2015 NFL Draft: Pre-Combine Big Board
By Dillon Smith
To the dismay of football fans all over the world, the season is officially over.
Luckily, the off-season is never short on excitement and surprises with both free agency and the 2015 NFL Draft.
In fact, I do believe that there is a certain event involving the draft that is hours away from taking place. The NFL Scouting Combine.
The combine is always a worthwhile event that allows us to see how well each prospect has handled their preparations in comparison to their respective class mates. More than that, the combine is also a very important tool for teams and scouts in terms of face-to-face interviews and physical measurements.
The draft process is a long and strenuous one that starts well before the season is over. By this time, most teams already have their big boards pretty well set up. The combine is more to just touch up on a few things rather than make or break prospects.
So, many of us will keep a close eye on how things shake up in Indianapolis over the rest of the week and use what we learn from it to help finalize rankings. Here is a quick look at how I have my Top 50 overall prospects ranked heading into the combine workouts.
Please, enjoy!
1.) Leonard Williams: DT, USC
2.) Jameis Winston: QB, Florida State
3.) Dante Fowler Jr.: OLB, Florida
4.) Amari Cooper: WR, Alabama
5.) Randy Gregory: OLB, Nebraska
6.)Kevin White: WR, West Virginia
7.) Danny Shelton: DT, Washington
8.) Shaq Thompson: OLB, Washington
9.) Brandon Scherff: OG/OT, Iowa
10.) DeVante Parker: WR, Louisville
11.) Shane Ray: DE/OLB, Missouri
12.) La’el Collins: OT, LSU
13.) Marcus Mariota: QB, Oregon
14.) Landon Collins: S, Alabama
15.) Vic Beasley: OLB, Clemson
16.) Marcus Peters: CB, Washington
17.) Alvin “Bud” Dupree: OLB, Kentucky
18.) Carl Davis: DT, Iowa
19.) Jaelen Strong: WR, Arizona State
20.) Todd Gurley: RB, Georgia
21.) Malcolm Brown: DT, Texas
22.) T.J. Clemmings: OT, Pitt
23.) Gerod Holliman: S, Louisville
24.) Denzel Perryman: ILB, Miami
25.) Kevin White: CB, TCU
26.) Devin Funchess: WR, Michigan
27.) Benardrick McKinney: ILB, Mississippi State
28.) Laken Tomlinson: OG, Duke
29.) Cam Erving: C, FSU
30.) Melvin Gordon: RB, Wisconsin
31.) Ameer Abdullah: RB, Nebraska
32.) Jamison Crowder: WR, Duke
33.) Arik Armstead: DT/DE, Oregon
34.) Maxx Williams: TE, Minnesota
35.) Trae Waynes: CB, Michigan State
36.) Tyler Lockett: WR, Kansas State
37.) Jake Fisher: OT, Oregon
38.) P.J. Williams: CB, Florida State
39.) Ereck Flowers: OT, Miami
40.) Chris Hackett: S, TCU
41.) Phillip Dorsett: WR, Miami
42.) Kevin Johnson: CB, Wake Forest
43.) Jalen Collins: CB, LSU
44.) Jordan Phillips: DT, Oklahoma
45.) Nate Orchard: DE/OLB, Utah
46.) Michael Bennett: DT, Ohio State
47.) Eric Kendricks: ILB, UCLA
48.) Paul Dawson: ILB, TCU
49.) Hroniss Grasu: C, Oregon
50.) Sammie Coates: WR, Auburn