WR
1. Amari Cooper, Alabama
2. Kevin White, WVU
3. Breshad Perriman, UCF
4. DeVante Parker, Louisville
5. Tyler Lockette, Kansas State
6. Jaelen Strong, Arizona State
7. Phillip Dorsett, Miami
8. Nelson Agholor, USC
9. Dorial Green-Beckham, Oklahoma
10. Devin Smith, Ohio State
I recently noted that after further review on Breshad Perriman, he's moved way up my board. After the opportunity to watch him closely in several other matchups, my initial impression has changed. In some instances, it appeared he was virtually uncoverable and quite frankly, had he been working with a QB that possessed even moderately better vision and accuracy, the kid likely would've put up much bigger numbers.
RB
1. Todd Gurley, Georgia
2. Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin
3. Tevin Coleman, Indiana
4. Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska
5. T.J. Yeldon, Alabama
6. Javorius Allen, USC
7. Duke Johnson, Miami
8. Mike Davis, South Carolina
9. Jay Ajayi, Boise State
10. David Johnson, Northern Iowa
While Gurley and Gordon will get most of the attention, Tevin Coleman deserves a lot of credit for his accomplishments -- despite playing on one of the worst teams in the FBS, Coleman ran for over 2000 yards this season while clearly being the only real weapon his team had. Teams knew what was coming but still couldn't stop him, and that's something you can't help but be impressed by. He lacks elite lateral ability, but his adept pass protection skill and breakaway ability once he hits the hole make him a potential steal if he falls any further than the 2nd round.
C
1. Cameron Erving, FSU
2. Hroniss Grasu, Oregon
3. Ali Marpet, Hobart
4. BJ Finney, Kansas State
5. Shaquille Mason, Georgia Tech
6. Max Garcia, Florida
7. Andy Galik, Boston College
8. Greg Mancz, Toledo
9. Reese Dismukes, Auburn
10. Shane McDermott, Miami
Hobart's Ali Marpet might have the most upside out of any of the OL in this class. His dominance at his level of competition is well-noted and his elite athleticism was clearly on display at the combine, but his quick acclimation and adjustment at the Senior Bowl has given a lot of scouts reason to truly believe in this kid. As such, we've seen Marpet garner 2nd round consideration as a possible center in a weak group overall this year. Special note: 49ers are one of the teams who attended a private workout for Marpet.
OG
1. Brandon Scherff. Iowa
2. Cameron Erving, FSU
3. La'el Collins, LSU
4. Cedric Ogbuehi, Texas A&M
5. Tre Jackson, FSU
6. Ali Marpet, Hobart
7. AJ Cann, South Carolina
8. Jon Miller, Louisville
9. Laken Tomlinson, Duke
10. Shaquille Mason, Georgia Tech
I don't think Scherff is a great fit to stay at LT in the NFL, and I feel that a move to OG or RT would benefit him greatly. He does a lot of things right and shows off a nasty streak that team will love. As an OG, he's a Top 15-worthy player. Ogbuehi is a player I really liked when I watched his games. Packs a powerful punch and shows light feet in pass protection. Also has almost 36" arms. He has rarely been talked about ever since his injury, but his game tape I believe could land him in the 1st round with the Patriots a prime candidate to select him.
TE
1. Maxx Williams, Minnesota
2. Clive Walford, Miami
3. Blake Bell, Oklahoma
4. Tyler Kroft, Rutgers
5. Nick O'Leary, FSU
6. Jesse James, Penn State
7. Ben Koyack, Notre Dame
8. Jeff Heuerman, Ohio State
9. Wes Saxton, South Alabama
10. C.J. Uzomah, Auburn
After the first two in this TE class, there's not much to get excited about. But I really liked what I saw out of Blake Bell, as he offers a lot of versatility with his experience in the H-back role that you don't see quite as much with some of the other prospects in this group. Bell is faster than his timed speed indicates and he's very quick. On top of that, he's already a rock solid blocker with a lot of upside still to improve even further, and not just in that one area alone.
OT
1. Jake Fisher, Oregon
2. Ereck Flowers, Miami
3. D.J. Humphries, Florida
4. Cedric Ogbuehi, Texas A&M
5. Andrus Peat, Stanford
6. Brandon Scherff, Iowa
7. Donovan Smith, Penn State
8. Rob Havenstein, Wisconsin
9. Andrew Donnal, Iowa
10. Laurence Gibson, Virginia Tech
Ereck Flowers, one of the strongest players in this class, did an admirable job against a number of tough opponents in Randy Gregory, Mario Edwards, Goldman, Eli Harold, and Lorenzo Mauldin. He does need to do a better job positioning his hands as he often gets them too far outside or wrapped around the backs of defenders' jerseys, which will get him a lot of holding calls if he doesn't clean that up, but in terms of halting the rush he proved he can go head to head with some of the best in the game and win those 1 on 1 battles most of the time. As good as Flowers may be, I think Jake Fisher is better. In the National Championship game, OSU tried multiple matchups against Fisher and he seemed to handle all of them with ease. Fisher also played very well against FSU. His tape shows elite feet to mirror and redirect to block off any path the rusher tries to take to the QB and while he is hands down the most athletic tackle in this draft, it's his sound technical game that takes him to the next level. To me, he is the most NFL-ready OT in this class. One tackle I found to be extremely overrated is T.J. Clemmings. I feel like either he is too impatient, or he's just generally terrible at hitting a target that's moving because he repeatedly missed blocks and was responsible a LOT of pressures on his QB.
QB
1. Marcus Mariota, Oregon
2. Jameis Winston, FSU
3. Bryce Petty, Baylor
4. Brett Hundley, UCLA
5. Garrett Grayson, Colorado State
6. Connor Halliday, Washington State
7. Sean Mannion, Oregon State
8. Brandon Bridge, South Alabama
9. Shane Carden, East Carolina
10. Cody Fajardo, Nevada
Just a very poor QB class this year. The first five have plenty of questions of their own, but after that, the leftovers have so much to look at and work on, it's likely going to come down to a guy landing in the right place, with the right system, and with the right coach for them to have success. Mariota is raw, but his character, athleticism, and the simple fact that he takes care of the football 1000x better than Winston (who gets away with a lot), put him above JW for me.
[ Edited by OnTheClock on Apr 17, 2015 at 11:54 PM ]