via m2.nflrush.com
I don't know about you guys, but I have no idea what's going to happen in this draft! It really seems like slogging through the mud, trying to find a prospect (or even a position) that everyone agrees would be a good pick at #20. That's why I've made the attempt to take our feelings out of it and look to the professionals to narrow down our choices...let me explain.
Anybody who's done any research on our potential prospects has looked at draft big boards - basically lists of the top prospects in the draft. Where it gets tricky is comparing these draft boards and the positions of specific prospects on each to find the guys that are high up on EVERYONE's draft big boards. I see this as a way to "sort the wheat from the chaff" so to speak, and weed out the individual opinions of those who do the draft boards. Does that make sense?
In other words, you got to get second opinions to find out who's really good and who's being hyped. Well, in order to do this, I've taken it one step forward - I'm going to average the positions (from SBNation, NFL, ESPN, CBS, Yahoo, Walterfootball, Draftek, Audibles, & Fansided) of 1st round prospects to get UNBIASED RANKINGS of our prospects. NOTE: If a player was never mentioned in the top 20 of ANY big board, I left him out to save myself work...so the players listed below showed up in someone's top 20...if your favorite player was left off this list, it's because he's in NOBODY'S TOP 20...
Shall we begin?
Name |
SBNation |
NFL |
ESPN |
CBS |
Yahoo |
Walter |
Draftek |
Audibles |
Fansided |
Avg. |
Jadeveon Clowney |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Jake Matthews |
2 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
4.33 |
Teddy Bridgewater |
3 |
19 |
13 |
6 |
6 |
15 |
2 |
2 |
15 |
9 |
Khalil Mack |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
3.78 |
Sammy Watkins |
5 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3.55 |
Greg Robinson |
6 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
3.78 |
Mike Evans |
7 |
9 |
7 |
12 |
14 |
10 |
18 |
7 |
10 |
10.44 |
Kony Ealy |
8 |
36 |
31 |
18 |
10 |
30 |
19 |
36 |
25 |
23.67 |
Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix |
9 |
26 |
10 |
23 |
24 |
13 |
9 |
15 |
14 |
15.89 |
Anthony Barr |
10 |
6 |
27 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
12 |
9 |
13 |
10.67 |
Blake Bortles |
11 |
11 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
11 |
11 |
18 |
6 |
10.33 |
Marqise Lee |
12 |
15 |
23 |
27 |
20 |
18 |
16 |
14 |
21 |
18.44 |
Johnny Maziel |
13 |
23 |
18 |
17 |
13 |
14 |
7 |
13 |
29 |
16.33 |
CJ Mosley |
14 |
7 |
8 |
11 |
12 |
19 |
8 |
12 |
8 |
11 |
Jace Amaro |
15 |
44 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
38 |
26 |
20 |
--- |
28.6 |
Cyrus Kouandjio |
16 |
43 |
--- |
35 |
38 |
40 |
52 |
30 |
31 |
36.63 |
Eric Ebron |
17 |
14 |
12 |
21 |
23 |
6 |
13 |
10 |
11 |
14.11 |
Jason Verrett |
