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Mike Mayock's draft prospect rankings (1 Viewer)
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Klimtology
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broncofan13000
Footballguy
TitusIII
Footballguy
FunkyPlutos
Footballguy
Even more surprising to see Manningham as the #1 WR, and to see Doucet that low.broncofan13000 said:
Maroney=Speed
Footballguy
Mayock's just trying to make a name for Himself. Thats how I see it. Or He's talking to EBF far too much.
FUBAR
Footballguy
agreed, Mario should be a decent WR, but this is the first time I've seen him near this high. I don't see any true superstar WRs in this class, so I won't say he's definetly off, just against the grain. Woodson seems to be falling like a rock lately. He could be a steal.
Shocked to not see DRC in the top 5 CBs... and you were in Mobile Mike!
Maroney=Speed
Footballguy
He looks for the shock factor.
I dont know if I'd say that - it's more that he doesnt let anyone else's opinion sway his rankings, a quality that I respect very much. Ill say this, if Mayock and I are on a completely different page about a player, it'll cause me to review that player again - and there are only a handful of draftniks I would say that about.He looks for the shock factor.
Craig_MiamiFL
Footballguy
I'm real surprised to see Doucet that low. IMO He's about as safe as WR as you can take. I have him and Kelly 1,2.
All I'll remember about Mario is his ability to ##### about not getting the ball, and then drop the next one. Not a fan. David Terrell part II. Though he'll remain in the league longer as he can run.
Most interesting guy IMO is James Hardy. To tell you the truth, I like him more than Sweed.
All I'll remember about Mario is his ability to ##### about not getting the ball, and then drop the next one. Not a fan. David Terrell part II. Though he'll remain in the league longer as he can run.
Most interesting guy IMO is James Hardy. To tell you the truth, I like him more than Sweed.
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bluesclues
Footballguy
Maybe the combine will give us better separation between the RB's.
I generally agree with the sentiment in bold - with the exception of durability, which has been an issue this year (including at the Senior bowl). The flipside of that argument is that WYSIWYG with Doucet - his frame is mature and maxed out, and he's probably going to be a solid #2, but it seems very unlikely that he will ever be a #1 go-to WR. Guys like Kelly, Sweed, Hardy, Manningham, Jackson - they all have better physical gifts and much room between where they are and where they could be if they hit their ceiling.It all depends on what a team is looking for - a possible future #1, or a compliment to a #1 they already have.
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Craig_MiamiFL
Footballguy
And I absolutely love the Mendenhall #1 pick. Best RB I saw in college football this year.
McFadden will go first among RB's. There's no question about that. The fact he'll (Mendenhall) go to a better team than McFadden will only help him too. I think Mendenhall would be a great pick for Houston.
McFadden will go first among RB's. There's no question about that. The fact he'll (Mendenhall) go to a better team than McFadden will only help him too. I think Mendenhall would be a great pick for Houston.
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Ned
Footballguy
He looks for the shock factor.
you obviously have followed him before...
Maroney=Speed
Footballguy
Say what?He looks for the shock factor.
I follow only one person, and that person has never let me down.Do your own homework. Live and die with your knowledge. Is how I roll.
Maroney=Speed
Footballguy
Ned
Footballguy
Say what?He looks for the shock factor.
fantasyfreak06
Footballguy
Sig, When to your Rankings come out? Also, can you give us a little preview of your top 5 WR's ranked?
Maroney=Speed
Footballguy
Anything you want to know?Say what?He looks for the shock factor.
EBF
Footballguy
You'll have to be crafty if you want a get an impact FF receiver this year. I feel like this class is a redux of the 2006 group, where a couple of the guys who ended up emerging weren't really widely hyped as difference makers. The talent at the top of this group looks pretty unspectacular, but there could be some gems hidden in the first few rounds.
It's nice to see a professional draftnik come out and have the balls to rank someone ahead of McFadden. It's going to be very interesting watching this RB class unfold over the next few months and the next few years.
