NFL Draft Big Board 2014: Matt Miller's Final Rankings

The 2014 NFL draft is finally here. Now, who are the best players available in this loaded class? 

This year's draft is unique in that 102 underclassmen have added to an already talented group of senior players. That's made this class the deepest I've seen in my 10 years covering the draft. Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert called it the "deepest draft in 30 years" at the NFL Scouting Combine. In a class this good, there are an incredible number of instant-impact players available.

The depth of this class cannot be overstated. There are six elite players who deserve to draw top-pick consideration in a "normal" year. Add in a number of quarterbacks not ranked inside the top 10 (Johnny Manziel, Blake Bortles and Derek Carr) that may also be vying for top-pick status and you have a solid 10 players with top-pick credibility. 

What you'll find here are my top 365 players for the 2014 draft. This is not a prediction of the order they will be drafted in, but a ranking of which players are the best prospects for the NFL. Taking into consideration film study, character, upside and scheme fits, the rankings are a look at which players should succeed most in the pros. 

Top 100 Players Overall

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The 2014 draft class will be talked about at length for the amount of talent, potential and depth inside the top 100. And rightfully so.

The top of the list is anchored by two players with rare grades on my board—Teddy Bridgewater and Jadeveon Clowney. Each scored a 96 (out of 100) in extensive scouting of every college game they played. Measuring positional skills, athleticism and developmental upside, both came out as a elite prospects at their position.

The talent that follows is equally impressive. Sammy Watkins, Greg Robinson and Khalil Mack are rare prospects at their positions. Jake Matthews is as blue-chip as they come in terms of technique and bloodline for the offensive line. And the rest of the top 100 falls in much the same way—a ridiculous amount of talent in one year.

