Kiper: Top 5 Juniors and Seniors by Position

[WoodysGirl]

Top 5 Seniors By Position
Asterisk denotes third-year sophomores.

Quarterbacks
1. Brian Brohm, Louisville
2. Andre Woodson, Kentucky
3. Chad Henne, Michigan
4. Colt Brennan, Hawaii
5. Matt Ryan, Boston College

Running Backs
1. Allen Patrick, Oklahoma
2. Tashard Choice, Georgia Tech
3. Mike Hart, Michigan
4. Dantrell Savage, Oklahoma State
5. Ryan Torain, Arizona State

Fullbacks
1. Peyton Hillis, Arkansas
2. Owen Schmitt, West Virginia
3. Carl Stewart, Auburn
4. Michael Pitre, UCLA
5. Jacob Hester, LSU

Wide Receivers
1. Early Doucet, LSU
2. Limas Sweed, Texas
3. DJ Hall, Alabama
4. Harry Douglas, Louisville
5. Keenan Burton, Kentucky

Tight Ends
1. John Carlson, Notre Dame
2. Martin Rucker, Missouri
3. Dustin Keller, Purdue
4. Fred Davis, USC
5. Kory Sperry, Colorado State

Offensive Tackles
1. Jake Long, Michigan
2. Sam Baker, USC
3. Gosder Cherilus, Boston College
4. Barry Richardson, Clemson
5. John Greco, Toledo

Offensive Guards
1. Will Arnold, LSU
2. Shannon Tevaga, UCLA
3. Jordan Grimes, Purdue
4. Andrew Crummey, Maryland
5. Bobby Byrd, Washington St.

Centers
1. John Sullivan, Notre Dame
2. Kory Lichtenseiger, Bowling Green
3. Doug Legursky, Marshall
4. Tony Brinkhaus, Minnesota
5. Cody Wallace, Texas A&M

Defensive Ends
1. Chris Long, Virginia
2. Lawrence Jackson, USC
3. Kendall Langford, Hampton
4. Tommy Blake, TCU
5. Quentin Groves, Auburn

Defensive Tackles
1. Glenn Dorsey, LSU
2. Frank Okam, Texas
3. Sedrick Ellis, USC
4. Kentwan Balmer, North Carolina
5. DeMario Pressley, NC State

Inside Linebackers
1. Vince Hall, Virginia Tech
2. Jasper Brinkley, South Carolina
3. Jonathan Goff, Vanderbilt
4. J. Leman, Illinois
5. Nelson Coleman, Tulsa

Outside Linebackers
1. Keith Rivers, USC
2. Dan Connor, Penn State
3. Bruce Davis, UCLA
4. Malik Jackson, Louisville
5. Philip Wheeler, Georgia Tech

Cornerbacks
1. Antoine Cason, Arizona
2. Dwight Lowery, San Jose State
3. Terrell Thomas, USC
4. DeJuan Tribble, Boston College
5. Mike Jenkins, South Florida

Safeties
1. Tom Zbikowski, Notre Dame
2. Darien Williams, Oklahoma
3. Jonathan Hefney, Tennessee
4. Chris Horton, UCLA
5. Quintin Demps, UTEP

Place-Kickers
1. Brandon Coutu, Georgia
2. Alexis Serna, Oregon State
3. Jeremy Ito, Rutgers
4. Arthur Carmody, Louisville
5. Sergio Aguayo, UNLV

Punters
1. Durant Brooks, Georgia Tech
2. Geoff Price, Notre Dame
3. Ken DeBauche, Wisconsin
4. Andrew Larson, California
5. Jared Armstrong, Purdue

Top 5 Juniors By Position
Asterisk denotes third-year sophomores.


Quarterbacks
1. Hunter Cantwell, Louisville
2. Stephen McGee, Texas A&M
3. Nate Longshore, California
4. Graham Harrell, Texas Tech
5. Chase Holbrook, New Mexico St.



Running Backs
1. Darren McFadden, Arkansas
2. Steve Slaton, West Virginia
3. Jonathan Stewart, Oregon
4. Felix Stewart, Arkansas
5. Branden Ore, Virginia Tech

Wide Receivers
1. DeSean Jackson, California
2. Mario Manningham, Michigan
3. Jaison Williams, Oregon
4. Malcolm Kelly, Oklahoma
5c. James Hardy, Indiana

Tight Ends
1. Martellus Bennett, Texas A&M
2. Chase Coffman, Missouri
3. Shawn Nelson, So. Mississippi
4. Darius Hill, Ball St.
5. Brandon Pettigrew, Oklahoma St.

