NB's Big Board - Updated

With the Combine long gone and the bulk of the pro days in, I've updated my Top 32 board. I've put the player's last ranking in parenthesis to show who has moved up or down.

1. OT Jake Matthews (1)
2. WR Sammy Watkins (5)
3. DE Jadeveon Clwoney (2)
4. OT Greg Robinson (4)
5. LB Khalil Mack (9)
6. WR Mike Evans (8)
7. DT Aaron Donald (15)
8. LB Anthony Barr (3)
9. LB CJ Mosley (6)
10. LB Ryan Shazier (7)
11. CB Justin Gilbert (16)
12. WR Marqise Lee (10)
13. QB Blake Bortles (11)
14. QB Teddy Bridgewater (12)
15. S Ha-ha Clinton-Dix (13)
16. DT Timmy Jernigan (14)
17. CB Darqueze Dennard (28)
18. OT Taylor Lewan (19)
19. OT Zack Martin (20)
20. DE Kony Ealy (25)
21. S Calvin Pryor (31)
22. DE Dee Ford (26)
23. CB Bradley Roby (-)
24. CB Loucheiz Purifoy (22)
25. TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins (30)
26. TE Eric Ebron (-)
27. CB Jason Verrett (-)
28. DE Rashede Hageman (24)
29. NT Louis Nix (18)
30. WR Jordan Matthews (-)
31. LB Trent Murphy (23)
32. QB Derek Carr (29)

OUT: Cyrus Kouandjio (Medical), David Yankey, Stephon Tuitt, Christian Jones

My breakdown is as follows:

ELITE - #1-#5
EXCELLENT - #6-#12

After that, you are going to get a really good player right up to and including alot of Round 3.

 

Nope. He's in the 40-45 range. I think he could get exposed in the wrong scheme. Is he a good option for the Steelers? Yes (but not at #15). But overall, there's better corners in my opinion.

 

Definitely a 1 gap 3-tech in a 4-3. Not really suited to the Steelers. Where in theory I could make a case for Aaron Donald, I wouldn't for Jernigan.

 

He didn't run the 40 at his pro day.

 

Bold big board NB..

ASJ over Ebron is unrealistic. The UNC kid has separated himself from the rest of the pack at TE by quite a bit, IMO.

Overall, I like some of the calls you made though. For me Matthews could be ranked even higher, I don't think there's that much of a gap between he and Marquise Lee.

 

Well SC NB, Im guessing you like my draft for the Rams so far seeing as I got your #1, #12 and #15 overall prospects so far

 

Big draft

 

Hey, atleast Ebron is in the Top 30 now .

Ebron is a better athlete, no doubt about it, but I do think ASJ is a more complete and well rounded TE. I just have to go off the tape on this one. I know ASJ probably won't go until middle of Round 2, but someone is getting a steal. Definitely someone I would be looking at #46.

Its tough to judge Matthews a little bit. He played in the SEC with a mediocre QB throwing him the ball, yet he was extraordinarily productive. Now that his measurables are extremely good, its tough to place him. If Matthews became the best WR out of this entire group (with all due respect to Watkins), I don't think I would be all that surprised.

In saying that, Lee is an excellent WR who I do find is being underrated in this draft.

 

I have him higher than most. I just think his upside is as high as any other CB in this draft. He didn't test as well as I hoped, but he definitely has football speed. Once again, I can't ignore what I've seen on tape. He's incredibly fluid and athletic.