Courtesy: Bleacher Report
This list is based on three specific qualities: overall talent, player pedigree, level of collegiate competition. For example, the Chiefs don’t need a cornerback and it would be shocking if they selected Dee Milliner, but in terms of talent, pedigree and competition, there aren’t many better players in this draft besides Milliner.
Think about it. Alabama was clearly the college team last season. Milliner was their best defensive player (on a team that has great defenders), if not their best player period. Furthermore, consider the current state of the NFL. It’s a passing, athletic, bigger-faster-stronger league. Milliner figures to fit in perfectly.
This list is also considering each player to be in full health by the time the 2013 regular season starts. For example, if that wasn’t taken into consideration, Star Lotulelei and Jarvis Jones may be much further down the list.
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1-Dee Milliner, Cornerback, Alabama
2-Chance Warmack, Guard, Alabama
3-Luke Joeckel, Offensive Tackle, Texas A&M
4-Star Lotulelei, Defensive Tackle, Utah
5-Tavon Austin, Wide Receiver, West Virginia
6-Dion Jordan, Outside Linebacker, Oregon
7-Barkevious Mingo, Outside Linebacker, LSU
8-Geno Smith, Quarterback, West Virginia
9-Sharrif Floyd, Defensive Tackle, Florida
10-Jonathan Cooper, Guard, UNC
11-Cordarrelle Patterson, Wide Receiver, Tennessee
12-Eric Fisher, Offensive Tackle, Central Michigan
13-Lane Johnson, Offensive Tackle, Oklahoma
14-Arthur Brown, Inside Linebacker, Kansas State
15-Keenan Allen, Wide Receiver, California
16-Jarvis Jones, Outside Linebacker, Georgia
17-Bjoern Werner, Defensive End, Florida State
18-Ziggy Ansah, Defensive End, BYU
19-Sheldon Richardson, Defensive Tackle, Missouri
20-Damontre Moore, Defensive End, Texas A&M
21-Kenny Vaccaro, Strong Safety, Texas
22-Eddie Lacy, Running Back, Alabama
23-Jesse Williams, Nose Tackle, Alabama
24-Larry Warford, Guard, Kentucky
25-Xavier Rhodes, Cornerback, Florida State
26-Eric Reid, Free Safety, LSU
27-Desmond Trufant, Cornerback, Washington
28-John Cyprien, Free Safety, Florida International
29-Datone Jones, Defensive End, UCLA
30-Alec Olgetree, Inside Linebacker, Georgia
31-Johnathan Hankins, Defensive Tackle, Ohio State
32-Stedman Bailey, Wide Receiver, West Virginia
33-Tyler Eifert, Tight End, Notre Dame
34-D.J. Fluker, Offensive Tackle, Alabama
35-Menelik Watson, Offensive Tackle, Florida State
36-Terrance Williams, Wide Receiver, Baylor
37-Markus Wheaton, Wide Receiver, Oregon State
38-Sam Montgomery, Defensive End, LSU
39-Kawann Short, Defensive Tackle, Purdue
40-Jamar Taylor, Cornerback, Boise State
41-Alex Okafor, Defensive End, Texas
42-Kevin Minter, Inside Linebacker, LSU
43-Deandre Hopkins, Wide Receiver, Clemson
44-Margus Hunt, Defensive End, SMU
45-Terron Armstead, Offensive Tackle, Arkansas Pine-Bluff
46-Zach Ertz, Tight End, Stanford
47-Cornellius Carradine, Defensive End, Florida State
48-Matt Elam, Free Safety, Florida
49-Johnthan Banks, Cornerback, Mississippi State
50-Justin Hunter, Wide Receiver, Tennessee
51-Quinton Patton, Wide Receiver, Louisiana Tech
52-D.J. Swearinger, Strong Safety, South Carolina
53-Sylvester Williams, Defensive Tackle, UNC
54-Matt Barkley, Quarterback, USC
55-Tyler Wilson, Quarterback, Arkansas
56-Robert Woods, Wide Receiver, USC
57-Chase Thomas, Outside Linebacker, Stanford
58-Manti Te’o, Inside Linebacker, Notre Dame
59-Giovani Bernard, Running Back, UNC
60-Dallas Thomas, Offensive Tackle, Tennessee
61-Brandon Jenkins, Outside Linebacker, Florida State
62-Robert Alford, Cornerback, Southeastern Louisiana
63-Zac Dysert, Quarterback, Miami (OH)
64-Travis Kelce, Tight End, Cincinnati
