Top 30 Senior S's for the 2013 NFL Draft

Here are my updated top 30 senior S's for the 2013 NFL Draft

1 T.J. McDonald, USC
2 Jawanza Starling, USC
3 Shawn Williams, Georgia 
4 Kenny Vaccaro, Texas
5 Robert Lester, Alabama
6 Phillip Thomas, Fresno State 
7 Jordan Kovacs, Michigan
8 Bradley McDougald, Kansas
9 Duke Williams, Nevada
10 Daimion Stafford, Nebraska
11 D.J. Swearinger, South Carolina
12 Bacarri Rambo, Georgia
13 Earl Wolff, North Carolina State
14 Rashard Hall, Clemson
15 Zeke Motta, Notre Dame
16 Rontez Miles, California (PA)
17 Keelan Johnson, Arizona State
18 Jonathan Meeks, Clemson
19 JJ Wilcox, Georgia Southern 
20 Ray Polk, Colorado
21 Cooper Taylor, Richmond
22 Don Jones, Arkansas State
23 Brynden Trawick, Troy
24 John Cyprien, FIU
25 Martavious Neloms, Kentucky
26 Jahleel Addae, Central Michigan
27 Brandan Bishop, North Carolina State
28 Jeff Heath, Saginaw Valley State
29 Jermaine Robinson, Toledo
30 Josh Evans, Florida

Top 20 Senior ILB's for the 2013 NFL Draft

Here are my updated top 20 senior ILB's for the 2013 NFL Draft. 

1 Manti Te'o, Notre Dame 
2 Nico Johnson, Alabama
3 Michael Mauti, Penn State 
4 Shayne Skov, Stanford 
5 Kevin Reddick, North Carolina 
6 A.J. Klein, Iowa State 
7 Jonathan Bostic, Florida 
8 Bruce Taylor, Virginia Tech 
9 Will Compton, Nebraska 
10 Uona Kaveinga, Brigham Young 
11 Christian Robinson, Georgia 
12 Kiko Alonso, Oregon
13 Steve Beauharnais, Rutgers 
14 John Lotulelei, UNLV
15 Nathan Herrold, Arkansas State
16 Jonathan Stewart, Texas A&M
17 Jake Johnson, South Alabama
18 Kenny Demens, Michigan 
19 Jordan Campbell, New Mexico Highlands
20 Billy Boyko, Lehigh

Top 30 Senior DT's for 2013 NFL Draft

Here is my updated list of the top 30 senior DT's for the 2013 NFL Draft. 


1 Star Lotulelei, Utah
2 Sylvester Williams, North Carolina
3 Johnathan Jenkins, Georgia
4 Jesse Williams, Alabama
5 Kawann Short, Purdue
6 Josh Boyd, Mississippi State 
7 Everett Dawkins, Florida State
8 Cory Grissom, South Florida
9 Jordan Hill, Penn State
10 Anthony Rashad White, Michigan State
11 Brandon Williams, Missouri Southern State 
12 Anthony McCloud, Florida State
13 Montori Hughes, Tennessee Martin
14 Brent Russell, Georgia Southern
15 Caraun Reid, Princeton 
16 Nicholas Williams, Samford
17 Nigel Nicholas, Oklahoma State
18 William Campbell, Michigan 
19 Chris Jones, Bowling Green 
20 Joe Vellano, Maryland
21 Jared Smith, New Hampshire
22 Baker Steinkuhler, Nebraska
23 Omar Hunter, Florida
24 A.J. Francis, Maryland
25 Jamarkus McFarland, Oklahoma
26 Josh Downs, LSU
27 Scott Vallone, Rutgers 
28 Kendrick Payne, Cal 
29 William Pericak, Colorado 
30 Larry Black, Indiana

Top 20 Senior OGs for the 2013 NFL Draft

Here are my top 20 updated senior offensive guards ranking for the 2013 NFL Draft.  These are senior offensive guards only.

1 Dallas Thomas, Tennessee
2 Larry Warford, Kentucky
3 Chance Warmack, Alabama
4 Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina
5 Sam Brenner, Utah 
6 Braden Hansen, Brigham Young
7 Omoregie Uzzi, Georgia Tech
8 Travis Bond, North Carolina
9 Hugh Thornton, Illinois 
10 Jeff Baca, UCLA 
11 Eric Herman, Ohio 
12 Josh Klein, Kent State 
13 Earl Watford, James Madison 
14 John Sullen, Auburn 
15 Chris Barker, Nevada
16 Lamar Mady, Youngstown State 
17 Jonathan Rush, Oklahoma State 
18 Brian Mulroe, Northwestern
19 Chris Jacobson, Pittsburgh
20 Stephane Milhim, UMass

Top 30 Senior S's for 2013 NFL Draft

Here are my top 30 pre-season ranking senior safties for the 2013 NFL Draft.  These are senior safties only. 


