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I am looking at the top 25 this first week. I may end up doing that all year as well although it will not cover every conference. But some teams do not really have NFL prospects. At the same time, doing the top 25 every week will also get old. I will probably start up the conferences next week.
No. 1 Alabama vs. Virginia Tech* Saturday, August 31 @ 5:30 PM
Cyrus Kouandjio OT Alabama Jr 6-5 310
C.J. Mosley OLB Alabama Sr 6-2 232
Adrian Hubbard OLB Alabama rJr 6-5 252
Hasean Clinton-Dix FS Alabama Jr 6-1 208
Anthony Steen OG Alabama rSr 6-2 312
A.J. McCarron QB Alabama rSr 6-3 214
Ed Stinson DE Alabama rSr 6-3 282
Kevin Norwood WR Alabama rSr 6-1 195
Deion Belue CB Alabama Sr 5-11 185
Cade Foster K Alabama Sr 6-1 223
Kenny Bell WR Alabama rSr 6-0 180
Cody Mandell P Alabama Sr 6-4 213
John Fulton CB Alabama Sr 6-0 186
Tana Patrick OLB Alabama rSr 6-3 238
Nick Perry SS Alabama Sr 6-1 212
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Antone Exum CB Virginia Tech rSr 5-11 220
James Gayle DE Virginia Tech rSr 6-4 253
Logan Thomas QB Virginia Tech rSr 6-6 254
Kyle Fuller CB Virginia Tech Sr 6-0 190
Jack Tyler ILB Virginia Tech rSr 6-0 228
D.J. Coles WR Virginia Tech rSr 6-3 238
J.R. Collins DE Virginia Tech rSr 6-2 252
Andrew Miller C Virginia Tech rSr 6-3 298
Derrick Hopkins DT Virginia Tech Sr 6-0 312
Tariq Edwards OLB Virginia Tech rSr 6-2 232
Buffalo at No. 2 Ohio State Saturday, August 31 @ 12:00 PM
Bradley Roby CB Ohio State rJr 5-11 193
Ryan Shazier OLB Ohio State Jr 6-2 226
Jack Mewhort OT Ohio State rSr 6-6 308
C.J. Barnett FS Ohio State Sr 6-0 203
Carlos Hyde RB Ohio State rSr 6-0 242
Corey Brown WR Ohio State Sr 5-11 187
Christian Bryant SS Ohio State Sr 5-9 192
Andrew Norwell OG Ohio State Sr 6-6 320
Corey Linsley C Ohio State rSr 6-3 298
Marcus Hall OG Ohio State rSr 6-5 315
Chris Fields WR Ohio State rSr 6-0 200
Jordan Hall RB Ohio State rSr 5-8 198
Corey Brown FS Ohio State rSr 6-0 201
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Khalil Mack OLB Buffalo rSr 6-3 248
Colby Way DE Buffalo Sr 6-3 276
Branden Oliver RB Buffalo rSr 5-7 204
Alex Neutz WR Buffalo rSr 6-2 205
Najja Johnson CB Buffalo Sr 6-0 182
Nicholls State at No. 3 Oregon Saturday, August 31 @ 4:00 PM
Ifo Ekpre-Olomu CB Oregon Jr 5-10 190
De'Anthony Thomas RB Oregon Jr 5-9 178
Taylor Hart DE Oregon rSr 6-6 292
Colt Lyerla TE Oregon Jr 6-5 246
Hroniss Grasu C Oregon rJr 6-3 295
Josh Huff WR Oregon Sr 5-11 205
Boseko Lokombo OLB Oregon rSr 6-3 232
Brian Jackson FS Oregon rSr 5-10 205
Wade Keliikipi DT Oregon rSr 6-3 295
Ricky Havili-Heimuli DT Oregon Sr 6-4 305
Daryle Hawkins WR Oregon rSr 6-3 202
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No. 5 Georgia at No. 8 Clemson Saturday, August 31 @ 8:00 PM
Malcolm Mitchell WR Georgia Jr 6-1 192
Aaron Murray QB Georgia rSr 6-1 212
Arthur Lynch TE Georgia rSr 6-5 258
Chris Burnette OG Georgia rSr 6-2 315
Damian Swann CB Georgia Jr 5-11 190
Kenarious Gates OT Georgia Sr 6-5 318
Garrison Smith DE Georgia Sr 6-3 297
Dallas Lee OG Georgia rSr 6-4 300
T.J. Stripling OLB Georgia Sr 6-4 235
Rantavious Wooten WR Georgia rSr 5-10 180
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Tajh Boyd QB Clemson rSr 6-1 225
Sammy Watkins WR Clemson Jr 6-1 205
