Players to Watch in 2010

Players to Watch in 2010

With this year’s installment of the NFL Draft in the books it is time to start looking toward the 2010 college football season for 2011’s top prospects. Following is a list of some of the top players in college football that may just be tops on NFL draft boards come next April.
It appears that wide receiver, defensive end, and defensive tackle will be three positions loaded with quality prospects. The quarterback position also should be much better as Washington’s Jake Locker, who could have been tops in 2010, may not be the best passer available in 2011.
It is all debatable though and of course there are some players who have slipped through the cracks and did not make this list. On the other hand, there may be a few players on this list that come as a surprise to some folks. Either way it should be as fun as usual.


(* Denotes player as a first round-caliber talent)

Quarterbacks:
1. Jake Locker, 6’3” 222 lbs. Washington*
2. Andrew Luck, 6’4” 230 lbs. Stanford (Jr)*
3. Ryan Mallett, 6’7” 248 lbs. Arkansas (Jr)*
4. Colin Kaepernick, 6’6” 215 lbs. Nevada,
5. Andy Dalton, 6’3” 215 lbs. TCU
6. Case Keenum, 6’2” 212 lbs. Houston
7. Adam Weber, 6’3” 217 lbs. Minnesota
8. Taylor Potts, Texas Tech, 6’5” 215 lbs.
9. Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M, 6’5” 229 lbs.

Running Backs:
1. Mark Ingram, 5’10” 215 lbs.Alabama(Jr)*
2. John Clay, 6’2” 247 lbs. Wisconsin (Jr)*
3. Noel Devine, 5’8” 180 lbs. West Virginia*
4. Ryan Williams, 5’10” 211 lbs. Virginia Tech (Jr)*
5. Darren Evans, 6’0” 213 lbs. Virginia Tech
6. Evan Royster, 6’1” 209 lbs. Penn State
7. Graig Cooper, 6’0” 202 lbs. Miami
8. Jeremy Avery, 5’9” 171 lbs. Boise State
9. Donald Buckram, 5’10” 190 lbs. UTEP
10. DeMarco Murray, 6’0” 205 lbs. Oklahoma
11. Emanuel Moody, 6’0” 210 lbs. Florida
12. Kendall Hunter, 5’8” 190 lbs. Oklahoma State
13. Bryce Beall, 5’11” 205 lbs. Houston (Jr)

Wide Receivers:
1. Julio Jones, 6’4” 211 lbs. Alabama (Jr)*
2. Michael Floyd, 6’3” 215 lbs. Notre Dame (Jr)*
3. AJ Green, 6’4” 200 lbs. Georgia (Jr)*
4. Jonathan Baldwin, 6’5” 220 lbs. Pitt (Jr)*
5. Greg Little, 6’3” 220 lbs. UNC*
6. Terrence Tolliver, 6’4” 195 lbs. LSU
7. Chris Owusu, 6’2” 199 lbs. Stanford (Jr)
8. Deonte Thompson, 6’0” 195 lbs. Florida (Jr)
9. Mark Dell, 6’2” 196 lbs. Michigan State
10. Ryan Broyles, 5’11” 175 lbs. Oklahoma (Jr)
11. Bert Reed, 5’11” 170 lbs. Florida State
12. LJ Castile, 6’3” 210 lbs. Houston
13. Jeff Maehl, 6’1” 175 lbs. Oregon
14. Damaris Johnson, 5’8” 180 lbs. Tulsa
15. James Rodgers (KR/RB), 5’7” 185 lbs. Oregon State
16. James Cleveland, 6’1” 205 lbs. Houston
17. Scotty McKnight, 5’11” 185 lbs. Colorado
18. Titus Young, 5’11” 167 lbs. Boise State

Tight Ends:
1. DJ Williams, 6’2” 250 lbs. Arkansas*
2. Luke Stocker, 6’6” 240 lbs. Tennessee*
3. Charlie Gantt, 6’4” 245 lbs. Michigan State
4. George Bryan, 6’5” 270 lbs. NC State
5. Wesley Saunders, 6’5” 280 lbs. South Carolina

Offensive Linemen:
1. T Gabe Carimi, 6’8” 313 lbs. Wisconsin*
2. C Kristofer O’Dowd, 6’5” 300 lbs. USC*
3. T Marcus Cannon, 6’5” 350 lbs. TCU*
4. C/G Mike Pouncey, 6’5” 320 lbs. Florida*
5. T Anthony Castonzo, 6’7” 287 lbs. Boston College*
6. G Justin Boren, 6’3” 315 lbs. Ohio State*
7. T Josh Oglesby, 6’7” 329 lbs. Wisconsin (Jr)*
8. T Trinton Sturdivant, 6’5” 293 lbs. Georgia
9. T Joseph Barksdale, 6’5” 315 lbs. LSU
10. G Rodney Hudson, 6’2” 285 lbs. Florida State
11. G Stephen Schilling, 6’5” 304lbs. Michigan
12. T Lee Ziemba, 6’8” 304 lbs. Auburn
13. C Stefen Wisniewski, 6’3” 302 lbs. Penn State
14. T Carl Johnson, 6’5” 342 lbs. Florida
15. T Clint Boling, 6’5” 290 lbs. Georgia
16. G/C Chris Davis, 6’4” 296lbs. Georgia

