Position Rankings #1

[DonovanMcnabb for H.O.F 2,241]

Pre-combine, and still a lot of guys I may or may not have seen yet. Holla at ya boiii

 

Quarterback

1. Jared Goff, California

2. Carson Wentz, North Dakota State

3. Paxton Lynch, Memphis
4. Connor Cook, Michigan State
5. Christian Hackenberg

 

Running back

1. Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State
2. Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech
3. Derrick Henry, Alabama

4. Alex Collins, Arkansas

5. Devontae Booker, Utah

 

Wide receiver

1. Laquon Treadwell, Ole Miss
2. Michael Thomas, Ohio State

3. Corey Coleman, Baylor
4. Josh Doctson, TCU
5. Tyler Boyd, Pittsburgh

 

Tight end

1. Austin Hooper, Stanford

2. Jerell Adams, South Carolina

3. Hunter Henry, Arkansas
4.Nick Vannett, Ohio State
5. Beau Sandland, Montana State

Offensive tackle

1. Laremy Tunsil, Ole Miss
2. Ronnie Stanley, Notre Dame
3. Jerald Hawkins, LSU

4. Jack Conklin, Michigan State
5. Germain Ifedi, T A&M

 

Guard

1. Joshua Garnett, Stanford

2. Cody Whitehair, Kansas State
3. Landon Turner, UNC
4. Christian Westerman, Arizona State
5. Sebastian Tratola/Denver Kirkland, Arkansas

 

Center

1. Ryan Kelly, Alabama
2. Austin Blyther, Iowa

3. Mike Matthews, T A&M

4. Max Tuerk, USC

5. Evan Boehm, Missouri

 

Interior defensive line

1. Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss

2. DeForest Buckner, Oregon (SKOOOOOOO DUCKS!)
3. Austin Johnson, Penn State
4. A'Shawn Robinson, Alabama

5. Kenny Clark

 

Edge rusher

1a. Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss

1b. Joey Bosa, Ohio State

2. Noah Spence, Eastern Kentucky
3. Shaq Lawson, Clemson
4. Leonard Floyd, Georgia
5. Shilique Calhoun, Michigan State

 

Linebacker

1. Jaylon Smith, Notre Dame
2. Myles Jack, UCLA
3. Reggie Ragland, Alabama
4. Darron Lee, Ohio State
5. Antonio Morrison, Florida State

 

Cornerback

1. Vernon Hargreaves, Florida
2. Mackensie Alexander, Clemson
3. Jalen Ramsey, Florida State

4. Eli Apple, Ohio State
5. Eric Murray, Minnesota

 

Safeties

1. Jalen Ramsey, Florida State

2. Su’a Cravens, USC

3. Darien Thompson, Boise State

4. Karl Joseph, West Virginia
5. Jeremy Cash, Duke

[Cherry 1,302]

Not a Taylor Decker fan? Also, why Tunsil over Stanley?

[DonovanMcnabb for H.O.F 2,241]

Not a Taylor Decker fan? Also, why Tunsil over Stanley?

 

Not really impressed with Decker. He's got great length, and ideal size, but pretty mediocre across the board.

 

As for Tunsil, he has all the tools you want in a great lineman technique aside. He's got superstar potential that I don't see another tackle matching in this draft. At least right now.

[BJORN 679]

Nkemdiche as an edge rusher? whaaaaaat?

 

Edit: Haven't seen Jaylon Smith play. You will have to provide reasoning for putting him over Myles Jack though.

Edited February 17, 2016 by BJORN

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Goff #1

Edited February 17, 2016 by SteVo

[DonovanMcnabb for H.O.F 2,241]

Nkemdiche as an edge rusher? whaaaaaat?

 

I should probably rename "edge rusher" as just edge. I don't necessarily think he'd be a good choice at DE in a regular 4-3 scheme, but as a 5-tech, I see as much potential from him as I see as a 3-tech.

 

Also I see Goff as a top 5 overall prospect.

[BJORN 679]

 

I should probably rename "edge rusher" as just edge. I don't necessarily think he'd be a good choice at DE in a regular 4-3 scheme, but as a 5-tech, I see as much potential from him as I see as a 3-tech.

 

Also I see Goff as a top 5 overall prospect.

Yeah I usually just consider 3-4 DEs as interior lineman....check out my edit btw

[CampinWithaMissingPerson 2,025]

Why isn't Goff getting the "college offense" treatment Mariota got when Goff ran a variation of the Air Raid is what I wanna know

[butta54 371]

Why isn't Goff getting the "college offense" treatment Mariota got when Goff ran a variation of the Air Raid is what I wanna know

 

Cause he's white.

 

 

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Up vote the post, but don't agree with most of the rankings lol

Edited February 18, 2016 by butta54

[Vin+ 3,121]

Because Goff is the next Aaron Rodgers, while Mariota is the next... Dennis Dixon?

[CampinWithaMissingPerson 2,025]

 

Dmac's rankings there's a lot I'm probably gonna end up agreeing with but the one position I think I'll be a bit different on is the interior DL.

[Cherry 1,302]

 

Cause he's white.

