It’s always a bittersweet time of the year when the 2013 NFL Draft begins to come to a close and we take stock on the 2014 draft. A ton of work goes into what amounts to our top 300 prospects in the draft. After all the mock draft and pointless banter it all really comes down to this. As an evaluator, all you want is for these rankings to take shape over the course of time. For every right ranking (Russell Wilson) there are many more that don’t work out as anticipated (Blaine Gabbert).
This year has been an exercise in patience as the evaluation process only began taking shape in January, a month later than previous years. But the outcome was a better product with more intensive analysis than any previous season. As we go, we perfect the process, and its a process.
After the break we reveal our top 300 prospects for the 2013 NFL Draft.
RANK | PROSPECT | POSITION | SCHOOL | |||
1 | LUKE JOECKEL | OT | TEXAS A&M | |||
2 | ERIC FISHER | OT | CENTRAL MICHIGAN | |||
3 | DION JORDAN | DE/OLB | OREGON | |||
4 | SHELDON RICHARDSON | DT | MISSOURI | |||
5 | CHANCE WARMACK | OG | ALABAMA | |||
6 | TAVON AUSTIN | WR | WEST VIRGINIA | |||
7 | DEE MILLINER | CB | ALABAMA | |||
8 | ARTHUR BROWN | ILB/OLB | KANSAS | |||
9 | GENO SMITH | QB | WEST VIRGINIA | |||
10 | EZEKIEL ANSAH | DE | BYU | |||
11 | SHARRIF FLOYD | DT/5T | FLORIDA | |||
12 | STAR LOTULELEI | DT | UTAH | |||
13 | JONATHAN COOPER | OG | NORTH CAROLINA | |||
14 | JAMAR TAYLOR | CB | BOISE STATE | |||
15 | JARVIS JONES | OLB | GEORGIA | |||
16 | XAVIER RHODES | CB | FLORIDA ST | |||
17 | LANE JOHNSON | OT | OKLAHOMA | |||
18 | CORDARRELLE PATTERSON | WR | TENNESSEE | |||
19 | BJOERN WERNER | DE | FLORIDA ST | |||
20 | CORNELLIUS CARRADINE | DE | FLORIDA ST | |||
21 | DATONE JONES | DE | UCLA | |||
22 | MARKUS WHEATON | WR | OREGON ST | |||
23 | KEVIN MINTER | ILB | LSU | |||
24 | STEDMAN BAILEY | WR | WEST VIRGINIA | |||
25 | DESMOND TRUFANT | CB | WASHINGTON | |||
26 | DEANDRE HOPKINS | WR | CLEMSON | |||
27 | KENNY VACCARO | SS | TEXAS | |||
28 | BARKEVIOUS MINGO | DE/OLB | LSU | |||
29 | JOHNATHAN CYPRIEN | SS | FIU | |||
30 | ROBERT WOODS | WR | USC | |||
31 | JOHNATHAN HANKINS | DT | OHIO STATE | |||
32 | LARRY WARFORD | OG | KENTUCKY | |||
33 | TYLER EIFERT | TE | NOTRE DAME | |||
34 | D.J. FLUKER | OT | ALABAMA | |||
35 | D.J. SWEARINGER | FS | SOUTH CAROLINA | |||
36 | SIO MOORE | OLB | CONNECTICUT | |||
37 | KEENAN ALLEN | WR | CAL | |||
38 | ZACH ERTZ | TE | STANFORD | |||
39 | MANTI TE’O | ILB | NOTRE DAME | |||
40 | JORDAN POYER | CB | OREGON ST | |||
