Matt Miller's 2013 NFL Draft Big Board

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Who are the top players for the 2013 NFL draft?

In a year dominated by top talent at offensive tackle and defensive end, the 2013 NFL draft is heavy on the offensive and defensive lines and thin at marquee positions like quarterback, running back and wide receiver. That doesn't mean this is a bad or weak draft.

Where will college football studs like Manti Te'o, Geno Smith, Montee Ball and others find themselves drafted? We have our running Top 300 posted here—overall and by position—for your NFL draft needs.

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*Big Board last updated March 20, 2013*

Top 100 Overall Players

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Ovr	Pos	Player	School	Ht	Wt	Rd
1	OT	Luke Joeckel	Texas A&M	6'6"	310	1
2	OG	Chance Warmack	Alabama	6'2"	322	1
3	DT	Sharrif Floyd	Florida	6'3"	303	1
4	OT	Eric Fisher	Central Michigan	6'7"	305	1
5	DE	Cornellius Carradine	Florida State	6'4"	265	1
6	WR	Cordarrelle Patterson	Tennessee	6'3"	205	1
7	DT	Star Lotulelei	Utah	6'3"	320	1
8	DE	Dion Jordan	Oregon	6'6"	243	1
9	DT	Sheldon Richardson	Missouri	6'3"	295	1
10	FS	Kenny Vaccaro	Texas	6'1"	218	1
11	DE	Ezekiel Ansah	Brigham Young	6'5"	270	1
12	OT	Lane Johnson	Oklahoma	6'6"	303	1
13	CB	Dee Milliner	Alabama	6'1"	198	1
14	OLB	Jarvis Jones	Georgia	6'2"	242	1
15	QB	Geno Smith	West Virginia	6'3"	220	1
16	DE	Bjoern Werner	Florida State	6'4"	256	1
17	OLB	Barkevious Mingo	LSU	6'4"	240	1
18	DE	Datone Jones	UCLA	6'4''	275	1
19	ILB	Arthur Brown	Kansas State	6'1"	228	1
20	OG	Jonathan Cooper	North Carolina	6'3"	310	1
21	DE	Damontre Moore	Texas A&M	6'4"	250	1
22	DE	Alex Okafor	Texas	6'5"	265	1
23	CB	Desmond Trufant	Washington	6'0"	186	1
24	SS	Jonathan Cyprien	Florida International	6'0"	210	1
25	WR	Tavon Austin	West Virginia	5'9"	175	1
26	ILB	Alec Ogletree	Georgia	6'3"	234	1
27	CB	Xavier Rhodes	Florida State	6'1"	217	1
28	TE	Zach Ertz	Stanford	6'6"	252	1
29	TE	Tyler Eifert	Notre Dame	6'5"	252	1
30	QB	Matt Barkley	USC	6'2"	230	1
31	CB	Johnthan Banks	Mississippi State	6'1"	185	1
32	RB	Eddie Lacy	Alabama	5'10"	220	1
33	ILB	Manti Te'o	Notre Dame	6'2"	255	2
34	ILB	Kevin Minter	LSU	6'1"	245	2
35	WR	Keenan Allen	California	6'3"	210	2
36	OT	Kyle Long	Oregon	6'7"	312	2
37	WR	DeAndre Hopkins	Clemson	6'1"	200	2
38	DT	Kawann Short	Purdue	6'3"	315	2
39	DT	Jesse Williams	Alabama	6'3"	320	2
40	OT	D.J. Fluker	Alabama	6'6"	335	2
41	FS	Eric Reid	LSU	6'2"	212	2
42	WR	Quinton Patton	Louisiana Tech	6'2"	195	2
43	QB	Ryan Nassib	Syracuse	6'2"	228	2
44	DE	Sam Montgomery	LSU	6'5"	260	2
45	OT	Menelik Watson	Florida State	6'5"	320	2
46	OG	Larry Warford	Kentucky	6'3"	343	2
47	CB	Jordan Poyer	Oregon State	5'11"	190	2
48	WR	Justin Hunter	Tennessee	6'4"	200	2
49	FS	Philip Thomas	Fresno State	6'1"	215	2
50	OT	Dallas Thomas	Tennessee	6'5"	310	2
51	WR	Markus Wheaton	Oregon State	6'0"	182	2
52	FS	D.J. Swearinger	South Carolina	5'11"	210	2
53	CB	Jamar Taylor	Boise State	5'11"	198	2
54	QB	Tyler Wilson	Arkansas	6'2"	218	2
55	SS	Matt Elam	Florida	5'10"	202	2
56	WR	Robert Woods	USC	6'1"	190	2
57	DE	Margus Hunt	Southern Methodist	6'7"	280	2
58	WR	Marquise Goodwin	Texas	5'9"	180	2
59	OLB	Khaseem Greene	Rutgers	6'1"	234	2
60	WR	Terrance Williams	Baylor	6'2"	205	2
61	DE	Corey Lemonier	Auburn	6'3"	242	2
62	OT	Justin Pugh	Syracuse	6'5''	298	2
63	QB	E.J. Manuel	Florida State	6'4"	240	2
64	RB	Giovani Bernard	North Carolina	5'10"	205	2
65	TE	Jordan Reed	Florida	6'3"	243	3
66	CB	David Amerson	North Carolina State	6'2"	194	3
67	WR	Stedman Bailey	West Virginia	5'10"	195	3
68	FS	Tony Jefferson	Oklahoma	5'11"	212	3
69	CB	Darius Slay	Mississippi State	6'1"	190	3
70	WR	Ryan Swope	Texas A&M	6'0"	206	3
71	RB	Marcus Lattimore	South Carolina	6'0"	220	3
72	CB	Logan Ryan	Rutgers	6'0"	190	3
73	C	Barrett Jones	Alabama	6'4"	305	3
74	DT	Brandon Williams	Missouri Southern St.	6'2"	328	3
75	OLB	Jamie Collins	Southern Miss	6'3"	240	3
76	ILB	Kiko Alonso	Oregon	6'3"	242	3
77	CB	Dwayne Gratz	Connecticut	5'11"	197	3
78	DT	Sylvester Williams	North Carolina	6'3"	320	3
79	DE	Quanterus Smith	Western Kentucky	6'5"	248	3
80	WR	Josh Boyce	TCU	5'11"	203	3
81	RB	Johnathan Franklin	UCLA	5'10"	198	3
82	TE	Vance McDonald	Rice	6'4"	260	3
83	ILB	Jon Bostic	Florida	6'1"	246	3
84	DT	John Jenkins	Georgia	6'3"	358	3
85	QB	Tyler Bray	Tennessee	6'5"	215	3
86	DT	Johnathan Hankins	Ohio State	6'3"	320	3
87	RB	Joseph Randle	Oklahoma State	6'0"	200	3
88	WR	Kenny Stills	Oklahoma	6'0"	190	3
89	TE	Travis Kelce	Cincinnati	6'5"	260	3
90	WR	Aaron Dobson	Marshall	6'2"	204	3
91	OT	Oday Aboushi	Virginia	6'6"	310	3
92	CB	Will Davis	Utah State	6'0"	186	3
93	CB	Sanders Commings	Georgia	6'1"	216	3
94	C	Travis Frederick	Wisconsin	6'4"	338	3
95	WR	Da'Rick Rogers	Tennessee Tech	6'3"	206	3
96	SS	Shamarko Thomas	Syracuse	5'10"	208	3
97	OLB	Chase Thomas	Stanford	6'4"	248	4
98	RB	Andre Ellington	Clemson	5'9"	192	4
99	TE	Gavin Escobar	San Diego State	6'5"	255	4
100	DE	Cornelius Washington	Georgia	6'4"	268	4

