VanFulpen NFL Week 8 Winners

Miami at Cincinnati 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: BENGALS
Jacksonville at Dallas 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: COWBOYS
Washington at Detroit 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: LIONS
Buffalo at Kansas City 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: CHIEFS
Carolina at St. Louis 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: RAMS
Green Bay at NY Jets 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: JETS
Denver at San Francisco 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: 49ERS
Tennessee at San Diego 4:05 PM CBS – WINNER: CHARGERS
Tampa Bay at Arizona 4:15 PM FOX – WINNER: BUCS
Minnesota at New England 4:15 PM FOX – WINNER: PATRIOTS
Seattle at Oakland 4:15 PM FOX – WINNER: SEAHAWKS
Pittsburgh at New Orleans 8:20 PM NBC – WINNER: SAINTS
Houston at Indianapolis 8:30 PM - WINNER: COLTS

Last Week - 6-8

This Season - 58-46

Players that are possible early enter to 2011 NFL Draft

Here is a list of players that there are rumors that they are considering leaving early for the 2011 NFL Draft.


QB Cam Newton, Auburn – Junior
QB Andrew Luck, Stanford – Red-Shirt Sophomore
QB Ryan Mallett, Arkansas – Junior


RB Mark Ingram, Alabama - Junior
RB Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech - Red-Shirt Soph.
RB John Clay, Wisconsin – Junior
RB Shane Vereen, Cal – Junior
RB LaMichael James, Oregon – Red-Shirt Soph.


WR A.J. Green, Georgia - Junior
WR Julio Jones, Alabama - Junior
WR Jon Baldwin, Pittsburgh - Junior
WR Michael Floyd, Notre Dame - Junior
WR Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma – Junior
WR Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State - Red-Shirt Soph.


TE Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame - Junior
TE George Bryan, North Carolina State - Junior


OT Tyron Smith, USC – Junior


DE Robert Quinn, North Carolina - Junior
DE Marcel Dareus, Alabama - Junior
DE Da'Quan Bowers, Clemson - Junior
DE Aldon Smith, Missouri - Red-Shirt Soph.
DE J.J. Watts, Wisconsin – Junior


DT Nick Fairley, Auburn - Junior
DT Jurrell Casey, USC - Junior


OLB Akeem Ayers, UCLA - Junior
OLB Travis Lewis, Oklahoma - Junior
OLB Justin Houston, Georgia – Junior


ILB Don'ta Hightower, Alabama - Red-Shirt Soph.
ILB Korey Williams, Southern Mississippi – Junior


CB Patrick Peterson, LSU - Junior
CB Aaron Williams, Texas - Junior
CB Janoris Jenkins, Florida - Junior
CB Brandon Burton, Utah - Junior
CB Brandon Boykin, Georgia – Junior


S Rahim Moore, UCLA - Junior
S Mark Barron, Alabama - Junior
S Robert Sands, West Virginia - Junior

VanFulpen’s Top 50 for 2011 NFL Draft

Here are my Top 50 overall players for the 2011 NFL Draft.


1. QB Andrew Luck, Stanford*
2. WR A.J. Green, Georgia*
3. CB Patrick Peterson, LSU*
4. CB Prince Amukamara, Nebraska
5. DE Robert Quinn, North Carolina*
6. DE Da'Quan Bowers, Clemson*
7. DE Marcell Dareus, Alabama*
8. DE Adrian Clayborn, Iowa
9. QB Jake Locker, Washington
10. DT Nick Fairley, Auburn*
11. RB Mark Ingram, Alabama*
12. OLB Akeem Ayers, UCLA*
13. QB Ryan Mallett, Arkansas*
14. DE Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue
15. DT Stephen Paea, Oregon State
16. WR Julio Jones, Alabama *
17. DE Cameron Heyward, Ohio State
18. CB Ras-I Dowling, Virginia
19. DE Allen Bailey, Miami
20. OT Derek Sherrod, Mississippi State
21. DE Cameron Jordan, Cal
22. CB Aaron Williams, Texas*
23. OLB Bruce Carter, North Carolina
24. TE Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame*
25. OLB Von Miller, Texas A&M
26. CB Janoris Jenkins, Florida*
27. WR Jonathan Baldwin, Pitt*
28. S Rahim Moore, UCLA*
29. WR Michael Floyd, Notre Dame*
30. OT Anthony Castonzo, Boston College
31. OT Nate Solder, Colorado
32. QB Christian Ponder, Florida State
33. OT Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin
34. OT Demarcus Love, Arkansas
35. DT Drake Nevis, LSU
36. Travis Lewis, Oklahoma*
37. DE Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma
38. DT Marvin Austin, North Carolina
39. RB DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma
40. ILB Greg Jones, Michigan State
41. WR Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma*
42. OL Rodney Hudson, Florida State
43. CB Brandon Burton, Utah*
44. CB Jimmy Smith, Colorado
45. DE Greg Romeus, Pitt
46. DT Jerrell Powe, Ole Miss
47. OL Mike Pouncey, Florida
48. OL Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State
49. OLB Mark Herzlich, Boston College
50. S Mark Barron, Alabama*


* -- underclassman

VanFulpen's NFL Week 7 Winners

Cincinnati at Atlanta 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: FALCONS


Washington at Chicago 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: BEARS

