VanFulpen’s Mock Draft – Week 3

Drafted order is based on my power ranking.


1. Buffalo Bills (0-3) – QB Ryan Mallett, Arkansas*
2. Cleveland Browns (0-3) – QB Andrew Luck, Stanford*
3. Carolina Panthers (0-3) – WR AJ Green, Georgia*
4. Detroit Lions (0-3) – CB Patrick Peterson, LSU*
5. San Francisco 49ers (0-3) – DE Marcell Dareus, Alabama*
6. St. Louis Rams (1-2) – DE Robert Quinn, North Carolina*
7. New England Patriots (from Oakland Raiders (1-2) – RB Mark Ingram, Alabama*
8. Denver Broncos (1-2) – CB Prince Amukamara, Nebraska
9. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-2) – QB Jake Locker, Washington
10. Washington Redskins (1-2) – WR Julio Jones, Alabama*
11. New York Giants (1-2) – CB Ras-I Dowling, Virginia
12. Dallas Cowboys (1-2) – S Rahim Moore, UCLA*
13. Minnesota Vikings (1-2) – QB Christian Ponder, Florida State
14. San Diego Chargers (1-2) – WR Jon Baldwin, Pittsburgh*
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-1) – DE Adrian Clayborn, Iowa
16. Arizona Cardinals (2-1) – OT Anthony Castonzo, Boston College
17. Seattle Seahawks (2-1) – DE Cameron Heyward, Ohio State
18. Philadelphia Eagles (2-1) – OT Nate Solder, Colorado
19. Tennessee Titans (2-1) – OLB Akeem Ayers, UCLA*
20. Atlanta Falcons (2-1) – DE Allen Bailey, Miami (FL)
21. Baltimore Ravens (2-1) – CB Aaron Williams, Texas*
22. Cincinnati Bengals (2-1) – DT Stephen Paea, Oregon State
23. Miami Dolphins (2-1) – TE Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame*
24. New England Patriots (2-1) – WR Michael Floyd, Notre Dame*
25. New York Jets (2-1) – OLB Von Miller, Texas A & M
26. Indianapolis Colts (2-1) – OLB Bruce Carter, North Carolina
27. Houston Texans (2-1) – DT Marvin Austin, North Carolina
28. Green Bay Packers (2-1) – CB Janoris Jenkins, Florida*
29. New Orleans Saints (2-1) – OLB Travis Lewis, Oklahoma*
30. Kansas City Chiefs (3-0) – OLB Mark Herzlich, Boston College
31. Pittsburgh Steelers (3-0) – OT Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin
32. Chicago Bears (3-0) – OT Orlando Franklin, Miami (FL)


* = underclassmen

VanFulpen’s NFL Power Rankings – Week 3

1. Chicago Bears (3-0) – Defensive end Julius Peppers has been a huge addition for the defensive line.


2. Pittsburgh Steelers (3-0) – The Steelers defense has been playing outstanding.


3. Kansas City Chiefs (3-0) – One of the surprise teams of the early season so far but can they keep it up.


4. New Orleans Saints (2-1) – The lost in overtime after missing a field goal that could have won it and keep them undefeated.


5. Green Bay Packers (2-1) – Lost to the Bears on Monday Night in a hard fought NFC North game.


6. Houston Texans (2-1) – Against the Cowboys didn’t play like the had played in the first two weeks.


7. Indianapolis Colts (2-1) – The Colts looked they are ready to roll again this season.


8. New York Jets (2-1) – The Jets where able to go down to Miami and beat the Dolphins.


9. New England Patriots (2-1) – The Patriots got their offense rolling against the Bills.


10. Miami Dolphins (2-1) – Lost at home against the Jets but still should be in the mix for the AFC East crown.


11. Cincinnati Bengals (2-1) – The Bengals still haven’t put an great offensive game together but our still 2-1.


12. Baltimore Ravens (2-1) – Quarterback Joe Flacco was able to bonus back and throw 3 touchdown passes this week.


13. Atlanta Falcons (2-1) – The Falcons won a hard fought game against the Saints in overtime.


14. Tennessee Titans (2-1) – The Titans offense has gotten things going yet like they had last year with Vince Young.


15. Philadelphia Eagles (2-1) – The Eagles are keep Michael Vick as the starter and right now their offense is explosive.


16. Seattle Seahawks (2-1) – The Seahawks where able to make the plays when it counted against the Chargers to win the game last Sunday.


17. Arizona Cardinals (2-1) – The Cardinals are in the NFC West the worst division in football so they have a chance to win it again this year.


18. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-1) – Showed their true colors against the Steelers this week.


19. San Diego Chargers (1-2) – The Chargers always start the season out slow when it is all said and done they will be in the playoffs.


20. Minnesota Vikings (1-2) – The Vikings got their first win, but still didn’t look like the team they where last year.


21. Dallas Cowboys (1-2) – Quarterback Tony Romo played well, which allowed the Cowboys to beat the Texans.


22. New York Giants (1-2) – Quarterback Eli Manning has to play better then what he did last week against the Titans if the Giants want to win the NFC East title.


23. Washington Redskins (1-2) – The Redskins allowed rookie quarterback Sam Bradford and the Rams to get their first win of the season.


24. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-2) – It might time for a house cleaning in Jacksonville.


