SJ's College Corner: NFL 2011 Draft Early Insight

Jabber HeadNov 5, 2010

This edition of college corner, I'll be giving you an early insight on the NFL Draft of 2011. I'll give you players who are rising, players who are falling, the top players from non-AQ schools, my personal top 30 big board and, of course, an early mock draft. It's never too early to scout players for the NFL draft. Hopefully after reading this, you will be able to watch college football every weekend with a lookout of these players.

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* Represents Junior
** Represents Redshirt Sophomore

Draft Risers:
1) *Cam Newton - QB - Auburn
2) **LaMichael James - RB - Oregon
3) Jurrel Jernigan - WR - Troy
4) Jaiquawn Jarrett - FS - Temple
5) Marcus Cannon - OT - TCU
6) DaQuan Bowers - DE - Clemson
7) Chris Carter - OLB - Fresno State
8) *Nick Fairley - DT - Auburn
9)*Jeff Fuller - WR - Texas A&M
10) Junior Cornerbacks. This includes Brandon Harris - Miami, Brandon Burton - Utah, Chase Minnifield - Virginia, and Patrick Peterson - LSU

Honorable Mentions:
*Blaine Gabbert - QB - Missouri
Martez Wilson - OLB - Illinois
Zach Brown - OLB - North Carolina
Nate Irving - ILB - North Carolina State

Draft Fallers:
1) Marvin Austin - DT - North Carolina
2) Jerrod Johnson - QB - Texas A&M
3) Evan Royster - RB - Penn State
4) Greg Little - WR - North Carolina
5) Jake Locker - QB - Washington
6) Ryan Williams - RB - Virginia Tech
7) Jon Baldwin - WR - Pittsburgh
8) Von Miller - OLB - Texas A&M
9) Gabe Carimi - OT - Wisconsin
10) Senior Cornerbacks. This includes Prince Amukamara - Nebraska, Curtis Brown - Texas, and Ras-I Dowling - Virginia

Honorable Mentions:
Cameron Heyward - DE - Ohio State
Jared Crick - DT - Nebraska
Mike Pouncey - OG - Florida

***The number is the round that they are projected to be drafted***

Top 20 Non-AQ Prospects:
1) Marcus Cannon - OT - TCU - 1/2
2) Pat Delvin - QB - Delaware - 1/2 (Joe Flacco)
3) Brandon Burton - CB - Utah - 2
4) Jurrel Jernigan - WR - Troy - 2 (Lightning fast)
5) Dwayne Harris - WR - ECU - 2/3 (Hester type)
6) Chris Carter - OLB - Fresno State - 2/3
7) Kendrick Ellis - NT - Hampton - 2/3 (Transfer from South Carolina)
8) Dontay Moch - OLB - Nevada - 2/3
9) Jaiquawn Jarrett - FS - Temple - 2/3
10) Davon House - CB - New Mexico State - 2/3
11) Benjamin Ijalana - OG - Villanova - 3
12) Austin Pettis - WR - Boise State - 3/4
13) Titus Young - WR - Boise State - 3/4
14) Teejay Johnson - FS - TCU - 4
15) Jeremey Kerley - WR - TCU - 4
16) Rob Housler - TE - Florida Atlantic - 4/5
17) Cedric Thornton - DT - Southern Arkanss - 4/5
18) Shiloh Keo - SS - Idaho - 4/5
19) Vincent Brown - WR - San Diego State - 4/5
20) Cecil Shorts III - WR - Mount Union - 4/5

Honorable Mentions:
Cortez Allen - CB - Citadel - 4/5 (Dropping)
Matt Szczur - WR - Villanova - 4/5
Colin Kaepernick - QB - Nevada - 5
Eugene Clifford - SS - Tennessee State - 5/6
Jake Kirkpatrick - C - TCU - 5/6
Brian Lainhark - FS - Kent State - 5/6

Top Underclass Non-AQ Players:
1) *Tank Carder - ILB - TCU - 1
2) *Matt Reynolds - OT - BYU - 1
3) *Nate Potter - OG/OT - Boise State - 2
4) *Ryan Lindley - QB - San Diego State - 2/3
5) *Muhammad Wilkerson - DT - Temple - 2/3
6) *David Pickard - OT - Southern Illinois - 2/3
7) *Kelechi Osemele - OG - Iowa State - 3
8) *Vinny Curry - DE - Marshall - 4
9) *Taiwan Jones - RB - Eastern Michigan - 4/5
10) *Chandler Harnish - QB - Northern Illinois - 5
Sleeper) *DeAndre Brown - WR - Southern Miss - 6

