Can you tell I'm excited??? You should be to. With the draft less than 24 hours away, it's time to churn out my final NFL Draft position rankings for the year. This is the list I go off of when I review the draft once it's over. One of the best parts of the NFL Draft is the numerous opinions you get from all over the place. One guy could have Marcus Mariota ranked as the #1 QB prospect this year mainly due to the guy's football intelligence and the fact that with a little patience and the right system, Mariota could end up being a stud in the NFL. Meanwhile, Jameis Winston is arguably the most talented QB in the draft, but his off-the-field stuff scares the crap out of some people. You can be ultra-talented and also extremely immature. Those two things don't usually go well together and I can see why some people see "JaMarcus Russell" when they look at Jameis. That's just part of the draft process.
The good news is, that process is ending soon and teams are finally going to have to stop throwing out smoke screens (hey Chip, stop signing QB's we know you aren't going to use...you're not fooling anyone) and actually make intelligent decisions. With that said, here are my top 10 positional rankings for the draft. If you are an NFL team that has yet to finalize your big board (Oakland Raiders?), feel free to use this one as a guide, free of charge. You'll be rewarded with a big fat "A+" on your draft review grade. Just ask the Cleveland Browns what that can mean for your NFL franchise.....
Ultimate Football Blog's
Final 2015 NFL Draft Position Rankings
Quarterbacks:
1. Jameis Winston, Florida State
2. Marcus Mariota, Oregon
3. Bryce Petty, Baylor
4. Garrett Grayson, Colorado State
5. Sean Mannion, Oregon State
6. Brett Hundley, UCLA
7. Connor Halliday, Washington State
8. Shane Carden, East Carolina
9. Brandon Bridge, South Alabama
10. Hutson Mason, Georgia
Running Backs:
1. Todd Gurley, Georgia
2. Melvin Gordon. Wisconsin
3. Duke Johnson, Miami
4. T.J. Yeldon, Alabama
5. Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska
6. Tevin Coleman, Indiana
7. Jay Ajayi, Boise State
8. Mike Davis, South Carolina
9. David Cobb. Minnesota
10. Karlos Williams. Florida State
Wide Receivers:
1. Amari Cooper, Alabama
2. Kevin White, West Virginia
3. DeVante Parker, Louisville
4. Breshad Perriman, UCF
5. Dorial Green-Beckham. Oklahoma
6. Nelson Agholor, USC
7. Jaelen Strong. Arizona State
8. Devin Smith. Ohio State
9. Phillip Dorsett, Miami
10. Devin Funchess, Michigan
Tight Ends:
1. Maxx Williams, Minnesota
2. Clive Walford, Miami
3. Jeff Heuerman, Ohio State
4. Blake Bell, Oklahoma
5. Wes Saxton, South Alabama
6. Tyler Kroft, Rutgers
7. Nick O'Leary, Florida State
8. MyCole Pruitt, Southern Illinois
9. Rory Anderson, South Carolina
10. Ben Koyack. Notre Dame
Offensive Tackles:
1. La'El Collins, LSU
2. D.J. Humphries, Florida
3. Andrus Peat, Stanford
4. T.J. Clemmings, Pittsburgh
5. Jake Fisher, Oregon
6. Ereck Flowers, Miami
7. Cedric Ogbuehi, Texas A&M
8. Donovan Smith, Penn State
9. Ty Sambrailo, Colorado State
10. Rob Havenstein, Wisconsin
Offensive Guards:
1. Brandon Scherff, Iowa
2. Laken Tomlinson, Duke
3. A.J. Cann, South Carolina
4. Ali Marpet, Hobart
5. Tre Jackson, Florida State
6. Mark Glowisnki, West Virginia
7. Jarvis Harrison, Texas A&M
8. Josue Matias, Florida State
9. Quinton Spain, West Virginia
10. John Miller, Louisville
Centers:
1. Cameron Erving, Florida State
2. Hroniss Grasu, Oregon
3. B.J. Finney, Kansas State
4. Reese Dismukes, Auburn
5. Andy Gallik, Boston College
6. Greg Mancz, Toledo
7. Shaq Mason, Georgia Tech
8. Max Garcia, Florida
9. Chad Hamilton, Coastal Carolina
10. Cole Manhart, Nebraska-Kearney
Defensive Lineman
1. Leonard Williams. USC
2. Danny Shelton, Washington
3. Arik Armstead, Oregon
4. Malcolm Brown, Texas
5. Eddie Goldman, Florida State
6. Michael Bennett, Ohio State
7. Carl Davis, Iowa
8. Jordan Phillips, Oklahoma
9. Xavier Cooper, Washington State
10. Grady Jarrett, Clemson
Edge Defenders:
1. Dante Fowler, Florida
2. Bud Dupree, Kentucky
3. Randy Gregory, Nebraska
4. Vic Beasley, Clemson
5. Shane Ray, Missouri
6. Eli Harold, Virginia
7. Owa Odighizuwa, UCLA
8. Nate Orchard, Utah
9. Danielle Hunter, LSU
10. Preston Smith. Mississippi State
Linebackers:
1. Shaq Thompson, Washington
2. Eric Kendricks, UCLA
3. Paul Dawson, TCU
4. Denzel Perryman, Miami
5. Bernardrick McKinney, Mississippi State
6. Stephone Anthony, Clemson
7. Ramik Wilson, Georgia
8. Kwon Alexander, LSU
9. Jordan Hicks, Texas
10. Taiwan Jones. Michigan State
Cornerbacks:
1. Trae Waynes, Michigan State
2. Marcus Peters, Washington
3. Kevin Johnson, Wake Forest
4. Byron Jones, UConn
5. Jalen Collins. LSU
6. Ronald Darby, Florida State
7. Eric Rowe, Utah
8. P.J. Williams, Florida State
9. Quentin Rollins, Miami (OH)
10. Alex Carter, Stanford
Safeties:
1. Landon Collins. Alabama
2. James Sample, Louisville
3. Damarious Randall, Arizona State
4. Gerod Holliman, Louisville
5. Jaquiski Tartt, Samford
6. Derron Smith, Fresno State
7. Adrian Amos, Penn State
8. Anthony Harris, Virginia
9. Josh Shaw, USC
10. Imoan Claiborne, Northwestern State
And that's that! Remember....the NFL Draft starts this Thursday so make sure you pull this guide up and use it as a reference during the event. Trust me when I say that it will end up helping you keep track of all the prospects in the draft. Also, make sure you come back on Thursday for some of the best live coverage of the 2015 NFL Draft, right here at the Ultimate Football Blog!
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