New Mel Kiper Top 25 Big Board 11-5-04

[Midswat]

New Mel Kiper Top 25 Big Board

1. Mike Williams Jr. WR USC
Terrific combo of size and strength.

2. Carnell Williams Sr. RB Auburn
Very creative and deceptively strong runner.

3. Erasmus James Sr. DE Wisconsin
Outstanding pass rusher who can play the run.

4. Ronnie Brown Sr. RB Auburn
A complete, explosive back who does it all.

5. Dan Cody Sr. DT Oklahoma
A fiery, intense end who's coming on strong

6. Cedric Benson Sr. RB Texas
Four straight years with over 1,000 yards.

7. Antrel Rolle Sr. CB Miami (Going down the board)
Great in coverage and a good tackler.

8. Derrick Johnson Sr. LB Texas
Strength, speed and a nose for the ball.

9. Braylon Edwards Sr. WR Michigan
Has the size, speed and athleticism to dominate.

10. Mark Clayton Sr. WR Oklahoma
The best WR in years after the catch.

11. David Pollack Sr. DE Georgia
Incredible intensity and passion.

12. Alex Barron Sr. OT Fla. St.
6-6, 320 and an excellent pass blocker.

13. Marlin Jackson Sr. CB Michigan
Top-notch athletic and coverage skills.

14. Matt Roth Sr. DE Iowa
An outstanding natural pass rusher.

15. Corey Webster Sr. DB LSU
A blue-chiper slowed early on by injury.

16. Shaun Cody Sr. DL USC
Vesrsatile performer at DT or DE.

17. Elton Brown Sr. OG Virginia
Great athleticism for someone his size (6-5, 335).

18. Travis Johnson Sr. DT Fla. St.
Vastly improved and a dominant performer.

19. Jammal Brown Sr. OT Oklahoma
Equally adept at pass and run blocking.

20. Chris Colmer Sr. OT NC State
Back to his All-America form of '02.

21. Alex Smith Sr. TE Stanford
Leads the Cardinal in receptions.

22. Marcus Johnson Sr. OG Ole Miss
45 consecutive starts heading into November.

23. Fred Gibson Sr. WR Georgia
Improved consistency and durability.

24. David Baas Sr. OG Michigan
Battle-tested Big Ten veteran.

25. Barrett Ruud Sr. LB Nebraska
Excellent sideline-to-sideline speed, productivity.

Dropped Off:
Kyle Orton
Anttaj Hawthorne
Kevin Burnett
Charlie Frye
Andrew Walter
Charles Frederick
Logan Mankins
Lance Mitchell

 

[Hostile]

Man, I can't believe Hawthorne is dropping so fast. Once the underclassmen declare he might be down the board a bit. If we ended up with him in the 2nd I'd do backflips.

Not that a list this early means squat. Just like thinking about it.

 

[Rush 2112]

Marcus Spears must have slept with Kiper's wife.

I guess 6-4/297 DE's with freakish athleticism grow on trees. Could have gone anywhere including Duke and UNC to play hoops but chose football at LSU.

On his top 5 by position Kiper has Chris Canty at #5 and Spears isn't on the list. Canty tore his ACL and his season ended a month or so ago.

I thought Kiper was let go by ESPN anyways.

Did they bring him back.

 

[Put Henson In]

Well I bet 20$ that Dan Cody isn't a top 20 pick. Guess thst would screw up his draft board.

 

[Bobo]

Well I bet 20$ that Dan Cody isn't a top 20 pick. Guess thst would screw up his draft board.

Mel has him as a DT, but isn't he a DE? White guy? At least that's who I'm thinking of, maybe I'm wrong. If it is the guy, I've seen him, and he's good, don't know about #5 good.