Brandon Thomas OG Clemson rSr 6-3 305
Roderick McDowell RB Clemson rSr 5-9 195
Chandler Catanzaro K Clemson rSr 6-0 195
Quandon Christian OLB Clemson rSr 6-2 226
Tyler Shatley OG Clemson rSr 6-3 295
Spencer Shuey ILB Clemson rSr 6-2 232
Darrell Smith FB Clemson rSr 6-1 250
Darius Robinson CB Clemson Sr 5-10 175
North Carolina at No. 6 South Carolina Thursday, August 29 @ 6:00 PM
Jadeveon Clowney DE South Carolina Jr 6-5 268
Chaz Sutton DE South Carolina rSr 6-3 256
Jimmy Legree CB South Carolina rSr 5-11 188
Connor Shaw QB South Carolina Sr 6-1 208
Ronald Patrick OG South Carolina Sr 6-2 315
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Kareem Martin DE North Carolina Sr 6-5 265
James Hurst OT North Carolina Sr 6-6 305
Eric Ebron TE North Carolina Jr 6-4 245
Tim Scott CB North Carolina Jr 5-11 190
Tre Boston FS North Carolina Sr 6-0 205
Tim Jackson DT North Carolina Sr 6-4 285
Bryn Renner QB North Carolina rSr 6-2 225
Jabari Price CB North Carolina Sr 5-11 198
Parker Thomas LS North Carolina rSr 6-5 228
A.J. Blue RB North Carolina rSr 6-1 218
Terry Shankle CB North Carolina rSr 5-11 190
Rice at No. 7 Texas A&M Saturday, August 31 @ 1:00 PM
Jake Matthews OT Texas A&M Sr 6-5 308
Johnny Manziel QB Texas A&M rSo 6-0 208
Cedric Ogbuehi OT Texas A&M rJr 6-5 300
Ben Malena RB Texas A&M Sr 5-8 198
Derel Walker WR Texas A&M Sr 6-2 185
Nehemiah Hicks TE Texas A&M Sr 6-4 250
Tramain Jacobs CB Texas A&M rSr 6-1 190
Kirby Ennis DT Texas A&M rSr 6-3 310
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Phillip Gaines CB Rice rSr 6-0 185
Chris Boswell K Rice rSr 6-2 200
Trevor Gillette LS Rice Sr 6-3 240
Cameron Nwosu ILB Rice Sr 5-10 240
Nate Richards C Rice rSr 6-3 300
Donte Moore WR Rice rSr 6-0 180
Paul Porras SS Rice rSr 6-1 200
Ohio at No. 9 Louisville Sunday, September 1 @ 3:30 PM
Teddy Bridgewater QB Louisville Jr 6-3 220
DeVante Parker WR Louisville Jr 6-2 205
Hakeem Smith SS Louisville rSr 6-1 192
*Michael Dyer RB Louisville rJr 5-9 212
Preston Brown ILB Louisville Sr 6-2 255
Marcus Smith DE Louisville Sr 6-3 252
Damian Copeland WR Louisville rSr 6-1 182
B.J. Butler FB Louisville Sr 6-2 272
Kamran Joyer C Louisville rSr 6-2 283
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Tyler Tettleton QB Ohio rSr 5-11 200
Travis Carrie CB Ohio rSr 6-0 212
John Prior OT Ohio rSr 6-5 304
Jon Lechner OG Ohio rSr 6-5 332
Donte Foster WR Ohio rSr 6-1 200
Beau Blankenship RB Ohio rSr 5-8 205
Toledo at No. 10 Florida Saturday, August 31 @ 1:00 PM
Louchiez Purifoy CB Florida Jr 6-0 185
Marcus Roberson CB Florida Jr 6-0 195
Jaylen Watkins CB Florida Sr 6-0 182
Dominique Easley DE Florida Sr 6-2 283
Darrin Kitchens OLB Florida Sr 6-2 230
Jonotthan Harrison C Florida rSr 6-3 302
Trey Burton WR Florida Sr 6-2 225
Jon Halapio OG Florida rSr 6-3 320
Damien Jacobs DT Florida Sr 6-2 286
Jeremy Brown CB Florida rSr 5-10 185
Solomon Patton WR Florida Sr 5-9 171
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David Fluellen RB Toledo Sr 6-0 215
Zac Kerin C Toledo rSr 6-5 300
Bernard Reedy WR Toledo Sr 5-8 176
Terrance Owens QB Toledo rSr 6-4 195
No. 11 Florida State at Pittsburgh Monday, September 2 @ 8:00 PM
Cameron Erving OT Florida State rJr 6-5 310
Timmy Jernigan DT Florida State Jr 6-2 298
Christian Jones OLB Florida State Sr 6-3 232
