Mike Mayock's position rankings for 2014 NFL Draft
 

Published: April 28, 2014
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Quarterback
1. Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
2. Blake Bortles, Central Florida
3. Derek Carr, Fresno State
4. Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois
T-5. Zach Mettenberger, LSU
T-5. Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville

New entry: Mettenberger
Rise: Carr (4), Garoppolo (T-5)
Fall: Bridgewater (3)
Out: AJ McCarron, Alabama (T-5)

Running back
1. Bishop Sankey, Washington
2. Carlos Hyde, Ohio State
3. Jeremy Hill, LSU
4. Tre Mason, Auburn
5. Andre Williams, Boston College

Wide receiver
1. Sammy Watkins, Clemson
2. Mike Evans, Texas A&M
3. Odell Beckham Jr., LSU
4. Brandin Cooks, Oregon State
T-5. Kelvin Benjamin, Florida State
T-5. Marqise Lee, USC

Rise: Beckham Jr. (T-5)
Fall: Lee (3)
Out: Jarvis Landry, LSU (T-5)

Tight end
1. Eric Ebron, North Carolina
2. Jace Amaro, Texas Tech
3. Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington
4. Troy Niklas, Notre Dame
5. C.J. Fiedorowicz, Iowa

Rise: Amaro (3)
Fall: Seferian-Jenkins (2)

Center
1. Marcus Martin, USC
2. Weston Richburg, Colorado State
3. Travis Swanson, Arkansas
4. Bryan Stork, Florida State
5. Gabe Ikard, Oklahoma

Guard
1. Xavier Su'a-Filo, UCLA
2. David Yankey, Stanford
3. Trai Turner, LSU
4. Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State
5. Chris Watt, Notre Dame

New entry: Watt
Rise: Su'a-Filo (2), Turner (4), Jackson (5)
Fall: Yankey (1)
Out: Brandon Thomas (injury), Clemson (3)

Offensive tackle
1. Greg Robinson, Auburn
2. Jake Matthews, Texas A&M
3. Taylor Lewan, Michigan
4. Zack Martin, Notre Dame
T-5. Joel Bitonio, Nevada
T-5. Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama

New entry: Kouandjio

Defensive tackle
1. Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh
2. Ra'Shede Hageman, Minnesota
3. Timmy Jernigan, Florida State
4. Louis Nix, Notre Dame
5. Dominique Easley, Florida

New entry: Easley
Rise: Hageman (4)
Fall: Jernigan (2), Nix (3)
Out: Daniel McCullers, Tennessee (5)

Defensive end
1. Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
2. Kony Ealy, Missouri
3. Dee Ford, Auburn
4. Scott Crichton, Oregon State
5. Stephon Tuitt, Notre Dame

Outside linebacker
1. Khalil Mack, Buffalo
2. Anthony Barr, UCLA
3. Ryan Shazier, Ohio State
4. Demarcus Lawrence, Boise St.
5. Kyle Van Noy, BYU

New entry: Lawrence, Van Noy
Out: Trent Murphy, Stanford (4); Marcus Smith, Louisville (5)

Inside linebacker
1. C.J. Mosley, Alabama
2. Chris Borland, Wisconsin
3. Preston Brown, Louisville
4. Max Bullough, Michigan State
5. Shayne Skov, Stanford

Rise: Brown (5)
Fall: Skov (3)

Cornerback
1. Kyle Fuller, Virginia Tech
2. Darqueze Dennard, Michigan State
3. Justin Gilbert, Oklahoma State
4. Bradley Roby, Ohio State
5. Jason Verrett, TCU

Rise: Fuller (2)
Fall: Dennard (1)

Safety
1. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Alabama
2. Calvin Pryor, Louisville
3. Jimmie Ward, Northern Illinois
4. Deone Bucannon, Washington State
5. Lamarcus Joyner, Florida State

bold statement: phillip gaines is my #1 cb

Bold statement #2: If Nevin Lawson was 2" taller, he'd be the first CB taken in this draft. Someone is going to absolutely steal this dude.

There are those who have insinuated that you constantly pimp players from Utah. My anecdotal experience reading your posts seem to corroborate that.

Why do you have an affinity for (and bias on behalf of) Utah players?

Because Bobby Wagner kicks ass.

So does Zane Beadles.

As well as Eric Weddle.

Alex Smith is pretty good.

Dennis Pitta is solid.

And I could go on...

However, the reason is is that BYU, Utah and Utah State, while under Bronco Mendenhall, Kyle Wittingham and Gary Anderson (now at Wisconsin) respectively, have put a lot of solid players into the pros over the past several years. They've recruited players that translate well to the next level as well as providing solid coaching in pro style offenses/defenses to said players.

In addition, I live here, so I see and hear about these players a lot. (There isn't much in the way of professional sports here in the Rocky Mountain region and they all end up playing each other a lot - Boise State, Wyoming, Montana, the Utah Schools, etc., and get talked about a lot, especially with regard to football.) There is a lot of talent in this region with those schools that seems to get overlooked by people and the media outside the region. As well, Utah high school football is somewhat of a hot bed and sends a lot of kids to various universities. Haloti Ngata, Xavier S'ua-Filo, etc.

You could put together a pretty solid NFL team with players from this region that are currently in the pros.

That's why.

Also, I think Nevin Lawson is a pretty good CB. He's going to make a pretty solid nickel back on the cheap in this next draft.

With all said and done. Bridgewater probably still will be the 3rd QB drafted in the first round.

This is why I love this draft. This draft is deep in good CB's and WR's. We can easily get a big producer with our 1st and 3rd round pick at those positions.

Let me think here...

