2011 NFL Draft: Matt Miller's Top 500 Players and Position Rankings

Four weeks from now, 32 NFL teams will pin their futures on the backs of young men barely old enough to buy a beer.

The 2011 NFL Draft is coming now. No clichés, no hype and no more waiting.

Thursday, April 28th marks a new beginning for your favorite club. Will your team find Peyton Manning, or JaMarcus Russell in Cam Newton and Blaine Gabbert? Is Von Miller the second-coming of Derrick Thomas or Vernon Gholston?

The beauty in the draft is that no one knows for sure, and very few will agree on anything.

Over the next four weeks, NFL teams will fight, argue and debate the merits of 500-to-750 players as they build their draft board.

We are way ahead of them.

Unveiled today is our top 500 players in the 2011 NFL Draft, broken down by position.

A veteran of the NFL draft and football scouting, Matt Miller is Bleacher Report's resident NFL draft guru. You can follow Matt on Twitter  @nfldraftscout and find his football scouting work at www.newerascouting.com

2011 NFL Draft Top 500: Quarterbacks

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TEMPE, AZ - DECEMBER 28: Quarterback Blaine Gabbert #11 of the Missouri Tigers drops back to pass during the Insight Bowl against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Sun Devil Stadium on December 28, 2010 in Tempe, Arizona. The Hawkeyes defeated the Tigers 27-24. (P

As many as five quarterbacks could be drafted in the first round, depending on team need. What we know for sure is that Blaine Gabbert and Cam Newton will hear their names called very early on Thursday night.

Other players, like Ryan Mallet and Jake Locker, may go as high as the top 15, or they could fall to Round 2.

Overall	Pos. Rank	Player	Position	School	Class	Ht.	Wt.	40 Time
9	1	Blaine Gabbert	QB	Missouri	Jr	6-4	234	4.61
16	2	Cam Newton	QB	Auburn	rJr	6-5	248	4.56
22	3	Jake Locker	QB	Washington	rSr	6-3	231	4.5
31	4	Christian Ponder	QB	Florida State	rSr	6-2	229	4.63
33	5	Andy Dalton	QB	TCU	rSr	6-2	215	4.82
39	6	Ryan Mallett	QB	Arkansas	rJr	6-7	253	5.37
71	7	Colin Kaepernick	QB	Nevada	rSr	6-5	233	4.53
100	8	Ricky Stanzi	QB	Iowa	rSr	6-4	223	4.87
130	9	Greg McElroy	QB	Alabama	rSr	6-2	220	4.84
147	10	Pat Devlin	QB	Delaware	rSr	6-3	225	4.81
195	11	Tyrod Taylor	QB	Virginia Tech	Sr	6-1	217	4.47
208	12	Adam Weber	QB	Minnesota	rSr	6-1	209	4.73
221	13	Taylor Potts	QB	Texas Tech	rSr	6-4	218	5
271	14	Scott Tolzien	QB	Wisconsin	rSr	6-2	212	4.92
275	15	Nathan Enderle	QB	Idaho	rSr	6-4	240	5.12
298	16	T.J. Yates	QB	North Carolina	rSr	6-3	219	5.06
305	17	Jerrod Johnson	QB	Texas A&M	rSr	6-5	251	4.75
316	18	Josh Portis	QB	California (PA)	rSr	6-3	211	4.59
353	19	Jeff Van Camp	QB	Florida Atlantic	rSr	6-5	218	4.83
405	20	Mike Hartline	QB	Kentucky	rSr	6-5	219	4.95
426	21	Mitch Mustain	QB	Southern California	rSr	6-2	200	4.74
430	22	Ben Chappell	QB	Indiana	rSr	6-2	224	5.08
445	23	Adam Froman	QB	Louisville	Sr	6-4	220	4.56
469	24	Austen Arnaud	QB	Iowa State	rSr	6-3	230	4.89
482	25	Blake Bolles	QB	Northwest Missouri State	Sr	6-3	198	4.67
495	26	Trevor Vittatoe	QB	Texas-El Paso	rSr	6-2	218	4.81
500	27	Chris Dieker	QB	Southern Illinois	rSr	6-5	232	4.92

2011 NFL Draft Top 500: Running Backs

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CHAMPAIGN, IL - OCTOBER 02: Mikel Leshoure #5 of the Illinois Fighting Illini runs against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Memorial Stadium on October 2, 2010 in Champaign, Illinois. Ohio State defeated Illinois 24-13. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

No one running back has separated himself from the rest of the pack so far. Most will agree that Mark Ingram and Mikel Leshoure rank as one and two, but in which order?

Overall	Pos. Rank	Player	Position	School	Class	Ht.	Wt.	40 Time
17	1	Mikel Leshoure	RB	Illinois	Jr	6-0	227	4.56
20	2	Mark Ingram	RB	Alabama	Jr	5-09	215	4.62
42	3	Ryan Williams	RB	Virginia Tech	rSo	5-09	212	4.59
66	4	Kendall Hunter	RB	Oklahoma State	Sr	5-07	199	4.46
76	5	DeMarco Murray	RB	Oklahoma	rSr	6-0	213	4.37
78	6	Jordan Todman	RB	Connecticut	Jr	5-09	203	4.4
80	7	Shane Vereen	RB	California	rJr	5-10	210	4.49
84	8	Daniel Thomas	RB	Kansas State	Sr	6-0	230	4.63
103	9	Taiwan Jones	RB	Eastern Washington	Jr	6-0	194	4.53
112	10	Delone Carter	RB	Syracuse	rSr	5-09	222	4.54
114	11	Jamie Harper	RB	Clemson	Jr	5-11	233	4.53
135	12	Roy Helu	RB	Nebraska	Sr	6-0	219	4.4
153	13	Alex Green	RB	Hawaii	Sr	6-0	225	4.45
154	14	Derrick Locke	RB	Kentucky	Sr	5-08	188	4.37
159	15	Jacquizz Rodgers	RB	Oregon State	Jr	5-06	196	4.59
170	16	Da'Rel Scott	RB	Maryland	rSr	5-11	211	4.4
173	17	Bilal Powell	RB	Louisville	Sr	5-11	207	4.54
188	18	Stevan Ridley	RB	LSU	rJr	5-11	225	4.65
205	19	Evan Royster	RB	Penn State	rSr	6-0	212	4.65
240	20	Dion Lewis	RB	Pittsburgh	rSo	5-07	193	4.56
241	21	Anthony Allen	RB	Georgia Tech	rSr	6-1	228	4.56
252	22	Mario Fannin	RB	Auburn	rSr	5-10	231	4.37
254	23	Noel Devine	RB	West Virginia	Sr	5-08	179	4.34
268	24	Allen Bradford	RB	Southern California	rSr	5-11	242	4.53
293	25	Damien Berry	RB	Miami (Fla.)	Sr	5-10	211	4.58
314	26	John Clay	RB	Wisconsin	rJr	6-1	230	4.83
359	33	Donald Buckram	RB	Texas-El Paso	rSr	5-09	194	4.4
372	34	Baron Batch	RB	Texas Tech	rSr	5-10	207	4.5
377	35	Matt Asiata	RB	Utah	rSr	5-11	229	4.77
386	36	Armando Allen	RB	Notre Dame	Sr	5-08	199	4.52
390	37	Shaun Draughn	RB	North Carolina	rSr	5-11	213	4.73
407	38	Keith Payne	RB	Virginia	rSr	6-2	257	4.63
410	39	Jay Finley	RB	Baylor	rSr	5-11	203	4.53
437	40	John Griffin	RB	Massachusetts	Sr	5-11	208	4.54
461	41	Chad Spann	RB	Northern Illinois	Sr	5-08	201	4.52
475	42	C.J. Gable	RB	Southern California	rSr	6-0	205	4.56
490	43	Alexander Robinson	RB	Iowa State	rSr	5-09	182	4.52
497	44	Joshua Nesbitt	RB	Georgia Tech	Sr	6-1	212	4.62

2011 NFL Draft Top 500: Fullbacks

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PALO ALTO, CA - OCTOBER 23: Owen Marecic #48 of the Stanford Cardinal is tackled by C.J. Mizell #12 of the Washington State Cougars at Stanford Stadium on October 23, 2010 in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

An almost forgotten position in today's NFL, fullbacks still carry a ton of value in the right systems. With many teams moving to a West Coast offense in 2011 (Cleveland, San Francisco), the importance of a versatile fullback will return to the NFL.

Overall	Pos. Rank	Player	Position	School	Class	Ht.	Wt.	40 Time
120	1	Charles Clay	FB	Tulsa	Sr	6-3	245	4.69
128	2	Owen Marecic	FB	Stanford	Sr	6-1	248	4.87
142	3	Stanley Havili	FB	Southern California	rSr	6-0	227	4.64
192	4	Henry Hynoski	FB	Pittsburgh	rJr	6-0	257	5.06
224	5	Anthony Sherman	FB	Connecticut	Sr	5-10	242	4.74
259	6	Shaun Chapas	FB	Georgia	rSr	6-2	247	4.87
283	7	Preston Dial	FB	Alabama	rSr	6-2	238	4.83
301	8	Robert Hughes	FB	Notre Dame	Sr	5-11	233	4.72
332	9	Ryan Taylor	FB	North Carolina	Sr	6-3	250	4.76
400	10	Patrick DiMarco	FB	South Carolina	Sr	6-1	240	4.75
467	11	Bryant Ward	FB	Oklahoma State	Sr	5-11	241	4.95

2011 NFL Draft Top 500: Wide Receivers

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AUBURN, AL - NOVEMBER 13: A.J. Green #8 of the Georgia Bulldogs pulls in this reception against Craig Stevens #46 of the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on November 13, 2010 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

A.J. Green or Julio Jones?

