Mayock's position-by-position rankings

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Mayock's position-by-position rankings








By Mike Mayock
Special to NFL.com


(March 27, 2006) - NFL Network draft expert Mike Mayock has put together his positional rankings for the 2006 NFL Draft:

Quarterback
1. Jay Cutler, Vanderbilt
2. Matt Leinart, USC
3. Vince Young, Texas
4. Charlie Whitehurst, Clemson
5. Brodie Croyle, Alabama
6. Tarvaris Jackson, Alabama State

Interesting
Reggie McNeal, Texas A&M
Omar Jacobs, Bowling Green

Others
Brent Basanez, Northwestern
Kellen Clemens, Oregon
Darrell Hackney, Alabama-Birmingham
Ingle Martin, Furman
Barrick Nealy, Texas State
Michael Robinson, Penn State (slash)
D. J. Shockley, Georgia (slash)
Brad Smith, Missouri (slash)
Marcus Vick, Virginia Tech

Running Back
1. Reggie Bush, USC
2. Laurence Maroney, Minnesota
3. LenDale White, USC
4. DeAngelo Williams, Memphis
5. Joseph Addai, LSU
6. Brian Calhoun, Wisconsin
7. Maurice Drew, UCLA

Others
P.J. Daniels, Georgia Tech
Andre Hall, South Florida
Jerome Harrison, Washington State
Taurean Henderson, Texas Tech
DonTrell Moore, New Mexico
Jerious Norwood, Mississippi State
Gerald Riggs, Tennessee
Lawrence Vickers, Colorado
Leon Washington, Florida State

Wide Receiver
1. Santonio Holmes, Ohio State
2. Chad Jackson, Florida
3. Sinorice Moss, Miami (FL)
4. Demetrius Williams, Oregon
5. Maurice Stovall, Notre Dame
6. Derek Hagan, Arizona State
7. Brandon Marshall, Central Florida
8. Jason Avant, Michigan

Others
Hank Baskett, New Mexico
Will Blackmon, Boston College
Jeremy Bloom, Colorado
Skyler Green, LSU
Mike Hass, Oregon State
Greg Jennings, Western Michigan
Martin Nance, Miami (OH)
Cory Rodgers, Texas Christian
Brandon Williams, Wisconsin
Travis Wilson, Oklahoma

Tight End
1. Vernon Davis, Maryland
2. Marcedes Lewis, UCLA
3. Joe Klopfenstein, Colorado
4. Anthony Fasano, Notre Dame
5. David Thomas, Texas
6. Leonard Pope, Georgia

Others
Dominique Byrd, USC
Owen Daniels, Wisconsin
Tim Day, Oregon
Garrett Mills, Tulsa
Tony Scheffler, Western Michigan
T.J. Williams, North Carolina State

Offensive Tackle
1. D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Virginia
2. Winston Justice, USC
3. Eric Winston, Miami (FL)
4. Daryn Colledge, Boise State
5. Andrew Whitworth, LSU
6. Marcus McNeill, Auburn

Others
Rashad Butler, Miami
Paul McQuistan, Weber State
Ryan O'Callaghan, California
Jonathan Scott, Texas
Zach Strief, Northwestern
Jeremy Trueblood, Boston College

Interior Offensive Line
1. Nick Mangold, Ohio State (center)
2. Max Jean-Gilles, Georgia (guard)
3. Davin Joseph, Oklahoma (guard)
4. Charles Spencer, Pittsburgh (guard)
5. Deuce Lutui, USC (guard)
6. Chris Chester, Oklahoma (center)
7. Fred Matua, USC (guard)
8. Rob Sims, Ohio State (center)

Small Schools
Jahri Evans, Bloomsburg (PA) (guard)
Kevin Boothe, Cornell (guard)

Others
Ryan Cook, New Mexico (center)
Greg Eslinger, Minnesota (center)
Pat Ross, Boston College (center)
Jason Spitz, Louisville (guard)

Defensive End
1. Mario Williams, NC State
2. Mathias Kiwanuka, Boston College
3. Daryl Tapp, Va Tech
4. Tamba Hali, Penn State
5. Manny Lawson, North Carolina State
6. Parys Haralson, Tennessee

Others
Victor Adeyanju, Indiana
Mark Anderson, Alabama
Elvis Dumervil, Louisville
Ray Edwards, Purdue
Chris Gocong, Cal. State San Luis Obispo
Jason Hatcher, Grambling
Eric Henderson, Georgia Tech
Julian Jenkins, Stanford
Ryan LaCasse, Syracuse
Rob Ninkovich, Purdue
James Wyche, Syracuse

