2011 NFL Draft Prospects: Pre-Combine Position Rankings

Now that the postseason all-star games have wrapped up, it's time for us to move into the workout portion of the NFL draft evaluation process.

We'll have a week of the NFL Combine to look forward to at the end of February along with individual school pro days to keep an eye on throughout March and April.

There's still about three months left between now and draft weekend, so a lot can change before Roger Goodell steps up to the podium to put the Carolina Panthers on the clock.

It should be interesting to see which prospects step up and set themselves apart over the next few months and which ones fall back to the pack.

We won't get a truly good read on this year's class until the Combine, but at this point in time, it's pretty clear who some of the standout names of this group really are.

Here's a quick breakdown of each position as we get set for the NFL Combine.

Quarterbacks

1. Cameron Newton, Auburn
2. Blaine Gabbert, Missouri
3. Ryan Mallett, Arkansas
4. Jake Locker, Washington
5. Christian Ponder, Florida State
6. Colin Kaepernick, Nevada
7. Andy Dalton, TCU
8. Ricky Stanzi, Iowa
9. Pat Devlin, Delaware
10. Greg McElroy, Alabama
11. Nathan Enderle, Idaho
12. Tyrod Taylor, Virginia Tech
13. Jeff Van Camp, Florida Atlantic
14. T.J. Yates, North Carolina
15. Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M

Running Backs

1. Mark Ingram, Alabama
2. Mikel Leshoure, Illinois
3. DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma
4. Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech
5. Daniel Thomas, Kansas State
6. Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma State
7. Jordan Todman, UCONN
8. Quizz Rodgers, Oregon State
9. Shane Vereen, Cal
10. Bilal Powell, Louisville
11. Derrick Locke, Kentucky
12. Delone Carter, Syracuse
13. Stevan Ridley, LSU
14. Noel Devine, West Virginia
15. Jamie Harper, Clemson
16. Mario Fannin, Auburn
17. Dion Lewis, Pitt
18. Roy Helu Jr., Nebraska
19. John Clay, Wisconsin
20. Da’Rel Scott, Maryland
21. Graig Cooper, Miami
22. Taiwan Jones, Eastern Washington
23. Alex Green, Hawaii
24. Anthony Allen, Georgia Tech
25. Evan Royster, Penn State

Fullbacks

1. Owen Marecic, Stanford
2. Stanley Havili, USC
3. Shaun Chapas, Georgia
4. Henry Hynoski, Pitt
5. Anthony Sherman, UCONN

H-Backs

1. D.J. Williams, Arkansas
2. Charles Clay, Tulsa
3. Preston Dial, Alabama
4. Zack Pianalto, North Carolilna
5. Mike McNeill, Nebraska

Wide Receivers

1. A.J. Green, Georgia
2. Julio Jones, Alabama
3. Jonathan Baldwin, Pitt
4. Titus Young, Boise State
5. Leonard Hankerson, Miami
6. Jeremy Kerley, TCU
7. Torrey Smith, Maryland
8. Jerrel Jernigan, Troy
9. Darvin Adams, Auburn
10. Vincent Brown, San Diego State
11. Tandon Doss, Indiana
12. Greg Little, North Carolina
13. Dwayne Harris, East Carolina
14. Austin Pettis, Boise State
15. Randall Cobb, Kentucky
16. Ronald Johnson, USC
17. Greg Salas, Hawai'i
18. Niles Paul, Nebraska
19. Denarius Moore, Tennessee
20. Mark Dell, Michigan State
21. Terrence Toliver, LSU
22. Armon Binns, Cincinnati 
23. Dane Sanzenbacher, Ohio State
24. Tori Gurley, South Carolina
25. Cecil Shorts, Mount Union

Tight Ends

1. Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame
2. Luke Stocker, Tennessee
3. Lance Kendricks, Wisconsin
4. Julius Thomas, Portland State
5. Cameron Graham, Louisville
6. Virgil Green, Nevada
7. Jordan Cameron, USC
8. Rob Housler, Florida Atlantic
9. Charlie Gantt, Michigan State
10. Daniel Hardy, Idaho
11. Lee Smith, Marshall
12. Andre Smith, Virginia Tech
13. Allen Reisner, Iowa
14. Weslye Saunders, South Carolina
15. Schuylar Oordt, Northern Iowa

Offensive Tackles

1. Derek Sherrod, Mississippi State
2. Nate Solder, Colorado
3. Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin
4. Anthony Castonzo, Boston College
5. Tyron Smith, USC
6. Jason Pinkston, Pitt
7. Marcus Cannon, TCU
8. DeMarcus Love, Arkansas
9. James Carpenter, Alabama
10. Derek Newton, Arkansas State
11. Jah Reid, Central Florida
12. Willie Smith, East Carolina
13. James Brewer, Indiana
14. Joseph Barksdale, LSU
15. Derek Hall, Stanford

