Chris Ransom’s Draft Board Top 100 Overall

I will have another 2 round NFL Mocks Mock Draft Up.  For now I will post a list of draft prospects according to my draft board.  What I have seen through 4 games goes a long way in determining who should be ranked where on the draft boards.  This month I will list my top 100.  Then next month I will list my top 200 prospects.  Then in December I will attempt to list my top 300 prospects.  This draft class is much deeper than the 2011 NFL Draft Class.  You will find 1st round talent in the 2nd round, 2nd round talent in the 3rd round, and so on.  As teams play more games, the picture could clear up.  One more thing I do before I get started is list underclassmen who I believe return to school next year.  There probably will be a few names that you think are ranked way too high or way too low on this list.  I said very good things about Christian Ponder and James Carpenter in my scouting reports before the 2011 NFL Draft.  Both prospects may have been reaches in terms of value, but could end up being steal picks based on their huge potential as prospects.

The purpose of this list is to give you a better idea of who could go in the first few rounds.  You have to account team needs and where I have a prospect on the draft board in terms of talent before you can generate a potential scenario on where to place a player in your mock draft.  For example there are 95 players projected to get drafted in the first 3 rounds.  I have 101 players projected to go in the first 3 rounds.  One more thing I do before I get started is list underclassmen who I believe return to school next year