Dennard
Gilbert
Verrett
Fuller
Roby
Desir
McGill
Joyner
Gaines
Jean-Baptise
Lawson

I would gladly take any of these guys and it's guaranteed that a few of these guys will be there at 87.
Personally, I think they like Desir, Gaines and McGill are their top choices in round 3. They fit our system so well.

I would say that about Verrett without a shred of doubt. Strong tackler, especially for his size, and could stick even the quickest WRs like glue. He was by far the quickest at closing on the ball that I saw.

Mayock's top 100

1. Khalil Mack, LB, Buffalo
2. Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina
3. Greg Robinson, OT, Auburn
4. Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson
5. Jake Matthews, OT, Texas A&M
6. Taylor Lewan, OT, Michigan
7. Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M
8. Eric Ebron, TE, North Carolina
9. Zack Martin, OT, Notre Dame
10. Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M

11. C.J. Mosley, LB, Alabama
12. Aaron Donald, DT, Pittsburgh
13. Kyle Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech
14. Anthony Barr, LB, UCLA
15. Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida
16. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, S, Alabama
17. Odell Beckham, WR, LSU
18. Ryan Shazier, LB, Ohio State
19. Darqueze Dennard, CB, Michigan State
20. Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State

21. Brandin Cooks, WR, Oregon State
22. Calvin Pryor, S, Louisville
23. Justin Gilbert, CB, Oklahoma State
24. Cyrus Kouandjio, OT, Alabama
25. Bradley Roby, CB, Ohio State
26. Kelvin Benjamin, WR, Florida State
27. Bishop Sankey, RB, Washington
28. Marqise Lee, WR, USC
29. Jason Verrett, CB, TCU
30. Stanley Jean-Baptiste, CB, Nebraska

31. Carlos Hyde, RB, Ohio State
32. Jace Amaro, TE, Texas Tech
33. Stephon Tuitt, DE, Notre Dame
34. Marcus Martin, C, USC
35. Timmy Jernigan, DT, Florida State
36. Louis Nix, DT, Notre Dame
37. Dee Ford, DE, Auburn
38. Jimmy Garoppolo, QB, Eastern Illinois
39. Joel Bitonio, OT, Nevada
40. Zach Mettenberger, QB, LSU

41. Demarcus Lawrence, LB, Boise State
42. Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville
43. Deone Bucannon, S, Washington State
44. Xavier Su'a-Filo, G, UCLA
45. Kony Ealy, DE, Missouri
46. Scott Crichton, DE, Oregon State
47. Morgan Moses, OT, Virginia
48. Ra'Shede Hageman, DT, Minnesota
49. Jeremy Hill, RB, LSU
50. Cody Latimer, WR, Indiana

51. Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TE, Washington
52. Davante Adams, WR, Fresno State
53. Marcus Smith, LB, Louisville
54. Jimmie Ward, S, Northern Illinois
55. Tre Mason, RB, Auburn
56. Kyle Van Noy, LB, BYU
57. Jarvis Landry, WR, LSU
58. Troy Niklas, TE, Notre Dame
59. Jack Mewhort, OT, Ohio State
60. Ja'Wuan James, OT, Tennessee

61. Trent Murphy, LB, Stanford
62. Weston Richburg, C, Colorado State
63. Trai Turner, G, LSU
64. Dominique Easley, DT, Florida
65. Lamarcus Joyner, S, Florida State
66. Bashaud Breeland, CB, Clemson
67. AJ McCarron, QB, Alabama
68. Pierre Desir, CB, Lindenwood
69. Ed Stinson, DE, Alabama
70. Jordan Matthews, WR, Vanderbilt

71. Gabe Jackson, G, Mississippi State
72. Telvin Smith, LB, Florida State
73. Will Clarke, DE, West Virginia
74. Andre Williams, RB, Boston College
75. C.J. Fiedorowicz, TE, Iowa
76. Brent Urban, DE, Virginia
77. Allen Robinson, WR, Penn State
78. Devonta Freeman, RB, Florida State
79. Ego Ferguson, DT, LSU
80. Jeremiah Attaochu, LB, Georgia Tech
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81. Terrence Brooks, S, Florida State
82. Chris Borland, LB, Wisconsin
83. Bruce Ellington, WR, South Carolina
84. Keith McGill, CB, Utah
85. Marqueston Huff, S, Wyoming
86. Jaylen Watkins, CB, Florida
87. Martavis Bryant, WR, Clemson
88. Kareem Martin, DE, North Carolina
89. Justin Ellis, DT, Louisiana Tech
90. Tom Savage, QB, Pittsburgh

91. Terrance West, RB, Towson
92. Paul Richardson, WR, Colorado
93. Aaron Colvin, CB, Oklahoma
94. Dontae Johnson, CB, N.C. State
95. Donte Moncrief, WR, Ole Miss
96. Preston Brown, LB, Louisville
97. DaQuan Jones, DT, Penn State
98. Aaron Murray, QB, Georgia
99. Charles Sims, RB, West Virginia
100. Brandon Thomas, G, Clemson

My top 15 for the 2014 NFL Draft:

1. Jake Matthews
2. Aaron Donald
3. Greg Robinson
4. Odell Beckham
5. Gabe Jackson
6. Johnny Manziel
7. Zach Martin
8. Jadeveon Clowney
9. CJ Mosely
10. Bishop Sankey
11. Xavier S'ua-Filo
12. Calvin Pryor
13. Brandin Cooks
14. Donte Moncrief
15. Kyle Van Noy

Nice list. I'm not as high on Moncrief, but the rest of the list looks pretty solid to me. Two thumbs up!

Wow, no Mack? I think he might be the best of the bunch in 3 years time.

No room when you gotta fit in offensive linemen and players from BYU.

There's no way in hell that Jake Matthews should be rated ahead of Greg Robinson, and Clowney is #8.

In fact this entire list is a ****ing joke, and you continue to prove your moronacy.

^ This.