25. Denver Broncos (1-2) – The Broncos just don’t have the playmakers they used to have in Denver.


26. Oakland Raiders (1-2) – Quarterback Bruce Gradkowski just isn’t the answer in Oakland and they will be looking for another quarterback this off-season.


27. St. Louis Rams (1-2) – The Rams where able to get a big time win against the Washington Redskins this week.


28. San Francisco 49ers (0-3) – The 49ers looked horrible against the Chiefs on Sunday, they fired their offensive coordinator but everyone needs to play better as well.


29. Detroit Lions (0-3) – Lions fans can’t wait to get quarterback Matthew Stafford back.


30. Carolina Panthers (0-3) – Quarterback Jimmy Clausen first start wasn’t great but it wasn’t horrible, they might have something to build on their.


31. Cleveland Browns (0-3) – The Browns need a quarterback and will try to trade for Kevin Kolb this off-season.


32. Buffalo Bills (0-3) – The Bills released quarterback Trent Edwards who started their first two games, but everyone knows they are on the clock for possible Ryan Mallett.

VanFulpen’s Heisman Poll

1. QB Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State – Against Eastern Michigan Pryor accounted for six touchdowns -- four passing, one rushing and one receiving. On the season he has 939 yard passing and 10 touchdowns and 269 yards rushing and 3 touchdowns. He is on the #2 overall team in the country and is the leader of that team which is the reason he is number one on my Heisman poll.


2. QB Denard Robinson, Michigan – Robinson got hurt against Bowling Green and only played about 10 minutes in the game, but did end up rushing for 129 yards and 2 touchdowns. The questions are how bad is he really hurt and what will he do against Big Ten competition.


3. QB Kellen Moore, Boise State – Moore threw for 288 yards and 3 touchdowns against Oregon State 873 yards and 8 touchdowns on the season. He should put up good numbers and Boise State will be a huge favorite in all their remaining games.


4. QB Ryan Mallett, Arkansas – Mallett looked like the Heisman favorite in the first half against Alabama when Arkansas was leading, but in the second half Mallett made some bad throws and threw 3 interceptions total in the game and cost Arkansas a shot at the upset.


5. QB Andrew Luck, Stanford – Luck didn’t have a great game in the win over Notre Dame, throwing his first two interceptions of the season but they got the win and now move on to play Oregon. This season Luck has 912 yards passing and 11 touchdowns and 163 yards rushing along with 1 rushing touchdown.

VanFulpen's College Football Poll

1. Alabama (4-0) – A huge late come back win on the road against Arkansas and now they face Florida.


2. Ohio State (4-0) – Ohio State played Eastern Michigan, not a powerhouse team but should get some test later in the Big Ten season.


3. Boise State (3-0) – Boise State beat Oregon State at home only real test left is possible Nevada.


4. TCU (4-0) – TCU wins again, they are waiting for their only test left for the season November 6th against Utah.


5. Nebraska (4-0) – Nebraska plays Thursday against Kansas State a good test for them as well as Kansas State running back Daniel Thomas.


6. Oregon (4-0) – Great game coming this Saturday in the Pac-10 when Oregon takes on Stanford.


7. Oklahoma (4-0) – Just because Texas lost this past Saturday to UCLA, Oklahoma can’t over look them this Saturday.


8. Florida (4-0) – Huge game this Saturday against Alabama.


9 Wisconsin (4-0) – Huge game this Saturday for Wisconsin as they travel to Michigan State.


10. Stanford (4-0) – Stanford travel to Notre Dame and won and now have to go to Oregon and play the Ducks in a huge game in the Pac-10.


11. Auburn (4-0) – Huge win for Auburn against South Carolina at home and now the next big SEC game isn’t until October 16th against Arkansas.


12. LSU (4-0) – LSU beat West Virginia and in two weeks have a big game against Florida.


13. Utah (4-0) – Utah should be undefeated when the go in their game against TCU, November 6th.


14. Arizona (4-0) – A late touchdown gives them a one point win over Cal, now this week they take on Oregon State.


15. Arkansas (3-1) – Loss against Alabama at home in a game they could have won, now take on Texas A & M this week.


16. Iowa (3-1) – Open up Big Ten play this week at home against Penn State.


17. Miami (FL) (2-1) – Was able to go on the road at beat Pittsburgh on the road now open ACC play against Clemson this Saturday.


18. Texas (3-1) – Texas had a horrible game against UCLA, but have a chance to make up for it this Saturday against Oklahoma.


19. USC (4-0) – Even without the ability to go to a bowl game this season, still a very good football team.


20. Michigan (4-0) – Michigan was able to beat Bowling Green without quarterback Denard Robinson for most of the game, but need him to be healthy now that they are getting into Big Ten games.


21. Michigan State (4-0) – They get Wisconsin at home this Saturday and need to keep running the ball like they have all season.


22. South Carolina (3-1) – Lost a hard fought game against Auburn, are off this week and the next game they play is against Alabama.


23. Penn State (3-1) – Penn State travels to Iowa to kick off the Big Ten season.


24. Florida State (3-1) – Florida State has played well since their beat down at the hands of Oklahoma.


25. Kansas State (4-0) – Kansas State takes on Nebraska this week and they need running back Daniel Thomas to have a big game.

VanFulpen's NFL Week 3 Winners

Tennessee at NY Giants 1:00 PM CBS – Both teams are coming off a loss and the Titans benched quarterback Vince Young. Running back Chris Johnson should have a better game then last week.


