Player Rankings

My rankings include seniors only. Updated on 7-29-02

Quarterbacks

1. Byron Leftwich Marshall

The next John Elway? Right now the #1 pick in the draft.

2. Dave Ragone Louisville

Dave is very accurate, and smart. He is not very mobile.

3. Chris Simms Texas

Chris has good size and arm strength. He has average mobility, and football smarts.

4. Ken Dorsey Miami

Gets the most out of the talent that sourends him. Does he have the size, and arm strength for the NFL?

5. Seneca Wallace Iowa State

I guarantee you the team that draft Wallace will not be disappointed. He is the best pure playmaker I have seen in a while. The reason he will fall in the draft is due to his lack of great size (5-11 193).

Others

Carson Palmer USC

Jason Thomas UNLV

Brian St. Pierre Boston College

Kliff Kingsbury Texas Tech

Jason Gesser Washington State

Kyle Boller California

Brad Banks Iowa

Running Backs

1.Earnest Graham Florida

Earnest is a power runner, with good speed to get through the hole. He needs to be able to stay healthy for a full year.

2. Lee Suggs Virginia Tech

Lee will split time at RB this year with Kevin Jones.

3. Dwone Hicks Middle Tennessee State

His junior stats are 191 carriers for 1,143 yards and 20 TD's.

4.Avon Cobourne West Virginia

Avon may be one of the more underrated backs in football.

5. Sultan McCullough USC

I think Sultan will make a very good 3rd down back in the pros due to his excellent speed. He is a boom or bust player.

Others

Domanick Davis LSU

Fred Talley Arkansas

Dahrran Diedrick Nebraska

Thunder Collins Nebraska

Quentin Griffin Oklahoma

Derrick Nix Southern Miss

Julius Jones Notre Dame

Nick Maddox Florida State

Kerry Carter Stanford

Marcus Merriweather Ball State

Justin Fargas USC

Ahmaad Galloway Alabama

Stephan Lewis New Hampshire

Fullbacks

1. Andrew Pinnock South Carolina

Pinnock could play RB or FB in the NFL. If he plays RB he will need to be in a one back offense.

2. Brandon Drumm Colorado

Drumm is by far the best-run blocking fullback in college football. He could excelle in an offense like Tennessee's.

3. Jeremi Johnson

Where will Johnson play next year?

4. B.J. Askew Michigan

B.J. needs to work on his blocking.

5. Dawan Moss Michigan State

Moss is a power runner that can also run block fairly well.

Others

Matt Trissel Texas

Joe Webber Texas A&M

Tom Lopienski Notre Dame

Wide Receivers

1. Justin Gage Missouri

Mad skills as both a basketball and football player. Will he have a QB to throw him the ball?

2.Taylor Jacobs Florida

Taylor is a very smooth receiver with excellent hands. He also has better speed then most receivers in the draft. He only has average size at 6-0 198.

3. Lee Evans Wisconsin

When will Evans be back in action? If he is fully healthy by the time the combine rolls around he could be the #1 WR.

4. Chris Vance Ohio State

The next Cris Carter? He has excellent hands, and is athletic.

5. Bryant Johnson Penn State

Johnson has good size at 6-2 210. He can also adjust to the poorly thrown ball.

Others

Bernard Berrian Fresno State

Doug Gabriel Central Florida

Bobby Wade Arizona

Denero Marriott Marshall

Kareem Kelly USC

Billy McMullen Virginia

Wilson Thomas Nebraska

Mike Bush Washington State

Anton Paige Texas Tech

Walter Young Illinois

Richard Alston East Carolina

Sam Aiken North Carolina

Talman Gardner Florida State

Antwone Savage Oklahoma

Jerel Myers LSU

Willie Ponder Southeast Missouri State

Terrence Edwards Georgia

Kevin Curtis Utah State

Tight Ends

1. Doug Zeigler Mississippi

Doug is a very solid receiver, with good speed off the line. He is also a solid blocker.

2. Aaron Walker Florida

Walker is a very good receiver. He could improve as a blocker.

