2011 NFL Draft Guard Rankings: Kadar vs Dove

by Dan Kadar on Apr 8, 2011 4:00 PM EDT in 2011 NFL Draft

Pro days are over and workouts are wrapping up so it's time to finalize positional rankings. One of the most intriguing thing about the NFL Draft process is that each person values prospects differently. For NFL talent evaluators and draft analysts alike, the rankings at the top look similar, but opinions vary on mid-level players.

Here at Mocking the Draft we wanted to show you how our opinions differ. Dan Kadar and Jon Dove are breaking down each position giving you their top 10 in each. Make sure to check out our scouting report page to get full reports on some of the prospects. Also don't hesitate to leave some feedback about our rankings or maybe even your own.

The top two spots for guards seems to be locked down to Mike Pouncey of Florida and Danny Watkins of Baylor. After that, the rankings are wide open. The big issue when evaluating offensive linemen is determining the best fit. When I'm evaluating linemen, I'm pretty conservative. Others, like Jon, project more tackles this year kicking inside.

Of this year's group, only Pouncey and Wakins probably deserve first-round consideration. After that, the position is weak this year.

Rank	Dan Kadar's Ranking	Jon Dove's Ranking
1	Mike Pouncey	Mike Pouncey
2	Danny Watkins	Danny Watkins
3	Rodney Hudson	Clint Boling
4	John Moffitt	Marcus Cannon
5	Will Rackley	Orlando Franklin
6	Clint Boling	Will Rackley
7	Justin Boren	DeMarcus Love
8	Andrew Jackson	John Moffitt
9	Zach Hurd	James Carpenter
10	Stephen Schilling	Brandon Fusco

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Cannon and Franklin don't even

make Kadar’s top 10? That’s surprising.

by TheSmart1 on Apr 8, 2011 4:07 PM EDT reply actions

And Dove doesn't have Hudson in his top 10.

Odd

by TheSmart1 on Apr 8, 2011 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Hudson might be listed as a center

by Charles L on Apr 8, 2011 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions

yep, Hudson is a center in my book

Jon Dove
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by Jon Dove on Apr 8, 2011 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions

I have them as tackles.

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by Dan Kadar on Apr 8, 2011 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Maybe he sees them as tackles?

by Yankees10 on Apr 8, 2011 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions

wow, posted a second after

by Yankees10 on Apr 8, 2011 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah. I see both as right side guys. It wouldn’t shock me to see both at guard, but I thought I’d leave them at tackle in my rankings.

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by Dan Kadar on Apr 8, 2011 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Good to see Rackley and Moffitt high

"Good, bad, I'm the guy with the gun."

by ct17 on Apr 8, 2011 10:53 PM EDT reply actions

fun

This is fun to look at our rankings head to head… its not a competition but it shows how much opinions differ….

Jon Dove
NFL Analyst at Mocking the Draft
@Jon_Dove42

by Jon Dove on Apr 8, 2011 11:21 PM EDT reply actions

1. Pouncey
2. Franklin
3. Boling
4. Schilling
5. Moffitt
6. Watkins
7. Cannon
8. Rackley
9. Love
10. Hurd

"I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it."

by NMVike on Apr 9, 2011 1:02 AM EDT reply actions

So neither of you think Ijalana will be a G?

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by Omaha Sun on Apr 11, 2011 9:08 PM EDT reply actions

Dove

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by Katrina Jones on Jul 18, 2011 6:29 AM EDT reply actions