WINNER: GIANTS


Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay 1:00 PM CBS – Both teams are 2-0, and the Steelers will start Charlie Batch at quarterback, maybe Tampa Bay can be the sleeper team in the NFC South.


WINNER: BUCS


Cincinnati at Carolina 1:00 PM CBS – The Bengals offense needs to score touchdowns and this week the do.


WINNER: BENGALS


Cleveland at Baltimore 1:00 PM CBS – The Browns get to go to a pissed off Ravens team for losing last week to the Bengals, not a good thing.


WINNER: RAVENS


Dallas at Houston 1:00 PM FOX – The Texans went overtime to beat the Redskins, the won’t have to play longer then four quarters this week.


WINNER: TEXANS


San Francisco at Kansas City 1:00 PM FOX – The Chiefs can’t start 3-0 can they, well the are playing the 49ers at home.


WINNER: 49ers


Detroit at Minnesota 1:00 PM FOX – Brett Farve won’t start this season 0-3 and the Lions are still without quarterback Matthew Stafford


WINNER: VIKINGS


Buffalo at New England 1:00 PM CBS – After the lost to the Jets the Patriots get to beat up on the Bills.


WINNER: PATRIOTS


Atlanta at New Orleans 1:00 PM FOX – The Saints get the Falcons at home and get a chance to start back to back seasons 3-0.


WINNER: SAINTS


Washington at St. Louis 4:05 PM FOX – Sam Bradford get to try to get his first NFL regular season win, it will come but not this Sunday.


WINNER: REDSKINS


Philadelphia at Jacksonville 4:05 PM FOX – The Eagles stick with Michael Vick at quarterback to start, but still say Kevin Kolb is their future.


WINNER: JAGUARS


Oakland at Arizona 4:15 PM CBS – The Raiders are going with Bruce Gradkowski at quarterback over Jason Campbell.


WINNER: CARDINALS


San Diego at Seattle 4:15 PM CBS – The Seahawks are coming off a beating by the Broncos and the Chargers are a much better team.


WINNER: CHARGERS


Indianapolis at Denver 4:15 PM CBS – The Colts are ready to get on a roll after a week one loss.


WINNER: COLTS


NY Jets at Miami 8:20 PM NBC – No cornerback Darrelle Revis for the Jets to cover Brandon Marshall for the Dolphins, advantage Dolphins.


WINNER: DOLPHINS


Green Bay at Chicago 8:30 PM ESPN (Monday Night) – Both teams are 2-0 and playing well, Bears are at home and quarterback Jay Culter is playing well.


WINNER: BEARS

VanFulpen’s Mock Draft – Week 2

Draft order is based on my power rankings

1. Buffalo Bills (0-2) – QB Andrew Luck, Stanford*
2. St. Louis Rams (0-2) – WR AJ Green, Georgia*
3. Cleveland Browns (0-2) – QB Ryan Mallett, Arkansas*
4. Carolina Panthers (0-2) – DE Robert Quinn, North Carolina*
5. Detroit Lions (0-2) – CB Patrick Peterson, LSU*
6. San Francisco 49ers (0-2) – QB Jake Locker, Washington
7. Dallas Cowboys (0-2) – DE Marcell Dareus, Alabama*
8. Minnesota Vikings (0-2) – CB Prince Amukamara, Nebraska
9. Arizona Cardinals (1-1) – QB Christian Ponder, Florida State
10. Seattle Seahawks (1-1) – DE Adrian Clayborn, Iowa
11. New England Patriots from (Oakland Raiders (1-1) – RB Mark Ingram, Alabama*
12. Denver Broncos (1-1) – CB Ras-I Dowling, Virginia
13. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1) – S Rahim Moore, UCLA*
14. Washington Redskins (1-1) – WR Julio Jones, Alabama*
15. Philadelphia Eagles (1-1) – OT Anthony Castonzo, Boston College
16. Tennessee Titans (1-1) – OLB Akeem Ayers, UCLA*
17. Atlanta Falcons (1-1) – OT Nate Solder, Colorado
18. Baltimore Ravens (1-1) – DE Cameron Heyward, Ohio State
19. Cincinnati Bengals (1-1) – DT Stephen Paea, Oregon State
20. New York Giants (1-1) – TE Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame*
21. New England Patriots (1-1) – WR Jon Baldwin, Pittsburgh*
22. New York Jets (1-1) – OLB Von Miller, Texas A & M
23. San Diego Chargers (1-1) – WR Michael Floyd, Notre Dame*
24. Indianapolis Colts (1-1) – CB Janoris Jenkins, Florida*
25. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0) – OLB Bruce Carter, North Carolina
26. Kansas City Chiefs (2-0) – OT Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin
27. Chicago Bears (2-0) – DT Marvin Austin, North Carolina
28. Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0) – OT Orlando Franklin, Miami (FL)
29. Miami Dolphins (2-0) – OLB Mark Herzlich, Boston College
30. Green Bay Packers (2-0) – CB Aaron Williams, Texas*
31. Houston Texans (2-0) – DE Allen Bailey, Miami (FL)
32. New Orleans Saints (2-0) – OLB Travis Lewis, Oklahoma*

* = Underclassmen

VanFulpen’s Top 30 Chart for 2011 NFL Draft

All of these players are eligible for the 2011 NFL Draft, but aren’t all seniors and still would have to declare for the NFL Draft.

