Mike Mayock's Top 5 Draft Prospects at Each Position

How do you begin to analyze the NFL Draft? First of all, we need some positional rankings so we have somewhere to start. Trusted NFL Scout and Analyst Mike Mayock has released his Post-Combine position rankings. I will eventually be putting together my own rankings, but this is a great place to begin for the first post of the blog! Please feel free to comment and mention other players who deserve consideration. While I am compiling a list of players, I don't want to leave anyone out. Again, these are Mike Mayock's rankings, not my own.

Quarterbacks

1. Geno Smith - WVU
2. Matt Barkley - USC
3. Mike Glennon - N.C. State
4. Ryan Nassib - Syracuse
5. Landry Jones - Oklahoma

Running Backs

1. Eddie Lacy - Alabama
2. Montee Ball - Wisconsin
3. Andre Ellington - Clemson
4. Giovani Bernard - North Carolina
5. Marcus Lattimore - South Carolina

Wide Receivers

1. Cordarrelle Patterson - Tennessee
2. Keenan Allen - California
3. Tavon Austin - WVU
4. Quinton Patton - Louisiana Tech
5. DeAndre Hopkins - Clemson

Tight Ends

1. Tyler Eifert - Notre Dame
2. Zach Ertz - Stanford
3. Gavin Escobar - San Diego State
4. Travis Kelce - Cincinnati
5. Vance McDonald - Rice

Offensive Tackles

1. Luke Joeckel - Texas A&M
2. Eric Fisher - Central Michigan
3. Lane Johnson - Oklahoma
4. DJ Fluker - Alabama
5. Menelik Watson - FSU & Justin Pugh - Syracuse

Guards

1. Chance Warmack - Alabama
2. Jonathan Cooper - North Carolina
3. Larry Warford - Kentucky
4. Kyle Long - Oregon
5. Brian Winters - Kent State

Centers

1. Travis Frederick - Wisconsin
2. Brian Schwenke - California
3. Barrett Jones - Alabama
4. Khaled Holmes - USC
5. Braxston Cave - Notre Dame

4-3 Defensive Ends

1. Bjoern Werner - FSU
2. Ezekiel Ansah - BYU
3. Damontrae Moore - Texas A&M
4. Sam Montgomery - LSU
5. Tank Carradine - FSU

3-4 Defensive Ends

1. Star Lotulelei - Utah
2. Margus Hunt - SMU
3. Datone Jones - UCLA
4. Jesse Williams - Alabama
5. William Gholston - Michigan State

4-3 Outside Linebackers

1. Jarvis Jones - Georgia
2. Khaseem Greene - Rutgers
3. Arthur Brown - Kansas State
4. Sio Moore - Connecticut
5. Chase Thomas - Stanford

3-4 Outside Linebackers

1. Dion Jordan - Oregon
2. Jamie Collins - Southern Mississippi
3. Barkevious Mingo - LSU
4. Michael Buchanan - Illinois
5. Corey Lemonier - Auburn

Inside Linebackers

1. Alec Ogletree - Georgia
2. Manti Te'o - Notre Dame
3. Kevin Minter - LSU
4. Kevin Reddick - North Carolina
5. Kiko Alonso - Oregon

Cornerbacks

1. Dee Milliner - Alabama
2. Xavier Rhodes - FSU
3. Desmond Trufant - Washington
4. Blidi Wreh-Wilson - Connecticut
5. B.W. Webb - William & Mary

Safeties

1. Kenny Vaccaro - Texas
2. Matt Elam - Florida
3. Jonathan Cyprien - Florida International
4. Eric Reid - LSU
5. Shamarko Thomas - Syracuse