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7. Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama*: With nine touchdowns already, including two against Arkansas to earn SEC Offensive Player of the Week, Richardson may be emerging as the true Heisman front-runner.
8. 'Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama*: Kirkpatrick's physical play against arguably the elite wide receiver corps in the country helped the Tide beat Arkansas, but scouts won't like that the junior cornerback was beaten on both of the Razorbacks' scores.
17. Billy Winn, DT, Boise State: Kellen Moore gets all of the hype, but Winn is clearly Boise State's best pro prospect. Winn has been impressive against top competition and only needs to play with more consistency to warrant a first round selection.
21. Manti Te'o, ILB, Notre Dame*: Another strong performance from Te'o has him overtaking Vontaze Burfict and nearing Kuechly as the top linebacker in the country
24. Peter Konz, C, Wisconsin*: Rarely does an underclassmen center deserve mentioning this early on a Big Board, but Konz is special. His size and strength inside and fluidity when blocking at the second level could allow him to join the Pouncey twins, Alex Mack (Cleveland Browns) and Eric Wood (Buffalo Bills) as the fifth center drafted in the first round over the past four drafts.
25. Mark Barron, SS, Alabama: Athletic and instinctive, Barron's steady play stands out in a relatively weak crop of pure safeties.
26. Stephon Gilmore, CB, South Carolina*: Not the caliber of ball-hawk that some of the other top corners on this list are, Gilmore is one of the more sound tacklers and aggressive run defenders of the group. Some view him as a potential candidate to move to safety.
27. David DeCastro, OG, Stanford*: One veteran scout traveling from Stanford characterized DeCastro as "the best guard I've seen in a long time." Like everyone else on that offense, he's aided by Andrew Luck, but there is no doubt DeCastro has top NFL talent.
31. Dont'a Hightower, ILB, Alabama: Hightower flashed the speed and explosiveness Saturday against Arkansas that we haven't seen from him since he tore his ACL against the Hogs in 2009.
7. Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama*: With nine touchdowns already, including two against Arkansas to earn SEC Offensive Player of the Week, Richardson may be emerging as the true Heisman front-runner.
8. 'Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama*: Kirkpatrick's physical play against arguably the elite wide receiver corps in the country helped the Tide beat Arkansas, but scouts won't like that the junior cornerback was beaten on both of the Razorbacks' scores.
17. Billy Winn, DT, Boise State: Kellen Moore gets all of the hype, but Winn is clearly Boise State's best pro prospect. Winn has been impressive against top competition and only needs to play with more consistency to warrant a first round selection.
21. Manti Te'o, ILB, Notre Dame*: Another strong performance from Te'o has him overtaking Vontaze Burfict and nearing Kuechly as the top linebacker in the country
24. Peter Konz, C, Wisconsin*: Rarely does an underclassmen center deserve mentioning this early on a Big Board, but Konz is special. His size and strength inside and fluidity when blocking at the second level could allow him to join the Pouncey twins, Alex Mack (Cleveland Browns) and Eric Wood (Buffalo Bills) as the fifth center drafted in the first round over the past four drafts.
25. Mark Barron, SS, Alabama: Athletic and instinctive, Barron's steady play stands out in a relatively weak crop of pure safeties.
26. Stephon Gilmore, CB, South Carolina*: Not the caliber of ball-hawk that some of the other top corners on this list are, Gilmore is one of the more sound tacklers and aggressive run defenders of the group. Some view him as a potential candidate to move to safety.
27. David DeCastro, OG, Stanford*: One veteran scout traveling from Stanford characterized DeCastro as "the best guard I've seen in a long time." Like everyone else on that offense, he's aided by Andrew Luck, but there is no doubt DeCastro has top NFL talent.
31. Dont'a Hightower, ILB, Alabama: Hightower flashed the speed and explosiveness Saturday against Arkansas that we haven't seen from him since he tore his ACL against the Hogs in 2009.