It's nice to see a professional draftnik come out and have the balls to rank someone ahead of McFadden. It's going to be very interesting watching this RB class unfold over the next few months and the next few years.
redman
Footballguy
Interesting comparison. Here are the WR's drafted in my 2006 rookie dynasty draft (14 teams; IDP; PPR; 40-man rosters):1.10 Chad Jackson, WR, Denver2.01 Greg Jennings, WR, Green Bay2.03 Sinorice Moss, WR, New York Giants2.12 Maurice Stovall, WR, Tampa Bay2.13 Demetrius Williams, WR, Baltimore3.08 Hagan, Derek MIA WR3.09 Avant, Jason PHI WRVery hit and miss obviously (and mostly miss). I do think that this draft's WR talent justifies more than 3 WR's taken in the first 25 picks though.
My rankings will come out a position or two a week leading up to the draft starting in a week or so when we are finished with our road trips to cover the draft. I have my top 10 QBs ranked, but I haven't written them up yet. RB and WR will follow.My top 5 WR will come out of this group(in no particular order):Malcolm Kelly, OklahomaMario Manningham, MichiganEarly Doucet, LSUAndre Caldwell, FloridaLavelle Hawkins, CalDeSean Jackson, CalDevin Thomas, Michigan StJames Hardy, IndianaI know that's a large group, but this a deep WR at the top, even though it does lack that instant impact franchise WR. There will be some NICE WR prospects on the board as late as the 5th or 6th round this year.
The lack of a true franchise WR is definitely one strong similarity, but I believe the talent in this year's class is a higher quality and deeper than the 06 class (of there's no Brandon Marshall in this year's class 
)
Maroney=Speed
Footballguy
Mister Martie
Footballguy
Maroney=Speed
Footballguy
So do you agree with his rankings? How would you rank the top 5 rb's?
Maroney=Speed
Footballguy
So I guess with the 1.1 rook pickMister Martie picks Rashard Mendenhall. If Mayock thinks He's #1 why wouldn't everyone else.
Why do any homework on your own. 
cstu
Footballguy
These guys make a living doing this and it would be pretty lame if they all came out with nearly identical lists.
Maroney=Speed
Footballguy
Thanks, my point.
So it comes down to.1. Who do you think is better Mayock,Kiper or whoever?
2. Do your own homework.
I go with Bloom or EBF. Minus Rb's for Bloom and startup drafts for EBF, they seem to be good.
sheerterror
Footballguy
In all honesty, if the talent gap between Stewart, Mendenhall and McFadden is as small as some think the combine might make it, and Mendenhall or Stewart go to a better team than McFadden, I don't think it's that far fetched to assume some might have trouble drafting McFadden at 1.1 just because he went higher in the actual NFL draft.So I guess with the 1.1 rook pickMister Martie picks Rashard Mendenhall. If Mayock thinks He's #1 why wouldn't everyone else.Why do any homework on your own.
AussieOyOyOy
Footballguy
I like Mayock. I think he focuses on projecting the "play-after-play-after-play" potential of players, rather than the spectacular highlights a player may produce. He strongly critiques players' body positioning and pad level. I'd bet that this is the norm in actual scouting, but most TV guys seem to promote the potential for spectacular plays, rather than the potential for consistently good performance.
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GregR_2
Footballguy
Seeing as I don't get to watch film on these players, I tend to believe people who do are likely to have a better-formed opinion than myself.I don't know if Kiper or Mayock is better at evaluating players. But the way that Kiper's board continually changes makes me wary of him. He'll come out with one set of rankings. Then the next set will come out with someone moving up... only that player won't have done anything since the previous set came out. I can understand if maybe the player had his workout or the combine happened or some news about off-the-field problems came out... but sometimes Kiper just seems to move players to have something new to say. He could at least explain why his opinion on him changed, but he doesn't. If it's because "I went back and watched more tape and saw things I missed before" I might buy it. But without him saying, I get wary of him.I haven't gotten that impression from Mayock. I also find Mayock is very particular in describing why he ranks a player where he does. So I'd take Mayock over Kiper, whose board never seems to settle down until the draft starts.
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ConstruxBoy
Kate's Daddy
Just getting back from a timeout and trying hard not to get another one replying to this post. Geez.So I guess with the 1.1 rook pickMister Martie picks Rashard Mendenhall. If Mayock thinks He's #1 why wouldn't everyone else.