James Wilder Jr. RB Florida State Jr 6-1 226
Lamarcus Joyner FS Florida State Sr 5-8 195
Terrence Brooks FS Florida State Sr 5-11 197
Bryan Stork C Florida State rSr 6-4 308
Chad Abram FB Florida State Sr 5-11 240
Telvin Smith ILB Florida State Sr 6-2 218
Demonte McAllister DT Florida State rSr 6-2 288
Kenny Shaw WR Florida State Sr 5-11 170
Jacobbi McDaniel DT Florida State rSr 6-0 286
Gerald Demps FS Florida State rSr 5-10 197
Dan Hicks DE Florida State rSr 6-4 259
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Devin Street WR Pittsburgh rSr 6-3 192
Aaron Donald DT Pittsburgh Sr 6-0 285
Matt Yoklic P Pittsburgh rSr 6-3 215
Tom Savage QB Pittsburgh rSr 6-4 230
Jason Hendricks SS Pittsburgh rSr 5-11 182
K'Waun Williams CB Pittsburgh Sr 5-9 190
Ed Tinker WR Pittsburgh rSr 6-1 195
Tyrone Ezell DT Pittsburgh rSr 6-3 300
Cory King OG Pittsburgh rSr 6-5 325
No. 12 LSU vs. No. 20 TCU* Saturday, August 31 @ 9:00 PM
Anthony Johnson DT LSU Jr 6-3 305
Craig Loston SS LSU rSr 6-1 209
Lamin Barrow ILB LSU rSr 6-1 232
Alfred Blue RB LSU Sr 6-1 220
J.C. Copeland FB LSU Sr 6-0 272
Zach Mettenberger QB LSU rSr 6-5 238
Tahj Jones OLB LSU rSr 6-2 208
Josh Williford OG LSU rSr 6-6 338
Kadron Boone WR LSU Sr 6-0 207
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Jason Verrett CB TCU Sr 5-10 178
Casey Pachall QB TCU Sr 6-4 230
Elisha Olabode FS TCU Sr 5-9 195
Eric Tausch C TCU rSr 6-2 300
Waymon James RB TCU rSr 5-8 203
Mississippi State vs. No. 13 Oklahoma State* Saturday, August 31 @ 3:30 PM
Justin Gilbert CB Oklahoma State Sr 6-0 200
Calvin Barnett DT Oklahoma State Sr 6-2 300
Tracy Moore WR Oklahoma State rSr 6-1 215
Shaun Lewis OLB Oklahoma State Sr 5-11 225
Daytawion Lowe FS Oklahoma State rSr 5-11 205
Jeremy Smith RB Oklahoma State rSr 5-10 208
Shamiel Gary SS Oklahoma State rSr 6-0 210
Blake Jackson TE Oklahoma State Sr 6-3 235
Caleb Lavey ILB Oklahoma State Sr 6-2 235
Tyler Patmon CB Oklahoma State rSr 5-11 180
Kye Staley FB Oklahoma State rSr 5-10 236
Parker Graham OG Oklahoma State rSr 6-7 315
Clint Chelf QB Oklahoma State rSr 6-1 210
Charlie Moore WR Oklahoma State Sr 6-2 202
Andrew Suter LS Oklahoma State Sr 6-2 268
Brandon Webb OG Oklahoma State rSr 6-3 326
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Gabe Jackson OG Mississippi State rSr 6-3 335
LaDarius Perkins RB Mississippi State rSr 5-9 190
Nickoe Whitley FS Mississippi State rSr 6-0 205
Tyler Russell QB Mississippi State rSr 6-4 220
Baker Swedenburg P Mississippi State Sr 6-0 205
Denico Autry DE Mississippi State Sr 6-4 265
Deontae Skinner OLB Mississippi State rSr 6-1 250
Charles Siddoway OT Mississippi State Sr 6-6 305
Temple at No. 14 Notre Dame Saturday, August 31 @ 3:30 PM
Louis Nix DT Notre Dame rJr 6-2 326
Stephon Tuitt DE Notre Dame Jr 6-5 303
Zack Martin OG Notre Dame rSr 6-4 305
George Atkinson III RB Notre Dame Jr 6-1 210
Prince Shembo OLB Notre Dame Sr 6-1 252
Bennett Jackson CB Notre Dame Sr 6-0 185
Chris Watt OG Notre Dame rSr 6-3 312
TJ Jones WR Notre Dame Sr 6-0 195
Dan Fox ILB Notre Dame rSr 6-3 245
Danny Spond OLB Notre Dame Sr 6-2 248
Tommy Rees QB Notre Dame Sr 6-2 210
Carlo Calabrese ILB Notre Dame rSr 6-1 245
Daniel Smith WR Notre Dame Sr 6-3 215
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Cody Booth LS Temple rSr 6-4 255