St. Louis at Tampa Bay 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: BUCS

San Francisco at Carolina 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: 49ERS

Buffalo at Baltimore 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: RAVENS

Philadelphia at Tennessee 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: TITANS

Jacksonville at Kansas City 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: CHIEFS

Pittsburgh at Miami 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: DOLPHINS

Cleveland at New Orleans 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: SAINTS

Arizona at Seattle 4:05 PM FOX – WINNER: SEAHAWKS

New England at San Diego 4:15 PM CBS – WINNER: CHARGERS

Oakland at Denver 4:15 PM CBS – WINNER: BRONCOS

Minnesota at Green Bay 8:20 PM NBC – WINNER: VIKINGS

NY Giants at Dallas 8:30 PM ESPN (Monday Night) –WINNER: COWBOYS

Last Week - 9-5

This Season – 52-38

Senior Bowl Invites

Here are guys who are rumored to have gotten Senior Bowl invites


RB DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma
WR Matt Szczur, Villanova
WR Jerrel Jernigan, Troy
OL Rodney Hudson, Florida State
OL Derek Sherrod, Mississippi State
OL Ben Ijalana, Villanova
OL Nate Solder, Colorado
OL Anthony Costonzo, Boston College

DE Adrian Clayborn, Iowa
DE Cameron Jordan, Cal
DE Pernell McPhee, Mississippi State
DT Stephen Paea, Oregon State
LB KJ Wright, Mississippi State
CB Prince Amukamara, Nebraska
CB Jimmy Smith, Colorado
CB Jalil Brown, Colorado

If the NFL Playoffs started today

We have a long season to go but if the NFL Playoffs started today these would be the teams and how they would be seeded.


NFC
1. New York Giants
2. Atlanta Falcons
3. Chicago Bears
4. Arizona Cardinals
5. New Orleans Saints
6. Philadelphia Eagles


AFC
1. New York Jets
2. Pittsburgh Steelers
3. Houston Texans
4. Kansas City Chiefs
5. New England Patriots
6. Baltimore Ravens

VanFulpen’s NFL Power Rankings – Week 6

1. New York Jets (5-1) – The Jets defense is outstanding along with a very offense.

2. New England Patriots (4-1) – The Patriots won in overtime against the Ravens.

3. Pittsburgh Steelers (4-1) – The Steelers got quarterback Ben Roethlisberger back and still have their great defense they are going to be hard to beat this season.

4. Baltimore Ravens (4-2) – The Ravens lost a very close game against the Patriots.

5. Indianapolis Colts (4-2) – There is news that tight end Dallas Clark might be out for a while and if so that will hurt the Colts offense.

6. New York Giants (4-2) – Right now the Giants are the best team in the NFC and they can take out the Cowboys this Monday Night.

7. New Orleans Saints (4-2) – The Saints are rounding in to form.

8. Atlanta Falcons (4-2) – The Falcons didn’t look very good against the Eagles.

9. Houston Texans (4-2) – Great last second win against the Chiefs.

10. Tennessee Titans (4-2) – Vince Young got hurt on Monday Night but the Titans where still able to beat the Jaguars.

11. Philadelphia Eagles (4-2) – The Eagles and Kevin Kolb rolled over the Falcons.

12. Chicago Bears (4-2) – The Bears have to fix their offensive line.

13. Miami Dolphins (3-2) – The Dolphins where able to go to Green Bay and beat the Packers.

14. Arizona Cardinals (3-2) – The Cardinals are coming off their bye.

15. Seattle Seahawks (3-2) – The Seahawks where able to go into Chicago and beat the Bears.

16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-2) – Tampa Bay was is starting to come back to where we thought they where.

17. Kansas City Chiefs (3-2) – A heart breaking lose in the last seconds against the Texans.

18. Green Bay Packers (3-3) – The Packers injuries are starting to catch up with them.

19. Washington Redskins (3-3) – The Redskins are still a work in progress.

20. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-3) – The Jaguars didn’t look good on Monday Night against the Titans.

21. St. Louis Rams (3-3) – Can the Rams win the NFC West?

22. Cincinnati Bengals (2-3) – The Bengals are coming off their bye.

23. Minnesota Vikings (2-3) – This week is Farve vs. the Packers Part 3.

24. Oakland Raiders (2-4) – The Raiders really need to find a quarterback.

25. San Diego Chargers (2-4) – The Chargers have to start putting some wins together or they will be left out of the playoffs this year.

26. Denver Broncos (2-4) – Good thing the Broncos play in the AFC West cause they still have a shot to win the division.

27. Dallas Cowboys (1-4) – Monday Night against the Giants is a must win.

28. San Francisco 49ers (1-5) – If the 49ers can get on a roll they still can win the NFC West.

29. Detroit Lions (1-5) – After their bye it looks like Matthew Stafford should be back.

30. Cleveland Browns (1-5) – Rookie quarterback Colt McCoy should get his second start.

31. Carolina Panthers (0-5) – It might be a long season for the Panthers.

32. Buffalo Bills (0-5) – The Bills will play hard this whole season but when it said and done they will be pick 1st in the 2011 NFL Draft.

