I’ve always been against the grain when it comes to the general media consensus’ player rankings. After watching film on players for more hours than I care to remember, I have put together my big board. Below are my top 75 players in the draft. It’s way different than Mayock, Kiper, or whoever but as Bill Walsh once told his scouting department on draft day,”If everyone is thinking the same thing, no one is thinking.” Please sound off in the comments section.
1. Khalil Mack, LB, Buffalo
2. Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina
3. Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson
4. Taylor Lewan, OT, Michigan
5. Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M
6. Odell Beckham Jr., WR, LSU
7. Jake Matthews, OT, Texas A&M
8. Timmy Jernigan, DT, Florida State
9. Aaron Donald, DT, Pittsburgh
10. Allen Robinson, WR, Penn State
11. Greg Robinson, OT, Auburn
12. Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville
13. Scott Crichton, DE, Oregon State
14. Will Sutton, DT, Arizona State
15. Kyle Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech
16. Kelvin Benjamin, WR, Florida State
17. Anthony Barr, DE, UCLA
18. Marqise Lee, WR, USC
19. Jarvis Landry, WR, LSU
20. Brandin Cooks, WR, Oregon State
21. Zach Martin, OT, Notre Dame
22. Caraun Reid, DT, Princeton
23. Ed Stinson, DL, Alabama
24. Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida
25. Lamarcus Joyner, DB, Florida State
26. Justin Gilbert, CB, Oklahoma State
27. Cyrus Kouandjio, OT, Alabama
28. Jimmie Ward, S, Northern Illinois
29. Jason Verrett, CB, TCU
30. Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
31. Stephon Tuitt, DL, Notre Dame
32. Jimmy Garappolo, QB, Eastern Illinois
33. Jordan Matthews, WR, Vanderbilt
34. Stanley Jean-Baptiste, CB, Nebraska
35. Darqueze Dennard, CB, Michigan State
36. Ha’Sean Clinton-Dix, S, Alabama
37. Jeremiah Attaochu, DE, Georgia Tech
38. Joel Bitonio, OT, Nevada
39. Eric Ebron, TE, North Carolina
40. Paul Richardson, WR, Colorado
41. Chris Borland, LB, Wisconsin
42. Lache Seastrunk, RB, Baylor
43. Cody Latimer, WR, Indiana
44. Morgan Moses, OT, Virginia
45. Carlos Hyde, RB, Ohio State
46. Trent Murphy, DE, Stanford
47. Tre Mason, RB, Auburn
48. Xavier Grimble, TE, USC
49. Weston Richburg, C, Colorado State
50. Marcus Smith, DE/LB, Louisville
51. Louis Nix, NT, Notre Dame
52. Ra’Shede Hageman, DT, Minnesota
53. Trai Turner, G, LSU
54. Bradley Roby, CB, Ohio State
55. Calvin Pryor, S, Louisville
56. C.J. Mosley, LB, Alabama
57. Ryan Shazier, LB, Ohio State
58. Storm Johnson, RB, Central Florida
59. Ka’Deem Carey, RB, Arizona
60. Davante Adams, WR, Fresno State
61. Shane Skov, LB, Stanford
62. Deone Bucannon, S, Washington State
63. Xavier Su’a-Filo, G, UCLA
64. DaQuan Jones, DT, Penn State
65. Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TE, Washington
66. Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State
67. Jace Amaro, TE, Texas Tech
68. Kyle Van Noy, LB, BYU
69. Seantrel Henderson, OT, Miami
70. Will Clarke, DL, West Virginia
71. Dee Ford, DE, Auburn
72. E.J. Gaines, CB, Missouri
73. Marcus Martin, C, USC
74. A.J. McCarron, QB, Alabama
75. Keith McGill, CB, Utah
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