Quarterbacks

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Rank	Player	School	Ht	Wt	Overall
1	Geno Smith	West Virginia	6'3"	220	15
2	Matt Barkley	USC	6'2"	230	30
3	Ryan Nassib	Syracuse	6'2"	228	43
4	Tyler Wilson	Arkansas	6'2"	218	54
5	EJ Manuel	Florida State	6'4"	240	63
6	Tyler Bray	Tennessee	6'5"	215	85
7	Mike Glennon	NC State	6'5"	232	105
8	Zac Dysert	Miami (Ohio)	6'3"	228	110
9	Landry Jones	Oklahoma	6'4"	220	112
10	Matt Scott	Arizona	6'2"	198	126
11	Sean Renfree	Duke	6'3"	219	192
12	Brad Sorensen	Southern Utah	6'4"	235	194
13	James Vandenberg	Iowa	6'3"	226	231
14	Colby Cameron	Louisiana Tech	6'1"	205	234
15	Jordan Rodgers	Vanderbilt	6'1"	212	248
16	Collin Klein	Kansas State	6'5"	226	258
17	Jeff Tuel	Washington State	6'3"	221	272
18	Nick Florence	Baylor	6'0"	205	292
19	Alex Carder	Western Michigan	6'2"	218	310

Running Backs

Eddie Lacy NFL Player Comparison

No running back should be drafted in the first round of the 2013 class, but not only based on the talent level of the backs available.

The continued success of non-first-round running backs has paved the way for the devaluing of the position. Gone are the days of ground-and-pound football winning championships. The four teams playing for conference championships—San Francisco, Baltimore, New England and Atlanta—spent zero first-round picks on the running backs on their rosters.

Eddie Lacy headlines a class of big, powerful runners who can play early in their NFL careers, but reaching for a back in Round 1 would be foolish.

