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1. North Alabama CB Janoris Jenkins (5-9⅞, 177; Grade: 92)
Jenkins is an elite cover corner, but the off-field issues that led to his dismissal from Florida will threaten his first-round status. In four outings to date at North Alabama, Jenkins has recorded 27 total tackles, three PBUs and a fumble recovery returned 49 yards for a score (in a 20-13 win over Abilene Christian). He also had an 87-yard punt return for a touchdown in Week 2.
2. Appalachian State WR Brian Quick (6-3⅝ , 209; 83)
Quick is a competitive, productive receiver with above-average separation skills. He's not as strong in terms of ball skills but is otherwise very similar to Marques Colston when Colston was coming out of Hofstra. Quick has hauled in 24 passes for 369 yards and four touchdowns through four games this season.
3. Montana CB Trumaine Johnson (6-2, 205; 80)
Johnson is still developing his coverage technique and will need a good deal of work before he's ready to compete for playing time in the NFL. Still, he's blessed with a rare combination of height, weight, speed and ball skills. He’'s physical in run support, so he should be effective covering kicks. His production is down, though, after suffering a head injury in practice earlier this month.
4. California (Pa.) G Rishaw Johnson (6-3⅝, 305; 71)
Johnson is the top small-school O-Line prospect with good quickness and toughness but needs to become more consistent with his awareness and technique in order to improve his midround grade.
5. Hampton CB Micah Pellerin (6-0, 187; 55)
A tall and somewhat lean cornerback, Pellerin is nonetheless a ballhawk who shows quick feet and is very smooth in coverage. He needs to improve his run-support skills and overall recognition skills, but his best football should be ahead of him. Pellerin has recorded 19 total tackles, three passes defended and one interception through Week 4.
QB Tannehill a unique case
Texas A&M QB Ryan Tannehill is quickly becoming one of the hardest players to evaluate in the 2012 class.
Tannehill has good size (6-foot-4¼, 222 pounds) and athleticism, and the competitiveness and leadership you love to see in quarterback prospects. He has also shown the ability to get through his progressions. However, the two most important areas for quarterbacks are game management/decision-making and accuracy, and he's inconsistent in both areas.
There are times when Tannehill makes the right decision to check down or tuck the ball and run, but other times -- such as the three interceptions he threw in the second half of last week's loss to Oklahoma State -- he leaves you scratching your head.
His speed and ability to create positive plays with his legs are excellent, but Tannehill seems to settle at times and simply hope he can get the ball where he wants it. He misses within the strike zone too often, though, failing to lead receivers or forcing them to adjust. That won't work at the next level, where passing windows are far tighter and close much more quickly.
Many players flash impressive upside and are inconsistent, but what makes Tannehill so tough to read is his inexperience at quarterback. Remember, at this time last season he was just making the transition from wide receiver to replace the struggling Jerrod Johnson. We should be judging him as a quarterback the same way we look at sophomores Tyler Bray of Tennessee of Tajh Boyd of Clemson, but Tannehill is a senior and we're forced to make unfair comparisons to draft-eligible quarterbacks like Andrew Luck and Matt Barkley.
It's hard to project any player to the next level, but Tannehill is especially difficult. We grade him in the late-second- to early-third-round area right now -- the No. 5 quarterback on the board -- but I've talked to scouts who believe he has first-round potential and others who are even more put off by the uncertainty than we are. Opinions will likely continue to vary as the season and pre-draft process unfold, making Tannehill one of the most intriguing prospects in the country moving forward.
Film room standout: Georgia OLB Jarvis Jones
Jones has jumped out on the Georgia film I've watched this week. He's been all over the field so far this season, collecting 23 tackles (3 TFL, 1 sack) and showing off a solid combination of skills.
Jones plays the same 3-4 OLB role that 2011 third-round pick Justin Houston filled for the Bulldogs, and while Houston had better straight-line speed, Jones appears more explosive, with good first-step quickness and impressive short-area power. He can be seen on the Boise State film getting into the body of Broncos OT Nate Potter and planting him on the ground.
At 6-2½ and 242 pounds, the redshirt sophomore and former USC transfer is just scratching the surface of his potential. He looks like a perfect fit on the outside for a 3-4 NFL defense, and with another year of offseason training to work on his speed and a productive 2012 season, we could be looking at a future first-round pick.
