Gosselin's updated position rankings

[dbair1967]

Rick Gosselin's NFL draft rankings


(Updated April 14, 2006)

Top 10 at each position (except center and inside linebacker):

QUARTERBACK
Player School
1. Matt Leinart Southern California
2. Jay Cutler Vanderbilt
3. Vince Young Texas
4. Brodie Croyle Alabama
5. Charlie Whitehurst Clemson
6. Kellen Clemens Oregon
7. Darrell Hackney Alabama-Birmingham
8. Tarvaris Jackson Alabama State
9. Bruce Gradkowski Toledo
10. D.J. Shockley Georgia
Sleeper: Erik Meyer Eastern Washington

RUNNING BACK
Player School
1. Reggie Bush Southern California
2. Laurence Maroney Minnesota
3. D'Angelo Williams Memphis
4. Joseph Addai LSU
5. LenDale White Southern California
6. Maurice Drew UCLA
7. Jerious Norwood Mississippi State
8. Brian Calhoun Wisconsin
9. Jerome Harrison Washington State
10. Leon Washington Florida State
Sleeper: Derrick Ross Tarleton State

WIDE RECEIVER
Player School
1. Santontio Holmes Ohio State
2. Chad Jackson Florida
3. Sinorice Moss Miami
4. Greg Jennings Western Michigan
5. Derek Hagan Arizona State
6. Demetrius Williams Oregon
7. Maurice Stovall Notre Dame
8. Travis Wilson Oklahoma
9. Jason Avant Michigan
10. Brandon Williams Wisconsin
Sleeper: Miles Austin Monmouth

TIGHT END
Player School
1. Vernon Davis Maryland
2. Marcedes Lewis UCLA
3. Leonard Pope Georgia
4. Anthony Fasano Notre Dame
5. Joe Klopfenstein Colorado
6. Tony Scheffler Western Michigan
7. T.J. Williams North Carolina State
8. David Thomas Texas
9. Dominique Byrd Southern California
10. Owen Daniels Wisconsin
Sleeper: Daniel Fells Cal-Davis

OFFENSIVE TACKLE
Player School
1. D'Brickashaw Ferguson Virginia
2. Winston Justice Southern California
3. Marcus McNeill Auburn
4. Eric Winston Miami
5. Rashad Butler Miami
6. Daryn Colledge Boise State
7. Ryan O'Callaghan California
8. Andrew Whitworth LSU
9. Jonathan Scott Texas
10. Jeremy Trueblood Boston College
Sleeper: Stefon Wheeler Michigan State

GUARD
Player School
1. Davin Joseph Oklahoma
2. Max Jean-Gilles Georgia
3. Taitusi Lutui Southern California
4. Charles Spencer Pittsburgh
5. Fred Matua Southern California
6. Jason Spitz Louisville
7. Rob Sims Ohio State
8. Jahri Evans Bloomsburg State
9. Mark Setterstrom Minnesota
10. Will Montgomery Virginia Tech
Sleeper: Willie Colon Hofstra

CENTER
Player School
1. Nick Mangold Ohio State
2. Chris Chester Oklahoma
3. Ryan Cook New Mexico
4. Greg Eslinger Minnesota
5. Marvin Philip California
Sleeper: Jeff Bolton Montana State

DEFENSIVE END
Player School
1. Mario Williams North Carolina State
2. Manny Lawson North Carolina State
3. Kamerion Wimbley Florida State
4. Tamba Hali Penn State
5. Mathias Kiwanuka Boston College
6. Darryl Tapp Virginia Tech
7. Victor Adeyanju Indiana
8. Frostee Rucker Southern California
9. Chris Gocong Cal Poly
10. Mark Anderson Alabama
Sleeper: Brett Hawkins Illinois State

DEFENSIVE TACKLE
Player School
1. Brodrick Bunkley Florida State
2. Haloti Ngata Oregon
3. John McCargo North Carolina State
4. Claude Wroten LSU
5. Gabe Watson Michigan
6. Kyle Williams LSU
7. Babatunde Oshinowo Stanford
8. Rodrique Wright Texas
9. Dusty Dvoracek Oklahoma
10. Jonathan Lewis Virginia Tech
Sleeper: Marcus Green Ohio State

OUTSIDE LINEBACKER
Player School
1. A.J. Hawk Ohio State
2. Ernie Sims Florida State
3. Chad Greenway Iowa
4. Bobby Carpenter Ohio State
5. Demeco Ryans Alabama
6. Roger McIntosh Miami
7. Thomas Howard UTEP
8. Clint Ingram Oklahoma
9. Jon Alston Stanford
10. James Anderson Virginia Tech
Sleeper: Ricky Brown Boston College

