Mike Mayock's Top 5 by Position Pre-Combine Rankings

[DR RAM]

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With the NFL Scouting Combine beginning on Feb. 23, Mike Mayock unveils the first of his position-by-position rankings for the 2013 NFL Draft.

Quarterback

1. Geno Smith, West Virginia
2. Matt Barkley, USC
3. Mike Glennon, NC State
4. Ryan Nassib, Syracuse
5. Landry Jones, Oklahoma

Running Back

1. Eddie Lacy, Alabama
2. Montee Ball, Wisconsin
3. Andre Ellington, Clemson
4. Giovani Bernard, North Carolina
5. Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina

Wide Receiver

1. Cordarrelle Patterson, Tennessee
2. Keenan Allen, Cal
3. Terrance Williams, Baylor
4. Tavon Austin, West Virginia
5. Quinton Patton, Louisiana Tech

Tight End

1. Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame
2. Zach Ertz, Stanford
3. Gavin Escobar, San Diego State
4. Travis Kelce, Cincinnati
5. Jordan Reed, Florida

Center

1. Travis Frederick, Wisconsin
2. Brian Schwenke, Cal
3. Barrett Jones, Alabama
4. Khaled Holmes, USC
5. Braxston Cave, Notre Dame

Guard

1. Chance Warmack, Alabama
2. Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina
3. Larry Warford, Kentucky
4. Kyle Long, Oregon
5. Brian Winters, Kent State

Tackle

1. Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
2. Eric Fisher, Central Michigan
3. Lane Johnson, Oklahoma
4. D.J. Fluker, Alabama
T-5. Menelik Watson, Florida State
T-5. Justin Pugh, Syracuse

Defensive End

1. Bjoern Werner, Florida State
2. Damontre Moore, Texas A&M
3. Ezekiel Ansah, BYU
4. Sam Montgomery, LSU
T-5. Datone Jones, UCLA
T-5. Margus Hunt, SMU

Defensive Tackle

1. Sharrif Floyd, Florida
2. Star Lotulelei, Utah
3. Sheldon Richardson, Missouri
4. Sylvester Williams, North Carolina
T-5. Kawann Short, Purdue
T-5. Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State

Outside linebacker

1. Dion Jordan, Oregon
2. Jarvis Jones, Georgia
3. Khaseem Greene, Rutgers
4. Barkevious Mingo, LSU
5. Arthur Brown, Kansas State

Inside linebacker

1. Alec Ogletree, Georgia
2. Manti Te'o, Notre Dame
3. Kevin Minter, LSU
4. Kevin Reddick, North Carolina
5. Kiko Alonso, Oregon

Cornerback

1. Dee Milliner, Alabama
2. Xavier Rhodes, Florida State
3. Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State
4. Desmond Trufant, Washington
5. Jordan Poyer, Oregon State

Safety

1. Kenny Vaccaro, Texas
2. Matt Elam, Florida
3. Johnathan Cyprien, Florida International
4. Eric Reid, LSU
5. Zeke Motta, Notre Dame

 

[fearsomefour]

Warmack, Cooper, Jordan, Jones, Ogletree, Vaccaro....odds of one these guys falling to 16, decent. My dream scenario would have Warmack and Vacarro fall to 16 and 22 respectively. I dont think that is going to happen. I do expect a run on OT and Dline. I think the top 4 T prospects and top couple DE and DT are off the board when the Rams draft at 16. Add in two QBs and 2 WR and the chances of EITHER Warmack or Vacarro being there is solid.

 

[jrry32]

Rankings are solid. Although ranking Jones as the #3 Center is bad and Zeke Motta in the top 5 at safety is pretty terrible...as is DJ Swearinger not being a top 5 safety.

I also think he is overrating Montee Ball.

 

[DR RAM]

Rankings are solid. Although ranking Jones as the #3 Center is bad and [hil]Zeke Motta[/hil] in the top 5 at safety is pretty terrible...as is DJ Swearinger not being a top 5 safety.

I also think he is overrating Montee Ball.

He's a Notre Dame homer, so you have to know that. I agree with you on your assessments, but Mike has topped me before, and probably will again. He's a solid evaluator, but he gets boring, and a little condescending after watching his schtick too long. Pretty good list overall. I would tweak it a little.