2011 NFL Draft Watch List: Positional Breakdowns

The countdown is on!

With the 2010 NFL Draft officially in the rear view mirror, it's now time to embark on the long journey of scouting for the 2011 extravaganza.

We still have many months left of preparation but it's never too early to start taking a look at some of the future talent getting ready to enter the NFL in the years to come.

I've come up with a list of over 400 players who I feel will be some of the best available at their respective positions.

I came up with a quick list last weekend that I posted as well, but that one came at a time when I was finishing up my last semester at school and it ended up being a bit rushed.

I feel this one is more accurate. I took the time this week to go through my player database, look into a lot of the player's backgrounds, and I ended up adding in some players I had missed on the first go-round.

Nothing is set in stone as we are just now finishing up spring ball, but things should become somewhat clearer in the months to come. Hopefully, by the time August rolls around, things will start to shape up, and we'll start to get a good feel of who the top prospects to watch really are.

Until then, here's a list to get your early summer scouting started...

Quarterbacks

Seniors

1. Jake Locker: Washington

2. Christian Ponder: Florida State

3. Jerrod Johnson: Texas A&M

4. Case Keenum: Houston

5. Pat Devlin: Delaware

6. Colin Kaepernick: Nevada

7. Andy Dalton: TCU

8. Greg McElroy: Alabama

9. Ricky Stanzi: Iowa

10. Kevin Riley: CAL

11. Tyrod Taylor: Virginia Tech

12. Nathan Enderle: Idaho

13. Mitch Mustain: USC

14. (WR) Josh Nesbitt: Georgia Tech

15. Ryan Colburn: Fresno State

16. Austen Arnaud: Iowa State

17. Ben Chappell: Indiana

18. Zach Frazer: UConn

19. Mike Hartline: Kentucky

20. Trevor Vittatoe: UTEP

21. Zack Eskridge: Midwestern State

22. Scott Tolzein: Wisconsin

23. Justin Roper: Montana

24. Adam Weber: Minnesota

25. Michael Herrick: Northern Arizona

Eligible Underclassmen

1. Ryan Mallett: Arkansas

2. Andrew Luck: Stanford*

3. Blaine Gabbert: Missouri

4. Terrelle Pryor: Ohio State

5. John Brantley: Florida

6. Landry Jones: Oklahoma*

7. Jacory Harris: Miami

8. Kellen Moore: Boise State

9. (WR) Robert Griffin: Baylor

10. Cam Newton: Auburn

11. Nick Foles: Arizona

12. Dayne Crist: Notre Dame

13. Kirk Cousins: Michigan State

14. Zach Collaros: Cincinnati

15. Mike Glennon: North Carolina State*



Running Backs

Seniors

1. DeMarco Murray: Oklahoma

2. Evan Royster: Penn State

3. Daniel Thomas: Kansas State

4. Noel Devine: West Virginia

5. Kendall Hunter: Oklahoma State

6. Brandon Saine: Ohio State

7. Nic Grigsby: Arizona

8. Anthony Allen: Georgia Tech

9. Derrick Washington: Missouri

10. Jeremy Avery: Boise State

11. Graig Cooper: Miami (injured)

12. Allen Bradford: USC

13. Roy Helu: Nebraska

14. Da’Rel Scott: Maryland

15. Bilal Powell: Louisville

16. Armando Allen: Notre Dame

17. Stanley Havili: USC

18. Derrick Locke: Kentucky

19. Delone Carter: Syracuse

20. Vondrell McGee: Texas

21. Baron Batch: Texas Tech

22. Josh Adams: Wake Forest

23. Alexander Robinson: Iowa State

24. Donald Buckram: UTEP

25. Brian Maddox: South Carolina