Defensive Tackle
1. Brodrick Bunkley, Florida St.
2. Haloti Ngata, Oregon
3. Claude Wroten, LSU
4. John McCargo, NC State
5. Gabe Watson, Michigan

Others
Barry Cofield, Northwestern
Dusty Dvoracek, Oklahoma
Orien Harris, Miami (FL)
Johnny Jolly, Texas A&M
Johnathan Lewis, Virginia Tech
Jesse Mahelona, Tennessee
Babatunde Oshinowo, Stanford
Montavious Stanley, Louisville
Kyle Williams, LSU
Rodrique Wright, Texas

Linebacker
1. A.J. Hawk, Ohio State
2. Ernie Sims, Florida St.
3. Chad Greenway, Iowa
4. Kamerion Wimbley, Florida St. (OLB)
5. D'Qwell Jackson, Maryland
6. Rocky McIntosh, Miami (FL)
7. DeMeco Ryans, Alabama

Others
Jon Alston, Stanford
Bobby Carpenter, Ohio State
Omar Gaither, Tennessee
Abdul Hodge, Iowa
Thomas Howard, UTEP
Clint Ingram, Oklahoma
Brian Iwuh, Colorado
A.J. Nicholson, Florida State
Kai Parham, Virginia
Freddie Roach, Alabama
Dale Robinson, Arizona State
Gerris Wilkinson, Georgia Tech

Cornerback
1. Michael Huff, Texas
2. Jonathan Joseph, South Carolina
3. Tye Hill, Clemson
4. Antonio Cromartie, Florida State
6. Kelly Jennings, Miami (FL)

Others
Antoine Bethea, Howard
Will Blackmon, Boston College
Charles Gordon, Kansas
Cedric Griffin, Texas
Devin Hester, Miami (FL)
Marcus Hudson, North Carolina State
Darrell Hunter, Miami (OH)
Tim Jennings, Georgia
Danieal Manning, Abilene Christian
Richard Marshall, Fresno State
Marcus Maxey, Miami (FL)
DeMario Minter, Georgia
Anwar Phillips, Penn State
David Pittman, Northwestern State
Dee Webb, Florida
Ashton Youboty, Ohio State
Alan Zemaitis, Penn State

Safety
1. Donte Whitner, Ohio State
2. Jason Allen, Tennessee
3. Daniel Bullocks, Nebraska
4. Anthony Smith, Syracuse
5. Darnell Bing, USC
6. Ko Simpson, South Carolina

Others
Greg Blue, Georgia
Tra Boger, Tulane
Reed Doughty, Northern Colorado
Roman Harper, Alabama
Dawan Landry, Georgia Tech
Calvin Lowry, Penn State
Bernard Pollard, Purdue
Dwayne Slay, Texas Tech
Scott Ware, USC
Pat Watkins, Florida State
 

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Bunkley over Ngata? I don't agree.

I think his linebacker organization is specious, as well. I don't know too many people who are saying Rocky McIntosh is a better prospect than Bobby Carpenter.

But thanks for the posting this. I'm loving getting all these lists.
 

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i saw anthony smith yesterday around campus, im 5-11 and he was about 2 inches bigger than me, pretty big guy
 

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cobra said:
Bunkley over Ngata? I don't agree.

I think his linebacker organization is specious, as well. I don't know too many people who are saying Rocky McIntosh is a better prospect than Bobby Carpenter.

But thanks for the posting this. I'm loving getting all these lists.

Bunkley is pretty rated currently No. 1 DT, pretty much by all draft experts. He was close with Haloti Ngata before workouts, but after workouts, I think he overtook him.

I think Maycock maybe downgraded Bobby a bit due to lack of workouts or injury. But having watched Maycock last year, I think he is better than Mel Kiper, at least his top board usually seems to be on money.

He was one of the guys who first started the talk about Demarcus Ware last year. All in all, he is pretty blunt when he thinks someone is not worth the pick or being hyped up too much. At first I thought he is a guy who didn't give honest opinions, based on his easy to laugh demeanor, but the guy does a good job for the most part in rating players. Of course no one is exact.
 

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Mayock has really become one of my favorite gurus.

It looks to me like Gabe Watson is pretty firmly entrenched as the #5 DT.

The rating on those OLB prospects that Dallas may be interested in is kind of all over the map though. I think that may stay that way. It's going to come down to personal preference.
 