1. DE Robert Quinn, North Carolina*
2. QB Andrew Luck, Stanford*
3. QB Ryan Mallett, Arkansas*
4. CB Patrick Peterson, LSU*
5. WR AJ Green, Georgia*
6. DE Adrian Clayborn, Iowa
7. CB Prince Amukamara, Nebraska
8. DE Marcell Dareus, Alabama*
9. QB Jake Locker, Washington
10. RB Mark Ingram, Alabama*
11. OT Anthony Castonzo, Boston College
12. CB Ras-I Dowling, Virginia
13. OLB Akeem Ayers, UCLA*
14. S Rahim Moore, UCLA*
15. WR Julio Jones, Alabama*
16. WR Jon Baldwin, Pittsburgh*
17. DE Cameron Heyward, Ohio State
18. DE Allen Bailey, Miami (FL)
19. CB Janoris Jenkins, Florida*
20. OLB Bruce Carter, North Carolina
21. TE Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame*
22. WR Michael Floyd, Notre Dame*
23. DT Stephen Paea, Oregon State
24. OT Nate Solder, Colorado
25. DT Marvin Austin, North Carolina
26. OLB Von Miller, Texas A & M
27. OLB Mark Herzlich, Boston College
28. QB Christian Ponder, Florida State
29. OT Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin
30. OLB Travis Lewis, Oklahoma*


* = Underclassmen

VanFulpen’s NFL Power Rankings – Week 2

1. New Orleans Saints (2-0) – The Saints are the best team in the NFL and proved it on Monday Night Football traveling to San Francisco and being able to win with a field goal on the final play.

2. Green Bay Packers (2-0) – Quarterback Aaron Rogers looks like he is the leader for the NFL MVP award and their defense is great as well.

3. Houston Texans (2-0) – Overtime win against the Redskins and now they are at home against the Cowboys if they can beat their in state rivals will go along for their confidence.

4. Miami Dolphins (2-0) – Great win against the Vikings on the road now they take on the Jets.

5. Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0) – No Big Ben no problem in the first two weeks.

6. Chicago Bears (2-0) – Jay Cutler has looked like the Pro Bowl player the Bears thought they traded for in the first two weeks.

7. Kansas City Chiefs (2-0) – On of the surprise teams of the early season so far but can they keep it up.

8. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0) – The other surprise team and they have a good young quarterback leading them.

9. Indianapolis Colts (1-1) – The Colts looked they are ready to roll again this season.

10. San Diego Chargers (1-1) – Maybe the early season lost to the Chiefs was a good thing for them.

11. New York Jets (1-1) – They have to go play Miami this week, who last season they where 0-2 against.

12. New England Patriots (1-1) – Patriots didn’t look like themselves in the second half against the Jets.

13. New York Giants (1-1) – Eli and the Giants got beat by his older brother Peyton but still look like the team to beat in the NFC East.

14. Cincinnati Bengals (1-1) – The Bengals need to get their offense going and score touchdowns and not kick field goals.

15. Baltimore Ravens (1-1) – The Ravens can’t wait to get Ed Reed back because then their defense will be even better.

16. Atlanta Falcons (1-1) – The Falcons can’t afford running back Michael Turner to be hurt and miss too much time.

17. Tennessee Titans (1-1) – Vince Young will be back as the starter, but they need to open more holes for running back Chris Johnson then what they did on Sunday against the Steelers.

18. Philadelphia Eagles (1-1) – Michael Vick has played well but they are going back to quarterback Kevin Kolb, might not be the right move.

19. Washington Redskins (1-1) – Donovan McNabb should have this team right around a late season wild card push.

20. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1) – The Jaguars have to get better play out of their quarterback or will be looking for a new quarterback and new head coach in the off-season.

21. Denver Broncos (1-1) – The beat the Seahawks this past Sunday but don’t look like a playoff type team.

22. Oakland Raiders (1-1) – The Raiders might be looking for another quarterback this off-season as Jason Campbell was benched in the first half Sunday.

23. Seattle Seahawks (1-1) – The great opening day win didn’t look so great after getting beat by the Broncos.

24. Arizona Cardinals (1-1) – Derrick Anderson is not the answer at quarterback and they could be draft one in the first round again.

25. Minnesota Vikings (0-2) – Brett Farve came back for this? Life isn’t looking good, but just what the doctor ordered the Detroit Lions and Shaun Hill this Sunday.

26. Dallas Cowboys (0-2) – The Cowboys have to go on the road and beat the Texans this week.

27. San Francisco 49ers (0-2) – The 49ers play in the worst division in the NFL, the NFC West so an 8-8 record might win the division.

28. Detroit Lions (0-2) – Lions fans can’t wait to get quarterback Matthew Stafford back.

29. Carolina Panthers (0-2) – The Jimmy Clausen era has started in Carolina.

30. Cleveland Browns (0-2) – The Browns are hoping the quarterback Andrew Luck falls to them next April.

31. St. Louis Rams (0-2) – The Rams need offensive weapons and should trade for Vincent Jackson.

32. Buffalo Bills (0-2) – The Bills have benched quarterback Trent Edwards after week two.

VanFulpen's Heisman Watch

1. QB Ryan Mallett, Arkansas – Mallett won on the road against Georgia with a game winning touchdown passes and threw for 380 yards and 3 touchdowns. Has a huge game this week against Alabama and if he has a great game and pull off the upset should be in the driver seat for the Heisman.