Abdul Smith FS Temple rSr 6-0 205
Kamal Johnson DT Temple rSr 6-4 302
Paul Layton P Temple Sr 6-1 215
Deon Miller WR Temple Sr 6-4 210
Levi Brown DT Temple rSr 6-2 308
Chris Coyer FB Temple rSr 6-2 230
New Mexico State at No. 15 Texas Saturday, August 31 @ 8:00 PM
Jackson Jeffcoat DE Texas Sr 6-4 252
Mike Davis WR Texas Sr 6-2 195
Carrington Byndom CB Texas Sr 6-0 182
Donald Hawkins OT Texas Sr 6-5 312
Ashton Dorsey DT Texas Sr 6-2 295
Trey Hopkins OG Texas Sr 6-4 302
Mason Walters OG Texas rSr 6-5 320
Adrian Phillips SS Texas Sr 5-11 201
Case McCoy QB Texas Sr 6-2 204
Reggie Wilson DE Texas Sr 6-3 259
Anthony Fera P Texas rSr 6-2 220
Chris Whaley DT Texas rSr 6-3 295
Garrett Porter C Texas rSr 6-5 315
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Davonte Wallace OT New Mexico State Sr 6-3 315
Trashaun Nixon OLB New Mexico State Sr 6-1 225
Bryan Bonilla OLB New Mexico State Sr 6-1 220
Willie Mobley DE New Mexico State rSr 6-2 270
Randall Carroll CB New Mexico State rSr 5-10 182
Cayle Chapman-Brown P New Mexico State Sr 6-5 235
Louisiana-Monroe at No. 16 Oklahoma Saturday, August 31 @ 7:00 PM
Aaron Colvin CB Oklahoma Sr 6-0 182
Jalen Saunders WR Oklahoma Sr 5-9 164
Trey Millard FB Oklahoma Sr 6-2 253
Damien Williams RB Oklahoma Sr 6-0 214
Gabe Ikard C Oklahoma rSr 6-3 298
Corey Nelson OLB Oklahoma Sr 6-1 226
Gabe Lynn CB Oklahoma rSr 6-0 199
Jaz Reynolds WR Oklahoma rSr 6-2 200
Brennan Clay RB Oklahoma Sr 5-11 198
Roy Finch RB Oklahoma Sr 5-7 167
Bronson Irwin OG Oklahoma Sr 6-5 310
Brannon Green TE Oklahoma Sr 6-2 264
Kass Everett CB Oklahoma Sr 5-10 182
Tyler Evans OG Oklahoma rSr 6-5 305
Lacolton Bester WR Oklahoma Sr 6-2 208
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Isaiah Newsome FS Louisiana-Monroe rSr 5-11 200
Je'Ron Hamm WR Louisiana-Monroe Sr 6-3 233
Josh Allen C Louisiana-Monroe Sr 6-3 315
Kolton Browning QB Louisiana-Monroe rSr 6-1 212
Tavarese Maye WR Louisiana-Monroe rSr 5-11 183
Otis Peterson CB Louisiana-Monroe rSr 5-11 162
Central Michigan at No. 17 Michigan Saturday, August 31 @ 3:30 PM
Taylor Lewan OT Michigan rSr 6-7 315
Michael Schofield OT Michigan rSr 6-6 306
Quinton Washington DT Michigan rSr 6-3 305
Jeremy Gallon WR Michigan rSr 5-8 187
Fitzgerald Toussaint RB Michigan rSr 5-10 200
Brendan Gibbons K Michigan rSr 6-1 240
Jeremy Jackson WR Michigan Sr 6-2 206
Cameron Gordon OLB Michigan rSr 6-3 234
Thomas Gordon SS Michigan rSr 5-11 208
Drew Dileo WR Michigan Sr 5-10 178
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Zurlon Tipton RB Central Michigan rSr 6-0 220
Jake Olson OT Central Michigan rSr 6-7 305
Avery Cunningham FS Central Michigan Sr 5-11 203
Shamari Benton OLB Central Michigan rSr 6-0 223
Wyoming at No. 18 Nebraska Saturday, August 31 @ 8:00 PM
Spencer Long OG Nebraska rSr 6-4 315
Jeremiah Sirles OT Nebraska rSr 6-5 310
Ciante Evans CB Nebraska Sr 5-10 190
Brent Qvale OT Nebraska rSr 6-6 315
C.J. Zimmerer FB Nebraska rSr 6-0 230
Jake Long TE Nebraska Sr 6-3 240
Jason Ankrah DE Nebraska rSr 6-3 265
Taylor Martinez QB Nebraska rSr 6-0 210
Quincy Enunwa WR Nebraska Sr 6-2 225
Andrew Rodriguez OG Nebraska Sr 6-5 330
Andrew Green CB Nebraska rSr 6-0 195
Thad Randle DT Nebraska rSr 6-1 292
Stanley Jean-Baptiste CB Nebraska Sr 6-2 214
Cole Pensick C Nebraska rSr 6-2 278
Mohammed Seisay CB Nebraska Sr 6-1 200
