Todd McShay's top NFL prospects for 2009

D^3 · 11-12-2008, 12:03 PM

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Quite a few SEC players on his list.

(Note: he has included all eligible underclassmen as well as graduating seniors)

Top 10 QB's:

1. Sam Bradford** Oklahoma 6-3½ 218
2. Matthew Stafford* Georgia 6-2½ 235
3. Mark Sanchez* USC 6-2½ 225
4. Josh Freeman* Kansas State 6-5½ 238
5. Hunter Cantwell Louisville 6-3⅞ 231
6. Graham Harrell Texas Tech 6-2⅛ 199
7. Rhett Bomar Sam Houston State 6-2¼ 212
8. Nate Brown Central Arkansas 6-1¼ 210
9. Curtis Painter Purdue 6-2½ 225
10. Stephen McGee Texas A&M 6-2⅝ 220

Top 10 RB's:

1. Chris "Beanie" Wells* Ohio State 6-1 235
2. Knowshon Moreno** Georgia 5-10¾ 207
3. LeSean McCoy** Pittsburgh 5-11 205
4. C.J. Spiller* Clemson 5-11¼ 190
5. Javon Ringer Michigan State 5-9 200
6. James Davis Clemson 5-11⅛ 209
7. Andre Brown North Carolina State 6-0 225
8. Arian Foster Tennessee 6-1 217
9. Brad Lester Auburn 5-10 195
10. Jeremiah Johnson Oregon 5-9 205

Top 10 WR's:

1. Michael Crabtree** Texas Tech 6-2½ 208
2. Jeremy Maclin** Missouri 6-0⅝ 198
3. Percy Harvin* Florida 5-10¾ 187
4. Darrius Heyward-Bey* Maryland 6-1⅞ 203
5. Kenny Britt* Rutgers 6-4 215
6. Brandon LaFell* LSU 6-3 212
7. Derrick Williams Penn State 6-0 200
8. Juaquin Iglesias Oklahoma 6-0 205
9. Louis Murphy Florida 6-2½ 198
10. Brian Robiskie Ohio State 6-2 190

Top 10 TE's:

1. Brandon Pettigrew Oklahoma State 6-5⅝ 260
2. Jermaine Gresham* Oklahoma 6-5 266
3. Jared Cook* South Carolina 6-5 243
4. Chase Coffman Missouri 6-5⅞ 247
5. Cornelius Ingram Florida 6-3¾ 229
6. Travis Beckum Wisconsin 6-3 237
7. Shawn Nelson Southern Mississippi 6-4¾ 233
8. Bear Pascoe Fresno State 6-5¾ 264
9. Ryan Purvis Boston College 6-3⅞ 259
10. Jared Bronson Central Washington 6-4⅛ 253

Top 10 OL:

1. Andre Smith, OT Alabama 6-4⅞ 341
2. Eben Britton*, OT Arizona 6-5½ 310
3. Michael Oher, OT Mississippi 6-5 330
4. Russell Okung*, OT Oklahoma State 6-5¼ 303
5. Eugene Monroe, OT Virginia 6-5⅛ 310
6. Ciron Black*, OT LSU 6-5 325
7. Alex Mack, C California 6-3⅞ 310
8. Duke Robinson, G Oklahoma 6-5½ 335
9. Jason Smith, OT Baylor 6-4½ 300
10. Jonathan Luigs, C Arkansas 6-3¾ 310

And here is his top 64, players that would be taken in the 1st and 2nd rounds of the draft, ranked according to draft value.

1. Andre Smith* OT Alabama 6-4⅞ 341 98
2. Sam Bradford** QB Oklahoma 6-3½ 218 98
3. Vontae Davis* CB Illinois 5-11⅞ 203 98
4. Malcolm Jenkins CB Ohio State 6-0 195 97
5. Matthew Stafford* QB Georgia 6-2½ 235 97
6. Michael Crabtree** WR Texas Tech 6-2½ 208 96
7. Eben Britton OT Arizona 6-5½ 310 96
8. Michael Johnson DE Georgia Tech 6-7 259 96
9. Michael Oher OT Mississippi 6-5 330 95
10. Brian Orakpo DE Texas 6-3½ 255 95
11. Aaron Curry OLB Wake Forest 6-1¾ 247 95
12. Chris "Beanie" Wells* RB Ohio State 6-1 235 95
13. Jeremy Maclin** WR Missouri 6-0⅝ 198 94
14. Terrence Cody* DT Alabama 6-4½ 375 94
15. Mark Sanchez* QB USC 6-2½ 225 94
16. Rey Maualuga ILB USC 6-1⅞ 260 94
17. Russell Okung OT Oklahoma State 6-5¼ 303 93
18. Sen'Derrick Marks* DT Auburn 6-0⅞ 289 93
19. James Laurinaitis ILB Ohio State 6-2 240 93
20. Eugene Monroe OT Virginia 6-5⅛ 310 93
21. Brian Cushing OLB USC 6-2¾ 253 93
22. Geno Atkins* DT Georgia 6-1¾ 294 92
23. Knowshon Moreno** RB Georgia 5-10⅜ 207 92
24. Brandon Pettigrew TE Oklahoma State 6-5⅝ 260 92
25. Greg Hardy* DE Mississippi 6-4⅛ 267 92
26. George Selvie* DE South Florida 6-3⅞ 240 91
27. Percy Harvin** WR Florida 5-10¾ 187 91
28. LeSean McCoy** RB Pittsburgh 5-11 205 91
29. Taylor Mays* S USC 6-3½ 225 91
30. Brandon Spikes* LB Florida 6-3⅛ 240 91
31. Alphonso Smith CB Wake Forest 5-8⅜ 192 91
32. C.J. Spiller* RB Clemson 5-11¼ 190 90
33. Josh Freeman* QB Kansas State 6-5½ 238 90
34. Darrius Heyward-Bey* WR Maryland 6-1⅞ 203 90
35. Everette Brown* DE Florida State 6-4¼ 252 90
36. D.J. Moore* CB Vanderbilt 5-10 184 90
37. William Moore S Missouri 6-0⅜ 228 90
38. Ciron Black* OT LSU 6-5 325 90
39. Jermaine Gresham TE Oklahoma 6-5 266 90
40. Sean Weatherspoon* OLB Missouri 6-0½ 233 90
41. B.J. Raji DT Boston College 6-1¼ 334 90
42. Alex Mack C Cal 6-3⅞ 310 89
43. Peria Jerry DT Mississippi 6-3 310 89
44. Tyson Jackson DE LSU 6-4¼ 295 89
45. Mark Herzlich* OLB Boston College 6-3¾ 239 89
46. Kenny Britt WR Rutgers 6-4 215 89
47. Trevard Lindley CB Kentucky 5-11¾ 180 88
48. Jonathan Luigs C Arkansas 6-3¾ 310 88
49. Duke Robinson G Oklahoma 6-5½ 335 88
50. Jason Smith OT Baylor 6-4½ 300 88
51. Jared Cook* TE South Carolina 6-5 243 88
52. Phil Loadholt OT Oklahoma 6-7½ 340 87
53. Chase Coffman TE Missouri 6-5⅞ 247 87
54. Max Unger C Oregon 6-4½ 311 87
55. Antonio Coleman* DE Auburn 6-2 254 86
56. Patrick Chung S Oregon 5-10⅞ 212 86
57. Brandon LaFell* WR LSU 6-3 212 86
58. Asher Allen* CB Georgia 5-10 195 85
59. Kevin Ellison S USC 6-0¾ 226 84
60. Derrick Williams WR Penn State 6-0 200 84
61. Victor Harris CB Virginia Tech 5-11⅛ 192 84
62. Antoine Caldwell C Alabama 6-3¾ 298 84
63. Terrance Taylor DT Michigan 6-0 310 83
64. Fili Moala DT USC 6-4⅜ 282 82

