Av's All-Draft-Eligible Team

[AvengerRam]

This is my current list of the prospects at each position that I think will make the best Pro players. This is NOT a projection of who will be taken first at each position. For example, I expect Matt Barkley will be the first QB taken, but I don't think he'll be the best Pro from this year's crop of passers.

Also included is my current "top sleeper" pick:

So... here it is... (for now):

QB: E.J. Manuel, Florida State
RB: LeVeon Bell, Michigan State
FB: Trey Millard, Oklahoma
WR: Terrance Williams, Baylor
WR: DeAndre Hopkins, Clemson
OT: Luke Joekel, Texas A&M
OG: Chance Warmack, Alabama
C: Barrett Jones, Alabama
OG: Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina
OT: Taylor Lewin, Michigan
TE: Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame (SLEEPER: Joseph Fauria, UCLA)

DE: Bjoern Werner, Florida State
DE: Sam Montgomery, LSU
DT: Star Lotulelei, Utah
DT: Sharrif Floyd, Florida
OLB: Chase Thomas, Stanford
MLB: Manti Te’o, Notre Dame
OLB: Jarvis Jones, Georgia
CB: Dee Milner, Alabama
CB: Xavier Rhodes, Florida State
FS: Eric Reid, LSU
SS: Matt Elam, Florida

[Nick]

Awesome thread concept! Here are my thoughts on some of your picks...

QB: E.J. Manuel, Florida State
-I've never really been sold on Manuel for some reason. I don't have much confidence in his overall decision making, which is a big factor for me when looking at quarterbacks.

RB: LeVeon Bell, Michigan State
-Bell strikes me as one of those guys who is going to come off the board on Day 2/3 and suddenly emerge as a productive player in the league. He's not going to wow you, but I can see him having a good career as the lead horse in a backfield.

WR: Terrance Williams, Baylor
-I saw Williams run all over WVU in person, and I don't know how much of that is a testament to Williams and how much is the WVU defense. That said, the guy is talented and I think you've made a good point in the past about receivers showing promise when coming from this system. Combination of size and downfield ability is very intriguing.

OT: Luke Joekel, Texas A&M
-Best OT in the draft IMO, and a likely Top 5 pick.

OG: Chance Warmack, Alabama
C: Barrett Jones, Alabama
-Either of these guys would look great in horns. Warmack is a solid first round option, where as Jones could slip into the second depending on how he tests athletically, and he'd be a steal there.

TE: Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame (SLEEPER: Joseph Fauria, UCLA)
-Love Eifert as a possible late Round One option. Fauria would be a great option if he's available on Day Three; hard to not think about guys at his position with that kind of height advantage, especially in the red zone.

OLB: Chase Thomas, Stanford
-I love Thomas; he seems almost unblockable at times. Could be a very intriguing option at SAM linebacker for this team.

CB: Dee Milner, Alabama
-I like what Milliner could do at the next level. I'd prefer him to previous Crimson Tide CB prospect Dre Kirkpatrick, who was a Top 20 pick in his own right. Combination of size and coverage skills in today's league is where it's at.

[AvengerRam]

I figured my pick of Manuel would be questioned. Basically, I'm not that impressed with the top prospects, so I went with a guy who is pretty raw, but has a lot of upside.