Mayock's updated position-by-position draft prospect rankings

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Mike Mayock unveils the fourth edition of his position-by-position draft prospect rankings for the 2013 NFL Draft, which features big changes along the lines.



Quarterback

1. Geno Smith, West Virginia
2. EJ Manuel, Florida State
3. Matt Barkley, USC
4. Mike Glennon, N.C. State
T-5. Ryan Nassib, Syracuse
T-5. Tyler Bray, Tennessee

New entry: Bray
Out: Landry Jones, Oklahoma (T-5)

Running Back

1. Eddie Lacy, Alabama
2. Montee Ball, Wisconsin
3. Christine Michael, Texas A&M
4. Andre Ellington, Clemson
T-5. Giovani Bernard, North Carolina
T-5. Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina

New entry: Michael

Wide Receiver

1. Cordarrelle Patterson, Tennessee
2. Tavon Austin, West Virginia
3. Keenan Allen, Cal
4. DeAndre Hopkins, Clemson 5. Robert Woods, USC


New entry: Woods
Rise: Austin (3), Hopkins (5)
Out: Quinton Patton, Louisiana Tech (4)

Tight End

1. Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame
2. Zach Ertz, Stanford
3. Gavin Escobar, San Diego State
4. Travis Kelce, Cincinnati
5. Vance McDonald, Rice



Center

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

Rise: Schwenke (2), Jones (3)

Guard

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

Rise: Long (4)

Tackle

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

Rise: Fisher (2)



4-3 Defensive End

1. Ezekiel Ansah, BYU
2. Bjoern Werner, Florida State
3. Damontre Moore, Texas A&M
4. Sam Montgomery, LSU
T-5. Tank Carradine, Florida State
T-5. Alex Okafor, Texas

Rise: Ansah (2)

3-4 Defensive End

1. Star Lotulelei, Utah
2. Datone Jones, UCLA
3. Margus Hunt, SMU
4. William Gholston, Michigan State
5. Jesse Williams, Alabama

Rise: Jones (3), Gholston (5)

Defensive Tackle

1. Sharrif Floyd, Florida
2. Sheldon Richardson, Missouri
3. Sylvester Williams, North Carolina
4. Kawann Short, Purdue
5. Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State

4-3 Outside Linebacker

1. Jarvis Jones, Georgia
2. Arthur Brown, Kansas State
3. Khaseem Greene, Rutgers
4. Sio Moore, Connecticut
5. Chase Thomas, Stanford

3-4 Outside Linebacker

1. Dion Jordan, Oregon
2. Barkevious Mingo, LSU
3. Jamie Collins, Southern Miss
4. Michael Buchanan, Illinois
5. Corey Lemonier, Auburn

Rise: Mingo (3)

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. D.J. Hayden, Houston
4. Desmond Trufant, Washington
5. Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State

New entry: Banks
Out: Blidi Wreh-Wilson, Connecticut

Safety

1. Kenny Vaccaro, Texas
2. Matt Elam, Florida
3. Jonathan Cyprien, Florida International
4. Eric Reid, LSU
5. Shamarko Thomas, Syracuse

 

[dbair1967]

Like Mayock and he does a great job. In fact I hardly watch ESPN's draft coverage now because I prefer Mayock and some of their people to those boneheads at ESPN

 

[bkeavs]

Like Mayock and he does a great job. In fact I hardly watch ESPN's draft coverage now because I prefer Mayock and some of their people to those boneheads at ESPN

Absolutely. Mayock is one of the few bright spots in the draft analysis