That's the question on everyone's mind when it comes to the 2011 wide receiver class. We rank Green slightly higher due to his ability to stay healthy and his "big play" skills. Jones is not far behind.

There is an incredible drop-off in talent after these top two players. If you desperately need a wide receiver, you'd better draft them early.

Overall	Pos. Rank	Player	Position	School	Class	Ht.	Wt.	40 Time
6	1	A.J. Green	WR	Georgia	Jr	6-4	211	4.48
8	2	Julio Jones	WR	Alabama	Jr	6-3	220	4.34
41	3	Torrey Smith	WR	Maryland	rJr	6-1	204	4.41
46	4	Randall Cobb	WR	Kentucky	Jr	5-10	191	4.46
53	5	Titus Young	WR	Boise State	rSr	5-11	174	4.43
57	6	Leonard Hankerson	WR	Miami (Fla.)	Sr	6-2	209	4.4
62	7	Jerrel Jernigan	WR	Troy	Sr	5-09	185	4.46
68	8	Jon Baldwin	WR	Pittsburgh	Jr	6-4	228	4.49
85	9	Edmond Gates	WR	Abilene Christian	Sr	6-0	192	4.31
94	10	Greg Little	WR	North Carolina	Sr	6-3	231	4.51
96	11	Austin Pettis	WR	Boise State	Sr	6-3	209	4.56
101	12	Niles Paul	WR	Nebraska	Sr	6-1	224	4.45
113	13	Tandon Doss	WR	Indiana	Jr	6-2	201	4.56
116	14	Greg Salas	WR	Hawaii	rSr	6-1	210	4.53
134	15	Terrence Toliver	WR	LSU	Sr	6-4	212	4.52
158	16	Ronald Johnson	WR	Southern California	Sr	5-11	199	4.46
162	17	Denarius Moore	WR	Tennessee	Sr	6-0	194	4.43
165	18	Vincent Brown	WR	San Diego State	Sr	5-11	187	4.68
166	19	Jeremy Kerley	WR	TCU	Sr	5-10	189	4.56
176	20	Cecil Shorts III	WR	Mount Union	rSr	6-0	205	4.5
181	21	Ryan Whalen	WR	Stanford	Sr	6-1	202	4.53
186	22	Dwayne Harris	WR	East Carolina	rSr	5-10	203	4.53
191	23	Dane Sanzenbacher	WR	Ohio State	Sr	5-11	182	4.56
194	24	Jeff Maehl	WR	Oregon	Sr	6-1	190	4.56
196	25	Darvin Adams	WR	Auburn	Jr	6-2	190	4.56
202	26	Ricardo Lockette	WR	Fort Valley State	rSr	6-2	211	4.34
210	27	Tori Gurley	WR	South Carolina	rSo	6-4	216	4.53
220	28	Stephen Burton	WR	West Texas A&M	Sr	6-1	221	4.5
235	29	Aldrick Robinson	WR	Southern Methodist	Sr	5-10	184	4.35
247	30	Chris Matthews	WR	Kentucky	Sr	6-5	218	4.57
250	31	Courtney Smith	WR	South Alabama	Sr	6-4	223	4.65
274	32	DeAndre Brown	WR	Southern Mississippi	Jr	6-6	233	4.59
277	33	Marshall Williams	WR	Wake Forest	rSr	6-1	188	4.56
284	34	Jimmy Young	WR	TCU	rSr	6-0	204	4.5
286	35	Jock Sanders	WR	West Virginia	Sr	5-06	181	4.5
289	36	Lester Jean	WR	Florida Atlantic	Sr	6-3	215	4.61
300	37	O.J. Murdock	WR	Fort Hays State	rSr	5-11	197	4.53
324	38	Armand Robinson	WR	Miami (Ohio)	rSr	5-11	197	4.52
325	39	Owen Spencer	WR	North Carolina State	Sr	6-2	195	4.51
336	40	Jeremy Ross	WR	California	rSr	6-0	209	4.45
339	41	Mark Dell	WR	Michigan State	Sr	6-0	193	4.57
345	42	Armon Binns	WR	Cincinnati	Sr	6-3	209	4.5
362	43	Kealoha Pilares	WR	Hawaii	Sr	5-10	199	4.56
363	44	Detron Lewis	WR	Texas Tech	Sr	6-0	198	4.64
369	45	DeMarco Sampson	WR	San Diego State	rSr	6-2	204	4.69
383	46	Kris Adams	WR	Texas-El Paso	rSr	6-4	194	4.44
384	47	James Cleveland	WR	Houston	Sr	6-1	205	4.57
401	48	Marcus Harris	WR	Murray State	Sr	6-1	187	4.55
413	49	Andre Holmes	WR	Hillsdale	Sr	6-4	210	4.51
416	50	Scotty McKnight	WR	Colorado	rSr	5-11	182	4.5
423	51	Earl Alexander	WR	Alabama	rSr	6-4	213	4.51
447	52	Derrell Johnson-Koulianos	WR	Iowa	rSr	6-0	204	4.52
451	53	Kris Durham	WR	Georgia	Sr	6-5	214	4.57
454	54	Joseph Hills	WR	Tennessee State	Sr	6-4	201	4.59
466	55	Lyle Leong	WR	Texas Tech	Sr	6-0	176	4.51
474	56	David Gilreath	WR	Wisconsin	Sr	5-10	170	4.42
477	57	Vidal Hazelton	WR	Cincinnati	rSr	6-2	213	4.57
480	58	Doug Baldwin	WR	Stanford	Sr	5-10	189	4.48
481	59	James Kirkendoll	WR	Texas	Sr	5-11	185	4.49
489	60	Perry Baker	WR	Fairmont State	rSr	6-0	168	4.58
493	61	Joe Morgan	WR	Walsh	rSr	6-1	189	4.4
496	62	Keith Smith	WR	Purdue	rSr	6-2	214	4.65

2011 NFL Draft Top 500: Tight Ends

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SOUTH BEND, IN - SEPTEMBER 04: Kyle Rudolph #9 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish is tackled by Charlton Williams #15 of the Purdue Boilermakers at Notre Dame Stadium on September 4, 2010 in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame defeated Purdue 23-12. (Photo by

The tight end position has experienced a rejuvenation in the NFL thanks to players like Antonio Gates, Tony Gonzalez and Jason Witten.

Unfortunately, the 2011 draft class is weak at this key position.

Overall	Pos. Rank	Player	Position	School	Class	Ht.	Wt.	40 Time
43	1	Kyle Rudolph	TE	Notre Dame	Jr	6-6	259	4.64
59	2	Luke Stocker	TE	Tennessee	rSr	6-5	258	4.68
73	3	D.J. Williams	TE	Arkansas	Sr	6-2	245	4.59
91	4	Lance Kendricks	TE	Wisconsin	rSr	6-3	243	4.65
107	5	Jordan Cameron	TE	Southern California	rSr	6-5	254	4.53
121	6	Rob Housler	TE	Florida Atlantic	rSr	6-5	248	4.46
126	7	Virgil Green	TE	Nevada	rSr	6-3	249	4.54
161	8	Andre Smith	TE	Virginia Tech	rSr	6-5	269	4.8
178	9	Julius Thomas	TE	Portland State	Sr	6-5	246	4.64
206	10	Mike McNeill	TE	Nebraska	rSr	6-4	232	4.7
229	11	Weslye Saunders	TE	South Carolina	Sr	6-5	270	4.82
238	12	Lee Smith	TE	Marshall	rSr	6-6	266	4.94
243	13	Schuylar Oordt	TE	Northern Iowa	rSr	6-6	261	4.63
266	14	Charlie Gantt	TE	Michigan State	rSr	6-4	252	4.85
269	15	Kyle Adams	TE	Purdue	rSr	6-5	257	4.83

2011 NFL Draft Top 500: Offensive Tackles

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TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 1: Lineman Gabe Carimi #68 of the Wisconsin Badgers sets to block against the Tennessee Volunteers in the 2008 Outback Bowl at Raymond James Stadium on January 1, 2008 in Tampa, Florida. The Volunteers won 21 - 17. (Photo by Al Mess

As many as five offensive tackles are projected to be drafted in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. The tough part is trying to separate them and rank the most talented of the group.

All five players are equally solid, leaving little room between the first and fifth best player.