Top 100 Rankings

Rank	Player	Pos.	School	Height	Weight	Team	Pick
1	Teddy Bridgewater	QB	Louisville	6'2"	214	MIN	1.32
2	Jadeveon Clowney	DE	South Carolina	6'5"	266	HOU	1.1
3	Sammy Watkins	WR	Clemson	6'1"	211	BUF	1.4
4	Greg Robinson	OT	Auburn	6'5"	332	STL	1.2
5	Khalil Mack	OLB	Buffalo	6'3"	251	OAK	1.5
6	Jake Matthews	OT	Texas A&M	6'5"	308	ATL	1.6
7	Justin Gilbert	CB	Oklahoma State	6'0"	202	CLE	1.8
8	Mike Evans	WR	Texas A&M	6'5"	231	TB	1.7
9	Kony Ealy	DE	Missouri	6'4"	273	CAR	2.28
10	C.J. Mosley	ILB	Alabama	6'2"	234	BAL	1.17
11	Aaron Donald	DT	Pittsburgh	6'1"	285	STL	1.13
12	Johnny Manziel	QB	Texas A&M	6'0"	207	CLE	1.22
13	Eric Ebron	TE	North Carolina	6'4"	250	DET	1.10
14	Anthony Barr	OLB	UCLA	6'5"	255	MIN	1.9
15	Derek Carr	QB	Fresno State	6'2"	214	OAK	2.4
16	Ha'Sean "Ha Ha" Clinton-Dix	FS	Alabama	6'1"	208	GB	1.21
17	Odell Beckham Jr.	WR	LSU	5'11"	198	NYG	1.12
18	Kyle Fuller	CB	Virginia Tech	6'0"	190	CHI	1.14
19	Dominique Easley	DT	Florida	6'2"	288	NE	1.29
20	Jason Verrett	CB	TCU	5'9"	189	SD	1.25
21	Blake Bortles	QB	Central Florida	6'5"	232	JAX	1.3
22	Taylor Lewan	OT	Michigan	6'7"	309	TEN	1.11
23	Darqueze Dennard	CB	Michigan State	5'11"	199	CIN	1.24
24	Dee Ford	DE	Auburn	6'2"	252	KC	1.23
25	Timmy Jernigan	DT	Florida State	6'2"	299	BAL	2.16
26	Zack Martin	OT	Notre Dame	6'4"	308	DAL	1.16
27	Carlos Hyde	RB	Ohio State	6'0"	230	SF	2.25
28	Cyrus Kouandjio	OT	Alabama	6'7"	322	BUF	2.12
29	Calvin Pryor	SS	Louisville	5'11"	207	NYJ	1.18
30	Jimmie Ward	FS	Northern Illinois	5'11"	193	SF	1.30
31	Brandin Cooks	WR	Oregon State	5'10"	189	NO	1.20
32	Bradley Roby	CB	Ohio State	5'11"	194	DEN	1.31
33	Jace Amaro	TE	Texas Tech	6'5"	265	NYG	2.17
34	Cody Latimer	WR	Indiana	6'2"	215	DEN	2.24
35	Kyle Van Noy	OLB	BYU	6'3"	243	DET	2.8
36	Davante Adams	WR	Fresno State	6'1"	212	GB	2.21
37	Ryan Shazier	OLB	Ohio State	6'1"	237	PIT	1.15
38	Morgan Moses	OT	Virginia	6'6"	314	WAS	3.2
39	Xavier Su'a-Filo	OG	UCLA	6'4"	307	HOU	2.1
40	Jeremiah Attaochu	OLB	Georgia Tech	6'3"	252	SD	2.18
41	Demarcus Lawrence	DE	Boise State	6'3"	251	DAL	2.2
42	Marcus Martin	C	USC	6'3"	320	SF	3.6
43	Weston Richburg	C	Colorado State	6'3"	298	NYG	2.11
44	Ra'Shede Hageman	DT	Minnesota	6'6"	310	ATL	2.5
45	Charles Sims	RB	West Virginia	6'0"	214	TB	3.5
46	Zach Mettenberger	QB	LSU	6'5"	224	TEN	6.2
47	Louis Nix	DT	Notre Dame	6'2"	331	HOU	3.19
48	Will Sutton	DT	Arizona State	6'0"	303	CHI	3.18
49	Pierre Desir	CB	Lindenwood	6'1"	198	CLE	4.27
50	Austin Seferian-Jenkins	TE	Washington	6'5"	262	TB	2.6
51	Antonio Richardson	OT	Tennessee	6'6"	336
52	Joel Bitonio	OT	Nevada	6'4"	302	CLE	2.3
53	Tre Mason	RB	Auburn	5'8"	207	STL	3.11
54	Bishop Sankey	RB	Washington	5'9"	209	TEN	2.22
55	Scott Crichton	DE	Oregon State	6'3"	273	MIN	3.8
56	Donte Moncrief	WR	Mississippi	6'2"	221	IND	3.26
57	Chris Borland	ILB	Wisconsin	6'0"	248	SF	3.13
58	Jarvis Landry	WR	LSU	5'11"	205	MIA	2.31
59	Ja'Wuan James	OT	Tennessee	6'6"	311	MIA	1.19
60	Lamarcus Joyner	CB	Florida State	5'8"	184	STL	2.9
61	Allen Robinson	WR	Penn State	6'2"	220	JAX	2.29
62	Marqise Lee	WR	USC	6'0"	192	JAX	2.7
63	Phillip Gaines	CB	Rice	6'0"	193	KC	3.23
64	Aaron Murray	QB	Georgia	6'0"	207	KC	5.23
65	Jimmy Garoppolo	QB	Eastern Illinois	6'2"	226	NE	2.30
66	Jaylen Watkins	CB	Florida	5'11"	194	PHI	4.1
67	Martavis Bryant	WR	Clemson	6'4"	211	PIT	4.18
68	Terrence Brooks	FS	Florida State	5'11"	198	BAL	3.15
69	Deone Bucannon	SS	Washington State	6'1"	211	ARI	1.27
70	Trent Murphy	DE	Stanford	6'5"	250	WAS	2.15
71	Storm Johnson	RB	Central Florida	6'0"	209	JAX	7.7
72	Trai Turner	OG	LSU	6'3"	310	CAR	3.28
73	Devonta Freeman	RB	Florida State	5'8"	206	ATL	4.3
74	Kelvin Benjamin	WR	Florida State	6'5"	240	CAR	1.28
75	Troy Niklas	TE	Notre Dame	6'6"	270	ARI	2.20
76	Bruce Ellington	WR	South Carolina	5'9"	197	SF	4.6
77	Jackson Jeffcoat	DE	Texas	6'3"	247
78	Kareem Martin	DE	North Carolina	6'6"	272	ARI	3.20
79	Marcus Smith	DE	Louisville	6'3"	251	PHI	1.26
80	Jordan Matthews	WR	Vanderbilt	6'3"	212	PHI	2.10
81	Jeremy Hill	RB	LSU	6'1"	233	CIN	2.23
82	A.J. McCarron	QB	Alabama	6'3"	220	CIN	5.24
83	Kevin Norwood	WR	Alabama	6'2"	198	SEA	4.23
84	Terrance West	RB	Towson	5'9"	225	CLE	3.30
85	Robert Herron	WR	Wyoming	5'9"	193	TB	6.9
86	Jordan Tripp	OLB	Montana	6'3"	234	MIA	5.31
87	Stephon Tuitt	DT	Notre Dame	6'5"	304	PIT	2.14
88	George Uko	DT	USC	6'3"	284
89	Paul Richardson	WR	Colorado	6'0"	175	SEA	2.13
90	Carl Bradford	OLB	Arizona State	6'1"	250	GB	4.21
91	Telvin Smith	OLB	Florida State	6'3"	218	JAX	5.4
92	Kevin Pierre-Louis	OLB	Boston College	6'0"	232	SEA	4.32
93	Gabe Jackson	OG	Mississippi State	6'3"	336	OAK	3.17
94	Ed Reynolds	FS	Stanford	6'1"	207	PHI	5.22
95	Christian Kirksey	OLB	Iowa	6'2"	233	CLE	3.7
96	Jack Mewhort	OT	Ohio State	6'6"	309	IND	2.27
97	Ego Ferguson	DT	LSU	6'3"	315	CHI	2.19
98	DaQuan Jones	DT	Penn State	6'4"	322	TEN	4.12
99	Ahmad Dixon	SS	Baylor	6'0"	212	DAL	7.33
100	Marcus Roberson	CB	Florida	6'0"	191

Quarterbacks

John Raoux

Best Prospect: Teddy Bridgewater

Most NFL-Ready: Teddy Bridgewater

Best Arm: Logan Thomas

Best Runner: Johnny Manziel

Best Potential: Johnny Manziel

Biggest Bust Potential: Blake Bortles

Biggest Sleeper: Garrett Gilbert

Biggest Risk: Johnny Manziel

Lowest Risk: Teddy Bridgewater 

2014 Quarterback Rankings

Rank	Player	School	Height	Weight	Overall	Team	Pick
1	Teddy Bridgewater	Louisville	6'2"	214	1	MIN	1.32
2	Johnny Manziel	Texas A&M	6'0"	207	12	CLE	1.22
3	Derek Carr	Fresno State	6'2"	214	15	OAK	2.4
4	Blake Bortles	Central Florida	6'5"	232	21	JAX	1.3
5	Zach Mettenberger	LSU	6'5"	224	46	TEN	6.2
6	Aaron Murray	Georgia	6'0"	207	64	KC	5.23
7	Jimmy Garoppolo	Eastern Illinois	6'2"	226	65	NE	2.30
8	AJ McCarron	Alabama	6'3"	220	82	CIN	5.24
9	Logan Thomas	Virginia Tech	6'6"	248	118	ARI	4.20
10	Garrett Gilbert	SMU	6'3"	223	154	STL	6.38
11	Tom Savage	Pittsburgh	6'4"	228	169	HOU	4.35
12	Tajh Boyd	Clemson	6'1"	222	179	NYJ	6.37
13	David Fales	San Jose State	6'2"	212	194	CHI	6.7
14	Brett Smith	Wyoming	6'2"	206	213
15	Connor Shaw	South Carolina	6'0"	206	215
16	Keith Wenning	Ball State	6'3"	218	217	BAL	6.18
17	Stephen Morris	Miami (Fla.)	6'2"	213	256
18	Jeff Mathews	Cornell	6'4"	223	258
19	Bryn Renner	North Carolina	6'3"	228	305
20	Dustin Vaughan	West Texas A&M	6'5"	235	320
21	Keith Price	Washington	6'1"	196	358

