My Top 10 Prospects By Position

[kccrow]

Here's my top 10 prospects by position prior to the Combine. I don't do FB, K, or P. Enjoy for what its worth...

QUARTERBACK

1. JAMEIS WINSTON - FLORIDA STATE
2. MARCUS MARIOTA - OREGON
3. BRYCE PETTY - BAYLOR
4. GARRETT GRAYSON - COLORADO STATE
5. SHANE CARDEN - EAST CAROLINA
6. SEAN MANNION - OREGON STATE
7. BRETT HUNDLEY - UCLA
8. BRANDON BRIDGE - SOUTH ALABAMA
9. BRYAN BENNETT - SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
10. BO WALLACE - MISSISSIPPI

RUNNING BACK

1. MELVIN GORDON - WISCONSIN
2. DUKE JOHNSON - MIAMI
3. TODD GURLEY - GEORGIA
4. TEVIN COLEMAN - INDIANA
5. AMEER ABDULLAH - NEBRASKA
6. JAY AJAYI - BOISE STATE
7. MALCOLM AGNEW - SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
8. MIKE DAVIS - SOUTH CAROLINA
9. DAVID COBB - MINNESOTA
10. JEREMY LANGFORD - MICHIGAN STATE

WIDE RECEIVER

1. AMARI COOPER - ALABAMA
2. KEVIN WHITE - WEST VIRGINIA
3. DEVANTE PARKER - LOUISVILLE
4. DEVIN SMITH - OHIO STATE
5. JAELEN STRONG - ARIZONA STATE
6. RASHAD GREENE - FLORIDA STATE
7. JOSH HARPER - FRESNO STATE
8. NELSON AGHOLOR - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
9. DORIAL GREEN-BECKHAM - OKLAHOMA* CHARACTER ISSUES
10. JUSTIN HARDY - EAST CAROLINA

TIGHT END

1. MAXX WILLIAMS - MINNESOTA
2. CLIVE WALFORD - MIAMI
3. NICK O'LEARY - FLORIDA STATE
4. JEFF HEUERMANN - OHIO STATE
5. MYCOLE PRUITT - SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
6. BEN KOYACK - NOTRE DAME
7. NICK BOYLE - DELAWARE
8. TYLER CROFT - RUTGERS
9. WES SAXTON - SOUTH ALABAMA
10. E.J. BIBBS - IOWA STATE

OFFENSIVE TACKLE

1. ANDRUS PEAT - STANFORD
2. ERECK FLOWERS - MIAMI
3. LA'EL COLLINS - LSU
4. DONOVAN SMITH - PENN STATE
5. ROB HAVENSTEIN - WISCONSIN
6. D.J. HUMPHRIES - FLORIDA
7. T.J. CLEMMINGS - PITTSBURGH
8. JAKE FISHER - OREGON
9. CEDRIC OGBUEHI - TEXAS A&M* INJURY
10. AUSTIN SHEPHERD - ALABAMA

OFFENSIVE GUARD

1. BRANDON SCHERFF - IOWA (OT)
2. A.J. CANN - SOUTH CAROLINA
3. LAKEN TOMLINSON - DUKE
4. TY SAMBRAILO - COLORADO STATE (OT)
5. JOSUE MATIAS - FLORIDA STATE
6. DARYL WILLIAMS - OKLAHOMA (OT)
7. JOHN MILLER - LOUISVILLE
8. JEREMIAH POUTASI - UTAH (OT)
9. JAMIL DOUGLAS - ARIZONA STATE
10. ARIE KOUANDJIO - ALABAMA

OFFENSIVE CENTER

1. CAMERON ERVING - FLORIDA STATE
2. HRONISS GRASSU - OREGON
3. ANDY GALLIK - BOSTON COLLEGE
4. SHAQUILLE MASON - GEORGIA TECH (OG)
5. REESE DISMUKES - AUBURN
6. B.J. FINNEY - KANSAS STATE
7. GREG MANCZ - TOLEDO
8. MILES DIFFENBACH - PENN STATE (OG)
9. MAX GARCIA - FLORIDA
10. BRANDON VITABILE - NORTHWESTERN

