Top 5 Prospects by Position: Defense

[Centurion]

# in () is Big Board (overall) ranking.

I know a lot of these players can play multiple positions, but for arguments sake I'm just placing them at one position.

34DE
1. Vince Oghobaase, Duke (21)
2. Arthur Jones, Syracuse (60)
3. Linval Joseph, ECU (78)
4. Corey Wootton, Northwestern (129)
5. Lawrence Marsh, Florida (139)

43DE
1. Greg Hardy, Ole Miss (20)
2. Derrick Morgan, Georgia Tech (23)
3. Everson Griffen, USC (29)
4. Brandon Graham, Michigan (68)
5. Greg Romeus, Pittsburgh (98)

43DT
1. Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska (1)
2. Gerald McCoy, Oklahoma (5)
3. Brian Price, UCLA (12)
4. Jay Ross, ECU (67)
5. D'Anthony Smith, Louisiana Tech (83)

34NT
1. Terrence Cody, Alabama (11)
2. Phil Taylor, Baylor (59)
3. Boo Robinson, Wake Forest (102)
4. Kellen Heard, Texas A&M (128)
5. Jerrell Powe, Ole Miss (180)

34RLB
1. Eric Norwood, South Carolina (15)
2. George Selvie, USF (47)
3. Von Miller, Texas A&M (48)
4. Mark Herzlich, Boston College (53)
5. Brandon Lang, Troy (61)

OLB
1. Travis Lewis, Oklahoma (13)
2. Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri (26)
3. Greg Jones, Michigan St. (89)
4. Rico McCoy, Tennessee (113)
5. Perry Riley, LSU (114)

ILB
1. Rolando McClain, Alabama (22)
2. Sean Lee, Penn St. (76)
3. Micah Johnson, Kentucky (91)
4. Joe Pawelek, Baylor (97)
5. Brandon Spikes, Florida (106)

CB
1. Ras-I Dowling, Virginia (7)
2. Joe Haden, Florida (18)
3. Trevard Lindley, Kentucky (24)
4. Javier Arenas, Alabama (37)
5. Crezdon Butler, Clemson (55)

S
1. Eric Berry, Tennessee (2)
2. Earl Thomas, Texas (14)
3. Nate Allen, USF (43)
4. Taylor Mays, USC (64)
5. Reshad Jones, Georgia (73)

K
1. Hunter Lawrence, Texas (270)
2. Aaron Pettrey, Ohio St. (407)
3. Joshua Shene, Ole Miss (414)
4. Brett Swenson, Michigan St. (453)
5. Josh Aruco, Arkansas St. (498)

P
1. Zoltan Mesko, Michigan (298)
2. Matt Dodge, ECU (426)
3. Jeremy Boone, Penn St. (455)
4. Scott Ravanesi, So. Illinois (502)
5. Scott Love, UL-Monroe (516)

Other Top 50 Defense
None

[cutty]

I'm surprised Gerald McCoy gets no love as a 3-4 DE. He has played that position at Oklahoma and has looked great doing it. He has the prototypical size, strength, speed, polish - anything that you'd look for

I'm surprised Jerry Hughes is missing, he looks like he may be the best hybrid in the draft. Certainly better than George Selvie who's got ridiculous burst, but gets pushed around a little bit.

Sean Lee is not an NFL prospect. As a PSU fan, trust me on this one.

Dekoda Watson and Chris Galippo belong on the LB lists, they are both fringe 1st round picks

[cutty]

I beat a dead horse with this one, but Kareem Jackson is the best CB prospect in this draft. Size, speed, polish, and he gets his hands on absolutely EVERYTHING. I like Haden because of his upside, but right now my favorite 3 are Jackson, Perrish Cox, and Donovan Warren. I don't like Lindley at all, I feel like his speed is pretty suspect.

Haden, Warren, and Jackson will all be combine killers, so I wouldn't be surprised if they're all 1st rounders. Hopefully Cox too

[Chg91]

Woah, woah, woah. Where the HELL is Jerry Hughes? He's my favorite rush LB, and has been for a while now. The dude's money.

I'd also put Allen Bailey as the top five-technique using your criteria (or at least near the top), though I've only caught a handful of Miami games at this point.

..

You actually have rankings for K/P's? Cool. >_>

[Descendency]

Ras-I Dowling at 7th overall and Terrence Cody at 11???

Oh my.

[mpg1995]

Boo Robinson lost a lot of weight

[Albert]

Joe Haden is by far the best CB in this draft upto now. I think Corey Wootton could quite easily go a lot earlier due to his prototypical size

[Centurion]

Boo Robinson lost a lot of weight

how much?

[chicagojay]

I think he's 292 now, dont quote me though

[Centurion]

Oh, so it really is a 2-horse race with Cody and Taylor isn't it.