INSIDE LINEBACKER
Player School
1. D'Qwell Jackson Maryland
2. Abdul Hodge Iowa
3. Gerris Wilkinson Georgia Tech
4. Freddie Keiaho San Diego State
5. Leon Williams Miami
Sleeper: Kevin Schimmelmann Stanford

CORNERBACK
Player School
1. Michael Huff Texas
2. Jimmy Williams Virginia Tech
3. Jonathan Joseph South Carolina
4. Antonio Cromartie Florida State
5. Jason Allen Tennessee
6. Tye Hill Clemson
7. Ashton Youboty Ohio State
8. Kelly Jennings Miami
9. Richard Marshall Fresno State
10. Cedric Griffin Texas
Sleeper: Anthony Madison Alabama

SAFETY
Player School
1. Donte Whitner Ohio State
2. Daniel Bullocks Nebraska
3. Ko Simpson South Carolina
4. Anthony Smith Syracuse
5. Darnell Bing Southern California
6. Roman Harper Alabama
7. Pat Watkins Florida State
8. Bernard Pollard Purdue
9. Calvin Lowry Penn State
10. Eric Smith Michigan State
Sleeper: Antwan Marsh Pikeville

SPECIAL TEAMS
Player School
1. Willie Reid (KR) Florida State
2. Skyler Green (KR) LSU
3. Nick Huston (K) Ohio State
4. Ryan Plackemeyer (P) Wake Forest
5. John Stelly (P) Louisiana-Monroe
6. Stephen Gostkowski (K) Memphis
7. Jeremy Bloom (KR) Colorado
8. Boone Stutz (DS) Texas A&M
9. Steve Weatherford (P) Illinois
10. Courtland Finnegan (KR) Samford
Sleeper: Ashlan Davis (KR) Tulsa

 

[AbeBeta]

looks like a good year for interior linemen (guards at least) and 3-4 OLBs.

 

[DiscipleofTuna]

isnt Mccargo considered a Nose type? Gabe Watson droppin like a rock.

 

[Woods]

isnt Mccargo considered a Nose type? Gabe Watson droppin like a rock.

I think Watson will end up a second rounder. His inconsistency and "motivational benching" last season is taking its toll, IMO.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

wow, wonder what caused Tye Hill to drop?

 

[Woods]

wow, wonder what caused Tye Hill to drop?

His size?

 

[Bluefin]

10. Cedric Griffin Texas

Anyone else think Cedric Griffin would make a nice developmental free safety?

He's around 6 feet, is said to be physical with excellant tackling skills and marginal cornerback speed.

Grif sounds like a better safety than cornerback and he's also sound on special teams.

 

[junk]

Anyone else think Cedric Griffin would make a nice developmental free safety?

He's around 6 feet, is said to be physical with excellant tackling skills and marginal cornerback speed.

Grif sounds like a better safety than cornerback and he's also sound on special teams.

I think he has played both. If I'm not mistaken, he played safety in the Senior Bowl.

I like him in 3.

 

[marchetta]

wow, wonder what caused Tye Hill to drop?

I was thinking the same thing. The only negative I've heard about him is that he has the worst hands of any top CB (rds. 1-3) in this draft. They say that even though he has great speed and cover ability, he has hands of stone. Some consider him a track man playing football. Still, he should be rated a top 3 CB (Huff?, Cromartie, Hill) IMO.

 

[Bluefin]

I think he has played both. If I'm not mistaken, he played safety in the Senior Bowl.

I like him in 3.

I do, too.

He sounds like a versatile player who would be a nice addition to our secondary and help out in the change-up schemes and special teams before eventually challenging for a starting role, IMO.

 

[lkelly]

Leon Williams made a top anything list?



And my how Dominique Byrd has fallen.

 

[burmafrd]

Watson is an example of what time does- same with Young. the farther away that people get from their last game the more they look back on the entirety of the last season and their careers. Young rose bowl; Watson senior bowl. With Watson many are now REMEMBERING his motivational problems and very small motor; with Young they are remembering his unorthodox throwing style and lack of snaps in a pro style offense.

 

[J-DOG]

I see Gosselin is drinking the Cutler kool-aid.
Jason Allen drops on my board.
Tye Hill is very underrated.
I do like his sleeper at safety...Antwan Marsh.