41 | JOHNATHAN FRANKLIN | RB | UCLA | |||
42 | ALEC OGLETREE | ILB | GEORGIA | |||
43 | JUSTIN PUGH | OT/OG | SYRACUSE | |||
44 | LOGAN RYAN | CB | RUTGERS | |||
45 | ROBERT ALFORD | CB | SE LOUISIANA ST | |||
46 | KYLE LONG | OT/OG | OREGON | |||
47 | TRAVIS KELCE | TE | CINCINNATI | |||
48 | D.J. HAYDEN | CB | HOUSTON | |||
49 | EDDIE LACY | RB | ALABAMA | |||
50 | DALLAS THOMAS | OT/OG | TENNESSEE | |||
51 | DAMONTRE MOORE | DE/OLB | TEXAS A&M | |||
52 | QUINTON PATTON | WR | LOUISIANA TECH | |||
53 | LEON MCFADDEN | CB | SAN DIEGO ST | |||
54 | ERIC REID | FS | LSU | |||
55 | BRANDON WILLIAMS | DT | MISSOURI SOUTHERN | |||
56 | TERRON ARMSTEAD | OT | ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF | |||
57 | JUSTIN HUNTER | WR | TENNESSEE | |||
58 | MATT BARKLEY | QB | USC | |||
59 | BLIDI WREH-WILSON | CB | CONNECTICUT | |||
60 | JOHNTHAN BANKS | CB | MISSISSIPPI ST | |||
61 | MENELIK WATSON | OT | FLORIDA STATE | |||
62 | JESSE WILLIAMS | DT | ALABAMA | |||
63 | DARIUS SLAY | CB | MISSISSIPPI ST | |||
64 | GAVIN ESCOBAR | TE | SAN DIEGO ST | |||
65 | MIKE GLENNON | QB | N.C. STATE | |||
66 | EJ MANUEL | QB | FLORIDA ST | |||
67 | SYLVESTER WILLIAMS | DT | NORTH CAROLINA | |||
68 | TRAVIS FREDERICK | OG/OC | WISCONSIN | |||
69 | TYLER WILSON | QB | ARKANSAS | |||
70 | ALEX OKAFOR | DE/OLB | TEXAS | |||
71 | TERRANCE WILLIAMS | WR | BAYLOR | |||
72 | VANCE MCDONALD | TE | RICE | |||
73 | GIOVANI BERNARD | RB | NORTH CAROLINA | |||
74 | MATT ELAM | SS | FLORIDA | |||
75 | BARRETT JONES | OG/OC | ALABAMA | |||
76 | JOSEPH RANDLE | RB | OKLAHOMA ST | |||
77 | REID FRAGEL | OT | OHIO STATE | |||
78 | ZAC DYSERT | QB | MIAMI (OH) | |||
79 | KAWANN SHORT | DT | PURDUE | |||
80 | J.J. WILCOX | SS | GEORGIA SOUTHERN | |||
81 | DA’RICK ROGERS | WR | TENN TECH | |||
82 | JAMIE COLLINS | OLB | SOUTHERN MISS | |||
83 | KAYVON WEBSTER | CB | SOUTH FLORIDA | |||
84 | KIKO ALONSO | ILB | OREGON | |||
85 | RYAN NASSIB | QB | SYRACUSE | |||
86 | B.W. WEBB | CB | WILLIAM & MARY | |||
87 | KENNY STILLS | WR | OKLAHOMA | |||
88 | SHAMARKO THOMAS | SS | SYRACUSE | |||
89 | JOHNATHAN JENKINS | DT | GEORGIA | |||
90 | PHILLIP THOMAS | FS | FRESNO STATE | |||
91 | DWAYNE GRATZ | CB | CONNECTICUT | |||
92 | BRIAN WINTERS | OG | KENT STATE | |||
93 | STANLSY MAPONGA | DE/OLB | TCU | |||
94 | CHRIS HARPER | WR | KANSAS ST | |||
95 | WILL DAVIS | CB | UTAH STATE | |||
96 | EDMUND KUGBILA | OG | VALDOSTA ST | |||
97 | COREY LEMONIER | DE/OLB | AUBURN | |||
98 | MONTORI HUGHES | DT | TENN-MARTIN | |||
99 | NICK KASA | TE | COLORADO | |||
100 | JON BOSTIC | ILB | FLORIDA |