
2011 NFL Draft: The Top 100 Eligible Prospects
The scouting process for the NFL Draft can be many different things—a meat market, a stock market of sorts, a picture that develops slowly over time—but most importantly, it’s always extremely unpredictable.
Trying to handicap which 21- and 22-year-old young athletes are best equipped to handle the transition to professional football can be a daunting task to say the least.
NFL franchises spend millions of dollars every year on scouting the collegiate ranks for future talent, yet every team has felt the wrath of wrongly evaluating a young prospect, some much more so than others.
As a simple college football fan, without all the resources of a pro scout, it can be even more difficult trying to handicap college players as pro prospects. However, there are always certain young men who stand out from the crowd as some of the elite prospects in the country.
We’ve still got a little over five months until the 2011 NFL Draft, and a lot will change during that time frame. But here’s a look at 100 prospects who look like they have some solid NFL credentials.
1. CB Patrick Peterson, LSU
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Class: Junior
Height: 6‘1"
Weight: 220
2010 Statistics
Interceptions: 3
Passes Broken Up: 3
Solo Tackles: 21
Total Tackles: 29
2. QB Andrew Luck, Stanford
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Class: Redshirt Sophomore
Height: 6‘4"
Weight: 235
2010 Statistics
CMP/ATT: 208/299 (69%)
Yards: 2,511
TD/INT: 22-7
Rating: 159
3. DT Marcell Dareus, Alabama
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Class: Junior
Height: 6‘4"
Weight: 305
2010 Statistics
Sacks: 2.5
Tackles for Loss: 8
Total Tackles: 26
Forced Fumbles: 0
4. WR A.J. Green, Georgia
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Class: Junior
Height: 6‘4"
Weight: 210
2010 Statistics
Receptions: 41
Receiving TDs: 9
Receiving Yards: 674
Yards Per Catch: 16.4
5. QB Cameron Newton, Auburn
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Class: Junior
Height: 6‘6"
Weight: 250
2010 Statistics
CMP/ATT: 135/198
Yards: 2,038
TD/INT: 21/6
Rating: 183
6. OLB Aldon Smith, Missouri
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Class: Redshirt Sophomore
Height: 6‘5"
Weight: 260
2010 Statistics
Sacks: 4.5
Tackles for Loss: 7
Total Tackles: 33
Forced Fumbles: 1
7. WR Michael Floyd, Notre Dame
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Class: Junior
Height: 6‘3"
Weight: 225
2010 Statistics
Receptions: 59
Receiving TDs: 9
Receiving Yards: 767
Yards Per Catch: 13.0
8. CB Prince Amukamara, Nebraska
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘1"
Weight: 205
2010 Statistics
Interceptions: 0
Passes Broken Up: 11
Solo Tackles: 20
Total Tackles: 38
9. OT Derek Sherrod, Mississippi State
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘6"
Weight: 305
2010 Statistics
Team Rushing Yards Per Game: 213
Team Sacks Allowed: 15
10. OLB Akeem Ayers, UCLA
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Class: Junior
Height: 6‘4"
Weight: 255
2010 Statistics
Total Tackles: 51
Solo Tackles: 34
Sacks: 4
Interceptions: 2
11. DT Nick Fairley, Auburn
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Class: Junior
Height: 6‘5"
Weight: 300
2010 Statistics
Sacks: 7.5
Tackles for Loss: 18
Total Tackles: 47
Forced Fumbles: 0
12. QB Ryan Mallett, Arkansas
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Class: Junior
Height: 6‘7"
Weight: 240
2010 Statistics
CMP/ATT: 212/315 (67%)
Yards: 2,967
TD/INT: 24-8
Rating: 166
13. WR Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State
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Class: Redshirt Sophomore
Height: 6‘1"
Weight: 205
2010 Statistics
Receptions: 84
Receiving TDs: 16
Receiving Yards: 1,430
Yards Per Catch: 17
14. DE Da’Quan Bowers, Clemson
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Class: Junior
Height: 6‘4"
Weight: 280
2010 Statistics
Sacks: 13
Tackles for Loss: 21.5
Total Tackles: 55
Forced Fumbles: 2
15. OLB Bruce Carter, North Carolina
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘3"
Weight: 235
2010 Statistics
Total Tackles: 51