2. QB Denard Robinson, Michigan – Robinson played UMass and did win the game and put up good number, but it was UMass and for a while it looked like Michigan could have been on upset alert.

3. QB Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State – Pryor and Ohio State did beat Ohio, but Pryor threw 2 interceptions and it was never a game where Pryor needed to make any Heisman type moments.

4. QB Kellen Moore, Boise State – Moore threw for 370 yards and 2 touchdowns and crushed Wyoming, but a huge test for Boise State as well as Moore awaits this week against Oregon State.

5. QB Landry Jones, Oklahoma – Jones threw for 254 yards and 1 touchdown against Air Force but didn’t look all that impressive as he did the week before, his Hesiman hopes are fading but has a huge game in two weeks against Texas in which his Hesiman stock could rise fast depending on how he plays.

VanFulpen’s College Football Top 25

1. Alabama (3-0) – Running back Mark Ingram is back and the Tide is ready to roll.

2. Ohio State (3-0) – Ohio State played Ohio and just over powered them.

3. Boise State (2-0) – Boise State roll again but has big test this week against Oregon State.

4. TCU (3-0) – TCU rolled against a Big 12 team in Baylor.

5. Nebraska (3-0) – Nebraska defense is one of the best and proved that against Washington and quarterback Jake Locker.

6. Oregon (3-0) – We will get to see how good Oregon is in two weeks when they take on Stanford.

7. Texas (3-0) – Had to take on a good Texas Tech team on the road and didn’t look great but won the game.

8. Oklahoma (3-0) – Oklahoma won again and we all are looking forward to the game in two weeks against Texas.

9. Arkansas (3-0) – Quarterback Ryan Mallett is right up there in the early Heisman voting and they take on #1 Alabama this week at home.

10. Florida (3-0) – In two weeks they are at Alabama and that will be a great test for this young team.

11. Wisconsin (3-0) – A close game against Arizona State at home and in two weeks they travel to Michigan State.

12. LSU (3-0) – A very good under the radar SEC team that this week take on West Virginia.

13. Utah (3-0) – Utah should be undefeated when the go in their game against TCU, November 6th.

14. South Carolina (3-0) – Huge match up this week when they take on Auburn.

15. Auburn (3-0) – Huge match up this week when they take on South Carolina.

16. Stanford (3-0) – Stanford is at Notre Dame this week and will need to put some points so that they can come out of South Bend with a victory.

17. Arizona (3-0) – A huge win this week against Iowa, now we will see what they can do in the Pac-10.

18. USC (3-0) – Even without the ability to go to a bowl game this season, still a very good football team.

19. Iowa (2-1) – Tough loss on the road against Arizona, but need to rebound and get ready for Big Ten play.

20. Miami (FL) (1-1) – Big game this week against Pittsburgh on the road on Thursday night.

21. West Virginia (3-0) – Huge game this week at LSU.

22. Michigan (3-0) – Was able to beat UMass this week and have Bowling Green this week before they get into Big 10 play.

23. Michigan State (3-0) – Huge win this past week against Notre Dame on the road, but the healthy of head coach Mark Dantonio is a big concern after he suffered a heart attack.

24. Penn State (2-1) – They can’t take Temple this week lightly as they are a good football team.
25. Oregon State (1-1) – If they can beat Boise State this week, the open week lost against TCU won’t hurt as bad.

VanFulpen's NFL Week 2 Winners

Pittsburgh at Tennessee 1:00 PM CBS – The Titans played great in their week one opening win and they are at home. Winner: TITANS

Miami at Minnesota 1:00 PM CBS – Could the Farve and the Vikings lose two in a row, it is possible and the game will be close. Winner: VIKINGS

Arizona at Atlanta 1:00 PM FOX – Falcons are coming off an open day lost in overtime, and Cardinals are coming off an open day win, but I don’t think that matters much. Winner: FALCONS

Baltimore at Cincinnati 1:00 PM CBS – The Bengals can’t fall two games behind the Ravens this early in the season. Winner: BENGALS

Kansas City at Cleveland 1:00 PM CBS – The Chiefs could really start the season off 2-0. Winner: CHIEFS

Chicago at Dallas 1:00 PM FOX – Dallas has problems blocking the Redskins, now in comes Julius Peppers, watch out Romo. Winner: COWBOYS

Philadelphia at Detroit 1:00 PM FOX – Michael Vick looks like he will start at quarterback, not a great thing for the Lions poor defense. Winner: EAGLES

Buffalo at Green Bay 1:00 PM CBS – Packers look to keep their winning ways at home. Winner: PACKERS

Tampa Bay at Carolina 1:00 PM FOX – This game should be close as both teams are equally match talent wise. Winner: PANTHERS

Seattle at Denver 4:05 PM FOX – First road game for Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, he hopes to keep it rolling. Winner: SEAHAWKS

St. Louis at Oakland 4:05 PM FOX – Sam Bradfords first road game in the NFL, and it is against the Raiders. Winner: RAIDERS

Houston at Washington 4:15 PM CBS – Two 1-0 teams match up to see who can stay undefeated early in the 2010 season. Winner: TEXANS

New England at NY Jets 4:15 PM CBS – Jets are hoping that their passing game looks better then it did in week one. Winner: PATRIOTS

Jacksonville at San Diego 4:15 PM CBS – Jacksonville has to travel from the east coast to the west coast and that never is a good thing. Winner: CHARGERS

NY Giants at Indianapolis 8:20 PM NBC – The Manning brothers go head-to-head in the Sunday Night Game. Winner: COLTS

New Orleans at San Francisco 8:30 PM ESPN (Monday Night) – The 49ers are hoping that their offense looks better in their home opener. Winner: SAINTS

Draft Digest: QB Christian Ponder - Overhyped or Too Early To Judge?