65-Barrett Jones, Center, Alabama
66-Leon McFadden, Cornerback, San Diego State
67-John Jenkins, Defensive Tackle, Georgia
68-Travis Frederick, Center, Wisconsin
69-Bennie Logan, Defensive Tackle, LSU
70-David Amerson, Cornerback, N.C. State
71-Blidi Wreh-Wilson, Cornerback, Connecticut
72-Montee Ball, Running Back, Wisconsin
73-Tony Jefferson, Free Safety, Oklahoma
74-Sean Porter, Outside Linebacker, Texas A&M
75-Michael Mauti, Inside Linebacker, Penn State
76-Brandon Williams, Defensive Tackle, Missouri Southern State
77-Zaviar Gooden, Outside Linebacker, Missouri
78-Le’Veon Bell, Running Back, Michigan State
79-Andre Ellington, Running Back, Clemson
80-Ryan Nassib, Quarterback, Syracuse
81-Mike Glennon, Quarterback, N.C. State
82-B.W. Webb, Cornerback, William & Mary
83-Da’Rick Rogers, Wide Receiver, Tennessee Tech
84-Johnathan Franklin, Running Back, UCLA
85-Jordan Reed, Tight End, Florida
86-Kyle Long, Guard, Oregon
87-Christine Michael, Running Back, Texas A&M
88-Reid Fragel, Offensive Tackle, Ohio State
89-Jordan Poyer, Cornerback, Oregon State
90-Vance McDonald, Tight End, Rice
91-Khaled Holmes, Center, USC
92-Phillip Thomas, Strong Safety, Fresno State
93-Stepfan Taylor, Running Back, Stanford
94-Quanterus Smith, Defensive End, Western Kentucky
95-Gavin Escobar, Tight End, San Diego State
96-Khaseem Greene, Outside Linebacker, Rutgers
97-Joseph Randle, Running Back, Oklahoma State
98-Denard Robinson, Wide Receiver, Michigan
99-Brennan Williams, Offensive Tackle, UNC
100-Brian Schwenke, Center, California
Top 5 players by school
1-Alabama (6)
2-LSU (5)
T-3-Texas A&M (4)
T-3-UNC (4)
T-3-Florida State (4)
Top 5 players by position
Quarterback
1-Geno Smith (West Virginia)
2-Matt Barkley (USC)
3-Tyler Wilson (Arkansas)
4-Zac Dysert (Miami [OH])
5-Ryan Nassib (Syracuse)
Running Back
1-Eddie Lacy (Alabama)
2-Giovani Bernard (UNC)
3-Montee Ball (Wisconsin)
4-Le’Veon Bell (Michigan State)
5-Andre Ellington (Clemson)
Wide Receiver
1-Tavon Austin (West Virginia)
2-Cordarrelle Patterson (Tennessee)
3-Keenan Allen (California)
4-Stedman Bailey (West Virginia)
5-Terrance Williams (Baylor)
Tight End
1-Tyler Eifert (Notre Dame)
2-Zach Ertz (Stanford)
3-Travis Kelce (Cincinnati)
4-Jordan Reed (Florida)
5-Vance McDonald (Rice)
Offensive Tackle
1-Luke Joeckel (Texas A&M)
2-Eric Fisher (Central Michigan)
3-Lane Johnson (Oklahoma)
4-D.J. Fluker (Alabama)
5-Menelik Watson (Florida State)
Guard
1-Chance Warmack (Alabama)
2-Jonathan Cooper (UNC)
3-Larry Warford (Kentucky)
4-Kyle Long (Oregon)
Center
1-Barrett Jones (Alabama)
2-Travis Frederick (Wisconsin)
2-Khaled Holmes (USC)
3-Brian Schwenke (California)
Defensive Tackle
1-Star Lotulelei (Utah)
2-Sharrif Floyd (Florida)
3-Sheldon Richardson (Missouri)
4-Johnathan Hankins (Ohio State)
5-Kawann Short (Purdue)
*Jesse Williams (Alabama) is a true nose tackle, but would have ranked 4th here.
Defensive End
1-Bjoern Werner (Florida State)
2-Ziggy Ansah (BYU)
3-Damontre Moore (Texas A&M)
4-Datone Jones (UCLA)
5-Sam Montgomery (LSU)
Outside Linebacker
1-Dion Jordan (Oregon)
2-Barkevious Mingo (LSU)
3-Jarvis Jones (Georgia)
4-Chase Thomas (Stanford)
5-Brandon Jenkins (Florida State)
Inside Linebacker
1-Arthur Brown (Kansas State)
2-Alec Ogletree (Georgia)
3-Kevin Minter (LSU)
4-Manti Te’o (Notre Dame)
5-Michael Mauti (Penn State)
Cornerback
1-Dee Milliner (Alabama)
2-Xavier Rhodes (Florida State)
3-Jamar Taylor (Boise State)
4-Johnthan Banks (Mississippi State)
5-Robert Alford (Southeastern Louisiana)
Strong Safety
1-Kenny Vaccaro (Texas)
2-D.J. Swearinger (South Carolina)
3-Phillip Thomas (Fresno State)
Free Safety
1-Eric Reid (LSU)
2-John Cyprien (Florida International)
3-Matt Elam (Florida)
4-Tony Jefferson (Oklahoma)