EBF
Footballguy
I don't know if Kiper really does a lot of evaluating. It seems like his rankings are based mostly on hearsay, whereas Mayock's opinions are based on actual observation of the players.
ConstruxBoy
Kate's Daddy
I agree with you Greg. I think there are two things that "draft folks" concentrate on:1) Scouting a player for the NFL2) Predicting how the draft will goThose are not one in the same. I think some sites and gurus spend a lot more time letting #2 influence #1 than is healthy and Kiper is one of those guys, IMHO. Guys like that listen to the scouts and GMs telling them who teams will take and work on their mock drafts, then they work backwards from there to get to their position rankings so they match. So if over the next couple of months there is a lot of talk about the Raiders and Falcons both wanting McFadden, then a lot of draft folks will make him the #1 RB by default. They didn't scout all the backs and really break them down, they just want to match the order of the RBs drafted. Of course, we've seen pretty clearly that NFL teams generally do pick players in the "right" order, so that's not a bad strategy. But I personally prefer to read guys like Mayock that don't do that and don't care if their RB2 is the 4th RB off the board on everyone's mock draft. As for his actual ranking of Mendenhall over McFadden, I like it. I'm not sure that I'm quite ready to do that yet, as I generally prefer ceiling to floor. But I really think Mendenhall is going to be a good one and he has a much lower bust rate than McFadden.
Bizkiteer
Footballguy
BTW - A week ago, Gill Brandt stated on Sirius, that when all is said and done...Stewart would grade out as the highest of the RB's in this draft. He's co-anchor seemed to fall out his chair and pointed out that McFadden was in the draft and Gil said "I know." Take it for what it's worth...
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EBF
Footballguy
For all my talk about this issue, I actually haven't finalized my RB rankings yet. But I strongly disagree with the sentiment that Darren McFadden is a Peterson/Bush type talent and the clear top prospect in this draft. He just doesn't jump out like a superfreak should. I've been tooting the Mendenhall/Stewart horn for months now and it's satisfying to see a couple of professional analysts give those guys some props. The combine is going to be very interesting this year. I think teams are going to fall in love with Mendenhall and Stewart since they're both going to crush the drills in their workouts and they're both built like comic book characters.
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coolnerd
Footballguy
I think that people read consensus rankings so much that they forget that MOST does not means ALL. If someone legitimately studies tapes and evaluates talent, he should have some deviation from the norm. I worry more about guys who never have a ranking out place with the herd.
Wildman
Footballguy
This is going to be very interesting to see how Mendenhall's career develops becuase in all honesty I don't see Mendenhall as even a top 5 back in this draft class. A lot of people are in love with him, but I have very specific reasons as to why I believe he'll be a quality contributor, but not even necessarily a full-time starter unless in a zone blocking offense. I just finished grading his USC game tonight--the 3rd game this month I've watched from reel to reel and I think he's not in the same class as Stewart when the pads are on.
Here are some of the specific reasons without going into extreme detail:
1. Much better build up speed than suddenness/short area quickness which I believe will become more noticeable in the pros.
2. Limited skills with lateral movement and east-west balance.
3. Huge liability in pass coverage.
To me this should be fun to see how it works out, becuase as many of you know I write a book on this stuff. It will be a good learning experience if I'm wrong, but I'm more than willing to stick my neck out and say this guy should contribute in the NFL but expecting Mendenhall to be a franchise back is too lofty for what I'm seeing. If I'm wrong, I'll gladly take my dish of humble pie, but I'm confident enough to disagree already.
I also bet he runs a 4.5 40 with a commensurately slower shuttle time.
Here are some of the specific reasons without going into extreme detail:
1. Much better build up speed than suddenness/short area quickness which I believe will become more noticeable in the pros.
2. Limited skills with lateral movement and east-west balance.
3. Huge liability in pass coverage.
To me this should be fun to see how it works out, becuase as many of you know I write a book on this stuff. It will be a good learning experience if I'm wrong, but I'm more than willing to stick my neck out and say this guy should contribute in the NFL but expecting Mendenhall to be a franchise back is too lofty for what I'm seeing. If I'm wrong, I'll gladly take my dish of humble pie, but I'm confident enough to disagree already.