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Robert Herron WR Wyoming Sr 5-9 187
Marqueston Huff FS Wyoming Sr 5-11 195
No. 19 Boise State at Washington Saturday, August 31 @ 10:00 PM
Demarcus Lawrence DE Boise State rJr 6-3 245
Matt Paradis C Boise State rSr 6-2 295
Charles Leno OG Boise State rSr 6-4 298
Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe DT Boise State rSr 6-3 303
Geraldo Boldewijn WR Boise State rSr 6-3 215
Aaron Burks WR Boise State rSr 6-2 200
Gabe Linehan TE Boise State rSr 6-3 248
Ebo Makinde FS Boise State rSr 5-10 180
Chris Tozer OT Boise State rSr 6-4 316
Kirby Moore WR Boise State rSr 6-2 206
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Austin Seferian-Jenkins TE Washington Jr 6-6 266
Danny Shelton DT Washington Jr 6-1 317
Kasen Williams WR Washington Jr 6-2 216
Bishop Sankey RB Washington Jr 5-10 200
Sean Parker SS Washington Sr 5-10 192
Keith Price QB Washington rSr 6-1 202
Gregory Ducre CB Washington Sr 5-10 178
Kevin Smith WR Washington Sr 5-11 213
Nevada at No. 21 UCLA Saturday, August 31 @ 10:00 PM
Anthony Barr OLB UCLA Sr 6-4 248
*Xavier Su'a-Filo OG UCLA rJr 6-3 305
Shaquelle Evans WR UCLA rSr 6-1 210
Cassius Marsh DE UCLA Sr 6-4 262
Keenan Graham OLB UCLA rSr 6-1 246
Damien Thigpen RB UCLA rSr 5-8 180
Jordan Zumwalt ILB UCLA Sr 6-3 236
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Brandon Wimberly WR Nevada rSr 6-2 225
Joel Bitonio OT Nevada rSr 6-4 315
Kolby Arendse TE Nevada Sr 6-3 250
Markus Smith CB Nevada Sr 6-1 195
No. 22 Northwestern at California Saturday, August 31 @ 10:30 PM
Venric Mark WR Northwestern Sr 5-7 175
Jeff Budzien K Northwestern rSr 5-11 165
Kain Colter QB Northwestern Sr 5-11 190
Tyler Scott DE Northwestern Sr 6-4 265
Rashad Lawrence WR Northwestern Sr 6-1 185
Damien Proby ILB Northwestern rSr 6-0 235
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Deandre Coleman DT California rSr 6-5 315
Vincenzo D'Amato K California Sr 6-1 200
Alex Logan FS California rSr 6-2 204
Jackson Bouza WR California Sr 6-0 185
Bill Tyndall OT California rSr 6-4 285
Mark Brazinski C California rSr 6-2 315
Massachusetts at No. 23 Wisconsin Saturday, August 31 @ 12:00 PM
Ryan Groy OT Wisconsin rSr 6-5 318
Jared Abbrederis WR Wisconsin rSr 6-1 188
Chris Borland ILB Wisconsin rSr 5-11 248
Beau Allen DT Wisconsin Sr 6-3 328
James White RB Wisconsin Sr 5-10 198
Jacob Pedersen TE Wisconsin rSr 6-4 244
Dezmen Southward SS Wisconsin rSr 6-1 214
Ethan Hemer DT Wisconsin rSr 6-6 285
Brian Wozniak TE Wisconsin rSr 6-4 257
Brendan Kelly DE Wisconsin rSr 6-6 255
Brock DeCicco TE Wisconsin rSr 6-5 250
Ethan Armstrong ILB Wisconsin rSr 6-2 218
Pat Muldoon DE Wisconsin rSr 6-3 258
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Anthony Dima OT Massachusetts rSr 6-6 302
Rob Blanchflower TE Massachusetts rSr 6-4 254
No. 24 USC at Hawaii Thursday, August 29 @ 6:00 PM
Marqise Lee WR Southern California Jr 6-0 195
Morgan Breslin OLB Southern California Sr 6-1 250
Dion Bailey SS Southern California rJr 6-0 210
Silas Redd RB Southern California Sr 5-9 200
Xavier Grimble TE Southern California rJr 6-5 255
George Uko DT Southern California rJr 6-3 285
Kevin Graf OT Southern California rSr 6-6 300
Torin Harris CB Southern California rSr 6-0 190