1 T.J. McDonald, USC
2 Ray Ray Armstrong, Miami (Fla.)
3 Robert Lester, Alabama
4 DeVonte Holloman, South Carolina
5 Bacarri Rambo, Georgia
6 John Boyett, Oregon
7 Vaughn Telemaque, Miami (Fla.)
8 Kenny Vaccaro, Texas
9 Prentiss Waggner, Tennessee
10 Malcolm Bronson, McNeese State
11 Dexter McCoil, Tulsa
12 Nick Moody, Florida State
13 Brandan Bishop, North Carolina State
14 Jahleel Addae, Central Michigan
15 Rontez Miles, California (PA)
16 Kejuan Riley, Alabama State
17 Orhian Johnson, Ohio State
18 Javon Harris, Oklahoma
19 Duron Harmon, Rutgers
20 D.J. Swearinger, South Carolina
21 Rashard Hall, Clemson
22 Kemal Ishmael, UCF
23 Josh Evans, Florida
24 Ray Polk, Colorado
25 Jarred Holley, Pittsburgh
26 Drew Frey, Cincinnati
27 Jordan Kovacs, Michigan
28 Cooper Taylor, Richmond
29 Duke Williams, Nevada
30 Jermaine Robinson, Toledo

Top 20 Senior ILB's for 2013 NFL Draft

Here are my top 20 pre-season ranking senior inside linebackers for the 2013 NFL Draft.  These are senior inside linebackers only.


1 Manti Te'o, Notre Dame
2 Shayne Skov, Stanford
3 Kevin Reddick, North Carolina
4 Arthur Brown, Kansas State
5 Nico Johnson, Alabama
6 Bruce Taylor, Virginia Tech
7 Michael Mauti, Penn State
8 Patrick Larimore, UCLA
9 Kenny Demens, Michigan
10 Will Compton, Nebraska
11 Brian Wagner, Arizona
12 Christian Robinson, Georgia
13 A.J. Klein, Iowa State
14 Jonathan Bostic, Florida
15 Vince Williams, Florida State
16 Uona Kaveinga, Brigham Young
17 Steve Greer, Virginia
18 Steve Beauharnais, Rutgers
19 Dwayne Woods, Bowling Green
20 Dwayne Beckford, Purdue

Top 30 Senior DT's for 2013 NFL Draft

Here are my top 30 pre-season ranking senior defensive tackles for the 2013 NFL Draft.  These are senior defensive tackles only.


1 Kawann Short, Purdue
2 Star Lotulelei, Utah
3 Sylvester Williams, North Carolina
4 Johnathan Jenkins, Georgia
5 Jordan Hill, Penn State
6 Jesse Williams, Alabama
7 Sheldon Richardson, Missouri
8 Everett Dawkins, Florida State
9 Baker Steinkuhler, Nebraska
10 Joe Vellano, Maryland
11 Aaron Tipoti, California
12 Anthony RashadWhite, Michigan State
13 Kaleb Ramsey, Boston College
14 T.J. Barnes, Georgia Tech
15 A.J. Francis, Maryland
16 DeQuinta Jones, Arkansas
17 Stacy McGee, Oklahoma
18 Scott Vallone, Rutgers
19 Brandon Williams, Missouri Southern State
20 Anthony McCloud, Florida State
21 Dave Kruger, Utah
22 Garrett Goebel, Ohio State
23 Larry Black, Jr., Indiana
24 Rob Lohr, Vanderbilt
25 Omar Hunter, Florida
26 Brent Russell, Georgia Southern
27 Casey Walker, Oklahoma
28 Jamarkus McFarland, Oklahoma
29 Terrence Stephens, Stanford
30 Zach Minter, Montana State

Top 20 Senior OG's for 2013 NFL Draft

Here are my top 20 pre-season ranking senior offensive guards for the 2013 NFL Draft.  These are senior offensive guards only.


1 Barrett Jones, Alabama
2 Larry Warford, Kentucky
3 Chance Warmack, Alabama
4 Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina
5 Omoregie Uzzi, Georgia Tech
6 Chris Jacobson, Pittsburgh
7 Blaize Foltz, TCU
8 Braden Hansen, Brigham Young
9 Lane Taylor, Oklahoma State
10 Chris McDonald, Michigan State
11 Patrick Lewis, Texas A&M
12 Travis Bond, North Carolina
13 Carson York, Oregon
14 Tyler Evans, Oklahoma
15 Theo Goins, UCF
16 Chris Barker, Nevada
17 Andrew Wallace, North Carolina State
18 Tobias Smith, Mississippi State
19 Brian Schwenke, California
20 Josh Jenkins, West Virginia

2012 NFL Draft: Underclassmen to watch

Here are some of the underclassmen to watch that could possible come out early for the 2012 NFL Draft.