I also bet he runs a 4.5 40 with a commensurately slower shuttle time.
broncofan13000
Footballguy
Great post. Have u done research on some of the other top backs? I'm curious to see your rankings...
Wildman
Footballguy
See my sig and you can find some idea of where I'm coming from in the past as those are examples of my work. Out of respect for the good fellows here I don't want to overly promote my stuff here, but it's known on DraftGuys as Matt Waldman's Scouting Portfolio.
BTW--I like Stewart a lot...and at this point he's probably my top back.
BTW--I like Stewart a lot...and at this point he's probably my top back.
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GregR_2
Footballguy
That is a very good point and one I probably don't focus on conscious enough since I am interested in finding out what player will do best from those guys. I do care about who will get picked where, but that is what a mock is for, not a "Kiper's Big Board" in my opinion.But I can totally buy that is what Kiper does. It makes sense with how his board moves for no apparent reason, and I agree that I'd rather have an opinion like Mayock's that just ranks the guys.
Maroney=Speed
Footballguy
This is my point, all three are close.
Maroney=Speed
Footballguy
This is all you needed to say.'As for his actual ranking of Mendenhall over McFadden, I like it.'That was easy, nothing wrong with putting your stamp on it.Just getting back from a timeout and trying hard not to get another one replying to this post. Geez.So I guess with the 1.1 rook pickMister Martie picks Rashard Mendenhall. If Mayock thinks He's #1 why wouldn't everyone else.
Weiner Dog
Footballguy
I'm not sure if this has been requested, but does anybody have links to Mayock's pre-draft rankings over the past few years??
Maroney=Speed
Footballguy
Weiner Dog
Footballguy
From 2005 (defensive rankings)...link:
http://forums.chargers.com/showthread.php?t=22123
Top 10 DE's
1) Erasmus James 6'4" 266 lbs. Senior Wisconsin
2) David Pollack 6'2" 265 lbs. Senior Georgia
3) Shawne Merriman 6'4" 272 lbs. Junior Maryland
4) Marcus Spears 6'4" 307 lbs. Senior LSU
5) Dan Cody 6'5" 254 lbs. Senior Oklahoma
6) Justin Tuck, Notre Dame (projected round 1/2)
7) Matt Roth, 274 lbs., "Energizer Bunny" (projected round 1/2)
8. Trent Cole, DE/LB hybrid (projected round 3)
9) Jovan Haye (projected round 3/4)
10) Chris Canty
Top DT's
1) Luis Castillo 6'3" 303 lbs. Senior Northwester
2) Travis Johnson 6'3.5" 305 lbs. Senior Florida State
3) Shaun Cody 6'4" 293 lbs., Senior, USC
4) Anttaj Hawthorne, Wisconsin (projected 2nd round)
5) Jonathan Babineaux, 6'2", 286 lbs. Iowa (projected 2nd round)
6) Mike Patterson (Best hands in draft. Projected 2nd/3rd round)
7) Atiyyah Ellison, Missouri (Projected 3rd round)
8. C.J. Mosley, Missouri (Projected 3rd round.)
Top LB's
1) Demarcus Ware 6'4" 251 lbs., Senior, Troy
2) Derrick Johnson 6'3" 242 lbs. Senior, Texas
3) Kevin Burnett 6'2.5" 239 lbs., Senior, Tennessee (projected late first round)
4) Barrett Ruud, 6'2.5" 241 lbs., Senior, University of Nebraska (projected late first round)
5) Darryl Blackstock 6'2.5" 247 lbs., Junior, Virginia
6) Odell Thurman, ILB (Projected 2nd round.)
7) Channing Crowder, ILB (Projected 2nd round.)
8. Jordan Beck,OLB from Cal Poly (Projected 3rd round, but moving up charts.)
9) LeRoy Hill, OLB (Projected 3rd round.)
10) Albert Fincher, ILB (Projected 3rd round.)
Top Hybrids (DE/LB)
1) Shawne Merriman 6'4" 272 lbs.
2) Demarcus Ware 6'4" 251 lbs.