18 |
42 |
29 |
28 |
27 |
86 |
21 |
19 |
--- |
33.75 |
Ra'Shede Hageman |
19 |
24 |
25 |
40 |
30 |
26 |
42 |
31 |
23 |
28.89 |
Calvin Pryor |
20 |
12 |
17 |
19 |
21 |
16 |
29 |
28 |
17 |
19.89 |
Taylor Lewan |
21 |
16 |
6 |
16 |
19 |
8 |
14 |
11 |
7 |
13.11 |
Darqueze Dennard |
22 |
22 |
16 |
9 |
9 |
25 |
10 |
8 |
19 |
15.56 |
Odell Beckham |
23 |
20 |
21 |
25 |
33 |
24 |
22 |
22 |
18 |
23.11 |
Ryan Shazier |
24 |
13 |
30 |
15 |
16 |
12 |
34 |
23 |
24 |
21.22 |
Louis Nix |
27 |
30 |
26 |
20 |
22 |
20 |
23 |
21 |
--- |
23.63 |
Zack Martin |
28 |
27 |
15 |
13 |
15 |
27 |
35 |
27 |
16 |
22.56 |
Tim Jernigan |
30 |
35 |
22 |
26 |
17 |
31 |
17 |
26 |
20 |
24.89 |
Bradley Roby |
32 |
18 |
20 |
38 |
40 |
53 |
36 |
25 |
32 |
32.66 |
Aaron Donald |
33 |
113 |
11 |
14 |
18 |
17 |
15 |
17 |
9 |
27.44 |
Kelvin Benjamin |
35 |
10 |
--- |
46 |
50 |
22 |
77 |
33 |
--- |
39.00 |
Justin Gilbert |
38 |
8 |
24 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
20 |
16 |
12 |
16.44 |
Brandin Cooks |
44 |
34 |
19 |
22 |
31 |
29 |
33 |
29 |
22 |
29.22 |
Carlos Hyde |
58 |
17 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
35 |
44 |
35 |
--- |
37.80 |
Morgan Moses |
120 |
141 |
14 |
37 |
45 |
42 |
39 |
--- |
27 |
58.13 |
Honorable Mentions
Antonio Richardson |
25 |
55 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
39 |
48 |
43 |
--- |
42.00 |
Xavier Su'a-Filo |
26 |
32 |
--- |
29 |
28 |
36 |
38 |
44 |
30 |
32.88 |
Austin Seferian-Jenkins |
29 |
81 |
--- |
53 |
46 |
21 |
53 |
38 |
--- |
45.86 |
Stephon Tuitt |
34 |
21 |
--- |
32 |
25 |
23 |
28 |
42 |
--- |
29.29 |
Derek Carr |
36 |
38 |
--- |
30 |
32 |
28 |
27 |
39 |
--- |
32.86 |
Gabe Jackson |
47 |
29 |
--- |
60 |
--- |
61 |
58 |
49 |
--- |
50.67 |
Kyle Fuller |
48 |
28 |
28 |
34 |
37 |
33 |
30 |
34 |
26 |
33.11 |
Donte Moncrief |
51 |
31 |
--- |
39 |
44 |
96 |
68 |
--- |
--- |
54.83 |
Dee Ford |
61 |
105 |
32 |
24 |
26 |
48 |
32 |
37 |
28 |
43.67 |
Scott Crichton |
67 |
64 |
--- |
43 |
35 |
32 |
31 |
--- |
--- |
45.33 |
Kyle Van Noy |
68 |
71 |
--- |
33 |
29 |
41 |
41 |
41 |
--- |
46.29 |
Demarcus Lawrence |
108 |
25 |
--- |
31 |
--- |
73 |
91 |
--- |
--- |
65.6 |
So, if we rank these guys in order:
Jadeveon Clowney (OLB) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Sammy Watkins (WR) |
5 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3.55 |
Khalil Mack (OLB) |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
3.78 |
Greg Robinson (OT) |
6 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
3.78 |
Jake Matthews (OT) |
2 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
4.33 |
Teddy Bridgewater (QB) |
3 |
19 |
13 |
6 |
6 |
15 |
2 |
2 |
15 |
9 |
Blake Bortles (QB) |
11 |
11 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
11 |
11 |
18 |
6 |
10.33 |
Mike Evans (WR) |
7 |
9 |
7 |
12 |
14 |
10 |
18 |
7 |
10 |
10.44 |
Anthony Barr (OLB) |
10 |
6 |
27 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
