This is my second installment of my "Let There Be Light" analysis with updated rankings...enjoy...
You've got to get second opinions to find out who's really good and who's being hyped. Well, in order to do this, I'm going to average the positions (from SBNation, NFL, CBS, Walterfootball & Draftek) for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd round prospects to get UNBIASED RANKINGS. NOTE: If a player was never mentioned in the top 84 of ANY big board, I left him out to save myself work...so the players listed below showed up in someone's top 84...if your favorite player was left off this list, it's because he's in NOBODY'S TOP 84...
Shall we begin? So, if we rank these guys in order of their average:
Name |
SBNation |
NFL |
CBS |
Walter |
Draftek |
Avg. |
|
1 |
Jadeveon Clowney, DE |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Sammy Watkins, WR |
5 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
3.6 |
3 |
Greg Robinson, OT |
6 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
3.8 |
4 |
Jake Matthews, OT |
2 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
4.2 |
5 |
Khalil Mack, OLB |
4 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
4.2 |
6 |
Anthony Barr, OLB |
10 |
6 |
8 |
5 |
12 |
8.2 |
7 |
Teddy Bridgewater, QB |
3 |
20 |
9 |
15 |
2 |
9.8 |
8 |
Blake Bortles, QB |
11 |
14 |
6 |
11 |
11 |
10.6 |
9 |
Mike Evans, WR |
7 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
18 |
10.8 |
10 |
Eric Ebron, TE |
17 |
13 |
12 |
6 |
13 |
12.2 |
11 |
Johnny Manziel, QB |
13 |
26 |
7 |
14 |
7 |
13.4 |
12 |
CJ Mosley, ILB |
14 |
8 |
22 |
19 |
8 |
14.2 |
13 |
Taylor Lewan, OT |
21 |
17 |
13 |
8 |
14 |
14.6 |
14 |
Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix, S |
9 |
29 |
17 |
13 |
9 |
15.4 |
15 |
Justin Gilbert, CB |
38 |
7 |
11 |
9 |
20 |
17 |
16 |
Marqise Lee, WR |
12 |
15 |
28 |
18 |
16 |
17.8 |
17 |
Aaron Donald, DT |
33 |
10 |
14 |
17 |
15 |
17.8 |
18 |
Calvin Pryor, S |
20 |
11 |
20 |
16 |
29 |
19.2 |
19 |
Darqueze Dennard, CB |
22 |
24 |
16 |
25 |
10 |
19.4 |
20 |
Ryan Shazier, OLB |
24 |
12 |
24 |
12 |
34 |
21.2 |
21 |
Odell Beckham, WR |
21 |
20 |
21 |
24 |
22 |
21.6 |
22 |
Zack Martin, OT |
28 |
18 |
15 |
27 |
35 |
24.6 |
23 |
Louis Nix, DT |
27 |
31 |
25 |
20 |
23 |
25.2 |
24 |
Kony Ealy, DE |
8 |
41 |
34 |
30 |
19 |
26.4 |
25 |
Timmy Jernigan, DT |
30 |
39 |
18 |
31 |
17 |
27 |
26 |
Derek Carr, QB |
36 |
25 |
26 |
28 |
27 |
28.4 |
27 |
Ra'Shede Hageman, DT |
19 |
28 |
32 |
26 |
42 |
29.4 |
28 |
Stephon Tuitt, DE |
34 |
22 |
40 |
23 |
28 |
29.4 |
29 |
Brandin Cooks, WR |
44 |
37 |
19 |
29 |
33 |
32.4 |
30 |
Jace Amaro, TE |
15 |
48 |
36 |
38 |
26 |
32.6 |
31 |
Kyle Fuller, CB |
48 |
30 |
27 |
33 |
30 |
33.6 |
32 |
Xavier Su'a-Filo, OG |
26 |
34 |
37 |
36 |
38 |
34.2 |
33 |
Bradley Roby, CB |
32 |
19 |
31 |
53 |
36 |
34.2 |
34 |
Cyrus Kouandjio, OT |
16 |
42 |
33 |
40 |
52 |
36.6 |
35 |
Jason Verrett, CB |
18 |
32 |
29 |
86 |
21 |
37.2 |
36 |
Kelvin Benjamin, WR |