Solo Tackles: 30
Sacks: 1.5
Interceptions: 1
16. RB Mark Ingram, Alabama
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Class: Junior
Height: 5‘10"
Weight: 215
2010 Statistics
Carries: 124
Rushing Yards: 694
Average Yards Per Carry: 5.6
Rushing TDs: 9
17. DT Jerel Worthy, Michigan State
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Class: Redshirt Sophomore
Height: 6‘3"
Weight: 305
2010 Statistics
Sacks: 3
Tackles for Loss: 6.5
Total Tackles: 28
Forced Fumbles: 0
18. OT Marcus Cannon, TCU
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘6"
Weight: 355
2010 Statistics
Team Rushing Yards Per Game: 257
Team Sacks Allowed: 7
19. WR Julio Jones, Alabama
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Class: Junior
Height: 6‘4"
Weight: 220
2010 Statistics
Receptions: 58
Receiving TDs: 4
Receiving Yards: 799
Yards Per Catch: 13.8
20. DE Robert Quinn, North Carolina
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Class: Junior
Height: 6‘5"
Weight: 270
2010 Statistics
N/A (Suspended for season)
21. CB Brandon Harris, Miami
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Class: Junior
Height: 5‘11"
Weight: 195
2010 Statistics
Interceptions: 1
Passes Broken Up: 7
Solo Tackles: 25
Total Tackles: 33
22. TE Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame
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Class: Junior
Height: 6‘6"
Weight: 265
2010 Statistics
Receptions: 28
Receiving TDs: 3
Receiving Yards: 328
Yards Per Catch: 11.7
23. DE Adrian Clayborn, Iowa
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘4"
Weight: 285
2010 Statistics
Sacks: 3.5
Tackles for Loss: 7
Total Tackles: 42
Forced Fumbles: 1
24. RB LaMichael James, Oregon
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Class: Redshirt Sophomore
Height: 5‘9"
Weight: 185
2010 Statistics
Carries: 225
Rushing Yards: 1,422
Average Yards Per Carry: 6.3
Rushing TDs: 17
25. QB Jake Locker, Washington
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘3"
Weight: 230
2010 Statistics
CMP/ATT: 138/246 (56%)
Yards: 1,678
TD/INT: 14-6
Rating: 127
26. DE Cameron Jordan, Cal
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘4"
Weight: 285
2010 Statistics
Sacks: 5.5
Tackles for Loss: 10.5
Total Tackles: 52
Forced Fumbles: 3
27. DT Muhammad Wilkerson, Temple
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Class: Junior
Height: 6‘5"
Weight: 305
2010 Statistics
Sacks: 8.5
Tackles for Loss: 11.5
Total Tackles: 61
28. S Mark Barron, Alabama
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Class: Junior
Height: 6‘2"
Weight: 210
2010 Statistics
Interceptions: 2
Passes Broken Up: 6
Solo Tackles: 49
Total Tackles: 70
29. CB Aaron Williams, Texas
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Class: Junior
Height: 6‘1"
Weight: 195
2010 Statistics
Interceptions: 0
Passes Broken Up: 4
Solo Tackles: 24
Total Tackles: 35
30. OLB Dontay Moch, Nevada
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘1"
Weight: 245
2010 Statistics
Total Tackles: 44
Solo Tackles: 32
Sacks: 5
Interceptions: 0
31. DT Cameron Heyward, Ohio State
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘5"
Weight: 290
2010 Statistics
Sacks: 0.5
Tackles for Loss: 7.5
Total Tackles: 34
Forced Fumbles: 0
32. CB Jimmy Smith, Colorado
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘2"
Weight: 205
2010 Statistics
Intercecptions: 0
Passes Broken Up: 4
Solo Tackles: 46
Total Tackles: 57
33. WR Jonathan Baldwin, Pitt
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Class: Junior
Height: 6‘5"
Weight: 230
2010 Statistics
Receptions: 39
Receiving TDs: 5
Receiving Yards: 641
Yards Per Catch: 16.4
34. RB Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech
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Class: Redshirt Sophomore
Height: 5‘10"
Weight: 200
2010 Statistics
Carries: 74
Rushing Yards: 262
Average Yards Per Carry: 3.5
Rushing TDs: 5
35. CB Janoris Jenkins, Florida
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Class: Junior
Height: 5‘11"
Weight: 185
2010 Statistics
Interceptions: 3
Passes Broken Up: 8
Solo Tackles: 29
Total Tackles: 40
36. DE Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘3"
