VanFulpen’s Top 20 QB's for 2011 NFL Draft

Here is my top 20 quarterbacks for the 2011 NFL Draft.

1. Blaine Gabbert, Missouri
2. Cam Newton, Auburn
3. Ryan Mallett, Arkansas
4. Jake Locker, Washington
5. Christian Ponder, Florida State
6. Andy Dalton, TCU
7. Colin Kaepernick, Nevada
8. Ricky Stanzi, Iowa
9. Pat Devlin, Delaware
10. Nathan Enderle, Idaho
11. Josh Portis, California (PA)
12. Tyrod Taylor, Virginia Tech
13. T.J. Yates, North Carolina
14. Greg McElroy, Alabama
15. Scott Tolzien, Wisconsin
16. Taylor Potts, Texas Tech
17. Jeff Van Camp, Florida Atlantic
18. Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M
19. Adam Weber, Minnesota
20. Ryan Colburn, Fresno State


Sleeper: Adam Froman, Louisville

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

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

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: QB’s

I know we less then a week from the 2010 NFL Draft being done, but here are my top 15 senior quarterbacks, some sleepers and my top 10 junior quarterback for the 2011 NFL Draft.

Most expect if Jake Locker of Washington has a great season to be the first overall player drafted in the 2011 NFL Draft, but he could be challenged by Ryan Mallett of Arkansas who is a red-shirt junior who thought about declaring early for this years draft, and would have been a first round pick. The most interesting prospect that I didn’t add to my list because he is a red-shirt sophomore and could possible declare early is Andrew Luck of Stanford. I don’t think Luck will declare early this season, but would be eligible so it is something worth watching.

Seniors
1. Jake Locker, Washington
2. Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M
3. Christian Ponder, Florida State
4. Pat Devlin, Delaware
5. Case Keenum, Houston
6. Nathan Enderle, Idaho
7. Colin Kaepernick, Nevada
8. Andy Dalton, TCU
9. Kevin Riley, California
10. Ricky Stanzi, Iowa
11. Zack Eskridge, Midwestern State
12. Ben Chappell, Indiana
13. Greg McElroy, Alabama
14. Mitch Mustain, Southern California
15. Scott Tolzien, Wisconsin

Sleepers
Trevor Vittatoe, Texas-El Paso
Blake Bolles, Northwest Missouri State
Alex Tanney, Monmouth (IL)
Arvell Nelson, Texas Southern
Josh Portis, California (PA)

Juniors
1. Ryan Mallett, Arkansas
2. John Brantley, Florida
3. Blaine Gabbert, Missouri
4. Dayne Crist, Notre Dame
5. Nick Foles, Arizona
6. Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State
7. Jacory Harris, Miami (Fla.)
8. Cameron Newton, Auburn
9. Kirk Cousins, Michigan State
10. Aaron Corp, Richmond

Early Look at the 2011 NFL Draft

QB:
Jake Locker, Washington
Pat Devlin, Delaware/Penn State
Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M
Case Keenum, Houston
Christian Ponder, Florida State

RB:
DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma
Evan Royster, Penn State
Noel Devine, West Virginia
Anthony Allen, Georgia Tech
Daniel Thomas, Kansas State

FB:
Stanley Havili, USC
D.J. Williams, Arkansas (H-B/TE)
Charles Clay, Tulsa
Ryan Houston, North Carolina
Robert Hughes, Notre Dame

WR:
Terrance Toliver, LSU
Austin Pettis, Boise State
Ronald Johnson, USC
Armon Binns, Cincinnati
Leonard Hankerson, Miami U.

TE:
Lance Kendricks, Wisconsin (H-Back)
Weslye Sanders, South Carolina
Luke Stocker, Tennessee
Konrad Reuland, Stanford
Mike McNeill, Nebraska

OC:
Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State
Kristofer O'Dowd, USC
Ryan McMahon, Florida State
Colin Baxter, Arizona
Daniel Wenger, Notre Dame

OG:
Justin Boren, Ohio State
Michael Pouncey, Florida
Rodney Hudson, Florida State
John Moffitt, Wisconsin
Orlando Franklin, Miami U. (OT)

OT:
Nate Solder, Colorado
Anthony Castonzo, Boston College
Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin
Lee Ziemba, Auburn
Marcus Cannon, TCU

DE:
Greg Romeus, Pittsburgh
Cameron Heyward, Ohio State
Adrian Clayborn, Iowa
Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma
Pernell McPhee, Mississippi State

DT:
Allen Bailey, Miami U.
Marvin Austin, North Carolina
Jerrell Powe, Mississippi
Stephen Paea, Oregon State
Kendrick Ellis, Hampton U./South Carolina

ILB:
Greg Jones, Michigan State
Quan Sturdivant, North Carolina
Kelvin Sheppard, LSU
Casey Matthews, Oregon
Alex Wujciak, Maryland

OLB:
Bruce Carter, North Carolina
Von Miller, Texas A&M
Lawrence Wilson, Connecticut
Michael Morgan, USC
Chris Walker, Tennessee

CB:
Ras-I Dowling, Virginia
Kendric Burney, North Carolina
Curtis Brown, Texas
Prince Amukamara, Nebraska
Rashad Carmichael, Virginia Tech

FS:
Deunta Williams, North Carolina
Chris Culliver, South Carolina
Quinton Carter, Oklahoma
Tejay Johnson, TCU
Mark LeGree, Appalachian State

SS:
DeAndre McDaniel, Clemson
Eric Hagg, Nebraska
Jermale Hines, Ohio State
Jay Valai, Wisconsin
Shiloh Keo, Idaho

SPT:
Kai Forbath, UCLA, K
Alex Henery, Nebraska, K
Derek Epperson, Baylor, P
Chas Henry, Florida, P
Ryan Donahue, Iowa, P