3) Dan Cody 6'5" 254 lbs.
4) David Pollack 6'2" 265 lbs.
5) Jonathan Welsh 6'3" 244 lbs.
6) DT Jonathan Babineaux 6'2" 286 lbs.
Top Cornerbacks
1) Adam "Pac-Man" Jones, JR, WVU, , 5’9.5”, 187
2) Antrel Rolle, Senior, 6’0”, 197 lbs. (Projected top 10 of 1rst round.)
3) Carlos Rogers, Senior, 6’1”, 196 lbs. (Projected top 15 of 1rst round.)
4) Fabian Washington, Junior, , 5’10”, 188 lbs. (Projected around 22 of the 1rst round.)
5) Marlin Jackson, Senior, , 6’0” 198 lbs. (Projected mid-to-late first round.)
6) Justin Miller, JR, Clemson 5’9”, 201 lbs. (Projected late first round/Early second round.)
Weiner Dog
Footballguy
Mayock's 2006 pre-draft rankings...
link:
http://www.titansonline.com/news/titans_ne....php?PRKey=3692
QUARTERBACK
1. Jay Cutler, Vanderbilt
2. Matt Leinart, USC
3. Vince Young, Texas
4. Charlie Whitehurst, Clemson
5. Brodie Croyle, Alabama
6. Tarvaris Jackson, Alabama State
Interesting
Reggie McNeal, Texas A&M
Omar Jacobs, Bowling Green
Others
Brent Basanez, Northwestern
Kellen Clemens, Oregon
Darrell Hackney, Alabama-Birmingham
Ingle Martin, Furman
Barrick Nealy, Texas State
Michael Robinson, Penn State (slash)
D. J. Shockley, Georgia (slash)
Brad Smith, Missouri (slash)
Marcus Vick, Virginia Tech
RUNNING BACK
1. Reggie Bush, USC
2. Laurence Maroney, Minnesota
3. LenDale White, USC
4. DeAngelo Williams, Memphis
5. Joseph Addai, LSU
6. Brian Calhoun, Wisconsin
7. Maurice Drew, UCLA
Others
P.J. Daniels, Georgia Tech
Andre Hall, South Florida
Jerome Harrison, Washington State
Taurean Henderson, Texas Tech
DonTrell Moore, New Mexico
Jerious Norwood, Mississippi State
Gerald Riggs, Tennessee
Lawrence Vickers, Colorado
Leon Washington, Florida State
WIDE RECEIVER
1. Santonio Holmes, Ohio State
2. Chad Jackson, Florida
3. Sinorice Moss, Miami (FL)
4. Demetrius Williams, Oregon
5. Maurice Stovall, Notre Dame
6. Derek Hagan, Arizona State
7. Brandon Marshall, Central Florida
8. Jason Avant, Michigan
Others
Hank Baskett, New Mexico
Will Blackmon, Boston College
Jeremy Bloom, Colorado
Skyler Green, LSU
Mike Hass, Oregon State
Greg Jennings, Western Michigan
Martin Nance, Miami (OH)
Cory Rodgers, Texas Christian
Brandon Williams, Wisconsin
Travis Wilson, Oklahoma
TIGHT END
1. Vernon Davis, Maryland
2. Marcedes Lewis, UCLA
3. Joe Klopfenstein, Colorado
4. Anthony Fasano, Notre Dame
5. David Thomas, Texas
6. Leonard Pope, Georgia
Others
Dominique Byrd, USC
Owen Daniels, Wisconsin
Tim Day, Oregon
Garrett Mills, Tulsa
Tony Scheffler, Western Michigan
T.J. Williams, North Carolina State
OFFENSIVE TACKLE
1. D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Virginia
2. Winston Justice, USC
3. Eric Winston, Miami (FL)
4. Daryn Colledge, Boise State
5. Andrew Whitworth, LSU
6. Marcus McNeill, Auburn
Others
Rashad Butler, Miami
Paul McQuistan, Weber State
Ryan O’Callaghan, California
Jonathan Scott, Texas
Zach Strief, Northwestern