Eligible Underclassmen

1. Mark Ingram: Alabama

2. Jordan Todman: UConn

3. Ryan Williams: Virginia Tech*

4. John Clay: Wisconsin

5. Quizz Rodgers: Oregon State

6. LaMichael James: Oregon*

7. Jeff Demps: Florida

8. Brandon Bolden: Ole Miss

9. Mikel Leshoure: Illinois

10. Cyrus Gray: Texas A&M

11. Jermaine Thomas: Florida State

12. Victor Anderson: Louisville

13. Shane Vereen: California

14. Jamie Harper: Clemson

15. Jermie Calhoun: Oklahoma*



Wide Receivers

Seniors

1. Armon Binns: Cincinnati

2. Greg Little: North Carolina

3. Terrance Toliver: LSU

4. Ronald Johnson: USC

5. James Rodgers: Oregon State

6. Niles Paul: Nebraska

7. Leonard Hankerson: Miami

8. Austin Pettis: Boise State

9. Derrell Johnson-Koulianos: Iowa

10. Dwayne Harris: East Carolina

11. Greg Salas: Hawaii

12. Mark Dell: Michigan State

13. Delashaun Dean: Arizona

14. Titus Young: Boise State

15. Gerald Jones: Tennessee

16. Jeremy Kerley: TCU

17. Jarvis Williams: North Carolina State

18. Vincent Brown: San Diego State

19. James Cleveland: Houston

20. Markeith Summers: Ole Miss

21. Jerrel Jernigan: Troy

22. Keith Smith: Purdue

23. David Gilreath: Wisconsin

24. Jock Sanders: West Virginia

25. Duval Kamara: Notre Dame

Eligible Underclassmen

1. A.J. Green: Georgia

2. Jonathan Baldwin: Pittsburgh

3. Julio Jones: Alabama

4. Michael Floyd: Notre Dame

5. DeVier Posey: Ohio State

6. Deonte Thompson: Florida

7. Torrey Smith: Maryland

8. DeAndre Brown: Southern Miss

9. Ryan Broyles: Oklahoma

10. Darvin Adams: Auburn

11. Malcolm Williams: Texas

12. Marvin Jones: California

13. Tori Gurley: South Carolina*

14. Travis Benjamin: Miami

15. Chris Owusu: Stanford



Tight Ends

Seniors

1. Lance Kendricks: Wisconsin

2. Luke Stocker: Tennessee

3. D.J. Williams: Arkansas

4. Weslye Saunders: South Carolina

5. Cameron Graham: Louisville

6. Mike McNeil: Nebraska

7. Kyle Adams: Purdue

8. Joe Torchia: Virginia

9. (WR) David Ausberry: USC

10. Richard Gordon: Miami

11. Jeffery Anderson: UAB

12. Konrad Reuland: Stanford

13. Charlie Gannt: Michigan State

14. Greg Smith: Texas

15. Martell Webb: Michigan

16. Alston Umuolo: San Diego State

17. Ben Guidugli: Cincinnati

18. Virgil Green: Nevada

19. Jordon McMichael: Boston College

20. Brett Huffman: Duke

Eligible Underclassmen

1. Kyle Rudolph: Notre Dame

2. DeAngelo Peterson: LSU

3. Lansford Watson: Maryland

4. George Bryan: North Carolina State

5. Anthony Miller: California

6. Kevin Koger: Michigan

7. Ladarius Green: Louisiana-Lafayette

8. Blake Ayles: USC

9. D.C. Jefferson: Rutgers*

10. Kavario Middleton: Washington



Offensive Lineman

Seniors

1. Gabe Carimi: Wisconsin

2. Anthony Castonzo: Boston College

3. Rodney Hudson: Florida State

4. Lee Ziemba: Auburn

5. Mike Pouncey: Florida

6. Joseph Barksdale: LSU

7. Marcus Cannon: TCU

8. Nate Solder: Colorado

9. Clint Boling: Georgia

10. Marcus Gilbert: Florida

11. Jason Pinkston: Pittsburgh

12. Justin Boren: Ohio State

13. Stefen Wisniewski: Penn State

14. Orlando Franklin: Miami

15. John Moffitt: Wisconsin

16. Derek Sherrod: Mississippi State

17. Cory Brandon: Oklahoma

18. Kyle Hix: Texas

19. Ryan McMahon: Florida State

20. Jarriel King: South Carolina

