With all the All-Star games completed, this NFL junkie is starting to think about the upcoming draft in April. I know the hapless Detroit Lions (0-16) who own two picks in the first round (#1 and #20), Thanks Roy Williams and Jerry Jones). Here are my top pro prospects for the 2009 draft at each position as of February 2009.
Quarterbacks
1. Matthew Stafford, Georgia (Jr.)
2. Mark Sanchez, USC (Jr.)
3. Nate Davis, Ball State (Jr.)
4. Josh Freeman, Kansas State (Jr.)
5. Pat White, West Virginia
6a. Graham Harrell, Texas Tech
6b. Jacary Atkinson, Tuskegee
Running Backs
1. Chris “Beanie” Wells, OSU (Jr.)
2. Knowshon Moreno, Georgia (Jr.)
3. Shonn Greene, Iowa (Jr.)
4. LeSean McCoy, PITT (Jr)
5. Javon Ringer, Michigan State
Wide Receivers
1. Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech (Soph- RS)
2. Jeremy Maclin, Missouri (Soph – RS)
3. Percy Harvin, Florida (Jr.)
4. Hakeem Nicks, NC State (Jr.)
5. Kenny Britt, Rutgers (Jr.)
6a. Brian Robiskie, OSU
6b. Derrick Williams, Penn State
Tight Ends
1. Brandon Pettigrew, Oklahoma State
2. Chase Coffman, Missouri
3. Cornelius Ingram, Florida
4. Travis Beckum, Wisconsin
5. Andrew Davie, Arkansas (Jr.)
Offensive Tackles
1. Andre Smith, Alabama (Jr.)
2. Michael Oher, Ole Miss
3. Eben Britton, Arizona (Jr.)
4. Eugene Monroe, Virginia
5. Alex Boone, Ohio State
Offensive Guards
1. Duke Robinson, Oklahoma
2. Anthony Parker, Tennessee.
3. Herman Johnson, LSU
4. Ray Feinga, BYU
5. Greg Isdaner, West Virginia (Jr.)
Centers
1. Antoine Caldwell, Alabama
2. Eric Wood, Louisville
3. Alex Mack, California
4. Max Unger, Oregon
5a. A.Q. Shipley, Penn St
5b. Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas
Defensive Ends
1. Tyson Jackson, LSU
2. Aaron Maybin, Penn St (Soph – RS)
3. Michael Johnson, Georgia Tech
4. Brian Orakpo, Texas
5a. Chris Baker, Hampton
5b. Everette Brown, Florida State
Defensive Tackles
1. Fili Moala, USC
2. Peria Jerry, Mississippi
3. Vance Walker, Georgia Tech
4. B.J. Raji, Boston College
5. Terrance Taylor, Michigan
Linebackers
1. Rey Maualuga, USC
2. Aaron Curry, Wake Forest
3. James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
4. Brian Cushing, USC
5. Marcus Freeman, Ohio State
Safeties
1. William Moore, Missouri
2. Rashad Johnson, Alabama
3. Courtney Greene, Rutgers
4. Patrick Chung, Oregon — SS
5. Derek Pegues, Mississippi State
Cornerbacks
1. Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State
2. Mike Mickens, Cincinnati
3. Vontae Davis, Illinois (Jr.)
4. Alphonso Smith, Wake Forest
5. Victor “Macho” Harris, Virginia Tech
6. Domonique Johnson, Jackson State
Kickers
1. Graham Gano, Florida St.
2. Jose Martinez, UTEP
3. Louie Sakoda, Utah
4. Kevin Kelley, Penn State
5. Ryan Succop, South Carolina
Punters
1. Chris Miller, Ball St.
2. Kevin Huber, Cincinnati
3. Thomas Morstead, SMU
4. Aaron Perez UCLA
5. Britton Colquitt Tennessee
Lloyd Vance is a Sr. NFL Writer for Taking It to the House and an award-winning member of the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA)
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