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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.) Last year, I had to do a mad scramble over the past month to put this list together. This year, I lost January and March completely, and couldn't get to a full 150 players. So I pared the list down to 100, and I'm ready to publish my list in preparation for the 2013 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. Also, while the talent was thin at the top, I have first round grades on players well into round two - it's a good draft to have second round picks. And, there are the quarterbacks. I'll share my thoughts on them in my next story. 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. Here are my my Top 100 for the 2013 NFL Draft.
Rank | Player | Position | School | Grade |
1 | Luke Joeckel | OT | Texas A&M | 4.8 |
2 | Jarvis Jones | OLB | Georgia | 4.7 |
3 | Star Lotulelei | DT | Utah | 4.65 |
4 | Eric Fisher | OT | Central Michigan | 4.6 |
5 | Chance Warmack | OG | Alabama | 4.6 |
6 | Dion Jordan | OLB | Oregon | 4.55 |
7 | Jonathan Cooper | OG | North Carolina | 4.55 |
8 | Lane Johnson | OT | Oklahoma | 4.5 |
9 | Manti Te'o | ILB | Notre Dame | 4.5 |
10 | Sheldon Richardson | DT | Missouri | 4.45 |
11 | Barkevious Mingo | DE | LSU | 4.45 |
12 | Dee Milliner | CB | Alabama | 4.4 |
13 | Ezekiel Ansah | DE | Brigham Young | 4.4 |
14 | Alec Ogletree | ILB | Georgia | 4.4 |
15 | Sylvester Williams | DT | North Carolina | 4.4 |
16 | Geno Smith | QB | West Virginia | 4.4 |
17 | Sharrif Floyd | DT | Florida | 4.35 |
18 | D.J. Fluker | OT | Alabama | 4.3 |
19 | Bjoern Werner | DE | Florida State | 4.3 |
20 | Justin Hunter | WR | Tennessee | 4.3 |
21 | Ryan Nassib | QB | Syracuse | 4.3 |
22 | Tyler Eifert | TE | Notre Dame | 4.25 |
23 | Kenny Vaccaro | S | Texas | 4.25 |
24 | Cordarrelle Patterson | WR | Tennessee | 4.25 |
25 | Tavon Austin | WR | West Virginia | 4.2 |
26 | Keenan Allen | WR | California | 4.2 |
27 | Sio Moore | OLB | Connecticut | 4.2 |
28 | Eric Reid | S | LSU | 4.2 |
29 | Matt Barkley | QB | USC | 4.2 |
30 | Mike Glennon | QB | North Carolina State | 4.15 |
31 | Desmond Trufant | CB | Washington | 4.1 |
32 | John Jenkins | DT | Georgia | 4.1 |
33 | Menelik Watson | OT | Florida State | 4.1 |
34 | Jamar Taylor | CB | Boise State | 4.1 |
35 | Kyle Long | OG | Oregon | 4.1 |
36 | Jesse Williams | DT | Alabama | 4.1 |
37 | Arthur Brown | OLB | Kansas State | 4.1 |
38 | Travis Frederick | OC | Wisconsin | 4.05 |
39 | E.J. Manuel | QB | Florida State | 4.05 |
40 | Zach Ertz | TE | Stanford | 4 |
41 | Robert Woods | WR | USC | 4 |
42 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR | Clemson | 4 |
43 | Matt Elam | S | Florida | 4 |
44 | Gavin Escobar | TE | San Diego State | 4 |
45 | Andre Ellington | RB | Clemson | 4 |
46 | Christine Michael | RB | Texas A&M | 4 |
47 | Brennan Williams | OT | North Carolina | 4 |
48 | Mike Gillislee | RB | Florida | 4 |
49 | Levine Toilolo | TE | Stanford | 4 |
50 | D.J. Hayden | CB | Houston | 3.95 |
51 | D.J. Swearinger | S | South Carolina | 3.95 |
52 | Tavarres King | WR | Georgia | 3.95 |
53 | Datone Jones | DE | UCLA | 3.9 |
54 | Kawann Short | DT | Purdue | 3.9 |
55 | Cornellius Carradine | DE | Florida State | 3.9 |
56 | Eddie Lacy | RB | Alabama | 3.9 |
57 | Quinton Patton | WR | Louisiana Tech | 3.9 |
58 | Montee Ball | RB | Wisconsin | 3.9 |
59 | Darius Slay | CB | Mississippi State | 3.9 |
60 | Markus Wheaton | WR | Oregon State | 3.9 |
61 | Kevin Reddick | ILB | North Carolina | 3.9 |
62 | Dallas Thomas | OG | Tennessee | 3.9 |
63 | Marcus Lattimore | RB | South Carolina | 3.9 |
64 | Ryan Swope | WR | Texas A&M | 3.9 |
65 | Dion Sims | TE | Michigan State | 3.9 |
66 | Landry Jones | QB | Oklahoma | 3.9 |
67 | Margus Hunt | DE | Southern Methodist | 3.85 |
68 | Johnthan Banks | CB | Mississippi State | 3.85 |
69 | Barrett Jones | OC | Alabama | 3.85 |
70 | Tyler Wilson | QB | Arkansas | 3.85 |
71 | Justin Pugh | OT | Syracuse | 3.8 |
72 | Blidi Wreh-Wilson | CB | Connecticut | 3.8 |
73 | Kevin Minter | ILB | LSU | 3.8 |
74 | Sam Montgomery | DE | LSU | 3.8 |
75 | Alex Okafor | DE | Texas | 3.8 |
76 | Stedman Bailey | WR | West Virginia | 3.8 |
77 | Brian Schwenke | OC | California | 3.8 |
78 | Le'veon Bell | RB | Michigan State | 3.8 |
79 | Giovani Bernard | RB | North Carolina | 3.8 |
80 | Da'rick Rogers | WR | Tennessee | 3.8 |
81 | Josh Boyce | WR | TCU | 3.8 |
82 | Chris Gragg | TE | Arkansas | 3.8 |
83 | Johnathan Franklin | RB | UCLA | 3.8 |
84 | Zac Dysert | QB | Miami (OH) | 3.8 |
85 | Johnathan Hankins | DT | Ohio State | 3.75 |
86 | Terrance Williams | WR | Baylor | 3.75 |
87 | Larry Warford | OG | Kentucky | 3.75 |
88 | Aaron Dobson | WR | Marshall | 3.75 |
89 | Travis Kelce | TE | Cincinnati | 3.75 |
90 | Robert Alford | CB | Southeastern Louisiana | 3.75 |
91 | Vance Mcdonald | TE | Rice | 3.75 |
92 | Hugh Thornton | OG | Illinois | 3.75 |
93 | Jordan Poyer | CB | Oregon State | 3.75 |
94 | Kwame Geathers | DT | Georgia | 3.75 |
95 | Aaron Mellette | WR | Elon | 3.75 |
96 | Leerentee McCray | OLB | Florida | 3.75 |
97 | Tyler Bray | QB | Tennessee | 3.75 |
98 | Johnathan Cyprien | S | Florida International | 3.7 |
99 | Damontre Moore | DE | Texas A&M | 3.7 |
100 | Khaseem Greene | OLB | Rutgers | 3.7 |