35 |
15 |
55 |
22 |
77 |
40.8 |
37 |
Allen Robinson, WR |
41 |
51 |
30 |
44 |
40 |
41.2 |
38 |
Carlos Hyde, RB |
58 |
16 |
53 |
35 |
44 |
41.2 |
39 |
Dee Ford, OLB |
61 |
46 |
23 |
48 |
32 |
42 |
40 |
Davante Adams, WR |
55 |
35 |
46 |
42 |
47 |
45 |
41 |
Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TE |
29 |
74 |
50 |
21 |
53 |
45.4 |
42 |
Scott Crichton, DE |
67 |
62 |
45 |
32 |
31 |
47.4 |
43 |
Jordan Matthews, WR |
37 |
43 |
65 |
54 |
43 |
48.4 |
44 |
Jeremiah Attaochu, OLB |
50 |
47 |
47 |
78 |
25 |
49.4 |
45 |
Kyle Van Noy, OLB |
68 |
71 |
39 |
41 |
41 |
52 |
46 |
Tre Mason, RB |
70 |
36 |
43 |
50 |
71 |
54 |
47 |
Troy Niklas, TE |
39 |
58 |
57 |
55 |
63 |
54.4 |
48 |
Antonio Richardson, OT |
25 |
60 |
104 |
39 |
48 |
55.2 |
49 |
Trent Murphy, OLB |
49 |
55 |
70 |
57 |
45 |
55.2 |
50 |
Bishop Sankey, RB |
57 |
50 |
61 |
79 |
37 |
56.8 |
51 |
Donte Moncrief, WR |
51 |
33 |
38 |
96 |
68 |
57.2 |
52 |
Gabe Jackson, OG |
47 |
49 |
72 |
61 |
58 |
57.4 |
53 |
David Yankey, OG |
42 |
72 |
119 |
46 |
24 |
60.6 |
54 |
Dominique Easley, DT |
46 |
113 |
59 |
36 |
55 |
61.8 |
55 |
Jarvis Landry, WR |
52 |
59 |
114 |
53 |
56 |
66.8 |
56 |
Ego Ferguson, DT |
53 |
77 |
80 |
48 |
78 |
67.2 |
57 |
Ja'Wuan James, OT |
89 |
45 |
44 |
45 |
119 |
68.4 |
58 |
Demarcus Lawrence, DE |
108 |
27 |
48 |
73 |
91 |
69.4 |
59 |
Jeremy Hill, RB |
79 |
62 |
64 |
49 |
103 |
71.4 |
60 |
Jimmie Ward, S |
45 |
82 |
41 |
81 |
115 |
72.8 |
61 |
Morgan Moses, OT |
120 |
141 |
35 |
42 |
39 |
75.4 |
62 |
Ka'Deem Carey, RB |
31 |
94 |
107 |
56 |
97 |
77 |
63 |
Deone Bucannon, S |
69 |
68 |
82 |
96 |
76 |
78.2 |
64 |
DaQuan Jones, DT |
76 |
89 |
73 |
98 |
57 |
78.6 |
65 |
Joe Bitonio, OG |
146 |
40 |
42 |
63 |
107 |
79.6 |
66 |
Cyril Richardson, OG |
40 |
85 |
117 |
61 |
98 |
80.2 |
67 |
Christian Jones, OLB |
60 |
87 |
124 |
64 |
66 |
80.2 |
68 |
Marcus Roberson, CB |
86 |
100 |
63 |
43 |
112 |
80.8 |
69 |
Zach Mettenberger, QB |
66 |
110 |
76 |
59 |
95 |
81.2 |
70 |
Lamarcus Joyner, CB |
87 |
169 |
51 |
51 |
51 |
81.8 |
71 |
Will Sutton, DT |
59 |
151 |
62 |
70 |
70 |
82.4 |
72 |
Paul Richardson, WR |
100 |
148 |
60 |
74 |
50 |
86.4 |
73 |
Anthony Johnson, DT |
74 |
65 |
133 |
76 |
90 |
87.6 |
74 |
AJ McCarron, QB |
113 |
38 |
102 |
120 |
85 |
91.6 |
75 |
Marcus Smith, DE |
123 |
90 |
81 |
84 |
84 |
92.4 |
76 |
Travis Swanson, C |
116 |
69 |
118 |
80 |
81 |
92.8 |
77 |
CJ Fiedorowicz, TE |
88 |
78 |
105 |
111 |
83 |
93 |
78 |
Shayne Skov, ILB |
81 |
136 |
112 |
90 |
49 |
93.6 |
79 |
Kareem Martin, DE |
115 |
53 |
54 |
140 |
109 |
94.2 |
80 |
Marcus Martin, C |
152 |
54 |
75 |
140 |
54 |
95 |
81 |
Jimmy Garoppolo, QB |
93 |
44 |
69 |
77 |
194 |
95.4 |
82 |
Jack Mewhort, OT |
117 |
56 |
91 |
140 |
80 |
96.8 |
83 |
Brandon Coleman, WR |
54 |
79 |
186 |
75 |
96 |
98 |
84 |
Weston Richburg, C |
143 |
124 |
58 |
65 |
100 |
98 |
85 |
Lache Seastrunk, RB |
43 |
167 |
101 |
71 |
110 |
98.4 |
86 |
Keith McGill, CB |
171 |
80 |
74 |
87 |
86 |
99.6 |