DEFENSIVE END (4-3)

1. SHANE RAY - MISSOURI
2. DANTE FOWLER - FLORIDA
3. RANDY GREGORY - NEBRASKA
4. ALVIN DUPREE - KENTUCKY
5. OWAMAGBE ODIGHIZUWA - UCLA
6. ARIK ARMSTEAD - OREGON
7. NATE ORCHARD - UTAH
8. LORENZO MAULDIN - LOUISVILLE
9. TREY FLOWERS - ARKANSAS
10. DANIELLE HUNTER - LSU

DEFENSIVE END (3-4)

1. LEONARD WILLIAMS - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
2. ARIK ARMSTEAD - OREGON
3. GABE WRIGHT - AUBURN
4. XAVIER COOPER - WASHINGTON STATE
5. CARL DAVIS - IOWA
6. MARIO EDWARDS - FLROIDA STATE
7. HENRY ANDERSON - STANFORD
8. MARCUS HARDISON - ARIZONA STATE
9. CHRISTIAN COVINGTON - RICE
10. RAY DREW - GEORGIA

DEFENSIVE TACKLE (4-3)

1. LEONARD WILLIAMS - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
2. DANNY SHELTON - WASHINGTON
3. MALCOLM BROWN - TEXAS
4. EDDIE GOLDMAN - FLORIDA STATE
5. MICHAEL BENNETT - OHIO STATE
6. GABE WRIGHT - AUBURN
7. XAVIER COOPER - WASHINGTON STATE
8. CARL DAVIS - IOWA
9. GRADY JARRETT - CLEMSON
10. JOEY MBU - HOUSTON

NOSE TACKLE (3-4)

1. DANNY SHELTON - WASHINGTON
2. MALCOLM BROWN - TEXAS
3. EDDIE GOLDMAN - FLORIDA STATE
4. JOEY MBU - HOUSTON
5. JORDAN PHILLIPS - OKLAHOMA* BACK INJURY NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED
6. ELLIS MCCARTHY - UCLA
7. XAVIER WILLIAMS - NORTHERN IOWA
8. TYELER DAVISON - FRESNO STATE
9. LETERRIUS WALTON - CENTRAL MICHIGAN
10. WARREN HERRING - WISCONSIN

OUTSIDE LINEBACKER (4-3)

1. SHAQ THOMPSON - WASHINGTN
2. PAUL DAWSON - TEXAS CHRISTIAN
3. ERIC KENDRICKS - UCLA (ILB)
4. VIC BEASLEY - CLEMSON (DE)* VON MILLER TYPE
5. KWON ALEXANDER - LOUISIANA STATE
6. MARTRELL SPAIGHT - ARKANSAS (ILB)
7. RAMIK WILSON - GEORGIA (ILB)
8. MIKE HULL - PENN STATE (ILB)
9. JAKE RYAN - MICHIGAN
10. JORDAN HICKS - TEXAS

OUTSIDE LINEBACKER (3-4)

1. SHANE RAY - MISSOURI
2. DANTE FOWLER - FLORIDA
3. RANDY GREGORY - NEBRASKA
4. ALVIN DUPREE - KENTUCKY
5. VIC BEASLEY - CLEMSON
6. ELI HAROLD - VIRGINIA
7. NATE ORCHARD - UTAH
8. LORENZO MAULDIN - LOUISVILLE
9. TONY WASHINGTON - OREGON
10. HAUOLI KIKAHA - WASHINGTON

INSIDE LINEBACKER

1. BENARDRICK MCKINNEY - MISSISSIPPI STATE
2. PAUL DAWSON - TEXAS CHRISTIAN (OLB)
3. ERIC KENDRICKS - UCLA
4. DENZEL PERRYMAN - MIAMI
5. RAMIK WILSON - GEORGIA
6. JAKE RYAN - MICHIGAN (OLB)
7. MIKE HULL - PENN STATE
8. STEPHONE ANTHONY - CLEMSON
9. TAIWAN JONES - MICHIGAN STATE
10. JORDAN HICKS - TEXAS (OLB)