 

Rank	Player	School	Ht	Wt	Overall
1	Eddie Lacy	Alabama	5'10''	220	32
2	Giovani Bernard	North Carolina	5'10"	205	64
3	Marcus Lattimore	South Carolina	6'0"	220	71
4	Johnathan Franklin	UCLA	5'10'	198	81
5	Joseph Randle	Oklahoma State	6'0"	200	87
6	Andre Ellington	Clemson	5'9"	192	98
7	Montee Ball	Wisconsin	5'11"	215	104
8	Le'Veon Bell	Michigan State	6'2"	244	117
9	Mike Gillislee	Florida	5'11"	210	123
10	Kenjon Barner	Oregon	5'11"	192	130
11	Stepfan Taylor	Stanford	5'11"	215	138
12	Knile Davis	Arkansas	6'0"	226	152
13	Ray Graham	Pittsburgh	5'9"	192	172
14	Christine Michael	Texas A&M	5'11"	220	178
15	Theo Riddick	Notre Dame	5'11"	200	186
16	Dennis Johnson	Arkansas	5'8"	212	189
17	Zac Stacy	Vanderbilt	5'8"	216	190
18	Rex Burkhead	Nebraska	5'11"	210	200
19	Miguel Maysonet	Stony Brook	5'9"	209	205
20	Jawan Jamison	Rutgers	5'8"	200	208
21	Cierre Wood	Notre Dame	6'0"	215	267
22	Robbie Rouse	Fresno State	5'7"	190	271
23	Montel Harris	Temple	5'9"	208	309

Fullbacks

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The fullback position may be a lost art, but the evolution of NFL offenses to include more zone-read and more versatile formations has been good for big, blocking backs who can also run the ball.

Only five players carry a draftable grade at the position this year, but those five are all talented enough to be dual threats at the next level.

 

Rank	Player	School	Ht	Wt	Overall
1	Lonnie Pryor	Florida State	6'0"	230	171
2	Zach Line	Southern Methodist	6'1"	230	193
3	Tommy Bohanon	Wake Forest	6'2"	245	217
4	Zach Boren	Ohio State	6'0"	245	236
5	Braden Wilson	Kansas State	6'3"	254	293

Wide Receivers

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Teams needing wide receivers will find a talented crop at the position in this year's draft.

There are big receivers, small receivers, fast receivers, tough receivers—something for every offense and every position. The noteworthy players of the class specialize in running after the catch—Keenan Allen and Tavon Austin especially—while bigger targets Cordarrelle Patterson and Justin Hunter have the size that NFL general managers fall in love with.

 

Rank	Player	School	Ht	Wt	Overall
1	Cordarrelle Patterson	Tennessee	6'3"	205	6
2	Tavon Austin	West Virginia	5'9"	175	25
3	Keenan Allen	California	6'3"	210	35
4	DeAndre Hopkins	Clemson	6'1"	200	37
5	Quinton Patton	Louisiana Tech	6'2"	195	42
6	Justin Hunter	Tennessee	6'4"	200	48
7	Markus Wheaton	Oregon State	6'0"	182	51
8	Robert Woods	USC	6'1"	190	56
9	Marquise Goodwin	Texas	5'9"	180	58
10	Terrance Williams	Baylor	6'2"	205	60
11	Stedman Bailey	West Virginia	5'10"	195	67
12	Ryan Swope	Texas A&M	6'0"	206	70
13	Josh Boyce	TCU	5'11"	203	80
14	Kenny Stills	Oklahoma	6'0"	190	88
15	Aaron Dobson	Marshall	6'2"	204	90
16	Da'Rick Rogers	Tennessee Tech	6'3"	206	95
17	Conner Vernon	Duke	6'1"	200	107
18	Cobi Hamilton	Arkansas	6'2"	209	116
19	Chris Harper	Kansas State	6'1"	228	120
20	Alec Lemon	Syracuse	6'1"	202	151
21	Aaron Mellette	Elon	6'3"	218	180
22	Denard Robinsin	Michigan	5'11"	197	185
23	Tavarres King	Georgia	6'1"	200	194
24	Brandon Kaufman	Eastern Washington	6'4"	214	202
25	Rodney Smith	Florida State	6'5"	219	211
26	Uzoma Nwachukwu	Texas A&M	6'0"	195	222
27	Marcus Davis	Virginia Tech	6'4"	232	224
28	Zach Rogers	Tennessee	6'0"	172	226
29	Onterio McCalleb	Auburn	5'10"	168	241
30	T.J. Moe	Missouri	5'11"	204	252
31	Corey Fuller	Virginia Tech	6'2"	196	253
32	Marquess Wilson	Washington State	6'3"	188	257
33	DeVonte Christopher	Utah	6'1"	200	268
34	Dan Buckner	Arizona	6'3"	215	269
35	Tyrone Goard	Eastern Kentucky	6'3"	196	279
36	Mark Harrison	Rutgers	6'3"	234	290
37	Jasper Collins	Mount Union	5'11''	190	301

Tight Ends

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The tight end position has been undergoing a change over the past few seasons. Teams now want athletes who are more dangerous as receivers than blockers—but that doesn't mean blocking isn't necessary. 

