Mike Mayock’s top 100 list has some shockers; Khalil Mack is #1
Mike Mayock is one of the best and well rounded NFL Draft Analysts in the industry, but his top guy is a shocker to many. This is an amazing top 10 list, especially when it has Johnny Football at number 10. I think Mayock is about right, and would not be surprised to see some crazy things happen on Thursday on the first day of the draft.
1. Khalil Mack, LB, Buffalo
2. Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina
3. Greg Robinson, OT, Auburn
4. Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson
5. Jake Matthews, OT, Texas A&M
6. Taylor Lewan, OT, Michigan
7. Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M
8. Eric Ebron, TE, North Carolina
9. Zack Martin, OT, Notre Dame
10. Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
11. C.J. Mosley, LB, Alabama
12. Aaron Donald, DT, Pittsburgh
13. Kyle Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech
14. Anthony Barr, LB, UCLA
15. Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida
16. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, S, Alabama
17. Odell Beckham, WR, LSU
18. Ryan Shazier, LB, Ohio State
19. Darqueze Dennard, CB, Michigan State
20. Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State
21. Brandin Cooks, WR, Oregon State
22. Calvin Pryor, S, Louisville
23. Justin Gilbert, CB, Oklahoma State
24. Cyrus Kouandjio, OT, Alabama
25. Bradley Roby, CB, Ohio State
26. Kelvin Benjamin, WR, Florida State
27. Bishop Sankey, RB, Washington
28. Marqise Lee, WR, USC
29. Jason Verrett, CB, TCU
30. Stanley Jean-Baptiste, CB, Nebraska
31. Carlos Hyde, RB, Ohio State
32. Jace Amaro, TE, Texas Tech
33. Stephon Tuitt, DE, Notre Dame
34. Marcus Martin, C, USC
35. Timmy Jernigan, DT, Florida State
36. Louis Nix, DT, Notre Dame
37. Dee Ford, DE, Auburn
38. Jimmy Garoppolo, QB, Eastern Illinois
39. Joel Bitonio, OT, Nevada
40. Zach Mettenberger, QB, LSU
41. Demarcus Lawrence, LB, Boise State
42. Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville
43. Deone Bucannon, S, Washington State
44. Xavier Su’a-Filo, G, UCLA
45. Kony Ealy, DE, Missouri
46. Scott Crichton, DE, Oregon State
47. Morgan Moses, OT, Virginia
48. Ra’Shede Hageman, DT, Minnesota
49. Jeremy Hill, RB, LSU
50. Cody Latimer, WR, Indiana
51. Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TE, Washington
52. Davante Adams, WR, Fresno State
53. Marcus Smith, LB, Louisville
54. Jimmie Ward, S, Northern Illinois
55. Tre Mason, RB, Auburn
56. Kyle Van Noy, LB, BYU
57. Jarvis Landry, WR, LSU
58. Troy Niklas, TE, Notre Dame
59. Jack Mewhort, OT, Ohio State
60. Ja’Wuan James, OT, Tennessee
61. Trent Murphy, LB, Stanford
62. Weston Richburg, C, Colorado State
63. Trai Turner, G, LSU
64. Dominique Easley, DT, Florida
65. Lamarcus Joyner, S, Florida State
66. Bashaud Breeland, CB, Clemson
67. AJ McCarron, QB, Alabama
68. Pierre Desir, CB, Lindenwood
69. Ed Stinson, DE, Alabama
70. Jordan Matthews, WR, Vanderbilt
71. Gabe Jackson, G, Mississippi State
72. Telvin Smith, LB, Florida State
73. Will Clarke, DE, West Virginia
74. Andre Williams, RB, Boston College
75. C.J. Fiedorowicz, TE, Iowa
76. Brent Urban, DE, Virginia
77. Allen Robinson, WR, Penn State
78. Devonta Freeman, RB, Florida State
79. Ego Ferguson, DT, LSU
80. Jeremiah Attaochu, LB, Georgia Tech
81. Terrence Brooks, S, Florida State
82. Chris Borland, LB, Wisconsin
83. Bruce Ellington, WR, South Carolina
84. Keith McGill, CB, Utah
85. Marqueston Huff, S, Wyoming
86. Jaylen Watkins, CB, Florida
87. Martavis Bryant, WR, Clemson
88. Kareem Martin, DE, North Carolina
89. Justin Ellis, DT, Louisiana Tech
90. Tom Savage, QB, Pittsburgh
91. Terrance West, RB, Towson
92. Paul Richardson, WR, Colorado
93. Aaron Colvin, CB, Oklahoma
94. Dontae Johnson, CB, N.C. State
95. Donte Moncrief, WR, Ole Miss
96. Preston Brown, LB, Louisville
97. DaQuan Jones, DT, Penn State
98. Aaron Murray, QB, Georgia
99. Charles Sims, RB, West Virginia
100. Brandon Thomas, G, Clemson
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