Running Backs

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Best Prospect: Carlos Hyde

Most NFL-Ready: Carlos Hyde

Best Third-Down Back: Charles Sims

Best Speed: Jerick McKinnon

Best Power: Jeremy Hill

Best Hands: Charles Sims

Best Potential: Storm Johnson

Biggest Bust Potential: Tre Mason

Biggest Sleeper: Marion Grice

Biggest Risk: Jeremy Hill

2014 Running Back Rankings

Rank	Player	School	Height	Weight	Overall	Team	Pick
1	Carlos Hyde	Ohio State	6'0"	230	27	SF	2.25
2	Charles Sims	West Virginia	6'0"	214	45	TB	3.5
3	Tre Mason	Auburn	5'8"	207	53	STL	3.11
4	Bishop Sankey	Washington	5'9"	209	54	TEN	2.22
5	Storm Johnson	UCF	6'0"	209	71	JAX	7.7
6	Devonta Freeman	Florida State	5'8"	206	73	ATL	4.3
7	Jeremy Hill	LSU	6'1"	233	81	CIN	2.23
8	Terrance West	Towson	5'9"	225	84	CLE	3.30
9	Andre Williams	Boston College	5'11"	230	105	NYG	4.13
10	Lache Seastrunk	Baylor	5'9"	201	113	WAS	6.10
11	Ka'Deem Carey	Arizona	5'9"	207	139	CHI	4.17
12	Jerick McKinnon	Georgia Southern	5'9"	209	140	MIN	3.32
13	Marion Grice	Arizona State	6'0"	208	163	SD	6.25
14	Tyler Gaffney	Stanford	6'0"	220	199	CAR	6.28
15	Isaiah Crowell	Alabama State	5'11"	224	220
16	Henry Josey	Missouri	5'8"	194	225
17	Lorenzo Taliaferro	Coastal Carolina	6'0"	231	230	BAL	4.38
18	Alfred Blue	LSU	6'2"	223	232	HOU	6.5
19	Antonio Andrews	Western Kentucky	5'10"	225	237
20	LaDarius Perkins	Mississippi State	5'7"	195	242
21	David Fluellen	Toledo	5'11"	224	254
22	James White	Wisconsin	5'9"	204	265	NE	4.30
23	James Baker	Idaho	6'0"	237	266
24	Rajion Neal	Tennessee	5'11"	211	279
25	James Wilder	Florida State	6'3"	232	294
26	George Atkinson III	Notre Dame	6'1"	218	301
27	Damien Williams	Oklahoma	5'11"	222	311
28	Silas Redd	USC	5'10"	212	348
29	Jerome Smith	Syracuse	5'11"	220	349
30	Kapri Bibbs	Colorado State	5'9"	212	352

Fullbacks

Dave Martin

Most Power: J.C. Copeland

Best Hands: Gator Hoskins

Most Versatile: Nikita Whitlock

Biggest Sleeper: Nikita Whitlock

2014 Fullback Rankings

Rank	Player	School	Height	Weight	Overall	Team	Pick
1	Jay Prosch	Auburn	6'1"	256	264	HOU	6.35
2	J.C. Copeland	LSU	5'11"	271	276
3	Gator Hoskins	Marshall	6'1"	244	290
4	Ryan Hewitt	Stanford	6'4"	246	322
5	Trey Millard	Oklahoma	6'2"	247	324	SF	7.30
6	Nikita Whitlock	Wake Forest	5'10"	252	344
7	Chad Abram	Florida State	5'11"	230	347
8	Chris Coyle	Arizona State	6'2"	235	360

Wide Receivers

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Best Prospect: Sammy Watkins

Most NFL-Ready: Sammy Watkins

Best Boundary Receiver: Sammy Watkins

Best Slot Receiver: Odell Beckham, Jr.

Best Return Man: Odell Beckham, Jr.

