MadDog's Spring Break Big 255 Board Edition

With the draft less than four weeks away, here is my latest full draft projection. In this draft, I have loosely created a mock for the first round. Beyond the first round, I have put players in a general slotting area. In other words, I believe Tim Tebow is going to be drafted somewhere in that 35-40 range, and in this projection, I slotted him at 37.

I have added one wrinkle to this Big Board: Now that the NFL has finished assigning compensatory picks, I have slotted a projected 49ers pick that matches team needs in the 13th, 17th, 49th, 79th, 113th, 145th, 182nd, 206th, and 224th slot. I'd be happy to break down any of these players (the list is full of relatively unknown players, so you might scratch your head).

This board will continue to be tweaked as time passes, and may have some errors that need editing. I seem dyslexic with West Virginia and Virginia Tech players this offseason. If you see typos, wrong teams, positions, please let me know.

Enjoy the ride, and feel free to ask any question. Cheers.

P.S. This is not a ranking, nor a wish list. Simply how I see the slotting taking place along the 3-day draft path. One final note: Do not be surprised to see the Rams move that 33rd overall pick to another team to select Tim Tebow, or another skilled position player. Since the draft is elongated to 3 days, the first round is the first day. This allows the Rams almost half a day to receive trade offers for the 33rd pick before the 2nd round begins, and since Bradford will more than likely be taken number one overall, the Rams could be the big winner in a bidding war.