Jeremy Trueblood, Boston College
INTERIOR OFFENSIVE LINE
1. Nick Mangold, Ohio State (center)
2. Max Jean-Gilles, Georgia (guard)
3. Davin Joseph, Oklahoma (guard)
4. Charles Spencer, Pittsburgh (guard)
5. Deuce Lutui, USC (guard)
6. Chris Chester, Oklahoma (center)
7. Fred Matua, USC (guard)
8. Rob Sims, Ohio State (center)
Small Schools
Jahri Evans, Bloomsburg (PA) (guard)
Kevin Boothe, Cornell (guard)
Others
Ryan Cook, New Mexico (center)
Greg Eslinger, Minnesota (center)
Pat Ross, Boston College (center)
Jason Spitz, Louisville (guard)
DEFENSIVE END
1. Mario Williams, NC State
2. Mathias Kiwanuka, Boston College
3. Daryl Tapp, Va Tech
4. Tamba Hali, Penn State
5. Manny Lawson, North Carolina State
6. Parys Haralson, Tennessee
Others
Victor Adeyanju, Indiana
Mark Anderson, Alabama
Elvis Dumervil, Louisville
Ray Edwards, Purdue
Chris Gocong, Cal. State San Luis Obispo
Jason Hatcher, Grambling
Eric Henderson, Georgia Tech
Julian Jenkins, Stanford
Ryan LaCasse, Syracuse
Rob Ninkovich, Purdue
James Wyche, Syracuse
DEFENSIVE TACKLE
1. Brodrick Bunkley, Florida St.
2. Haloti Ngata, Oregon
3. Claude Wroten, LSU
4. John McCargo, NC State
5. Gabe Watson, Michigan
Others
Barry Cofield, Northwestern
Dusty Dvoracek, Oklahoma
Orien Harris, Miami (FL)
Johnny Jolly, Texas A&M
Johnathan Lewis, Virginia Tech
Jesse Mahelona, Tennessee
Babatunde Oshinowo, Stanford
Montavious Stanley, Louisville
Kyle Williams, LSU
Rodrique Wright, Texas
LINEBACKER
1. A.J. Hawk, Ohio State
2. Ernie Sims, Florida St.
3. Chad Greenway, Iowa
4. Kamerion Wimbley, Florida St. (OLB)
5. D'Qwell Jackson, Maryland
6. Rocky McIntosh, Miami (FL)
7. DeMeco Ryans, Alabama
Others
Jon Alston, Stanford
Bobby Carpenter, Ohio State
Omar Gaither, Tennessee
Abdul Hodge, Iowa
Thomas Howard, UTEP
Clint Ingram, Oklahoma
Brian Iwuh, Colorado
A.J. Nicholson, Florida State
Kai Parham, Virginia
Freddie Roach, Alabama
Dale Robinson, Arizona State
Gerris Wilkinson, Georgia Tech
CORNERBACK
1. Michael Huff, Texas
2. Jonathan Joseph, South Carolina
3. Tye Hill, Clemson
4. Antonio Cromartie, Florida State
6. Kelly Jennings, Miami (FL)
Others
Antoine Bethea, Howard
Will Blackmon, Boston College
Charles Gordon, Kansas
Cedric Griffin, Texas
Devin Hester, Miami (FL)
Marcus Hudson, North Carolina State
Darrell Hunter, Miami (OH)
Tim Jennings, Georgia
Danieal Manning, Abilene Christian
Richard Marshall, Fresno State
Marcus Maxey, Miami (FL)
DeMario Minter, Georgia
Anwar Phillips, Penn State
David Pittman, Northwestern State
Dee Webb, Florida
Ashton Youboty, Ohio State
Alan Zemaitis, Penn State
SAFETY
1. Donte Whitner, Ohio State
2. Jason Allen, Tennessee
3. Daniel Bullocks, Nebraska
4. Anthony Smith, Syracuse
5. Darnell Bing, USC
6. Ko Simpson, South Carolina
Others
Greg Blue, Georgia
Tra Boger, Tulane
Reed Doughty, Northern Colorado
Roman Harper, Alabama
Dawan Landry, Georgia Tech
