With the Senior Bowl, NFL Combine, and the first round of Pro Days completed, I thought it was a good time to updated my rankings for the 2009 NFL Draft. The Detroit Lions (0-16) still own the first overall pick and no one is sure where they are going with the pick (Keep It or Trade It??) If the Lions do keep the selection look for Georgia QB Matthew Stafford, Baylor OT Jason Smith, or Virginia OT Eugene Monroe to be standing next to Roger Goodell at Radio City Music Hall as the first overall pick.
Quarterbacks
1. Matthew Stafford, Georgia (Jr.)
2. Mark Sanchez, USC (Jr.)
3. Josh Freeman, Kansas State (Jr.)
4. Pat White, West Virginia
5. Nate Davis, Ball State (Jr.)
6a. John Parker Wilson, Alabama
6b. Jacary Atkinson, Tuskegee
Running Backs
1. Chris “Beanie” Wells, OSU (Jr.)
2. Knowshon Moreno, Georgia (Jr.)
3. Donald Brown, UConn
4. LeSean McCoy, PITT (Jr)
5a. Shonn Greene, Iowa (Jr.)
5b. Ian Johnson, Boise State
Wide Receivers
1. Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech (Soph- RS)
2. Percy Harvin, Florida (Jr.)
3. Jeremy Maclin, Missouri (Soph – RS)
4. Darrius Heyward-Bey, Maryland (Jr)
5. Kenny Britt, Rutgers (Jr.)
6a. Hakeem Nicks, NC State (Jr.)
6b. Brian Robiskie, OSU
Tight Ends
1. Brandon Pettigrew, Oklahoma State
2. Darius Hill, Ball State
3. Cornelius Ingram, Florida
4. James Casey, Rice (Soph – RS)
5a. Travis Beckum, Wisconsin
5b. Andrew Davie, Arkansas (Jr.)
Offensive Tackles
1. Eugene Monroe, Virginia
2. Jason Smith, Baylor
3. Michael Oher, Ole Miss
4. Andre Smith, Alabama (Jr.)
5a. Eben Britton, Arizona (Jr.)
5b. William Beatty, UConn
Offensive Guards
1. Duke Robinson, Oklahoma
2. Herman Johnson, LSU
3. Anthony Parker, Tennessee
4. Kraig Urbik, Wisconsin
5a. Cornelius Lewis, Tennessee State
5b. Greg Isdaner, West Virginia (Jr.)
Centers
1. Antoine Caldwell, Alabama
2. Alex Mack, California
3. Max Unger, Oregon
4. A.Q. Shipley, Penn St
5a. Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas
5b. Eric Wood, Louisville
Defensive Ends
1. Michael Johnson, Georgia Tech
2. Brian Orakpo, Texas
3. Everette Brown, Florida State
4. Tyson Jackson, LSU
5a. Chris Baker, Hampton
5b. Connor Barwin, Cinncinati
Defensive Tackles
1. B.J. Raji, Boston College
2. Peria Jerry, Mississippi
3. Vance Walker, Georgia Tech
4. Sammie Lee Hill, Stillman
5. Terrance Taylor, Michigan
6a. Evander Hood, Missouri
6b. Fili Moala, USC
Inside Linebackers
1. Rey Maualuga, USC
2. James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
3. Darry Beckwith, LSU
4. Jason Phillips, TCU
5a. Gerald McRath, Southern Miss
5b. Dannell Ellerbe, Georgia
Outside Linebackers
1. Aaron Curry, Wake Forest
2. Aaron Maybin, Penn St (Soph – RS)
3. Brian Cushing, USC
4. Larry English, Northern Illinois
5a. Clay Matthews, USC
5b. Marcus Freeman, Ohio State
6a. Clint Sintim, Virginia
6b. Tyrone McKenzie, South Florida
Free Safeties
1. William Moore, Missouri
2. Rashad Johnson, Alabama
3. Louis Delmas, Western Michigan
4. Courtney Greene, Rutgers
5a. Derek Pegues, Mississippi State
5b. David Bruton, Notre Dame
Strong Safeties
1. Patrick Chung, Oregon
2. Michael Hamlin, Clemson
3. Nic Harris, Oklahoma (WLB)
4. Emanuel Cook, South Carolina (Jr)
5a. Kevin Ellison, Southern Cal
5b. Curtis Taylor, LSU
Cornerbacks
1. Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State
2. Vontae Davis, Illinois (Jr.)
3. Alphonso Smith, Wake Forest
4. D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt (Jr)
5. Mike Mickens, Cincinnati
6a. Victor “Macho” Harris, Virginia Tech
6b. 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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