Best Hands: Jarvis Landry

Best Route-Runner: Marqise Lee

Best Speed: Brandin Cooks

Best Potential: Mike Evans

Biggest Bust Potential: Kelvin Benjamin

Biggest Sleeper: John Brown

Lowest Risk: Sammy Watkins

2014 Wide Receiver Rankings

Rank	Player	School	Height	Weight	Overall	Team	Pick
1	Sammy Watkins	Clemson	6'1"	211	3	BUF	1.4
2	Mike Evans	Texas A&M	6'5"	231	8	TB	1.7
3	Odell Beckham Jr.	LSU	5'11"	198	17	NYG	1.12
4	Brandin Cooks	Oregon State	5'10"	189	31	NO	1.20
5	Cody Latimer	Indiana	6'2"	215	34	DEN	2.23
6	Davante Adams	Fresno State	6'1"	212	36	GB	2.21
7	Donte Moncrief	Mississippi	6'2"	221	56	IND	3.26
8	Jarvis Landry	LSU	5'11"	205	58	MIA	2.31
9	Allen Robinson	Penn State	6'2"	220	61	JAX	2.29
10	Marqise Lee	USC	6'0"	192	62	JAX	2.7
11	Martavis Bryant	Clemson	6'4"	211	67	PIT	4.18
12	Kelvin Benjamin	Florida State	6'5"	240	74	CAR	1.28
13	Bruce Ellington	South Carolina	5'9"	197	76	SF	4.6
14	Jordan Matthews	Vanderbilt	6'3"	212	80	PHI	2.10
15	Kevin Norwood	Alabama	6'2"	198	83	SEA	4.23
16	Robert Herron	Wyoming	5'9"	193	85	TB	6.9
17	Paul Richardson	Colorado	6'0"	175	89	SEA	2.13
18	Dri Archer	Kent State	5'8"	173	117	PIT	3.33
19	Josh Huff	Oregon	5'11"	206	138	PHI	3.22
20	Devin Street	Pittsburgh	6'3"	198	141	DAL	5.6
21	Shaquelle Evans	UCLA	6'1"	213	145	NYJ	4.15
22	De'Anthony Thomas	Oregon	5'9"	174	149	KC	4.24
23	Jared Abbrederis	Wisconsin	6'1"	195	155	GB	5.36
24	TJ Jones	Notre Dame	6'0"	188	165	DET	6.13
25	Brandon Coleman	Rutgers	6'6"	225	170
26	Jeff Janis	Saginaw Valley St.	6'3"	219	171	GB	7.21
27	John Brown	Pittsburg State	5'10"	179	185	ARI	3.27
28	Kain Colter	Northwestern	5'10"	198	187
29	Mike Davis	Texas	6'0"	197	192
30	Ryan Grant	Tulane	6'0"	199	198	WAS	5.2
31	Cody Hoffman	BYU	6'4"	223	209
32	Solomon Patton	Florida	5'8"	179	226
33	Tevin Reese	Baylor	5'10"	163	235	SD	7.25
34	Trey Burton	Florida	6'2"	224	241
35	Jalen Saunders	Oklahoma	5'9"	163	246	NYJ	4.4
36	Jeremy Gallon	Michigan	5'7"	185	257	NE	7.29
37	Bennie Fowler	Michigan State	6'1"	217	263
38	L'Damian Washington	Missouri	6'4"	195	282
39	Michael Campanaro	Wake Forest	5'9"	192	285	BAL	7.3
40	Isaiah Burse	Fresno State	5'10"	188	291
41	Matt Hazel	Coastal Carolina	6'1"	198	293	MIA	6.14
42	Willie Snead	Ball State	5'11"	195	303
43	Brelan Chancellor	North Texas	5'9"	188	304
44	Josh Stewart	Oklahoma State	5'10"	178	323
45	Austin Franklin	New Mexico State	5'11"	189	331
46	Marcus Lucas	Missouri	6'4"	218	357
47	Noel Grigsby	San Jose State	5'10"	175	359
48	Quincy Enunwa	Nebraska	6'2"	225	365	NYJ	6.33

Tight Ends

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Best Prospect: Eric Ebron

Most NFL-Ready: Eric Ebron

Best Slot Tight End: Jace Amaro

Best Hands: Austin Seferian-Jenkins

Best Route-Runner: Jace Amaro

Best Blocker: Austin Seferian-Jenkins

Best Speed: A.C. Leonard

Best Power: Troy Niklas

Biggest Bust Potential: Colt Lyerla

Biggest Sleeper: Joe Don Duncan

Lowest Risk: Eric Ebron

2014 Tight End Rankings

Rank	Player	School	Height	Weight	Overall	Team	Pick
1	Eric Ebron	North Carolina	6'4"	250	13	DET	1.10
2	Jace Amaro	Texas Tech	6'5"	265	33	NYJ	2.17
3	Austin Seferian-Jenkins	Washington	6'5"	262	50	TB	2.6
4	Troy Niklas	Notre Dame	6'6"	270	75	ARI	2.20
5	C.J. Fiedorowicz	Iowa	6'6"	265	112	HOU	3.1
6	Colt Lyerla	Oregon	6'4"	242	135
7	Richard Rodgers	California	6'4"	257	157	GB	3.34
8	Arthur Lynch	Georgia	6'5"	258	177	MIA	5.15
9	Joe Don Duncan	Dixie State	6'3"	268	196
10	Crockett Gillmore	Colorado St.	6'6"	260	202	BAL	3.35
11	Marcel Jensen	Fresno State	6'6"	259	212
12	A.C. Leonard	Tennessee St.	6'2"	252	233
13	Anthony Denham	Utah	6'4"	235	236
14	Xavier Grimble	USC	6'4"	257	245
15	Reggie Jordan	MO Western	6'3"	240	253
16	Jake Murphy	Utah	6'4"	249	268
17	Jordan Najvar	Baylor	6'6"	256	295
18	Blake Annen	Cincinnati	6'4"	250	300
19	Rob Blanchflower	Massachusetts	6'4"	256	316	PIT	7.15
20	Jacob Pedersen	Wisconsin	6'3"	238	326

Offensive Tackles

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Best Prospect: Greg Robinson

