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Mike Mayock's top 100 NFL draft prospect rankings
By Mike Mayock | NFL Network | April 23, 2012


1. Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford
2. Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor
3. Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama
4. Morris Claiborne, CB, LSU
5. Matt Kalil, OT, Southern California
6. Luke Kuechly, ILB, Boston College
7. Mark Barron, SS, Alabama
8. Stephon Gilmore, CB, South Carolina
9. Chandler Jones, DE, Syracuse
10. Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State

11. Fletcher Cox, DT, Mississippi State
12. Michael Floyd, WR, Notre Dame
13. Dontari Poe, DT, Memphis
14. Shea McClellin, OLB, Boise State
15. Dont'a Hightower, ILB, Alabama
16. Kendall Wright, WR, Baylor
17. Doug Martin, RB, Boise State
18. Melvin Ingram, OLB, South Carolina
19. Ryan Tannehill, QB, Texas A&M
20. Riley Reiff, OT, Iowa

21. Quinton Coples, DE, North Carolina
22. Whitney Mercilus, OLB, Illinois
23. Courtney Upshaw, DE, Alabama
24. David DeCastro, G, Stanford
25. Cordy Glenn, OT, Georgia
26. Jerel Worthy, DT, Michigan State
27. Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama
28. Harrison Smith, SS, Notre Dame
29. Michael Brockers, DT, LSU
30. Vinny Curry, DE, Marshall

31. Kevin Zeitler, G, Wisconsin
32. Stephen Hill, WR, Georgia Tech
33. David Wilson, RB, Virginia Tech
34. Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford
35. Brandon Weeden, QB, Oklahoma State
36. Jeff Allen, OT, Illinois
37. Amini Silatolu, G, Midwestern State
38. Coby Fleener, TE, Stanford
39. Casey Hayward, CB, Vanderbilt
40. Peter Konz, C, Wisconsin

41. Bruce Irvin, DE, West Virginia
42. Devon Still, DT, Penn State
43. Dwayne Allen, TE, Clemson
44. Bobby Massie, OT, Mississippi
45. Trumaine Johnson, CB, Montana
46. Lavonte David, OLB, Nebraska
47. Brandon Thompson, DT, Clemson
48. Josh Robinson, CB, Central Florida
49. Nick Perry, DE, Southern California
50. Cam Johnson, DE, Virginia

51. Alshon Jeffery, WR, South Carolina
52. Mike Adams, OT, Ohio State
53. Andre Branch, OLB, Clemson
54. Brian Quick, WR, Appalachian State
55. Janoris Jenkins, CB, North Alabama
56. Kendall Reyes, DT, Connecticut
57. A.J. Jenkins, WR, Illinois
58. Josh Norman, CB, Coastal Carolina
59. Derek Wolfe, DT, Cincinnati
60. T.Y. Hilton, WR, Florida International


61. Brandon Boykin, CB, Georgia
62. Mitchell Schwartz, OT, California
63. Rueben Randle, WR, LSU
64. Alameda Ta'amu, DT, Washington
65. Brandon Taylor, SS, LSU
66. Kelechi Osemele, G, Iowa State
67. Kirk Cousins, QB, Michigan State
68. Olivier Vernon, DE, Miami
69. Mychal Kendricks, ILB, California
70. Mike Martin, DT, Michigan

71. LaMichael James, RB, Oregon
72. Brock Osweiler, QB, Arizona State
73. Tyrone Crawford, DE, Boise State
74. Ronnell Lewis, OLB, Oklahoma
75. Dwight Bentley, CB, Louisiana-Lafayette
76. Brandon Brooks, G, Miami (Ohio)
77. Isaiah Pead, RB, Cincinnati
78. Alfonzo Dennard, CB, Nebraska
79. Philip Blake, C, Baylor
80. DeQuan Menzie, FS, Alabama


81. Sean Spence, OLB, Miami
82. Lamar Miller, RB, Miami
83. Billy Winn, DE, Boise State
84. Jonathan Massaquoi, DE, Troy
85. Ben Jones, C, Georgia
86. Demario Davis, OLB, Arkansas State
87. Leonard Johnson, CB, Iowa State
88. Bernard Pierce, RB, Temple
89. Marvin Jones, WR, California
90. Jamell Fleming, CB, Oklahoma

91. Mohamed Sanu, WR, Rutgers
92. Orson Charles, TE, Georgia
93. Chris Polk, RB, Washington
94. Frank Alexander, DE, Oklahoma
95. Trevor Guyton, DE, California
96. Donald Stephenson, OT, Oklahoma
97. Ryan Broyles, WR, Oklahoma
98. Bobby Wagner, OLB, Utah State
99. Robert Turbin, RB, Utah State
100. Zach Brown, OLB, North Carolina

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NFL draft positional rankings: Board shifts before event
By Mike Mayock | NFL Network | Updated April 24, 2012


Quarterback
1. Andrew Luck, Stanford
2. Robert Griffin III, Baylor
3. Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M
4. Brandon Weeden, Oklahoma State
5. Kirk Cousins, Michigan State

