Draft: Mayock's top 5 in each position

[Claymation]

Quarterback
1. Geno Smith, West Virginia
2. Matt Barkley, USC
3. Mike Glennon, NC State
4. Ryan Nassib, Syracuse
5. Landry Jones, Oklahoma

Running Back
1. Eddie Lacy, Alabama
2. Montee Ball, Wisconsin
3. Andre Ellington, Clemson
4. Giovani Bernard, North Carolina
5. Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina

Wide Receiver
1. Cordarrelle Patterson, Tennessee
2. Keenan Allen, Cal
3. Terrance Williams, Baylor
4. Tavon Austin, West Virginia
5. Quinton Patton, Louisiana Tech

Tight End
1. Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame
2. Zach Ertz, Stanford
3. Gavin Escobar, San Diego State
4. Travis Kelce, Cincinnati
5. Jordan Reed, Florida

Center
1. Travis Frederick, Wisconsin
2. Brian Schwenke, Cal
3. Barrett Jones, Alabama
4. Khaled Holmes, USC
5. Braxston Cave, Notre Dame

Guard
1. Chance Warmack, Alabama
2. Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina
3. Larry Warford, Kentucky
4. Kyle Long, Oregon
5. Brian Winters, Kent State

Tackle
1. Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
2. Eric Fisher, Central Michigan
3. Lane Johnson, Oklahoma
4. D.J. Fluker, Alabama
T-5. Menelik Watson, Florida State
T-5. Justin Pugh, Syracuse

Defensive End
1. Bjoern Werner, Florida State
2. Damontre Moore, Texas A&M
3. Ezekiel Ansah, BYU
4. Sam Montgomery, LSU
T-5. Datone Jones, UCLA
T-5. Margus Hunt, SMU

Defensive Tackle
1. Sharrif Floyd, Florida
2. Star Lotulelei, Utah
3. Sheldon Richardson, Missouri
4. Sylvester Williams, North Carolina
T-5. Kawann Short, Purdue
T-5. Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State

Outside linebacker
1. Dion Jordan, Oregon
2. Jarvis Jones, Georgia
3. Khaseem Greene, Rutgers
4. Barkevious Mingo, LSU
5. Arthur Brown, Kansas State

Inside linebacker
1. Alec Ogletree, Georgia
2. Manti Te'o, Notre Dame
3. Kevin Minter, LSU
4. Kevin Reddick, North Carolina
5. Kiko Alonso, Oregon

Cornerback
1. Dee Milliner, Alabama
2. Xavier Rhodes, Florida State
3. Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State
4. Desmond Trufant, Washington
5. Jordan Poyer, Oregon State

Safety
1. Kenny Vaccaro, Texas
2. Matt Elam, Florida
3. Johnathan Cyprien, Florida International
4. Eric Reid, LSU
5. Zeke Motta, Notre Dame

[Greet]

Love the point that Dion Jordan > Mingo

[BigRyno]

I really don't see the players being drafted in this order....Floyd will not be drafted ahead of Star.....Bernard won't be the 4th RB taken....Auston will be the 2nd WR taken regardless of his height.....Barkley will not be the 2nd QB taken especially if he isn't throwing at the combine.....I bet Nassib will be the QB that jumps to the 2nd spot, and I'm hoping the Jets stay away from him.....The only QB from this list Id want is Geno.

[scopepts]

Big fan of Khaseem Greene out of Rutgers, could be a second round steal if we decide to take an O-lineman round 1

[ajgmc59]

Big fan of Khaseem Greene out of Rutgers, could be a second round steal if we decide to take an O-lineman round 1

He was a good player and made an impact every time I watched Rutgers (which wasn't that often). The only concern I have is doesn't he fit a 4-3 better than a 3-4 base defense?

[LongIslandIcedZ]

Nice to see Bernard that low.

I think he is being way underrated here, maybe Jets can drop back in the second and take him.

[MrX27]

Mayock always puts an emphasis on rating players he likes higher than their abilities dictate.

Agree with some: QB rankings are decent, WRs and ILBs are spot on.

Some are laughable: RB, DE and OLB are a joke.

[scopepts]

He was a good player and made an impact every time I watched Rutgers (which wasn't that often). The only concern I have is doesn't he fit a 4-3 better than a 3-4 base defense?

I was under the assumption he would play OLB in the 3-4

[ajgmc59]

I was under the assumption he would play OLB in the 3-4

I was just wondering because he isn't that big. Maybe he would be better suited at ILB in a 3-4. Like I said, I didn't watch Rutgers a lot so maybe he can play outside in a 3-4 scheme.

[ajgmc59]

As far as the rankings go, I agree with the o-line rankings for the most part and the WR rankings. I don't agree with the LB rankings or RB rankings. I think Minter is the best ILB and don't think Jordan is the best OLB (I'd have him at 3 or 4). At RB, I'm not a fan of Ball, and Lattimore is rated too high coming off of that injury (if healthy he's arguably the best back).

[Mr. Magoo]

I really don't see the players being drafted in this order....Floyd will not be drafted ahead of Star.....Bernard won't be the 4th RB taken....Auston will be the 2nd WR taken regardless of his height.....Barkley will not be the 2nd QB taken especially if he isn't throwing at the combine.....I bet Nassib will be the QB that jumps to the 2nd spot, and I'm hoping the Jets stay away from him.....The only QB from this list Id want is Geno.

It's premature to make most of these statements. A lot can change after the combine. I December there were people ranking Glannon as the #2 QB, and I read where one of the scouts had him ahead of Geno. Sometimes guys shoot up or down based on combine performance.