Gil Brandt's Top 100 (in groups of 10)

[AdamJT13]

Here's how Gil Brandt ranks the draft prospects at NFL.com (remember, we have picks 51, 69 and 101) --

Tier 1 - Top 10 Players(Alphabetically Within Tier) - WR Michael Crabtree, LB Aaron Curry, QB Josh Freeman, DE/DT Tyson Jackson, WR Jeremy Maclin, OT Eugene Monroe, DE Brian Orakpo, OT Andre Smith, OT Jason Smith, QB Matthew Stafford

Tier 2 - 11-20 - DE Robert Ayers, DE Everette Brown, LB Brian Cushing, CB/S Malcolm Jenkins, DT Peria Jerry, DE Aaron Maybin, OT Michael Oher, DT B.J. Raji, QB Mark Sanchez, RB Chris Wells

Tier 3 - 21-30 - OT William Beatty, OT Eben Britton, CB Vontae Davis, WR Percy Harvin, DE Michael Johnson, LB James Laurinatis, LB Clay Matthews Jr., LB Rey Maualuga, RB Knowshon Moreno, TE Brandon Pettigrew

Tier 4 - 31-40 - WR Kenny Britt, RB Donald Brown, DE/OLB Larry English, WR Darius Heyward-Bey, DT Evander Hood, C Alex Mack, OT Jamon Meredith, WR Brian Robiskie, CB Alphonso Smith, C Max Unger

Tier 5 - 41-50 - DE/OLB Connor Barwin, CB Darius Butler, S Patrick Chung, S Louis Delmas, DE/DT Jarron Gilbert, TE Cornelius Ingram, OT Phil Loadholt, WR Hakeem Nicks, CB D.J. Moore, LB Clint Sintim

Tier 6 - 51-60 - TE Jared Cook, DE Paul Kruger, RB LeSean McCoy, DT Fili Moala, S William Moore, WR Louis Murphy, TE Shawn Nelson, OG Duke Robinson, WR/QB Pat White, WR Derrick Williams

Tier 7 - 61-70 - CB Kevin Barnes, DT Ron Brace, CB Jairus Byrd, TE James Casey, RB Shonn Greene, S Rashad Johnson, DT Sen'Derrick Marks, CB Mike Mickens, CB Sean Smith, C Eric Wood

Tier 8 - 71-80 - DE/OLB Cody Brown, OT Gerald Cadogan, WR Juaquin Iglesias, DT Ricky Jean-Francois, DT Alex Magee, QB Stephen McGee, TE Richard Quinn, G/T Kraig Urbik, S Chip Vaughn, CB Donald Washington

Tier 9 - 81-90 - CB Kevin Barnes, TE Travis Beckum, RB Andre Brown, LB Marcus Freeman, S Michael Hamlin, OG Andy LeVitre, WR Mohammed Massaqoi, DE Lawrence Sidbury, DE Brandon Williams, QB John Parker Wilson

Tier 10 - 91-100 - LB Darry Beckwith, QB Rhett Bomar, LB Jasper Brinkley, C/G Antoine Caldwell, TE Anthony Hill, CB Keenan Lewis, S Darcel McBath, S/CB Sherrod Martin, CB Chris Owens, CB DeAngelo Smith

 

[SLATEmosphere]

Thanks Adam...He does Sean Smith dirty!

With these rankings, I'm going..
Duke
Rashad Johnson
Darry Beckwith

LOL I can dream right??

 

[silverbear]

Thanks Adam...He does Sean Smith dirty!

With these rankings, I'm going..
Duke
Rashad Johnson
Darry Beckwith

LOL I can dream right??

If you can, I can... first off, I'd be in a fix if both William Moore and Duke Robinson were still available at pick 51, though as far as I'm concerned you can't go wrong with either one there... so I'm gonna dream in stereo, two scenarios here...

Duke Robinson
Sean Smith
Antoine Caldwell

That's my dream scenario, but I like plan B, too:

William Moore
Eric Wood
Keenan Lewis (I could live with Sherrod Martin there, too)

Both scenarios address the OL and DB situations aggressively... plan A gives us a LG who might be able to start for us right off the bat, and a physical center that I really like, to go with the intriguing Smith, who might be a FS, or might be a corner...