There has been some criticism of Florida State quarterback Christian Ponder after his performance against Oklahoma last weekend and people asking was his pre-season draft grade of him being a possible first round quarterback just over hype. To me it is way to early to judge Ponder on one bad performance. We have a long season to go and Ponder can make up for his bad performance against Oklahoma. Ponder made some bad reads against the Oklahoma defense and that cost him and his team. He made some bad throws and end up throwing 2 interceptions. But it wasn’t all his fault, Florida State defense got beat early and caused them to get down early and Florida State offensive line missed some assignments causing pressure on Ponder.

Ponders strengths:

-Good overall athlete
-Strong arm can make all the throws in the NFL
-Has the ability to throw on the run

Ponders weakness:

-Decision making needs to improve
-Sometime is inaccurate because of his footwork

2011 NFL Draft Possible Underclassmen

Underclassmen who will think about coming out for 2011 NFL Draft.

QB’s:
Ryan Mallett, Arkansas - JR
Andrew Luck, Stanford - Redshirt - Soph
Blaine Gabbert, Missouri - JR
Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State – JR

RB’s:
Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech - Redshirt - Soph
Mark Ingram, Alabama – JR
John Clay, Wisconsin – JR

WR’s:
A.J. Green, Georgia - JR
Julio Jones, Alabama - JR
Jon Baldwin, Pittsburgh - JR
Michael Floyd, Notre Dame - JR
Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma - JR
DeVier Posey, Ohio State – JR

TE:
Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame – JR

DE’s:
Robert Quinn, North Carolina - JR
Marcell Dareus, Alabama - JR
Da'Quan Bowers, Clemson – JR
Frank Alexander, Oklahoma - JR
Quinton Coples, North Carolina – JR
Aldon Smith, Missouri - JR

DT’s:
Jurrell Casey, USC - JR
Jared Crick, Nebraska - JR
Lawrence Guy, Arizona State - JR
Kheeston Randall, Texas - JR
Jaye Howard, Florida - JR

OLB’s
Akeem Ayers, UCLA – JR
Travis Lewis, Oklahoma – JR
Keenan Robinson, Texas - JR
Zach Brown, North Carolina – JR

ILB:
Dont'a Hightower, Alabama – Redshirt – Soph

CB’s:
Patrick Peterson, LSU - JR
Aaron Williams, Texas - JR
Brandon Harris, Miami (FL) - JR
Janoris Jenkins, Florida – JR

S’s:
Rahim Moore, UCLA - JR
Robert Sands, West Virginia - JR
Will Hill, Florida - JR
Mark Barron, Alabama - JR

VanFulpen’s 2011 NFL Mock Draft

Here is my first mock draft based on my power rankings for the order, we all know that this will change ever week.

1. Buffalo Bills (0-1) - QB Jake Locker, Washington

2. St. Louis Rams (0-1) - WR AJ Green, Georgia*

3. Cleveland Browns (0-1) - QB Andrew Luck, Staford*

4. Oakland Raiders (0-1) - QB Ryan Mallett, Arkansas*

5. Denver Broncos (0-1) - CB Patrick Peterson, LSU*

6. San Francisco 49ers (0-1) - CB Prince Amukamara, Nebraska

7. Carolina Panthers (0-1) - DE Robert Quinn, North Carolina*

8. Detroit Lions (0-1) - CB Ras-I Dowling, Virginia

9. Philadelphia Eagles (0-1) - OT Nate Solder, Colorado

10. Cincinnati Bengals (0-1) - DE Adrian Clayborn, Iowa

11. Atlanta Falcons (0-1) - DE Marcell Dareus, Alabama*

12. Dallas Cowboys (0-1) - OT Anthony Castonzo, Boston College

13. Minnesota Vikings (0-1) - QB Christian Ponder, Florida State

14. San Diego Chargers (0-1) - WR Julio Jones, Alabama*

15. New York Jets (0-1) - DE Cameron Heyward, Ohio State

16. Indianapolis Colts (0-1) - OLB Akeem Ayers, UCLA*

17. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0) - RB Mark Ingram, Alabama*

18. Arizona Cardinals (1-0) - OLB Bruce Carter, North Carolina

19. Kansas City Chiefs (1-0) - OT Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin

20. Washington Redskins (1-0) - WR Jon Baldwin, Pittsburgh*

21. Seattle Seahawks (1-0) - DE Allen Bailey, Miami (FL)

22. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-0) - S Rahim Moore, UCLA*

23. Chicago Bears (1-0) - WR Michael Floyd, Notre Dame*

24. Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0) - CB Janoris Jenkins, Florida*

25. Miami Dolphins (1-0) - TE Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame*

26. Baltimore Ravens (1-0) - CB Aaron Williams, Texas*

27. New York Giants (1-0) - RB Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech*

28. Tennessee Titans (1-0) - DT Marvin Austin, North Carolina

29. Houston Texans (1-0) - DT Stephen Paea, Oregon State

30. Green Bay Packers (1-0) - OLB Von Miller, Texas A & M

31. New England Patriots (1-0) - OLB Mark Herzlich, Boston College

32. New Orleans Saints (1-0) - DE Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue

VanFulpen’s Top 30 Chart for 2011 NFL Draft

All of these players are eligible for the 2011 NFL Draft, but aren’t all seniors and still would have to declare for the NFL Draft.