Jenkins is an elite cover corner, but the off-field issues that led to his dismissal from Florida will threaten his first-round status. In four outings to date at North Alabama, Jenkins has recorded 27 total tackles, three PBUs and a fumble recovery returned 49 yards for a score (in a 20-13 win over Abilene Christian). He also had an 87-yard punt return for a touchdown in Week 2.
2. Appalachian State WR Brian Quick (6-3⅝ , 209; 83)
Quick is a competitive, productive receiver with above-average separation skills. He's not as strong in terms of ball skills but is otherwise very similar to Marques Colston when Colston was coming out of Hofstra. Quick has hauled in 24 passes for 369 yards and four touchdowns through four games this season.
3. Montana CB Trumaine Johnson (6-2, 205; 80)
Johnson is still developing his coverage technique and will need a good deal of work before he's ready to compete for playing time in the NFL. Still, he's blessed with a rare combination of height, weight, speed and ball skills. He’'s physical in run support, so he should be effective covering kicks. His production is down, though, after suffering a head injury in practice earlier this month.
4. California (Pa.) G Rishaw Johnson (6-3⅝, 305; 71)
Johnson is the top small-school O-Line prospect with good quickness and toughness but needs to become more consistent with his awareness and technique in order to improve his midround grade.
5. Hampton CB Micah Pellerin (6-0, 187; 55)
A tall and somewhat lean cornerback, Pellerin is nonetheless a ballhawk who shows quick feet and is very smooth in coverage. He needs to improve his run-support skills and overall recognition skills, but his best football should be ahead of him. Pellerin has recorded 19 total tackles, three passes defended and one interception through Week 4.
QB Tannehill a unique case
Texas A&M QB Ryan Tannehill is quickly becoming one of the hardest players to evaluate in the 2012 class.
Tannehill has good size (6-foot-4¼, 222 pounds) and athleticism, and the competitiveness and leadership you love to see in quarterback prospects. He has also shown the ability to get through his progressions. However, the two most important areas for quarterbacks are game management/decision-making and accuracy, and he's inconsistent in both areas.
There are times when Tannehill makes the right decision to check down or tuck the ball and run, but other times -- such as the three interceptions he threw in the second half of last week's loss to Oklahoma State -- he leaves you scratching your head.
His speed and ability to create positive plays with his legs are excellent, but Tannehill seems to settle at times and simply hope he can get the ball where he wants it. He misses within the strike zone too often, though, failing to lead receivers or forcing them to adjust. That won't work at the next level, where passing windows are far tighter and close much more quickly.
Many players flash impressive upside and are inconsistent, but what makes Tannehill so tough to read is his inexperience at quarterback. Remember, at this time last season he was just making the transition from wide receiver to replace the struggling Jerrod Johnson. We should be judging him as a quarterback the same way we look at sophomores Tyler Bray of Tennessee of Tajh Boyd of Clemson, but Tannehill is a senior and we're forced to make unfair comparisons to draft-eligible quarterbacks like Andrew Luck and Matt Barkley.
It's hard to project any player to the next level, but Tannehill is especially difficult. We grade him in the late-second- to early-third-round area right now -- the No. 5 quarterback on the board -- but I've talked to scouts who believe he has first-round potential and others who are even more put off by the uncertainty than we are. Opinions will likely continue to vary as the season and pre-draft process unfold, making Tannehill one of the most intriguing prospects in the country moving forward.
Film room standout: Georgia OLB Jarvis Jones
Jones has jumped out on the Georgia film I've watched this week. He's been all over the field so far this season, collecting 23 tackles (3 TFL, 1 sack) and showing off a solid combination of skills.
Jones plays the same 3-4 OLB role that 2011 third-round pick Justin Houston filled for the Bulldogs, and while Houston had better straight-line speed, Jones appears more explosive, with good first-step quickness and impressive short-area power. He can be seen on the Boise State film getting into the body of Broncos OT Nate Potter and planting him on the ground.
At 6-2½ and 242 pounds, the redshirt sophomore and former USC transfer is just scratching the surface of his potential. He looks like a perfect fit on the outside for a 3-4 NFL defense, and with another year of offseason training to work on his speed and a productive 2012 season, we could be looking at a future first-round pick.
