2011 NFL Draft: Power Ranking the Top 25 Non-BCS Prospects
Power Ranking the Top 25 Non-BCS Prospects.
2011 NFL Draft: Power Ranking the Top 25 Non-BCS Prospects
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The 2011 NFL Draft does not care if your player plays for a BCS team. It only cares that your player can play and transition to the NFL.
Going to a non-BCS school isn't necessarily the kiss of death when it comes to the NFL draft. While playing at a smaller school doesn't always translate to primetime positioning, it can allow a good talent to shine.
When someone is good at what they do, the NFL takes notice.
Here are the Top 25 prospects of Non-BCS schools.
25. Dujuan Harris, RB Troy
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At 5' 7", 197 lbs, Harris scouts well as a late-round pick who can be developed into a tailback or a kick returner.
24. Virgil Green, TE Nevada
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At 6' 3", 239 lbs, Green can be a very good blocking tight end at the NFL level, and some team will take a chance on him in the sixth or seventh round.
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23. Matt Asiata, RB Utah
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Asiata is going to be a good "find" for some team as a backup running back his first few years. He has the size to succeed in the NFL.
The one stat that really stands out for Asiata is that he doesn't fumble the ball. The ability to not put the ball on the ground will get scouts attention.
22. Wayne Daniels, DE TCU
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Wayne Daniels is turning into a reliable sack producer, with seven on the year so far. He's the ideal size for a defensive end and he has good speed.
The sack stat should get him picked up somewhere around the sixth round.
21. Kellen Moore, QB Boise State
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With a 188.84 QB rating, almost 3,000 yards passing and 28 touchdowns so far this year, there's no doubt Kellen Moore will get a chance somewhere in the NFL next year.
It's not like the Carolina Panthers won't be drafting another two or three quarterbacks, if nothing else.
20. Tejay Johnson, S TCU
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Tejay Johnson has forced three fumbles and got seven picks so far this season. Even for a non-BCS school, that's a good number.
Johnson covers well and knows how to go up and get the ball, this is a talent that will translate well to the NFL.
19. Vai Taua, RB Nevada
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Here's a guy who's averaging more than six yards per carry and has more than 1,200 yards on the ground so far this year.
He also has 16 touchdowns, and he doesn't fumble.
This guy could be a sleeper pick, but I really don't see him going any lower than the upper sixth round.
18. Brandyn Thompson, CB Boise State
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At 5' 10", 180 lbs, Thompson is a pretty good size for a corner, and he has great leaping and catching ability, evidenced by his 12 career interceptions.
Thompson is good enough to sneak up draft boards, even if he's ranked pretty low at the moment. His combine performance will be closely watched.
16. Korey Lindsey, SB Southern Illinois
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Korey Lindsey led the nation in interceptions last year, but he only has one so far this season in nine games.
Lindsey's 2009 season will be taken into account when the draft rolls around, and once again, his combine performance may move him up, or drop him down, but he'll probably end up going in the fifth round.
15. Colin Kaepernick, QB Nevada
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Colin Kaepernick is another one of those quarterbacks who will go in the later rounds, and depending on the team that takes him, he might get a chance to play in 2011 should the injury bug strike the starter, or the starter and his backup.
Kaepernick is a natural leader, is tall, and throws well. His knock is that he spends too much time in the shotgun formation and bails out of the pocket too quickly.
14. Zane Taylor, C Utah
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Zane Taylor is a beast at 6' 2", 309 lbs. He eats up a lot of room and has helped anchor Utah's offensive line.
Good centers are hard to find, and if the scouts think his skills will translate into the pros, he will get taken somewhere in the fourth or fifth round.
13. Andy Dalton, QB TCU
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Dalton is 6' 3", 220 lbs, and is getting a reputation for making good decisions, not forcing the ball and being accurate with his throws.
He has good height and bulk, and if you go through his scouting report, you may wonder why he's not ranked higher.
Dalton definitely gets taken in the late third or early fourth round.
12. Nate Potter, OG Boise State
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Nate Potter is described as having "average" size for an offensive guard, but he has great awareness and is scouted as a better pass blocker than run blocker.
The pass blocking skills will score more points with the scouts, and Potter definitely is no lower than a third round pick.
11. Gregory Salas, WR Hawaii
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Salas had eight catches for 144 yards last week, and already has almost 1,400 yards on the season.
Salas gets docked points for his route running skills, but he's a very reliable wide receiver and doesn't drop many passes.
10. Matt Reynolds, OT BYU
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At 6' 6", 323 lbs, Matt Reynolds takes up a lot of room and can be very hard to move. But scouts think he is too heavy and needs to be more athletic.
Still, he's a good pass blocker and the weight issue is correctable.
9. Austin Pettis, WR Boise State
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With the way Boise State is playing, Austin Pettis is becoming a very familiar name. And at 6' 2", 204 lbs, Pettis is tall and large enough to play with the big boys in the NFL.
Pettis has long legs and good hands but gets criticized for his route-running skills.
8. Kenrick Ellis, DT Hampton
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Ellis has the size and bulk NFL scouts look for and he is rated above average in both his pass rushing and run blocking skills.
Ellis is a lock for the third round.
7. Davon House, CB New Mexico State
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Davon House gets scouted out as a guy who has good coverage skills but isn't a "Shutdown" corner.
House is good at reading the quarterback's eyes, and has long arms and big hands that can smack the ball away from a receiver without drawing a flag.
6. Titus Youn, WR Boise State
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Young is listed as having below average height, but he catches balls. He also can break away with coverage and appears to have that "next gear" to get down the field when necessary.
Young most likely will go in the second round. Early third round at worst.
5. Pat Devlin, QB Delaware
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Pat Devlin is a born leader with great physical attributes who isn't afraid to kick some butt.
Devlin already is good at reading defenses and goes through his progressions without turning into a check-down machine.
Devlin shouldn't go any lower than the second round.
4. Marcus Cannon, OG TCU
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At 6' 5", 361 lbs, the only thing keeping Cannon out of the first round is his weight. He can open up a lot of holes and is rated as a good pass blocker.
He is reported to have good character, though, so some team definitely will grab him in the second round.
3. Benjamin Ijalana, OT Villanova
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Ijalana is scouted out as having good height, bulk, and is fast. He's a good pass rusher, shows awareness of the field around him, and has the intelligence to make it in the pros.
Ijalana should be a lock for the second round as well.
2. Brandon Burton, CB Utah
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Brandon Burton has Shutdown Corner potential, and is the ninth-ranked corner in the draft.
Depending on how he performs in a Bowl Game, and at the Combine, Burton has real potential to raise his draft status and definitely can go in the second round.
1. Jerrel Jernigan, WR Troy
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At 5' 9", Jernigan is small for an NFL wide receiver, but he's fast and he has very good hands.
Jernigan definitely goes in the second round.
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