How do you see the top tier of players in this draft class faring in the NFL. I got snowed in today, so this is how I spent some free time. All star/Pro Bowler WR Calvin Johnson WR Dwayne Jarrett OT Levi Brown LB Paul Posluszny LB Patrick Willis S LaRon Landry Good starter QB Brady Quinn QB Troy Smith RB Adrian Peterson WR Sidney Rice WR Robert Meachem WR Dwayne Bowe FB/RB Brian Leonard OT Joe Thomas OL Justin Blalock C Ryan Kalil DE Gaines Adams DE Adam Carricker DE Quentin Moses DE Jarvis Moss DE Victor Abiamiri DT Amobi Okoye CB Leon Hall S Eric Weddle S Brandon Merriwhether Mediocre player/disapointment/bust QB Jamarcus Russell RB Marshawn Lynch RB Michael Bush WR Ted Ginn Jr. DE Charles Johnson DT Alan Branch DT DeMarcus Tyler DE Jamal Anderson LB Lawrence Timmons TE Greg Olsen TE Zach Miller CB Darrelle Revis CB Marcus McCaulley S Michael Griffin S Reggie Nelson K Mason Crosby Surprises. Mid-late round picks who will make a name for themselves. QB Chris Leak QB Jared Zabransky RB Gary Russell RB Dwayne Wright RB Le'Ron McClain WR Brandon Myles OG Manuel Ramirez C Dan Mozes OLB/DE Dan Bazuin CB John Talley
Not a bad list, but I can't justify saying who will be a bust and who will be an all-star before they are drafted........
Well of course not. I'm more or less "guessing" I'd like to check this list in 4 years. I'll have to save it somewhere.
Very interesting concept... I'll post a list of my own in a few minutes after I update the board mock.
I'll take the NFL DC top 32 and I'll add why I think some guys will bust Code: [u]Stars[/u] Calvin Johnson Joe Thomas Jamaal Anderson LaRon Landry Levi Brown Paul Posluszny Dwayne Jarrett Marshawn Lynch Darelle Revis Michael Griffin (Very underrated, btw) Justin Blalock Jarvis Moss (as long as he gets in a 3-4 defense) [u]Solid Starter[/u] Brady Quinn JaMarcus Russell Amobi Okoye Gaines Adams Adam Carriker Reggie Nelson Lawrence Timmons Ted Ginn Jr. Victor Abiamiri Quentin Moses Ryan Kalil Jon Beason Brian Leonard (but will be a terrible pro blocker, only here for receiving skills) [u]Mediocre-Bust[/u] Alan Branch (Haven't seen enough out of him and I don't think he's anything but a big loaf) Adrian Peterson (Will be a star, but I think his body will break down as it has the past few years, and won't be able to complete a season) Leon Hall (Benefited greatly from the talent around him and doesn't have the physical tools to be a #1 corner. He falls in the mediocre column) Dwayne Bowe (Not a good fundamental player and will drop a lot of passes as well as make mental mistakes) Joe Staley (Way too small to push around NFL talent, and will be a terrible run blocker) Marcus McCauley (Took advantage of not being thrown to at all because of his fantastic sophmore season, and is really, really inconsistent) Sidney Rice (Product of the Spurrier system and has virtually no skill across the middle) [u]Surprises[/u] Jared Zabransky (Quick, very strong armed, and with a little good coaching he could be a solid starter) Tyrone Moss (He's fast and thick, and if he stays healthy he could be a star) Tim Shaw (Always been overshadowed and underrated, and he just needs to bulk up a little to be a star) Yea, I'm not too brave to list too many surprises. I know the list is also very generous, but who's list isn't going to be?
Added. I think he might end up as a CB in the NFL. I think he'll end up being a solid starter at CB or FS.
PA and I have a lot of players in similar spots... I disagree with Anderson though. He has incredible talent and will likely be a top 5 pick when the combine goes through... I wouldn't be surprised if he goes as high as 3 to the Browns. Very skilled and gives a team options (at his weight he could legitimately play 3-4 DE or a little 4-3 DT). As long as he's not in a dump like Oakland he'll be fine. Also, I think Russell sucks in the dump called Oakland, but when and if he gets out of there he turns into an Aaron Brooks type of player - a good starter but nothing amazing or special.
