(ESPN Insider) Top 5 seniors & Juniors by position

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(ESPN Insider) Top 5 seniors by position
Updated: Dec. 13, 2006, 11:41 AM ET


Top 5 seniors by position
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By Mel Kiper Jr.
ESPN.com


Quarterbacks
1. Brady Quinn, Notre Dame
2. Troy Smith, Ohio State
3. Drew Stanton, Michigan State
4. Kevin Kolb, Houston
5. Trent Edwards, Stanford (injured)

Running Backs
1. Kenny Irons, Auburn
2. Michael Bush, Louisville (injured)
3. Selvin Young, Texas
4. Kolby Smith, Louisville
5. Tony Hunt, Penn State

Fullbacks
1. Brian Leonard, Rutgers
2. LeRon McClain, Alabama
3. Stan White Jr., Ohio State
4. Jason Snelling, Virginia
5. Bryson Davis, Mississippi State
5a. Deon Anderson, Connecticut

Wide Receivers
1. Jeff Samardzija, Notre Dame
2. Dwayne Bowe, LSU
3. Craig Davis, LSU
4. Aundrae Allison, East Carolina
5. Johnnie Lee Higgins, UTEP

Tight Ends
1. Matt Spaeth, Minnesota
2. Joe Newton, Oregon State
3. Scott Chandler, Iowa
4. Ben Patrick, Delaware
5. Clark Harris, Rutgers

Offensive Tackles
1. Joe Thomas, Wisconsin
2. Tony Ugoh, Arkansas
3. Levi Brown, Penn State
4. Joe Staley, Central Michigan
5. James Marten, Boston College
5a. Ryan Harris, Notre Dame

Offensive Guards
1. Ben Grubbs, Auburn
2. Josh Beekman, Boston College
3. Justin Blalock, Texas
4. Arron Sears, Tennessee
5. Tim Duckworth, Auburn

Centers
1. Ryan Kalil, USC
2. Kyle Young, Fresno State
3. Enoka Lucas, Oregon
4. Leroy Harris, NC State
5. Darnell Stapleton, Rutgers
5a. Doug Datish, Ohio State

Defensive Ends
1. Gaines Adams, Clemson
2. Adam Carriker, Nebraska
3. Tim Crowder, Texas
4. LaMarr Woodley, Michigan
5. Anthony Spencer, Purdue
5a. Quentin Moses, Georgia
5b. Ikaika Alama-Francis, Hawaii

Defensive Tackles
1. Amobi Okoye, Louisville
2. Quinn Pitcock, Ohio State
3. Tank Tyler, NC State
4. Turk McBride, Tennessee
5. Ola Dagunduro, Nebraska
5a. Ryan McBean, Oklahoma State
5b. Justin Harrell, Tennessee (injured)

Inside Linebackers
1. Patrick Willis, Mississippi
2. Buster Davis, Florida State
3. David Harris, Michigan
4. Zach Diles, Kansas State
5. Zak DeOssie, Brown
5a. Justin Warren, Texas A&M

Outside Linebackers
1. Paul Posluszny, Penn State
2. Michael Okwo, Stanford
3. Earl Everett, Florida
4. Stewart Bradley, Nebraska
5. David Holloway, Maryland
5a. Juwan Simpson, Alabama

Cornerbacks
1. Leon Hall, Michigan
2. Marcus McCauley, Fresno State
3. Daymeion Hughes, California
4. Tanard Jackson, Syracuse
5. Aaron Ross, Texas

Safeties
1. LaRon Landry, LSU
2. Michael Griffin, Texas
3. Eric Weddle, Utah
4. Tom Zbikowski, Notre Dame
5. Michael Johnson, Arizona
5a. John Wendling, Wyoming
5b. Aaron Rouse, Virginia Tech

Place-Kickers
1. Mason Crosby, Colorado
2. Justin Medlock, UCLA
3. Andrew Wellock, Eastern Michigan
4. Brian Wingert, Northern Iowa
5. Mike Barrow, Idaho (injured)

Punters
1. Adam Podlesh, Maryland
2. Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor
3. Kody Bliss, Auburn
4. Adam Graessle, Pittsburgh
5. David Simonhoff, Southeast Missouri State

Top 5 Juniors By Position
Asterisk denotes third-year sophomores eligible for the draft.

