• March 28, 2024

N.F.Post Player Rankings

The NationalFootballPost.com separates the underrated from the overrated by rating the talent available in the upcoming NFL draft

 

Tier 1 (Elite Prospects)

 

Michael Crabtree: WR, Texas Tech

Aaron Curry: OLB, Wake Forest

Eugene Monroe: OT, Virginia

B.J. Raji: DT, Boston College

Malcolm Jenkins: CB, Ohio State

 

Tier 2 (High First-Round Caliber)

 

Andre Smith: OT, Alabama

Jason Smith: OT, Baylor

Mark Sanchez: QB, USC

Brian Orakpo: DE/OLB, Texas

Matthew Stafford: QB, Georgia

Everette Brown: Florida State

Michael Oher: OT, Ole Miss

Knowshon Moreno: RB, Georgia

 

Tier 3 (First-Round Caliber)

 

Peria Jerry: DT, Ole Miss

D.J. Moore: CB, Vanderbilt

Chris Wells: RB Ohio State

Brian Cushing: OLB, USC

LeSean McCoy: RB, Pittsburgh

Jeremy Maclin: WR, Missouri

Brandon Pettigrew: TE, Oklahoma State

Rey Maualuga: ILB, USC

Percy Harvin: RB/WR, Florida

Alphonso Smith: CB, Wake Forest

Aaron Maybin: OLB/DE, Penn State

Clay Matthews: OLB, USC

Robert Ayers: DE, Tennessee

 

Tier 4 (Late First-Round/Early Second-Round Caliber)

 

James Laurinaitis: ILB, Ohio State

Vontae Davis: CB, Illinois

Eben Britton: OT, Arizona

William Beatty: OT, Connecticut

Darrius Heyward-Bey: WR, Maryland

Sean Smith: CB/FS, Utah

Hakeem Nicks: WR, North Carolina

Michael Johnson: DE/OLB, Georgia Tech

Josh Freeman: QB, Kansas State

Coye Francies: CB, San Jose State

Sen’Derrick Marks: DT, Auburn

Louis Delmas: FS, Western Michigan

 

Tier 5 (Second-Round Caliber)

 

Larry English: OLB/DE, Northern Illinois

Tyson Jackson: DE, LSU

Alex Mack: C, California

Shonn Greene: RB, Iowa

Max Unger: C. Oregon

Clint Sintim: OLB, Virginia

Derrick Williams: WR, Penn State

Chase Coffman: TE, Missouri

Kenny Britt: WR, Rutgers

Duke Robinson: OG, Oklahoma

James Casey: TE, Rice

Juaquin Iglesias: WR, Oklahoma

Eric Wood: C, Louisville

Jarron Gilbert: DT, San Jose State

David Veikune: DE, Hawaii

Shawn Nelson: TE, Southern Miss

Tyronne Green: OG, Auburn

 

Tier 6 (Second/Third-Round Caliber)

 

Darius Butler: CB, Connecticut

Brian Robiskie: WR, Ohio State

Patrick Chung: SS, Oregon

Paul Kruger: DE/OLB, Utah

Jairus Byrd: CB, Oregon

Donald Brown: RB, Connecticut

Herman Johnson: OG, LSU

Evander Hood: DT, Missouri

Javon Ringer: RB, Michigan State

Pat White: QB, West Virginia

Connor Barwin: DE/TE, Cincinnati

Jonathan Luigs: C, Arkansas

Jared Cook: TE, South Carolina

Darry Beckwith: ILB, LSU

Mike Mickens: CB, Cincinnati

Fili Moala: DT, USC

Asher Allen: CB, Georgia

Chip Vaughn: SS, Wake Forest

Nate Davis: QB, Ball State

 

Tier 7 (Third-Round Caliber)

 

Jamon Meredith: OT, South Carolina

Victor Harris: CB, Virginia Tech

Mitch King: DT, Iowa

Tyrone McKenzie: OLB, South Florida

Ron Brace: DT, Boston College

Troy Kropog: OT, Tulane

Derek Pegues: FS, Mississippi State

Marcus Freeman: OLB, Ohio State

Antoine Caldwell: C, Alabama

Fenuki Tupou: OT, Oregon

Jeremiah Johnson: RB, Oregon

Trevor Canfield: OG, Cincinnati

Rashad Johnson: FS, Alabama

Augustus Parrish: OT, Kent State

Vance Walker: DT, Georgia Tech

 

Tier 8 (Third/Fourth-Round Caliber)

 

William Moore: FS, Missouri

Louis Murphy: WR, Florida

Domonique Johnson: CB, Jackson State

Cody Brown: DE/OLB, Connecticut

Jarett Dillard: WR, Rice

Scott McKillop: MLB, Pittsburgh

Cary Harris: CB, USC

Andre Brown: RB, N.C. State

Zack Follett: OLB, California

Ricky Jean-Francois: DT, LSU

Sherrod Martin: FS, Troy

Corvey Irvin: DT, Georgia

 

Tier 9 (Fourth-Round Caliber)

 

Rashad Jennings: RB, Liberty

Phil Loadholt: OT, Oklahoma

Kraig Urbik: OG, Wisconsin

Michael Hamlin: SS, Clemson

Captain Munnerlyn: CB, South Carolina

Alex Magee: DT, Purdue

Rhett Bomar: QB, Sam Houston

Louie Sakoda: K, Utah

Emanuel Cook: SS, South Carolina

Travis Beckum: TE, Wisconsin

David Bruton: FS, Notre Dame

James Davis: RB, Clemson

 

Tier 10 (Impact Late-Round Prospects)

 

Mike Thomas: WR, Arizona

A.Q. Shipley: C, Penn State

Cedric Peerman: RB, Virginia

Jason Watkins: OT, Florida

Kyle Moore: DE, USC

Michael Bennett: DE, Texas A&M

Clinton McDonald: DT, Memphis

Mortty Ivy: OLB, West Virginia

Joseph Frantz: ILB, Florida Atlantic

Stephen Hodge: SS, TCU

Thomas Morstead: P, Southern Methodist

Graham Gano: K, Florida State

Kenny McKinley: WR, South Carolina

Graham Harrell: QB, Texas Tech

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