Mike Mayock's Top 20 Senior Prospects for the 2009 NFL Draft

[Nick]

As detailed on NFLN a few days ago...

1. Aaron Curry, LB, Wake Forest
2. Malcolm Jenkins, CB, Ohio State
3. Eugene Monroe, OT, Virginia
4. Brandon Pettigrew, TE, Oklahoma State
5. Jason Smith, OT, Baylor
6. Brian Orakpo, DE/LB, Texas
7. Rey Maualuga, LB, USC
8. B.J. Raji, DT, Boston College
9. Brian Cushing, LB, USC
10. Tyson Jackson, DE, LSU
11. Michael Oher, OT, Ole Miss
12. Larry English, DE/LB, Northern Illinois
13. James Laurinaitis, LB, Ohio State
14. William Moore, S, Missouri
15. Clint Sintim, LB, Virginia
16. Alphonso Smith, CB, Wake Forest
17. Max Unger, OL, Oregon
18. Rashad Johnson, S, Alabama
19. Michael Johnson, DE, Georgia Tech
20. Louis Delmas, S, Western Michigan

This isn't the first place I've seen Oher slipping a bit, something to keep an eye on...

[Mooselini]

I've noticed that also. Oher is slipping. We need to really be hoping that Andre Smith declares...

[shower beers]

Laurinaitis is also slipping fast. I mean, who is Larry English?

I've also seen Oher slipping in other places. I wonder what that means for us.

[general counsel]

"Slipping" according to maycock or any other expert has the following bearing on us "NONE" Our draft choices will be determined by the evaluations of the Rams personnel experts, not by a canvassing of fans or other alleged experts.

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general counsel

[eldfan]

"Slipping" according to maycock or any other expert has the following bearing on us "NONE" Our draft choices will be determined by the evaluations of the Rams personnel experts, not by a canvassing of fans or other alleged experts.

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general counsel

Agreed I would think there will be a lot of so called expert that will be moving players up and down.

[Nick]

"Slipping" according to maycock or any other expert has the following bearing on us "NONE" Our draft choices will be determined by the evaluations of the Rams personnel experts, not by a canvassing of fans or other alleged experts.

ramming speed to all

general counsel

Well, when the Rams personnel experts start publishing their draft boards, then we'll post them instead. Until then...

[RedArcher7]

No quarterbacks, no runningbacks, no wide receivers...no quarterbacks

[jdh008]

Interesting that Oher seems to be slipping down draft boards. I have seen some mocks at some pretty reputable mock draft sites that have Oher going in the first 5 picks of the first round.

[cfh128]

No quarterbacks, no runningbacks, no wide receivers...no quarterbacks

Yet 7 linebackers. Seems like a pretty healthy LB crop this year. Maybe we can get that big MLB we have been talking about for awhile now.

[smizzhfx]

Yet 7 linebackers. Seems like a pretty healthy LB crop this year. Maybe we can get that big MLB we have been talking about for awhile now.

Its also looking like a nice class of Safeties as well..

William Moore, Missouri
Taylor Mays, USC (JR)
Rashad Johnson, Alabama
Louis Delmas, Western Michigan

If we can get one of these guys in the 2nd/3rd to line up beside Atogwe our DB situation won't be half bad. Bartell has shown he's capable to be a starter, Brown is probably on the backside of his career but out of Hill, Wade and King somebody must emerge as a starter..

[rams_fan81]

Mayock isn't exactly an "expert" in my eyes looking at some of his previous lists from other years.

[jdh008]

Its also looking like a nice class of Safeties as well..

William Moore, Missouri
Taylor Mays, USC (JR)
Rashad Johnson, Alabama
Louis Delmas, Western Michigan

If we can get one of these guys in the 2nd/3rd to line up beside Atogwe our DB situation won't be half bad. Bartell has shown he's capable to be a starter, Brown is probably on the backside of his career but out of Hill, Wade and King somebody must emerge as a starter..

Speaking of safeties, that Mays kid is a real player. I spend a lot of time in the Houston area and I know that the Texans are in love with him. I don't know how high they are willing to reach for him, but if they miss on him, safety is a big enough issue for them that they also will look hard at William Moore.

[keith m. klink]

This seems to be a good draft for OT's , LB's and S's .. and we are in store for good one's . maybe picking second again has given us a chance to get a real foundation started since DEVANEYhas been here.the last 3 years i have liked our draft , well most of it anyway. I see BILLYD , as solidifying our drafts and personel quickly.

and as for a new coach i've got butterflies already.

[richtree]

who cares about :senior: lists when underclassmen mean so much

and after the combine you will see how every list and scout changes...

watch kenny britt move up the board and other guys fall

[Bar-bq]

Mayock isn't exactly an "expert" in my eyes looking at some of his previous lists from other years.

It's been the consensus around here that a lot of Primetime analysts, including Mayock and McShay, go out of their way to be different from draftniks like Scott Wright.

That's why you see sort of 'ot-of-left-field' things like no QBs/WRs/RBs, Cushing ahead of Laurinitis, or even the wide gap between Curry and Maualuga.