Mel Kiper's draft projections

Heres his current draft projection for certain players in the Senior Bowl


North Roster
No. Pos. Name Height Weight School

1 WR Paul Williams 6-2 210 Fresno State
Has size, natural receiving skills. Underrated. (late-Day 1 to early-Day 2)

3 QB Tyler Palko 6-1 215 Pittsburgh
Works, studies hard. Limited arm strength. (Late rounder)

4 DB Josh Wilson 5-9 188 Maryland
Fast and athletic. Great recovery ablility. Return skills. (Round 3 or 4)

5 WR Rhema McKnight 6-1 207 Notre Dame
Good hands, concentration. Lacks speed. (mid-Day 2)

5 QB Drew Stanton 6-3 226 Michigan State
Good, but not great arm. Erratic. Tough and athletic. (Round 3 or 4)


10 QB Troy Smith 6-0 222 Ohio State
Keeps plays alive. Good arm. Height issue. Long delivery. (Round 3 or 4)

13 DB Daymeion Hughes 5-10 192 California
Great anticipation, hands, instincts. Speed question. (late-Round 1)


17 DB Marcus McCauley 6-1 200 Fresno State
Has physical and athletic skills. Needs to produce more. (Round 2 or 3)

23 RB Brian Leonard 6-1 224 Rutgers
Jack-of-all-trades player. Runs, catches, blocks. (Round 2)

26 RB Tony Hunt 6-2 239 Penn State
Gliding, patient runner. Good blocker. Not explosive. (Round 3 or 4)

28 DB Tanard Jackson 6-0 192 Syracuse
Physical, tough, athletic. Average cover skills. (Round 2)

29 DB Leon Hall 5-11 193 Michigan
Good all-around corner. Great anticipation, tackler. (mid-Round 1)

30 DB Aaron Rouse 6-4 218 Virginia Tech
Big. Physical. Stiff in hips. Coverage question. (Round 3)

31 LB Paul Posluszny 6-1 237 Penn State
Productive, smart, instinctive. Lumbers. Coverage question. (Round 3)

49 DE/LB Anthony Spencer 6-2 266 Purdue
Great natural pass-rush ablility. (late-Round 1 to mid-Round 2)

51 LB H.B. Blades 5-11 237 Pittsburgh
Good in college. Not super instinctive. Gets caught in traffic (Late rounder)

56 DE LaMarr Woodley 6-1 269 Michigan
Relentless. Good rush instincts. (late-Round 1 to mid-Round 2)

64 OL Samson Satele 6-2 294 Hawaii
Excellent player. Versatile. Tough. Strong. Works hard. (Round 2)

67 OL Levi Brown 6-5 323 Penn State
Has all the physical tools. Hard worker. Good intangibles. (mid-Round 1)

68 OL Ryan Harris 6-5 299 Notre Dame
Good athlete. Lacked consistency, intensity. (Round 3 or 4)

75 OL Josh Beekman 6-2 315 Boston College
Versatile. Plays center or guard Tough. Solid and reliable. (Round 3)

80 WR Jason Hill 6-0 204 Washington State
Good speed. Needs to improve consistency. (early-Day 2)

90 DL Quinn Pitcock 6-2 301 Ohio State
Limited athletically. Steady, tough, consistent. (Round 3)

91 DL Amobi Okoye 6-2 287 Louisville
Awesome quickness, spin move. Enormous ability. (mid-Round 1)

92 DE Adam Carriker 6-6 292 Nebraska
Versatile. Long arms. Big frame. Uses hands well. (mid-Round 1)

95 DE Victor Abiamiri 6-4 271 Notre Dame
Solid, tough, reliable. Good technique. Not flashy. (Round 2)




South Roster

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South Roster
No. Pos. Name Height Weight School