Demetrius Wright FS Southern California Sr 6-1 195
John Martinez OG Southern California rSr 6-2 305
Devon Kennard DE Southern California rSr 6-3 260
Kevin Greene OLB Southern California rSr 6-3 255
De'Von Flournoy WR Southern California rSr 6-0 185
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Art Laurel OLB Hawaii rSr 5-11 235
Billy Ray Stutzmann WR Hawaii rSr 5-11 185
Clark Evans TE Hawaii Sr 6-4 245
Eastern Washington at No. 25 Oregon State Saturday, August 31 @ 6:00 PM
Scott Crichton DE Oregon State rJr 6-3 260
Rashaad Reynolds CB Oregon State rSr 5-10 190
Sean Martin CB Oregon State rSr 5-11 185
Michael Doctor OLB Oregon State Sr 5-11 228
Michael Philipp OT Oregon State rSr 6-3 328
Cody Vaz QB Oregon State rSr 6-1 202
Grant Enger OG Oregon State rSr 6-5 290
Kevin Cummings WR Oregon State Sr 6-1 182
Mitch Singler WR Oregon State rSr 6-2 208
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Mario Brown CB Eastern Washington Sr 5-9 175
I am sure there are other games that a lot of people will be watching. Feel free to give a shout out to those teams and list some of their players you like.
I am going to do a mock (what a surprise) and will base it off of just instinct. I think Spielman has done a good job in the last two drafts (sans the stinking punter). Of course I wanted him to add different players at the end of each draft but what do I know. Remember, I like Tim Tebow, Taylor Mays, and Alameda Ta'amu just to name a few. Clearly I need more time scouting. Nevertheless, it will not dissuade me.
I think we will probably be looking at OT/OG, DE, WR, CB, LB, & DT in the first couple of rounds based on the strength of the first two rounds next year (as of today). There are 9 OT and 4 OG ranked in the top 64. There are 9 DE ranked in the top 64. There are 7 WR, CB, and OLB ranked in the top 64. There are 6 DT & QB ranked in the top 64.
So now the question becomes where I think the team will be drafting. Let's just leave them at #21 for now. That means we make the playoffs but lose in the first round. I also will put the Seahawks pick at the end of the round but not in the Super Bowl.
21. Trent Murphy DE Stanford rSr 6-6 261
53. Christian Jones OLB Florida State Sr 6-3 232
85. Spencer Long OG Nebraska rSr 6-4 315
90. Deandre Coleman DT California rSr 6-5 315
117. Cody Hoffman WR Brigham Young Sr 6-3 215
149. Kenny Ladler FS Vanderbilt Sr 6-0 205
181. Kony Ealy DE Missouri rJr 6-5 275
213. Marcus Williams CB North Dakota State rSr 5-11 197
Well, obviously the DE spot is going to be the key to the offseason and draft.. Even moreso than the QB spot. I think Ponder will get even a 4th year with Cassel backing him up and MBT developing along. What can you do? We just need someone to manage the game while AP goes crazy!
I think the LB spot will need a new addition as well. Bishop may not be all that we hoped and the jury is still out on Erin H being able to play the middle. Plus Greenway will turn 31 before next season too. Maybe Mauti and Hodges will be ready. Maybe.
I obviously think a guard upgrade is a necessity. You never know what will happen with Guion or Evans after this season. The rest are depth players at certain positions that I think can always use more competition.
Anyway, the mock is not important. Just for fun. The games are important!