Quarterbacks
1. JaMarcus Russell, LSU
2. Brian Brohm, Louisville
3. Chad Henne, Michigan
4. John David Booty, USC
5. Matt Ryan, Boston College
5a. Colt Brennan, Hawaii
5b. Erik Ainge, Tennessee

Running Backs
1. Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma (injured)
2. Marshawn Lynch, California
3. Antonio Pittman, Ohio State
4. Andre Brown, NC State*
5. Ryan Torain, Arizona
5a. Mike Hart, Michigan

Fullbacks
1. Peyton Hillis, Arkansas
2. Owen Schmitt, West Virginia
3. Michael Pitre, UCLA
4. Jacob Hester, LSU
5. Doug Jones, Cincinnati
5a. Mike Cox, Georgia Tech

Wide Receivers
1. Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech
2. Ted Ginn Jr., Ohio State
3. Sidney Rice, South Carolina*
4. Dwayne Jarrett, USC
5. Anthony Gonzalez, Ohio State
5a. Limas Sweed, Texas
5b. Andre Caldwell, Florida

Tight Ends
1. Greg Olsen, Miami
2. John Carlson, Notre Dame
3. Zach Miller, Arizona State
4. Martin Rucker, Missouri
5. Fred Davis, USC
5a. Kory Sperry, Colorado State

Offensive Tackles
1. Jake Long, Michigan
2. Sam Baker, USC
3. Kirk Barton, Ohio State
4. Ryan Clady, Boise State*
5. Barry Richardson, Clemson
5a. Pedro Sosa, Rutgers
5b. Jared Gaither, Maryland*

Offensive Guards
1. Will Arnold, LSU
2. Shannon Tevaga, UCLA
3. Brandon Rodd, Arizona State
4. Jordan Grimes, Purdue
5. Andrew Crummey, Maryland

Centers
1. John Sullivan, Notre Dame
2. Tony Brinkhaus, Minnesota
3. Samson Satele, Hawaii
4. Doug Legursky, Marshall
5. Adam Spieker, Missouri

Defensive Ends
1. Jamaal Anderson, Arkansas
2. Charles Johnson, Georgia
3. Lawrence Jackson, USC
4. Jarvis Moss, Florida
5. Chris Long, Virginia
5a. Bruce Davis, UCLA
5b. Quentin Groves, Auburn

Defensive Tackles
1. Glenn Dorsey, LSU
2. Alan Branch, Michigan
3. Frank Okam, Texas
4. Sedrick Ellis, USC
5. Andre Fluellen, Florida State
5a. DeMario Pressley, NC State
5b. Marcus Harrison, Arkansas

Inside Linebackers
1. Jonathan Goff, Vanderbilt
2. Jasper Brinkley, South Carolina
3. Vince Hall, Virginia Tech
4. Brandon Siler, Florida
5. Rory Johnson, Mississippi
5a. Nelson Coleman, Tulsa
5b. J Leman, Illinois

Outside Linebackers
1. Lawrence Timmons, Florida State
2. Dan Connor, Penn State
3. Ali Highsmith, LSU
4. Shawn Crable, Michigan
5. Robert Killebrew, Texas
5a. Keith Rivers, USC

Cornerbacks
1. Zack Bowman, Nebraska (injured)
2. Eric Wright, UNLV
3. Darrelle Revis, Pittsburgh
4. Antoine Cason, Arizona
5. DeJuan Tribble, Boston College
5a. Terrell Thomas, USC
5b. Dwight Lowery, San Jose State

Safeties
1. Reggie Nelson, Florida
2. Darien Williams, Oklahoma
3. Jamar Adams, Michigan
4. Dennis Keyes, UCLA
5. Josh Barrett, Arizona State
5a. Thomas DeCoud, California
5b. Roger Williams, Florida State

Place-Kickers
1. Brandon Coutu, Georgia (injured)
2. Sergio Aguayo, UNLV
3. Chris Nend*ck, Northern Illinois
4. Jeremy Ito, Rutgers
5. Alexis Serna, Oregon State

Punters
1. Geoff Price, Notre Dame
2. Ken DeBauche, Wisconsin
3. Andrew Larson, California
4. Jimmie Kaylor, Colorado State
5. Kyle Tucker, Kansas

[Tennessee Jet]

How do folks on the board feel about Michael Bush? Personally, I love his size and speed. Aside from the injuries he would obviously be a top 15 (probably 10, maybe 5) pick. So does he last till round 2? Would he be worth taking? Just looking for some opinions...