 

 

Or maybe because Goff has the pocket awareness of a 10-year vet.

[DonovanMcnabb for H.O.F 2,241]

Nkemdiche as an edge rusher? whaaaaaat?

 

Edit: Haven't seen Jaylon Smith play. You will have to provide reasoning for putting him over Myles Jack though.

 

I think both are great in space, and both struggle more with handling traffic although it doesn't seem to me to be as big an issue with Jaylon Smith. Smith is also a brick. Jack is crazy explosive though, he automatically jumps out on tape (or youtube cutups).

 

The issue with Jack is that he's really small. UCLA's site has him at like, 240, but on tape he looks like 230, and that's being generous. We'll see at the combine if I'm wrong or not, but he's not very big.

 

Still one of the more elite prospects in this class, but I generally have a legacy to maintain here as a big height/weight/speed guy and Smith does it. I love Jack, but it seems like he'd really need the right team to be truly effective, which is less true for Smith.

Why isn't Goff getting the "college offense" treatment Mariota got when Goff ran a variation of the Air Raid is what I wanna know

 

Most of my criticism for Mariota stemmed from my questioning if he'd get the NFL game down without a lot of bumps. The full lentgh of the field, and the full playbook wouldn't be available to him. And while he showed a lot more growth then I expected from him his first year, I still stand by my criticisms. Although if he comes back next year looking even more improved then this past year, I'll be the first to line up and say I had him fucked up.

 

But the mental game, and the ability to make every throw with great touch is what Goff brings to the table. I'll admit his small frame gives me reason to pause though.

[Sarge+ 3,436]

Are you putting Cook over Hackenberg based on Cook having a lower floor? Because Hackenberg definitely has a higher ceiling than Cook. If I'm a team needing a QB, I go for the upside guy every time.

[OSUViking 505]

Fuck Connor Cook. +1 for Eric Murray.

[butta54 371]

Or maybe because Goff has the pocket awareness of a 10-year vet.

 

Churns

[BJORN 679]

Are you putting Cook over Hackenberg based on Cook having a lower floor? Because Hackenberg definitely has a higher ceiling than Cook. If I'm a team needing a QB, I go for the upside guy every time.

Yeah I mean just watching the difference between the skill set of the two...there is a huge margin of difference IMO.

[BwareDWare94 723]

What's with the Goff/Rodgers comparisons? One of Goff's biggest detractors is non-elite arm strength with passes to the sideline nose diving. Have you ever seen an Aaron Rodgers pass lose velocity and trajectory when it seared Jordy Nelson's hands? No way.

Can Goff throw it 60 yards with ease while rolling out to his right OR left?

 

I don't think so. He's got a chance to be the best QB of the class, but his lesser arm strength will give guys like Wentz and Lynch a chance to surpass him, and earlier than expected.

Edited February 20, 2016 by BwareDWare94

[DonovanMcnabb for H.O.F 2,241]

The issue with Hack is that it's not even like a game to game thing with him, it's a down to down, throw to throw issue with him. At his best he looks like Jay Cutler, but that doesn't come out very often.

 

And part of that has to do with the fact that the offense around him has been dreadful, especially last year and this past season. So has the playcalling, at least from the 4 games I watched from this past season. But some of these games are so hard to watch, it hurts to finish watching. I haven't finished watching the games from the season prior to this past one, but, I'm almost more inclined to rank him lower then I am to rank him higher based off what I've seen.

 

He's young enough though to where you'd assume he hasn't been totally ruined. So I guess at the end of the day it all comes down to how much better you think he can realistically get with coaching. I'll reserve my judgement for after I've seen the rest of his games/post combine.

 

What's with the Goff/Rodgers comparisons? One of Goff's biggest detractors is non-elite arm strength with passes to the sideline nose diving. Have you ever seen an Aaron Rodgers pass lose velocity and trajectory when it seared Jordy Nelson's hands? No way.

Can Goff throw it 60 yards with ease while rolling out to his right OR left?

 

I don't think so. He's got a chance to be the best QB of the class, but his lesser arm strength will give guys like Wentz and Lynch a chance to surpass him, and earlier than expected.

 

Wentz, maybe, Lynch, no way.

[56AceInDaPlace 110]

Wentz is going to bust. Idk why the love for him. Seems every year people fool themselves over someone who isn't worth it

[CampinWithaMissingPerson 2,025]

Wentz is going to bust. Idk why the love for him. Seems every year people fool themselves over someone who isn't worth it

 

I'm not going to disagree.

[Cherry 1,302]

Wentz is going to bust. Idk why the love for him. Seems every year people fool themselves over someone who isn't worth it

Can you explain why you believe this?

[BwareDWare94 723]

Wentz is going to bust. Idk why the love for him. Seems every year people fool themselves over someone who isn't worth it

 

I don't see this. He's easily the most polished and pro-ready of the group. Some could argue Goff but those arm-strength questions will either make or break him.

[butta54 371]

Every single prospect has doubters and people that love them. Nothing new. And Hack is def not better than Cook right now.

[butta54 371]

Starting to really worry about Bosa