NFL Draft 2011 rankings: Inside the top 50 with Christian Ponder and Michael Floyd

by Dan Kadar on Oct 7, 2010 2:00 PM EDT in 2011 NFL Draft

Throughout the day, we're releasing our 2011 NFL Draft rankings in batches of 25. After the jump find 50-26.

Spotlight on: Michael Floyd, WR, Notre Dame
It's been a tough season for Michael Floyd. On the surface, he's fine with 28 receptions for 408 yards and two touchdowns in five games. But Floyd should no longer be mentioned in the same breath with A.J. Green, Julio Jones and Jonathan Baldwin. Floyd has shown suspect hands this season, dropping several catchable passes. He's also had fumble issues in the end zone. Floyd has also never been considered as an excellent route runner either. Still, he's a physical marvel with potential. It's hard not to have him ranked this high.

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26. Michael Floyd | 6'3, 227 pounds | WR | Notre Dame *

27. Greg Jones | 6'1, 228 pounds | MLB | Michigan State

28. Christian Ponder | 6'2, 219 pounds | QB | Florida State

29. Brandon Harris | 5'11, 195 pounds | CB | Miami (Fla.) *

30. Stephen Paea | 6'1, 285 pounds | DT | Oregon State

31. Anthony Castonzo | 6'7, 295 pounds | OT | Boston College

32. Da'Quan Bowers | 6'4, 280 pounds | DE | Clemson *

33. Mark Barron | 6'2, 215 pounds | SS | Alabama *

34. Rodney Hudson | 6'2, 283 pounds | G | Florida State

35. Jared Crick | 6'6, 285 pounds | DT | Nebraska *

36. Ras-I Dowling | 6'2, 200 pounds | CB | Virginia

37. Deunta Williams | 6'2, 210 pounds | FS | North Carolina

38. Rahim Moore | 6'1, 195 pounds | FS | UCLA *

39. Jurell Casey | 6'1, 300 pounds | DT | Southern California *

40. Kristofer O'Dowd | 6'5, 300 pounds | C | Southern California

41. Curtis Brown | 6'0, 184 pounds | CB | Texas

42. Robert Sands | 6'4, 221 pounds | FS | West Virgnia *

43. Derek Sherrod | 6'6, 300 pounds | OT | Mississippi State

44. Jimmy Smith | 6'2, 205 pounds | CB | Colorado

45. Ryan Broyles | 5'11, 175 pounds | WR | Oklahoma *

46. Gabe Carimi | 6'7, 315 pounds | OT | Wisconsin

47. Stefen Wisniewski | 6'3, 302 pounds | C | Penn State

48. Drake Nevis | 6'2, 285 pounds | DT | LSU

49. Leonard Hankerson | 6'3, 215 pounds | WR | Miami (Fla.)

50. Jerrell Powe | 6'2, 340 pounds | DT | Mississippi

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I'm sure it's already somewhere...

but I wouldn’t mind taking a look at the methodology you used – how exactly does the scoring system work? Would you be willing to share those scores?

Also – did you do this yourself? Work off something as a starting point?

It’s great work. Daunting task.

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by Toddius on Oct 7, 2010 2:21 PM EDT reply actions

It’s not really a that scientific. There’s no scoring involved.

What I do is put together a huge bank of players. Then I decide who I think will have the best NFL future. So I basically break it up into positional rankings. Then I go through each position picking from the top down who I like most.

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by Dan Kadar on Oct 7, 2010 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Floyd’s route running actually has been better this year. I don’t see how you can’t mention him with Jones and Baldwin. He had a much better sophomore season than them. Does that not matter at all?

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by TheRealSlimShady on Oct 7, 2010 5:19 PM EDT reply actions