Running Back
1. Trent Richardson, Alabama
2. Doug Martin, Boise State
3. David Wilson, Virginia Tech
4. LaMichael James, Oregon
5. Isaiah Pead, Cincinnati

New entry: Pead
Rise: James (5)
Out: Lamar Miller, Miami (4)

Wide Receiver
1. Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State
2. Michael Floyd, Notre Dame
3. Kendall Wright, Baylor
4. Stephen Hill, Georgia Tech
5. Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina

Tight End
1. Coby Fleener, Stanford
2. Dwayne Allen, Clemson
3. Orson Charles, Georgia
4. Ladarius Green, Louisiana-Lafayette
5. James Hanna, Oklahoma

Offensive Tackle
1. Matt Kalil, USC
2. Riley Reiff, Iowa
3. Cordy Glenn, Georgia
4. Jonathan Martin, Stanford
5. Jeff Allen, Illinois

New entry: Allen
Rise: Glenn (5)
Out: Mike Adams, Ohio State (3)

Guard
1. David DeCastro, Stanford
2. Kevin Zeitler, Wisconsin
3. Amini Silatolu, Midwestern State
4. Kelechi Osemele, Iowa State
5. Brandon Brooks, Miami (Ohio)

Center
1. Peter Konz, Wisconsin
2. Philip Blake, Baylor
3. Ben Jones, Georgia
4. David Molk, Michigan
5. Quentin Saulsberry, Mississippi State

New entry: Saulsberry
Out: Michael Brewster, Ohio State (5)

Defensive End
1. Chandler Jones, Syracuse
2. Quinton Coples, North Carolina
3. Courtney Upshaw, Alabama
4. Vinny Curry, Marshall
5. Bruce Irvin, West Virginia

New Entry: Irvin
Rise: Jones (4), Curry (5)
Fall: Coples (1), Upshaw (2)
Out: Nick Perry, USC (3)

Defensive Tackle
1. Fletcher Cox, Mississippi State
2. Dontari Poe, Memphis
3. Jerel Worthy, Michigan State
4. Michael Brockers, LSU
5. Devon Still, Penn State

Rise: Poe (4)
Fall: Worthy (2), Brockers (3)
Out: Kendall Reyes, Connecticut (5t)

Outside Linebacker
1. Shea McClellin, Boise State
2. Melvin Ingram, South Carolina
3. Whitney Mercilus, Illinois
4. Lavonte David, Nebraska
5. Andre Branch, Clemson

New Entry: David
Rise: McClellin (2)
Fall: Ingram (1), Branch (4)
Out: Ronnell Lewis, Oklahoma (5)

Inside Linebacker
1. Luke Kuechly, Boston College
2. Dont'a Hightower, Alabama
3. Mychal Kendricks, California
4. James-Michael Johnson, Nevada
5. Tank Carder, TCU

New Entry: Johnson, Carder
Out: Keenan Robinson, Texas (4); Sean Spence, Miami (5)

Cornerback
1. Morris Claiborne, LSU
2. Stephon Gilmore, South Carolina
3. Dre Kirkpatrick, Alabama
4. Casey Hayward, Vanderbilt
5. Trumaine Johnson, Montana

New Entry: Hayward, Johnson
Out: Janoris Jenkins, North Alabama (4); Josh Robinson, Central Florida (5)

Safety
1. Mark Barron, Alabama
2. Harrison Smith, Notre Dame
3. Brandon Taylor, LSU
4. DeQuan Menzie, Alabama
5. Phillip Thomas, Syracuse

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had a chance to talk to my player personnel buddy last night for the first time in awhile. He said his team has Trent Richardson as the best overall player on the board. They have Upshaw as a second round prospect but said that it's very close. Said Barron might be the most safe pick in the entire draft.

ndy Staples ‏ @Andy_Staples Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Great @slmandel column on overrated/underrated draft prospects. Bama C William Vlachos in round 7? Child, please. He'll start for 10 years.

rumors today that the JETS will trade with Cleveland to get Trent. Not sure I would like that move, the Jets are a mess and their OC likes a 2 back system so he would share carries with Shon Greene.


Jim Corbett ‏ @JimcorbettUSAT Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Interesting revelation RB Trent Richardson said Jets contacted him Sunday to make sure his info was right in case they trade up from No. 16

Rich Cimini ‏ @RichCimini Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Trent Richardson is the No. 1 player on the Jets' draft board, ESPN's Sal Paolantonio reported today. #Jets

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I think Upshaw is top 20. I think teams will look at his onfield performance and account for his intangibles (degree of difficulty in Bama's system and coaching). In any case, I hope two of our guys don't go to the Bungles.

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well the Upshaw issues did play out...I feel bad for the kid since he was in NYC. He'll get drafted today and hopefully come into the league ready to cause some pain and play with a chip on his shoulder. Hightower would have gone to Pitt and that could have helped Upshaw to go to the Pats but Pitt couldn't pass up DeCastro.

Touch dat MONEY Courtney !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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