Interior Offensive Lineman

1. Ben Ijalana, Villanova
2. Mike Pouncey, Florida
3. Danny Watkins, Baylor
4. Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State
5. Rodney Hudson, Florida Sate
6. Will Rackley, Lehigh
7. Marcus Gilbert, Florida
8. Clint Boling, Georgia
9. Keith Williams, Nebraska
10. Orlando Franklin, Miami
11. John Moffitt, Wisconsin
12. Kristofer O’Dowd, USC
13. Lee Ziemba, Auburn
14. Jake Kirkpatrick, TCU
15. Tim Barnes, Missouri

Defensive Tackles

1. Nick Fairley, Auburn
2. Phil Taylor, Baylor
3. Drake Nevis, LSU
4. Terrell McClain, South Florida
5. Stephen Paea, Oregon State
6. Corey Liuget, Illinois
7. Sione Fua, Stanford
8. Marvin Austin, North Carolina
9. Jurrell Casey, USC
10. Jarvis Jenkins, Clemson
11. Ian Williams, Notre Dame
12. Jerrell Powe, Ole Miss
13. Kenrick Ellis, Hampton
14. David Carter, UCLA
15. Adrian Taylor, Oklahoma

Defensive Ends

1. Da’Quan Bowers, Clemson
2. Aldon Smith, Missouri
3. Robert Quinn, North Carolina
4. Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue
5. Adrian Clayborn, Iowa
6. Pernell McPhee, Mississippi State
7. Sam Acho, Texas
8. Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma
9. Cliff Matthews, South Carolina
10. Greg Romeus, Pitt

3-4 Defensive Ends

1. Cameron Jordan, Cal
2. Marcell Dareus, Alabama
3. Muhammad Wilkerson, Temple
4. Christian Ballard, Iowa
5. J.J. Watt, Wisconsin
6. Cameron Heyward, Ohio State
7. Lawrence Guy, Arizona State
8. Allen Bailey, Miami
9. Brandon Bair, Oregon
10. Chris Neild, West Virginia

Inside Linebackers

1. Martez Wilson, Illinois
2. Greg Jones, Michigan State
3. Nate Irving, North Carolina State
4. Quan Sturdivant, North Carolina
5. Kelvin Sheppard, LSU
6. Casey Matthews, Oregon
7. Colin McCarthy, Miami
8. Josh Bynes, Auburn
9. Mike Mohamed, Cal
10. Akeem Dent, Georgia

Outside Linebackers

1. Akeem Ayers, UCLA
2. K.J. Wright, Mississippi State
3. Bruce Carter, North Carolina
4. Mason Foster, Washington
5. Mark Herzlich, Boston College
6. Lawrence Wilson, UCONN
7. Doug Hogue, Syracuse
8. Adrian Moten, Maryland
9. Brian Rolle, Ohio State
10. Jeremiha Hunter, Iowa

3-4 Rush Linebackers

1. Von Miller, Texas A&M
2. Justin Houston, Georgia
3. Brooks Reed, Arizona
4. Dontay Moch, Nevada
5. Chris Carter, Fresno State
6. Jabaal Sheard, Pitt
7. Thomas Keiser, Stanford
8. Cheta Ozougwu, Rice
9. Wayne Daniels, TCU
10. Bruce Miller, Central Florida

Cornerbacks

1. Patrick Peterson, LSU
2. Prince Amukamara, Nebraska
3. Brandon Burton, Utah
4. Jimmy Smith, Colorado
5. Brandon Harris, Miami
6. Aaron Williams, Texas
7. Johnny Patrick, Louisville
8. Kendric Burney, North Carolina
9. Marcus Gilchrist, Clemson
10. Shareece Wright, USC
11. Justin Rogers, Richmond
12. Ras-I Dowling, Virginia
13. Curtis Brown, Texas
14. Davon House, New Mexico
15. Rashad Carmichael, Virginia Tech
16. Brandon Hogan, West Virginia
17. Kevin Rutland, Missouri
18. Richard Sherman, Stanford
19. Brandyn Thompson, Boise State
20. Chris L. Rucker, Michigan State
21. Andrew McGee, Oklahoma State
22. Chris Culliver, South Carolina
23. Chimdi Chekwa, Ohio State
24. Curtis Marsh, Utah State
25. DeMarcus Van Dyke, Miami

Safeties

1. Rahim Moore, UCLA
2. Quinton Carter, Oklahoma
3. Ahmad Black, Florida
4. DeAndre McDaniel, Clemson
5. Deunta Williams, North Carolina
6. Robert Sands, West Virginia
7. Joe Lefeged, Rutgers
8. Nate Williams, Washington
9. Will Hill, Florida
10. Jaiquawn Jarrett, Temple
11. Tyler Sash, Iowa
12. David Sims, Iowa State
13. Jermale Hines, Ohio State
14. Shiloh Keo, Idaho
15. Dejon Gomes, Nebraska