Top 5 Underclassmen Most Likely to Return to School

Knile Davis RB Arkansas

Tyler Eifert TE Notre Dame

Barrett Jones LT Alabama

DJ Fluker RT Alabama

Peter Konz C Wisconsin

2012 NFL Draft Board

1. Andrew Luck QB Stanford Franchise Player Clear Cut #1 overall prospect talent
2. Matt Kalil LT USC Top 5 Talent
3. Quinton Coples RE North Carolina Top 5 Talent
4. Jonathan Martin LT Stanford Top 5 Talent
5. Matt Barkley QB USC Top 5 Talent
6. Dre Kirkpatrick CB Alabama Top 5 Talent
7. Michael Floyd WR Notre Dame Top 5 Talent
8. Justin Blackmon WR Oklahoma State Top 5 Talent
9. Vontaze Burfict MLB Arizona State Top 10 Talent
10. Trent Richardson RB Alabama Top 10 Talent
11. Robert Griffin III QB Baylor Top 10 Talent
12. Ricky Wagner LT Wisconsin Top 10 Talent
13. Morris Claiborne CB LSU Top 10 Talent
14. Jayron Hosley CB Virginia Tech Top 10 Talent
15. Marcus Forston DT Miami FL Top 10 Talent
16. Brandon Lindsey 3-4 ROLB Pittsburgh Top 10 Talent
17. Luke Kuechly MLB Boston College 1st Round Talent
18. Monte Te’o 3-4 MLB Notre Dame 1st Round Talent
19. Alshon Jeffery WR South Carolina 1st Round Talent
20. Stephon Gilmore CB South Carolina 1st Round Talent
21. Riley Reiff LT Iowa 1st Round Talent
22. Andrew Datko LT Florida State 1st Round Talent
23. Brandon Jenkins RE Florida State 1st Round Talent
24. Bruce Irvin 3-4 ROLB West Virginia 1st Round Talent
25. Chase Minnifield CB Virginia 1st Round Talent
26. Janoris Jenkins CB Northern Alabama 1st Round Talent
27. Brandon Thompson DT Clemson 1st Round Talent
28. Andre Branch RE Clemson 1st Round Talent
29. Melvin Ingram RE South Carolina 1st Round Talent
30. Jerel Worth DT Michigan State 1st Round Talent
31. Kheeston Randall DT/3-4 RE Texas 1st Round Talent
32. Michael Brewster C Ohio State 1st Round Talent
33. Robert Lester FS Alabama 1st Round Talent
34. Mark Barron SS Alabama 1st Round Talent
35. Courtney Upshaw 3-4 ROLB Alabama 1st Round Talent
36. Donta Hightower 3-4 MLB Alabama 1st Round Talent
37. Travis Lewis ROLB Oklahoma 1st Round Talent
38. Ronnell Lewis LOLB Oklahoma 1st Round Talent
39. David DeCastro RG Stanford 1st Round Talent
40. Mohammed Sanu WR Rutgers 1st Round Talent
41. Mike Adams LT Ohio State 1st Round Talent
42. Landry Jones QB Oklahoma 1st Round Talent
43. Cliff Harris CB Oregon 1st Round Talent
44. Casey Heyward CB Vanderbilt 1st Round Talent
45. Alfonzo Dennard CB Nebraska 2nd Round Talent
46. Jeff Fuller WR Texas A&M 2nd Round Talent
47. TJ McDonald FS USC 2nd Round Talent
48. Nico Johnson 3-4 MLB Alabama 2nd Round Talent
49. Devin Taylor LE South Carolina 2nd Round Talent
50. Nick Foles QB Arizona 2nd Round Talent
51. Donte Paige Moss 3-4 ROLB North Carolina 2nd Round Talent
52. Zach Brown ROLB North Carolina 2nd Round Talent
53. Shayne Skov 3-4 ROLB Stanford 2nd Round Talent
54. Chase Thomas 3-4 LOLB Stanford 2nd Round Talent
55. Dwayne Allen TE Clemson 2nd Round Talent
56. Chris Polk RB Washington 2nd Round Talent
57. Ray Ray Armstrong SS Miami FL 2nd Round Talent
58. Jared Crick DT/3-4 RE Nebraska 2nd Round Talent
59. Baker Steinkuhler DT/3-4 LE Nebraska 2nd Round Talent
60. Tydreke Powell DT North Carolina 2nd Round Talent
61. Matt Reynolds LT BYU 2nd Round Talent
62. Bobbie Massie RT Ole Miss 2nd Round Talent
63. Levi Adcock RT Oklahoma State 2nd Round Talent
64. Alamada Ta’amu NT Washington 2nd Round Talent
65. Desmond Trufant CB Washington 2nd Round Talent
66. Omar Bolden CB Arizona State 2nd Round Talent
67. Kevin Zeitler RG Wisconsin 2nd Round Talent
68. Jonathan Massaquoi Left End Troy 2nd Round Talent
69. William Vlachos C Alabama 2nd Round Talent
70. Michael Egnew TE Missouri 2nd Round Talent
71. Ryan Broyles WR Oklahoma 2nd Round Talent
72. Juron Criner WR Arizona 2nd Round Talent
73. Eddie Whitley FS Virginia Tech 2nd Round Talent
74. Nate Potter LG Boise State 2nd Round Talent
75. Vince Browne RE Northwestern 3rd Round Talent
76. Jerry Franklin 3-4 MLB Arkansas 3rd Round Talent
77. Jake Bequette LE Arkansas 3rd Round Talent
78. Sean Spence ROLB Miami FL 3rd Round Talent
79. Kenny Tate FS Maryland 3rd Round Talent
80. Tony Dye SS UCLA 3rd Round Talent
81. Aaron Henry FS Wisconsn 3rd Round Talent
82. Rashard Hall FS Clemson 3rd Round Talent
83. Delano Howell FS Stanford 3rd Round Talent
84. Jerrell Harris 3-4 LOLB Alabama 3rd Round Talent
85. Kirk Cousins QB Michigan State 3rd Round Talent
86. Dwight Jones WR North Carolina 3rd Round Talent
87. Elvis Fisher LT Missouri 3rd Round Talent
88. Coryell Judie CB Texas A&M 3rd Round Talent
89. Brandon Boykin CB Georgia 3rd Round Talent
90. Greg Childs WR Arkansas 3rd Round Talent
91. Christine Michael RB Texas A&M 3rd Round Talent
92. Cyrus Gray RB Texas A&M 3rd Round Talent
93. Josh Chapman NT Alabama 3rd Round Talent
94. Kerry Murphy NT Alabama 3rd Round Talent
95. David Paulson TE Oregon 3rd Round Talent
96. Ty Hilton WR Florida International 3rd Round Talent
97. Vinny Curry 3-4 LOLB Marshall 3rd Round Talent
98. Jaye Howard DT Florida 3rd Round Talent
99. Billy Winn 3-4 LE Boise State 3rd Round Talent
100. Ryan Miller RG Colorado 3rd Round Talent

Odd Man Out Brandon Weeden QB Oklahoma State 3rd Round Talent

I didn’t want to list Weeden originally, but he was the last 3rd round prospect that I had graded out as a 3rd round talent so I figured I would give Weeden an honorable mention despite failing to qualify for my original top 100.  Weeden originally had a 5th round grade, but got bumped up to a late 3rd round grade after his performance against Texas A&M last week.