2010 NFL Draft 255 Big Board
Pick Player School Position
1 Sam Bradford* Oklahoma QB
2 Gerald McCoy Oklahoma DT
3 Ndamukong Suh Nebraska DT
4 Russell Okung Oklahoma State OT
5 Trent Williams Oklahoma OT
6 Bryan Bulaga* Iowa OT
7 Eric Berry* Tennesseee S
8 Bruce Campbell* Maryland OT
9 Jimmy Clausen* Notre Dame QB
10 Dez Bryant* Oklahoma State WR
11 Joe Haden* Florida CB
12 Jason Pierre-Paul* South Florida DE
13 CJ Spiller Clemson RB
14 Derrick Morgan* Georgia Tech DE
15 Dan Williams Tennessee DT
16 Anthony Davis* Rutgers OT
17 Charles Brown USC OT
18 Mike Iupati Idaho G
19 Rolando McClain Alabama LB
20 Kyle Wilson Boise St CB
21 Earl Thomas* Texas S/CB
22 Jared Odrick Penn State DT
23 Taylor Mays USC S
24 Sergio Kindle Texas DE
25 Arrelious Benn* Illinois WR
26 Brandon Graham Michigan DE/OLB
27 Rodger Saffold Indiana OT
28 Ryan Matthews* Fresno State RB
29 Sean Weatherspoon Missouri LB
30 Maurkice Pouncey* Florida C
31 Devin McCourty Rutgers CB
32 Brian Price* UCLA DT
33 Jahvid Best* Cal RB
34 Demaryius Thomas* Georgia Tech WR
35 Golden Tate* Notre Dame WR
36 Patrick Robinson Florida State CB
37 Tim Tebow Florida QB
38 Jerry Hughes TCU DE
39 Daryl Washington TCU LB
40 Terrence Cody Alabama DT
41 Everson Griffen* USC DE
42 Kareem Jackson* Alabama CB
43 Carlos Dunlap* Florida DE
44 Dominique Franks* Oklahoma CB
45 Jermaine Gresham Oklahoma TE
46 Vladimir Ducasse Massachusetts G/OT
47 Morgan Burnett* Georgia Tech S
48 John Jerry Mississippi G/OT
49 Nate Allen South Florida S
50 Dexter McCluster Mississippi RB/WR
51 Corey Wootton Northwestern DE
52 Ricky Sapp* Clemson DE/OLB
53 Jason Worilds* Virginia Tech DE/OLB
54 Aaron Hernandez* Florida TE
55 Jacoby Ford Clemson WR
56 Dorin Dickerson Pittsburgh TE/WR
57 Geno Atkins Georgia DT
58 Toby Gerhart* Stanford RB
59 Thaddeus Gibson* Ohio State OLB
60 Koa Misi Utah DE/OLB
61 Akwasi Owusu-Ansah Indiana (Pa.) CB
62 Chad Jones* LSU S
63 Lamarr Houston Texas DT
64 Cam Thomas North Carolina DT
65 Jonathan Dwyer* Georgia Tech RB
66 Jon Asamoah Illinois G
67 Jared Veldheer Hillsdale OT
68 Colt McCoy Texas QB
69 Montario Hardesty Tennessee RB
70 Brandon Ghee Wake Forest CB
71 Marcus Easley UConn WR
72 Damian Williams* USC WR
73 Major Wright* Florida S
74 Chris Cook Virginia CB/FS
75 Ben Tate Auburn RB
76 Tyson Alualu Cal DT
77 Navorro Bowman* Penn State LB
78 Dennis Pitta BYU TE
79 Amari Spievey* Iowa CB
80 Alex Carrington Arkansas St DE
81 Taylor Price Ohio WR
82 Jimmy Graham Miami TE
83 Carlton Mitchell South Florida WR
84 Jeff Owens Georgia DT
85 Jamar Chaney Mississippi St LB
86 Brandon LaFell LSU WR
87 Jordan Shipley Texas WR
88 Rob Gronkowski* Arizona TE
89 Matt Tennant Boston College C
90 Donald Butler Washington LB
91 John Skelton Fordham QB
92 Reshad Jones* Georgia S
93 Mardy Gilyard Cincinnati WR
94 Ed Dickson Oregon TE
95 Sean Lee Penn State LB
96 TJ Ward Oregon S
97 Javier Arenas Alabama CB/PR
98 Jason Fox Miami OT
99 Selvish Capers West Virginia OT
100 Jerome Murphy South Florida CB
101 Perrish Cox Oklahoma State CB
102 Austen Lane Murray State DE
103 Earl Mitchell Arizona DT
104 Tony Washington Abilene Christian OT
105 Mitch Petrus Arkansas G
106 Tony Pike Cincinnati QB
107 Jevan Snead* Mississippi QB
108 Anthony Dixon Mississippi St RB
109 Linval Joseph East Carolina DT
110 Brandon Spikes Florida LB
111 Mike Neal Purdue DE/DT
112 Andre Roberts Citadel WR
113 Marshall Newhouse TCU G
114 Jarrett Brown West Virginia QB
115 Clay Harbor Missouri State TE
116 Darrell Stuckey Kansas S
117 Eric Norwood South Carolina DE/OLB
118 Ciron Black LSU OT
119 Rennie Curran* Georgia LB
120 Anthony McCoy USC TE
121 Mike Johnson Alabama G
122 Arthur Jones Syracuse DT
123 Legarrette Blount Oregon RB
124 Shelley Smith Colorado St G
125 Dekota Watson Florida State LB
126 Perry Riley LSU LB
127 Jermaine Cunningham Florida DE
128 Torrell Troup Central Florida DT
129 JD Walton Baylor C