QB Andrew Luck, Stanford
QB Matt Barkley, USC
QB Robert Griffin, Baylor
QB Landry Jones, Oklahoma
RB Trent Richardson, Alabama
RB LaMichael James, Oregon
RB Chris Polk, Washington
RB Bernard Pierce, Temple
RB Montee Ball, Wisconsin
WR Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina
WR Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State
WR Mohamed Sanu, Rutgers
WR Russell Shepard, LSU
WR Rueben Randle, LSU
TE Dwayne Allen, Clemson
OT Jonathan Martin, Stanford
OT Matt Kalil, USC
OT Riley Reiff, Iowa
OT Bobby Massie, Mississippi
DE Brandon Jenkins, Florida State
DE Devin Taylor, South Carolina
DE Donte Paige-Moss, North Carolina
DT Jerel Worthy, Michigan State
DT Kawann Short, Purdue
DT Marcus Forston, Miami (FL)
ILB Dont'a Hightower, Alabama
ILB Manti Te'o, Notre Dame
ILB Vontaze Burfict, Arizona State
OLB Terell Manning, N.C. State
OLB Demetrius Hartsfield, Maryland
OLB Nico Johnson, Alabama
CB Dre Kirkpatrick, Alabama
CB Stephon Gilmore, South Carolina
CB Cliff Harris, Oregon
CB Desmond Trufant, Washington
S Robert Lester, Alabama
S Ray Ray Armstrong, Miami (FL)
S T.J. McDonald, USC

2012 NFL Draft: Top 10 Senior ILB's

Here are my top inside linebackers for the 2012 NFL Draft.


1. Tank Carder, Texas Christian
2. Courtney Upshaw, Alabama
3. Jerry Franklin, Arkansas
4. Chris Galippo, USC
5. Korey Williams, Southern Mississippi
6. Chris Marve, Vanderbilt
7. James Michael-Johnson, Nevada
8. Will Ebner, Missouri
9. Carmen Messina, New Mexico
10. D.J. Holt, California

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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

Top 10 ILB’s for 2010 NFL Draft

Here are my top ten inside linebackers and some sleepers to watch.

1. Rolando McClain, Alabama
2. Sean Lee, Penn State
3. Donald Butler, Washington
4. Jamar Chaney, Mississippi State
5. Brandon Spikes, Florida
6. Pat Angerer, Iowa
7. Phillip Dillard, Nebraska
8. Travis Goethel, Arizona State
9. Danny Batten, South Dakota State
10. Matt Mayberry, Indiana

Sleepers:
Boris Lee, Troy
Vincent Rey, Duke
Alex Joseph, Temple

2010 NFL Mock Draft 5.0

1. St. Louis Rams – QB Sam Bradford, Oklahoma
2. Detroit Lions – DT Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – DT Gerald McCoy, Oklahoma
4. Washington Redskins – OT Russell Okung, Oklahoma State
5. Kansas City Chiefs – S Eric Berry, Tennessee
6. Seattle Seahawks – OT Trent Williams, Oklahoma
7. Cleveland Browns – S Earl Thomas, Texas
8. Oakland Raiders – OT Bryan Bulaga, Iowa
9. Buffalo Bills – OT Anthony Davis, Rutgers
10. Jacksonville Jaguars – LB Rolando McClain, Alabama
11. Denver Broncos – WR Dez Bryant, Oklahoma State
12. Miami Dolphins – OLB Sergio Kindle, Texas
13. San Francisco 49ers – CB Joe Haden, Florida
14. Seattle Seahawks – RB C.J. Spiller, Clemson
15. N.Y. Giants – OLB Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri
16. Tennessee Titans – DE Jason Pierre-Paul, South Florida
17. San Francisco 49ers – QB Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame
18. Pittsburgh Steelers – OG Mike Iupati, Idaho
19. Atlanta Falcons – DE Derrick Morgan, Georgia Tech
20. Houston Texans – DT Dan Williams, Tennessee
21. Cincinnati Bengals – TE Jermaine Gresham, Oklahoma
22. New England Patriots – DT Jared Odrick, Penn State
23. Green Bay Packers – OT Charles Brown, USC
24. Philadelphia Eagles – CB Kyle Wilson, Boise State
25. Baltimore Ravens – CB Devin McCourty, Rutgers
26. Arizona Cardinals – OLB Brandon Graham, Michigan
27. Dallas Cowboys – S Taylor Mays, USC
28. San Diego Chargers – RB Ryan Mathews, Fresno State
29. N.Y. Jets – NT Terrence Cody, Alabama
30. Minnesota Vikings – C Maurkice Pouncey, Florida
31. Indianapolis Colts - DT Brian Price, UCLA
32. New Orleans Saints – DE Everson Griffen, USC