Overall	Pos. Rank	Player	Position	School	Class	Ht.	Wt.	40 Time
11	1	Tyron Smith	OT	Southern California	Jr	6-5	307	5.08
13	2	Gabe Carimi	OT	Wisconsin	rSr	6-7	314	5.18
14	3	Anthony Castonzo	OT	Boston College	Sr	6-7	311	5.21
25	4	Nate Solder	OT	Colorado	rSr	6-8	319	4.96
27	5	Derek Sherrod	OT	Mississippi State	Sr	6-5	321	5.18
48	6	Marcus Cannon	OT	TCU	rSr	6-5	358	5.26
65	7	Orlando Franklin	OT	Miami (Fla.)	rSr	6-6	316	5.11
82	8	James Carpenter	OT	Alabama	Sr	6-4	321	5.22
87	9	James Brewer	OT	Indiana	rSr	6-6	323	5.21
105	10	Marcus Gilbert	OT	Florida	rSr	6-6	330	5.41
111	11	Jason Pinkston	OT	Pittsburgh	rSr	6-3	317	5.39
141	12	Joseph Barksdale	OT	LSU	Sr	6-5	325	5.31
149	13	Lee Ziemba	OT	Auburn	Sr	6-6	317	5.5
152	14	DeMarcus Love	OT	Arkansas	rSr	6-4	315	5.18
171	15	Jah Reid	OT	UCF	rSr	6-7	327	5.32
174	16	Derek Newton	OT	Arkansas State	rSr	6-5	311	5
193	17	Bryon Stingily	OT	Louisville	Sr	6-5	313	4.96
223	18	Derek Hall	OT	Stanford	rSr	6-5	305	5.24
226	19	Chris Hairston	OT	Clemson	rSr	6-6	326	5.38
239	20	Willie Smith	OT	East Carolina	rSr	6-5	310	5.4
251	21	D.J. Young	OT	Michigan State	rSr	6-5	307	5.34
258	22	Trevis Turner	OT	Abilene Christian	Sr	6-7	342	5.43
297	23	Kyle Hix	OT	Texas	Sr	6-7	319	5.44
315	24	Jarriel King	OT	South Carolina	Sr	6-5	317	5.03
321	25	Byron Bell	OT	New Mexico	Sr	6-5	348	--
330	26	Rich Lapham	OT	Boston College	rSr	6-8	315	5.34
364	27	Kevin Hughes	OT	Southeastern Louisiana	Sr	6-4	302	5.31
394	28	David Mims	OT	Virginia Union	Sr	6-8	343	5.65
412	29	Josh Davis	OT	Georgia	rSr	6-7	313	5.5
419	30	Adam Grant	OT	Arizona	rSr	6-6	325	5.54
441	31	Eric Mensik	OT	Oklahoma	rSr	6-6	296	5.08
456	32	Rob McGill	OT	Louisiana Tech	rSr	6-6	310	5.12
462	33	Curt Porter	OT	Jacksonville State	Sr	6-7	308	5.4

2011 NFL Draft Top 500: Offensive Guards

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JACKSONVILLE, FL - OCTOBER 30: Jordan Reed #11 and Mike Pouncey #55 of the Florida Gators celebrate a touchdown during the game against the Georgia Bulldogs at EverBank Field on October 30, 2010 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Im

Every NFL team hopes to find the next Logan Mankins hiding at the end of the first round. This may finally be the year someone gets lucky.

The offensive guard crop in the 2011 draft class is very solid in the first through third rounds. More impressively, many of these players can also play center in a pinch.

Overall	Pos. Rank	Player	Position	School	Class	Ht.	Wt.	40 Time
21	1	Mike Pouncey	OG	Florida	Sr	6-5	303	5.12
35	2	Danny Watkins	OG	Baylor	Sr	6-3	310	5.36
50	3	Benjamin Ijalana	OG	Villanova	Sr	6-4	317	5.34
77	4	Clint Boling	OG	Georgia	Sr	6-5	308	5.28
86	5	Will Rackley	OG	Lehigh	Sr	6-3	309	5.39
117	6	John Moffitt	OG	Wisconsin	rSr	6-4	319	5.51
132	7	Stephen Schilling	OG	Michigan	rSr	6-4	308	5.18
155	8	Zach Hurd	OG	Connecticut	rSr	6-7	316	5.28
179	9	Keith Williams	OG	Nebraska	rSr	6-4	318	5.28
198	10	David Arkin	OG	Missouri State	rSr	6-5	300	5.31
217	11	Justin Boren	OG	Ohio State	rSr	6-3	309	5.4
230	12	Andrew Jackson	OG	Fresno State	rSr	6-5	299	5.27
256	13	Mike Person	OG	Montana State	rSr	6-5	299	5.07
276	14	Andrew Phillips	OG	Stanford	rSr	6-4	302	5.36
294	15	Ray Dominguez	OG	Arkansas	rSr	6-4	334	5.45
304	16	Ricky Henry	OG	Nebraska	rSr	6-3	308	5.68
317	17	Daniel Kilgore	OG	Appalachian State	Sr	6-3	308	5.28
343	18	Julian Vandervelde	OG	Iowa	rSr	6-2	301	5.12
351	19	Caleb Schlauderaff	OG	Utah	rSr	6-4	305	5.18
352	20	Carl Johnson	OG	Florida	rSr	6-5	361	5.4
373	21	Maurice Hurt	OG	Florida	rSr	6-3	318	5.42
374	22	Bryant Browning	OG	Ohio State	rSr	6-3	316	5.42
392	23	Randall Hunt	OG	Illinois	rSr	6-6	318	5.23
417	24	Garrett Chisolm	OG	South Carolina	Sr	6-5	312	5.36
424	25	John Bender	OG	Nevada	rSr	6-8	325	5.32
449	26	Butch Lewis	OG	Southern California	rSr	6-5	295	5.13
487	27	Mike Berry	OG	Auburn	rSr	6-3	318	5.48

2011 NFL Draft Top 500: Centers

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TALLAHASSEE, FL - NOVEMBER 27: Rodney Hudson #62 of the Florida State Seminoles celebrates a touchdown during a game against the Florida Gators at Doak Campbell Stadium on November 27, 2010 in Tallahassee, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Rodney Hudson is one of our favorite players in this entire draft.

His ability to stone-wall defenders at barely 300 pounds is encouraging, and impressive. He will be a steal for one lucky NFL team in the early second round.

Overall	Pos. Rank	Player	Position	School	Class	Ht.	Wt.	40 Time
45	1	Rodney Hudson	C	Florida State	Sr	6-2	299	5.27
60	2	Stefen Wisniewski	C	Penn State	Sr	6-3	313	5.29
131	3	Kristofer O'Dowd	C	Southern California	Sr	6-4	304	5.12
137	4	Tim Barnes	C	Missouri	rSr	6-4	298	5.17
177	5	Brandon Fusco	C	Slippery Rock	Sr	6-4	306	5.18
183	6	Jake Kirkpatrick	C	TCU	rSr	6-2	300	5.32
216	7	Jason Kelce	C	Cincinnati	rSr	6-3	280	4.89
234	8	Alex Linnenkohl	C	Oregon State	rSr	6-2	304	5.36
261	9	Zach Williams	C	Washington State	rSr	6-3	309	5.18
296	10	Zane Taylor	C	Utah	rSr	6-3	309	5.52
302	11	Ryan Bartholomew	C	Syracuse	rSr	6-1	302	4.93
318	12	Kevin Kowalski	C	Toledo	Sr	6-3	300	5.05
382	13	J.C. Brignone	C	Mississippi State	rSr	6-1	309	5.26
406	14	Chase Beeler	C	Stanford	rSr	6-3	285	5.26
409	15	Colin Baxter	C	Arizona	rSr	6-3	311	5.42
478	16	Ryan Pugh	C	Auburn	Sr	6-1	307	5.46
486	17	Ben Lamaak	C	Iowa State	rSr	6-4	320	5.28

2011 NFL Draft Top 500: Defensive Ends

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 28: Defensive lineman Robert Quinn of North Carolina runs through a drill during the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 28, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

The group of defensive ends available this year is among the most impressive we have ever seen.

There are edge-rushing freaks like Robert Quinn and Ryan Kerrigan, as well as big-bodied anchors in Adrian Clayborn and Cameron Heyward.

All in all, 2011 is a good year to need a defensive end.