3. Lorenzo Diamond Auburn

Diamond has solid size at 6-3 258. He also has good power after the catch. He is somewhat inconsistent, and is not a great blocker.

4. Donald Lee Mississippi State

Lee has the skills to have a big year next year, but has not yet put it all together.

5. Ronnie Grant Louisville

Grant is similar to Walker in that he is a good receiver, but can improve as a blocker.

Others

Trent Smith Oklahoma

L.J. Smith Rutgers

James Hugo Arizona

Bo Scaife Texas

Chad Bartoszek Buffalo

Mobolaji Afariogun Western Michigan

Mike Pinkard Arizona State

Offensive Tackles

1. Brett Williams Florida State

Williams has excellent size at 6-6 317. He could improve his mobility.

2. Jake Kuppe Minnesota

One of my draft sleepers.

3. Jon Stinchcomb Georgia

Jon has solid power, and size. Like most tackles in this years draft class he is not very mobile.

4. Garry Johnson Arkansas State

Garry could start for any college team.

5. Todd Williams Florida State

Todd is very similar to teammate Brett Williams in that they both have good size, and strength. Also like Brett, Todd is not very athletic.

Others

Ben Johnson Wisconsin

Justin Sands Kansas

Justin Bates Colorado

Mike Saffer UCLA

Lee Davis Oregon State

Tony Pashos Illinois

Ulish Booker Michigan State

Enoch DeMar Indiana

David Porter Iowa

Marcus Ogden Howard

Seth Wand NW Missouri State

Offensive Guards

1. Derrick Dockery Texas

Texas had the top OT in last year's draft. This year they could have the top OG in the draft.

2. Vince Manuwai Hawaii

Vince is the best lineman Hawaii has ever had. He keeps climbing the rankings.

3. Eric Steinbach Iowa

The thing I like the most about Eric is his mobility, he would fit well with a team like Denver.

4. Sherko Haji-Rasouli Miami

Sherko is a very explosive player. He needs to improve his mobility.

5. Milford Brown Florida State

Brown is big and has good power.

Others

Rodney Michael Fresno State

Zach Wilson USC

Wes Cody Nebraska

Montrae Holland Florida State

Centers

1. Al Johnson Wisconsin

Wisconsin always has some good offensive lineman Ben and Al could fit the bill.

2. Brett Romberg Miami

Brett is a smart player, who will lead the Miami offensive line.

3. Antoine Mirambeau Florida State

Antoine has good size, strength, and mobility.

4. Bruce Nelson Iowa

Nelson is yet another good Hawkeye lineman. They should pave the way for a very good running game.

5. Jeff Faine Notre Dame

A smart player with good technique.

Others

Wayne Lucier Colorado

Dan Koppen Boston College

Chad Reed Pittsburgh

Defensive Ends

1. Kai Ellis Washington

Ellis is a speed rusher. He could play OLB in a 3-4 defense.

2. Cory Redding Texas

Cory needs to improve his power, or he will be a situational pass rusher.

3. Jerome McDougle Miami

Jerome may be the fastest defensive lineman in the draft. He needs to improve his tackling.

4. Jamal Green Miami

Jamal is bigger then teammate Jerome McDougle but not as fast. He also needs to improve his hand use.

5. Aaron Hunt Texas Tech

Hunt needs to improve his tackling ability and add more power. Right now he is a situational pass rusher.

Others

Nick Burley Fresno State

Alonzo Jackson Florida State

Chris Kelsay Nebraska

Calvin Pace Wake Forest

Antonio Garay Boston College

Michael Haynes Penn State

Antwan Peek Cincinnati

Defensive Tackles

1. William Joseph Miami

Joseph is a good pass rusher. He had 10 sacks last year.

2. Ty Warren Texas A&M

Ty has solid speed for a DT, and gets off blocks very well. A&M will play him at DE this year, but I think he is better at DT.

3. Jimmy Kennedy Penn State

Jimmy is a little overrated in my opinion. He had a very average junior year.

