Mark Mayok's postional rakings update

[Tampa_Ram]

With the NFL Scouting Combine beginning on February 22, Mike Mayock updates his position-by-position rankings for the 2012 NFL Draft. Changes from last month's initial rankings are noted below each position.

Quarterback

1. Andrew Luck, Stanford
2. Robert Griffin III, Baylor
3. Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M
4. Brandon Weeden, Oklahoma State
5. Nick Foles, Arizona

New entries: Weeden, Foles

Running Back

1. Trent Richardson, Alabama
2. David Wilson, Virginia Tech
3. Lamar Miller, Miami (Fla.)
4. Doug Martin, Boise State
5. LaMichael James, Oregon

Wide Receiver

1. Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State
2. Kendall Wright, Baylor
3. Michael Floyd, Notre Dame
4. Rueben Randle, LSU
5. Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina

Rise: Wright
Fall: Floyd, Jeffery
New entry: Randle
Out: Wake Forest's Chris Givens

Tight End

1. Orson Charles, Georgia
2. Coby Fleener, Stanford
3. Dwayne Allen, Clemson
4. Deangelo Peterson, LSU
5. Ladarius Green, Louisiana-Lafayette

Rise: Charles
Fall: Allen, Green
New entry: Peterson
Out: Missouri's Michael Egnew

Tackle

1. Matt Kalil, USC
2. Riley Reiff, Iowa
3. Jonathan Martin, Stanford
4. Mike Adams, Ohio State
5. Cordy Glenn, Georgia

Rise: Kalil
Fall: Reiff
New entry: Glenn (switched groups from interior offensive lineman to tackle)
Out: Troy's James Brown, Florida State's Zebrie Sanders

Interior Offensive Lineman

1. David DeCastro, Stanford
2. Peter Konz, Wisconsin
3. Kevin Zeitler, Wisconsin
4. Amini Silatolu, Midwestern State
5. Kelechi Osemele, Iowa State

Fall: Osemele
New entry: Silatolu
Out: Glenn (switched groups from interior offensive lineman to tackle)

Defensive End

1. Melvin Ingram, South Carolina
2. Quinton Coples, North Carolina
3. Andre Branch, Clemson
4. Whitney Mercilus, Illinois
T-5. Vinny Curry, Marshall
T-5. Nick Perry, USC

Rise: Ingram, Branch
Fall: Coples, Mercilus, Perry
New entry: Curry
Out: Syracuse's Chandler Jones

Defensive Tackle

1. Michael Brockers, LSU
2. Jerel Worthy, Michigan State
3. Dontari Poe, Memphis
4. Devon Still, Penn State
T-5. Fletcher Cox, Mississippi St.
T-5. Kendall Reyes, UConn
T-5. Brandon Thompson, Clemson

Rise: Brockers, Poe
Fall: Still, Thompson
New entry: Reyes

Linebacker

1. Courtney Upshaw, Alabama
2. Luke Kuechly, Boston College
3. Dont'a Hightower, Alabama
4. Ronnell Lewis, Oklahoma
5. Sean Spence, Miami (Fla.)

New entries: Lewis, Spence
Out: North Carolina's Zach Brown, Arizona State's Vontaze Burfict

Cornerback

1. Morris Claiborne, LSU
2. Dre Kirkpatrick, Alabama
3. Janoris Jenkins, North Alabama
4. Trumaine Johnson, Montana
5. Leonard Johnson, Iowa State

Rise: Kirkpatrick
Fall: Jenkins, Leonard Johnson
New entry: Trumaine Johnson
Out: Nebraska's Alfonzo Dennard

Safety

1. Mark Barron, Alabama
2. Harrison Smith, Notre Dame
3. George Iloka, Boise State
4. Markelle Martin, Oklahoma State
5. Phillip Thomas, Syracuse

New entry: Phillip Thomas
Out: South Carolina's Antonio Allen


Im suprised to see Rueben Randle on here. To be honest ive kind of left him off my radar. Any one a fan of his? Know anything about him?