Overall	Pos. Rank	Player	Position	School	Class	Ht.	Wt.	40 Time
5	1	Robert Quinn	DE	North Carolina	Jr	6-4	265	4.62
10	2	Cameron Jordan	DE	California	Sr	6-4	287	4.74
12	3	Da'Quan Bowers	DE	Clemson	Jr	6-3	280	4.64
15	4	J.J. Watt	DE	Wisconsin	rJr	6-5	290	4.81
18	5	Adrian Clayborn	DE	Iowa	rSr	6-3	281	4.78
19	6	Ryan Kerrigan	DE	Purdue	Sr	6-4	267	4.67
23	7	Aldon Smith	DE	Missouri	rSo	6-4	263	4.74
29	8	Cameron Heyward	DE	Ohio State	Sr	6-5	294	4.92
40	9	Jabaal Sheard	DE	Pittsburgh	Sr	6-3	264	4.68
49	10	Christian Ballard	DE	Iowa	Sr	6-4	283	4.75
63	11	Allen Bailey	DE	Miami (Fla.)	Sr	6-3	285	4.71
102	12	Pernell McPhee	DE	Mississippi State	Sr	6-3	278	4.91
104	13	Ricky Elmore	DE	Arizona	rSr	6-5	255	4.88
123	14	Pierre Allen	DE	Nebraska	rSr	6-4	273	4.78
127	15	Greg Romeus	DE	Pittsburgh	rSr	6-5	264	4.79
164	16	Ugo Chinasa	DE	Oklahoma State	rSr	6-5	264	4.63
199	17	Cliff Matthews	DE	South Carolina	Sr	6-4	257	4.81
204	18	Markus White	DE	Florida State	rSr	6-4	266	4.86
214	19	Brandon Bair	DE	Oregon	rSr	6-6	276	4.92
233	20	Eddie Jones	DE	Texas	rSr	6-2	258	4.75
236	21	Ryan Winterswyk	DE	Boise State	rSr	6-4	268	4.96
255	22	Lazarius Levingston	DE	LSU	rSr	6-4	292	4.93
267	23	D'Aundre Reed	DE	Arizona	rSr	6-4	261	4.84
295	24	Cheta Ozougwu	DE	Rice	Sr	6-2	247	4.84
299	25	Karl Klug	DE	Iowa	rSr	6-3	275	4.81
303	26	Steven Friday	DE	Virginia Tech	rSr	6-3	228	4.66
337	27	Kentrell Lockett	DE	Mississippi	rSr	6-5	241	4.78
344	28	Clay Nurse	DE	Illinois	rSr	6-3	259	4.87
357	29	Justin Trattou	DE	Florida	Sr	6-4	255	4.79
378	30	Demarcus Dobbs	DE	Georgia	rSr	6-2	281	4.87
379	31	Jonathan Freeny	DE	Rutgers	Sr	6-3	242	4.78
388	32	Gabe Miller	DE	Oregon State	rSr	6-3	250	4.63
393	33	Markell Carter	DE	Central Arkansas	Sr	6-4	252	4.76
427	34	Roberto Davis	DE	Northwest Missouri State	Sr	6-2	247	--
429	35	Robert Eddins	DE	Ball State	rSr	6-2	242	4.79
432	36	Zane Parr	DE	Virginia	rJr	6-6	275	4.95
450	37	Craig Marshall	DE	South Florida	Sr	6-5	276	4.79
457	38	Junior Tui'one	DE	Utah	Sr	6-4	265	4.74
468	39	Antoine Carter	DE	Auburn	Sr	6-3	259	4.76
483	40	Ronnell Brown	DE	James Madison	Sr	6-2	270	4.84
488	41	Damario Ambrose	DE	Arkansas	Sr	6-3	260	4.8
491	42	Jake Laptad	DE	Kansas	Sr	6-4	260	4.89
499	43	Alex Albright	DE	Boston College	rSr	6-5	250	4.82

2011 NFL Draft Top 500: 3-4 Defensive Ends

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TEMPE, AZ - DECEMBER 28: Defensive end Adrian Clayborn #94 of the Iowa Hawkeyes in action during the Insight Bowl against the Missouri Tigers at Sun Devil Stadium on December 28, 2010 in Tempe, Arizona. The Hawkeyes defeated the Tigers 27-24. (Photo by

As the 3-4 defense becomes more prevalent in the NFL we have found it necessary to scout and rank the players who fit this scheme alone.

A defensive end in a 3-4 generally lines up in a "five" technique, which means he is head-up on the offensive tackle. His job is to jam the tackle at the snap, hold his ground and make sure the runner does not get outside him.

In some schemes, like Green Bay's, the defensive end will be asked to push the tackle back as far as possible to pressure the quarterback. In New England, they like their ends to crash the pocket and get their hands up to disrupt passing lanes.

Overall	Pos. Rank	Player	Position	School	Class	Ht.	Wt.	40 Time
3	1	Marcell Dareus	DT	Alabama	Jr	6-3	319	4.93
10	2	Cameron Jordan	DE	California	Sr	6-4	287	4.74
15	4	J.J. Watt	DE	Wisconsin	rJr	6-5	290	4.81
18	5	Adrian Clayborn	DE	Iowa	rSr	6-3	281	4.78
24	3	Corey Liuget	DT	Illinois	Jr	6-2	298	4.97
29	8	Cameron Heyward	DE	Ohio State	Sr	6-5	294	4.92
34	5	Muhammad Wilkerson	DT	Temple	Jr	6-4	315	4.96
47	6	Marvin Austin	DT	North Carolina	Sr	6-2	309	4.84
49	10	Christian Ballard	DE	Iowa	Sr	6-4	283	4.75
63	11	Allen Bailey	DE	Miami (Fla.)	Sr	6-3	285	4.71
74	10	Jarvis Jenkins	DT	Clemson	Sr	6-4	310	5.03
98	12	Lawrence Guy	DT	Arizona State	Jr	6-4	305	4.96
190	18	Cedric Thornton	DT	Southern Arkansas	Sr	6-3	309	5.25
255	22	Lazarius Levingston	DE	LSU	rSr	6-4	292	4.93
299	25	Karl Klug	DE	Iowa	rSr	6-3	275	4.81
342	27	Mike Blanc	DT	Auburn	Sr	6-3	286	4.95
378	30	Demarcus Dobbs	DE	Georgia	rSr	6-2	281	4.87
432	36	Zane Parr	DE	Virginia	rJr	6-6	275	4.95
450	37	Craig Marshall	DE	South Florida	Sr	6-5	276	4.79
452	36	Frank Kearse	DT	Alabama A&M	Sr	6-4	315	5.3

2011 NFL Draft Top 500: Defensive Tackles

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TUSCALOOSA, AL - NOVEMBER 13: Defensive lineman Marcell Dareus #57 of the Alabama Crimson Tide watches play against the Mississippi State Bulldogs November 13, 2010 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

Defensive tackles are among the key ingredients to a successful NFL team. Without one, your defense will struggle. Add the right defensive tackle to your defense and watch the opposition tremble in fear.

Overall	Pos. Rank	Player	Position	School	Class	Ht.	Wt.	40 Time
2	1	Marcell Dareus	DT	Alabama	Jr	6-3	319	4.93
4	2	Nick Fairley	DT	Auburn	Sr	6-4	291	4.84
24	3	Corey Liuget	DT	Illinois	Jr	6-2	298	4.97
26	4	Phil Taylor	DT	Baylor	rSr	6-3	334	5.09
34	5	Muhammad Wilkerson	DT	Temple	Jr	6-4	315	4.96
47	6	Marvin Austin	DT	North Carolina	Sr	6-2	309	4.84
52	7	Stephen Paea	DT	Oregon State	rSr	6-1	303	4.98
67	8	Kenrick Ellis	DT	Hampton	rSr	6-5	346	5.19
69	9	Drake Nevis	DT	LSU	Sr	6-1	294	5.06
74	10	Jarvis Jenkins	DT	Clemson	Sr	6-4	310	5.03
81	11	Jurrell Casey	DT	Southern California	Jr	6-1	300	5.04
98	12	Lawrence Guy	DT	Arizona State	Jr	6-4	305	4.96
125	13	Jerrell Powe	DT	Mississippi	rSr	6-2	335	5.25
140	14	Ian Williams	DT	Notre Dame	Sr	6-1	319	5.21
145	15	Terrell McClain	DT	South Florida	Sr	6-2	297	4.98
172	16	Sione Fua	DT	Stanford	Sr	6-2	308	5.28
187	17	Martin Parker	DT	Richmond	rSr	6-2	303	4.95
190	18	Cedric Thornton	DT	Southern Arkansas	Sr	6-3	309	5.25
203	19	Chris Neild	DT	West Virginia	rSr	6-2	319	5.06
218	20	David Carter	DT	UCLA	rSr	6-5	297	4.96
248	21	Ollie Ogbu	DT	Penn State	rSr	6-1	298	5.09
263	22	Sealver Siliga	DT	Utah	Jr	6-2	305	5.04
280	23	Colby Whitlock	DT	Texas Tech	Sr	6-2	302	5.27
292	24	Anthony Gray	DT	Southern Mississippi	rSr	5-11	330	5.18
311	25	Ladi Ajiboye	DT	South Carolina	Sr	6-1	297	5.31
334	26	John Graves	DT	Virginia Tech	rSr	6-3	286	5.09
342	27	Mike Blanc	DT	Auburn	Sr	6-3	286	4.95
370	28	Ibraham Abdulai	DT	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	Sr	6-2	301	5.24
381	29	Damik Scafe	DT	Boston College	rSr	6-2	298	5.14
395	30	Corbin Bryant	DT	Northwestern	rSr	6-3	297	5.1
398	31	Cory Grant	DT	TCU	rSr	6-1	316	5.09
414	32	Adrian Taylor	DT	Oklahoma	rSr	6-3	311	5.22
420	33	Zach Clayton	DT	Auburn	rSr	6-2	299	4.85
422	34	Ricky Lumpkin	DT	Kentucky	rSr	6-4	313	5.35
440	35	Dexter Larimore	DT	Ohio State	rSr	6-3	319	5.18
452	36	Frank Kearse	DT	Alabama A&M	Sr	6-4	315	5.3
460	37	Guy Miller	DT	Colorado State	Sr	6-3	302	5.27
463	38	Ted Laurent	DT	Mississippi	Sr	6-1	304	5.04

2011 NFL Draft Top 500: Nose Tackles

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 28: Defensive lineman Jerrell Powe of Mississippi runs through a drill during the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 28, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

Another of the positions exclusive to the 3-4 defense, a nose tackle's job is to simply plug the hole in the middle of the defense.

A good nose tackle draws a double team from the center-guard and allows one of the middle linebackers to roam free and make tackles. A great example of this is Kelly Gregg in Baltimore.

