Todd McShay's Draft Board

[KChiefs1]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft09/columns/story?columnist=mcshay_todd&id=3686211

The Top 64
Finally, below is a look at our updated rankings of the top 64 prospects for the 2009 NFL draft. The inclusion of underclassmen is never a pleasant discussion. College teams obviously want their players -- particularly the premier talents -- to stay put, and NFL teams get upset because their scouts catch flak while visiting schools throughout the fall. Unfortunately, early departures are a reality in today's NFL draft process. Instead of including some prospects we hear have "interest" in coming out early, we've decided to set specific parameters. Between now and the official decision date in mid-January, we will include all eligible underclassmen (three years out of high school) whom we consider to be first-day (Rounds 1 and 2) material.
(Note: * denotes draft-eligible junior; ** denotes draft-eligible third-year sophomore)


<TABLE class="tablehead widetable" cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=3 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR class=stathead style="BACKGROUND: #000"><TD colSpan=6><CENTER>Scouts Inc. Top 32 Prospects</CENTER></TD></TR><TR class=colhead vAlign=top><TD>Player</TD><TD>Position</TD><TD>School</TD><TD>Height</TD><TD>Weight</TD><TD>Grade</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>1. Andre Smith*</TD><TD>OT</TD><TD>Alabama</TD><TD>6-4⅞</TD><TD>341</TD><TD>98</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>2. Sam Bradford (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=188934)**</TD><TD>QB</TD><TD>Oklahoma</TD><TD>6-3½</TD><TD>218</TD><TD>98</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>3. Vontae Davis*</TD><TD>CB</TD><TD>Illinois</TD><TD>5-11⅞</TD><TD>203</TD><TD>98</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>4. Malcolm Jenkins (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=23967)</TD><TD>CB</TD><TD>Ohio State</TD><TD>6-0</TD><TD>195</TD><TD>97</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>5. Matthew Stafford (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=183518)*</TD><TD>QB</TD><TD>Georgia</TD><TD>6-2½</TD><TD>235</TD><TD>97</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>6. Michael Crabtree (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=184845)**</TD><TD>WR</TD><TD>Texas Tech</TD><TD>6-2½</TD><TD>208</TD><TD>96</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>7. Eben Britton</TD><TD>OT</TD><TD>Arizona</TD><TD>6-5½</TD><TD>310</TD><TD>96</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>8. Michael Johnson (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=24514)</TD><TD>DE</TD><TD>Georgia Tech</TD><TD>6-7</TD><TD>259</TD><TD>96</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>9. Michael Oher (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=23889)</TD><TD>OT</TD><TD>Mississippi</TD><TD>6-5</TD><TD>330</TD><TD>95</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>10. Brian Orakpo (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=24064)</TD><TD>DE</TD><TD>Texas</TD><TD>6-3½</TD><TD>255</TD><TD>95</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>11. Aaron Curry (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=23926)</TD><TD>OLB</TD><TD>Wake Forest</TD><TD>6-1¾</TD><TD>247</TD><TD>95</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>12. Chris "Beanie" Wells (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=183932)*</TD><TD>RB</TD><TD>Ohio State</TD><TD>6-1</TD><TD>235</TD><TD>95</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>13. Jeremy Maclin (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=191596)**</TD><TD>WR</TD><TD>Missouri</TD><TD>6-0⅝</TD><TD>198</TD><TD>94</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>14. Terrence Cody*</TD><TD>DT</TD><TD>Alabama</TD><TD>6-4½</TD><TD>375</TD><TD>94</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>15. Mark Sanchez (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=174154)*</TD><TD>QB</TD><TD>USC</TD><TD>6-2½</TD><TD>225</TD><TD>94</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>16. Rey Maualuga (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?id=23779&draftyear=2009)</TD><TD>MLB</TD><TD>USC</TD><TD>6-1⅞</TD><TD>260</TD><TD>94</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>17. Russell Okung</TD><TD>OT</TD><TD>Oklahoma State</TD><TD>6-5¼</TD><TD>303</TD><TD>93</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>18. Sen'Derrick Marks*</TD><TD>DT</TD><TD>Auburn</TD><TD>6-0⅞</TD><TD>289</TD><TD>93</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>19. James Laurinaitis (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=23966)</TD><TD>ILB</TD><TD>Ohio State</TD><TD>6-2</TD><TD>240</TD><TD>93</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>20. Eugene Monroe (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=24096)</TD><TD>OT</TD><TD>Virginia</TD><TD>6-5⅛</TD><TD>310</TD><TD>93</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>21. Brian Cushing (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=24453)</TD><TD>OLB</TD><TD>USC</TD><TD>6-2¾</TD><TD>253</TD><TD>93</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>22. Geno Atkins*</TD><TD>DT</TD><TD>Georgia</TD><TD>6-1¾</TD><TD>294</TD><TD>92</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>23. Knowshon Moreno (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=189614)**</TD><TD>RB</TD><TD>Georgia</TD><TD>5-10⅜</TD><TD>207</TD><TD>92</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>24. Brandon Pettigrew (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=23982)</TD><TD>TE</TD><TD>Oklahoma State</TD><TD>6-5⅝</TD><TD>260</TD><TD>92</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>25. Greg Hardy*</TD><TD>DE</TD><TD>Mississippi</TD><TD>6-4⅛</TD><TD>267</TD><TD>92</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>26. George Selvie*</TD><TD>DE</TD><TD>South Florida</TD><TD>6-3⅞</TD><TD>240</TD><TD>91</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>27. Percy Harvin (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=186580)**</TD><TD>WR</TD><TD>Florida</TD><TD>5-10¾</TD><TD>187</TD><TD>91</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>28. LeSean McCoy (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=235978)**</TD><TD>RB</TD><TD>Pittsburgh</TD><TD>5-11</TD><TD>205</TD><TD>91</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>29. Taylor Mays*</TD><TD>S</TD><TD>USC</TD><TD>6-3½</TD><TD>225</TD><TD>91</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>30. Brandon Spikes*</TD><TD>LB</TD><TD>Florida</TD><TD>6-3⅛</TD><TD>240</TD><TD>91</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>31. Alphonso Smith (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=23927)</TD><TD>CB</TD><TD>Wake Forest</TD><TD>5-8⅜</TD><TD>192</TD><TD>91</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>32. C.J. Spiller*</TD><TD>RB</TD><TD>Clemson</TD><TD>5-11¼</TD><TD>190</TD><TD>90</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>33. Josh Freeman*</TD><TD>QB</TD><TD>Kansas State</TD><TD>6-5½</TD><TD>238</TD><TD>90</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>34. Darrius Heyward-Bey (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=169167)*</TD><TD>WR</TD><TD>Maryland</TD><TD>6-1⅞</TD><TD>203</TD><TD>90</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>35. Everette Brown*</TD><TD>DE</TD><TD>Florida State</TD><TD>6-4¼</TD><TD>252</TD><TD>90</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>36. D.J. Moore*</TD><TD>CB</TD><TD>Vanderbilt</TD><TD>5-10</TD><TD>184</TD><TD>90</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>37. William Moore (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=23877)</TD><TD>S</TD><TD>Missouri</TD><TD>6-0⅜</TD><TD>228</TD><TD>90</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>38. Ciron Black*</TD><TD>OT</TD><TD>LSU</TD><TD>6-5</TD><TD>325</TD><TD>90</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>39. Jermaine Gresham</TD><TD>TE</TD><TD>Oklahoma</TD><TD>6-5</TD><TD>266</TD><TD>90</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>40. Sean Weatherspoon*</TD><TD>OLB</TD><TD>Missouri</TD><TD>6-0½</TD><TD>233</TD><TD>90</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>41. B.J. Raji</TD><TD>DT</TD><TD>Boston College</TD><TD>6-1¼</TD><TD>334</TD><TD>90</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>42. Alex Mack (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=24663)</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Cal</TD><TD>6-3⅞</TD><TD>310</TD><TD>89</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>43. Peria Jerry (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=23891)</TD><TD>DT</TD><TD>Mississippi</TD><TD>6-3</TD><TD>310</TD><TD>89</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>44. Tyson Jackson (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=24607)</TD><TD>DE</TD><TD>LSU</TD><TD>6-4¼</TD><TD>295</TD><TD>89</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>45. Mark Herzlich*</TD><TD>OLB</TD><TD>Boston College</TD><TD>6-3¾</TD><TD>239</TD><TD>89</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>46. Kenny Britt</TD><TD>WR</TD><TD>Rutgers</TD><TD>6-4</TD><TD>215</TD><TD>89</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>47. Trevard Lindley</TD><TD>CB</TD><TD>Kentucky</TD><TD>5-11¾</TD><TD>180</TD><TD>88</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>48. Jonathan Luigs (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=23773)</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Arkansas</TD><TD>6-3¾</TD><TD>310</TD><TD>88</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>49. Duke Robinson (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=23987)</TD><TD>G</TD><TD>Oklahoma</TD><TD>6-5½</TD><TD>335</TD><TD>88</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>50. Jason Smith (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=24049)</TD><TD>OT</TD><TD>Baylor</TD><TD>6-4½</TD><TD>300</TD><TD>88</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>51. Jared Cook*</TD><TD>TE</TD><TD>South Carolina</TD><TD>6-5</TD><TD>243</TD><TD>88</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>52. Phil Loadholt (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=23990)</TD><TD>OT</TD><TD>Oklahoma</TD><TD>6-7½</TD><TD>340</TD><TD>87</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>53. Chase Coffman (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=23878)</TD><TD>TE</TD><TD>Missouri</TD><TD>6-5⅞</TD><TD>247</TD><TD>87</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>54. Max Unger (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=24334)</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Oregon</TD><TD>6-4½</TD><TD>311</TD><TD>87</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>55. Antonio Coleman*</TD><TD>DE</TD><TD>Auburn</TD><TD>6-2</TD><TD>254</TD><TD>86</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>56. Patrick Chung (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=24333)</TD><TD>S</TD><TD>Oregon</TD><TD>5-10⅞</TD><TD>212</TD><TD>86</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>57. Brandon LaFell*</TD><TD>WR</TD><TD>LSU</TD><TD>6-3</TD><TD>212</TD><TD>86</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>58. Asher Allen*</TD><TD>CB</TD><TD>Georgia</TD><TD>5-10</TD><TD>195</TD><TD>85</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>59. Kevin Ellison (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=24454)</TD><TD>S</TD><TD>USC</TD><TD>6-0¾</TD><TD>226</TD><TD>84</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>60. Derrick Williams (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=24013)</TD><TD>WR</TD><TD>Penn State</TD><TD>6-0</TD><TD>200</TD><TD>84</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>61. Victor Harris (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=24107)</TD><TD>CB</TD><TD>Virginia Tech</TD><TD>5-11⅛</TD><TD>192</TD><TD>84</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>62. Antoine Caldwell (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=24150)</TD><TD>C</TD><TD>Alabama</TD><TD>6-3¾</TD><TD>298</TD><TD>84</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow vAlign=top><TD>63. Terrance Taylor (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=23866)</TD><TD>DT</TD><TD>Michigan</TD><TD>6-0</TD><TD>310</TD><TD>83</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow vAlign=top><TD>64. Fili Moala (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=24471)</TD><TD>DT</TD><TD>USC</TD><TD>6-4⅜</TD><TD>282</TD><TD>82</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