Let the debates begin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TekeRam]

Randle's 6'4" so he's got the size that I'd like and was the top high school WR prospect in his class. I think that going to LSU might have been a setback for him, as they were mostly a ball control offense. His 59 yard TD catch was the longest play from scrimmage for them all year long in 2011. He doesn't have a big breakout kind of game where he just dominated a defense, his best game in his career being against Arkansas with 9 catches for 134 yards. Just 5 career 100 yard games.

Personally, I think he could have been better in a more wide open offense, but never the less, he still ranked 3rd in the SEC with almost 70 yards/game in 2011.

I'd be happy to grab him at 2.1 or maybe a late 1st round pick if WR's fly off the shelves.

[Tampa_Ram]

Randle's 6'4" so he's got the size that I'd like and was the top high school WR prospect in his class. I think that going to LSU might have been a setback for him, as they were mostly a ball control offense. His 59 yard TD catch was the longest play from scrimmage for them all year long in 2011. He doesn't have a big breakout kind of game where he just dominated a defense, his best game in his career being against Arkansas with 9 catches for 134 yards. Just 5 career 100 yard games.

Personally, I think he could have been better in a more wide open offense, but never the less, he still ranked 3rd in the SEC with almost 70 yards/game in 2011.

I'd be happy to grab him at 2.1 or maybe a late 1st round pick if WR's fly off the shelves.

Thanks for the info man. Think he would have done better then Jeffery if he was in his position. They are both the same height and build from the pictures ive looked at. No doubt being at LSU was a setback. If he does great at combine i wouldnt mind taking him in the 2nd if we dont grab Blackmon. Im still mixed on my wr's after Blackmon.

[TekeRam]

No problem, my friend. One other thing I noticed by watching his high school(junior year, I think) highlights is that he does have a good amount of shimmy to him, or at least against high schoolers. He looked to be able to stutter step or juke enough to either get away from a defender or get an angle where he could break the tackle and go past him. He had good breakaway/deep speed as well, but again, against high schoolers.

He was able to break long plays on punt returns, deep routes(flys, posts), and bubble screens. Also saw him able to settle down in the hole in a zone. The competition was light, but he was able to it all and certainly has good instincts.

My own board at this point is probably:
Blackmon
Floyd
Randle
Jeffery
Wright

I'd have Wright higher but I want a taller receiver who can dominate outside. Wright could be able to, a la Steve Smith, but I'd much rather have a Megatron(Randle?) or a Lloyd(Blackmon) than a Smith.

[Tampa_Ram]

No problem, my friend. One other thing I noticed by watching his high school(junior year, I think) highlights is that he does have a good amount of shimmy to him, or at least against high schoolers. He looked to be able to stutter step or juke enough to either get away from a defender or get an angle where he could break the tackle and go past him. He had good breakaway/deep speed as well, but again, against high schoolers.

He was able to break long plays on punt returns, deep routes(flys, posts), and bubble screens. Also saw him able to settle down in the hole in a zone. The competition was light, but he was able to it all and certainly has good instincts.

My own board at this point is probably:
Blackmon
Floyd
Randle
Jeffery
Wright

I'd have Wright higher but I want a taller receiver who can dominate outside. Wright could be able to, a la Steve Smith, but I'd much rather have a Megatron(Randle?) or a Lloyd(Blackmon) than a Smith.

Sounds like a good prospect to me. Ill have to look up some LSU highlights of him and see more.

I agree with the Wright part. Now if we already had a Randle type i could see us taking Wright cause thatd cause some nice mix ups. I really think a tandem of Lloyd and Blackman would be great. We have the slot down if people stay healthy. Just need to find a tall receiver who can stay healthy and a speedster(Rainey type) and we're set.

I think my wr board right now is:
Blackmon
Floyd
Wright
Jeffery
Sanu

But thats just right this moment, im sure itll shift around a bunch over the next few weeks.

Cant wait for the combine.