That is a ton of SEC talent that could be headed to the NFL next year in the 1st and 2nd rounds. Really says something for the quality player we are producing these days.

Sabanocchio · 11-12-2008, 12:14 PM

Maybe it's because I haven't seen him play as much, but I don't see how he can rank Sam Bradford ahead of Stafford nor Beanie Wells ahead of Knowshon. I guarantee you Moreno will have a better career than Wells. I also think Jared Cook will be the first TE taken. But that's why he gets the big ESPN bucks and I'm just a schmuck on a message board.

D^3 · 11-12-2008, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Sabanocchio

Maybe it's because I haven't seen him play as much, but I don't see how he can rank Sam Bradford ahead of Stafford nor Beanie Wells ahead of Knowshon. I guarantee you Moreno will have a better career than Wells. I also think Jared Cook will be the first TE taken. But that's why he gets the big ESPN bucks and I'm just a schmuck on a message board.

I think McShay is the only draft analyst I've seen that ranks Bradford ahead of Stafford. Why, I don't know. Seems to me that Stafford has better arm strength and better size, but as you said, I'm just a guy on a message board.

Wells I'm sure his reasoning is that he is bigger, but from what I've seen of Beanie Wells, he doesn't have the same vision and cutback that Moreno does. I also think you might be right about Jared Cook.

Tider27 · 11-12-2008, 12:31 PM

Further proof we're the best conference...or at least it will be.

11-12-2008, 12:31 PM		#4 (permalink)
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Further proof we're the best conference...or at least it will be.
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11-12-2008, 12:33 PM		#5 (permalink)
	azamugg WE AINT GOT NO BAND RANDY Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chocolate Factory Posts: 11,709 High Fives: 4,273 Given High Fives: 4,066 Reputation: Rep Power:
only seeing Bradford a couple of times, he's just not as rough around the edges as Stafford is..........I think the NFL sees Stafford being a QB that would still be developing as he entered the league where Bradford is a lil more polished

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	cocky87 Cigar? Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Rock Hill SC Age: 22 Posts: 1,564 High Fives: 452 Given High Fives: 655 Reputation: Rep Power:
I can't believe kenny isn't on the list as top WR's. He has missed 4 games and the guy still broke Sharpe's record. I guess he doesn't look as appealing as a 6'3 wr so I understand. But geez I think this guy is gunna be good in the NFL.

11-12-2008, 12:41 PM		#10 (permalink)
	Sabanocchio Your girlfriend loves EB Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nashville Posts: 12,426 High Fives: 1,531 Given High Fives: 1,098 Reputation: Rep Power:
Kenny is waaay too skinny in my opinion and lacks the upper-body strength necessary to separate yourself at the next level. Real good college receiver, real bad NFL prospect. I agree that he will be drafted, but I doubt very seriously he ever does much of anything in the NFL unless he can put some serious weight/muscle on.

11-12-2008, 12:55 PM		#12 (permalink)
	the Prodigy Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fayetteville, AR Age: 23 Posts: 6,625 High Fives: 528 Given High Fives: 434 Reputation: Rep Power:
There seems to be a huge exodus of talent this season. There always is, but it just seems a lot more substantial. With the exception of several Bama players just about all of the playmakers in the conference are projected to leave for the NFL or are seniors. What does this mean for the SEC next year? Tebow's decision to stay or go could be huge.
Bustin' chops

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I'm glad it looks as if our only junior on there is Jared Cook. I'd love to see all of our defensive juniors stay. Our defense would be amazing next year if all those guys come back.
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