Teams using two tight ends want a blocker and a receiver, putting more pressure on college prospects to learn both. This year's crop brings size and strength to the NFL, as guys like Tyler Eifert, Zach Ertz and Travis Kelce offer size, strength and hands down the field.

 

Rank	Player	School	Ht	Wt	Overall
1	Zach Ertz	Stanford	6'6"	252	28
2	Tyler Eifert	Notre Dame	6'5"	252	29
3	Jordan Reed	Florida	6'3"	243	65
4	Vance McDonald	Rice	6'4"	260	82
5	Travis Kelce	Cincinnati	6'5"	260	89
6	Gavin Escobar	San Diego State	6'5"	255	99
7	Ryan Otten	San Jose State	6'5"	245	145
8	Mychal Rivera	Tennessee	6'3"	237	155
9	Dion Sims	Michigan State	6'5"	285	166
10	Chris Gragg	Arkansas	6'3"	236	169
11	Michael Williams	Alabama	6'5"	272	197
12	Nick Kasa	Colorado	6'5"	260	201
13	Levine Toilolo	Stanford	6'7"	265	212
14	Jake Stoneburner	Ohio State	6'5"	245	247
15	Joseph Fauria	UCLA	6'7"	255	249
16	Zach Sudfeld	Nevada	6'6"	255	255
17	Philip Lutzenkirchen	Auburn	6'4"	250	295
18	Lucas Reed	New Mexico	6'5"	250	307
19	Matt Furstenberg	Maryland	6'3"	242	311
20	D.C. Jefferson	Rutgers	6'6"	255	312

Offensive Tackles

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The best offensive tackle of my 11 years scouting will make his way to the NFL courtesy of the 2013 NFL draft. Texas A&M left tackle Luke Joeckel is as elite of a prospect as you'll find at the position, and his athleticism comes just in time for the spread offense's takeover of the NFL.

Outside of Joeckel this is still a strong class, even with Taylor Lewan and Jake Matthews headed back to school for their senior seasons. Eric Fisher is a top-level athlete who can finish blocks and hold his own on the edge. Justin Pugh and Lane Johnson are intriguing options in their own right as future blindside protectors.

 

Rank	Player	School	Ht	Wt	Overall
1	Luke Joeckel	Texas A&M	6'6"	310	1
2	Eric Fisher	Central Michigan	6'7"	305	4
3	Lane Johnson	Oklahoma	6'6"	303	12
4	Kyle Long	Oregon	6'7"	312	36
5	D.J. Fluker	Alabama	6'6"	335	40
6	Menelik Watson	FSU	6'5"	298	45
7	Dallas Thomas	Tennessee	6'5"	310	50
8	Justin Pugh	Syracuse	6'5"	298	62
9	Oday Aboushi	Virginia	6'6"	310	91
10	Jordan Mills	Louisiana Tech	6'5"	315	109
11	Chris Faulk	LSU	6'5"	323	113
12	David Bakhtiari	Colorado	6'4"	295	115
13	Reid Fragel	Ohio State	6'7"	298	122
14	Terron Armstead	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	6'5"	305	128
15	David Quessenberry	San Jose State	6'5"	295	136
16	Brian Winters	Kent State	6'5"	310	137
17	Brennan Williams	North Carolina	6'7"	315	149
18	Rick Wagner	Wisconsin	6'6"	318	176
19	Xavier Nixon	Florida	6'5"	314	183
20	Manase Foketi	West Texas A&M	6'5"	320	214
21	Garrett Gilkey	Chadron State	6'6"	318	215
21	Braden Brown	BYU	6'5"	302	245
22	Tanner Hawkinson	Kansas	6'5"	300	294
23	John Wetzel	Boston College	6'7"	308	303

Guards

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Chance Warmack of Alabama is one of the best guards you'll find coming out of college football in the last decade, and he highlights a strong class of interior offensive linemen in the 2013 class.

Warmack isn't the only guard to come with high praise. Jonathan Cooper and Larry Warford both project as starters in their first season.

 

Rank	Player	School	Ht	Wt	Overall
1	Chance Warmack	Alabama	6'2"	322	2
2	Jonathan Cooper	North Carolina	6'3"	310	20
3	Larry Warford	Kentucky	6'3"	343	46
4	Alvin Bailey	Arkansas	6'5"	315	111
5	Hugh Thornton	Illinois	6'4"	310	162
6	J.C. Tretter	Cornell	6'4"	300	168
7	Omoregie Uzzi	Georgia Tech	6'3"	302	177
8	Sam Brenner	Utah	6'4"	305	221
9	Jeff Baca	UCLA	6'3"	298	228
10	Earl Watford	James Madison	6'3"	295	235
11	Braden Hansen	BYU	6'5"	308	239
12	Blaize Foltz	TCU	6'4"	310	261
13	John Sullen	Auburn	6'4"	336	264
14	Chris Barker	Nevada	6'4"	305	287

Centers

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A weak class of centers gets bolstered by Alabama's Barrett Jones moving from his All-American spot at guard to the middle of the offensive line, as well as an underclassman entry from Travis Frederick. Now there are two centers worthy of the top two rounds and a group behind them fighting for recognition.

