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NFL Draft 2012: Buffalo Rumblings' Top 150 Prospects

By Der Jaeger
STANFORD, CA - OCTOBER 01: Andrew Luck #12 of the Stanford Cardinal in action against the UCLA Bruins at Stanford Stadium on October 1, 2011 in Stanford, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
STANFORD, CA - OCTOBER 01: Andrew Luck #12 of the Stanford Cardinal in action against the UCLA Bruins at Stanford Stadium on October 1, 2011 in Stanford, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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Every year, I put together a top prospect board for myself in preparation for the NFL Draft. (At least when I can, that is.) This year, I had to do a mad scramble over the past month to put this list together. After watching games that I missed - or re-watching games I'd already seen - my three full DirecTV DVRs are empty, and I'm ready to publish something in preparation for the 2012 NFL Draft on Thursday.

Players were graded using a draft system that Brian, kaisertown and I came up with a couple years ago. It's based on Dan Kadar's draft criteria, but simplified and streamlined for the purposes of producing a numerical grading system. It's not perfect, but no system is ever perfect.

There might be a couple shocker in my grades. That's alright in my view. I go by what I see, and only use other online opinions to check on my own work. Some players - Amini Silatolu in particular - were graded off video due to lack of game film (Silatolu missed the Senior Bowl with an injury). Overall, though, my grades are a reflection of what I've seen and my opinions of these players, all of whom I hope become great professionals. Continue after the jump to view my Top 150 for the 2012 NFL Draft.