Weight: 265
2010 Statistics
Sacks: 7.5
Tackles for Loss: 16
Total Tackles: 49
Forced Fumbles: 3
37. DT Christian Ballard, Iowa
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘5"
Weight: 295
2010 Statistics
Sacks: 1
Tackles for Loss: 3
Total Tackles: 32
Forced Fumbles:1
38. WR Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma
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Class: Junior
Height: 5‘10"
Weight: 185
2010 Statistics
Receptions: 94
Receiving TDs: 11
Receiving Yards: 1,196
Yards Per Catch: 12.7
39. OG Keith Williams, Nebraska
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘5"
Weight: 310
2010 Statistics
Team Rushing Yards Per Game: 282
Team Sacks Allowed: 14
40. S Lance Mitchell, Oregon State
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Class: Junior
Height: 6‘2"
Weight: 205
2010 Statistics
Interceptions: 2
Passes Broken Up: 2
Solo Tackles: 36
Total Tackles: 55
41. QB Blaine Gabbert, Missouri
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Class: Junior
Height: 6‘5"
Weight: 235
2010 Statistics
CMP/ATT: 228/366 (62%)
Yards: 2,401
TD/INT: 14-5
Rating: 127
42. TE Lance Kendricks, Wisconsin
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘4"
Weight: 240
2010 Statistics
Receptions: 31
Receiving TDs: 5
Receiving Yards: 473
Yards Per Catch: 15.1
43. ILB Dont’a Hightower, Alabama
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Class: Redshirt Sophomore
Height: 6‘4"
Weight: 260
2010 Statistics
Total Tackles: 60
Solo Tackles: 26
Sacks: 0
Interceptions: 0
44. DE Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘4"
Weight: 265
2010 Statistics
Sacks: 11.5
Tackles for Loss: 23.5
Total Tackles: 62
Forced Fumbles: 5
45. DT Drake Nevis, LSU
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘2"
Weight: 285
2010 Statistics
Sacks: 6
Tackles for Loss: 12.5
Total Tackles: 49
Forced Fumbles: 3
46. RB DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘1"
Weight: 205
2010 Statistics
Carries: 207
Rushing Yards: 911
Average Yards Per Carry: 4.4
Rushing TDs: 13
47. OT Anthony Castonzo, Boston College
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘7"
Weight: 305
2010 Statistics
Team Rushing Yards Per Game: 117
Team Sacks Allowed: 24
48. ILB Greg Jones, Michigan State
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘1"
Weight: 240
2010 Statistics
Total Tackles: 87
Solo Tackles: 37
Sacks: 1
Interceptions: 2
49. OLB Von Miller, Texas A&M
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘3"
Weight: 245
2010 Statistics
Total Tackles: 46
Solo Tackles: 26
Sacks: 5.5
Interceptions: 0
50. DE J.J. Watt, Wisconsin
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Class: Junior
Height: 6‘6"
Weight: 290
2010 Statistics
Sacks: 6
Tackles for Loss: 17.5
Total Tackles: 45
Forced Fumbles: 1
51. WR Chris Matthews, Kentucky
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘2"
Weight: 220
2010 Statistics
Receptions: 51
Receiving TDs: 9
Receiving Yards: 812
Yards Per Catch: 15.9
52. OLB Travis Lewis, Oklahoma
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Class: Junior
Height: 6‘2"
Weight: 230
2010 Statistics
Total Tackles: 86
Solo Tackles: 47
Sacks: 1.5
Interceptions: 2
53. DT Stephen Paea, Oregon State
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘1"
Weight: 310
2010 Statistics
Sacks: 5
Tackles for Loss: 6.5
Total Tackles: 29
Forced Fumbles: 2
54. CB Curtis Brown, Texas
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘0"
Weight: 185
2010 Statistics
Interceptions: 1
Passes Broken Up: 3
Solo Tackles: 11
Total Tackles: 19
55. OT Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘7"
Weight: 325
2010 Statistics
Team Rushing Yards Per Game: 228
Team Sacks Allowed: 11
56. DE Allen Bailey, Miami
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘4"
Weight: 285
2010 Statistics
Sacks: 7
Tackles for Loss: 11
Total Tackles: 39
Forced Fumbles: 0
57. S DeAndre McDaniel, Clemson
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘1"
Weight: 215
2010 Statistics
Interceptions: 4
Passes Broken Up: 4
Solo Tackles: 30
Total Tackles: 48
58. OT DeMarcus Love, Arkansas
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘5"