21. Bo Thran: Oregon

22. DeMarcus Love: Arkansas

23. Stephen Schilling: Michigan

24. Zach Hurd: UConn

25. Chris Hairston: Clemson

Eligible Underclassmen

1. Nate Potter: Boise State

2. Matt Reynolds: BYU

3. Andrew Datko: Florida State

4. Tyron Smith: USC

5. Mike Brewster: Ohio State

6. Josh Oglesby: Wisconsin

7. Ryan Miller: Colorado

8. Tanner Hawkinson: Kansas*

9. Lamar Milstead: Virginia

10. Stephen Good: Oklahoma

11. Blake DeChristopher: Virginia Tech

12. Chris Jacobson: Pittsburgh

13. Ben Jones: Georgia

14. Barrett Jones: Alabama*

15. Jeff Allen: Illinois



Defensive Tackles

Seniors

1. Marvin Austin: North Carolina

2. Cam Heyward: Ohio State

3. Stephen Paea: Oregon State

4. Drake Nevis: LSU

5. Jerrell Powe: Ole Miss

6. Ladi Ajiboye: South Carolina

7. Jarvis Jenkins: Clemson

8. Ian Williams: Notre Dame

9. Mike Blanc: Auburn

10. Adrian Taylor: Oklahoma

11. Ted Laurent: Ole Miss

12. Phil Taylor: Baylor

13. John Graves: Virginia Tech

14. Martin Parker: Richmond

15. Anthony Gray: Southern Miss

16. Ollie Ogbu: Penn State

17. Cory Grant: TCU

18. Colby Whitlock: Texas Tech

19. Derrick Hill: California

20. Chris Neild: West Virginia

21. Terrell McClain: South Florida

22. Kendrick Ellis: Hampton

23. Terron Sanders: Florida

24. Saia Falahola: Arizona State

25. Christian Ballard: Iowa

Eligible Underclassmen

1. Jared Crick: Nebraska

2. Lawrence Guy: Arizona State

3. Jurell Casey: USC

4. Jaye Howard: Florida

5. Tydreke Powell: North Carolina

6. Josh Chapman: Alabama

7. Derek Wolfe: Cincinnati

8. Brandon Thompson: Clemson

9. Nick Jenkins: Virginia

10. Kheeston Randall: Texas

11. Billy Winn: Boise State

12. Mike Martin: Michigan

13. Dominique Hamilton: Missouri

14. DeAngelo Tyson: Georgia

15. Corey Liuget: Illinois



Defensive Ends

Seniors

1. Adrian Clayborn: Iowa

2. Allen Bailey: Miami

3. Greg Romeus: Pittsburgh

4. Chris Walker: Tennessee

5. Jeremy Beal: Oklahoma

6. Sam Acho: Texas

7. Kenny Rowe: Oregon

8. Cliff Matthews: South Carolina

9. Pierre Allen: Nebraska

10. Markus White: Florida State

11. Pernell McPhee: Mississippi State

12. Jabaal Sheard: Pittsburgh

13. Ryan Kerrigan: Purdue

14. Wayne Daniels: TCU

15. Ugo Chinasa: Oklahoma State

16. Cameron Jordan: California

17. Michael Goggans: Auburn

18. Ryan Winterswyk: Boise State

19. Clay Nurse: Illinois

20. Jonathan Freeny: Rutgers

21. Bruce Miller: Central Florida

22. Demarcus Dobbs: Georgia

23. Jake Laptad: Kansas

24. Craig Marshall: South Florida

25. Justin Trattou: Florida

Eligible Underclassmen

1. Robert Quinn: North Carolina

2. Marcell Dareus: Alabama

3. Jack Crawford: Penn State

4. Nick Perry: USC*

5. Da’Quan Bowers: Clemson

6. Tom Keiser: Stanford

7. Frank Alexander: Oklahoma

8. Adrian Robinson: Temple

9. Broderick Binns: Iowa

10. Justin Houston: Georgia

11. Aldon Smith: Missouri*

12. Adewale Ojomo: Miami

13. Ryan Van Bergen: Michigan

14. Julian Miller: West Virginia

15. Datone Jones: UCLA



Linebackers

Seniors

1. Bruce Carter: North Carolina

2. Von Miller: Texas A&M

3. Greg Jones: Michigan State

4. Kelvin Sheppard: LSU

5. Alex Wujciak: Maryland

6. Malcolm Smith: USC

7. Quan Sturdivant: North Carolina