Defensive tackles are not generally drafted early on, but their importance cannot be overlooked.

Overall	Pos. Rank	Player	Position	School	Class	Ht.	Wt.	40 Time
26	4	Phil Taylor	DT	Baylor	rSr	6-3	334	5.09
67	8	Kenrick Ellis	DT	Hampton	rSr	6-5	346	5.19
125	13	Jerrell Powe	DT	Mississippi	rSr	6-2	335	5.25
140	14	Ian Williams	DT	Notre Dame	Sr	6-1	319	5.21
172	16	Sione Fua	DT	Stanford	Sr	6-2	308	5.28
187	17	Martin Parker	DT	Richmond	rSr	6-2	303	4.95
203	19	Chris Neild	DT	West Virginia	rSr	6-2	319	5.06
263	22	Sealver Siliga	DT	Utah	Jr	6-2	305	5.04
292	24	Anthony Gray	DT	Southern Mississippi	rSr	5-11	330	5.18
370	28	Ibraham Abdulai	DT	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	Sr	6-2	301	5.24
398	31	Cory Grant	DT	TCU	rSr	6-1	316	5.09
414	32	Adrian Taylor	DT	Oklahoma	rSr	6-3	311	5.22
422	34	Ricky Lumpkin	DT	Kentucky	rSr	6-4	313	5.35

2011 NFL Draft Top 500: Outside Linebackers

In 10 years of analyzing and then scouting players for the NFL Draft, I can remember only one outside linebacker with a higher grade than Von Miller has this year.

That player was Lavar Arrington.

While Arrington's career was cut short by injury, his potential was amazing.

Miller is in that same elite category.

Overall	Pos. Rank	Player	Position	School	Class	Ht.	Wt.	40 Time
2	1	Von Miller	OLB	Texas A&M	Sr	6-3	246	4.42
30	2	Akeem Ayers	OLB	UCLA	rJr	6-3	254	4.81
32	3	Brooks Reed	OLB	Arizona	rSr	6-3	263	4.65
37	4	Justin Houston	OLB	Georgia	rJr	6-3	270	4.62
51	5	Bruce Carter	OLB	North Carolina	Sr	6-2	241	4.57
64	6	Sam Acho	OLB	Texas	Sr	6-2	262	4.67
70	7	Dontay Moch	OLB	Nevada	rSr	6-1	248	4.4
75	8	Chris Carter	OLB	Fresno State	Sr	6-1	248	4.58
106	9	K.J. Wright	OLB	Mississippi State	Sr	6-3	246	4.75
109	10	Mason Foster	OLB	Washington	Sr	6-1	245	4.75
138	11	Lawrence Wilson	OLB	Connecticut	rSr	6-1	229	4.71
148	12	Ross Homan	OLB	Ohio State	rSr	6-1	240	4.66
160	13	Mark Herzlich	OLB	Boston College	rSr	6-4	244	4.91
180	14	Brian Rolle	OLB	Ohio State	Sr	5-10	229	4.53
185	15	Jonas Mouton	OLB	Michigan	rSr	6-1	239	4.84
200	16	Scott Lutrus	OLB	Connecticut	rSr	6-2	241	4.68
222	17	Thomas Keiser	OLB	Stanford	rJr	6-5	244	4.84
225	18	Doug Hogue	OLB	Syracuse	Sr	6-3	235	4.62
231	19	J.T. Thomas	OLB	West Virginia	rSr	6-1	241	4.65
246	20	Adrian Moten	OLB	Maryland	rSr	6-2	228	4.53
262	21	Jabara Williams	OLB	Stephen F. Austin	rSr	6-2	223	4.64
290	22	Quentin Davie	OLB	Northwestern	rSr	6-4	232	4.72
312	23	Jeremiha Hunter	OLB	Iowa	rSr	6-1	239	4.77
313	24	Bruce Miller	OLB	UCF	rSr	6-1	254	4.81
323	25	D.J. Smith	OLB	Appalachian State	Sr	5-11	239	4.75
331	26	Craig Stevens	OLB	Auburn	rSr	6-2	230	4.67
350	27	Ricky Brewer	OLB	Colorado State	rSr	6-1	222	4.7
358	28	Wayne Daniels	OLB	TCU	rSr	6-0	260	5.03
375	29	Kenny Rowe	OLB	Oregon	Sr	6-2	244	4.9
396	30	Eric Gordon	OLB	Michigan State	rSr	6-0	225	4.55
411	31	Victor Aiyewa	OLB	Washington	Sr	6-1	219	4.67
425	32	Jamari Lattimore	OLB	Middle Tennessee	rSr	6-2	218	4.74
436	33	Michael Morgan	OLB	Southern California	rSr	6-3	220	4.64
444	34	Spencer Paysinger	OLB	Oregon	rSr	6-3	234	4.75
448	35	Chris Walker	OLB	Tennessee	Sr	6-2	236	4.72
458	36	Anthony Leon	OLB	Arkansas	rSr	6-4	226	4.68
471	37	Brian Smith	OLB	Notre Dame	Sr	6-3	235	4.72
476	38	Eric McBride	OLB	Richmond	rSr	6-1	232	4.76
479	39	Anthony Egbuniwe	OLB	Georgia Tech	rSr	6-4	256	4.98
492	40	Nate Bussey	OLB	Illinois	Sr	6-1	219	4.64

2011 NFL Draft Top 500: 3-4 Outside Linebackers

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WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - SEPTEMBER 20: Quarterback Dan LeFevour #13 of the Central Michigan Chippewas is tackled by Ryan Kerrigan #94 of the Purdue Boilermakers at Ross-Ade Stadium on September 20, 2008 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/

An outside linebacker in a 3-4 defense is really asked to do one thing: kill the quarterback.

There are some strong-side linebackers who will drop back in to coverage depending on which defensive coordinator you follow, but for the most part outside 'backers in a 3-4 are just super-fast pass rushers.

The 2011 draft does not disappoint with top-ranked talent at the position. Rounds two through seven, however, are not as promising.

Overall	Pos. Rank	Player	Position	School	Class	Ht.	Wt.	40 Time
2	1	Von Miller	OLB	Texas A&M	Sr	6-3	246	4.42
5	1	Robert Quinn	DE	North Carolina	Jr	6-4	265	4.62
19	6	Ryan Kerrigan	DE	Purdue	Sr	6-4	267	4.67
23	7	Aldon Smith	DE	Missouri	rSo	6-4	263	4.74
30	2	Akeem Ayers	OLB	UCLA	rJr	6-3	254	4.81
32	3	Brooks Reed	OLB	Arizona	rSr	6-3	263	4.65
37	4	Justin Houston	OLB	Georgia	rJr	6-3	270	4.62
40	9	Jabaal Sheard	DE	Pittsburgh	Sr	6-3	264	4.68
64	6	Sam Acho	OLB	Texas	Sr	6-2	262	4.67
75	8	Chris Carter	OLB	Fresno State	Sr	6-1	248	4.58
104	13	Ricky Elmore	DE	Arizona	rSr	6-5	255	4.88
106	9	K.J. Wright	OLB	Mississippi State	Sr	6-3	246	4.75
109	10	Mason Foster	OLB	Washington	Sr	6-1	245	4.75
164	16	Ugo Chinasa	DE	Oklahoma State	rSr	6-5	264	4.63
200	16	Scott Lutrus	OLB	Connecticut	rSr	6-2	241	4.68
204	18	Markus White	DE	Florida State	rSr	6-4	266	4.86
231	19	J.T. Thomas	OLB	West Virginia	rSr	6-1	241	4.65
295	24	Cheta Ozougwu	DE	Rice	Sr	6-2	247	4.84
303	26	Steven Friday	DE	Virginia Tech	rSr	6-3	228	4.66
312	23	Jeremiha Hunter	OLB	Iowa	rSr	6-1	239	4.77
313	24	Bruce Miller	OLB	UCF	rSr	6-1	254	4.81
358	28	Wayne Daniels	OLB	TCU	rSr	6-0	260	5.03
375	29	Kenny Rowe	OLB	Oregon	Sr	6-2	244	4.9
388	32	Gabe Miller	DE	Oregon State	rSr	6-3	250	4.63
471	37	Brian Smith	OLB	Notre Dame	Sr	6-3	235	4.72

2011 NFL Draft Top 500: Inside Linebackers

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COLUMBUS, OH - SEPTEMBER 11: Colin McCarthy #44 of the Miami Hurricanes attempts to tackle Dan Herron #1 of the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium on September 11, 2010 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)

Inside linebackers must be exceptional athletes, intelligent enough to make play calls and strong enough to lead the defense.

This isn't an easy job to fill.

The 2011 class is full of promising young men with all the requirements to take over their new teams.