Weight: 315
2010 Statistics
Team Rushing Yards Per Game: 148
Team Sacks Allowed: 18
59. QB Christian Ponder, Florida State
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘3"
Weight: 225
2010 Statistics
CMP/ATT: 151/244 (61%)
Yards: 1,647
TD/INT: 16-7
Rating: 134
60. RB Daniel Thomas, Kansas State
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘2"
Weight: 225
2010 Statistics
Carries: 226
Rushing Yards: 1,168
Average Yards Per Carry: 5.2
Rushing TDs: 14
61. DE Sam Acho, Texas
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘3"
Weight: 260
2010 Statistics
Sacks: 5
Tackles for Loss: 11.5
Total Tackles: 51
Forced Fumbles: 4
62. ILB Martez Wilson, Illinois
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Class: Junior
Height: 6‘4"
Weight: 250
2010 Statistics
Total Tackles: 94
Solo Tackles: 35
Sacks: 2
Interceptions: 1
63. WR Jerrel Jernigan, Troy State
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Class: Senior
Height: 5‘9"
Weight: 190
2010 Statistics
Receptions: 58
Receiving TDs: 4
Receiving Yards: 617
Yards Per Catch: 10.6
64. DT Marvin Austin, North Carolina
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘3"
Weight: 310
2010 Statistics
N/A (Suspended for season)
65. CB Ras-I Dowling, Virginia
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘2"
Weight: 200
2010 Statistics
INTs: 0
Passes Broken Up: 0
Solo Tackles: 12
Total Tackles: 15
66. OLB Mason Foster, Washington
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘2"
Weight: 240
2010 Statistics
Total Tackles: 113
Solo Tackles: 77
Sacks: 3
Interceptions: 0
67. DT Jared Crick, Nebraska
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Class: Junior
Height: 6‘6"
Weight: 285
2010 Statistics
Sacks: 6.5
Tackles for Loss: 10
Total Tackles: 52
Forced Fumbles: 1
68. WR Greg Childs, Arkansas
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Class: Junior
Height: 6‘3"
Weight: 215
2010 Statistics
Receptions: 46
Receiving TDs: 6
Receiving Yards: 659
Yards Per Catch: 14.3
69. S Rahim Moore, UCLA
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Class: Junior
Height: 6‘1"
Weight: 195
2010 Statistics
Interceptions: 1
Passes Broken Up: 2
Solo Tackles: 40
Total Tackles: 57
70. TE Luke Stocker, Tennessee
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘6"
Weight: 255
2010 Statistics
Receptions: 28
Receiving TDs: 1
Receiving Yards: 306
Yards Per Catch: 10.9
71. RB Shane Vereen, Cal
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Class: Junior
Height: 5‘10"
Weight: 205
2010 Statistics
Carries: 193
Rushing Yards: 998
Average Yards Per Carry: 5.2
Rushing TDs: 13
72. CB Omar Bolden, Arizona State
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Class: Junior
Height: 5‘10"
Weight: 195
2010 Statistics
Interceptions: 3
Passes Broken Up: 4
Solo Tackles: 28
Total Tackles: 41
73. OLB Keenan Robinson, Texas
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Class: Junior
Height: 6‘3"
Weight: 240
2010 Statistics
Total Tackles: 88
Solo Tackles: 49
Sacks: 2
Interceptions: 2
74. CB Alfonzo Dennard, Nebraska
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Class: Junior
Height: 5‘10"
Weight: 195
2010 Statistics
Interceptions: 4
Passes Broken Up: 6
Solo Tackles: 9
Total Tackles: 19
75. OT Nate Solder, Colorado
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Class: Senior
Height: 6'9"
Weight: 315
2010 Statistics
Team Rushing Yards Per Game: 129
Team Sacks Allowed: 20
76. DE Greg Romeus, Pitt
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘6"
Weight: 270
2010 Statistics
Sacks: 0
Tackles for Loss: 0
Total Tackles: 7
Forced Fumbles: 0
77. WR Niles Paul, Nebraska
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘1"
Weight: 220
2010 Statistics
Receptions: 35
Receiving TDs: 1
Receiving Yards: 463
Yards Per Catch: 13.2
78. OG Ben Ijalana, Villanova
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘4"
Weight: 320
2010 Statistics
Team Rushing Yards Per Game: 193
Team Sacks Allowed: 16
79. WR Jeff Fuller, Texas A&M
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Class: Junior
Height: 6‘4"
Weight: 215
2010 Statistics
Receptions: 61
Receiving TDs: 11
Receiving Yards: 923