Calvin Lowry, Penn State
Bernard Pollard, Purdue
Dwayne Slay, Texas Tech
Scott Ware, USC
Pat Watkins, Florida State
link:
http://www.titansonline.com/news/titans_ne....php?PRKey=3692
QUARTERBACK
1. Jay Cutler, Vanderbilt
2. Matt Leinart, USC
3. Vince Young, Texas
4. Charlie Whitehurst, Clemson
5. Brodie Croyle, Alabama
6. Tarvaris Jackson, Alabama State
Interesting
Reggie McNeal, Texas A&M
Omar Jacobs, Bowling Green
Others
Brent Basanez, Northwestern
Kellen Clemens, Oregon
Darrell Hackney, Alabama-Birmingham
Ingle Martin, Furman
Barrick Nealy, Texas State
Michael Robinson, Penn State (slash)
D. J. Shockley, Georgia (slash)
Brad Smith, Missouri (slash)
Marcus Vick, Virginia Tech
RUNNING BACK
1. Reggie Bush, USC
2. Laurence Maroney, Minnesota
3. LenDale White, USC
4. DeAngelo Williams, Memphis
5. Joseph Addai, LSU
6. Brian Calhoun, Wisconsin
7. Maurice Drew, UCLA
Others
P.J. Daniels, Georgia Tech
Andre Hall, South Florida
Jerome Harrison, Washington State
Taurean Henderson, Texas Tech
DonTrell Moore, New Mexico
Jerious Norwood, Mississippi State
Gerald Riggs, Tennessee
Lawrence Vickers, Colorado
Leon Washington, Florida State
WIDE RECEIVER
1. Santonio Holmes, Ohio State
2. Chad Jackson, Florida
3. Sinorice Moss, Miami (FL)
4. Demetrius Williams, Oregon
5. Maurice Stovall, Notre Dame
6. Derek Hagan, Arizona State
7. Brandon Marshall, Central Florida
8. Jason Avant, Michigan
Others
Hank Baskett, New Mexico
Will Blackmon, Boston College
Jeremy Bloom, Colorado
Skyler Green, LSU
Mike Hass, Oregon State
Greg Jennings, Western Michigan
Martin Nance, Miami (OH)
Cory Rodgers, Texas Christian
Brandon Williams, Wisconsin
Travis Wilson, Oklahoma
TIGHT END
1. Vernon Davis, Maryland
2. Marcedes Lewis, UCLA
3. Joe Klopfenstein, Colorado
4. Anthony Fasano, Notre Dame
5. David Thomas, Texas
6. Leonard Pope, Georgia
Others
Dominique Byrd, USC
Owen Daniels, Wisconsin
Tim Day, Oregon
Garrett Mills, Tulsa
Tony Scheffler, Western Michigan
T.J. Williams, North Carolina State
OFFENSIVE TACKLE
1. D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Virginia
2. Winston Justice, USC
3. Eric Winston, Miami (FL)
4. Daryn Colledge, Boise State
5. Andrew Whitworth, LSU
6. Marcus McNeill, Auburn
Others
Rashad Butler, Miami
Paul McQuistan, Weber State
Ryan O’Callaghan, California
Jonathan Scott, Texas
Zach Strief, Northwestern
Jeremy Trueblood, Boston College
INTERIOR OFFENSIVE LINE
1. Nick Mangold, Ohio State (center)
2. Max Jean-Gilles, Georgia (guard)
3. Davin Joseph, Oklahoma (guard)
4. Charles Spencer, Pittsburgh (guard)
5. Deuce Lutui, USC (guard)
6. Chris Chester, Oklahoma (center)
7. Fred Matua, USC (guard)
8. Rob Sims, Ohio State (center)
Small Schools
Jahri Evans, Bloomsburg (PA) (guard)
Kevin Boothe, Cornell (guard)
Others
Ryan Cook, New Mexico (center)
Greg Eslinger, Minnesota (center)
Pat Ross, Boston College (center)
Jason Spitz, Louisville (guard)