4 DB David Irons 5-10 188 Auburn
Some coverage ability. Never took it to next level. (Day 2)

4 QB Kevin Kolb 6-3 220 Houston
Has NFL arm, but is he a system QB? (early- to mid-Day 2)

5 QB Jordan Palmer 6-5 229 UTEP
NFL size. Good arm. Questionable decision making. (early- to mid-Day 2)

7 LB Buster Davis 5-9 244 Florida State
Very productive. Small, but rock solid. Great run defender. (late-Day 1)

12 QB Chris Leak
6-0 203 Florida
Can throw it. Has NFL arm. Lacks height. (Round 5 to Round 7)

19 DB Brandon Meriweather 5-11 192 Miami
Adequate coverage skills. Versatile. Can be force in box. (Round 3 or 4)

21 WR Johnnie Lee Higgins 5-11 183 UTEP
Fast. Gets deep. Decent hands. Return ability. (early- to mid-Day 2)

23 RB Kenny Irons 5-11 198 Auburn
Not big, but tough. Solid back. Some injury issues. (Round 2)

27 DB Michael Griffin 5-11 195 Texas
Tough. Agressive. Tackles well. Can be shaky in coverage. (Round 2 or 3)

28 RB Lorenzo Booker 5-10 188 Florida State
Poor man's Warrick Dunn. Not big. Elusive. Can catch. (Round 3 or 4)

29 DB Jonathan Wade 5-10 192 Tennessee
Athletic. Good size. Not real instinctive in coverage. (Round 3 to Round 5)

30 LB Earl Everett 6-2 235 Florida
Big factor at Florida, but protected by D-line. (late-Day 1 or early-Day 2)

31 DB Aaron Ross 6-0 192 Texas
Tough. Instinctive. Great tackler in run support. (mid- to late-Round 1)

33 LB Rufus Alexander 6-1 227 Oklahoma
Lots of talent. Lacked game-to-game consistency in 2006. (Round 3)

42 LB Juwan Simpson 6-2 223 Alabama
Athletic. Productive. Consistent. Needs to be more physical. (mid-Day 2)


49 LB Patrick Willis 6-1 240 Ole Miss
All over the field. Works through traffic. Tackling machine. (Round 2)

63 OL Justin Blalock
6-3 331 Texas
Smart. Battle tested. Versatile. A guard, but can play tackle. (Round 2)


66 OL Tony Ugoh 6-5 301 Arkansas
Phenomenal athlete. Raw technically. (late-Round 1 to mid-Round 2)

67 OL Ryan Kalil 6-3 291 USC
Not big, but technically sound and strong. (late-Round 1 or early-Round 2)

69 OL Ben Grubbs 6-3 315 Auburn
Athletic. Great at pulling and trapping. (late-Round 1 or early-Round 2)

73 OL Joe Staley 6-6 296 Central Michigan
Good feet, balance. Needs strength. (late-Round 1 to early-Round 2)

76 OL Tim Duckworth 6-3 304 Auburn
Lots of ability as guard. Good size. Athletic. Good run blocker. (Round 3)

78 OL Arron Sears 6-3 317 Tennessee
Versatile. Good strength, feet, technique. (late-Round 1 or early-Round 2)

80 WR Dwayne Bowe 6-2 222 LSU
Big. Competitive. Size and speed. Athletic. (mid-Round 1)

94 DE Quentin Moses 6-5 249 Georgia
Good edge rusher. Could play on feet in 3-4. Needs strength. (Round 2)

99 DL Kareem Brown 6-4 303 Miami
Underachiever. Has ability. (mid- to late-Day 2)

According to this it appears theres going to be tremendous talent in the second round we should look at.. I.E Lamarr Woodley and Victor Abimiri.

I think he's way off on where some of these players will be taken.

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I think he's way off on where some of these players will be taken.

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Really, which ones? I am certainly not disagreeing with you just curious to hear some of your thoughts on the draft. We need all the draft analysis that we can get in this slow time of the year. Slow for the Rams anyway. I love to read different views and mocks from other fans perspectives that may get to see some of these guys play more than others depending on which market you live in.

I think that Pat Willis in the 2nd is a little low, but if some of those guys are around in the 2nd then by all means.

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Originally Posted by Country

I think that Pat Willis in the 2nd is a little low

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Perhaps, perhaps not. Kiper isn't the only one that has viewed Willis as a potential round two prospect. Keep in mind that Scout.com's article about what they heard NFL scouts saying at the Senior Bowl was that Willis "was not graded as a first-round choice."

It'll be an interesting saga to try and keep track of between now and the draft. Ultimately the only important ranking is what NFL teams have on their draft boards, and who knows what that is.

some of these guy's , such as palko, sould not even be a concideration for free agency. he has some real bumbs being drafted, and guy's like j.l. higgins in the middle of day 2, c'mon, man he could go rd 2 just because teams are wanting proven return guy's and he has it all.