With college bowl season rapidly approaching, draft prospects around the country are gearing up to show off their skills for NFL talent evaluators. The senior prospects will be playing in their final game of their collegiate careers, meaning it will be their last chance to look good for NFL scouts.
The next step in the draft process is the Senior Bowl, the premier all-star game for NFL Draft prospects. Invitations for the Senior Bowl are already being accepted by some of college football’s best players. PewterReport.com will be covering the Senior Bowl, so tune in for practice reports, news, and inside scoop all week long.
Below, PewterReport.com’s Eric Dellaratta has his top 10 draft prospects at each position, including one under-the-radar prospect.
(*) – denotes underclassmen
QUARTERBACK
1. Geno Smith – West Virginia
2. Matt Barkley – USC
3. Tyler Wilson – Arkansas
4. Tyler Bray* – Tennessee
5. Mike Glennon – N.C. State
6. Aaron Murray* - Georgia
7. Tahj Boyd* - Clemson
8. Ryan Nassib - Syracuse
9. Logan Thomas* – Virginia Tech
10. Landry Jones – Oklahoma
SLEEPER: Zac Dysert – Miami (OH)
RUNNING BACK
1. Joseph Randle* – Oklahoma State
2. Giovanni Bernard* – North Carolina
3. Eddie Lacy* - Alabama
4. Stepfon Taylor - Stanford
5. Le’Veon Bell* – Michigan State
6. Andre Ellington – Clemson
7. Montee Ball - Wisconsin
8. Mike Gillislee - Florida
9. Dennis Johnson - Arkansas
10. Johnathan Franklin – UCLA
SLEEPER: Miguel Maysonet – Stony Brook
WIDE RECEIVER
1. Keenan Allen* - California
2. Justin Hunter* - Tennessee
3. Terrance Williams - Baylor
4. Robert Woods* - USC
5. DeAndre Hopkins* - Clemson
6. Brandon Coleman* - Rutgers
7. Cobi Hamilton - Arkansas
8. Tavon Austin – West Virginia
9. Aaron Dobson – Marshall
10. Quinton Patton – Louisiana Tech
SLEEPER: Tyrone Goard – Eastern Kentucky
TIGHT END
1. Tyler Eifert – Notre Dame
2. Zach Ertz* - Stanford
3. Joseph Fauria – UCLA
4. Dion Sims* – Michigan State
5. Chris Gragg - Arkansas
6. Michael Williams - Alabama
7. Mychal Rivera - Tennessee
8. Jordan Reed* - Florida
9. Zach Sudfeld - Nevada
10. D.C. Jefferson - Rutgers
SLEEPER: Ryan Otten – San Jose State
OFFENSIVE TACKLE
1. Luke Joeckel* – Texas A&M
2. Jake Matthews* – Texas A&M
3. Taylor Lewan* – Michigan
4. Brennan Williams – North Carolina
5. Eric Fisher – Central Michigan
6. Oday Aboushi – Virginia
7. Ricky Wagner - Wisconsin
8. D.J. Fluker* - Alabama
9. Alex Hurst - LSU
10. Xavier Nixon - Florida
SLEEPER: Lane Johnson*– Oklahoma
OFFENSIVE GUARD/CENTER
1. Chance Warmack - Alabama
2. Barrett Jones - Alabama
3. Dallas Thomas – Tennessee
4. Jonathan Cooper – North Carolina
5. Larry Warford - Kentucky
6. Omoregie Uzzi – Georgia Tech
7. Khaled Holmes - USC
8. Mario Benavides - Louisville
9. Graham Pocic – Illinois
10. Travis Bond – North Carolina
SLEEPER: Braxston Cave – Notre Dame
DEFENSIVE END
1. Damontre Moore* – Texas A&M
2. Sam Montgomery* - LSU
3. Barkevious Mingo* – LSU
4. Bjoern Werner* – Florida State
5. Corey Lemonier* - Auburn
6. Alex Okafor – Texas
7. Tank Carradine – Florida State
8. Ezekiel Ansah - BYU
9. Datone Jones - UCLA
10. John Simon - Ohio State
SLEEPER: Margus Hunt - SMU
DEFENSIVE TACKLE
1. Star Lotulelei - Utah
2. Johnathan Hankins* – Ohio State
3. Sheldon Richardson* - Missouri
4. Kawaan Short – Purdue
5. Louis Nix* – Notre Dame
6. Jonathan Jenkins - Georgia
7. Sharrif Floyd* - Florida
8. Sylvester Williams – North Carolina
9. Jesse Williams – Alabama
10. Bennie Logan* – LSU
SLEEPER: Daniel McCullers* – Tennessee
INSIDE LINEBACKER
1. Manti Te’o – Notre Dame
2. C.J. Mosley* – Alabama
3. Alec Ogletree* – Georgia
4. Shayne Skov - Stanford
5. Michael Mauti – Penn State
6. Nico Johnson – Alabama
7. Jonathan Bostic – Florida
8. Chris Borland* – Wisconsin
9. Tom Wort* – Oklahoma
10. Bruce Taylor – Virginia Tech
SLEEPER: Andrew Jackson* – Western Kentucky
OUTSIDE LINEBACKER
1. Jarvis Jones* - Georgia
2. Dion Jordan – Oregon
3. Khaseem Greene – Rutgers
4. Chase Thomas - Stanford
5. Sean Porter – Texas A&M
6. Gerald Hodges – Penn State
7. Arthur Brown – Kansas State
8. Travis Long – Washington State
9. Zavier Gooden – Missouri
10. Brandon Jenkins – Florida State
SLEEPER: Khalil Mack* – Buffalo
CORNERBACK
1. Johnthan Banks – Mississippi State
2. Demarcus Milliner* - Alabama
3. Xavier Rhodes* – Florida State
4. Jordan Poyer – Oregon State
5. David Amerson* – N.C. State
6. Desmond Trufant - Washington
7. Logan Ryan* - Rutgers
8. Kyle Fuller* – Virginia Tech
9. Micah Hyde – Iowa
10. Blidi Wreh-Wilson – Connecticut
SLEEPER: Rod Sweeting – Georgia Tech
SAFETY
1. Tony Jefferson* - Oklahoma
2. Kenny Vaccaro - Texas
3. Matt Elam* – Florida
4. T.J McDonald – USC
5. Bacarri Rambo - LSU
6. Robert Lester – Alabama
7. Eric Reid* - LSU
8. Shawn Williams – Georgia
9. D.J. Swearinger – South Carolina
10. Tyrann Mathieu* - LSU
SLEEPER: John Boyett – Oregon
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