PLAYER RANKINGS: Defensive Ends

Defensive ends in the NFL are crucial to a stout defensive unit. D-Coordinators have said on more than one occaision that DE’s are one of the most difficult positions for a player from college adjust to play in the pros.

1. Chris Long – Virginia
2. Calais Campbell – Miami (FL)
3. Quentin Groves – Auburn
4. Lawrence Jackson – Southern Cal
5. Chris Ellis – Virginia Tech
6. Tommy Black – TCU
7. Kenny Iwebema – Iowa
8. Derrick Harvey – Florida
9. Bruce Davis – UCLA
10. Louis Holmes – Arizona
11. Kendall Langford – Hampton
12. Cliff Avril – Purdue
13. Jameel McClain – Syracuse
14. Darrell Robertson – Georgia Tech
15. Wallace Gilberry – Alabama
16. Chase Ortiz – TCU
17. Eric Foster – Rutgers
18. Chris Harrington – Texas A & M
19. Adamm Oliver – Georgia Tech
20. Brian Johnston – Gardner-Webb
21. Angelo Craig – Cincinnati
22. Jonal Saint-Dic – Michigan State
23. Dorian Smith – Oregon State
24. Rudolph Hardie – Howard
25. Antonio Reynolds – Tennessee
26. Chris McKillop – Pittsburgh

PLAYER RANKINGS: Kickers

Contrary to popular belief, yes teams do draft kickers (in the later rounds). These players can win or lose you the game in one single play.

1. Art Carmody – Louisville
2. Brandon Coutu – Georgia
3. Garrett Hartley – Oklahoma
4. Jeremy Ito – Rutgers
5. Rob Zarrilli – Hofstra
6. Alexis Serna – Oregon State
7. Connor Barth – North Carolina

PLAYER RANKINGS: Centers

These are the guys, that unless you are a absolute stud at center, you probably won’t be drafted. Most of the centers in the league were free agent acquisitions, although the past two years there has been a center taken in the early rounds (Ryan Kahil and Nick Mangold).

1. Steve Justice – Wake Forest
2. Cody Wallace – Texas A & M
3. Kory Lichtensteiger – Bowling Green
4. Mike Pollak – Arizona State
5. Eric Scott – Kentucky
6. John Sullivan – Notre Dame
7. Doug Legursky – Marshall
8. John Masters – Michigan State
9. Tony Brinkhaus – Minnesota
10. Adam Spieker – Missouri

PLAYER RANKINGS: Offensive Guards

For some reason, people believe in the theory that Guards grow on trees and that you can get stud OGs in the later rounds. Both of those myths are false. The really good OG were taken in the first, like Steve Hutchinson, Logan Mankins, and Ben Grubbs.

1. Eric Young – Tennessee
2. Roy Schuening – Oregon State
3. Andrew Crummey – Maryland
4. Shannon Tevaga – UCLA
5. Jordan Grimes – Purdue
6. Kerry Brown – Appalachian State
7. Adam Kraus – Michigan
8. John Greco – Toledo
9. Chris McDuffie – Clemson
10. Drew Radovich – Southern Cal
11. Oniel Cousins – UTEP
12. Will Arnold – Louisiana State
13. Fernando Velasco – Georgia
14. Kirk Elder – Texas A & M
15. Jacky Claude – Florida State
16. Andrew Bain – Miami (FL)
17. Mike Fladell – Rutgers
18. Bobby Byrd – Washington State

PLAYER RANKINGS: Offensive Tackles

Basically, this list should be called Jake Long and everyone else. Big Jake will be a top three pick. Not to discount everyone else, because there will proabably be at least 4 of them go in the first round, possibly even six.

1. Jake Long – Michigan
2. Sam Baker – Southern Cal
3. Gosder Cherilus – Boston College
4. Ryan Clady – Boise State
5. Barry Richardson – Clemson
6. Tony Hills – Texas
7. King Dunlap – Auburn
8. Heath Benedict – Newberry
9. Chris Williams – Vanderbilt
10. Jeff Otah – Pittsburgh
11. Kirk Barton – Ohio State
12. Jeremy Zuttah – Rutgers
13. Duane Brown – Virginia Tech
14. Pedro Sosa – Rutgers
15. Geoff Schwartz – Oregon
16. Mike McGlynn – Pittsburgh
17. Carl Nicks – Nebraska

PLAYER RANKINGS: Tight Ends

Jimmy Johnson once said that the Tight End is the greatest athlete on the field because of their versatility. This year could be the year of the Tight End with some major sleepers going to end up in the 2nd and 3rd round (like Fred Davis).