Yards Per Catch: 15.1
80. QB Colin Kaepernick, Nevada
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘6"
Weight: 225
2010 Statistics
CMP/ATT: 166/247 (67%)
Yards: 2,161
TD/INT: 17-6
Rating: 158
81. CB Shareece Wright, USC
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Class: Senior
Height: 5‘11"
Weight: 185
2010 Statistics
Interceptions: 0
Passes Broken Up: 6
Solo Tackles: 37
Total Tackles: 53
82. RB Jaquizz Rodgers, Oregon State
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Class: Junior
Height: 5‘7"
Weight: 190
2010 Statistics
Carries: 191
Rushing Yards: 893
Average Yards Per Carry: 4.7
Rushing TDs: 13
83. S Deunta Williams, North Carolina
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘2"
Weight: 215
2010 Statistics
Interceptions: 0
Passes Broken Up: 2
Solo Tackles: 35
Total Tackles: 22
84. OT Joseph Barksdale, LSU
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘6"
Weight: 320
2010 Statistics
Team Rushing Yards Per Game: 183
Team Sacks Allowed: 17
85. CB Brandyn Thompson, Boise State
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Class: Senior
Height: 5‘10"
Weight: 180
2010 Statistics
Interceptions: 3
Passes Broken Up: 6
Solo Tackles: 13
Total Tackles: 21
86. OC Jake Kirkpatrick, TCU
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘3"
Weight: 305
2010 Statistics
Team Rushing Yards Per Game: 257
Team Sacks Allowed: 7
87. DT Sione Fua, Stanford
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘2"
Weight: 305
2010 Statistics
Sacks: 4
Tackles for Loss: 5.5
Total Tackles: 19
Forced Fumbles: 2
88. RB Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma State
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Class: Senior
Height: 5‘8"
Weight: 195
2010 Statistics
Carries: 226
Rushing Yards: 1,356
Average Yards Per Carry: 6.0
Rushing TDs: 16
89. OLB Justin Houston, Georgia
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Class: Junior
Height: 6‘3"
Weight: 255
2010 Statistics
Total Tackles: 50
Solo Tackles: 33
Sacks: 11
Interceptions: 0
90. OG Mike Pouncey, Florida
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘4"
Weight: 310
2010 Statistics
Team Rushing Yards Per Game: 146
Team Sacks Allowed: 20
91. S Quinton Carter, Oklahoma
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘1"
Weight: 200
2010 Statistics
Interceptions: 2
Passes Broken Up: 5
Solo Tackles: 41
Total Tackles: 72
92. QB Pat Devlin, Delaware
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘4"
Weight: 225
2010 Statistics
CMP/ATT: 149/221 (67%)
Yards: 1,853
TD/INT: 11-2
Rating: 152
93. DT Jerrell Powe, Ole Miss
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘2"
Weight: 320
2010 Statistics
Sacks: 2.5
Tackles for Loss: 7.5
Total Tackles: 20
Forced Fumbles: 1
94. RB Bilal Powell, Louisville
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘1"
Weight: 215
2010 Statistics
Carries: 184
Rushing Yards: 1,207
Average Yards Per Carry: 6.6
Rushing TDs: 9
95. CB Chris Culliver, South Carolina
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘1"
Weight: 200
2010 Statistics
Interceptions: 0
Passes Broken Up: 2
Solo Tackles: 28
Total Tackles: 34
96. DT Jarvis Jenkins, Clemson
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘4"
Weight: 315
2010 Statistics
Sacks: 1
Tackles for Loss: 7
Total Tackles: 32
Forced Fumbles: 0
97. OLB Chris Carter, Fresno State
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘2"
Weight: 240
2010 Statistics
Total Tackles: 46
Solo Tackles: 25
Sacks: 8
Interceptions: 0
98. ILB Quan Sturdivant, North Carolina
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘2"
Weight: 230
2010 Statistics
Total Tackles: 39
Solo Tackles: 21
Sacks: 2
Interceptions: 0
99. OG Rodney Hudson, Florida State
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Class: Senior
Height: 6‘2"
Weight: 285
2010 Statistics
Team Rushing Yards Per Game: 186
Team Sacks Allowed: 21
100. WR Titus Young, Boise State
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Class: Senior
Height: 5‘11"
Weight: 175
2010 Statistics
Receptions: 47
Receiving TDs: 6
Receiving Yards: 824
Yards Per Catch: 17.5
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