Most NFL-Ready: Jake Matthews

Best Run-Blocker: Greg Robinson

Best Pass-Blocker: Jake Matthews

Best Potential: Greg Robinson

Biggest Bust Potential: Cyrus Kouandjio 

Biggest Sleeper: Donald Hawkins

Lowest Risk: Jake Matthews

2014 Offensive Tackle Rankings

Rank	Player	School	Height	Weight	Overal	Team	Pick
1	Greg Robinson	Auburn	6'5"	332	4	STL	1.2
2	Jake Matthews	Texas A&M	6'5"	308	6	ATL	1.6
3	Taylor Lewan	Michigan	6'7"	309	22	TEN	1.11
4	Zack Martin	Notre Dame	6'4"	308	26	DAL	1.16
5	Cyrus Kouandjio	Alabama	6'7"	322	28	BUF	2.12
6	Morgan Moses	Virginia	6'6"	314	38	WAS	3.2
7	Antonio Richardson	Tennessee	6'6"	336	51
8	Joel Bitonio	Nevada	6'4"	302	52	CLE	2.3
9	Ja'Wuan James	Tennessee	6'6"	311	59	MIA	1.19
10	Jack Mewhort	Ohio State	6'6"	309	96	IND	2.27
11	Billy Turner	North Dakota St.	6'5"	315	104	MIA	3.3
12	Laurent Duvernay-Tardif	McGill (Canada)	6'5"	321	120	KC	6.24
13	Seantrel Henderson	Miami (Fla.)	6'7"	331	130	BUF	7.22
14	Cameron Fleming	Stanford	6'5"	323	133	NE	4.40
15	Wesley Johnson	Vanderbilt	6'5"	297	168	PIT	5.33
16	Charles Leno	Boise State	6'4"	304	195	CHI	7.31
17	James Hurst	North Carolina	6'5"	296	203
18	Donald Hawkins	Texas	6'5"	301	224
19	Michael Schofield	Michigan	6'6"	301	229	DEN	3.31
20	Matt Patchan	Boston College	6'6"	302	252
21	Cornelius Lucas	Kansas State	6'8"	316	281
22	Justin Britt	Missouri	6'6"	325	289	SEA	2.32
23	Kevin Graf	USC	6'6"	309	292
24	Kenarious Gates	Georgia	6'4"	327	338
25	Bryce Quigley	San Diego State	6'5"	300	363
26	Danny Kistler Jr	Montana	6'7"	318	364

Offensive Guards

Victor Calzada

Best Prospect: Xavier Su'a-Filo

Most NFL-Ready: Xavier Su'a-Filo

Best Run-Blocker: Trai Turner

Best Pass-Blocker: Brandon Thomas

Best Potential: Dakota Dozier

Biggest Bust Potential: Cyril Richardson

Biggest Sleeper: Trey Hopkins

Lowest Risk: Xavier Su'a-Filo

2014 Offensive Guard Rankings

Rank	Player	School	Height	Weight;	Overall	Team	Pick
1	Xavier Su'a-Filo	UCLA	6'4"	307	39	HOU	2.1
2	Trai Turner	LSU	6'3"	310	72	CAR	3.28
3	Gabe Jackson	Mississippi St.	6'3"	336	93	OAK	3.17
4	David Yankey	Stanford	6'6"	315	106	MIN	5.5
5	Dakota Dozier	Furman	6'4"	313	108	NYJ	4.37
6	Brandon Thomas	Clemson	6'3"	317	128	SF	3.36
7	Cyril Richardson	Baylor	6'5"	329	137	BUF	5.13
8	Chris Watt	Notre Dame	6'3"	310	142	SD	3.25
9	Russell Bodine	North Carolina	6'3"	310	172	CIN	4.11
10	Ryan Groy	Wisconsin	6'5"	316	190
11	Anthony Steen	Alabama	6'3"	314	201
12	Spencer Long	Nebraska	6'5"	320	205	WAS	3.14
13	Zach Fulton	Tennessee	6'5"	316	211	KC	6.17
14	Kadeem Edwards	Tennessee St.	6'4"	313	219	TB	5.3
15	John Urschel	Penn State	6'3"	313	223	BAL	5.35
16	Jon Halapio	Florida	6'3"	323	244	NE	6.3
17	Brandon Linder	Miami (Fla.)	6'6"	311	259	JAX	3.29
18	Andrew Norwell	Ohio State	6'6"	316	302
19	Trey Hopkins	Texas	6'3"	305	355

Centers

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Best Prospect: Marcus Martin

Most NFL-Ready: Weston Richburg

Best Run-Blocker: Corey Linsley

Best Pass-Blocker: Weston Richburg

Best Potential: Marcus Martin

Biggest Bust Potential: Marcus Martin 

Biggest Sleeper: Corey Linsley

Lowest Risk: Weston Richburg

2014 Center Rankings

Rank	Player	School	Height	Weight	Overall	Team	Pick
1	Marcus Martin	USC	6'3"	320	42	SF	3.6
2	Weston Richburg	Colorado State	6'3"	298	43	NYG	2.11
3	Travis Swanson	Arkansas	6'5"	312	123	DET	3.12
4	Tyler Larsen	Utah State	6'4"	313	183
5	Bryan Stork	Florida State	6'4"	315	204	NE	4.5
6	Jonotthan Harrison	Florida	6'3"	304	227
7	Gabe Ikard	Oklahoma	6'4"	304	234
8	Corey Linsley	Ohio State	6'3"	296	255	GB	5.21
9	Demetrius Rhaney	Tennessee St.	6'2"	301	261	STL	7.35
10	James Stone	Tennessee	6'4"	306	312
11	Matt Armstrong	Grand Valley St.	6'2"	302	333
12	Zac Kerin	Toledo	6'5"	308	341

Defensive Ends

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Best Prospect: Jadeveon Clowney

