The pro football draft occurs every year around spring time, and NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock usually unveils his rankings on the top 5 draft prospects at each position. How often these rankings do not mean much because no one (so-called experts) can foresee how a head coach or system within a team might elevate a players success in the pro level.
2006 Draft
QUARTERBACK
1. Jay Cutler, Vanderbilt
2. Matt Leinart, USC
3. Vince Young, Texas
4. Charlie Whitehurst, Clemson
5. Brodie Croyle, Alabama
RUNNING BACK
1. Reggie Bush, USC
2. Laurence Maroney, Minnesota
3. LenDale White, USC
4. DeAngelo Williams, Memphis
5. Joseph Addai, LSU
WIDE RECEIVER
1. Santonio Holmes, Ohio State
2. Chad Jackson, Florida
3. Sinorice Moss, Miami (Fla)
4. Demetrius Williams, Oregon
5. Maurice Stovall, Nore Dame
TIGHT END
1. Vernon Davis, Maryland
2. Marcedes Lewis, UCLA
3. Joe Klopfenstein, Colorado
4. Anthony Fasano, Notre Dame
5. David Thomas, Texas
CENTER
1. Nick Mangold, Ohio State
2. Max Jean-Gilles, Georgia
3. Ryan Cook, New Mexico
4. Greg Eslinger, Minnesota
5. Pat Ross, Boston College
GUARD
1. Davin Joseph, Oklahoma
2. Charles Spencer, Pittsburgh
3. Deuce Lutui, USC
4. Fred Matua, USC
5. Rob Sims, Ohio State
TACKLE
1. D'Brickshaw Ferguson, Virginia
2. Winston Justice, USC
3. Eric Winston, Miami (Fla)
4. Daryn Colledge, Boise State
5. Andrew Whitworth, LSU
DEFENSIVE END
1. Mario Williams, NC State
2. Mathias Kiwanuka, Boston College
3. Daryl Tapp, Va Tech
4. Tamba Hali, Penn State
5. Manny Lawson, NC State
DEFENSIVE TACKLE
1. Brodrick Bunkley, Florida State
2. Haloti Ngata, Oregon
3. Claude Wroten, LSU
4. John McCargo, NC State
5. Gabe Watson, Michigan
OUTISDE LINEBACK
1. Kamerion Wimbley, Florida State
2. DeMeco Ryans, Alabama
3. Bobby Carpenter, Ohio State
4. Omar Gaither, Tennessee
5. Thomas Howard, UTEP
INSIDE LINEBACKER
1. AJ Hawk, Ohio State
2. Ernie Sims, Florida State
3. Chad Greenway, Iowa
4. D'Qwell Jackson, Maryland
5. Rocky McIntosh, Miami (Fla)
CORNERBACK
1. Michael Huff, Texas
2. Jonathan Joseph, South Carolina
3. Tye Hill, Clemson
4. Antonio Cromartie, Florida State
5. Kelly Jennings, Miami (Fla)
SAFETY
1. Donte Whitner, Ohio State
2. Jason Allen, Tennessee
3. Daniel Bullocks, Nebraska
4. Anthony Smith, Syracuse
5. Darnell Bing, USC
2. Matt Leinart, USC
3. Vince Young, Texas
4. Charlie Whitehurst, Clemson
5. Brodie Croyle, Alabama
RUNNING BACK
1. Reggie Bush, USC
2. Laurence Maroney, Minnesota
3. LenDale White, USC
4. DeAngelo Williams, Memphis
5. Joseph Addai, LSU
WIDE RECEIVER
1. Santonio Holmes, Ohio State
2. Chad Jackson, Florida
3. Sinorice Moss, Miami (Fla)
4. Demetrius Williams, Oregon
5. Maurice Stovall, Nore Dame
TIGHT END
1. Vernon Davis, Maryland
2. Marcedes Lewis, UCLA
3. Joe Klopfenstein, Colorado
4. Anthony Fasano, Notre Dame
5. David Thomas, Texas
CENTER
1. Nick Mangold, Ohio State
2. Max Jean-Gilles, Georgia
3. Ryan Cook, New Mexico
4. Greg Eslinger, Minnesota
5. Pat Ross, Boston College
GUARD
1. Davin Joseph, Oklahoma
2. Charles Spencer, Pittsburgh
3. Deuce Lutui, USC
4. Fred Matua, USC
5. Rob Sims, Ohio State
TACKLE
1. D'Brickshaw Ferguson, Virginia
2. Winston Justice, USC
3. Eric Winston, Miami (Fla)
4. Daryn Colledge, Boise State
5. Andrew Whitworth, LSU
DEFENSIVE END
1. Mario Williams, NC State
2. Mathias Kiwanuka, Boston College
3. Daryl Tapp, Va Tech
4. Tamba Hali, Penn State
5. Manny Lawson, NC State
DEFENSIVE TACKLE
1. Brodrick Bunkley, Florida State
2. Haloti Ngata, Oregon
3. Claude Wroten, LSU
4. John McCargo, NC State
5. Gabe Watson, Michigan
OUTISDE LINEBACK
1. Kamerion Wimbley, Florida State
2. DeMeco Ryans, Alabama
3. Bobby Carpenter, Ohio State
4. Omar Gaither, Tennessee
5. Thomas Howard, UTEP
INSIDE LINEBACKER
1. AJ Hawk, Ohio State
2. Ernie Sims, Florida State
3. Chad Greenway, Iowa
4. D'Qwell Jackson, Maryland
5. Rocky McIntosh, Miami (Fla)
CORNERBACK
1. Michael Huff, Texas
2. Jonathan Joseph, South Carolina
3. Tye Hill, Clemson
4. Antonio Cromartie, Florida State
5. Kelly Jennings, Miami (Fla)
SAFETY
1. Donte Whitner, Ohio State
2. Jason Allen, Tennessee
3. Daniel Bullocks, Nebraska
4. Anthony Smith, Syracuse
5. Darnell Bing, USC