8. Josh Bynes: Auburn

9. Michael Morgan: USC

10. Brian Rolle: Ohio State

11. Mark Herzlich: Boston College

12. Nate Irving: North Carolina State

13. Casey Matthews: Oregon

14. Derrell Smith: Syracuse

15. Brian Smith: Notre Dame

16. Anthony Egbuwine: Georgia Tech

17. Lawrence Wilson: UConn

18. Mike Mohamed: California

19. Jonas Mouton: Michigan

20. Colin McCarthy: Miami

21. Ross Homan: Ohio State

22. Bani Gbadyu: Penn State

23. J.T. Thomas: West Virginia

24. A.J. Jones: Florida

25. Luke Lambert: Missouri

Eligible Underclassmen

1. Akeem Ayers: UCLA

2. Trent Lewis: Oklahoma

3. Nigel Bradham: Florida State

4. Dont’a Hightower: Alabama

5. Korey Williams: Southern Miss

6. Zach Brown: North Carolina

7. Keenan Robinson: Texas

8. Jerrell Harris: Alabama

9. Sean Spence: Miami

10. Chris Marve: Vanderbilt

11. Etienne Sabino: Ohio State

12. Brandon Maye: Clemson

13. Chris Galippo: USC

14. Barquell Rivers: Virginia Tech

15. Nathan Stupar: Penn State



Cornerbacks

Seniors

1. Ras-I Dowling: Virginia

2. Prince Amukamara: Nebraska

3. Marcus Gilchrist: Clemson

4. Curtis Brown: Texas

5. Kendric Burney: North Carolina

6. Brandon Hogan: West Virginia

7. Chimdi Chekwa: Ohio State

8. Rashad Carmichael: Virginia Tech

9. Chris Harris: Kansas

10. Darian Hagan: California

11. Chris Rucker: Michigan State

12. Charles Brown: North Carolina

13. Jai Eugene: LSU

14. Davon House: New Mexico State

15. Richard Sherman: Stanford

16. Chykie Brown: Texas

17. Niles Brinkley: Wisconsin

18. Talmadge Jackson: Oregon

19. Devon Torrence: Ohio State

20. Vance Cuff: Georgia

21. C.J. Bailey: Southern Miss

22. Mario Butler: Georgia Tech

23. Byron Maxwell: Clemson

24. Tavious Polo: Florida Atlantic

25. Jalil Brown: Colorado

Eligible Underclassmen

1. Patrick Peterson: LSU

2. Brandon Harris: Miami

3. Aaron Williams: Texas

4. Brandon Boykin: Georgia

5. Trevin Wade: Arizona

6. Janoris Jenkins: Florida

7. Shaun Prater: Iowa

8. Emanuel Davis: East Carolina

9. Neiko Thorpe: Auburn

10. Dominique Battle: Cincinnati

11. Casey Hayward: Vanderbilt

12. Alfonzo Dennard: Nebraska

13. Cameron Chism: Maryland

14. Tavon Wilson: Illinois

15. Dionte Davis: Florida State



Safeties

Seniors

1. DeAndre McDaniel: Clemson

2. Chris Culliver: South Carolina

3. Quinton Carter: Oklahoma

4. Deunta Williams: North Carolina

5. Jermale Hines: Ohio State

6. Ahmad Black: Florida

7. Tejay Johnson: TCU

8. Eric Hagg: Nebraska

9. Jasper Simmons: Missouri

10. Jeron Johnson: Boise State

11. Duke Ihenacho: San Jose State

12. Jay Valai: Wisconsin

13. Dom DeCicco: Pittsburgh

14. Jaiquawn Jarrett: Temple

15. Brett Greenwood: Iowa

16. Shiloh Keo: Idaho

17. Wes Davis: Boston College

18. Davon Morgan: Virginia Tech

19. Rudell Crim: Arkansas

20. Nate Williams: Washington

21. Emmanuel Lamur: Kansas State

22. Davonte Shannon: Buffalo

23. Max Suter: Syracuse

24. Antwine Perez: Maryland

25. Marcus Ball: Memphis

Eligible Underclassmen

1. Rahim Moore: UCLA

2. Mark Barron: Alabama

3. Will Hill: Florida

4. Robert Sands: West Virginia

5. Javes Lewis: Oregon

6. Kenny Tate: Maryland

7. Tyler Sash: Iowa

8. Robert Golden: Arizona

9. Brandon Taylor: LSU

10. Markelle Martin: Oklahoma State