Offensive Line
1. Ryan Clady, Boise St. (OT)
2. Jared Gaither, Maryland (OT)
3. Michael Oher, Mississippi (OT)
4. Alex Mack, California (C)
5. Brandon Pettigrew, Oklahoma St. (OG)

Defensive Line
1. Calais Campbell, Miami (Fla.) (DE)
2. Derrick Harvey, Florida (DE)
3. Tyson Jackson, LSU (DE)
4. Vernon Gholston, Ohio St. (DE)
5. Terrance Taylor, Michigan (DT)

Linebackers
1. James Laurinaitis, Ohio St. (OLB)
2. Rey Maualuga, USC (ILB)
3. Brian Cushing, USC (OLB)
4. Sean Lee, Penn St. (OLB)
5. Erin Henderson, Maryland (OLB)

Defensive backs
1. Kenny Phillips, Miami (Fla.) (S)
2. Aqib Talib, Kansas (CB)
3. Malcolm Jenkins (CB)
4. Justin King, Penn St. (CB)
5. Brandon Flowers, Virginia Tech (CB)

Place-Kickers and Punters
1. Sam Swank, Wake Forest (PK&P)
2. Britton Colquitt, Tennessee (P)
3. Chris Miller, Ball St. (P)
4. Louie Sakoda, Utah (PK*P)
5. Patrick Shadle, Syracuse (PK)

 

[CATCH17]

Allen Patrick over Mike Hart? bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahah :laugh2:

Patrick probably wont even play much at Oklahoma.

Also Chad Henne will be #1 on this list by the end of the season.

Im not a michigan fan either.

Hunter Cantwell #1 JR QB? wow.

 

[theogt]

I think this could be a pretty top heavy draft. It's a good time to have two first rounders.

 

[TheSport78]

I think this could be a pretty top heavy draft. It's a good time to have two first rounders.

Amen, i say we go either CB, DT or WR

 

[big dog cowboy]

Amen, i say we go either CB, DT or WR

Today I'd say WR, RB and CB are our biggest off season needs next year. If Julius gets extended that eliminates RB. Free agency will certainly have it's impact both positively and negatively. By the April comes around, who knows what we will need. Hopefully JJ will put us in a position to be as flexible as we were this year.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

1. Tom Zbikowski, Notre Dame

With our 2nd #1 pick next year--PLEASE!

 

[big dog cowboy]

With our 2nd #1 pick next year--PLEASE!

Why would we go safety in the first round next year?

 

[Big Dakota]

Thanks for the post!

In the Jr RBs Felix Stewart should b Felix Jones.

I'm a bit surprised he left Ray Rice off the list considering he ran for 1,794 yards and 20 TDs I mean come on Mel, Brian Leonard went #52 and he gained 427 yards and 5 tds. Rice HAS to be in the top 5 underclassmen one would think.

 

[WoodysGirl]

per Todd McShay chat...

Os (Jersey): Todd, I see a lot of big name WR's who will be eligible for the draft next year. Care to rank your top 5?

Todd McShay: I'm still watching film every day this month, so there are sever schools I have yet to properly breakdown. However, from what I know at this point, the top-five SENIOR WR's are as follows:

1) Early Doucet, LSU
2) Limas Sweed, Texas
3) Adarius Bowman, Oklahoma State
4) Keenan Burton, Kentucky
5) D.J. Hall, Alabama

 

[Sarge]

Steve Slaton is a monster.

 

[Big Dakota]

With our 2nd #1 pick next year--PLEASE!

He's gonna have to have a huge year to be a #1 after his rather pedestrian performance in 2006. Besides, he's a SS in the NFL and last time i checked we gave Roy a ton of cash. If you take a S in next years draft it's kenny Phillips, who can probably play both SS and FS on the next level. He'd have to be our 2nd #1 because we are gonna go RB or WR with our #1 most likely.

 

[Bizwah]

This can be a good draft, if a number of Jrs come out early.

I'd love to see McFadden come out early......who knows?

 

[Alexander]

With our 2nd #1 pick next year--PLEASE!

I am hoping you left off the "NO!".

 

[Alexander]

Steve Slaton is a monster.

He is another Terry Metcalf IMO.

 

[CATCH17]

He is another Terry Metcalf IMO.

Slaton probably is another Metcalf but I still cant get over how everyone was saying Bush would suck and hes another Metcalf.

I like Slaton but I wish I could see him in a different offense.

Clearly Mcfadden is the best and in my opinion Mike Hart is #2.

 

[dallasfan]

Didn't Jared Gaither enter the supplemental draft.

 

[Big Dakota]

Didn't Jared Gaither enter the supplemental draft.

Maryland OT Jared Gaither is expected to enter the NFL's Supplemental Draft if he's not reinstated from suspension by the school.

Scout.com reports Gaither will meet with Terrapin officials this week. If he declares early, Maryland will have lost both its starting tackles, as Stephon Heyer graduated and signed as an undrafted free agent with the Commanders.

Source: scout.com

 

[Hailmary]

It seems like a pretty decent draft for Olinemen. The closest thing w/ have to a stud olinemen we have is Adams and there's a pretty good chance he won't return after this season. So w/ the first pick (in the event McFadden's already gone by the time we draft) I hope we can trade down a couple of slots and pick up Ol and move up a few slots w/ our 2nd 1st to nab Slaton. I think Slaton can be a star just as we don't expect him to carry the ball 25 times.

 

[28 Joker]

Simeon Castille was the undisputed best cornerback in the SEC last year as a junior. He will be a first round pick out of Alabama. He is better cornerback than Aaron Ross right now. The fact that he isn't listed in the top five is a joke. He will be an All-American under Saben. Mark my words, and I am not an Alabama fan.

 

[Q_the_man]

Shoot what about Ian Johnson, 1700 yards 25 tds, undefeated season.....