4. Eric Manning Oregon State

Manning has been a very hard worker in the weight room. He can squat 600 pounds.

5. Darrell Campbell Notre Dame

Had a neck injury in 2001.

Others

Jason Stewart Fresno State

Anthony Adams Penn State

Jarret Johnson Alabama

Garrett Smith Utah

Orlando Washington Marshall

Anthony Allsbury Western Michigan

Terrance Martin North Carolina State

Lamont Anderson Texas Tech

Langston Moore South Carolina

Matt Walters Miami

Middle Linebackers

1. E.J. Henderson Maryland

Henderson is an athletic tackling machine. The only concern with him is a neck injury he had last year.

2. Lance Briggs Arizona

Lance had 93 tackles and 6 sacks last year.

3. Gerald Hayes Pittsburgh

Hayes needs to work on his football instincts.

4. Matt Wilhelm Ohio State

Matt is your classic run stuffing Big 10 linebacker.

5. Clifton Smith Syracuse

Smith has good speed which allows him to make plays all over the field.

Others

Brian Gamble Texas A&M

Lawrence Flugence Texas Tech

Eddie Strong Mississippi

Tony Gilbert Georgia

Jerry Schumacher Illinois

Casey Urlacher Lake Forest

Ben Mahdavi Washington

Fred Barr Iowa

Outside Linebackers

1. Boss Bailey Georgia

Boss had 65 tackles including 6 for loss.

2. Mario Haggan Mississippi State

Mario is the best player on a very average team.

3 Matt Word Iowa State

Matt is another player I like more then most people. He is a very good tackler, and can pack a wallop. He is not very big at 6-0 225.

4. Eddie Moore Tennessee

Eddie has excellent speed, which allows him to make a lot of plays.

5. Bradie James LSU

James is better them teammate Trev Faulk.

Others

Angelo Crowell Virginia

Leo Etienne Kansas

Victor Hobson Michigan

Sheldon Deckart Utah

Joe Odom Purdue

John Williamson East Carolina

Cornerbacks

1. Dennis Weathersby Oregon state

Dennis is a shutdown CB.

2. Ricky Manning JR UCLA

Manning has good speed, and is a very good at closing on the ball. He can also return kicks.

3. Terence Newman Kansas State

Newman makes a lot of plays due to his great hands and athletic ability.

4. Andre Woolfolk Oklahoma

Andre can play both WR and CB.

5. Sammy Davis Texas A&M

Davis is on the short side, but is a good tackler.

Others

Marcus Trufant Washington State

Eugene Wilson Illinois

Mike Lehan Minnesota

Ronyell Whitaker Virginia Tech

Trent Findley Tennessee Martin

Michael Waddell North Carolina

Drayton Florence Tuskegee

Torrie Cox Pittsburgh

Safeties

1. Mike Doss Ohio State

Doss is a big hitter. He is your classic strong safety.

2. Terrence Holt North Carolina State

Holt has very good speed, and size. He is also a playmaker. I would like to see him go more for just the tackle, and not the knock out hit.

3. Todd Johnson Florida

Johnson is a very underrated player. He should be a very good NFL player due to his smarts. I compare him to Chicago S Mike Brown.

4. Troy Polamalu USC

Troy is a tackling machine evident by him having 118 tackles last year.

5. Anthony Floyd Louisville

Floyd has 17 career interceptions. I think he needs to be a more physical tackler.

Others

Hank Milligan Houston

Willie Pile Virginia Tech

Quintin Mikell Boise State

Tauras Ferguson Missouri

Thomas Wright Michigan State

Donnie Nickey Ohio State

Kickers

Todd Sievers Miami

Damon Duval Auburn

Seth Marler Tulane

Jonathan Ruffin Cincinnati

Alex Walls Tennessee

Jarvis Wallum Wyoming

Punters

Freddie Capshaw Miami

Brooks Barnard Maryland

Jarad Preston East Carolina

Andy Groom Ohio State

Mark Mariscal Colorado