Most NFL-Ready: Jadeveon Clowney

Best vs. Run: Kony Ealy

Best 3-4 Defensive End: Josh Mauro

Best 4-3 Right End: Jadeveon Clowney

Best 4-3 Left End: Scott Crichton

Best 3-4 Outside Linebacker: Dee Ford

Best Pass Rush: Jadeveon Clowney

Best Potential: Jadeveon Clowney

Biggest Bust Potential: Jadeveon Clowney

Biggest Sleeper: Zach Moore

Lowest Risk: Scott Crichton

2014 Defensive End Rankings

Rank	Player	School	Height	Weight	Overall	Team	Pick
1	Jadeveon Clowney	South Carolina	6'5"	266	2	HOU	1.1
2	Kony Ealy	Missouri	6'4"	273	9	CAR	2.28
3	Dee Ford	Auburn	6'2"	252	24	KC	1.23
4	Demarcus Lawrence	Boise State	6'3"	251	41	DAL	2.2
5	Scott Crichton	Oregon State	6'3"	273	55	MIN	3.8
6	Trent Murphy	Stanford	6'6"	252	70	WAS	2.15
7	Jackson Jeffcoat	Texas	6'3"	247	77
8	Kareem Martin	North Carolina	6'6"	272	78	ARI	3.20
9	Marcus Smith	Louisville	6'3"	251	79	PHI	1.26
10	Chris Smith	Arkansas	6'1"	266	110	JAX	5.19
11	Josh Mauro	Stanford	6'6"	271	114
12	Ed Stinson	Alabama	6'3"	287	121	ARI	5.20
13	Jeoffrey Pagan	Alabama	6'3"	310	153	HOU	6.1
14	James Gayle	Virginia Tech	6'4"	259	167
15	Will Clarke	West Virginia	6'6"	271	176	CIN	3.24
16	Brent Urban	Virginia	6'7"	295	178	BAL	4.32
17	Cassius Marsh	UCLA	6'4"	252	180	SEA	4.8
18	Larry Webster	Bloomsburg	6'6"	252	188	DET	4.36
19	Michael Sam	Missouri	6'2"	261	200	STL	7.34
20	Zach Moore	Concordia	6'5"	269	206	NE	6.22
21	Taylor Hart	Oregon	6'6"	281	214	PHI	5.1
22	Ethan Westbrooks	W. Texas A&M	6'3"	267	248
23	Aaron Lynch	South Florida	6'5"	249	249	SF	5.10
24	Jonathan Newsome	Ball State	6'3"	247	262	IND	5.26
25	Jamil Merrell	Rutgers	6'4"	252	284
26	Ben Gardner	Stanford	6'4"	277	319	DAL	7.16
27	Chaz Sutton	South Carolina	6'4"	263	327
28	IK Enemkpali	Louisiana Tech	6'1"	261	339	NYJ	6.34

Defensive Tackles

Keith Srakocic

Best Prospect: Aaron Donald

Most NFL-Ready: Aaron Donald

Best vs. Run: Louis Nix

Best Nose Tackle: Louis Nix

Best 3-4 Defensive End: Ra'Shede Hageman

Best 3-Technique: Aaron Donald

Best Pass Rush: Aaron Donald

Best Potential: Dominique Easley

Biggest Bust Potential: Ra'Shede Hageman

Biggest Sleeper: George Uko

Lowest Risk: Aaron Donald

2014 Defensive Tackle Rankings

Rank	Player	School	Height	Weight	Overall	Team	Pick
1	Aaron Donald	Pittsburgh	6'1"	285	11	STL	1.13
2	Dominique Easley	Florida	6'2"	288	19	NE	1.29
3	Timmy Jernigan	Florida State	6'2"	298	25	BAL	2.16
4	Ra'Shede Hageman	Minnesota	6'6"	310	44	ATL	2.5
5	Louis Nix	Notre Dame	6'2"	331	47	HOU	3.19
6	Will Sutton	Arizona State	6'0"	303	48	CHI	3.18
7	Stephon Tuitt	Notre Dame	6'5"	304	87	PIT	2.14
8	George Uko	USC	6'3"	284	88
9	Ego Ferguson	LSU	6'3"	315	97	CHI	2.19
10	DaQuan Jones	Penn State	6'4"	322	98	TEN	4.12
11	Anthony Johnson	LSU	6'2"	308	116
12	Deandre Coleman	California	6'5"	314	122
13	Caraun Reid	Princeton	6'2"	302	125	DET	5.18
14	Shamar Stephen	Connecticut	6'5"	309	126	BAL	7.5
15	Daniel McCullers	Tennessee	6'7"	352	131	PIT	6.39
16	Jay Bromley	Syracuse	6'3"	306	158	NYG	3.10
17	Justin Ellis	Louisiana Tech	6'2"	334	159	OAK	4.7
18	Kelcy Quarles	South Carolina	6'4"	297	173
19	Ryan Carrethers	Arkansas State	6'1"	337	222	SD	5.25
20	Tenny Palepoi	Utah	6'1"	298	247
21	Bruce Gaston	Purdue	6'2"	316	260
22	Khyri Thornton	Southern Miss	6'3"	304	280	GB	3.21
23	Zach Kerr	Delaware	6'1"	326	297
24	Lawrence Virgil	Valdosta State	6'5"	287	298
25	Chris Whaley	Texas	6'3"	269	306
26	Calvin Barnett	Oklahoma St.	6'2"	300	307
27	Eathyn Manumaleuna	BYU	6'2"	296	313
28	Kerry Hyder	Texas Tech	6'2"	290	317
29	Jamie Meder	Ashland	6'2"	306	334
30	Beau Allen	Wisconsin	6'3"	333	356	PHI	7.9

