|
Rank |
Player |
Size |
Forty |
Comments |
|
1 |
Chris Long
DE U Va |
6010 312
|
4.95 |
First
class on and off field. Terrific mobility and leanly built for a 312
pounder. |
|
2 |
Dominique
Rodgers Cromartie |
6-2 183 |
4.37 |
Great
production in post season all star games. Off the charts in Combine
(forty and vertical jump). Outstanding movement and ball skills in
Combine position workouts. Tall and physical playmaker. |
|
3 |
Keith
Rivers OLB USC |
6030 236
|
4.60 |
Has all
the attributes you want in a LB |
|
4 |
Leodis
McKelvin CB Troy |
5105 185 |
4.44 |
Don't be
put off by his small school bkrd. Some say he could go higher than
D. Ware |
|
5 |
Glen
Dorsey DT LSU |
6035 275
|
4.75 |
He and
Laurenaitis may have the best "intangibles" of all the players on
this list. |
|
6 |
Kenny
Phillips S Miami |
6020 208 |
4.46 |
Safeties
aren't usually rated this high. Release of T Holt may be a factor |
|
7 |
Sedric
Ellis DT USC |
6-1 308 |
4.75 |
He and
Dorsey are the elite among DT's |
|
8 |
Vernon
Gholston DE/LB Ohio St |
5117 257 |
4.67 |
Moved him
down a few notches - although his 4.67 forty and 37 bench press reps
at the Combine were impressive, he was said to look stiff in
position drills |
|
9 |
Rashard
Mendenhall RB Illinois |
5110 210 |
4.45 |
All he
lacks is breakaway speed, but if that's what we're looking for, we
already have JJ Arrington. Besides - 4.45 isn't too shabby |
|
10 |
Ryan Clady
OT Boise |
6-6 319 |
5.28 |
Don't let
his small school background fool you |
|
11 |
Mike
Jenkins CB So Florida
|
5103 193 |
4.38 |
He,
Cromartie and McKelvin are rated the 3 elites among CB's - Gotta
love his measured speed. |
|
12 |
Darren
McFadden RB Arkansas |
6-2 210 |
4.27 |
We had him
ranked below Mendenhall and Stewart, but his Combine 40 time blew us
away. Biggest concerns are thin legs and off the field shenanigans |
|
13 |
Phillip
Merling, DE Clemson |
6-4 276 |
4.73 |
Mixes
athleticism with a non-stop motor |
|
14 |
Cliff
Avril, DE/OLB, Purdue |
6-3 253 |
4.53 |
My sleeper
pick. Combines speed and quicks with reliability and production. |
|
15 |
Chris
Williams, OT, Vanderbilt |
6062 317 |
5.17 |
Like him
(and 4 or 5 other OT's) more than Jake Long. |
|
16 |
Fred Davis
TE USC |
6-3 250 |
4.75 |
He and
Rucker have similar stats. Davis comes from USC. Neither a great
blocker. |
-
We expect
as many as 4 QB's to be drafted ahead of us (Ryan, Brohm, Booty,
Brennan)
-
And 3 or 4 more receivers (including Doucet, D. Jackson and
Caldwell).
-
The draft is also deep in big, talented offensive
tackles. (The most talented is probably Keith Dunlap of Auburn, but
there's a question about how much he wants it). It's quite possible
that out of that top 5 group (Dunlap, Clady, Hills, Cherilus and
Baker) more T's might go higher.
-
Although
TCU defensive end Tommy Blake is rated as high as #3 on some
mocks, he's evidently struggling with some mental issues which
will make him more of a risk factor. Should he rebound to a point
where he can reassure teams he's OK, he could return to Top 16
status (or higher).
-
DT Frank Okam
of Texas has such
impressive physical numbers that some team in the top 16 might draft
him.
-
Laurenaitis reminds me of overachievers like Vrabel, Urlacher and
Bruschi. He may not be the most physically talented, but all he
does is make your defense better when he's in there.
All of
which means that the more guys not on our list who actually go
early, the more from our list we'll have available when we
draft.
And
remember. This list will change dramatically during the weeks to
come. |