[kinghenry89]

Wow, no love for Darelle Revis or Johnny Lee Higgins.

[-MC-]

How do folks on the board feel about Michael Bush? Personally, I love his size and speed. Aside from the injuries he would obviously be a top 15 (probably 10, maybe 5) pick. So does he last till round 2? Would he be worth taking? Just looking for some opinions...

yea hes worth taking in the second but i dont want him. he doesnt use his size to his advantage, runs a little tall and pussyfoots (couldnt think of any other word, not trying to be mean). but who knows, just my opinon.

[Big Derty]

Is there any chance Marshawn Lynch drops to the high teens early twenties were we will be picking?

[-MC-]

Is there any chance Marshawn Lynch drops to the high teens early twenties were we will be picking?

possibly, depends on the combine. i think hell be in laurence maroneys situation. but he does have alot more hype then him.

[WhiteShoeWillis]

i'm a ND fan and i don't understand how the hell quinn gets ranked above smith.

[-MC-]

i'm a ND fan and i don't understand how the hell quinn gets ranked above smith.

smith doesnt translate well into an nfl qb. hell likely go high 1 or 2nd round.

[WhiteShoeWillis]

smith doesnt translate well into an nfl qb. hell likely go high 1 or 2nd round.

That's what they said about Vince Young. So far, admittedly too early to tell, that seems pretty wrong. Quinn put up huge numbers playing against shitty teams.

[MSUJet85]

i'm a ND fan and i don't understand how the hell quinn gets ranked above smith.

The reason to be blunt is that Smith is short for a QB, he is 5'10-11" while Quinn is 6'2-3"

[WhiteShoeWillis]

The reason to be blunt is that Smith is short for a QB, he is 5'10-11" while Quinn is 6'2-3"

Quinn is going to suck in the NFL.

[-MC-]

Quinn is going to suck in the NFL.

ND fan?

i dont think quinn is going to suck unless he goes into a bad system. i think he is a little overrated though, hes flourished because of weis's coaching imo.

[Tennessee Jet]

yea hes worth taking in the second but i dont want him. he doesnt use his size to his advantage, runs a little tall and pussyfoots (couldnt think of any other word, not trying to be mean). but who knows, just my opinon.


I think he used his size great in those three quarters against Kentucky. He seemed to be running with an anger during that game. Its a real shame he got hurt. My concern would be that he is the next Ron Dayne.

[hydro51]

Quinn is going to suck in the NFL.

u cannot be serious.. im a ND fan and quinn is probably the best qb prospect to enter since carson palmer.

[WhiteShoeWillis]

u cannot be serious.. im a ND fan and quinn is probably the best qb prospect to enter since carson palmer.

I should say that I think he's going to suck in the NFL, not he will suck in the NFL. He sure is great against Army, Navy, Airforce, Purdue, Standford ... teams like that.

[Sean Ryan]

Quinn = sooo overrated. He has never won a big game.

[Rextasy]

So I'm starting to see a little pattern here on TGG.. Is every year the top QB gonna be ovverrated?

[S-I-X]

things aren't looking good for michael bush

[wildthing2022000]

So I'm starting to see a little pattern here on TGG.. Is every year the top QB gonna be ovverrated?

Yep, everyone is a hater. I'm willing to bet that people want to draft Hunt out of Penn St. just to call him a c***.

[Rambo13]

i'm a ND fan and i don't understand how the hell quinn gets ranked above smith.

Quinn is going to be one of the most overhyped QBs in a while whne it is all said and done.