Overall	Pos. Rank	Player	Position	School	Class	Ht.	Wt.	40 Time
38	1	Martez Wilson	ILB	Illinois	rJr	6-4	250	4.42
83	2	Quan Sturdivant	ILB	North Carolina	Sr	6-1	241	4.63
93	3	Colin McCarthy	ILB	Miami (Fla.)	rSr	6-1	238	4.59
97	4	Greg Jones	ILB	Michigan State	Sr	6-0	242	4.75
118	5	Casey Matthews	ILB	Oregon	Sr	6-1	231	4.79
122	6	Kelvin Sheppard	ILB	LSU	rSr	6-2	250	4.7
143	7	Nate Irving	ILB	North Carolina State	rSr	6-1	240	4.77
167	8	Jeremy Beal	ILB	Oklahoma	rSr	6-2	262	5.14
169	9	Josh Bynes	ILB	Auburn	Sr	6-1	240	4.8
184	10	Mike Mohamed	ILB	California	rSr	6-3	239	4.65
228	11	Chris White	ILB	Mississippi State	Sr	6-3	240	4.74
242	12	Nick Bellore	ILB	Central Michigan	Sr	6-1	245	4.84
253	13	Akeem Dent	ILB	Georgia	rSr	6-1	242	4.78
265	14	Mario Harvey	ILB	Marshall	rSr	5-11	250	4.73
273	15	Greg Lloyd	ILB	Connecticut	rSr	6-1	246	4.8
329	16	Orie Lemon	ILB	Oklahoma State	rSr	6-1	242	4.87
340	17	Brian Duncan	ILB	Texas Tech	rSr	6-1	235	4.89
356	18	Derrell Smith	ILB	Syracuse	rSr	6-0	243	4.8
360	19	Alex Wujciak	ILB	Maryland	rSr	6-3	247	4.78
376	20	Jeff Tarpinian	ILB	Iowa	rSr	6-2	238	4.64
380	21	Elijah Joseph	ILB	Temple	Sr	6-1	243	4.8
408	22	Tressor Baptiste	ILB	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Sr	6-0	235	4.82
446	23	Brad Jefferson	ILB	Georgia Tech	Sr	6-2	240	4.75
465	24	Cobrani Mixon	ILB	Kent State	rSr	6-1	241	4.69

2011 NFL Draft Top 500: Cornerbacks

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ATLANTA - SEPTEMBER 04: Patrick Peterson #7 of the LSU Tigers breaks up a touchdown reception to Joshua Adams #3 of the North Carolina Tar Heels in the final seconds of the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at Georgia Dome on September 4, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia

In 10 years of ranking players for the draft, not once has a cornerback been ranked No. 1 overall.

Charles Woodson was close, but Peyton Manning carried the top spot on our big board in 1997. Champ Bailey was also close, but we are embarrassed to admit Tim Couch was our No. 1 guy in '99.

Patrick Peterson carries the distinction of being our No. 1 player this year. He might also become the first cornerback drafted first overall in the modern era.

Overall	Pos. Rank	Player	Position	School	Class	Ht.	Wt.	40 Time
1	1	Patrick Peterson	CB	LSU	Jr	6-0	219	4.31
7	2	Prince Amukamara	CB	Nebraska	Sr	6-0	206	4.38
28	3	Jimmy Smith	CB	Colorado	rSr	6-2	211	4.42
36	4	Brandon Harris	CB	Miami (Fla.)	Jr	5-10	191	4.46
44	5	Aaron Williams	CB	Texas	Jr	6-0	204	4.55
54	6	Curtis Brown	CB	Texas	Sr	6-0	185	4.51
55	7	Ras-I Dowling	CB	Virginia	Sr	6-1	198	4.4
56	8	Davon House	CB	New Mexico State	Sr	6-1	200	4.44
61	9	Brandon Burton	CB	Utah	rJr	6-0	190	4.5
79	10	Shareece Wright	CB	Southern California	rSr	5-11	185	4.41
89	11	Marcus Gilchrist	CB	Clemson	Sr	5-10	195	4.45
90	12	Chimdi Chekwa	CB	Ohio State	rSr	6-0	191	4.38
92	13	Johnny Patrick	CB	Louisville	rSr	5-11	191	4.59
108	14	Buster Skrine	CB	Chattanooga	Sr	5-10	186	4.37
110	15	Curtis Marsh	CB	Utah State	Sr	6-1	197	4.42
124	16	Jalil Brown	CB	Colorado	Sr	6-1	204	4.52
129	17	Chykie Brown	CB	Texas	rSr	5-11	190	4.49
139	18	Brandon Hogan	CB	West Virginia	Sr	5-10	192	4.43
144	19	Rashad Carmichael	CB	Virginia Tech	rSr	5-10	192	4.53
146	20	Kendric Burney	CB	North Carolina	rSr	5-09	186	4.71
157	21	Cortez Allen	CB	Citadel	rSr	6-1	197	4.5
168	22	Ryan Jones	CB	Northwest Missouri State	rSr	5-11	197	4.42
175	23	Chris L. Rucker	CB	Michigan State	Sr	6-1	195	4.55
197	24	Justin Rogers	CB	Richmond	rSr	5-11	180	4.45
207	25	Byron Maxwell	CB	Clemson	rSr	6-0	202	4.43
212	26	Anthony Gaitor	CB	Florida International	Sr	5-10	177	4.48
213	27	Ryan Hill	CB	Miami (Fla.)	rSr	5-11	202	4.6
219	28	Richard Sherman	CB	Stanford	rSr	6-3	195	4.54
237	29	Josh Thomas	CB	Buffalo	Sr	5-10	191	4.46
260	30	Loyce Means	CB	Houston	Sr	5-10	177	4.45
264	31	Korey Lindsey	CB	Southern Illinois	Sr	5-10	189	4.56
272	32	DeMarcus Van Dyke	CB	Miami (Fla.)	Sr	6-1	176	4.25
308	33	Devon Torrence	CB	Ohio State	Sr	6-0	199	4.68
319	34	Darrin Walls	CB	Notre Dame	rSr	6-0	188	4.47
322	35	Kevin Rutland	CB	Missouri	rSr	6-0	190	4.58
361	36	Josh Gatlin	CB	North Dakota State	Sr	6-1	196	4.39
366	37	Demond Washington	CB	Auburn	Sr	5-09	180	4.45
368	38	Mario Butler	CB	Georgia Tech	Sr	6-0	182	4.65
387	39	Jason Teague	CB	TCU	Sr	6-2	184	4.54
389	40	Andrew McGee	CB	Oklahoma State	Sr	5-11	195	4.71
402	41	Julian (Joonie) Posey	CB	Ohio	rSr	5-10	189	4.48
415	42	Talmadge Jackson	CB	Oregon	Sr	5-09	186	4.46
418	43	Brandyn Thompson	CB	Boise State	Sr	5-09	189	4.5
428	44	Mike Holmes	CB	Syracuse	Sr	5-10	182	4.5
433	45	James Dockery	CB	Oregon State	rSr	6-1	185	4.52
438	46	Vance Cuff	CB	Georgia	Sr	5-10	178	4.53
442	47	Vince Agnew	CB	Central Michigan	rSr	5-10	192	4.4
459	48	Bryant Nnabuife	CB	California	Sr	6-1	193	4.57
472	49	Jamal Robinson	CB	Houston	rSr	5-10	190	4.56
484	50	Carl Gettis	CB	Missouri	Sr	5-10	201	4.73

2011 NFL Draft Top 500: Safeties

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KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 12: Rahim Moore #3 and Alterraun Verner #1 of the UCLA Bruins celebrate at the end of the game against the Tennessee Volunteers on September 12, 2009 at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Bruins beat the Volunteers 19-1

It is unfortunate, but no safety ranked in our top 500 players makes the cut as a first-round prospect this year.

Other positions in this draft are stocked full of talented players from Round 1 through Round 7. At safety, we find the rounds stocked from the second to the fourth.

Free Safety

Overall	Pos. Rank	Player	Position	School	Class	Ht.	Wt.	40 Time
58	1	Rahim Moore	FS	UCLA	Jr	6-0	202	4.58
72	2	Quinton Carter	FS	Oklahoma	rSr	6-1	208	4.57
99	3	Chris Conte	FS	California	Sr	6-2	197	4.52
119	4	Jaiquawn Jarrett	FS	Temple	Sr	6-0	198	4.62
133	5	Robert Sands	FS	West Virginia	rJr	6-4	217	4.53
136	6	Chris Culliver	FS	South Carolina	Sr	6-0	199	4.36
163	7	Deunta Williams	FS	North Carolina	rSr	6-2	205	4.53
189	8	Jerrard Tarrant	FS	Georgia Tech	rJr	6-0	204	4.57
201	9	Eric Hagg	FS	Nebraska	Sr	6-1	209	4.62
209	10	Jermale Hines	FS	Ohio State	Sr	6-1	219	4.61
245	11	Mark LeGree	FS	Appalachian State	Sr	6-0	210	4.49
281	12	Chris Prosinski	FS	Wyoming	rSr	6-1	201	4.42
287	13	Will Hill	FS	Florida	Jr	6-1	202	4.64
320	14	Brian Lainhart	FS	Kent State	rSr	6-0	211	4.64
347	15	Tommie Campbell	FS	California (PA)	rSr	6-2	204	4.45
355	16	Colin Jones	FS	TCU	rSr	6-0	201	4.4
399	17	Jonathan Nelson	FS	Oklahoma	rSr	5-11	198	4.51
453	18	Javes Lewis	FS	Oregon	Jr	6-1	201	4.57
494	19	Jeremy Kellem	FS	Middle Tennessee	Sr	5-10	190	4.53

