2011 NFL Draft top 75

So get ready for another year of discussion about this. Should be interesting to see what he does as he is far more of a NFL prospect than Myron Rolle (case in point, him being the highest ranked offensive lineman on this list)

And I agree on the Kai Forbath ranking. Is anyone going to have the balls to take the best kicking prospect in a decade before the 4th round?

I thought Jurell Casey was about 60lbs heavier. Which would make him an orb.

Well all we have to do is turn on our TV on Saturdays to watch N.Carolina.
Its seems from the look of things their defense will all be drafted in the top three rounds.
Sick.
Great Draft start to 2011.
Even though I pick only one correct regarding my beloved Bills the seventh pick.
K.Calloway/ROT to ROG
I do hope next year we get a few more correct.
N.Solder/ROT G.Carimi/LOT J.Moffit/LOG K.O’Dowd/OC
G.Romeus/DE C.Heyward/DE A.Clayborn/DE R.Quinn/DE M.Austin/NT
This is of course predicated on T.Edwards showing the success we thought he would based on picking him in third round three years ago.
If he does not deliver then we screw the above draft and go after J.Locker of Washington.

GO BUFFALO BILLS!

Jake Locker too low.

Mallet i think could be a Snead type…He failed to come out and be a sure top 10 pick, elected to go back for another year of college and Snead destroyed his stock…I think Mallet could do that…Also i am a huge Luck fan but he may not come out

I sincerely hope Black and Will Hill stay in till 2012

How ’bout WR Torrey Smith from Maryland? The dude was 6th in the nation in all-purpose yards with 182.67 yards per game.

won’t be drafted in the top half of the first round. I’m an Iowa alum and think Clayborn has the talent of a top 15 pick as well as the history of play, but that weird arm condition he had will scare teams. Teams will overlook some injuries, but he wasn’t supposed to be able to play sports. The guilty plea for assault won’t help either, and teams seem even more concerned about getting “high character” guys than ever. The team that gets him will be more than happy, but I think he’ll be waiting awhile before his name is called next April.

For one, I think more highly of Barksdale… and I couldn’t go anywhere near 75 deep at this point. But I think this can agree this this could be a bitch of a year for teams seeking OL help.

just one O-linemen in the top twenty?

John Clay.

As I said on another SBN board, he has everything you’d want in a pure passer. Jeff George kinda had that, except he had those problems between the ears. Mallett doesn’t seem to have that issue, and he’s also blessed with size that dwarfs Drew Bledsoe.

Good job buddy. I just have a couple issues. Blaine Gabbert! His arm is just as strong as Mallet, and he is more gifted athletically. With less exp. than Mallet, he threw for almost as many yards and had a comparable QB ratings, and he was injured for 3 or 4 games. Also, Dareus, Boling, and Reynolds are way to low. Otherwise, its a pretty acurate list. Also, When can I start Scouting Reports? I know alot about a couple prospects in this draft and I think my reports could be very in depth and accurate when you compare them to this year. Let me know.

Now I have to learn even more names of which, only 7 will end up on my team….

Whats your thoughts on Nick Foles? I doubt he would enter the draft but I was just wondering what your thoughts on him are.

Together a rough top 16 that I’m going to expand on for BCC. Would like to know what you guys think. Top 16

I’m not really interested in their overall rank now, but rather the talent and where I see them headed. Being a Bills fan, I’ll be looking at QB’s closely this coming season.

I like Christian Ponder the most when it comes to the intangibles. I think he’s got the “it” factor going for him. And he’s accurate. Watching him versus UNC, it was almost unreal how many times he put the ball exactly where it needed to go in the strike zone. Most of his incompletions that game were due to receiver drops. He’s got mobility and is smart. Ponder has some injury concerns, and I’m not certain exactly where I grade his arm strength, but I know that I would be happy with him leading my football team.

Jake Locker’s NFL projection really depends on how he progresses this year. Physically, he’s a linebacker/fullback playing quarterback. His arm strength appears above average, and his accuracy looked OK to me, but I don’t think anyone’s confusing him with Bradford or Clausen in that area. I’m not sure on Locker’s ability to work through his progressions, but I do think he carries the “it” factor so coveted by NFL teams. With continued improvement under Sarkasian, he could be the first pick overall. But I could see him easily not being the first pick, behind other quarterbacks, due to concerns I mentioned above.