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Watch out for Brandon Marshall, Central Florida. He should be a good 2nd day project for some team.
 

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No Jimmy Williams - no good source.

Also - DeAngelo Williams > Lendale White.

True story.
 

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SALADIN said:
Watch out for Brandon Marshall, Central Florida. He should be a good 2nd day project for some team.

Yeah, I like that guy too. He looked like TO type of player without attitude. But probably will take time to develop, so hopefully will be there for 5th round or so?
 

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DLCassidy said:
Mayock is no fan of Marcus McNeil it appears.

I only saw a game or two of McNeil, and never understood why he was so hyped up. I saw him get pushed around little bit against Texas Tech DL, who are nothing to talk about or not highly touted anyway, as far as I know that is. I would think he would have just plain dominated against them if he was that great, but he didn't.
 

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I don't think Brandon Marshall will be around that long. I do think that Marques Colston could be a sleeper though.
 

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Scouts are saying McNeil is a waist bender. Guys like that are normally disapointing in the nfl, they get overpowered.
 

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SALADIN said:
Watch out for Brandon Marshall, Central Florida. He should be a good 2nd day project for some team.

Agreed. Also, I met Mayock at the Combine and he's a great guy. He actually gave me his home phone number. Not too many people in this business are nice enough to do that. Actually, I'm going to call him later next week to talk to him about my team. Any intelligent questions you want answered?
 

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Crown Royal said:
No Jimmy Williams - no good source.

Also - DeAngelo Williams > Lendale White.

True story.

Jimmy Williams is falling off the map my friend. He's fighting for the mid-first round but that's not even a given anymore. Scouts hate him. They hate his attitude and they think he's more of a safety but he told them he has no interest in playing safety. Don't kill me, I actually like him, I'm just passing along the info.
 

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What in the heck are these guys seeing in Crody Boyle and Whitehurst? Someone is going to be majorly dissappointed.
 

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doomsday81 said:
Jimmy Williams is falling off the map my friend. He's fighting for the mid-first round but that's not even a given anymore. Scouts hate him. They hate his attitude and they think he's more of a safety but he told them he has no interest in playing safety. Don't kill me, I actually like him, I'm just passing along the info.

I don't want him. If we're looking for a FS, and we are, you need a team guy, a leader. This guy sounds like an arrogant punk. I hope he's picked before we do. Pass.
 

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doomsday81 said:
Agreed. Also, I met Mayock at the Combine and he's a great guy. He actually gave me his home phone number. Not too many people in this business are nice enough to do that. Actually, I'm going to call him later next week to talk to him about my team. Any intelligent questions you want answered?

Yes dooms;

How do the Cowboys expect to develop offensive skill players (QB, WR, RB) when they haven't drafted one in the 1st since '97?

With the players the Cowboys have drafted over the last 3 years, who does he think will be the franchises next mega star? Meaning a player who could be the very best in the NFL at his position. (Aikman, Allen, Smith, Irvin, etc.)

Are there any other potential playoff teams who have only drafted 2 Pro Bowlers since 2000?

Who the hell has been doing the scouting for O-linemen the Cowboys have selected on the 1st day over the last 7 years?


OK, he may not be able to answer the last one but I'd appreciate some feedback dooms. ;)
 

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Mayock's position-by-position rankings



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i like this guy maybe in the 5th, 6th, or 7th he played everything from ILB, to FS i think we could beef him up and put him at OLB. Atleast worth a shot.:starspin
 

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Yes dooms;

How do the Cowboys expect to develop offensive skill players (QB, WR, RB) when they haven't drafted one in the 1st since '97?

With the players the Cowboys have drafted over the last 3 years, who does he think will be the franchises next mega star? Meaning a player who could be the very best in the NFL at his position. (Aikman, Allen, Smith, Irvin, etc.)

Are there any other potential playoff teams who have only drafted 2 Pro Bowlers since 2000?

Who the hell has been doing the scouting for O-linemen the Cowboys have selected on the 1st day over the last 7 years?

OK, he may not be able to answer the last one but I'd appreciate some feedback dooms. ;)

No problem. I'll float some his way, especially the offensive line question. Are you aware that as good as Parcells is at drafting players, he failed in New England with most of his offensive line picks as well? There is an exception here and there but I think in New England he was something like one out of eight with Dave Woulabaugh (spelling?) being his only hit. This is perplexing seeing Parcells used to coach the o-line back in the day and he puts such an emphasis on the position. Yet, throughout the years, it's been the one position where he hasn't drafted well.
 
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