87 |
Martavis Bryant, WR |
118 |
128 |
49 |
140 |
64 |
99.8 |
88 |
Andre Williams, RB |
83 |
52 |
87 |
140 |
138 |
100 |
89 |
Bashaud Breeland, CB |
200 |
86 |
78 |
86 |
59 |
101.8 |
90 |
Chris Borland, ILB |
96 |
106 |
79 |
140 |
93 |
102.8 |
91 |
Jackson Jeffcoat, DE |
63 |
206 |
89 |
116 |
61 |
107 |
92 |
Adrian Hubbard, OLB |
121 |
84 |
140 |
106 |
89 |
108 |
93 |
Charles Sims, RB |
62 |
111 |
129 |
131 |
117 |
110 |
94 |
Billy Turner, OT |
130 |
130 |
67 |
140 |
87 |
110.8 |
95 |
Dri Archer, RB |
163 |
73 |
133 |
79 |
112 |
|
96 |
Bruce Ellington, WR |
160 |
103 |
77 |
140 |
94 |
114.8 |
97 |
Dion Bailey, S |
82 |
226 |
103 |
62 |
102 |
115 |
98 |
Seantrel Henderson, OT |
137 |
71 |
156 |
136 |
75 |
115 |
99 |
Daniel McCullers, DT |
200 |
57 |
108 |
93 |
124 |
116.4 |
100 |
Yawin Smallwood, ILB |
72 |
182 |
197 |
68 |
74 |
118.6 |
101 |
Ed Stinson, DE |
127 |
66 |
185 |
110 |
106 |
118.8 |
102 |
Devonta Freeman, RB |
71 |
67 |
116 |
140 |
206 |
120 |
103 |
Dakota Dozier, OT |
200 |
109 |
83 |
140 |
73 |
121 |
104 |
Carl Bradford, OLB |
103 |
144 |
68 |
140 |
158 |
122.6 |
105 |
Terrence Brooks, S |
156 |
121 |
71 |
140 |
127 |
123 |
106 |
Trevor Reilly, DE |
165 |
152 |
66 |
109 |
151 |
128.6 |
107 |
Brandon Thomas, OG |
199 |
83 |
237 |
66 |
65 |
130 |
108 |
EJ Gaines, CB |
84 |
194 |
121 |
102 |
152 |
130.6 |
109 |
Cameron Fleming, OT |
200 |
131 |
52 |
140 |
135 |
131.6 |
110 |
Rashaad Reynolds, CB |
200 |
76 |
100 |
140 |
180 |
139.2 |
111 |
James Hurst, OT |
78 |
251 |
127 |
67 |
179 |
140.4 |
112 |
Trai Turner, OG |
178 |
64 |
150 |
140 |
173 |
141 |
113 |
Aaron Lynch, DE |
65 |
247 |
207 |
140 |
67 |
145.2 |
114 |
Ahmad Dixon, S |
56 |
212 |
164 |
140 |
155 |
145.4 |
115 |
Logan Thomas, QB |
141 |
61 |
258 |
119 |
204 |
156.6 |
116 |
Deandre Coleman, DT |
200 |
70 |
184 |
101 |
229 |
156.8 |
117 |
Phillip Gaines, CB |
200 |
195 |
56 |
138 |
227 |
163.2 |
118 |
Aaron Colvin, CB |
75 |
202 |
256 |
125 |
167 |
165 |
119 |
Shamar Stephen, DT |
200 |
81 |
200 |
140 |
221 |
168.4 |
120 |
Brett Smith, QB |
77 |
290 |
204 |
140 |
133 |
168.8 |
121 |
Andre Hal, CB |
64 |
196 |
234 |
126 |
248 |
173.6 |
122 |
Devon Kennard, OLB |
80 |
303 |
155 |
140 |
198 |
175.2 |
123 |
Cody Hoffman, WR |
73 |
356 |
259 |
108 |
153 |
189.8 |
124 |
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, OT |
200 |
75 |
193 |
140 |
400 |
201.6 |
There it is you guys...what you make of it is up to you...
BTW - you may see some high numbers repeated in columns toward the end (i.e. 140 & 200), because the draft board only went up to that number. Last time, I used hypens and discarded it, but that scewed the averages down. By putting the highest number, it's more accurate - if anything the prospects with 140s/200s in a column would have higher averages than they do above.
Once again, a shout out to ma'man, Shazier, for coming in at the 20th highest average - exactly where we pick...
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