Big Board:
1) **Andrew Luck - QB - Stanford
2) *Patrick Peterson - CB/PR - LSU
3) *AJ Green - WR - Georgia
4) **LaMicahel James - RB - Oregon
5) *Julio Jones - WR - Alabama
6) *Marcell Dareus - DT - Alabama
7) Adrian Clayborn - DE - Iowa
8) *Mark Ingram - RB - Alabama
9) Allen Bailey - DT - Miami
10) *Ryan Mallett - QB - Arkansas
11) DeAndre McDaniel - Safety - Clemson
12) *Brandon Burton - CB - Utah
13) *Nick Fairley - DT - Auburn
14) Derek Sherrod - OT - Mississippi State
15) *Robert Quinn - DE - North Carolina
16) *Jeremy Beal - OLB - Oklahoma
17) Marcus Cannon - OT - TCU
18) Cameron Heyward - DE - Ohio State
19) Anthony Castanzo - OT - Boston College
20) Prince Amukamara - CB - Nebraska
21) *Brandon Harris - CB - Miami
22) Demarco Murray - RB - Oklahoma
23) *Daquan Bowers - DE - Clemson
24) *Jeff Fuller - WR - Texas A&M
25) *Rahim Moore - Safety - UCLA
26) *Cameron Jordan - DE - Cal
27) *Malcom Floyd - WR - Notre Dame
28) *Akeem Ayers - OLB - UCLA
29) Stephen Paea - DT - Oregon State
30) *Chase Minnifield - CB - UVA

Honorable Mentions:
Bruce Carter - OLB - North Carolina
*Ryan Broyles - WR - Oklahoma
*Jon Baldwin - WR - Pittsburgh
*Mark Barron - Safety - Alabama
*Ryan Kerrigan - DE - Purdue
*Blaine Gabbert - QB - Missouri
Shane Vareen - RB - Cal
*Zach Brown - OLB - North Carolina
*Travis Lewis - OLB - Oklahoma
Greg Jones - ILB - Michigan State

Early Mock Draft:
1) Bills (0-6) - *Marcell Dareus - DT/DE - Alabama
2) 49ers (1-6) - **Andrew Luck - QB - Stanford
3) Panthers (1-5) - Adrian Clayborn - DE - Iowa
4) Lions (1-5) - *Patrick Peterson - CB - LSU
5) Cowboys (1-5) - *Ryan Mallett - QB - Arkansas
6) Browns (2-5) - *AJ Green - WR - Georgia
7) Broncos (2-5) - *Mark Ingram - RB - Alabama
8) Chargers (2-5) - Allen Bailey - DE/DT - Miami
9) Bengals (2-4) - *Nick Fairley - DT - Auburn
10) Vikings (2-4) - Jake Locker - QB - Washington
11) Rams (3-4) - *Julio Jones - WR - Alabama
12) Jaguars (3-4) - Prince Amukamara - CB - Nebraska
13) Patriots (from Raiders) (3-4) - Derek Sherrod - OT - Mississippi State
14) Cardnals (3-3) - *Jeremy Beal - OLB - Oklahoma
15) Dolphins (3-3) - **LaMichael James - RB - Oregon
16) Bears (4-3) - Anthony Castanzo - OT - Boston College
17) Redskins (4-3) - Cameron Heyward - DE - Ohio State
18) Eagles (4-3) - DeAndre McDaniel - Safety - Clemson
19) Packers (4-3) - Demarco Murray - RB - Oklahoma
20) Saints (4-3) - *Robert Quinn - DE - North Carolina
21) Bucs (4-2) - *Daquan Bowers - DE - Clemson
22) Seahawks (4-2) - *Malcom Floyd - WR - Notre Dame
23) Texans (4-2) - Bruce Carter - OLB - North Carolina
24) Chiefs (4-2) - *Ryan Broyles - WR - Oklahoma
25) Colts (4-2) - Stephen Paea - DT - Oregon State
26) Falcons (5-2) - *Jeff Fuller - WR - Texas A&M
27) Giants (5-2) - *Akeem Ayers - OLB - UCLA
28) Ravens (5-2) - *Brandon Burton - CB - Utah
29) Titans (5-2) - Marcus Cannon - OG/OT - TCU
30) Patriots (5-1) - Von Miller - OLB - Texas A&M
31) Jets (5-1) - Cameron Jordan - DE - California
32) Steelers (5-1) - *Brandon Harris - CB - Miami

SJ Member Corner:

From Dalton—Who is your Heisman front runner?
My Heisman front runner right now is clearly Cam Newton, the QB from Auburn. He not only has been outstanding statistically, but he has also lead his team to many key wins. I think he is a far and away leader.

The only other two candidates with any chance at all are LaMichael James and Kellen Moore. They will need a lot of help from Newton though. They will need at least two losses from Auburn and/or Newton to get injured and miss the last four games of the season. This is the first year in a very long time that there is a clear cut Heisman leader.