March 7th Positional Rankings

[Matthew Jones]

Here's how I'm feeling lately after going back and reviewing some of the prospects; the defensive tackles are really difficult to figure out this year.

March 7th Positional Rankings

QB:

1. Andrew Luck, Stanford*
2. Robert Griffin III, Baylor*
3. Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M
4. Nick Foles, Arizona
5. Brandon Weeden, Oklahoma St.

RB:

1. Trent Richardson, Alabama*
2. Lamar Miller, Miami (FL)**
3. David Wilson, Virginia Tech*
4. Doug Martin, Boise St.
5. Robert Turbin, Utah St.*

WR:

1. Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma St.*
2. Michael Floyd, Notre Dame
3. Kendall Wright, Baylor
4. Stephen Hill, Georgia Tech*
5. Rueben Randle, Louisiana St.*

TE:

1. Orson Charles, Georgia*
2. Dwayne Allen, Clemson*
3. Coby Fleener, Stanford
4. Michael Egnew, Missouri
5. Ladarius Green, Louisiana-Lafayette

OT:

1. Matt Kalil, Southern California*
2. Jonathan Martin, Stanford*
3. Riley Reiff, Iowa*
4. Mike Adams, Ohio St.
5. Kelechi Osemele, Iowa St.

OG:

1. David DeCastro, Stanford*
2. Cordy Glenn, Georgia
3. Kevin Zeitler, Wisconsin
4. Amini Silatolu, Midwestern St.
5. Brandon Brooks, Miami (OH)

C:

1. Peter Konz, Wisconsin*
2. Ben Jones, Georgia
3. Philip Blake, Baylor
4. Michael Brewster, Ohio St.
5. David Molk, Michigan

DT:

1. Fletcher Cox, Mississippi St.*
2. Alameda Ta'amu, Washington
3. Jerel Worthy, Michigan St.*
4. Devon Still, Penn St.
5. Michael Brockers, Louisiana St.**

DE:

1. Quinton Coples, North Carolina
2. Nick Perry, Southern California*
3. Melvin Ingram, South Carolina
4. Courtney Upshaw, Alabama
5. Andre Branch, Clemson

OLB:

1. Zach Brown, North Carolina
2. Lavonte David, Nebraska
3. Keenan Robinson, Texas
4. Bruce Irvin, West Virginia
5. Terrell Manning, North Carolina St.*

ILB:

1. Luke Kuechly, Boston College*
2. Dont'a Hightower, Alabama*
3. Mychal Kendricks, California
4. Bobby Wagner, Utah St.
5. Audie Cole, North Carolina St.

CB:

1. Morris Claiborne, Louisiana St.*
2. Janoris Jenkins, North Alabama
3. Dre Kirkpatrick, Alabama*
4. Brandon Boykin, Georgia*
5. Stephon Gilmore, South Carolina*

S:

1. Mark Barron, Alabama
2. Harrison Smith, Notre Dame
3. Trumaine Johnson, Montana
4. George Iloka, Boise St.
5. Markelle Martin, Oklahoma St.

[Matthew Jones]

Just whipped up a big board as well but now it's back to work!

1. QB Andrew Luck, Stanford*

2. QB Robert Griffin III, Baylor*

3. RB Trent Richardson, Alabama*

4. OG David DeCastro, Stanford*

5. CB Morris Claiborne, Louisiana St.*

6. CB Janoris Jenkins, North Alabama

7. WR Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma St.*

8. OT Matt Kalil, Southern California*

9. LB Luke Kuechly, Boston College*

10. DE Nick Perry, Southern California*

11. OT Jonathan Martin, Stanford*

12. OG Cordy Glenn, Georgia

13. DE Quinton Coples, North Carolina

14. CB Dre Kirkpatrick, Alabama*

15. C Peter Konz, Wisconsin*

16. FS Mark Barron, Alabama

17. QB Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M

18. DT Fletcher Cox, Mississippi St.*

19. DT Alameda Ta'amu, Washington

20. DE Melvin Ingram, South Carolina

21. WR Michael Floyd, Notre Dame

22. CB Brandon Boykin, Georgia

23. LB Zach Brown, North Carolina

24. WR Kendall Wright, Baylor

25. DE Courtney Upshaw, Alabama

26. WR Stephen Hill, Georgia Tech*

27. DT Jerel Worthy, Michigan St.*

28. OG Kevin Zeitler, Wisconsin

29. RB Lamar Miller, Miami (FL)*

30. CB Stephon Gilmore, South Carolina*

31. RB David Wilson, Virginia Tech*

32. DE Andre Branch, Clemson

33. WR Rueben Randle, Louisiana St.*

34. TE Orson Charles, Georgia*

35. DT Devon Still, Penn St.

36. DT Michael Brockers, Louisiana St.**

37. OT Riley Reiff, Iowa*

38. DT Dontari Poe, Memphis*

39. CB Josh Robinson, Central Florida*

40. QB Nick Foles, Arizona

41. SS Harrison Smith, Notre Dame

42. LB Dont'a Hightower, Alabama*

43. DT Kendall Reyes, Connecticut

44. DE Chandler Jones, Syracuse*

45. OT Mike Adams, Ohio St.

46. CB Trumaine Johnson, Montana

47. RB Doug Martin, Boise St.

48. DT Brandon Thompson, Clemson

49. DE Whitney Mercilus, Illinois*

50. DT Josh Chapman, Alabama

[niel89]

Things I noticed.

-Martin as your #2 OT while many people think that he is slipping. Care to discuss your position on him?

-Jeffrey not even in the top 5 WR is fair enough.

-Poe on the outside also stands out. Some people are falling in love with his tools after the combine.

[holt_bruce81]

I disagree with Reiff at #37. Glad your not falling in to all the Poe hype, I think him being talked about as a top 12 pick is ridiculous.

[duesouth]

Originally Posted by niel89

-Martin as your #2 OT while many people think that he is slipping. Care to discuss your position on him?

I would agree with the OP that Martin should be #2. Adams has all the raw tools to be a LT - but just switches off from time to time and is likely to get your QB killed. I don't know you can trust him.

Reiff I've mentioned before on here, I'm not high on. Technique is poor in pass protection and athletically didn't test out real well and doesn't have super long arms to make up for that. I'd rather take Massie from Ole Miss than Reiff.

Now, Martin isn't as gifted with his feet as Kalil. Indeed against pure edge speed at times he struggles. He might be an average LT but very good RT. However, I think he is what he is - with Adams you're not quite sure what you're getting. Adams has more upside - but if I were compare Adams to anyone in recent Draft history it would be Michael Oher and the Ravens haven't been able to trust him at LT...

[bitonti]

Originally Posted by duesouth

I would agree with the OP that Martin should be #2. Adams has all the raw tools to be a LT - but just switches off from time to time and is likely to get your QB killed. I don't know you can trust him.

Reiff I've mentioned before on here, I'm not high on. Technique is poor in pass protection and athletically didn't test out real well and doesn't have super long arms to make up for that. I'd rather take Massie from Ole Miss than Reiff.

Now, Martin isn't as gifted with his feet as Kalil. Indeed against pure edge speed at times he struggles. He might be an average LT but very good RT. However, I think he is what he is - with Adams you're not quite sure what you're getting. Adams has more upside - but if I were compare Adams to anyone in recent Draft history it would be Michael Oher and the Ravens haven't been able to trust him at LT...

Cordy Glenn is better than every OT but Kalil. He runs faster, has longer arms and a better resume. what more does a guy need to do?