Strong Safety

Overall	Pos. Rank	Player	Position	School	Class	Ht.	Wt.	40 Time
88	1	DeAndre McDaniel	SS	Clemson	Sr	6-0	217	4.63
95	2	Tyler Sash	SS	Iowa	rJr	6-0	211	4.62
115	3	Ahmad Black	SS	Florida	Sr	5-10	184	4.7
150	4	Joe Lefeged	SS	Rutgers	Sr	6-0	210	4.42
156	5	Da'Norris Searcy	SS	North Carolina	Sr	5-11	223	4.55
182	6	Jeron Johnson	SS	Boise State	rSr	5-10	212	4.51
211	7	Shiloh Keo	SS	Idaho	rSr	5-11	219	4.74
227	8	Nate Williams	SS	Washington	Sr	6-0	211	4.68
249	9	Dom DeCicco	SS	Pittsburgh	Sr	6-3	232	4.64
270	10	DeJon Gomes	SS	Nebraska	Sr	6-0	208	4.5
306	11	David Sims	SS	Iowa State	Sr	5-09	200	4.5
310	12	Isa Abdul-El Quddus	SS	Fordham	Sr	6-0	200	4.52
341	13	Eugene Clifford	SS	Tennessee State	Sr	6-1	204	4.56
367	14	Johnny Brown	SS	Mississippi	Sr	6-0	212	4.57
371	15	Davonte Shannon	SS	Buffalo	Sr	6-0	211	4.64
397	16	Zac Etheridge	SS	Auburn	rSr	5-11	201	4.6
404	17	Jay Valai	SS	Wisconsin	rSr	5-08	200	4.74
435	18	Alex Ibiloye	SS	TCU	rSr	5-11	196	4.56
439	19	Mana Silva	SS	Hawaii	rSr	6-1	212	4.64
443	20	Andrew Rich	SS	Brigham Young	Sr	6-3	220	4.65
455	21	Kevin Brown	SS	Middle Tennessee	Sr	6-1	210	4.58
498	22	Davon Morgan	SS	Virginia Tech	Sr	6-0	194	4.7

2011 NFL Draft Top 500: Specialists

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LINCOLN, NE - NOVEMBER 13: Alex Henery #90 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers kicks an extra point against the Kansas Jayhawks during their game at Memorial Stadium on November 13, 2010 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Nebraska Defeated Kansas 20-3. (Photo by Eric Francis/

Every few years a kicker comes along that is good enough to see him drafted in the top 150 selections.

This year we just might be so lucky.

Kickers

Overall	Pos. Rank	Player	Position	School	Class	Ht.	Wt.	40 Time
151	1	Alex Henery	K	Nebraska	rSr	6-2	177	4.87
244	2	Kai Forbath	K	UCLA	rSr	5-11	197	4.78
257	3	Josh Jasper	K	LSU	Sr	5-10	174	5.06
279	4	Dan Bailey	K	Oklahoma State	rSr	6-0	193	4.92
291	5	Jake Rogers	K	Cincinnati	rSr	6-2	213	5.06
346	6	Thomas Weber	K	Arizona State	rSr	6-1	200	4.9
391	7	Wes Byrum	K	Auburn	Sr	6-1	217	4.82
403	8	Kyle Brotzman	K	Boise State	rSr	5-10	200	4.86

Punters

Overall	Pos. Rank	Player	Position	School	Class	Ht.	Wt.	40 Time
215	1	Chas Henry	P	Florida	Sr	6-3	219	4.85
232	2	Ryan Donahue	P	Iowa	rSr	6-2	193	4.9
278	3	Reid Forrest	P	Washington State	rSr	6-0	189	4.71
285	4	Matt Bosher	P	Miami (Fla.)	rSr	6-1	208	4.78
288	5	Derek Epperson	P	Baylor	Sr	6-3	237	5.05
365	6	Trevor Hankins	P	Arizona State	rSr	6-4	235	5.15
434	7	Anthony Santella	P	Illinois	rSr	6-1	181	5.04
485	8	Dan Hutchins	P	Pittsburgh	rSr	5-11	195	--

Long Snappers

OVR	Pos. Rank	Player	Pos.	School	Class	Ht.	Wt.	40 Time
275	1	Danny Aiken	LS	Virginia	Sr	6'5	244	5.09

2011 NFL Draft: The Top 500 Players Available

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GLENDALE, AZ - JANUARY 10: Nick Fairley #90 of the Auburn Tigers huddles with members of the Tigers defense during the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game at University of Phoenix Stadium on January 10, 2011 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Kevin C.

Overall, the 2011 NFL Draft class is considerably strong.

The talent at quarterback, offensive tackle, defensive end and cornerback is solid from top to bottom. Other positions like wide receiver, tight end and inside linebacker are deep in the middle rounds of the draft, where they will provide great value.

What we know for sure is that the 2011 NFL Draft will be an exciting three days. We hope you're ready.