Inside Linebackers

Butch Dill

Best Prospect: C.J. Mosley

Most NFL-Ready: C.J. Mosley

Best vs. Inside Run: Chris Borland

Best vs. Outside Run: C.J. Mosley

Best Pass Rush: Chris Borland

Best Pass Coverage: C.J. Mosley

Best Potential: C.J. Mosley

Biggest Bust Potential: Shayne Skov

Biggest Sleeper: Avery Williamson

Lowest Risk: C.J. Mosley

2014 Inside Linebacker Rankings

Rank	Player	School	Height	Weight	Overall	Team	Pick
1	C.J. Mosley	Alabama	6'2"	234	10	BAL	1.17
2	Chris Borland	Wisconsin	6'0"	248	57	SF	3.13
3	Yawin Smallwood	Connecticut	6'2"	246	102	ATL	7.38
4	Christian Jones	Florida State	6'3"	240	115
5	Lamin Barrow	LSU	6'1"	237	146	DEN	5.16
6	Preston Brown	Louisville	6'1"	251	152	BUF	3.9
7	Shayne Skov	Stanford	6'2"	245	160
8	Avery Williamson	Kentucky	6'1"	246	208	TEN	5.11
9	Andrew Jackson	Western Kentucky	6'1"	254	273	IND	6.27
10	James Morris	Iowa	6'1"	241	283
11	Jeremiah George	Iowa State	5'11"	234	299	NYJ	5.14
12	DeDe Lattimore	South Florida	6'0"	237	335
13	Glenn Carson	Penn State	6'3"	244	351
14	Max Bullough	Michigan State	6'4"	249	354

Outside Linebackers

Mike Groll

Best Prospect: Khalil Mack

Most NFL-Ready: Khalil Mack

Best 4-3 Weakside Linebacker: Khalil Mack

Best 4-3 Strongside Linebacker: Kyle Van Noy

Best 3-4 Outside Linebacker: Khalil Mack

Best vs. Run: Khalil Mack

Best Pass Rush: Khalil Mack

Best Pass Coverage: Kyle Van Noy

Best Potential: Anthony Barr

Biggest Bust Potential: Anthony Barr

Biggest Sleeper: Christian Kirksey

Lowest Risk: Khalil Mack

2014 Outside Linebacker Rankings

Rank	Player	School	Height	Weight	Overall	Team	Pick
1	Khalil Mack	Buffalo	6'3"	251	5	OAK	1.5
2	Anthony Barr	UCLA	6'5"	255	14	MIN	1.9
3	Kyle Van Noy	BYU	6'3"	243	35	DET	2.8
4	Ryan Shazier	Ohio State	6'1"	237	37	PIT	1.15
5	Jeremiah Attaochu	Georgia Tech	6'3"	252	40	SD	2.18
6	Jordan Tripp	Montana	6'3"	234	86	MIA	5.31
7	Carl Bradford	Arizona State	6'1"	250	90	GB	4.21
8	Telvin Smith	Florida State	6'3"	218	91	JAX	5.4
9	Kevin Pierre-Louis	Boston College	6'0"	232	92	SEA	4.32
10	Christian Kirksey	Iowa	6'2"	233	95	CLE	3.7
11	Adrian Hubbard	Alabama	6'6"	257	127
12	Ronald Powell	Florida	6'3"	237	156	NO	5.29
13	Trevor Reilly	Utah	6'5"	245	174	NYJ	7.18
14	Jordan Zumwalt	UCLA	6'4"	235	175	PIT	6.16
15	Khairi Fortt	California	6'2"	248	184	NO	4.26
16	Prince Shembo	Notre Dame	6'1"	253	186	ATL	4.39
17	Howard Jones	Shepherd	6'2"	235	189
18	Shaquil Barrett	Colorado State	6'2"	260	231
19	Morgan Breslin	USC	6'1"	250	251
20	Devon Kennard	USC	6'3"	249	271	NYG	5.34
21	Tyler Starr	South Dakota	6'4"	250	274	ATL	7.40
22	Derrell Johnson	East Carolina	6'1"	248	278
23	Kasim Edebali	Boston College	6'2"	253	308
24	Boseko Lokombo	Oregon	6'2"	225	309
25	Brandon Watts	Georgia Tech	6'0"	225	310	MIN	7.8
26	Jonathan Brown	Illinois	6'0"	238	321
27	Denicos Allen	Michigan State	5'11"	218	325
28	Jayrone Elliott	Toledo	6'3"	240	342
29	Brad Daly	Montana State	6'1"	239	343
30	Anthony Hitchens	Iowa	6'0"	240	361	DAL	4.19

Cornerbacks

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Best Prospect: Justin Gilbert