VanFulpen’s Top 10 Draft Eligible Safeties

1. Rahim Moore, UCLA - Junior
2. Mark Barron, Alabama - Junior
3. Robert Sands, West Virginia - Junior
4. DeAndre McDaniel, Clemson - Senior
5. Quinton Carter, Oklahoma - Senior
6. Jaiquawn Jarrett, Temple - Senior
7. Deunta Williams, North Carolina - Senior
8. Shiloh Keo, Idaho - Senior
9. Will Hill, Florida - Junior
10. Ahmad Black, Florida - Senior

VanFulpen’s Top 10 Draft Eligible Cornerbacks

1. Patrick Peterson, LSU - Junior
2. Prince Amukamara, Nebraska - Senior
3. Ras-I Dowling, Virginia - Senior
4. Aaron Williams, Texas - Junior
5. Janoris Jenkins, Florida - Junior
6. Brandon Burton, Utah - Junior
7. Jimmy Smith, Colorado - Senior
8. Curtis Brown, Texas - Senior
9. Davon House, New Mexico State - Senior
10. Brandon Harris, Miami (FL) - Junior

VanFulpen’s Top 10 Draft Eligible Inside Linebackers

1. Greg Jones, Michigan State - Senior
2. Don'ta Hightower, Alabama - Red-Shirt Soph.
3. Quan Sturdivant, North Carolina - Senior
4. Kelvin Sheppard, LSU - Senior
5. Martez Wilson, Illinois - Junior
6. Tank Carder, TCU - Junior
7. Nate Irving, North Carolina State - Senior
8. Colin McCarthy, Miami (FL) - Senior
9. Josh Bynes, Auburn - Senior
10. Scott Lutrus, Connecticut - Senior

VanFulpen’s Top 10 Draft Eligible Outside Linebackers

1. Bruce Carter, North Carolina - Senior 
2. Von Miller, Texas A&M - Senior
3. Akeem Ayers, UCLA - Junior
4. Travis Lewis, Oklahoma - Junior
5. Mark Herzlich, Boston College - Senior
6. Dontay Moch, Nevada - Senior
7. Ross Homan, Ohio State - Senior
8. K.J. Wright, Mississippi State - Senior
9. Mason Foster, Washington - Senior
10. Sean Spence, Miami (FL) - Junior

VanFulpen’s Top 10 Draft Eligible Defensive Tackles

1. Stephen Paea, Oregon State - Senior
2. Marvin Austin, North Carolina - Senior
3. Drake Nevis, LSU - Senior
4. Jerrell Powe, Mississippi - Senior
5. Jared Crick, Nebraska - Junior
6. Nick Fairley, Auburn - Junior
7. Jurrell Casey, USC - Junior
8. Christian Ballard, Iowa - Senior
9. Kenrick Ellis, Hampton - Senior
10. Ian Williams, Notre Dame - Senior

VanFulpen’s Top 10 Draft Eligible Defensive Ends

1. Robert Quinn, North Carolina - Junior
2. Marcel Dareus, Alabama - Junior
3. Da'Quan Bowers, Clemson - Junior
4. Adrian Clayborn, Iowa - Senior
5. Cameron Heyward, Ohio State - Senior
6. Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue - Senior
7. Allen Bailey, Miami (FL) - Senior
8. Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma - Senior
9. Cameron Jordan, California - Senior
10. Jabaal Sheard, Pittsburgh - Senior

VanFulpen’s Top 10 Draft Eligible Centers

1. Mike Pouncey, Florida - Senior
2. Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State - Senior
3. Kristofer O'Dowd, USC - Senior
4. Brandon Fusco, Slippery Rock - Senior
5. Kevin Kowalski, Toledo - Senior
6. Ryan Bartholomew, Syracuse - Senior
7. Zane Taylor, Utah - Senior
8. Ryan McMahon, Florida State - Senior
9. Alex Linnenkohl, Oregon State - Senior
10. Russell Nenon, Wake Forest - Senior

VanFulpen’s Top 10 Draft Eligible Offensive Guards

1. Rodney Hudson, Florida State - Senior
2. Benjamin Ijalana, Villanova - Senior
3. Clint Boling, Georgia - Senior
4. Stephen Schilling, Michigan - Senior
5. Andrew Jackson, Fresno State - Senior
6. John Moffitt, Wisconsin - Senior
7. Justin Boren, Ohio State - Senior
8. Zach Hurd, Connecticut - Senior
9. Will Rackley, Lehigh - Senior
10. Chris Stewart, Notre Dame - Senior

VanFulpen’s Top 10 Draft Eligible Offensive Tackles

1. Anthony Castonzo, Boston College - Senior
2. Nate Solder, Colorado - Senior
3. Derek Sherrod, Mississippi State - Senior
4. DeMarcus Love, Arkansas - Senior
5. Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin - Senior
6. Tyron Smith, USC - Junior
7. Matt Reynolds, BYU - Junior
8. Andrew Datko, Florida State - Junior
9. Jason Pinkston, Pittsburgh - Senior
10. Marcus Cannon, TCU – Senior

VanFulpen's Heisman Poll

1. QB Cameron Newton, Auburn - This season Newton has rushed for 860 yards and 12 touchdowns and threw for 1,278 yards and 13 touchdowns and only has thrown 5 interceptions. Auburn has been lead by him and hasn’t lost a game this season and go up against LSU this week which will be a good test for him and if Newton can lead Auburn to a win he will be looking more and more like he will be holding up the Heisman in New York.