[Sure-Oz]

4 tigers woohoo, too bad maclin is gone, so he thinks Bradford is the next manning? thats what i hear all day from my friends and that Stafford sucks

[Pitt Gorilla]

http://www.college-gameday.com/uploads/BRADFORDSAM150_5-9.jpg

Best QB? Could be.

[suds79]

Boy with our needs and where we'll end up drafting (assuming we don't trade up or down), looks like the Michael Johnson v Brian Orakpo debates will be on.

Suppose Oher could also be a possibility.

[SAUTO]

wow now mecca can come in and say mcshay is a dumbass. cuz stafford WILL definately grade out higher than ANY player in last years draft. its funny how a month ago it was sanchez(who had done nothing) now its stafford. LOL

['Hamas' Jenkins]

That might be the worst fucking draft board I've ever seen.

[SAUTO]

That might be the worst fucking draft board I've ever seen.
damn, I should have put YOU in my last post too... surely you know more than someone who's PAID to dt this

[DaKCMan AP]

damn, I should have put YOU in my last post too... surely you know more than someone who's PAID to dt this

All paid opinions are experts and their word is the truth. :spock:

['Hamas' Jenkins]

A couple of reasons why:

1) Smith over Oher is a reach. Britton over Oher is absolute fucktardery
2) There is no way Harvin will grade out better than Heyward-Bey. He's going to kill the combine
3) Mays will go in the top 12
4) 4 centers are not going in the first two rounds
5) Malcom Jenkins will be lucky to go in the top 10.
6) Jason Smith and Jamon Meredith will have top 25 grades

[SAUTO]

All paid opinions are experts and their word is the truth. :spock:

not what i'm saying. just that these 2 assholes been talking alot of shit lately. ANYTHING negative to try to offset anything positive. I honestly think they come up with bad shit and HOPE it happens so they can get on and scream how right they were for weeks

[Mr. Laz]

wow .... what the hell happened to Oher


looks like he really blew it by not coming out last year


(http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=23889)

[ChiefsCountry]

McShay is pretty much a douche. Scott Wright having Bradford in there was suprising.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

wow .... what the hell happened to Oher


looks like he really blew it by not coming out last year




Nothing happened.

This is the same guy who had Mike Jenkins, Malcom Kelly, and Brian Brohm as top 15 picks in February of last year.

Not to mention Calais Campbell and Mario Manningham in the top 20

[SPATCH]

Nothing happened.

This is the same guy who had Mike Jenkins, Malcom Kelly, and Brian Brohm as top 15 picks in February of last year.

Not to mention Calais Campbell and Mario Manningham in the top 20

please... these projections are a crap shoot at this point in the college football season. not that big of a deal

[Mecca]

Todd McShay is a guy who routinely gets made fun of by other draft guys.....even Mel Kiper pokes fun at him...

Todd will move his board for no other reason than the other guys did the same thing...

['Hamas' Jenkins]

If you want good draft projections go to Mike Mayock and Scott Wright.

[googlegoogle]

Sam Bradford???? no.2 ..........

ROFL

System qb.

He's no Matt Ryan or Stafford.

Doesn't have a big arm.

[chiefs1111]

Todd McShay is a dingus

[milkman]

I figured this list was a joke after reading the top 2 on his board.

I stopped reading after that.

[BWillie]

10th best QB is Stephen McGee...wtf?