1. QB Jake Locker, Washington
2. DE Robert Quinn, North Carolina*
3. QB Andrew Luck, Staford*
4. QB Ryan Mallett, Arkansas*
5. CB Patrick Peterson, LSU*
6. WR AJ Green, Georgia*
7. DE Adrian Clayborn, Iowa
8. CB Prince Amukamara, Nebraska
9. OT Nate Solder, Colorado
10. DE Marcell Dareus, Alabama*
11. CB Ras-I Dowling, Virginia
12. OLB Akeem Ayers, UCLA*
13. OT Anthony Castonzo, Boston College
14. S Rahim Moore, UCLA*
15. WR Julio Jones, Alabama*
16. WR Jon Baldwin, Pittsburgh*
17. DE Cameron Heyward, Ohio State
18. DE Allen Bailey, Miami (FL)
19. RB Mark Ingram, Alabama*
20. OLB Bruce Carter, North Carolina
21. DT Marvin Austin, North Carolina
22. TE Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame*
23. WR Michael Floyd, Notre Dame*
24. RB Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech*
25. DT Stephen Paea, Oregon State
26. QB Christian Ponder, Florida State
27. OLB Von Miller, Texas A & M
28. OLB Mark Herzlich, Boston College
29. CB Janoris Jenkins, Florida*
30. OT Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin

* = Underclassmen

VanFulpen’s NFL Power Rankings – Week 1

1. New Orleans Saints (1-0) – Super Bowl champs looks like they will be a team this season to watch out for again.

2. New England Patriots (1-0) – Patriots looks good in opening win against the Bengals.

3. Green Bay Packers (1-0) – Packers go on the road in Philadelphia and get a win.

4. Houston Texans (1-0) – A huge opening week win against the Colts.

5. Tennessee Titans (1-0) – True the Titans opened up against the Raiders, but both the offense and defense looked good in week one.

6. New York Giants (1-0) – Eli Manning did throw 3 interceptions but he also threw 3 touchdown passes and wide receiver Hakeem Nicks looks like he can be a big time receiver in the NFL.

7. Baltimore Ravens (1-0) – There defense looked outstanding on Monday Night Football and their offense should come around.

8. Miami Dolphins (1-0) – It is nice to be able to open up the season with the Buffalo Bills, but a win is a win, and the Dolphins won on the road.

9. Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0) – Their offense struggled with out quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, but their defense looked like the old Steelers defense and it was good to see safety Troy Polamalu on the field again and making plays.

10. Chicago Bears (1-0) – Free-Agent addition Julius Peppers made a huge impact knocking out Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford and the Bears defense played outstanding.

11. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-0) – Quarterback David Garrard played well and helped lead the Jaguars to a victory and take the heat off of head coach Jack Del Rio for at least a week.

12. Seattle Seahawks (1-0) – Seahawks had a very impressive win against the San Francisco 49ers at home who many picked to win the NFC West.

13. Washington Redskins (1-0) – Redskins defense play outstanding and quarterback Donovan McNabb made enough plays to get the Redskins a win over the Cowboys.

14. Kansas City Chiefs (1-0) – The Chiefs made enough plays on offense, defense and in special teams to lead them to a victory over the San Diego Chargers.

15. Arizona Cardinals (1-0) – The Cardinals didn’t look impressive and could have lost to the St. Louis Rams but enough plays to pull out the victory.

16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0) – A comeback win for second year quarterback Josh Freeman at home is a great way to start the season.

17. Indianapolis Colts (0-1) – A lost on the road against Houston in which your defense gives a ton of yards on the ground isn’t the way you want to start the season, but don’t think the Colts are dead.

18. New York Jets (0-1) – The Jets played great defense on Monday Night Football, but they still need work on their passing game.

19. San Diego Chargers (0-1) – The Chargers always start slow, but they will turn it on as we get farther into the season.

20. Minnesota Vikings (0-1) – Farve needs time to get adjusted to life without wide receiver Sidney Rice, but will find a way to make it work until Rice gets back on the field.

21. Dallas Cowboys (0-1) – Offensive tackle Marc Colombo can’t get healthy fast enough for the Cowboys, because he replacement Alex Barron cost the Cowboys the game on Sunday night.

22. Atlanta Falcons (0-1) – The Falcons have to find their offense and be able to score touchdowns or it could be a long season.

23. Cincinnati Bengals (0-1) – The Bengals go from the Patriots to the Ravens not an easy task to open up the season, but need to win next week if they want a chance to make the playoffs this season.

24. Philadelphia Eagles (0-1) – Is their going to be a quarterback controversy between Kevin Kolb and Michael Vick? Time will tell.

25. Detroit Lions (0-1) – Hard luck for the Lions once again, plus the lose their starting quarterback Matthew Stafford, the question is how long will he be gone for.