2. RB LaMichael James, Oregon - This season James has rushed for 848 yards and 9 touchdowns and also has caught 3 passes for 96 yards and 1 touchdown. Oregon is the new number one ranked team in the country in the polls and they play on ESPN on Thursday night against UCLA it will give everyone in the country a chance to see James and how good he is.

3. QB Kellen Moore, Boise State - This season Moore has thrown for 1,567 yards and 16 touchdowns and only 1 interception. Moore is a very effective quarterback and has great skill guys around him, but it will be hard for him to win the Heisman as they don’t play in a great conference and they aren’t on national TV that often.

4. QB Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State - This season Pryor has thrown for 1,505 yards and 15 touchdowns and only throwing 4 interceptions, and he has also rushed for 410 yards and 3 touchdowns. He drop this past week because his team lost to Wisconsin and he didn’t play all that great, he needs to show that he can be the player that we have seen early in the season for the rest of the season and Ohio State can’t afford anymore losses.

5. QB Denard Robinson, Michigan - This season Robinson has rushed for 1,096 yards and 9 touchdowns and threw for 1,319 yards and 9 touchdowns but has also thrown 5 interceptions. He has been outstanding, but he had a rough game against Michigan State and Iowa and was unable to finish the Iowa game because of an arm injury.

VanFulpen's College Football Poll

1. Oregon (6-0) – This Thursday they play UCLA at home and let see if they can hold on to the number one ranking.

2. Boise State (6-0) – Boise State just has to hope that Virginia Tech and Oregon State can have a good season this year.

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

4. Oklahoma (6-0) – Oklahoma is a very good team and in the BCS standings they are number one.

5. Auburn (7-0) – Great game this Saturday and Auburn takes on LSU.

6. LSU (7-0) – Can they stop Cam Newton and Auburn this upcoming Saturday.

7. Michigan State (7-0) – They have to travel outside the state of Michigan this Saturday to take on Northwestern.

8. Alabama (6-1) – They just have to hope that teams head of them lose.

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

10. Wisconsin (6-1) – A huge win this Saturday against Ohio State.

11. Ohio State (6-1) – Ohio State didn’t play well when they traveled to Wisconsin and still have to travel to Iowa.

12. Stanford (5-1) – They still have to take on Arizona which should be a good game.

13. Arizona (5-1) – They still have Stanford and Oregon on their schedule.

14. Iowa (5-1) – A big game against Wisconsin this Saturday.

15. Nebraska (5-1) – Nebraska needs to bounce back from the Texas loss and get ready for a very good Oklahoma State team.

16. Florida State (5-1) – Florida State might be able to run the table and depending on what happens have an outside shot at playing for a National Title.

17. Oklahoma State (6-0) – A huge game this Saturday against Nebraska.

18. Missouri (6-0) –A huge game this Saturday against Oklahoma.

19. West Virginia (4-1) – Clearly the best team in the Big East.

20. South Carolina (4-2) – A huge let down against Kentucky this past Saturday.

21. Arkansas (4-2) – They hope to get quarterback Ryan Mallett back soon.

22. Miami (FL) (3-2) – They can get rolling in the next few weeks in the ACC.

23. Texas (4-2) – A huge win against Nebraska this past Saturday.

24. Kansas State (5-1) – A bounce back win against Kansas.

25. Michigan (5-2) – They can’t only win one Big Ten game like they did last year can they?

VanFulpen's NFL Week 6 Winners

Seattle at Chicago 1:00 PM FOX - WINNER: BEARS

Miami at Green Bay 1:00 PM CBS - WINNER: PACKERS

San Diego at St. Louis 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: CHARGERS

Baltimore at New England 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: RAVENS

New Orleans at Tampa Bay 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: SAINTS

Detroit at NY Giants 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: GIANTS

Atlanta at Philadelphia 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: FALCONS

Cleveland at Pittsburgh 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: STEELERS

Kansas City at Houston 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: TEXANS

Oakland at San Francisco 4:05 PM CBS – WINNER: 49ERS

NY Jets at Denver 4:05 PM CBS – WINNER: JETS

Dallas at Minnesota 4:15 PM FOX – WINNER: VIKINGS

Indianapolis at Washington 8:20 PM NBC – WINNER: COLTS

Tennessee at Jacksonville 8:30 PM ESPN (Monday Night) – WINNER: TITANS

Last Week – 7-7

This Season – 43-33

VanFulpen Mock Draft - Week 5

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

If the NFL Playoffs started today

We have a long season to go but if the NFL Playoffs started today these would be the teams and how they would be seeded.

NFC
1. Atlanta Falcons
2. Chicago Bears
3. Washington Redskins
4. Arizona Cardinals
5. Tampa Bay Bucs
6. New York Giants

AFC
1. Baltimore Ravens
2. New York Jets
3. Kansas City Chiefs
4. Pittsburgh Steelers
5. New England Patriots
6. Houston Texans

VanFulpen’s NFL Power Rankings – Week 5

1. Baltimore Ravens (4-1) – The Ravens are playing very good football and their defense will be better when they get Ed Reed back.