Overall	Pos. Rank	Player	Position	School	Ht.	Wt.
1	1	Patrick Peterson	CB	LSU	6-0	219
2	1	Von Miller	OLB	Texas A&M	6-3	246
3	1	Marcell Dareus	DT	Alabama	6-3	319
4	2	Nick Fairley	DT	Auburn	6-4	291
5	1	Robert Quinn	DE	North Carolina	6-4	265
6	1	A.J. Green	WR	Georgia	6-4	211
7	2	Prince Amukamara	CB	Nebraska	6-0	206
8	2	Julio Jones	WR	Alabama	6-3	220
9	1	Blaine Gabbert	QB	Missouri	6-4	234
10	2	Cameron Jordan	DE	California	6-4	287
11	1	Tyron Smith	OT	Southern California	6-5	307
12	3	Da'Quan Bowers	DE	Clemson	6-3	280
13	2	Gabe Carimi	OT	Wisconsin	6-7	314
14	3	Anthony Castonzo	OT	Boston College	6-7	311
15	4	J.J. Watt	DE	Wisconsin	6-5	290
16	2	Cam Newton	QB	Auburn	6-5	248
17	1	Mikel LeShoure	RB	Illinois	6-0	227
18	5	Adrian Clayborn	DE	Iowa	6-3	281
19	6	Ryan Kerrigan	DE	Purdue	6-4	267
20	2	Mark Ingram	RB	Alabama	5-09	215
21	1	Mike Pouncey	OG	Florida	6-5	303
22	3	Jake Locker	QB	Washington	6-3	231
23	7	Aldon Smith	DE	Missouri	6-4	263
24	3	Corey Liuget	DT	Illinois	6-2	298
25	4	Nate Solder	OT	Colorado	6-8	319
26	4	Phil Taylor	DT	Baylor	6-3	334
27	5	Derek Sherrod	OT	Mississippi State	6-5	321
28	3	Jimmy Smith	CB	Colorado	6-2	211
29	8	Cameron Heyward	DE	Ohio State	6-5	294
30	2	Akeem Ayers	OLB	UCLA	6-3	254
31	4	Christian Ponder	QB	Florida State	6-2	229
32	3	Brooks Reed	OLB	Arizona	6-3	263
33	5	Andy Dalton	QB	TCU	6-2	215
34	5	Muhammad Wilkerson	DT	Temple	6-4	315
35	2	Danny Watkins	OG	Baylor	6-3	310
36	4	Brandon Harris	CB	Miami (Fla.)	5-10	191
37	4	Justin Houston	OLB	Georgia	6-3	270
38	1	Martez Wilson	ILB	Illinois	6-4	250
39	6	Ryan Mallett	QB	Arkansas	6-7	253
40	9	Jabaal Sheard	DE	Pittsburgh	6-3	264
41	3	Torrey Smith	WR	Maryland	6-1	204
42	3	Ryan Williams	RB	Virginia Tech	5-09	212
43	1	Kyle Rudolph	TE	Notre Dame	6-6	259
44	5	Aaron Williams	CB	Texas	6-0	204
45	1	Rodney Hudson	C	Florida State	6-2	299
46	4	Randall Cobb	WR	Kentucky	5-10	191
47	6	Marvin Austin	DT	North Carolina	6-2	309
48	6	Marcus Cannon	OT	TCU	6-5	358
49	10	Christian Ballard	DE	Iowa	6-4	283
50	3	Benjamin Ijalana	OG	Villanova	6-4	317
51	5	Bruce Carter	OLB	North Carolina	6-2	241
52	7	Stephen Paea	DT	Oregon State	6-1	303
53	5	Titus Young	WR	Boise State	5-11	174
54	6	Curtis Brown	CB	Texas	6-0	185
55	7	Ras-I Dowling	CB	Virginia	6-1	198
56	8	Davon House	CB	New Mexico State	6-1	200
57	6	Leonard Hankerson	WR	Miami (Fla.)	6-2	209
58	1	Rahim Moore	FS	UCLA	6-0	202
59	2	Luke Stocker	TE	Tennessee	6-5	258
60	2	Stefen Wisniewski	C	Penn State	6-3	313
61	9	Brandon Burton	CB	Utah	6-0	190
62	7	Jerrel Jernigan	WR	Troy	5-09	185
63	11	Allen Bailey	DE	Miami (Fla.)	6-3	285
64	6	Sam Acho	OLB	Texas	6-2	262
65	7	Orlando Franklin	OT	Miami (Fla.)	6-6	316
66	4	Kendall Hunter	RB	Oklahoma State	5-07	199
67	8	Kenrick Ellis	DT	Hampton	6-5	346
68	8	Jon Baldwin	WR	Pittsburgh	6-4	228
69	9	Drake Nevis	DT	LSU	6-1	294
70	7	Dontay Moch	OLB	Nevada	6-1	248
71	7	Colin Kaepernick	QB	Nevada	6-5	233
72	2	Quinton Carter	FS	Oklahoma	6-1	208
73	3	D.J. Williams	TE	Arkansas	6-2	245
74	10	Jarvis Jenkins	DT	Clemson	6-4	310
75	8	Chris Carter	OLB	Fresno State	6-1	248
76	5	DeMarco Murray	RB	Oklahoma	6-0	213
77	4	Clint Boling	OG	Georgia	6-5	308
78	6	Jordan Todman	RB	Connecticut	5-09	203
79	10	Shareece Wright	CB	Southern California	5-11	185
80	7	Shane Vereen	RB	California	5-10	210
81	11	Jurrell Casey	DT	Southern California	6-1	300
82	8	James Carpenter	OT	Alabama	6-4	321
83	2	Quan Sturdivant	ILB	North Carolina	6-1	241
84	8	Daniel Thomas	RB	Kansas State	6-0	230
85	9	Edmond Gates	WR	Abilene Christian	6-0	192
86	5	Will Rackley	OG	Lehigh	6-3	309
87	9	James Brewer	OT	Indiana	6-6	323
88	1	DeAndre McDaniel	SS	Clemson	6-0	217
89	11	Marcus Gilchrist	CB	Clemson	5-10	195
90	12	Chimdi Chekwa	CB	Ohio State	6-0	191
91	4	Lance Kendricks	TE	Wisconsin	6-3	243
92	13	Johnny Patrick	CB	Louisville	5-11	191
93	3	Colin McCarthy	ILB	Miami (Fla.)	6-1	238
94	10	Greg Little	WR	North Carolina	6-3	231
95	2	Tyler Sash	SS	Iowa	6-0	211
96	11	Austin Pettis	WR	Boise State	6-3	209
97	4	Greg Jones	ILB	Michigan State	6-0	242
98	12	Lawrence Guy	DT	Arizona State	6-4	305
99	3	Chris Conte	FS	California	6-2	197
100	8	Ricky Stanzi	QB	Iowa	6-4	223
101	12	Niles Paul	WR	Nebraska	6-1	224
102	12	Pernell McPhee	DE	Mississippi State	6-3	278
103	9	Taiwan Jones	RB	Eastern Washington	6-0	194
104	13	Ricky Elmore	DE	Arizona	6-5	255
105	10	Marcus Gilbert	OT	Florida	6-6	330
106	9	K.J. Wright	OLB	Mississippi State	6-3	246
107	5	Jordan Cameron	TE	Southern California	6-5	254
108	14	Buster Skrine	CB	Chattanooga	5-10	186
109	10	Mason Foster	OLB	Washington	6-1	245
110	15	Curtis Marsh	CB	Utah State	6-1	197
111	11	Jason Pinkston	OT	Pittsburgh	6-3	317
112	10	Delone Carter	RB	Syracuse	5-09	222
113	13	Tandon Doss	WR	Indiana	6-2	201
114	11	Jamie Harper	RB	Clemson	5-11	233
115	3	Ahmad Black	SS	Florida	5-10	184
116	14	Greg Salas	WR	Hawaii	6-1	210
117	6	John Moffitt	OG	Wisconsin	6-4	319
118	5	Casey Matthews	ILB	Oregon	6-1	231
119	4	Jaiquawn Jarrett	FS	Temple	6-0	198
120	1	Charles Clay	FB	Tulsa	6-3	245
121	6	Rob Housler	TE	Florida Atlantic	6-5	248
122	6	Kelvin Sheppard	ILB	LSU	6-2	250
123	14	Pierre Allen	DE	Nebraska	6-4	273
124	16	Jalil Brown	CB	Colorado	6-1	204
125	13	Jerrell Powe	DT	Mississippi	6-2	335
126	7	Virgil Green	TE	Nevada	6-3	249
127	15	Greg Romeus	DE	Pittsburgh	6-5	264
128	2	Owen Marecic	FB	Stanford	6-1	248
129	17	Chykie Brown	CB	Texas	5-11	190
130	9	Greg McElroy	QB	Alabama	6-2	220
131	3	Kristofer O'Dowd	C	Southern California	6-4	304
132	7	Stephen Schilling	OG	Michigan	6-4	308
133	5	Robert Sands	FS	West Virginia	6-4	217
134	15	Terrence Toliver	WR	LSU	6-4	212
135	12	Roy Helu	RB	Nebraska	6-0	219
136	6	Chris Culliver	FS	South Carolina	6-0	199
137	4	Tim Barnes	C	Missouri	6-4	298
138	11	Lawrence Wilson	OLB	Connecticut	6-1	229
139	18	Brandon Hogan	CB	West Virginia	5-10	192
140	14	Ian Williams	DT	Notre Dame	6-1	319
141	12	Joseph Barksdale	OT	LSU	6-5	325
142	3	Stanley Havili	FB	Southern California	6-0	227
143	7	Nate Irving	ILB	North Carolina State	6-1	240
144	19	Rashad Carmichael	CB	Virginia Tech	5-10	192
145	15	Terrell McClain	DT	South Florida	6-2	297
146	20	Kendric Burney	CB	North Carolina	5-09	186
147	10	Pat Devlin	QB	Delaware	6-3	225
148	12	Ross Homan	OLB	Ohio State	6-1	240
149	13	Lee Ziemba	OT	Auburn	6-6	317
150	4	Joe Lefeged	SS	Rutgers	6-0	210
151	1	Alex Henery	K	Nebraska	6-2	177
152	14	DeMarcus Love	OT	Arkansas	6-4	315
153	13	Alex Green	RB	Hawaii	6-0	225
154	14	Derrick Locke	RB	Kentucky	5-08	188
155	8	Zach Hurd	OG	Connecticut	6-7	316
156	5	Da'Norris Searcy	SS	North Carolina	5-11	223
157	21	Cortez Allen	CB	Citadel	6-1	197
158	16	Ronald Johnson	WR	Southern California	5-11	199
159	15	Jacquizz Rodgers	RB	Oregon State	5-06	196
160	13	Mark Herzlich	OLB	Boston College	6-4	244
161	8	Andre Smith	TE	Virginia Tech	6-5	269
162	17	Denarius Moore	WR	Tennessee	6-0	194
163	7	Deunta Williams	FS	North Carolina	6-2	205
164	16	Ugo Chinasa	DE	Oklahoma State	6-5	264
165	18	Vincent Brown	WR	San Diego State	5-11	187
166	19	Jeremy Kerley	WR	TCU	5-10	189
167	8	Jeremy Beal	ILB	Oklahoma	6-2	262
168	22	Ryan Jones	CB	Northwest Missouri State	5-11	197
169	9	Josh Bynes	ILB	Auburn	6-1	240
170	16	Da'Rel Scott	RB	Maryland	5-11	211
171	15	Jah Reid	OT	UCF	6-7	327
172	16	Sione Fua	DT	Stanford	6-2	308
173	17	Bilal Powell	RB	Louisville	5-11	207
174	16	Derek Newton	OT	Arkansas State	6-5	311
175	23	Chris L. Rucker	CB	Michigan State	6-1	195
176	20	Cecil Shorts III	WR	Mount Union	6-0	205
177	5	Brandon Fusco	C	Slippery Rock	6-4	306
178	9	Julius Thomas	TE	Portland State	6-5	246
179	9	Keith Williams	OG	Nebraska	6-4	318
180	14	Brian Rolle	OLB	Ohio State	5-10	229
181	21	Ryan Whalen	WR	Stanford	6-1	202
182	6	Jeron Johnson	SS	Boise State	5-10	212
183	6	Jake Kirkpatrick	C	TCU	6-2	300
184	10	Mike Mohamed	ILB	California	6-3	239
185	15	Jonas Mouton	OLB	Michigan	6-1	239
186	22	Dwayne Harris	WR	East Carolina	5-10	203
187	17	Martin Parker	DT	Richmond	6-2	303
188	18	Stevan Ridley	RB	LSU	5-11	225
189	8	Jerrard Tarrant	FS	Georgia Tech	6-0	204
190	18	Cedric Thornton	DT	Southern Arkansas	6-3	309
191	23	Dane Sanzenbacher	WR	Ohio State	5-11	182
192	4	Henry Hynoski	FB	Pittsburgh	6-0	257
193	17	Bryon Stingily	OT	Louisville	6-5	313
194	24	Jeff Maehl	WR	Oregon	6-1	190
195	11	Tyrod Taylor	QB	Virginia Tech	6-1	217
196	25	Darvin Adams	WR	Auburn	6-2	190
197	24	Justin Rogers	CB	Richmond	5-11	180
198	10	David Arkin	OG	Missouri State	6-5	300
199	17	Cliff Matthews	DE	South Carolina	6-4	257
200	16	Scott Lutrus	OLB	Connecticut	6-2	241
201	9	Eric Hagg	FS	Nebraska	6-1	209
202	26	Ricardo Lockette	WR	Fort Valley State	6-2	211
203	19	Chris Neild	DT	West Virginia	6-2	319
204	18	Markus White	DE	Florida State	6-4	266
205	19	Evan Royster	RB	Penn State