Based on the Texas game, Jerrod Johnson is a first rounder. I saw him make too many half field and simplistic reads, though, over the course of the season to put him that high. I also though that his delivery was a tad elongated, but he put a lot of velocity on the football. His arm, stature, and athleticism are good, and his head is screwed on right. If he plays all year like it’s the Texas game, he climbs the board big-time.

I’m not really sure what to think about Ryan Mallett. The NFL’s blitz packages tear up most of the league’s immobile QB’s. I’d like to see more movement from Mallett. Like Dan, I also think he throws one speed: rocket. And I noticed some reports about immaturity around the time he had to make his draft decision in 2009-10. If those issues get resolved, and I think most of them will, I can easily see Mallett leapfrogging Locker as the top QB.

I watched Blaine Gabbert a couple times last season, and I thought that he was similar to Mallett, with a little less zip on the ball, but still a great arm. Gabbert was hurt, so I don’t have a good indication on his mobility. I also don’t have a read on his ability to go through progressions, or his intangibles. I’ll be watching though.

Andrew Luck has first overall pick written all over him, IMO. Good arm, athletic, and a good leader. We’ll see more of the leadership now that Gerhard moved on. I thought his accuracy was very good. He plays in a pro style offense, decidedly smash-mouth, with less receiving talent than other PAC-10 schools, yet Luck was very good. I think he’s the type of QB that can carry Stanford, or any other team, by himself, with the ever-coveted “it” factor. I helps that his head coach is a former NFL QB, and tough-minded. I also think Luck’s head is screwed on very tightly, and don’t see him coming out before he graduates.

I won’t comment on Pat Devlin, mostly because I haven’t seen him and won’t pretend to know anything about him, because I don’t.

All I know is that teams that need franchise quarterbacks will get their chance next year. As a Jaguar fan I’m convinced we’ll be going QB in the 1st round next year and I’d be happy with any of the top 5 or 6 QBs in the nation.

and also love to see the discussion about Ponder. I’m a bit of a homer obviously, but Ponder is the real deal. Him, Hudson, and Bradham all have the potential to be first round, high second round picks. And to say he has arm strength and accuracy problems (darwithabar) probably means you haven’t seen him play much.

that I’ll be trying to keep an eye on this year

QB Pat Devlin Deleware
    November 20th they play Villanova, hopefully this is on ESPNU. Transfer from Pittsburgh.

QB Blake Bolles Northwest Missouri St.
    I will see him on September 18th when they visit Nebraska Omaha.

QB Arvell Nelson Texas Southern
  Transfer from Iowa. They play UCONN on September 11th.

RB Mon Williams Eastern Illinois
   Play Iowa on September 4th. Also play Tennessee St. November 6th hopefully on ESPNU. Florida transfer.

TE Schuyler Oordt Northern Iowa
  Play Iowa on September 25th. Play Missouri St. on November 13th.

TE Mike Higgins Nebraska Omaha
   I’ll see him throughout the year I live in the area.

G Benjamin Ijalana Villanova
   November 20th against Delaware. September 3rd they play Temple.

G David Arkin Missouri St.
  September 11th they play Kansas St., November 13th Northern Iowa.

DE Christian Anthony Grambling
  September 4th they play Louisiana Tech, November 27th they play Southern, I believe this game is on NBC. I watched him twice last year, he’s the real deal.

DT Kendrick Ellis Hampton
   Transfer from South Carolina, September 2nd they play Central Michigan.

DT D’Angelo McCray Eastern Illinois
   Play Iowa on September 4th. Also play Tennessee St. November 6th hopefully on ESPNU. Illinois transfer, was originally a TE.

DE/LB Jabari Fletcher Appalachian St.
  October 16th they play Citadel, November 20th the Florida Gators.

CB Cortez Allen Citadel
   September 11th they play Arizona. October 16th Appalachian St.

CB/WR Trumaine Johnson Montana
   October 2nd they play Northern Colorado. October 16th Portland St.

CB DeShawn Shead Portland St.
  September 4th Arizona St., September 18th Oregon, October 16th Montana, November 13th Northern Colorado.

S Mark LeGree Appalachian St.
   October 16th they play Citadel, November 20th the Florida Gators.

S Max Hewitt Northern Colorado
   September 25th Michigan St. November 13th Portland St.

S Eugene Clifford Tennessee St.
  Transfer from Ohio St., November 19th Eastern Illinois.

Hopefully ESPNU will pick up some of these games.

talk to you guys after the season.

Hey Dan, what happened to me only saying Rudolph was good because of my ‘bias’.

;-)