12 |
9 |
13 |
10.67 |
CJ Mosley (ILB) |
14 |
7 |
8 |
11 |
12 |
19 |
8 |
12 |
8 |
11 |
Taylor Lewan (OT) |
21 |
16 |
6 |
16 |
19 |
8 |
14 |
11 |
7 |
13.11 |
Eric Ebron (TE) |
17 |
14 |
12 |
21 |
23 |
6 |
13 |
10 |
11 |
14.11 |
Darqueze Dennard (CB) |
22 |
22 |
16 |
9 |
9 |
25 |
10 |
8 |
19 |
15.56 |
Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix (S) |
9 |
26 |
10 |
23 |
24 |
13 |
9 |
15 |
14 |
15.89 |
Johnny Maziel (QB) |
13 |
23 |
18 |
17 |
13 |
14 |
7 |
13 |
29 |
16.33 |
Justin Gilbert (CB) |
38 |
8 |
24 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
20 |
16 |
12 |
16.44 |
Marqise Lee (WR) |
12 |
15 |
23 |
27 |
20 |
18 |
16 |
14 |
21 |
18.44 |
Calvin Pryor (S) |
20 |
12 |
17 |
19 |
21 |
16 |
29 |
28 |
17 |
19.89 |
Ryan Shazier (ILB/OLB) |
24 |
13 |
30 |
15 |
16 |
12 |
34 |
23 |
24 |
21.22 |
Zack Martin (OT) |
28 |
27 |
15 |
13 |
15 |
27 |
35 |
27 |
16 |
22.56 |
Odell Beckham (WR) |
23 |
20 |
21 |
25 |
33 |
24 |
22 |
22 |
18 |
23.11 |
Louis Nix (DT) |
27 |
30 |
26 |
20 |
22 |
20 |
23 |
21 |
--- |
23.63 |
Kony Ealy (DE) |
8 |
36 |
31 |
18 |
10 |
30 |
19 |
36 |
25 |
23.67 |
Tim Jernigan (DT) |
30 |
35 |
22 |
26 |
17 |
31 |
17 |
26 |
20 |
24.89 |
Aaron Donald (DT) |
33 |
113 |
11 |
14 |
18 |
17 |
15 |
17 |
9 |
27.44 |
Jace Amaro (TE) |
15 |
44 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
38 |
26 |
20 |
--- |
28.6 |
Ra'Shede Hageman (DT) |
19 |
24 |
25 |
40 |
30 |
26 |
42 |
31 |
23 |
28.89 |
Brandin Cooks (WR) |
44 |
34 |
19 |
22 |
31 |
29 |
33 |
29 |
22 |
29.22 |
Bradley Roby (CB) |
32 |
18 |
20 |
38 |
40 |
53 |
36 |
25 |
32 |
32.66 |
Jason Verrett (CB) |
18 |
42 |
29 |
28 |
27 |
86 |
21 |
19 |
--- |
33.75 |
Cyrus Kouandjio (OT) |
16 |
43 |
--- |
35 |
38 |
40 |
52 |
30 |
31 |
36.63 |
Carlos Hyde (RB) |
58 |
17 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
35 |
44 |
35 |
--- |
37.8 |
Kelvin Benjamin (WR) |
35 |
10 |
--- |
46 |
50 |
22 |
77 |
33 |
--- |
39 |
Morgan Moses (OT) |
120 |
141 |
14 |
37 |
45 |
42 |
39 |
--- |
27 |
58.13 |
There it is you guys...what you make of it is up to you...I have to give a shout out to my man, Shazier though, coming in at #19...right about where we pick...
Here are the big board links I used:
http://www.sbnation.com/nfl-mock-draft/2014/1/24/5339316/2014-nfl-draft-top-200-big-board
http://www.nfl.com/draft/2014/tracker#dt-tabs:dt-by-grade
http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/rankings?year=2014
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/big-board
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl-draft-big-board-clowney-183413119--nfl.html
http://walterfootball.com/draft2014bigboard.php
http://www.drafttek.com/Top-100-NFL-Draft-Prospects-2014.asp
http://nfl.si.com/2014/02/28/2014-nfl-draft-big-board-anthony-barr/
http://fansided.com/2014/04/11/2014-nfl-draft-big-board-updated/#!DTZvZ
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