 

Rank	Player	School	Ht	Wt	Overall
1	Barrett Jones	Alabama	6'4"	305	73
2	Travis Frederick	Wisconsin	6'4"	338	94
3	Brian Schwenke	California	6'3"	305	167
4	Khaled Holmes	USC	6'3"	305	173
5	Braxston Cave	Notre Dame	6'3"	305	216
6	Mario Benavides	Louisville	6'4"	286	227
7	Graham Pocic	Illinois	6'5"	310	242
8	Dalton Freeman	Clemson	6'4"	286	288

Defensive Ends

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The 2013 defensive end class features a staggering amount of talent—two of our top three players—and a who's who list from college football's marquee defensive position.

Bjoern Werner and Damontre Moore figure to hear their names called very early in Round 1, but this group is more than just top-heavy. In every round there's an athlete or prospect worth banking on for a bright future, be it in year one or later on as a developmental find.

 

Rank	Player	School	Ht	Wt	Overall
1	Cornellius Carradine	Florida State	6'4"	265	5
2	Dion Jordan	Oregon	6'6"	243	8
3	Ezekiel Ansah	BYU	6'5"	270	11
4	Bjoern Werner	Florida State	6'4"	256	16
5	Datone Jones	UCLA	6'4"	275	18
6	Damontre Moore	Texas A&M	6'4"	250	21
7	Alex Okafor	Texas	6'5"	265	22
8	Sam Montgomery	LSU	6'5"	260	44
9	Margus Hunt	Southern Methodist	6'7"	280	57
10	Corey Lemonier	Auburn	6'3"	242	61
11	Quanterus Smith	Western Kentucky	6'5"	248	79
12	Cornelius Washington	Georgia	6'4"	268	100
13	Joe Kruger	Utah	6'6"	280	119
14	Lavar Edwards	LSU	6'4"	258	125
15	Malliciah Goodman	Clemson	6'4"	280	143
16	William Gholston	Michigan State	6'6"	278	146
17	Michael Buchanan	Illinois	6'5"	240	160
18	David Bass	Missouri Western State	6'3"	262	165
19	Devin Taylor	South Carolina	6'7"	267	187
20	Walter Stewart	Cincinnati	6'4"	246	188
21	Tourek Williams	FIU	6'3"	260	206
22	Eric Martin	Nebraska	6'2"	250	213
23	Tremayne Scott	Ohio	6'3"	257	256
24	Craig Roh	Michigan	6'4"	280	263
25	Quinton Dial	Alabama	6'5"	304	275
26	Brad Madison	Missouri	6'4"	265	276
27	Aldrick Fordham	South Carolina	6'4"	268	296
28	Joe Vellano	Maryland	6'2"	285	299
29	Travis Johnson	San Jose State	6'3"	245	302
30	Wes Horton	USC	6'5"	255	306

3-4 Defensive Ends

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A defensive end in a 3-4 scheme must be big enough to handle blockers one-on-one with the strength to stop the run while coming off blocks. That's not an easy combination to find, but the 2013 class has a loaded roster of college players ready to contribute as 5-technique ends in the NFL.

 

Rank	Player	School	Ht	Wt
1	Sharrif Floyd	Florida	6'3"	303
2	Star Lotulelei	Utah	6'3"	320
3	Sheldon Richardson	Missouri	6'3"	295
4	Jesse Williams	Alabama	6'3"	320
5	Datone Jones	UCLA	6'4"	275
6	Kawann Short	Purdue	6'3"	315
7	Margus Hunt	Southern Methodist	6'7"	280
8	Johnathan Hankins	Ohio State	6'3"	320
9	Bennie Logan	LSU	6'3"	295
10	Malliciah Goodman	Clemson	6'4"	280
11	Joe Kruger	Utah	6'6"	280
12	Josh Boyd	Mississippi State	6'3"	300
13	William Campbell	Michigan	6'5"	308
14	Kapron Lewis-Moore	Notre Dame	6'4"	306
15	Craig Roh	Michigan	6'4"	280
16	Abry Jones	Georgia	6'3"	308
17	Quinton Dial	Alabama	6'5"	304
18	Joe Vellano	Maryland	6'2"	285
19	Jared Smith	New Hampshire	6'3"	302

Defensive Tackles

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The deepest position in the 2013 draft class is defensive tackle. With as many as six players carrying Round 1 grades, look for the interior defensive linemen to go early and often once the picks start flying.

