Top 10 NFL prospects by position - ESPN Insider

[Elias]

Two points from me:

These rankings aren't that important in my opinion, it's about the team drafting for system and keeping that system long enough for their players to develop and flourish with their talents. Hopefully we have a system in place that we can sustain for quite a while.

KSU WR Tyler Lockette didn't crack the top-ten prospects. That's surprising to me. Won't be surprised, if he has a better career than those who made the list.


Ranking top prospects at every position - 2015 NFL draft - ESPN
By Todd McShay

OFFENSE

QUARTERBACKS

1. Jameis Winston, Florida State (Draft grade: 97)
2. Marcus Mariota, Oregon (93)
3. Bryce Petty, Baylor (71)
4. Garrett Grayson, Colorado State (70)
5. Brett Hundley, UCLA (68)
6. Sean Mannion, Oregon State (62)
7. Shane Carden, East Carolina (42)
8. Bryan Bennett, Southeastern Louisiana (36)
9. Connor Halliday, Washington State (35)

RUNNING BACKS

1. Todd Gurley, Georgia (91)
2. Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin (89)
3. Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska (87)
4. Tevin Coleman, Indiana (81)
5. Duke Johnson, Miami (FL) (80)
6. Jay Ajayi, Boise State (79)
7. T.J. Yeldon, Alabama (78)
8. David Johnson, Northern Iowa (69)
9. Buck Allen, USC (66)
10. Mike Davis, South Carolina (64)

WIDE RECEIVERS

1. Amari Cooper, Alabama (93)
2. Kevin White, West Virginia (93)
3. DeVante Parker, Louisville (92)
4. Devin Smith, Ohio State (89)
5. Jaelen Strong, Arizona State (89)
6. Dorial Green-Beckham, Mizzou (88)
7. Devin Funchess, Michigan (87)
8. Nelson Agholor, USC (86)
9. Breshad Perriman, UCF (85)
10. Phillip Dorsett, Miami (FL) (84)

TIGHT ENDS

1. Maxx Williams, Minnesota (86)
2. Clive Walford, Miami (FL) (79)
3. Jeff Heuerman, Ohio State (68)
4. Tyler Kroft, Rutgers (65)
5. Jean Sifrin, UMass (61)
6. Nick O'Leary, Florida State (60)
7. E.J. Bibbs, Iowa State (53)
8. Ben Koyack, Notre Dame (52)
9. Nick Boyle, Delaware (49)
10. Gerald Christian, Louisville (47)

OFFENSIVE TACKLES

1. Brandon Scherff, Iowa (93)
2. Andrus Peat, Stanford (93)
3. Ereck Flowers, Miami (FL) (90)
4. T.J. Clemmings, Pittsburgh (89)
5. La'el Collins, LSU (89)
6. D.J. Humphries, Florida (87)
7. Cedric Ogbuehi, Texas A&M (85)
8. Jake Fisher, Oregon (80)
9. Daryl Williams, Oklahoma (77)
10. Corey Robinson, South Carolina (73)

GUARDS

1. Laken Tomlinson, Duke (80)
2. Tre Jackson, Florida State (79)
3. A.J. Cann, South Carolina (78)
4. Ali Marpet, Hobart (63)
5. Antoine Everett, McNeese State (61)
6. Arie Kouandjio, Alabama (50)
7. Robert Myers, Tennessee State (47)
8. Trent Brown, Florida (46)
9. John Miller, Louisville (45)
10. Josue Matias, Florida State (43)

CENTERS

1. Cameron Erving, Florida State (90)
2. Hroniss Grasu, Oregon (62)
3. BJ Finney, Kansas State (53)
4. Max Garcia, Florida (50)
5. Shaq Mason, Georgia Tech (46)
6. Reese Dismukes, Auburn (43)
7. Andy Gallik, Boston College (40)
8. Dillon Day, Mississippi State (34)
9. Shane McDermott, Miami (FL) (31)

DEFENSE

DEFENSIVE ENDS

1. Leonard Williams, USC (96)
2. Arik Armstead, Oregon (93)
3. Dante Fowler Jr., Florida (92)
4. Preston Smith, Mississippi State (86)
5. Owamagbe Odighizuwa, UCLA (83)
6. Trey Flowers, Arkansas (80)
7. Markus Golden, Missouri (77)
8. Danielle Hunter, LSU (75)
9. Henry Anderson, Stanford (71)
10. Mario Edwards Jr., Florida State (67)

DEFENSIVE TACKLES

1. Danny Shelton, Washington (93)
2. Malcom Brown, Texas (91)
3. Eddie Goldman, Florida State (90)
4. Carl Davis, Iowa (88)
5. Jordan Phillips, Oklahoma (86)
6. Mike Bennett, Ohio State (81)
7. Grady Jarrett, Clemson (80)
8. Marcus Hardison, Arizona State (71)
9. Darius Philon, Arkansas (68)
10. Gabe Wright, Auburn (62)

OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS

1. Randy Gregory, Nebraska (93)
2. Shane Ray, Missouri (91)
3. Vic Beasley, Clemson (89)
4. Eli Harold, Virginia (88)
5. Hau'Oli Kikaha, Washington (87)
6. Bud Dupree, Kentucky (86)
7. Shaq Thompson, Washington (80)
8. Nate Orchard, Utah (79)
9. PJ Dawson, TCU (78)
10. Kwon Alexander, LSU (77)

INSIDE LINEBACKERS

1. Eric Kendricks, UCLA (87)
2. Denzel Perryman, Miami (FL) (86)
3. Stephone Anthony, Clemson (81)
4. Benardrick McKinney, Miss. St. (80)
5. Hayes Pullard, USC (62)
6. Taiwan Jones, Michigan State (55)
7. Jordan Hicks, Texas (54)
8. Bryce Hager, Baylor (44)
9. Trey Depriest, Alabama (43)
10. Amarlo Herrera, Georgia (40)

CORNERBACKS

1. Trae Waynes, Michigan State (91)
2. Marcus Peters, Washington (90)
3. Kevin Johnson, Wake Forest (89)
4. Jalen Collins, LSU (88)
5. Byron Jones, UConn (84)
6. P.J. Williams, Florida State (82)
7. Ronald Darby, Florida State (80)
8. Quinten Rollins, Miami (OH) (77)
9. Steven Nelson, Oregon State (75)
10. Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon (73)

SAFETIES

1. Landon Collins, Alabama (90)
2. Derron Smith, Fresno State (76)
3. Damarious Randall, Arizona State (75)
4. James Sample, Louisville (73)
5. Jaquiski Tartt, Samford (69)
6. Anthony Harris, Virginia (66)
7. Clayton Geathers, UCF (65)
8. Cody Prewitt, Ole Miss (64)
9. Gerod Holliman, Louisville (62)
10. Durell Eskridge, Syracuse (52)

 

[Sarge]

They have Stanford OT with the same grade as Amari Cooper, Marcus Mariota, and some others

As I've said before, I love Peat and could see him as being our pick at 6

 

[hokiejetfan92]

With the immense amount of WR depth, maybe the Jets should go OLB first pick. I mean one of the top 9 wr will have to be there in the second round.

 

[Elias]

They have Stanford OT with the same grade as Amari Cooper, Marcus Mariota, and some others

As I've said before, I love Peat and could see him as being our pick at 6

Not a sexy pick but I'll eventually be okay with it. Offensive line is key to the long term success of the team for our RBs and QBs.

 

[maxmet]

With the immense amount of WR depth, maybe the Jets should go OLB first pick. I mean one of the top 9 wr will have to be there in the second round.

I think thats the message of lists like this and playing with mock drafts. The scarce and special skill is edge rusher, I think

 

[Sarge]

With the immense amount of WR depth, maybe the Jets should go OLB first pick. I mean one of the top 9 wr will have to be there in the second round.

Aside from Decker, Marshall, and Kerley, we have 4-5 guys at WR who might be legit contributors at WR - Owasu, Enunwa, Evans, Graham, Hakim.....

So I think going OLB or OL even at pick 6 is a good plan

 

[Sarge]

These people also have Oregon De Arik Armisted with a higher grade than Dante Fowler - 1st time I've seen that

 

[Pointdexter]

I would honestly be surprised if it isn't:

1) OLB
2) QB
3) RB

I think 2 and 3 are pretty interchangeable and all bets are off if Mariota slips to #6 . But these are the 3 positions we target at the top of the draft. We've beefed up the OL in FA; we've greatly improved our WR group; we've transformed our secondary. Yet, we have all but ignored RB and OLB and that just happens to correlate with the strength of the draft. We brought in Fitz at QB but still don't have a legitimate starter-quality player there. I don't think it's a stretch to do the math here.

Round 4 we target someone like Stefon Diggs, Lockett, or Rashad Green to compete with Kerley in the slot and add some speed and play making to our WR's.

 

[cysporsche]

We need all of our top 3 picks (6,37,70) top start or get alot of playing time, not ride the pine ! Peat is good tackle, but I can't see him going @ 6. There is no franchise LT in this draft. I'm curious to see where Gregory falls ?

Go Jets...Cyborg

 

[BlindsideD'Brick]

Interesting that Fowler is listed as a DE. Most scouting reports I've read list him as an OLB.

 

[Elias]

Great article on Ray.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft2015/story/_/id/12577348/mizzou-top-defensive-end-shane-ray-overcame-all-odds-become-potential-first-round-pick

 

[Sarge]

This thread doesn't have enough arguments and personal attacks

 

[BlindsideD'Brick]

This thread doesn't have enough arguments and personal attacks

Sad but true.

You imbecile. :smiley-violent006: