| Rank |
Q |
Rookie |
Pos |
Team |
NFL Draft
|
Notes |
1 |
|
|
RB |
Clemson |
|
Ran for 233 yards and 4 TDs in ACC Championship game then followed with a TD in a Bowl win. A threat rushing and receiving. |
| 2 |
|
Jahvid Best |
RB |
Cal |
|
Serious concussion kept him from playing last four games but he still scored 12 TDs on the year. Should be back in time for Combine. |
| 3 |
|
Jonathan Dwyer |
RB |
Georgia Tech |
|
Rushed for 103 yards per game in 2009 to give him 1395 total - the exact same yardage as last year. He also failed to score in a Bowl loss - just like last year. |
| 4 |
|
Dez Bryant |
WR |
Oklahoma State |
|
Suspended most of 2009 season for hanging out with Deion Sanders. Hopefully he will serve as an example to others about the dangers of Deion. |
| 5 |
|
Brandon LaFell |
WR |
LSU |
|
Managed to have a good game (5-87, TD) even in the sloppy, muddy, punt-filled Capital One Bowl. |
| 6 |
|
Damian Williams |
WR |
USC |
|
Winning the Emerald Bowl MVP with 189 receiving yards will only help his draft stock. |
| 7 |
|
Anthony Dixon |
RB |
Miss. St. |
|
Four-year performer in college (42 career TDs) and has NFL size. |
| 8 |
|
Arrelious Benn |
WR |
Illinois |
|
Had mediocre stats for some terrible Illinois teams (only 7 career TDs in three years) but will still be a first-day selection. |
| 9 |
|
Toby Gerhart |
RB |
Stanford |
|
Led nation in scoring (27 rush TDs), rushing yards (1871) in 2009. |
| 10 |
|
Golden Tate |
WR |
Notre Dame |
|
2nd in receiving TDs (15), 4th in receiving yards (1496), 7th in receptions per game (7.75). |
| 11 |
|
Mardy Gilyard |
WR |
Cincinnati |
|
Consistent performer with 1200 yards and 11 TDs each of the last two years. |
| 12 |
|
Dexter McCluster |
RB |
Ole Miss |
|
Went off in Cotton Bowl with 184 rush yards and two TDs. And that was only his third-highest rushing total this year. |
| 13 |
|
Jermaine Gresham |
TE |
Oklahoma |
|
Missed the entire 2009 season with knee injury but still the elite TE prospect for 2010. |
| 14 |
|
Sam Bradford |
QB |
Oklahoma |
|
Will be in the top 10 picks and could easily be #1 overall. If you're gonna draft a rookie QB for your team, pick the one whose team also picked up some offensive line help. Rams and Bills both need starting QBs, but they both had terrible blocking in '09. |
| 15 |
|
Jimmy Clausen |
QB |
Notre Dame |
|
Second in passing efficiency, third in yards passing, sixth in TD passes. Good chance to be a Rams or Bills first round pick. |
| 16 |
|
Ryan Mathews |
RB |
Fresno State |
|
2nd in nation in rushing yards (1808) with 150 YPG. Of course, he ran for 144 and 2 TDs in a Bowl loss to Wyoming, so maybe you should take his stats with a grain of salt. |
| 17 |
|
Danario Alexander |
WR |
Missouri |
|
Fairly quiet for three years, then exploded for 1781 receiving yards (best in nation) and 14 TDs in his senior season. The monster season plus his 6'5" frame should equal a high draft position. |
| 18 |
|
Tim Tebow |
QB |
Florida |
|
Plenty of questions about what his role on an NFL team will be. If he's a Brad Smith-type hybrid player then his fantasy value will be minimal. |
| 19 |
|
Aaron Hernandez |
TE |
Florida |
|
All-American, won Mackey award for best TE, and led all TEs in catches and yards last year. Also had 111 and a TD in the Sugar Bowl. May be undersized for NFL, though. |
| 20 |
|
Joe McKnight |
RB |
USC |
|
Progressed in run game and was a consistent receiver. Missed Emerald Bowl due to possible NCAA rule violations, which may spark interest from Bengals. |
| 21 |
|
Jordan Shipley |
WR |
Texas |
|
Got better every year and capped his career with 10-144 and 2 TDs in the BCS Championship. May be limited to slot receiver in NFL. Just watched him win a hands competition on ESPN, if that matters to you. |
| 22 |
|
Jevan Snead |
QB |
Ole Miss |
|
Threw 20 INTs (vs. 20 TDs) this year including 3 in the Cotton Bowl (vs. zero TDs). For some reason he's supposedly a draft riser... |
| 23 |
|
Dezmon Briscoe |
WR |
Kansas |
|
Played very well for some bad Kansas teams the past two years and has an NFL frame. |
| 24 |
|
Montario Hardesty |
RB |
Tennessee |
|
Never did much before breaking out this year, and he was shut down in the Chick-fil-A Bowl (18-39, 1 TD). |
| 25 |
|
Colt McCoy |
QB |
Texas |
|
Performed at high level for four years, but may have gone higher in the Draft if he had come out last year. Should be back (from throwing shoulder injury suffered in BCS Championship) in time for Combine. |
| 26 |
|
Eric Decker |
WR |
Minnesota |
|
Missed last five games of season (foot) which will hurt his draft stock. This could lead to him being a "steal" in both the NFL Draft and fantasy drafts. |
| 27 |
|
Tony Pike |
QB |
Cincinnati |
|
Missed a few games with injury (broken arm) again this year. Came back to throw 3 TDs in the Sugar Bowl (after an awful Orange Bowl performance in '08), but they were all late in a blowout loss. |
| 28 |
|
Jeremy Williams |
WR |
Tulane |
|
Topped 1100 yards for the 3-win Green Wave this year, although 222 were in one game against McNeese St. |
| 29 |
|
Ben Tate |
RB |
Auburn |
|
Had a breakout Senior season with over 1300 yards, including 20-108 and 2 TDs in an Outback Bowl win. |
| 30 |
|
Rob Gronkowski |
TE |
Arizona |
|
Like Gresham he missed all of 2009 with injury (back). If he's not over his injury by training camp, consider taking Ed Dickson of Oregon instead. |
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