DEFENSIVE END
1. Mario Williams, NC State
2. Mathias Kiwanuka, Boston College
3. Daryl Tapp, Va Tech
4. Tamba Hali, Penn State
5. Manny Lawson, North Carolina State
6. Parys Haralson, Tennessee
Others
Victor Adeyanju, Indiana
Mark Anderson, Alabama
Elvis Dumervil, Louisville
Ray Edwards, Purdue
Chris Gocong, Cal. State San Luis Obispo
Jason Hatcher, Grambling
Eric Henderson, Georgia Tech
Julian Jenkins, Stanford
Ryan LaCasse, Syracuse
Rob Ninkovich, Purdue
James Wyche, Syracuse
DEFENSIVE TACKLE
1. Brodrick Bunkley, Florida St.
2. Haloti Ngata, Oregon
3. Claude Wroten, LSU
4. John McCargo, NC State
5. Gabe Watson, Michigan
Others
Barry Cofield, Northwestern
Dusty Dvoracek, Oklahoma
Orien Harris, Miami (FL)
Johnny Jolly, Texas A&M
Johnathan Lewis, Virginia Tech
Jesse Mahelona, Tennessee
Babatunde Oshinowo, Stanford
Montavious Stanley, Louisville
Kyle Williams, LSU
Rodrique Wright, Texas
LINEBACKER
1. A.J. Hawk, Ohio State
2. Ernie Sims, Florida St.
3. Chad Greenway, Iowa
4. Kamerion Wimbley, Florida St. (OLB)
5. D'Qwell Jackson, Maryland
6. Rocky McIntosh, Miami (FL)
7. DeMeco Ryans, Alabama
Others
Jon Alston, Stanford
Bobby Carpenter, Ohio State
Omar Gaither, Tennessee
Abdul Hodge, Iowa
Thomas Howard, UTEP
Clint Ingram, Oklahoma
Brian Iwuh, Colorado
A.J. Nicholson, Florida State
Kai Parham, Virginia
Freddie Roach, Alabama
Dale Robinson, Arizona State
Gerris Wilkinson, Georgia Tech
CORNERBACK
1. Michael Huff, Texas
2. Jonathan Joseph, South Carolina
3. Tye Hill, Clemson
4. Antonio Cromartie, Florida State
6. Kelly Jennings, Miami (FL)
Others
Antoine Bethea, Howard
Will Blackmon, Boston College
Charles Gordon, Kansas
Cedric Griffin, Texas
Devin Hester, Miami (FL)
Marcus Hudson, North Carolina State
Darrell Hunter, Miami (OH)
Tim Jennings, Georgia
Danieal Manning, Abilene Christian
Richard Marshall, Fresno State
Marcus Maxey, Miami (FL)
DeMario Minter, Georgia
Anwar Phillips, Penn State
David Pittman, Northwestern State
Dee Webb, Florida
Ashton Youboty, Ohio State
Alan Zemaitis, Penn State
SAFETY
1. Donte Whitner, Ohio State
2. Jason Allen, Tennessee
3. Daniel Bullocks, Nebraska
4. Anthony Smith, Syracuse
5. Darnell Bing, USC
6. Ko Simpson, South Carolina
Others
Greg Blue, Georgia
Tra Boger, Tulane
Reed Doughty, Northern Colorado
Roman Harper, Alabama
Dawan Landry, Georgia Tech
Calvin Lowry, Penn State
Bernard Pollard, Purdue
Dwayne Slay, Texas Tech
Scott Ware, USC
Pat Watkins, Florida State
Weiner Dog
Footballguy
Some quick notables...1) Picked Cutler as the #1 QB in the '06 class.
2) Ranked Tarvaris Jackson the #6 QB prior to the Vikings shocking the world and grabbing him in the late 2nd.
It seems as if Mayock ranked the players pretty dang close to their actual draft slot per position (listed in paranthesis). For example, the LB's were ranked as...
1. A.J. Hawk, Ohio State --- (1st LB taken)
2. Ernie Sims, Florida St. --- (2nd)
3. Chad Greenway, Iowa --- (4th)
4. Kamerion Wimbley, Florida St. (OLB) --- (3rd)
5. D'Qwell Jackson, Maryland --- (6th)
6. Rocky McIntosh, Miami (FL) --- (7th)
7. DeMeco Ryans, Alabama --- (5th)