2. Atlanta Falcons (4-1) – The Falcons are playing the best football in the NFC right now.

3. New York Jets (4-1) – The Jets defense is outstanding along with a very offense.

4. Chicago Bears (4-1) – The Bears ran the football and played great defense to beat the Panthers.

5. Pittsburgh Steelers (3-1) – The Steelers are coming off their bye.

6. New England Patriots (3-1) – The Patriots are coming off their bye.

7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-1) – Tampa Bay was able to get a last second win against the Bengals.

8. Kansas City Chiefs (3-1) – Their defense played well against the Colts but couldn’t get anything going on offense.

9. Indianapolis Colts (3-2) – The Colts where able to get a win despite only scoring one offensive touchdown.

10. New Orleans Saints (3-2) – Things are going go like they did last season for the Saints.

11. Green Bay Packers (3-2) – Quarterback Aaron Rogers might miss this Sunday game against the Dolphins, not a good thing for the Packers.

12. New York Giants (3-2) – Their defensive has shown up in this past two week, let see if they can keep it going.

13. Houston Texans (3-2) – They couldn’t get anything going on offense against the Giants.

14. Tennessee Titans (3-2) – Vince Young and Chris Johnson make the Titans go, and they helped them to a win over the Cowboys.

15. Washington Redskins (3-2) – Donovan McNabb has shown again that he can put a team on his back and carry them.

16. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-2) – The Jaguars won back to back game and take on the Titans this Monday Night.

17. Philadelphia Eagles (3-2) – The Eagles found a way to beat the 49ers this past week.

18. Arizona Cardinals (3-2) – The Cardinals where able to beat the Saints.

19. Seattle Seahawks (2-2) – The Seahawks are coming off their bye.

20. Miami Dolphins (2-2) – The Dolphins are coming off their bye.

21. San Diego Chargers (2-3) – The Chargers have to start putting some wins together or they will be left out of the playoffs this year.

22. Cincinnati Bengals (2-3) – The Bengals have to get their offense going on their hopes of making the playoffs in back to back season might not be a reality.

23. Denver Broncos (2-3) – The injuries are starting to catch up with the Broncos.

24. St. Louis Rams (2-3) – The Rams got dominated by the Lions this past week.

25. Oakland Raiders (2-3) – The Raiders found a way to beat the Chargers with out much offense.

26. Minnesota Vikings (1-3) – Quarterback Brett Farve threw a bad interception to give the Jets the win on Monday Night.

27. Dallas Cowboys (1-3) – Things aren’t looking good for the Cowboys so far this season.

28. Detroit Lions (1-4) – The Lions had a nice win against the Rams and face the Giants this week.

29. Cleveland Browns (1-4) – Rookie quarterback Colt McCoy might be starting for the Browns this week.

30. San Francisco 49ers (0-5) – The 49ers can’t find a way to win a game so far this season.

31. Carolina Panthers (0-5) – It might be a long season for the Panthers.

32. Buffalo Bills (0-5) – The Bills will play hard this whole season but when it said and done they will be pick 1st in the 2011 NFL Draft.

VanFulpen's College Football Poll

1. Ohio State (6-0) – Huge game this week and the first road test as Ohio State travels to Wisconsin.

2. Oregon (6-0) – Oregon is looking like it might be the best team in the nation.

3. Boise State (5-0) – Boise State is rolling along with another win against Toledo.

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

5. Nebraska (5-0) – Nebraska went on the road and beat Kansas State and take on Texas this Saturday.

6. Oklahoma (5-0) – They take on Iowa State this Saturday.

7. Auburn (6-0) – Auburn Cam Newton is looking like a dark horse for the Heisman and has Auburn rolling.

8. LSU (6-0) – A big time win against Florida, and in two week they take on Auburn.

9. Utah (5-0) – Utah should be undefeated when the go in their game against TCU, November 6th.

10. Alabama (5-1) – Huge loss against South Carolina, but Alabama is still a very good team.

11. Michigan State (6-0) – Michigan State went into Michigan and got a huge win, only really big game left is Iowa.

12. South Carolina (4-1) – A huge win against Alabama this Saturday, but need to keep things going against Kentucky this weekend.

13. Arkansas (3-1) – A huge game against Auburn this Saturday.

14. Stanford (4-1) – A nice win against USC this past Saturday to get back to winning after the lost to Oregon.

15. Arizona (4-1) – Oregon State was able to take Arizona down and now they need to bounce back against Washington State this weekend.

16. Iowa (4-1) – They travel to Michigan this Saturday and need to be able to stop quarterback Denard Robinson.

17. Florida State (5-1) – A huge win for Florida State at Miami and this week they take on Boston College at home.

18. Wisconsin (5-1) – A huge game this Saturday as Ohio State comes to visit.

19. Nevada (6-0) – The Wolf Pack are waiting for their November 26 match-up against Boise State.

20. Oklahoma State (5-0) – A huge game on October 23 against Nebraska.

21. Missouri (5-0) – They shut out Colorado and in two weeks they take on Oklahoma.

22. Michigan (5-1) – After the lost to Michigan State they get a chance to bonus back against Iowa this Saturday.

23. West Virginia (4-1) – They are now going to get into the Big East schedule.

24. Florida (4-2) – They have a chance to bounce back over the next few weeks in the SEC.

25. Miami (FL) (3-2) – They can get rolling in the next few weeks in the ACC.

VanFulpen's NFL Week 5 Winners

Jacksonville at Buffalo 1:00 PM CBS – Jacksonville is coming off a huge win against the Colts and gets two in a row.