130 Dexter Davis Arizona St LB
131 Trindon Holliday LSU WR/KR
132 Antonio Brown* Central Michigan WR
133 Robert Johnson* Utah S
134 Blair White Michigan St WR
135 Jeremy Williams Tulane WR
136 Kyle Williams Arizona St WR
137 Arthur Moats James Madison DE/OLB
138 Lindsey Witten UConn DE
139 Dezmon Briscoe* Kansas WR
140 Donovan Warren* Michigan CB
141 Kyle Calloway Iowa OT/G
142 Joe Webb UAB WR
143 Myron Rolle Florida State S
144 AJ Jefferson Fresno State CB
145 Adrian Tracy William and Mary DE/LB
146 Emmanuel Sanders SMU WR
147 Eric Decker Minnesota WR
148 Chris Hawkins LSU CB
149 Tony Moeaki Iowa TE
150 Syd'Quan Thompson Cal CB
151 Rahim Allen LSU DE
152 Pat Angerer Iowa LB
153 Walter McFadden Auburn CB
154 Kam Chancellor Virginia Tech S
155 Daniel Te'o-Nesheim Washington DE/OLB
156 CJ Wilson East Carolina DE
157 Jonathan Crompton Tennessee QB
158 Lonyae Miller Fresno State RB
159 Simoni Lawrence Minnesota LB
160 Alterraun Verner UCLA CB
161 Joe McKnight USC RB
162 Jameson Konz Kent State LB/S/WR
163 Shawn Lauvao Arizona St G
164 Myron Lewis Vanderbilt CB
165 David Gettis Baylor WR
166 Nate Collins Virginia DT
167 James Starks Buffalo RB
168 Joique Bell Wayne State RB
169 Ed Wang Virginia Tech OT
170 Scott Long Louisville WR
171 Freddie Barnes Bowling Green WR
172 Andrew Quarless Penn State TE
173 George Johnson Rutgers DE
174 Leigh Tiffin Alabama K
175 Mike Kafka Northwestern QB
176 Larry Asante Nebraska S
177 Phillip Dillard Nebraska LB
178 Thomas Welch Vanderbilt OT
179 Alex Daniels Cincinnati DE/LB/TE
180 Doug Worthington Ohio State DT
181 Chris Degeare Wake Forest G
182 Aleric Mullins North Carolina DT
183 Nolan Carroll Maryland CB
184 Kavell Conner Clemson LB
185 AJ Edds Iowa LB
186 Rashawn Jackson Virginia FB
187 Zane Beadles Utah G
188 LeRoy Vann Florida A&M WR/CB
189 Eric Olsen Notre Dame C
190 Patrick Stoudamire Western Illinois CB
191 D'Anthony Smith Louisiana Tech DT
192 Duke Calhoun Memphis WR
193 Joshua Moore Kansas St CB
194 Zac Robinson Oklahoma State QB
195 Dan LeFevour Central Michigan QB
196 Terrell Skinner Maryland S
197 Garrett Graham Wisconsin TE/FB
198 Charles Scott LSU RB
199 Kevin Matthews Texas A&M C
200 Kurt Coleman Ohio State S
201 Brandon Carter Texas Tech G
202 Al Woods LSU DT
203 Brian Jackson Oklahoma CB
204 Andre Anderson Tulane RB
205 Mike Williams Syracuse WR
206 Armanti Edwards Appalachian St QB/WR
207 Deji Karim Southern Illinois RB
208 Zoltan Mesko Michigan P
209 Greg Hardy Mississippi DE
210 Levi Brown Troy QB
211 Kevin Basped Nevada DE
212 Clifton Geathers South Carolina DE/DT
213 Danny Batten South Dakota St DE
214 Willie Young NC State DE/OLB
215 David Pender Purdue CB
216 George Selvie South Florida DE
217 Anthony Levine Tennessee St S
218 Roddrick Muckelroy Texas LB
219 Joe Hawley UNLV G
220 Chris McCoy Middle Tennessee St DE/LB
221 Cody Grimm Virginia Tech S
222 Tyler Eastman Maine OT
223 Ted Larsen NC State C
224 Travis Goethel Arizona St LB
225 Sean Lissemore William and Mary DT
226 Dustin Woods Miami (Ohio) WR
227 Kevin Thomas USC CB
228 Riley Cooper Florida WR
229 Matt Mayberry Indiana LB
230 Trevard Lindley Kentucky CB
231 Scott Sicko New Hampshire TE
232 Tim Hiller Western Michigan QB
233 Sean Canfield Oregon State QB
234 Shay Hodge Mississippi WR
235 Brandon Lang Troy DE/OLB
236 Alfonso Smith Kentucky RB
237 Keenan Clayton Oklahoma LB
238 Barry Church Toledo S
239 Robert McClain Connecticut CB
240 EJ Wilson North Carolina DE
241 Colin Peek Alabama TE
242 Will Barker Virginia OT
243 Antonio Coleman Auburn DE
244 Michael Hoomanawanui Illinois TE
245 Clint Gresham TCU LS
246 Matt Nichols Eastern Washington QB
247 Ben Burney Colorado CB
248 Kyle McCarthy Notre Dame S
249 John Conner Kentucky FB
250 Nic Richmond TCU OT
251 John Estes Hawaii C
252 Jake Sharp Kansas RB
253 Jeromy Miles Massachusetts S
254 Mike Newton Buffalo S
255 Brandon Banks Kansas St WR/KR

