Scouting Department- Top 10 (Final 2013 Rankings)

Check out the final top 10 rankings for the skill positions. This is not where I think they will be drafted but rather how I view the talent level of each player and where they will end up in the NFL.

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Recent Article Featured on YardBarker.com!

My article was featured on YardBarker today. It is a great website that features all sports blogs across the internet. It is a nice thing to be recognized and I am glad it is getting views. Check out Yardbarker.com and Footballnation.com for more.

http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/nfl_draft_top_10_seventh_round_picks_in_history/13384132

 

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Top 10 NFL Draft Picks of All Time: 7th Round

Check out this article I wrote for FootballNation.com. I highlight the top 10 NFL Draft picks that have come from the seventh round. It spans a wide range all the way from the 1950’s to 2000’s. Take a look and share/comment as you wish.

Top 10 All Time Best Seventh Round Draft Picks

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Updated Top 10 Board!

Based on more film study and double checking some notes, I have released my updated Top 10 Board on the website. There are a few additions to the list and some major movers in rankings. Check out my list and see what you think.

http://scoutingblitz.com/scouting-department/

I will have the Board broken down into tiers and draft projections a few days before the Draft and it will be easy to cross check as the picks are coming in. 

 

 

 

Geno Smith Advanced Scouting Report

Geno Smith is a player that most analysts have done extensive work on leading up to the NFL Draft. I am definitely no different.

On top of the scouting report that I completed, and you can find in our Scouting Department, I have completed an advanced report for FootballNation.com. Check out Smith’s pro comparisons and NFL Draft projection below!

 

http://www.footballnation.com/content/2013-nfl-draft-qb-geno-smith-scouting-report/22019/

 

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Top 10 Board- Defense

The offensive board is complete for the time being and here is my crack at the defensive side of the ball. I will get a little bit more specific as the weeks come before the Draft. When the time comes I will break up players by 3-4 and 4-3 defenses, but right now I am still working on where they fit into each scheme.