Plan B gives us two fine DBs; I think Moore is being downgraded too far after an injury hobbled 2008, and has star potential... I'd play him at SS, some see him as a big FS... as for Lewis, he's kind of a Sean Smith Lite-- big enough to play safety, swift enough to play on the corner... and Wood is another physical center to plug in behind Gurode...

Yeah, I'd be happy if we came away from our first 3 picks of the draft with either scenario above...

 

[Avery]

Gil always has some interesting rankings. He has Freeman and Jackson way too high for my taste.

 

[Woods]

I haven't seen Phil Loadholt ranked that high before.

 

[The Realist]

Sean Smith not in the top 100.

I like it.

 

[masomenos]

Sean Smith not in the top 100.

I like it.

He's in Tier 7.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Thanks Adam...He does Sean Smith dirty!

With these rankings, I'm going..
Duke
Rashad Johnson
Darry Beckwith

LOL I can dream right??

he's got Chung over Delmas

 

[reddyuta]

duke robinson
rashad johnson
lawrence sidbury(with a trade up)

that would be an awesome 1st 3 picks.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Paul Kruger
Eric Woods
Chris Owens

thanks a bunch

 

[The Realist]

I would have no problem standing still at 69 to take Sidbury.

 

[28 Joker]

That is interesting. He left David Veikune out, and Bunting had him rated above Sidbury (# 45 to # 51) in his top 100.

OTs, CBs, and DEs rise. WRs fall.

I think the run on OTs will see Phil Loadholt go to the Vikings in round 1.

I think Connor Barwin goes to Dophins or Patriots in round 1.

I think Juaqin Iglesias goes in round 2 or early round 3, and I think Brian Robiskie is overrated in that range. I'm not saying he's not good, just over valued.

I think Jaron Gilbert is going to be over drafted. Bunting gives him to the Titans in round 1, and the Steelers could take him high.

Clint Sintim is over valued, imo. That is too high for him.

I wouldn't draft Louis Murphy, Derrick Williams, or Pat White in round 2. Pat White made all the scouts mad when he didn't do WR drills at his pro day. They are third rounders, imo.

Sean Smith said he ran a 4.42 at his pro day. Aquib Talib did about the same thing last year and went # 20. I expect Sean Smith to go to Houston, in the top 20.

I think Sherrod Martin goes in round 2.

Antione Caldwell is too good of a player. He goes in round 3.

 

[jterrell]

hmmmm

51. Paul Kruger
69. Rashad Johnson
101. Antoine Caldwell

or

51. Louis Delmas
69. Lawrence Sidbury
101. Antoine Caldwell

just depends on if Delmas is there for me.

 

[jterrell]

he's got Chung over Delmas

lol he has them in the same group. they are ordered alphabetically in each 10.

similar values in his mind.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

hmmmm

51. Paul Kruger
69. Rashad Johnson
101. Antoine Caldwell

or

51. Louis Delmas
69. Lawrence Sidbury
101. Antoine Caldwell

just depends on if Delmas is there for me.

I'd hate to see what you do if we pass on him

 

[SLATEmosphere]

he's got Chung over Delmas

It's in Alphabetical order smart guy..do you read details or do you skim over stuff till you see "Chung"..Last I checked the letter "C" came before "D" in the alphabet..

Keep up the good work.
Major Fail.

 

[jterrell]

I'd hate to see what you do if we pass on him

i'll hope whomever we took was better.

i have been right and i have been wrong.
no biggie.

30 secs after we make a selection that player becomes a Cowboy and I become a fan.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

It's in Alphabetical order smart guy..do you read details or do you skim over stuff till you see "Chung"..Last I checked the letter "C" came before "D" in the alphabet..

Keep up the good work.
Major Fail.

the only fail is you not catching the joke

the smilie was a dead giveway

 

[BAT]

He's got McGee rated pretty high. He's also got CB Kevin Barnes listed twice. At least one other player should be added to this top 100.


I love the fact he did not list either Johnson, Veikune or Jason Williams in the top 100.


If it goes down this way, then my first 3 picks:

41 - Alex Mack (trade up w/Ellis)

69 - James Casey

101 - Herman Johnson


That should shore up the O for a while. Next 4 picks go to D:

David Veikune
Jason Williams
Zack Follett
Sammie Lee Hill

 

[Sitting Bull]

Why did Pat White have to be in Tier 6 *shudder*

Nicks
Smith
Caldwell