A defensive tackle in today's game must be more than a pass-rusher, but that requirement is still first and foremost on the mind of every scout. Where is the next Geno Atkins? He might be here.

 

Rank	Player	School	Ht	Wt	Overall
1	Sharrif Floyd	Florida	6'3"	303	3
2	Star Lotulelei	Utah	6'3"	320	7
3	Sheldon Richardson	Missouri	6'3"	295	9
4	Kawann Short	Purdue	6'3"	315	38
5	Jesse Williams	Alabama	6'3"	320	39
6	Brandon Williams	MSSU	6'2"	340	74
7	Sylvester Williams	North Carolina	6'3"	320	78
8	John Jenkins	Georgia	6'3"	358	84
9	Johnathan Hankins	Ohio State	6'3"	320	86
10	Kwame Geathers	Georgia	6'5"	355	108
11	Akeem Spence	Illinois	6'1"	305	114
12	Bennie Logan	LSU	6'3"	295	140
13	Jordan Hill	Penn State	6'1"	296	174
14	Everett Dawkins	Florida State	6'2"	304	181
15	Josh Boyd	Mississippi State	6'3"	300	184
16	Cory Grissom	South Florida	6'2"	316	195
17	William Campbell	Michigan	6'5"	308	210
18	Anthony McCloud	Florida State	6'2"	322	219
19	Montori Hughes	Tennessee-Martin	6'3"	330	225
20	Kapron Lewis-Moore	Notre Dame	6'4"	306	250
21	Abry Jones	Georgia	6'3"	308	273
22	Gilbert Pena	Mississippi	6'2"	338	281
23	Scott Vallone	Rutgers	6'3"	278	304

Nose Tackles

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Finding a nose tackle isn't as easy as picking the biggest kid and slamming a helmet on him. A great nose tackle must not only be able to push the center back into the quarterback, but he has to be quick enough to generate burst and penetrate the offensive line while keeping his wits about him to stop any inside run plays.

The 2013 class has a good group of players with size, speed and vision. Teams running a 3-4 defense will be happy.

 

Rank	Player	School	Ht	Wt	Overall
1	Jesse Williams	Alabama	6'3"	320	39
2	Brandon Williams	MSSU	6'2"	340	74
3	John Jenkins	Georgia	6'3"	358	84
4	Sylvester Williams	North Carolina	6'3"	320	86
5	Kwame Geathers	Georgia	6'5"	355	108
6	Anthony McCloud	Florida State	6'2"	322	219
7	Montori Hughes	Tennessee-Martin	6'4"	330	225
8	Gilbert Pena	Mississippi	6'4"	317	281

Outside Linebackers

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A strong outside linebacker class will get stronger when you add in those defensive ends who can also stand up and play in a 3-4 defense. It will also see a boost if Georgia's Jarvis Jones is cleared medically.

Jones was dismissed from USC after being diagnosed with spinal stenosis, but he played well the last two years at Georgia—well enough to be considered the top defender available in this class if he's healthy. Jones highlights a strong group that should put as many as three players in the first round.

 

Rank	Player	School	Ht	Wt	Overall
1	Jarvis Jones	Georgia	6'2"	242	14
2	Barkevious Mingo	LSU	6'4"	240	17
3	Khaseem Greene	Rutgers	6'1"	234	59
4	Jamie Collins	Southern Miss	6'3"	240	75
5	Chase Thomas	Stanford	6'4"	248	97
6	Brandon Jenkins	Florida State	6'3"	260	101
7	Sean Porter	Texas A&M	6'2"	230	102
8	DeVonte Holloman	South Carolina	6'2"	241	106
9	Meshak Williams	Kansas State	6'2"	245	121
10	Sio Moore	Connecticut	6'1"	230	124
11	Zaviar Gooden	Missouri	6'2"	230	127
12	John Simon	Ohio State	6'2"	260	133
13	Trevardo Williams	Connecticut	6'1"	235	146
14	Lerentee McCray	Florida	6'2"	249	147
15	Travis Long	Washington State	6'4"	245	158
16	Jelani Jenkins	Florida	6'0"	237	159
17	Gerald Hodges	Penn State	6'1"	238	164
18	Michael Mauti	Penn State	6'2"	235	175
19	Keith Pough	Hampton	6'2"	239	207
20	Brandon Sharpe	Syracuse	6'1"	253	216
21	Etienne Sabino	Ohio State	6'3"	238	220
22	Cameron Lawrence	Mississippi State	6'2"	230	230
23	Michael Clay	Oregon	5'11"	224	238
24	Ja'Gared Davis	Southern Methodist	6'1"	235	266
25	Maalik Bomar	Cincinnati	6'2"	228	280
26	John Lotulelei	UNLV	6'0"	235	291
27	Brandon Magee	Arizona State	5'11"	234	305
28	Kenneth Tate	Maryland	6'3"	228	308

3-4 Outside Linebackers

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The most impressive, most talented position in the 2013 NFL draft class is at 3-4 outside linebacker. Combine the athletic freaks playing defensive end in college with those linebackers already being asked to rush the quarterback, and you have a class that's ready to take the NFL by storm.