Defensive Ends

1. Bjoern Werner, Florida State

2. Ziggy Ansah, BYU

3. Datone Jones, UCLA

4. Margus Hunt, SMU

5. Tank Carradine, Florida State

6. Damontre Moore, Texas A&M

7. Alex Okafor, Texas

8. Sam Montgomery, LSU

9. Cornelius Washington, Georgia

10. William Gholston, Michigan State

Defensive Tackles

1. Star Lotulelei, Utah- http://scoutingblitz.com/2013/02/20/scouting-report-star-lotulelei/

2. Sharrif Floyd, Florida

3. Sheldon Richardson, Missouri

4. Sylvester Williams, UNC

5. Jesse Williams, Alabama

6. Kawann Short, Purdue

7. John Jenkins, Georgia

8. Brandon Williams, Missouri Southern State

9. John Hankins, Ohio State

10. Montori Hughes, UT Martin

Outside Linebackers

1. Jarvis Jones, Georgia- http://scoutingblitz.com/2013/03/09/scouting-report-jarvis-jones/

2. Dion Jordan, Oregon

3. Barkevious Mingo, LSU

4. Trevardo Williams, UCONN

5. Arthur Brown, Kansas State

6. Khaseem Greene, Rutgers

7. Sio Moore, UCONN

8. Jamie Collins, Southern Mississippi

9. Zavier Gooden, Missouri

10. Chase Thomas, Stanford

Inside Linebackers

1. Alec Ogletree, Georgia

2. Mant’i Teo, Notre Dame

3. Kevin Minter, LSU

4. Kiko Alonso, Oregon

5. A.J. Klein, Iowa State

6. Kevin Reddick, UNC

7. Jon Bostic, Florida

8. Steve Beauharnais, Rutgers

9. Nico Johnson, Alabama

10. Michael Mauti, Penn State

Safeties

1. Kenny Vaccaro, Texas

2. Johnathan Cyprien, Florida International

3. Eric Reid, LSU

4. Matt Elam, Florida

5. Shawn Williams, Georgia

6. Shamarko Thomas, Syracuse

7. Bacarri Rambo, Georgia

8. D.J. Swearinger, South Carolina

9. Phillip Thomas, Fresno State

10. JJ Wilcox, Georgia Southern

Corner Backs

1. Dee Milliner, Alabama

2. Desmond Trufant, Washington

3. Xavier Rhodes, Florida State

4. Jordan Poyer, Oregon State

5. Blidi Wreh- Wilson, UCONN

6. Darius Slay, Mississippi State

7. B.W. Webb, William and Mary

8. Jamar Taylor, Boise State

9. Dwayne Gratz, UCONN

10. Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State

Top 10 Board- Offense

I have studied a lot of games over the last few months and have started to formulate my Top 10 by position. This is a moving piece of work and like my mock drafts, they will be updated right until the start of round one on April 25th. Take a look and feel free to comment. Keep updated on Twitter @scoutingblitz.

Quarterbacks

1. Geno Smith, West Virginia- http://scoutingblitz.com/2013/02/12/scouting-report-geno-smith/

2. Ryan Nassib, Syracuse

3. Mike Glennon, NC State

4. E.J. Manuel, Florida State

5. Matt Barkley, Southern Cal

6. Tyler Wilson, Arkansas

7. Matt Scott, Arizona

8. Zac Dysert, Miami (OH)

9. Tyler Bray, Tennessee

10. Landry Jones, Oklahoma

Running Backs

1. Eddie Lacy, Alabama

2. Montee Ball, Wisconsin

3. Giovani Bernard, UNC

4. Andre Ellington, Clemson

5. Kenjon Barner, Oregon- http://nfldraftdog.com/2013-nfl-draft/Kenjon-Barner.html 

6. Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina

7. Jawan Jamison, Rutgers

8. Le’Veon Bell, Michigan State

9. Mike Gillislee, Florida

10. Johnathan Franklin, UCLA

Wide Receivers

1. Cordarrelle Patterson, Tennessee

2. Tavon Austin, West Virginia-  http://scoutingblitz.com/2013/02/13/scouting-report-tavon-austin/

3. Keenan Allen, California

4. Justin Hunter, Tennessee

5. DeAndre Hopkins, Clemson

6. Quinton Patton, Louisiana Tech

7. Aaron Dobson, Marshall

8. Da’Rick Rogers, Tennessee Tech

9. Chris Harper, Kansas State

10. Robert Woods, USC

Tight Ends

1. Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame

2. Zach Ertz, Stanford

3. Gavin Escobar, San Diego State

4. Vance McDonald, Rice

5. Jordan Reed, Florida

6. Travis Kelce, Cincinnati

7. Dion Sims, Michigan State

8. Mychal Rivera, Tennessee

9. Nick Kasa, Colorado

10. Levine Toilolo, Stanford

Offensive Tackles

1. Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M- http://scoutingblitz.com/2013/02/14/scouting-report-luke-joeckel/

2. Eric Fisher, Central Michigan

3. Lane Johnson, Oklahoma

4. D.J. Fluker, Alabama

5. Terron Armstead, Arkansas-Pine Bluff

6. David Quessenberry, San Jose State

7. Justin Pugh, Syracuse

8. Jordan Mills, Louisiana Tech

9. Oday Aboushi, Virginia

10. Menelik Watson, Florida State

Offensive Guards

1. Chance Warmack, Alabama- http://scoutingblitz.com/2013/02/16/scouting-report-chance-warmack/

2. Johnathan Cooper, UNC

3. Larry Warford, Kentucky

4. Kyle Long, Oregon

5. Dallas Thomas, Tennessee

6. Brian Winters, Kent State

7. Alvin Bailey, Arkansas

8. Hugh Thornton, Illinois

9. Travis Bond, UNC

10. Jeff Baca, UCLA

Centers

1. Barrett Jones, Alabama

2. Travis Frederick, Wisconsin

3. Khaled Holmes, USC

4. Brian Schwenke, California

5. Braxton Cave, Notre Dame

6. Joe Madsen, West Virginia

7. T.J. Johnson, South Carolina

8. Lamar Mady, Youngstown State

9. Matt Stankiewitch, Penn State

10. P.J. Longeran, LSU