Der Jaeger's Top 150 Players for the 2012 NFL Draft

Rank Name School Position Grade
1 Andrew Luck Stanford QB 4.9
2 Robert Griffin III Baylor QB 4.85
3 Trent Richardson Alabama RB 4.7
4 Matt Kalil Southern California OT 4.6
5 Morris Claiborne Louisiana State CB 4.5
6 David DeCastro Stanford OG 4.5
7 Justin Blackmon Oklahoma State WR 4.45
8 Fletcher Cox Mississippi State DT 4.45
9 Luke Kuechly Boston College LB 4.4
10 Michael Floyd Notre Dame WR 4.4
11 Mark Barron Alabama SS 4.35
12 Riley Reiff Iowa OT 4.3
13 Cordy Glenn Georgia OT 4.3
14 Michael Brockers LSU DT 4.3
15 Stephon Gilmore South Carolina CB 4.3
16 Ryan Tannehill Texas A&M QB 4.3
17 Dontari Poe Memphis DT 4.2
18 Melvin Ingram South Carolina DE 4.2
19 Dont'a Hightower Alabama LB 4.2
20 Mike Adams Ohio State OT 4.2
21 Harrison Smith Notre Dame FS 4.15
22 Shea McClellin Boise State DE 4.15
23 Quinton Coples North Carolina DE 4.1
24 David Wilson Virginia Tech RB 4.1
25 Chandler Jones Syracuse DE 4.1
26 Nick Perry USC DE 4.1
27 Amini Silatolu Midwestern State OG 4.05
28 Kevin Zeitler Wisconsin OG 4.05
29 Coby Fleener Stanford TE 4.05
30 Kendall Reyes Connecticut DT 4.05
31 Courtney Upshaw Alabama OLB 4.0
32 Dre Kirkpatrick Alabama CB 4.0
33 Peter Konz Wisconsin C 4.0
34 Kendall Wright Baylor WR 4.0
35 Jeff Allen Illinois OT 4.0
36 Brandon Weeden Oklahoma State QB 4.0
37 James Brown Troy OT 4.0
38 Zebrie Sanders Florida State OT 4.0
39 Jonathan Martin Stanford OT 4.0
40 Brock Osweiler Arizona State QB 3.95
41 Trumaine Johnson Montana CB 3.9
42 Andre Branch Clemson DE 3.9
43 Lavonte David Nebraska LB 3.9
44 Janoris Jenkins North Alabama CB 3.9
45 Ronnell Lewis Oklahoma LB 3.9
46 Whitney Mercilus Illinois DE 3.9
47 Alshon Jeffery South Carolina WR 3.9
48 Brandon Brooks Miami (OH) OG 3.9
49 Josh Robinson Central Florida CB 3.9
50 Vinny Curry Marshall DE 3.9
51 Lamar Miller Miami (FL) RB 3.9
52 Mitchell Schwartz California OT 3.9
53 LaMichael James Oregon RB 3.9
54 Bobby Massie Mississippi OT 3.9
55 Ryan Broyles Oklahoma WR 3.9
56 Bobby Wagner Utah State LB 3.9
57 Cam Johnson Virginia LB 3.9
58 Kirk Cousins Michigan State QB 3.85
59 Doug Martin Boise State RB 3.8
60 Brandon Thompson Clemson DT 3.8
61 Mychal Kendricks California LB 3.8
62 Stephen Hill Georgia Tech WR 3.8
63 Mike Martin Michigan DT 3.8
64 Dwayne Allen Clemson TE 3.8
65 A.J. Jenkins Illinois WR 3.8
66 Zach Brown North Carolina LB 3.8
67 Mohamed Sanu Rutgers WR 3.8
68 Sean Spence Miami (FL) LB 3.8
69 Billy Winn Boise State DT 3.8
70 Isaiah Pead Cincinnati RB 3.8
71 Travis Lewis Oklahoma LB 3.8
72 Dwight Bentley Louisiana-Lafayette CB 3.8
73 Marquis Maze Alabama WR 3.8
74 Brandon Mosley Auburn OT 3.8
75 Rueben Randle LSU WR 3.75
76 Brian Quick Appalachian State WR 3.75
77 Shaun Prater Iowa CB 3.75
78 Alameda Ta'amu Washington DT 3.75
79 Devon Wylie Fresno State WR 3.75
80 Jake Bequette Arkansas DE 3.75
81 Jerel Worthy Michigan State DT 3.7
82 Alfonzo Dennard Nebraska CB 3.7
83 Orson Charles Georgia TE 3.7
84 Edwin Baker Michigan State RB 3.7
85 Chris Polk Washington RB 3.7
86 Josh Norman Coastal Carolina CB 3.7
87 Bruce Irvin West Virginia LB 3.7
88 Mike Harris Florida State CB 3.7
89 George Ilolka Boise State S 3.7
90 Matt Reynolds BYU OT 3.7
91 Omar Bolden Arizona State CB 3.7
92 Nick Foles Arizona QB 3.7
93 Jared Crick Nebraska DT 3.7
94 Casey Hayward Vanderbilt CB 3.7
95 Nick Toon Wisconsin WR 3.7
96 Nigel Bradham Florida State LB 3.7
97 Bernard Pierce Temple RB 3.7
98 Brandon Boykin Georgia CB 3.65
99 Marvin McNutt Iowa WR 3.65
100 Ben Jones Georgia C 3.65
101 Joe Adams Arkansas WR 3.65
102 Malik Jackson Tennessee DE 3.65
103 T.Y. Hilton Florida International WR 3.65
104 Trent Robinson Michigan State S 3.65
105 Ladarius Green Louisiana-Lafayette TE 3.65
106 Markelle Martin Oklahoma State S 3.65
107 Michael Egnew Missouri TE 3.65
108 Derek Wolfe Cincinnati DT 3.65
109 Dwight Jones North Carolina WR 3.65
110 Devon Still Penn State DT 3.6
111 Keenan Robinson Texas LB 3.6
112 Audie Cole North Carolina State LB 3.6
113 Jonathan Massaquoi Troy DE 3.6
114 Jarius Wright Arkansas WR 3.6
115 Josh Chapman Alabama DT 3.6
116 Terrell Manning North Carolina State LB 3.6
117 Josh Kaddu Oregon LB 3.6
118 Lucas Nix Pittsburgh OG 3.6
119 Jarrett Boykin Virginia Tech WR 3.6
120 Tony Bergstrom Utah OG 3.55
121 Mike Daniels Iowa DT 3.55
122 Mike Brewster Ohio State C 3.55
123 Brandon Hardin Oregon State S 3.55
124 Kyle Wilber Wake Forest LB 3.5
125 Trevor Guyton California DE 3.5
126 Patrick Edwards Houston WR 3.5
127 Vick Ballard Mississippi State RB 3.5
128 Kellen Moore Boise State QB 3.5
129 James-Michael Johnson Nevada LB 3.5
130 Adam Gettis Iowa OG 3.5
131 Jeff Adams Columbia OT 3.5
132 Joe Looney Wake Forest OG 3.45
133 Tommy Streeter Miami (FL) WR 3.45
134 DaJohn Harris USC DT 3.45
135 Senio Kelemete Washington OG 3.45
136 Ryan Miller Colorado OG 3.45
137 David Molk Michigan C 3.4
138 Chris Givens Wake Forest WR 3.4
139 Leonard Johnson Iowa State CB 3.4
140 Kelechi Osemele Iowa State OG 3.4
141 Jermaine Kearse Washington WR 3.4
142 Tyrone Crawford Boise State DE 3.35
143 Tom Compton South Dakota OG 3.35
144 DeQuan Menzie Alabama CB 3.35
145 Keshawn Martin Michigan State WR 3.3
146 Hebron Fangupo BYU DT 3.3
147 Cyrus Gray Texas A&M RB 3.2
148 Robert Blanton Notre Dame CB 3.2
149 Andrew Tiller Syracuse OG 3.15
150 Jeff Fuller Texas A&M WR 3.1

As I did the evaluations, admittedly, some of my grades on players were a bit of a surprise to me. I was lower on Dre Kirkpatrick, for example, than I originally thought. I was a bit surprised with how high I had Harrison Smith, Shea McClellin, and Jeff Allen. That caused me go back and re-watch some games and confirm, or not confirm, what I thought I saw and annotated originally.

So there you have it. Good luck to the Buffalo Bills tonight. Paraphrasing the immortal words or Roy Hobbs: "Pick me out a winner, Buddy."

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