Consensus Big Board 1.0

by Pablo Escobar on Feb 18, 2012 3:40 PM EST

PLEASE REC SO EVERYONE CAN USE THIS FOR MOCK DRAFTS

First consensus big board of the season - will update every few weeks.

The following big boards were used: Walter Football, Gil Brandt NFL, Bucky Brooks NFL, Rob Rang CBS, CBS Sports, Scouts Inc ESPN, Scott Wright, Wes Bunting NFP

Rank	Players
1	Andrew Luck (QB) - Stanford
2	Matt Kalil (OT) - USC
3	Robert Griffin III (QB) - Baylor
4	Morris Claiborne (CB) - LSU
5	Trent Richardson (RB) - Alabama
6	Justin Blackmon (WR) - Oklahoma St.
7	Quinton Coples (DE) - UNC
8	David DeCastro (G) - Stanford
9	Riley Reiff (OT) - Iowa
10	Devon Still (DT) - Penn St.
11	Luke Kuechley (ILB) - BC
12	Courtney Upshaw (DE/OLB) - Alabama
13	Dre Kirkpatrick (CB) - Alabama
14	Michael Brockers (DT) - LSU
15	Melvin Ingram (DE) - South Carolina
16	Jonathan Martin (OT) - Stanford
17	Michael Floyd (WR) - Notre Dame
18	Kendall Wright (WR) - Baylor
19	Janoris Jenkins (CB) - North Alabama
20	Mark Barron (SS) - Alabama
21	Nick Perry (DE/OLB) - USC
22	Cordy Glenn (OT) - Georgia
23	Zach Brown (OLB) - UNC
24	Ryan Tannehill (QB) - Texas A&M
25	Don't'a Hightower (ILB) - Alabama
26	Vontaze Burfict (ILB) - Arizona St.
27	Peter Konz (C.) - Wisconsin
28	Orson Charles (TE) - Georgia
29	Rueben Randle (WR) - LSU
30	Mike Adams (OT) - Ohio St.
31	Fletcher Cox (DT) - Mississippi St.
32	Dontari Poe (DT) - Memphis
33	Andre Branch (DE) - Clemson
34	Brandon Thompson (DT) - Clemson
35	Jerel Worthy (DT) - Michigan St.
36	Lamar Miller (RB) - Miami
37	Alfonzo Dennard (CB) - Nebraska
38	David Wilson (RB) - Virginia Tech
39	Dwayne Allen (TE) - Clemson
40	Whitney Mercilus (DE) - Illinois
41	Alshon Jeffery (WR) - South Carolina
42	Mohamed Sanu (WR) - Rutgers
43	Chase Minnifield (CB) - Virginia
44	Alameda Ta'amu (DT) - Washington
45	Coby Fleener (TE) - Stanford
46	Jared Crick (DE) - Nebraska
47	Zebrie Sanders (OT) - Florida St.
48	Kendall Reyes (DT) - Connecticut
49	Kelechi Osemele (OT/OG) - Iowa St.
50	Brandon Washington (G) - Miami
51	Jayron Hosley (CB) - Virginia Tech
52	Billy Winn (DE) - Boise St.
53	Lavonte David (OLB) - Nebraska
54	Chris Polk (RB) - Washington
55	Stephon Gilmore (CB) South Carolina
56	Vinny Curry (DE/OLB) - Marshall
57	Leonard Johnson (CB) - Iowa St.
58	Kevin Zeitler (G) - Wisconsin
59	Doug Martin (RB) - Boise St.
60	LaMichael James (RB) - Oregon
61	Ronnell Lewis (OLB/DE) - Oklahoma
62	Nick Foles (QB) - Arizona
63	Travis Lewis (OLB) - Oklahoma
64	Bobby Wagner (OLB) - Utah St.

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Weird...

How was this calculated and mostly, how did Orson Charles get to 28? Did his mom get a very heavily-weighted vote? I have only ever seen him 3rd after Allen and Fleener at TE.

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by Since1993 on Feb 18, 2012 6:09 PM EST reply actions

Wes Bunting has him really high on his board.

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by SteveUK on Feb 19, 2012 3:46 AM EST up reply actions

Jeez, he'd have to...

In order to throw a consensus so far off.

by Since1993 on Feb 19, 2012 7:00 PM EST up reply actions

Averages

Average which point each of the players is ranked among various big boards.
Please see Wes Bunting’s big board and Gil Brandts on NFL.com

by Pablo Escobar on Feb 18, 2012 6:13 PM EST reply actions

None of this big board is my opinion – its the consensus big board taken from various NFL writers and analysts.
There are several that I will add to this as they release their overall big boards.

by Pablo Escobar on Feb 18, 2012 6:14 PM EST reply actions

I get that...

Not criticising you. It just that the Charles rank is so contra-logical, some had to rank him too high – way too high – in order to throw the ‘consensus’ out of whack.

by Since1993 on Feb 19, 2012 7:02 PM EST up reply actions

I considered taking off the two mocks that had him listed so high – but they are respected NFL analysts so kept it that way,

by Pablo Escobar on Feb 19, 2012 10:44 PM EST up reply actions

Maybe you want to knock off the best and worst score for each player?

I don’t know if that makes a difference in this case, but that might avoid some really weird placements

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by OldProspects on Feb 19, 2012 10:49 PM EST up reply actions

Weird placements are good. Not everyone is going to agree on a prospect and the years have shown that it’s good to have a diversity.

It is also VERY important to note that Mike Mayock is very high on Charles and has him listed as the #1 TE in the class.

by Pablo Escobar on Feb 19, 2012 11:06 PM EST up reply actions

The weirdest rankings were Buntings IMO

He has Jonathan Martin at 67!

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by NMVike on Feb 20, 2012 9:04 PM EST up reply actions

think you did this last yr, I like it, thanks again

by durst on Feb 18, 2012 8:21 PM EST reply actions

I did man, I’ll update every few weeks or so as more big board’s come out and as they get updated!

Enjoy!

by Pablo Escobar on Feb 18, 2012 9:03 PM EST up reply actions

Great Job

Rec.d…Thanx

by ENsDad27 on Feb 19, 2012 6:05 PM EST reply actions

When you say “consensus” you’re implying that all of these sources have this exact board. I know for a fact that NFP has Richardson about 4 spots higher than RG3.

by More passing yards than Dan Fouts on Feb 20, 2012 10:42 AM EST reply actions

Consider changing it from consensus to average as others have said, completely different connotation.

Also, adding more sources will help mitigate outliers like Orson Charles at 28.

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by Mavyrk on Feb 20, 2012 3:46 PM EST reply actions

I will be adding more sources as their big boards become public

According to definition Consensus = “Majority of opinion”

But whatever suits the fancy

by Pablo Escobar on Feb 20, 2012 11:41 PM EST up reply actions

But...

Consensus, by definition, means “General agreement.” While there’s general agreement that all of these players are draftable, you’re presenting an ordered list; the ordering of that list is not under general agreement.

That’s why average conveys the meaning much better.

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by Mavyrk on Feb 21, 2012 12:51 AM EST up reply actions

Consensus is more accurately definable as unanimity, not average.

by More passing yards than Dan Fouts on Feb 21, 2012 7:38 AM EST up reply actions

You guys are right, but I think consensus is commonly used in this situation.

The same thing is used with NBA mocks on NBA.com. Consensus may not be the best word, but I think most people understand what he’s talking about. Or maybe not.

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by Omaha Sun on Feb 21, 2012 11:46 AM EST up reply actions