A Way Too Early Look at the 2012 NFL Draft

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Much too early to do this... so why not do it anyway? Here are my top 10's at each position in college football as of May 1st, 2011. This is mainly for people that don't closely follow college football, and gives them people to keep an eye out for.

QB:

1. Andrew Luck*, Stanford
2. Matt Barkley*, USC
3. Landry Jones*, Oklahoma
4. Nick Foles, Arizona
5. Kirk Cousins, Michigan State
6. Terrelle Pryor, OSU
7. Brandon Weeden, Oklahoma State
8. Tyler Wilson, Arkansas
9. John Brantley, Florida
10. Ryan Lindley, San Diego State

RB:

1. Trent Richardson*, Alabama
2. Chris Polk, Washington
3. Knile Davis*, Arkansas
4. Lamichael James*, Oregon
5. Cyrus Gray, Texas A&M
6. Brandon Bolden, Ole Miss
7. Edwin Baker*, Michigan State
8. David Wilson*, Virginia Tech
9. Bobby Rainey, Western Kentucky
10. Andre Ellington*, Clemson

WR:

1. Alshon Jeffery*, South Carolina
2. Justin Blackmon*, Oklahoma State
3. Greg Childs, Arkansas
4. Michael Floyd, Notre Dame
5. Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma
6. Devier Posey, Ohio State
7. Jeff Fuller, Texas A&M
8. Mohamed Sanu*, Rutgers
9. Jarrett Boykin, Virginia Tech
10. Jermaine Kearse, Washington

TE:

TE's are extremely weak on paper at this point. Only notable ones I can think of are George Bryan (NC State) and Orson Charles from Georgia who probably won't even declare.

OL:
Tackles
1. Matt Kalil*, OT, USC
2. Matt Reynolds, OT, BYU
3. Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford
4. Nate Potter, OT, Boise State
5. Mike Adams, OT, Ohio State
hm. Blake Dechristopher, VT

Interior
1. Cordy Glenn, OG, Georgia
2. Mike Brewster, C, Ohio State
3. Kelechi Osemele, OG, Iowa State
4. Stephen Good, OG, Oklahoma
5. Art Frost, OG, Rutgers

Pass Rushers:

1. Quinton Coples, North Carolina
2. Brandon Jenkins*, Florida State
3. Nick Perry**, USC
4. Thomas Keiser*, Stanford
5. Jack Crawford, Penn State
6. Devin Taylor*, South Carolina
7. Julian Miller, West Virginia
8. Donte Paige-Moss*, North Carolina
9. Andre Branch, Clemson
10. Brandon Lindsey, Pitt

DT:

1. Marcus Forston, Miami
2. Jared Crick, Nebraska
3. Lawrence Guy, Arizona State
4. Jerel Worthy*, Michigan State
5. Abry Jones*, Georgia
6. Mike Martin, Michigan
7. Devon Still, Penn State
8. Kheeston Randall, Texas
9. Tydreke Powell, North Carolina
10. Derek Wolfe, Cincinnati

LB's

OLB
1. Travis Lewis, Oklahoma
2. Nigel Bradham, Florida State
3. Zach Brown, North Carolina
4. Nico Johnson*, Alabama
5. Terrell Manning*, NC State

ILB
1. Vontaze Burfict*, Arizona State
2. Donta' Hightower, Alabama
3. Tank Carder, TCU
4. Manti Te'o*, Notre Dame
5. Luke Kuechly*, Boston College

CB:

1. Dre Kirkpatrick*, Alabama
2. Cliff Harris*, Oregon
3. Desmond Trufant*, Washington
4. Alfonzo Dennard, Nebraska
5. Cameron Chism, Maryland
6. Stephon Gilmore*, South Carolina
7. Brandon Boykin, Georgia
8. Chase Minnifield, Virginia
9. Kenny Okoro*, Wake Forest
10. Greg Reid*, Florida State

S:

1. Mark Barron, Alabama
2. Janzen Jackson*, Tennessee
3. Blake Gideon, Texas
4. Kenny Tate, Maryland
5. Rashard Hall*, Clemson
6. Brandon Taylor, LSU
7. Delano Howell, Stanford
8. Trenton Robinson, Michigan State
9. Eddie Whitley, Virginia Tech
10. Lance Mitchell, Oregon State






* - Underclassman
 

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Oh how I would love to get Justin Blackmon next year.. Hell I wanted him to come out this year so we could take him.
 

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Blaine Gabbert + Alshon Jeffery = Success.
 

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Potential receivers and running backs are very deep for 2012.
 

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lol...I didn't even know he declared.
 

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Lots of Alabama defensive players...
 

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Alabama should have one of the best defensive units we've seen in years.
 

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Plus their RB will be good, and they have 2 good QBs to choose from.
 

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Ryan Broyles will be VERY good in the NFL imo
 

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Some of my favorites for 2012:

Dre Kirkpatrick, Vontaze Burfict and Alshon Jeffrey.

The QB and WR classes especially project to be damn good next year. Lots of playmakers.
 

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