Winner: JAGUARS

Tampa Bay at Cincinnati 1:00 PM FOX – The Bengals won’t lose two in a row.

Winner: BENGALS

Atlanta at Cleveland 1:00 PM FOX – The Falcons are on a role winning close games at the end, but this game won’t be that close.

Winner: FALCONS

St. Louis at Detroit 1:00 PM FOX – The Rams got their first win of the season last year against the Lions, the Lions do the same this year.

Winner: Lions

Kansas City at Indianapolis 1:00 PM CBS – After this week there is no unbeaten teams as the Colts won’t lose two in a row.

Winner: COLTS

Green Bay at Washington 1:00 PM FOX - The Redskins are coming off a huge win against the Eagles and ride that with an upset over the Packers.

Winner: REDSKINS

Chicago at Carolina 1:00 PM FOX – Even without Jay Culter at quarterback the Bears are able to come in to Carolina and get a win.

Winner: BEARS

Denver at Baltimore 1:00 PM CBS - The Ravens are coming off a last second win against the Steelers and keep things rolling this week.

WINNER: RAVENS

NY Giants at Houston 1:00 PM FOX - The Giants defensive line look great against the Bears last Sunday night but don’t think it will have the same effect this week.

WINNER: TEXANS

New Orleans at Arizona 4:05 PM FOX - Arizona is starting Max Hall at quarterback an undrafted rookie free-agent, the Saints defense will get off the bus blitzing.

Winner: SAINTS

San Diego at Oakland 4:15 PM CBS – The Chargers are trying to get things turned around and it helps that they are going against the Raiders.

Winner: CHARGERS

Tennessee at Dallas 4:15 PM CBS – The Cowboys have to stop running back Chris Johnson if they can do that they get to 2-2 on the season.

Winner: COWBOYS

Philadelphia at San Francisco 8:20 PM NBC – The 49ers are trying to get their first win of the season and they don’t have to face Michael Vick.

Winner: 49ers

Minnesota at NY Jets 8:30 PM ESPN (Monday Night) – I beat you anything that Randy Moss has more catches this Monday Night then last, since he didn’t have any in his last game as a Patriot.

Winner: VIKINGS

Last week: 9- 5


Overall: 36- 26

VanFulpen’s Mock Draft – Week 4

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

VanFulpen’s NFL Power Rankings – Week 4

1. Kansas City Chiefs (3-0) – Only reason they are number in the power
ranking is because they are the only undefeated team.

2. New Orleans Saints (3-1) – They won another close game they are as explosive as they where last year on offense.

3. Green Bay Packers (3-1) – They got back on track against the Lions.

4. Houston Texans (3-1) – Beat Oakland without wide receiver Andre Johnson.

5. Baltimore Ravens (3-1) – Quarterback Joe Flacco was able to lead the Ravens to a last minute win against the Steelers.

6. Pittsburgh Steelers (3-1) – Lost in the last minute to the Ravens but now they get their quarterback back.

7. New York Jets (3-1) – The Jets keep things rolling against the Bills.

8. New England Patriots (3-1) – The Patriots went down to Miami and look care of the Dolphins.

9. Chicago Bears (3-1) – The Bears could block the New York Giants and couldn’t do anything on offense.

10. Atlanta Falcons (3-1) – The Falcons found a way to win against the 49ers.

11. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-1) – Had their bye this past week.

12. Indianapolis Colts (2-2) – The Colts lost on an end of the game 59 yard field goal against the Jaguars.

13. San Diego Chargers (2-2) – The Chargers where able to roll against the Arizona Cardinals at home.

14. New York Giants (2-2) – Their defensive line dominating the game against the Bears this week.

15. Cincinnati Bengals (2-2) – The Bengals have to get their offense going on their hopes of making the playoffs in back to back season might not be a reality.

16. Tennessee Titans (2-2) – The Titans have been up and down this season and they need to find a way to get Chris Johnson off and running.

17. Miami Dolphins (2-2) – Back-to-back losses at home against divisional teams not a great way to start off the season.

18. Washington Redskins (2-2) – Donovan McNabb was able to go back to Philadelphia and get a win.

19. Philadelphia Eagles (2-2) – The Eagles might have lost Michael Vick for a few weeks, if so it could be a rough stretch for the Eagles.

20. Seattle Seahawks (2-2) – The Seahawks are so up and down this season and if they could play consistent they could have a chance to win the NFC West.

21. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-2) – A huge win at home against the Indianapolis Colts.

22. Denver Broncos (2-2) – The Broncos where able to make enough plays to beat the Titans.

23. St. Louis Rams (2-2) – The Rams have won back to back games, can they make it three in a row, well they are playing the Lions this week.

24. Arizona Cardinals (2-2) – The Cardinals went to Max Hall at quarterback after Derrick Anderson was ineffective against the Chargers.

25. Minnesota Vikings (1-2) – Had their bye this past week.

26. Dallas Cowboys (1-2) – Had their bye this past week.

27. Oakland Raiders (1-3) – Quarterback Bruce Gradkowski just isn’t the answer in Oakland and they will be looking for another quarterback this off-season.