Most NFL-Ready: Kyle Fuller

Best Slot Cornerback: Jason Verrett

Best Man Cover: Justin Gilbert

Best Zone Cover: Bradley Roby

Best Potential: Justin Gilbert

Biggest Bust Potential: Bradley Roby

Biggest Sleeper: Pierre Desir

Lowest Risk: Darqueze Dennard

2014 Cornerback Rankings

Rank	Player	School	Height	Weight	Overall	Team	Pick
1	Justin Gilbert	Oklahoma St.	6'0"	202	7	CLE	1.8
2	Kyle Fuller	Virginia Tech	6'0"	190	18	CHI	1.14
3	Jason Verrett	TCU	5'9"	189	20	SD	1.25
4	Darqueze Dennard	Michigan State	5'11"	199	23	CIN	1.24
5	Bradley Roby	Ohio State	5'11"	194	32	DEN	1.30
6	Pierre Desir	Lindenwood	6'1"	191	49	CLE	4.27
7	Lamarcus Joyner	Florida State	5'8"	184	60	STL	2.9
8	Phillip Gaines	Rice	6'0"	193	63	KC	3.23
9	Jaylen Watkins	Florida	5'11"	194	66	PHI	4.1
10	Marcus Roberson	Florida	6'0"	191	100
11	Bashaud Breeland	Clemson	5'11"	197	101	WAS	4.2
12	Stanley Jean-Baptiste	Nebraska	6'3"	218	103	NO	2.26
13	Keith McGill	Utah	6'3"	211	107	OAK	4.16
14	E.J. Gaines	Missouri	5'10"	190	109	STL	6.12
15	Demetri Goodson	Baylor	5'11"	194	119	GB	6.21
16	Rashaad Reynolds	Oregon State	5'10"	189	124
17	Dexter McDougle	Maryland	5'10"	196	129	NYJ	3.16
18	Loucheiz Purifoy	Florida	5'11"	190	132
19	Aaron Colvin	Oklahoma	5'11"	177	134	JAX	4.14
20	Antone Exum	Virginia Tech	6'0"	213	136	MIN	6.6
21	Andre Hal	Vanderbilt	5'10"	188	143	HOU	7.1
22	Travis Carrie	Ohio	6'0"	206	144	OAK	7.4
23	Terrance Mitchell	Oregon	5'11"	192	147	DAL	7.39
24	Ross Cockrell	Duke	6'0"	191	148	BUF	4.9
25	Bene Benwikere	San Jose State	5'11"	195	181	CAR	5.8
26	Nevin Lawson	Utah State	5'9"	190	191	DET	4.33
27	Chris Davis	Auburn	5'10"	203	193
28	Deion Belue	Alabama	5'11"	182	197
29	Walt Aikens	Liberty	6'1"	205	207	MIA	4.25
30	Brandon Dixon	NW Missouri St.	6'0"	203	210	NYJ	6.19
31	Kendall James	Maine	5'10"	180	221	MIN	6.8
32	Gregory Ducre	Washington	5'10"	184	228
33	Bennett Jackson	Notre Dame	6'0"	195	238	NYG	6.11
34	Victor Hampton	South Carolina	5'9"	197	240
35	Ricardo Allen	Purdue	5'9"	187	243	ATL	5.7
36	Lavelle Westbrooks	Georgia Southern	5'11"	195	277	CIN	7.37
37	Todd Washington	SE Louisiana	5'11"	196	288
38	Jabari Price	North Carolina	5'10"	200	296	MIN	7.10
39	Carrington Byndom	Texas	5'11"	180	314
40	Marcus Williams	North Dakota St.	5'11"	195	328
41	Charles Sawyer	Mississippi	5'10"	175	332
42	Ciante Evans	Nebraska	5'10"	193	346
43	Shaquille Richardson	Arizona	6'0"	194	353	PIT	5.17
44	Osahon Irabor	Arizona State	5'11"	186	362

Free Safeties

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Best Prospect: Ha Ha Clinton-Dix

Most NFL-Ready: Ha Ha Clinton-Dix

Best Coverage: Jimmie Ward

Best vs. Run: Ha Ha Clinton-Dix

Best Potential: Terrence Brooks

Biggest Bust Potential: Ed Reynolds

Biggest Sleeper: Kenny Ladler

Lowest Risk: Ha Ha Clinton-Dix

2014 Free Safety Rankings

Rank	Player	School	Height	Weight	Overall	Team	Pick
1	Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	Alabama	6'1"	208	16	GB	1.21
2	Jimmie Ward	Northern Illinois	5'11"	193	30	SF	1.30
3	Terrence Brooks	Florida State	5'11"	198	68	BAL	3.15
4	Ed Reynolds	Stanford	6'1"	207	94	PHI	5.22
5	Brock Vereen	Minnesota	6'0"	199	111	CHI	4.31
6	Dontae Johnson	North Carolina St.	6'2"	200	150	SF	4.29
7	Kenny Ladler	Vanderbilt	6'0"	207	161
8	Dion Bailey	USC	6'0"	201	162
9	Jonathan Dowling	Western Kentucky	6'3"	190	166	OAK	7.32
10	Marqueston Huff	Wyoming	5'11"	196	182	TEN	4.22
11	Lonnie Ballentine	Memphis	6'3"	219	239	HOU	7.41
12	Jemea Thomas	Georgia Tech	5'9"	192	272	NE	6.30
13	Tre Boston	North Carolina	6'0"	204	287	CAR	4.28
14	Christian Bryant	Ohio State	5'9"	193	318	STL	7.26
15	Nickoe Whitley	Mississippi State	6'0"	205	330
16	Ty Zimmerman	Kansas State	6'1"	204	350

Strong Safeties

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Best Prospect: Calvin Pryor

Most NFL-Ready: Calvin Pryor

Best Coverage: Deone Bucannon

Best vs. Run: Calvin Pryor

Best Potential: Calvin Pryor

Biggest Bust Potential: Vinnie Sunseri

Biggest Sleeper: Mo Alexander

Lowest Risk: Calvin Pryor

2014 Strong Safety Rankings

Rank	Player	School	Height	Weight	Overall	Team	Pick
1	Calvin Pryor	Louisville	5'11"	207	29	NYJ	1.18
2	Deone Bucannon	Washington St.	6'1"	211	69	ARI	1.27
3	Ahmad Dixon	Baylor	6'0"	212	99	DAL	7.33
4	Dezmen Southward	Wisconsin	6'0"	211	151	ATL	3.4
5	Craig Loston	LSU	6'0"	217	164
6	Nat Berhe	San Diego St.	5'11"	193	216	NYG	5.12
7	Mo Alexander	Utah State	6'1"	220	218	STL	4.10
8	Isaiah Lewis	Michigan St.	5'10"	211	250
9	Vinnie Sunseri	Alabama	5'11"	210	270	NO	5.27
10	Alden Darby	Arizona State	5'10"	192	286
11	Hakeem Smith	Louisville	6'0"	186	329
12	Sean Parker	Washington	5'10"	193	336

Special Teams

USA TODAY Sports

2014 Kicker Rankings

Rank	Player	School	Height	Weight	Overall	Team	Pick
1	Chris Boswell	Rice	6'2"	185	269
2	Anthony Fera	Texas	6'1"	211	275
3	Cairo Santos	Tulane	5'8"	164	340

2014 Punter Rankings

Rank	Player	School	Height	Weight	Overall	Team	Pick
1	Kirby Van Der Kamp	Iowa State	6'4"	202	267
2	Tom Hornsey	Memphis	6'3"	221	315
3	Pat O'Donnell	Miami (FL)	6'4"	220	337	CHI	6.15
4	Steven Clark	Auburn	6'5"	231	345