 

Rank	Player	School	Ht	Wt
1	Cornellius Carradine	Florida State	6'4"	265
2	Dion Jordan	Oregon	6'6"	243
3	Ezekiel Ansah	BYU	6'5"	270
4	Jarvis Jones	Georgia	6'2"	242
5	Barkevious Mingo	LSU	6'4"	240
6	Bjoern Werner	Florida State	6'4"	256
7	Damontre Moore	Texas A&M	6'4"	250
8	Alex Okafor	Texas	6'5"	265
9	Corey Lemonier	Auburn	6'3"	242
10	Sam Montgomery	LSU	6'5"	260
11	Jamie Collins	Southern Miss	6'3"	240
12	Quanterus Smith	Western Kentucky	6'5"	248
13	Chase Thomas	Stanford	6'4"	248
14	Cornelius Washington	Georgia	6'4"	268
15	Brandon Jenkins	Florida State	6'3"	260
16	Sean Porter	Texas A&M	6'2"	230
17	DeVonte Holloman	South Carolina	6'2"	241
18	Joe Kruger	Utah	6'6"	280
19	Meshak Williams	Kansas State	6'2"	245
20	Sio Moore	Connecticut	6'2"	230
21	John Simon	Ohio State	6'2"	260
22	Lavar Edwards	LSU	6'4"	258
23	Lerentte McCray	Florida	6'2"	249
24	Travis Long	Washington State	6'4"	245
25	Michael Buchanan	Illinois	6'5"	240
26	David Bass	Missouri Western State	6'3"	262
27	Devin Taylor	South Carolina	6'7"	267
28	Walter Stewart	Cincinnati	6'4"	246
29	Tourek Williams	FIU	6'3"	260
30	Eric Martin	Nebraska	6'2"	250
31	Brandon Sharpe	Syracuse	6'1"	253
32	Etienne Sabino	Ohio State	6'3"	238
33	Tremayne Scott	Ohio	6'3"	257
34	Brad Madison	Missouri	6'4"	265
35	Aldrick Fordham	South Carolina	6'4"	268
36	Travis Johnson	San Jose State	6'3"	245
37	Wes Horton	USC	6'5"	255

Inside Linebackers

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While Manti Te'o will steal the spotlight, Arthur Brown, Alec Ogletree and Kevin Minter are all first-round-quality linebackers with the talent to play early on Sundays. Brown and Ogletree are both athletic enough to slide outside if needed, while Minter has the size and strength to be a lockdown defender in either a 3-4 or 4-3 scheme.

 

Rank	Player	School	Ht	Wt	Overall
1	Arthur Brown	Kansas State	6'1"	240	19
2	Alec Ogletree	Georgia	6'3"	234	26
3	Manti Te'o	Notre Dame	6'2"	255	33
4	Kevin Minter	LSU	6'1"	245	34
5	Kiko Alonso	Oregon	6'3"	242	76
6	Jon Bostic	Florida	6'1"	246	83
7	Nico Johnson	Alabama	6'2"	245	142
8	Kevin Reddick	North Carolina	6'2"	240	179
9	A.J. Klein	Iowa State	6'1"	244	199
10	Bruce Taylor	Virginia Tech	6'2"	244	203
11	Albert Rosette	Nevada	6'2"	240	254
12	Tom Wort	Oklahoma	6'0"	238	274
13	Nick Clancy	Boston College	6'2"	234	284

Cornerbacks

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The cornerback position continues to see its value rise thanks to new rules that are making the passing game a bigger part of the NFL. Now the pressure is on general managers to find shutdown cornerbacks to combat today's spread offenses.

The 2013 class is good, but not great. While Dee Milliner has top-10 potential, the middle of the first round will either be empty of cornerbacks or featuring teams reaching to fill a position that has major boom-or-bust potential.

 