28. Cleveland Browns (1-3) – The Browns were able to steal a win against the Bengals this past week.

29. San Francisco 49ers (0-4) – The 49ers might be 0-4 but in the NFC West they still have a chance but must turn it around this week against the Eagles.

30. Detroit Lions (0-4) – Lions fans can’t wait to get quarterback Matthew Stafford back.

31. Carolina Panthers (0-4) – The Panthers had a chance against the Saints but just couldn’t make the plays at the end to win the game.

32. Buffalo Bills (0-4) – The Bills will play hard this whole season but when it said and done they will be pick 1st in the 2011 NFL Draft.

VanFulpen’s Top 10 Draft Eligible Tight Ends

1. Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame - Junior
2. Luke Stocker, Tennessee - Senior
3. D.J. Williams, Arkansas - Senior
4. Lance Kendricks, Wisconsin - Senior
5. Weslye Saunders, South Carolina - Senior
6. Rob Housler, Florida Atlantic - Senior
7. Michael Egnew, Missouri – Junior
8. Charlie Gantt, Michigan State - Senior
9. Mike McNeill, Nebraska – Senior
10. Virgil Green, Nevada - Senior

VanFulpen’s Top 10 Draft Eligible Wide Receivers

1. A.J. Green, Georgia - Juniors
2. Julio Jones, Alabama - Juniors
3. Jon Baldwin, Pittsburgh - Juniors
4. Michael Floyd, Notre Dame - Junior
5. Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma - Junior
6. Austin Pettis, Boise State - Senior
7. Niles Paul, Nebraska - Senior
8. Greg Little, North Carolina - Senior
9. Ronald Johnson, USC – Senior
10. Leonard Hankerson, Miami – Senior

VanFulpen’s Top 10 Draft Eligible Running Back

1. Mark Ingram, Alabama - Junior
2. DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma - Senior
3. Daniel Thomas, Kansas State - Senior
4. Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech - Red-Shirt Sophomore
5. Noel Devine, West Virginia - Senior
6. Evan Royster, Penn State - Senior
7. LaMichael James, Oregon - Red-Shirt Sophomore
8. Mikel LeShoure, Illinois - Junior
9. Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma State – Senior
10. Shane Vereen, California - Junior

VanFulpen’s Top 10 Draft Eligible Quarterbacks

1. Andrew Luck, Stanford – Red-Shirt Sophomore
2. Ryan Mallett, Arkansas – Junior
3. Jake Locker, Washington – Senior
4. Christian Ponder, Florida State – Senior
5. Blaine Gabbert, Missouri – Junior
6. Nick Foles, Arizona – Junior
7. Pat Devlin, Delaware – Senior
8. Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M – Senior
9. Nathan Enderle, Idaho – Senior
10. Colin Kaepernick, Nevada – Senior

Red-Shirt Sophomores RB Ryan Williams vs. LaMichael James

Before the season started and when people where thinking and talking about the 2011 NFL Draft, many people thought that Virginia Tech’s red-shirt sophomore running back Ryan Williams would declare early and possible be a first round pick. There was never any real talk about Oregon’s red-shirt sophomore running back LaMichael James declaring early. James had a rough off-season as he pleading guilty to a misdemeanor harassment charge stemming from an altercation with his former girlfriend, and was suspended for the season opener. Ryan Williams came into the season with a lot of pre-season hype and a huge showdown with Boise State to open the season. Despite rushing for two touchdowns, Williams didn’t have a great day running the football and only ended up with 40 yards on 20 carries and in the third game of the season against East Carolina hurt his hamstring and didn’t play against Boston College or in last week win against North Carolina State.


James is coming off his best performance of the season in a win against Stanford in where he rushed for 257 yards and 3 touchdowns. This season he has 712 yards rushing and 7 touchdowns and is averaging 8 yards a carry and is starting to get more talk about the Heisman Trophy with Oregon be in the National Title hunt.

Williams has a much more NFL body then James does being 5-10 202 pounds compared to James who only is 5-9 185 pounds. But James has shown last years as well as this year that he can be explosive and be a home run hitter. He has the ability to make people miss in the open field and has exceptional agility. The question is because of his lack of bulk could he hold up against NFL defenses. Running back in the one position that NFL teams really like to see guys come out early cause a running back only has so many carries and can take a pounding in college football.

VanFulpen's Heisman Poll

1. QB Denard Robinson, Michigan – Against Indiana this past Saturday he was Michigan offense and Indiana didn’t have any answers for him. He rushed for 217 yards and 2 touchdowns and threw for 277 yards and 3 touchdowns. So far this season he has 905 yards rushing and 8 touchdowns and 1,008 yards passing and 7 touchdowns. This week Michigan takes on Michigan State and will be another test for him against one of the better overall linebackers in Greg Jones from Michigan State.


2. QB Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State – He didn’t have great stats against Illinois and also got hurt and miss a little bit of time, but came back in the game and had 104 yards rushing and 76 yards passing and 2 touchdowns. This season he has 1,015 yard passing and 12 touchdowns and 373 yards rushing and 3 touchdowns. This week Ohio State takes on Indiana which they should win the game and keep pushing towards the National Championship game.