[ Edited by MadDog49er on Mar 27, 2010 at 14:03:35 ]

Only slotted pick I might -- and note the "might" -- not agree with is Mullins. And it's not with the player, but the slot. Mullins had a freak-show of a Pro-Day, clocking in the 4.8-4.9 range at 6-1 320 pounds, but he never really did anything in his college career, and was part of a rotation.

I might wait until the 7th, but I can consider that some team like Oakland would take the guy based purely on athletic ability before we're up. Wouldn't hate the pick, but it depends on who else is there.

Everybody else I like, so, .

so is brandon graham this year's quentin groves or lamar woodley ?

I am surprised with the Brown pick at 17, I would have thought he could be had trading back 6 or so spots and picking up another 3rd.

I would like a breakdown of Charles Brown since he hasn't been discussed by this board too much.

Thanks MD. What do see as the chances the Niners trade up or down, particularly in the 1st and 2nd rounds?

I'll try to answer a couple responses about Brown in this post:

I think Brown is going to have inflationary value on draft day due to the number of top 10 teams that will target OT, and well as the Niners at either 13 or 17.

As we have seen before, once the top tier of OT's are off the board, the next tier of OT's seem to make bonus money, as teams "reach" for OL. This will probably be the case with Brown.

Charles Brown is a very talented OT. He was selected the best OL in the Pac-10 by Pac-10 defensive linemen in receiving the Morris Trophy (a better judge than writers or coaches, in my opinion). He is one of those converted TE's (Joe Staley was the same). Brown has stacked on about 15-20 pounds this last year, and has the frame to add more. He's listed at 6'6", 305, and has very long arms (a bonus for an OT).

Brown's strength is pass protection, and he will need time to gain strength (only 21 reps at 225), and technique to improve run blocking. He could give Staley a run for his money at the LT position (this could be a solid battle). In the end, the Niners may be best suited to move Staley to RT, as he is a developing run-blocker, and decent pass protecting LT. Brown, in my opinion, has a bit more long-range upside at LT than Staley.

USC's Pro-Days always seem to bring out the best in their players, and I think Brown will look terrific in drills and in running. I expect a sub-5.00 time.

Originally posted by YuNGaCE:
so is brandon graham this year's quentin groves or lamar woodley ?

Woodley. He simply beats everyone consistently. This really matches what Woodley looked like at Michigan, versus some of the inconsistency we saw from Groves at Auburn.

The cream rises to the top in these post-season All-Star games. And, Graham was virtually unblockable. I don't see any reason why he will suddenly hit a wall in the NFL, since he is not a one-trick pony running around the edge. He can beat you so many ways.

Originally posted by Paul_Hofer:
Thanks MD. What do see as the chances the Niners trade up or down, particularly in the 1st and 2nd rounds?

I doubt they trade up with their two selections. They'd have to be completely infatuated with one of the OT's. If they go OT with the 13th pick, I'd lay money the 17th pick goes on the auction block.

This is a pretty deep draft, so I wouldn't be surprise if the team simply stays put. Much will depend on two factors:
1) When do they pull the trigger on an OL.
2) At what point do they realize the PR they need may be gone soon, so they better grab him now.

This is pretty much going to be the two keys to the Niners' draft.

If Spiller goes in the top 12, and all 3 tops tackles are still gone, who would you take?

You have Graham at 26 but do you think he would be a reach at 13?

[ Edited by teeohh on Mar 27, 2010 at 14:41:38 ]

Mad, I see you have TENN taking Davis. Who would you take if Davis was available at #17, Davis or Brown?

I would be shocked if KC took Trent Williams and passed on Eric Berry.

Originally posted by Ninerjohn:
I would be shocked if KC took Trent Williams and passed on Eric Berry.

wouldn't be the draft if fans weren't shocked by something in the first round

Originally posted by teeohh:

Originally posted by Ninerjohn:
I would be shocked if KC took Trent Williams and passed on Eric Berry.

wouldn't be the draft if fans weren't shocked by something in the first round

True but #5 is way too high for a guy that struggled at LT

Originally posted by OnTheClock:
Only slotted pick I might -- and note the "might" -- not agree with is Mullins. And it's not with the player, but the slot. Mullins had a freak-show of a Pro-Day, clocking in the 4.8-4.9 range at 6-1 320 pounds, but he never really did anything in his college career, and was part of a rotation.

I might wait until the 7th, but I can consider that some team like Oakland would take the guy based purely on athletic ability before we're up. Wouldn't hate the pick, but it depends on who else is there.

Everybody else I like, so, .

Yeah, he was stuck in a bad situation, parked behind Balmer, Thomas, Austin at North Carolina. I think teams might give him some slack due to that depth chart.

The monster workout was impressive, and as you know, there are so many teams converting to the 3-4. Tony Pauline from SI and TFY said that he might have sealed a top 75 pick, which would be quite a quantum leap.