1. John Carlson – Notre Dame
2. Fred Davis – Southern Cal
3. Martin Rucker – Missouri
4. Dustin Keller – Purdue
5. Craig Stevens – California
6. Gary Barnidge – Louisville
7. Adam Bishop – Nevada
8. Jacob Tamme – Kentucky
9. Tom Santi – Virginia
10. Darrell Strong – Pittsburgh
11. Mike Peterson – Northwest Missouri State
12. Kellen Davis – Michigan State
13. Joey Haynos – Maryland
14. Kory Sperry – Colorado State
15. Joe Jon Finley – Oklahoma

PLAYER RANKINGS: Wide Receivers

These are the top pass catchers from the college football ranks that will be going pro. This is going to be a year of the less than receivers because after Desean Jackson you pretty much have second round (and below) talent.

1. Desean Jackson – California
2. Early Doucet – Louisiana State
3. Limas Sweed – Texas
4. Harry Douglas – Louisville
5. Adarius Bowman – Oklahoma State
6. D.J. Hall – Alabama
7. Keenan Burton – Kentucky
8. Andre Caldwell – Florida
9. William Franklin – Missouri
10. Marcus Monk – Arkansas
11. Dorien Bryant – Purdue
12. Sammie Stroughter – Oregon State
13. Lance Leggett – Miami (FL)
14. Keith Brown – Alabama
15. Paul Hubbard – Wisconsin
16. Maurice Purify – Nebraska
17. Jason Rivers – Hawaii
18. Evan Moore – Stanford
19. Darius Reynaud – West Virginia
20. Darrell Blackmon – North Carolina State
21. De’ Cody Fagg – Florida State
22. Billy Pittman – Texas
23. Justin Harper – Virginia Tech
24. Dexter Jackson – Appalachian State
25. Edward Williams – Lane
26. Robert Jordan – California
27. Marcus Smith – New Mexico
28. Taj Smith – New Mexico
29. Luke Swan – Wisconsin
30. Donnie Avery – Houston
31. Todd Blythe – Iowa State
32. Amarri Jackson – South Florida
33. Jaymar Johnson – Jackson State
34. Bruce Hocker – Duquesne
35. Ernie Wheelwright – Minnesota
36. Rudy Burgess – Arizona State
37. Tony Burks – Mississippi State
38. Eddie Royal – Virginia Tech
39. Shaheer McBride – Delaware State
40. Cameron Colvin – Oregon

PLAYER RANKINGS: Full Backs/H-Backs

These are the boys that are the equalizer for the middle linebacker coming through the hole to stuff the run. One constant with teams that can run the ball good is a good full back. Although there is a high emphasis put on these players, they are rarely taken on the first day.

1. Peyton Hills – Arkansas
2. Owen Schmitt – West Virginia
3. Jacob Hester – Louisiana State
4. Carl Stewart – Auburn
5. Jehuu Caulcrick – Michigan State
6. Mike Cox – Georgia Tech
7. Jerome Felton – Furman
8. Doug Jones – Cincinnati

PLAYER RANKINGS: Running Backs

These are your upcoming Running backs that are going to enter the NFL entry draft. To all of those Arkansas fans out there, everyone knows that McFadden will declare (who are you kidding). Since McFadden will probably declare, this could make an interesting Draft class because of the depth you have with a possibility of someone like Slaton or Choice being “that guy” who slips to the second round.

1. Darren McFadden – Arkansas
2. Jonathon Stewart – Oregon
3. Allen Patrick – Oklahoma
4. Steve Slaton – West Virginia
5. Tashard Choice – Georgia Tech
6. Mike Hart – Michigan
7. Ryan Torain – Arizona State
8. Dantrell Savage – Oklahoma State
9. Justin Forsett – California
10. Amir Pinnix – Minnesota
11. Albert Young – Iowa
12. BenJarvus Green-Ellis – Ole Miss
13. Chauncey Washington – Southern Cal
14. Calvin Dawson – Louisiana Monroe
15. Chris Johnson – East Carolina
16. Thomas Brown – Georgia
17. Matt Forte – Tulane
18. Austin Scott – Penn State
19. Chris Markey – UCLA
20. Tony Temple – Missouri
21. Mark Bonds – Western Michigan
22. Jamario Thomas – North Texas
23. Andre Callender – Boston College
24. Lex Hillard – Montana
25. Danny Woodhead – Chadron State

PLAYER RANKINGS: Quarterbacks

These are the top available gun slingers in the 2008 NFL Entry Draft.

1. Andre Woodson – Kentucky
2. Brian Brohm – Louisville
3. Matt Ryan – Boston College
4. Colt Brennan – Hawaii
5. Chad Henne – Michigan
6. Dennis Dixon – Oregon
7. Sam Keller – Nebraska
8. John David Booty – Southern Cal
9. Matt Flynn – Louisiana State
10. Erik Ainge – Tennessee
11. Anthony Morelli – Penn State
12. T.C. Ostrander – Stanford
13. Kyle Wright – Miami (FL)
14. Joe Flacco – Delaware
15. Paul Smith – Tulsa

RUNNING BACK RANKINGS COMING SOON