CORNERBACK

1. MARCUS PETERS - WASHINGTON
2. TRAE WAYNES - MICHIGAN STATE
3. QUINTEN ROLLINS - MIAMI (OHIO)
4. P.J. WILLIAMS - FLORIDA STATE
5. KEVIN JOHNSON - WAKE FOREST
6. STEVEN NELSON - OREGON STATE
7. DJOUN SMITH - FLORIDA ATLANTIC
8. ALEX CARTER - STANFORD
9. SENQUEZ GOLSON - MISSISSIPPI
10. KEVIN WHITE - TEXAS CHRISTIAN

FREE SAFETY

1. CODY PREWITT - MISSISSIPPI
2. DERRON SMITH - FRESNO STATE
3. ANTHONY HARRIS - VIRGINIA (SS)
4. CHRIS HACKETT - TEXAS CHRISTIAN
5. GEROD HOLLIMAN - LOUISVILLE
6. ADRIAN AMOS - PENN STATE
7. JOSH SHAW - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (CB)
8. ERIC ROWE - UTAH (CB)
9. DURRELL ESKRIDGE - SYRACUSE
10. KURTIS DRUMMOND - MICHIGAN STATE

STRONG SAFETY

1. LANDON COLLINS - ALABAMA
2. CODY PREWITT - MISSISSIPPI (FS)
3. ANTHONY HARRIS - VIRGINIA
4. JAQUISKI TARTT - SAMFORD
5. IBRAHEIM CAMPBELL - NORTHWESTERN
6. ADRIAN AMOS - PENN STATE (FS)
7. CLAYTON GEATHERS - CENTRAL FLORIDA
8. ANTHONY JEFFERSON - UCLA
9. SAM CARTER - TEXAS CHRISTIAN
10. ERICK DARGAN - OREGON

[Saccopoo]

Nate Orchard at #7?

You are ****ing high as shit.

Dude abused Ty Sambrailo and Andrus Peat this year.

Was utterly unblockable.

[Nightfyre]

No Tre Jackson - is that by design? Cuz hes definitely better than Kouandijo, imo.

[Nightfyre]

Originally Posted by Saccopoo

Nate Orchard at #7?

You are ****ing high as shit.

Dude abused Ty Sambrailo and Andrus Peat this year.

Was utterly unblockable.

Homer.

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by Saccopoo

Nate Orchard at #7?

You are ****ing high as shit.

Dude abused Ty Sambrailo and Andrus Peat this year.

Was utterly unblockable.

Would you feel better if I moved him to #6?

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by Nightfyre

No Tre Jackson - is that by design? Cuz hes definitely better than Kouandijo, imo.

By design.

[CleveSteve]

Originally Posted by Saccopoo

Nate Orchard at #7?

You are ****ing high as shit.

Dude abused Ty Sambrailo and Andrus Peat this year.

Was utterly unblockable.

Hey Sacc, I take it oyu paid a lot of attention to Orchard. Do you know what was up in the USC game? He was pretty much a non-factor. Did he have injuries or anyhting? I did notice a lot of times they ran away from him, but he wasn't getting pressure at all. TIA.

[Saccopoo]

Originally Posted by kccrow

Would you feel better if I moved him to #6?

#1 34 OLB. .

2014/15 Morris Trophy winner. Best defensive lineman in the Pac 12.

Not Leonard Hamilton. Not Danny Shelton. Not Owamagbe Okighizuwa. Not Arik Armstead. Not Xavier Cooper. Not Hauoli Kikaha.

Nate Orchard.

18.5 sacks. 21 tackles for loss. 84 tackles. 3 forced fumbles.

Proto-size for the 34 OLB. Drops back extremely well and plays the run strong. Was formerly recruited to Utah as a WR/TE, but because of a talent log jam at the TE position along with him growing/gaining a lot of weight during his first year in the program, switched to the defensive side of the ball.