Defensive Ends:
1. Adrian Clayborn, 6’3” 282 lbs. Iowa*
2. Cameron Heyward, 6’6” 287 lbs. Ohio State*
3. Robert Quinn, 6’5” 260 lbs. UNC (Jr)*
4. Jeremy Beal, 6’3” 255 lbs. Oklahoma*
5. Greg Romeus, 6’5” 265 lbs. Pitt*
6. Christian Anthony, 6’4” 246 lbs. Grambling*
7. Matt Conrath, 6’7” 270 lbs. Virginia (Jr)
8. Da’Quan Bowers, 6’4” 275 lbs. Clemson (Jr)
9. Jason Peters, 6’4” 272 lbs. Georgia Tech (Jr)
10. Eddie Jones, 6’3” 260 lbs. Texas
11. Alex Albright, 6’5” 245 lbs. Boston College
12. Ben Martin, 6’3” 239 lbs. Tennessee
13. Ryan Winterswyk, 6’4” 260 lbs. Boise State

Defensive Tackles:
1. Marcell Dareus, 6’3” 306 lbs. Alabama*
2. Marvin Austin, 6’3” 305 lbs. UNC*
3. Allen Bailey, 6’4” 290 lbs. Miami*
4. Phil Taylor, 6’4” 355 lbs. Baylor*
5. Lawrence Marsh, 6’4” 304 lbs. Florida
6. Jarvis Jenkins, 6’4” 305 lbs. Clemson
7. Tydreke Powell, 6’3” 300 lbs. UNC (Jr)
8. Ian Williams, 6’2” 310 lbs. Notre Dame
9. Akiem Hicks, 6’6” 300 lbs. LSU
10. Dexter Larimore, 6’2” 300 lbs. Ohio State
11. Colby Whitlock, 6’2” 281 lbs. Texas Tech
12. Ollie Ogbu, 6’1” 292 lbs. Penn State
13. Terrell McClain, 6’3” 306 lbs. South Florida
14. Josh Brent, 6’2” 315 lbs. Illinois

Outside Linebackers:
1. Bruce Carter, 6’3” 230 lbs. UNC*
2. Von Miller, 6’3” 240 lbs. Texas A & M*
3. Akeem Ayers, 6’4” 255 lbs. UCLA (Jr)*
4. Nate Irving, 6’1” 235 lbs. NC State
5. Travis Lewis, 6’2” 232 lbs. Oklahoma (Jr)
6. Ross Homan, 6’0” 229 lbs. Ohio State
7. Manny Abreu, 6’3” 245 lbs. Rutgers (Jr)
8. Eric Gordon, 6’0” 223 lbs. Michigan State
9. Adrian Moten, 6’2” 230 lbs. Maryland
10. Tyler Nielsen, 6’4” 232 lbs. Iowa (Jr)
11. Jonas Mouton, 6’2” 220 lbs. Michigan

Inside Linebackers:
1. Quan Sturdivant, 6’2” 235 lbs. UNC*
2. Greg Jones, 6’1” 225 lbs. Michigan State*
3. Chris Galippo, 6’2” 255 lbs. USC (Jr)*
4. Martez Wilson, 6’4” 240 lbs. Illinois
5. Alex Wujciak, 6’3” 255 lbs. Maryland
6. Casey Matthews, 6’2” 235 lbs. Oregon
7. Kendall Smith, 6’1” 224 lbs. Florida State
8. Cobrani Mixon, 6’1” 233 lbs. Kent State
9. Winston Bowens, 6’0” 250 lbs. Memphis
10. Chris Donald, 6’1” 224 lbs. Tennessee (Jr)
11. Lorenzo Edwards, 6’1” 236 lbs. Florida

Cornerbacks:
1. Ras-I Dowling, 6’2” 200 lbs. Virginia*
2. Patrick Peterson, 6’1” 205 lbs. LSU (Jr)*
3. Prince Amukamara, 6’1” 205 lbs. Nebraska*
4. Chimdi Chekwa, 6’0” 188 lbs. Ohio State
5. Janoris Jenkins, 5’11” 188 lbs. Florida (Jr)
6. Darrin Walls, 6’0” 190 lbs. Notre Dame
7. Kendric Burney, 5’9” 185 lbs. UNC
8. Jerell Norton, 6’0” 200 lbs. Arkansas
9. Jai Eugene, 5’11” 191 lbs. LSU
10. Quinton Richardson, 6’0” 200 lbs. Washington
11. Omar Bolden, 5’10” 195 lbs. Arizona State

Strong Safety:
1. DeAndre McDaniel, 6’1” 200 lbs. Clemson*
2. Michael McNeil, 6’2” 205 lbs. Auburn
3. Ahmad Black, 5’9” 185 lbs. Florida
4. Davonte Shannon, 6’0” 193 lbs. Buffalo
5. Andrew Dailey, 6’2” 221 lbs. Penn State
6. Joe Lefeged, 6’1” 200 lbs. Rutgers
7. Johnny Brown, 5’11” 200 lbs. Ole Miss
8. Chima Nwachukwu, 5’11” 201 lbs. Washington State
9. Nate Oliver, 6’0” 215 lbs. Ohio State (Jr)
10. Malcolm Williams, 5’11” 205 lbs. TCU

Free Safety:
1. Rahim Moore, 6’1” 190 lbs. UCLA (Jr)*
2. Deunta Williams, 6’2” 205 lbs. UNC*
3. Harrison Smith, 6’2” 212 lbs. Notre Dame (Jr)
4. Antwine Perez, 6’1” 210 lbs. Maryland
5. Zac Etheridge, 6’0” 204 lbs. Auburn
6. Brett Greenwood, 6’0” 200 lbs. Iowa
7. Chris Culliver, 6’0” 190 lbs. South Carolina
8. Braxton Amy, 6’0” 210 lbs. UTEP
9. Chris Harris, 6’0” 185 lbs. Kansas
10. Brian Lainhart, 6’1” 207 lbs Kent State

Punters:
1. Ryan Donahue, 6’3’ 180 lbs. Iowa


Kickers:
1. Thomas Weber, 5’8” 171 lbs. Arizona State
2. Kai Forbath, 6’0” 198 lbs. UCLA