3. QB Kellen Moore, Boise State – Moore this week threw 3 touchdowns passes and 196 yards passing and this season has 1,069 yard passing and 11 touchdowns. Boise State should keep on winning and Moore should put up good numbers but don’t know if it will be enough for him to win the Heisman this season.


4. QB Ryan Mallett, Arkansas – Mallett and Arkansas was off this week and hopeful they have gotten something corrected and they play Texas A&M this week. This season Mallett has thrown for 1,438 yards and 10 touchdowns.


5. RB LaMichael James, Oregon – James had a huge day rushing against Stanford on Saturday and lead the Ducks to a victory, in that game he rushed for 257 yards and 3 touchdowns. Overall this season he has rushed for 712 yards and 7 touchdowns.

VanFulpen's College Football Poll

1. Alabama (5-0) – No rest in the SEC as Alabama takes on South Carolina this week.


2. Ohio State (5-0) – Ohio State takes on Indiana this week as the wait to for a real Big Ten test in two weeks against Wisconsin.


3. Oregon (5-0) – Oregon beat a very good team in Stanford and should roll this week against Washington State.


4. Boise State (4-0) – Boise State is rolling along with another win in the WAC


5. TCU (5-0) – TCU wins again, they are waiting for their only test left for the season November 6th against Utah.


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


7. Oklahoma (5-0) – Beat Texas this past Saturday and might have a shot of going 12-0 going into the Big 12 Championship game.


8. Auburn (5-0) – Auburn rolled this week and now the next big SEC game isn’t until October 16th against Arkansas.


9. Arizona (4-0) – Big game this week against a very good Oregon State team.


10. LSU (5-0) – A wild finish against Tennessee where they were able to get the win, now a huge game against Florida.


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


12. Arkansas (3-1) – Can Ryan Mallett and Arkansas bounce back this week against Texas A & M.


13. Iowa (4-1) – A big win against Penn State at home, and take on Michigan in two weeks.


14. Michigan State (5-0) – Huge win against Wisconsin now they take on Michigan in Ann Arbor.


15. Michigan (5-0) –Denard Robinson showed his magic against Indiana now he and Michigan take on Michigan State at home.


16. Stanford (4-1) – Stanford lost at Oregon and now are at home this week against USC.


17. Miami (FL) (3-1) – A huge game this week against Florida State.


18. Florida (4-1) – The Gators just got beat down against Alabama and hope to bounce back against LSU this week.


19. South Carolina (3-1) – At least they had the week off before they have to play the best team in college football in Alabama.
20 Wisconsin (4-1) – The lost to Michigan State this past week but in two week can make that up as they take on Ohio State.


21. Florida State (4-1) – Florida State has to travel to Miami to take on the Hurricanes at night.


22. Nevada (5-0) – The Wolf Pack are waiting for their November 26 match-up against Boise State.


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


24. Oklahoma State (4-0) – Big win on this past Thursday Night against Texas A&M and their next big game is October 23 against Nebraska.


25. Missouri (4-0) – Missouri hasn’t played anyone really so far this season but will as they start to get into the Big 12 schedule this week against Colorado.

VanFulpen's NFL Week 4 Winners

San Francisco at Atlanta 1:00 PM FOX – The 49ers need this win and the Falcons are coming off a huge win against the Saints.


WINNER: FALCONS


Cincinnati at Cleveland 1:00 PM CBS – The Bengals should be able to get their offense going this week.


WINNER: BENGALS


NY Jets at Buffalo 1:00 PM CBS – The Bills will fight hard like they did last week against the Patriots but it most like won’t be enough.


WINNER: JETS


Seattle at St. Louis 1:00 PM FOX – The Rams won their first game of the season last week and the Seahawks had a huge win against the Chargers as well.


WINNER: SEAHAWKS


Denver at Tennessee 1:00 PM CBS – Chris Johnson and Vince Young got back on track last week and hope to keep it going.


WINNER: TITANS


Detroit at Green Bay 1:00 PM FOX – The Packers lost on Monday Night to the Bears and should take that out on the Lions.


WINNER: PACKERS


Baltimore at Pittsburgh 1:00 PM CBS – This game should be a hard hitting game as neither team likes each other.


WINNER: RAVENS


Carolina at New Orleans 1:00 PM FOX – The Saints are coming off a loss and are out to prove that they are still the team to beat.


WINNER: SAINTS


Indianapolis at Jacksonville 4:05 PM CBS – The Jaguars are in a tough spot this week and the Colts keep rolling.


WINNER: COLTS


Houston at Oakland 4:05 PM CBS – The Texans played great the first two weeks of the season, and then slipped up last week against the Cowboys.


WINNER: TEXANS


Washington at Philadelphia 4:15 PM FOX – In a huge game as Donovan McNabb return to Philadelphia to face off against the Eagles and Michael Vick.


Arizona at San Diego 4:15 PM FOX – The Chargers are too good of a football team to start the season 1-3 aren’t they?


WINNER: CHARGERS


Chicago at NY Giants 8:20 PM NBC – The Bears go into New York on a role and try to push their record to 4-0.


WINNER: GIANTS


New England at Miami 8:30 PM ESPN (Monday Night) – Both teams have lost their only game of the season to the Jets.


WINNER: DOLPHINS


Last week: 7-9


Overall: 27-21