"Scouts Take" from nfl.com:

From a playing standpoint, Orchard is a high-motor player with a relentless approach off the edge. He outworks blockers at the point of attack and deftly uses a variety of hand-to-hand combat maneuvers to get around the corner. Although he lacks exceptional first-step quickness or athleticism, Orchard flashes the kind of closing burst and acceleration that allows him to gobble up quarterbacks from the backside. He is a monster when positioned in a "wide-9" alignment and freed to attack the quarterback off the edge. Orchard simply displays a knack for getting home that can't be ignored despite his lack of ideal size (6-foot-4, 255 pounds) or extraordinary playing strength. From his ability to turn speed into power to his ability to get past blockers with a handful of finesse moves, he put on an impressive display of pass-rush prowess on the way to notching 18.5 sacks this season.

Against the run, Orchard is a surprisingly stout defender at the point of attack. He rarely concedes ground to big, physical blockers despite the significant size disparity when facing offensive tackles weighing 300-plus pounds. Orchard played well against the top talents in the Pac-12, particularly Stanford OT Andrus Peat, flashing the kind of disruptive skills that make NFL defensive coordinators salivate in the film room. Although he will inevitably struggle at times against the premier run blockers at the NFL level, Orchard certainly isn't a liability on the edge and his ability to play as a serviceable run defender could help his supporters sell his skills as a "three-down" defender.

From Senior Bowl:

The Utah senior showed the same skills he used in dominating Andrus Peat of Stanford in their head-to-head matchup this season. He's able to convert speed to power and has the agility and flexibility to dip his shoulder and drive past blockers.

Orchard routinely beat up on T.J. Clemmings of Pitt.

Orchard came on late due to the positional switch, but he's an absolute beast. Very instinctive and has a natural feel for football. He absolutely worked a lot of very highly thought of offensive tackles this past season. I think he's a natural at the 34 OLB position.

[Direckshun]

Not remotely familiar with Joey Mbu.

[Saccopoo]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

Not remotely familiar with Joey Mbu.

Where have you been dude?

You haven't posted a mock in like forever.

Dane is probably going into withdrawls.

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by Saccopoo

#1 34 OLB. .

2014/15 Morris Trophy winner. Best defensive lineman in the Pac 12.

Not Leonard Hamilton. Not Danny Shelton. Not Owamagbe Okighizuwa. Not Arik Armstead. Not Xavier Cooper. Not Hauoli Kikaha.

Nate Orchard.

18.5 sacks. 21 tackles for loss. 84 tackles. 3 forced fumbles.

Proto-size for the 34 OLB. Drops back extremely well and plays the run strong. Was formerly recruited to Utah as a WR/TE, but because of a talent log jam at the TE position along with him growing/gaining a lot of weight during his first year in the program, switched to the defensive side of the ball.

"Scouts Take" from nfl.com:



From Senior Bowl:



Orchard came on late due to the positional switch, but he's an absolute beast. Very instinctive and has a natural feel for football. He absolutely worked a lot of very highly thought of offensive tackles this past season. I think he's a natural at the 34 OLB position.

#1 3-4 OLB? I need your Kool-Aid jug. I like Orchard a bunch, I think he can develop into a consistent 7-8 sack 3-4 OLB, but he's not elite enough athletically to overcome his strength disadvantage moving to the pros. Read that as he's going to take a bit of time to adjust. Highest I'd consider moving him right now would be to my #5 spot.

By the way, this year's tackle class sucks against speed. I don't know if there is a legit NFL left tackle in the bunch, and if there is its going to take a few years for that to develop. Humphries could end up being the cream of the crop when all is said and done. I'm really disappointed evaluating the class. I think there could end up being some really nice right tackles though.

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by Saccopoo

Where have you been dude?

You haven't posted a mock in like forever.

Dane is probably going into withdrawls.

I'm around. Busy. I'll be back in action soon.