26. Carolina Panthers (0-1) – With quarterback Matt Moore throwing three interceptions and get a concussion is it Jimmy Clausen time?

27. San Francisco 49ers (0-1) – The 49ers where suppose to win the NFC West this year and came out in week one and looked far from a division champ.

28. Denver Broncos (0-1) – The Broncos did a have a chance against the Jaguars but the Broncos might be in for a long season this year.

29. Oakland Raiders (0-1) – Quarterback Jason Campbell wasn’t JaMarcus Russell bad against the Titans, but wasn’t great either, but should be able to get healthy against the Rams next week.

30. Cleveland Browns (0-1) – Quarterback Jake Delhomme threw two interceptions and that was the reason the Panthers cut him, and the Browns still had a chance to beat Tampa Bay.

31. St. Louis Rams (0-1) – Sam Bradford started and threw three interceptions, but looks like he could do well once the Rams get some more weapons around him.

32. Buffalo Bills (0-1) – Rookie running back CJ Spiller didn’t do anything on Sunday and Bills fans are just waiting until next April when they will be on the clock first with the number one overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft.

VanFulpen’s Heisman Watch

1. QB Denard Robinson, Michigan – If the Heisman Trophy was given out after two weeks Robinson would win the award hands down. What he has been able to two in the first two weeks of the season has been amazing. In two weeks he has put up 885 yards in total offense, and leads the country with 455 yards rushing and has 3 rushing touchdowns and also has thrown for 430 yards and 2 touchdowns. In last week against Notre Dame he racked up 502 yards in total offense and help Michigan win the game down in South Bend. In the next three week he should do well with winnable game for Michigan.

2. QB Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State – Pryor is coming off a huge win against Miami in which he rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown and lead Ohio State to the win. This season Pryor has thrown for 480 yards and 4 touchdowns and rushed for 130 yards and 1 touchdown. Ohio State isn’t tested for a while until they play at Wisconsin, October 16th.

3. QB Ryan Mallett, Arkansas – Mallett has throw for 701 yards and 6 touchdowns in two weeks and has the ability to put those type number game in and game out this season. He plays Georgia this Saturday and then in two weeks plays Alabama in which if he can pull that win off and put up good numbers who could job to the top of the Heisman list.

4. QB Kellen Moore, Boise State – Moore and Boise State didn’t play this past week and only has played one game against Virginia Tech in which he lead Boise State back to a win late in the game and threw for 215 yards and 3 touchdowns. In two weeks they play Oregon State which will be another big test for him and Boise State.

5. QB Landry Jones, Oklahoma – Jones is coming off a huge win against Florida State in which he threw for 380 yards and 4 touchdowns. In the first two weeks of the season he has thrown for 597 yards and 6 touchdowns with 2 interceptions, and Oklahoma will be in the National Title hunt all season long and they have a huge game against Texas in 3 weeks.

VanFulpen’s College Football Top 25

1. Alabama (2-0) – Even without Heisman Trophy winner running back Mark Ingram and talented defense end Marcell Dareus they still look like the best team in the country.

2. Ohio State (2-0) – Ohio State defense looks like they are the real deal.

3. Boise State (1-0) – Boise State win against Virginia Tech doesn’t look all that impressive now.

4. TCU (2-0) – TCU showing that they are going to be in the National Championship all season.

5. Texas (2-0) – Quarterback Garrett Gilbert is showing that he might be able to lead the team back to the BCS Championship game this season.

6. Nebraska (2-0) – Nebraska will be in the Big 12 Championship game in their last season in the Big 12.

7. Oklahoma (2-0) – Oklahoma looked outstanding against Florida State.

8. Iowa (2-0) – Looking like they might have a shot to take on Ohio State for the Big Ten title

9. Oregon (2-0) – The class of the Pac -10.

10. Florida (2-0) – A very young team, but have struggled more then people thought without Tim Tebow.

11. Wisconsin (2-0) – A typical Wisconsin team, physical and tough on both sides of the ball.

12. Arkansas (2-0) – In two weeks they play Alabama, but can’t over look Georgia this week.

13. LSU (2-0) – LSU is play solid football, and looks to be a sleeper in the SEC race.

14. Auburn (2-0) – Quarterback Cameron Newton has been just want Auburn needed.

15. Utah (2-0) – Utah should be undefeated when the go in their game against TCU, November 6th.

16. South Carolina (2-0) – Head Coach Steve Spurrier have the Gamecocks playing good football early this season.

17. USC (2-0) – Even without the ability to go to a bowl game this season, still a very good football team.

18. Miami (FL) (1-1) – Miami ran into a better overall team on the road in Ohio State this week, but should still be a good team this year.

19. Houston (2-0) – Quarterback Case Keenum hasn’t played as well as people think he can and Houston is still 2-0.

20. West Virginia (2-0) – Close game against Marshall but still came up with the victory.

21. Penn State (1-1) – Though game on the road against the best team in the country last week, but Penn State still is a good team.

22. Stanford (2-0) – Quarterback Andrew Luck has played well the first two weeks of the season.

23. Arizona (2-0) – A huge game against Iowa this week.

24. Michigan (2-0) – Quarterback Denard Robinson has been huge this season with already 885 yards of total offense this season in only two games.

25. Michigan State (2-0) – The running game has been huge for Michigan State in their first two wins and have a huge game against Notre Dame this week.