State
6. Larry English, Northern Illinois
7. Cody Brown, Connecticut
8. Zach Follett, California
9. Ashlee Palmer, Mississippi
10. Mortty Ivy, West Virginia
11. Kaluka Maiav, USC
12. Moise Fokou, Maryland
13. Tyrone McKenzie, South Florida
14. Anthony Felder, California
15. Jason Williams, Western Illinois
16. Brian Toal, Boston College
17. Robert Francois, Boston College
18. Gerald McRath, Southern Miss
19. Nick Reed, Oregon
20. Jonathan Casillas, Wisconsin

Inside Linebacker
1. Rey Maualuga, USC
2. Scott McKillop, Pittsburgh
3. Darry Beckwith, LSU
4. James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
5. Johnny Williams, Kentucky
6. Worrell Williams, California
7. Dannell Ellerbe, Georgia
8. Jasper Brinkley, South Carolina
9. Jason Phillips, TCU
10. Jamar Chaney, Mississippi State

Cornerback
1. Vontae Davis, Illinois
2. Asher Allen, Georgia
3. Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State
4. D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt
5. Alphonso Smith, Wake Forest
6. Darius Butler, Connecticut
7. Sean Smith, Utah
8. DeAngelo Smith, Cincinnati
9. Mike Mickens, Cincinnati
10. Domonique Johnson, Jackson State
11. Victor Harris, Virginia Tech
12. Captain Munnerlyn, South Carolina
13. Jairus Byrd, Oregon
14. Keenan Lewis, Oregon State
15. Kevin Barnes, Maryland
16. Coye Francies, San Jose State
17. Bradley Fletcher, Iowa
18. Ellis Lankaster, West Virginia
19. Jahi Word-Daniels, Georgia Tech
20. Cary Harris, USC
21. Ryan Palmer, Texas
22. Don Carey, Norfolk State
23. Brandon Underwood, Cincinnati
24. Jerraud Powers, Auburn
25. Wopamo Osaisai, Stanford
26. Brandon Hughes, Oregon State
27. Morgan Trent, Michigan
28. Ryan Mouton, Hawaii
29. Donald Washington, Ohio State
30. James Williams, Southern Connecticut

Safety
1. Sherrod Martin, Troy
2. Louis Delmas, Western Michigan
3. William Moore, Missouri
4. Rashad Johnson, Alabama
5. Chip Vaughn, Wake Forest
6. Michael Hamlin, Clemson
7. Emanuel Cook, South Carolina
8. Nic Harris, Oklahoma
9. Curtis Taylor, LSU
10. Darcel McBath, Texas Tech
11. Courtney Greene, Rutgers
12. Patrick Chung, Oregon
13. Kevin Ellison, USC
14. Derek Pegues, Mississippi State
15. Keith Fitzhugh, Mississippi State
16. David Bruton, Notre Dame
17. Lendy Holmes, Oklahoma
18. Otis Wiley, Michigan State
19. Glover Quin, New Mexico
20. De’Von Hall, Utah State

2008 Defensive Tackle Ratings

Ask observant NFL fans who the best defensive tackles were in 2008 and I'm pretty sure there are five names that will consistently come up: Albert Haynesworth, Kevin Williams, Shaun Rogers, Jay Ratliff, and Haloti Ngata. Jamal Williams, Fred Robbins, and Kris Jenkins (who had been having a very strong season before seeing his level of play fall off in the last handful of games) would also likely be mentioned quite a bit, as probably would Darnell Dockett (especially now with the Cards doing so well in the playoffs). Using the statistical rating system I discussed in the previous posts, those names all show up near the top (nine of the top fourteen spots). Anyway, here are the twenty defensive tackles with the highest ratings. Pat Williams would have had a shot at being twentieth if he hadn't missed the last two games.

2008 Defensive End Ratings

Update 1.14.09: Figured the teams' total defensive snaps into the rating system which then amounted to the following:

TOP 10 4-3 DEs
Justin Tuck.........107.4
Trent Cole..........101.6
Jared Allen.........97.3
Mario Williams......94.1
Julius Peppers......87.7
John Abraham........86.2
Alex Brown..........80.0
Justin Smith........77.9
Robert Mathis.......77.3
Adewale Ogunleye....75.4

TOP 10 3-4 DEs
Richard Seymour.....66.3
Aaron Smith..........64.7
Shaun Ellis...........63.7
Ty Warren.............48.9
Justin Bannan......46.3
Kenyon Coleman....46.1
Vonnie Holliday....44.9
Kendall Langford...42.9
Corey Williams.....41.8
Chris Canty..........41.3

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Kept changing my mind this year as to who the All Pro defensive ends should be: Justin Tuck, Jared Allen, Julius Peppers, Trent Cole. John Abraham and Mario Williams weren't completely out of the running either. I came up with a simple little stats-based rating system to help me choose. Cole and Tuck came out on top (tied) and I was going to put them on my team until I found some mistakes with the stat site I used. I reran the numbers with less data and Peppers and Abraham came out one, two (tied actually). When I finally posted my All Pro team the other day I decided on Tuck and Peppers. Subsequently I tracked down the complete, correct stats. Cole comes out on top again. Leaving him off my All Pro team had already been bothering me, even though he doesn't have the double digit sack numbers you usually like to see from an All Pro end, but now I've gone back and changed Peppers out for Cole.

I thought the ratings might be of some general interest so I'll post them here. I didn't run the numbers on every DE. The stats used are: Sacks, tackles for loss, forced fumbles, interceptions, solo tackles, and passes defended.