Rank	Player	School	Ht	Wt	Overall
1	Dee Milliner	Alabama	6'1"	198	13
2	Desmond Trufant	Washington	6'0"	186	23
3	Xavier Rhodes	Florida State	6'1"	217	27
4	Johnthan Banks	Mississippi State	6'1"	185	31
5	Jordan Poyer	Oregon State	5'11"	190	47
6	Jamar Taylor	Boise State	5'11"	198	53
7	David Amerson	North Carolina State	6'2''	194	66
8	Darius Slay	Mississippi State	6'1"	190	69
9	Logan Ryan	Rutgers	6'0"	190	72
10	Dwayne Gratz	Connecticut	5'11"	197	77
11	Will Davis	Utah State	6'0"	186	92
12	Sanders Commings	Georgia	6'1"	216	93
13	Robert Alford	Southeastern Louisiana	5'11"	184	129
14	Leon McFadden	San Diego State	5'10"	190	131
15	Terrence Brown	Stanford	6'0"	182	132
16	Tharold Simon	LSU	6'2"	193	134
17	Blidi Wreh-Wilson	Connecticut	6'0"	190	144
18	Tyrann Mathieu	LSU	5'9"	178	150
19	Rod Sweeting	Georgia Tech	5'11"	184	154
20	Nickell Roby	USC	5'8"	168	161
21	B.W. Webb	William & Mary	5'10"	180	170
22	Adrian Bushell	Louisville	5'11"	187	182
23	Steve Williams	California	5'10"	185	191
24	Marc Anthony	California	6'0"	200	196
25	Micah Hyde	Iowa	6'1"	190	198
26	Terry Hawthorne	Illinois	6'0"	190	203
27	D.J. Hayden	Houston	5'11"	191	204
28	Johnny Adams	Michigan State	5'11"	178	223
29	Cooper Taylor	Richmond	6'4"	229	232
30	Branden Smith	Georgia	5'11"	182	237
31	Demontre Hurst	Oklahoma	5'9"	185	246
32	Josh Johnson	Purdue	5'11"	195	259
33	Travis Howard	Ohio State	6'0"	196	265
34	Khalid Wooten	Nevada	6'0"	200	278
35	Brandon McGee	Miami (Fla.)	6'0"	197	282
36	Ryan Lacy	Utah	5'9"	186	298

Free Safeties

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Free safeties come in all shapes and sizes, and the 2013 class offers versatility for the different needs of individual schemes.

Kenny Vaccaro comes in as our top-ranked safety due to his ability to play either free or strong safety, but also because of his experience playing slot cornerback. Vaccaro's versatility, and his high level of play at all three positions, makes him the top player available at the position.

 

Rank	Player	School	Ht	Wt	Overall
1	Kenny Vaccaro	Texas	6'1"	218	10
2	Eric Reid	LSU	6'2"	212	41
3	Phillip Thomas	Fresno State	6'1"	215	49
4	D.J. Swearinger	South Carolina	5'11"	210	52
5	Tony Jefferson	Oklahoma	5'11"	212	68
6	T.J. McDonald	USC	6'2"	205	103
7	Zeke Motta	Notre Dame	6'2"	215	118
8	Bacarri Rambo	Georgia	6'0"	210	141
9	Josh Evans	Florida	6'1"	200	209
10	Josh Boyett	Oregon	5'10"	204	233
11	Bradley McDougald	Kansas	6'1"	209	240
12	Rashard Hall	Clemson	6'1"	210	260
13	Brandan Bishop	NC State	6'2"	205	286
14	Rontez Miles	California (Pa.)	6'0"	197	289
15	Daimion Stafford	Nebraska	6'1"	205	297

Strong Safeties

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While no strong safety prospect ranks as a first-round prospect in 2013, there is plenty of quality here in the form of hard-hitting, rangy players who can make early impacts.

Johnathan Cyprien left his mark all over the Senior Bowl, especially those receivers and tight ends who dared enter his space on the field. Cyprien is our top strong safety and a potential top-20 pick.

 

Rank	Player	School	Ht	Wt	Overall
1	Jonathan Cyprien	Florida International	6'0"	210	24
2	Matt Elam	Florida	5'10"	202	55
3	Shamarko Thomas	Syracuse	5'9"	208	96
4	Duke Williams	Nevada	6'1"	200	139
5	Robert Lester	Alabama	6'2"	212	153
6	Shawn Williams	Georgia	6'1"	218	156
7	Earl Wolff	NC State	6'0"	208	163
8	JJ Wilcox	Georgia Southern	6'0"	215	229
9	Jahleel Addae	Central Michigan	5'11"	200	251
10	Cody Davis	Texas Tech	6'2"	204	262
11	Jordan Kovacs	Michigan	5'11''	202	270
12	Drew Frey	Cincinnati	6'3"	212	277

Specialists

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KICKERS

There is no Greg Zuerlein in this year's class, but Florida State kicker Dustin Hopkins is worthy of a draft pick. After seeing a strong rookie class kicking in 2012, this year's crop of draftable kickers should see a boost in their stock.

Rank	Player	School	Ht	Wt	Overall
1	Dustin Hopkins	Florida State	6'2"	190	244
2	Caleb Sturgis	Florida	5'10"	185	274
3	Brett Maher	Nebraska	6'0"	185	284

 

PUNTERS

LSU's Brad Wing enters the offseason with high stock for a punter, but off-field concerns could push one of the more exciting punting prospects in a long time down the board.

Rank	Player	School	Ht	Wt	Overall
1	Brad Wing	LSU	6'2"	197	220
2	Quinn Sharp	Oklahoma State	6'1"	205	243
3	Ryan Allen	Louisiana Tech	6'2"	215	300