Mel Kiper's Big Board 1/18/08 w/ Juniors

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Mel's Big Board

<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=3 border=0><TBODY><TR class=stathead><TD width="35%">Player</TD><TD width="10%">Yr.</TD><TD width="10%">Pos.</TD><TD width="35%">School</TD><TD width="10%">Chg.</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>1. Darren McFadden</TD><TD>Jr.</TD><TD>RB</TD><TD>Arkansas</TD><TD align=middle>http://assets.espn.go.com/i/kiper/up_arrow.gif</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>2. Glenn Dorsey</TD><TD>Sr.</TD><TD>DT</TD><TD>LSU</TD><TD align=middle>http://assets.espn.go.com/i/kiper/down_arrow.gif</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>3. Jake Long</TD><TD>Sr.</TD><TD>OT</TD><TD>Michigan</TD><TD align=middle>http://assets.espn.go.com/i/kiper/down_arrow.gif</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>4. Chris Long</TD><TD>Sr.</TD><TD>DE</TD><TD>Virginia</TD><TD align=middle>http://assets.espn.go.com/i/kiper/down_arrow.gif</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>5. Sedrick Ellis</TD><TD>Sr.</TD><TD>DT</TD><TD>USC</TD><TD align=middle>http://assets.espn.go.com/i/kiper/down_arrow.gif</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>6. Matt Ryan</TD><TD>Sr.</TD><TD>QB</TD><TD>Boston College</TD><TD align=middle>http://assets.espn.go.com/i/kiper/down_arrow.gif</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>7. Ryan Clady</TD><TD>Jr.</TD><TD>OT</TD><TD>Boise St.</TD><TD align=middle>http://assets.espn.go.com/i/kiper/up_arrow.gif</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>8. Aqib Talib</TD><TD>Jr.</TD><TD>CB</TD><TD>Kansas</TD><TD align=middle>http://assets.espn.go.com/i/kiper/up_arrow.gif</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>9. Vernon Gholston</TD><TD>Jr.</TD><TD>DE</TD><TD>Ohio St.</TD><TD align=middle>http://assets.espn.go.com/i/kiper/up_arrow.gif</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>10. DeSean Jackson</TD><TD>Jr.</TD><TD>WR</TD><TD>California</TD><TD align=middle>http://assets.espn.go.com/i/kiper/up_arrow.gif</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>11. Calais Campbell</TD><TD>Jr.</TD><TD>DE</TD><TD>Miami</TD><TD align=middle>http://assets.espn.go.com/i/kiper/up_arrow.gif</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>12. Sam Baker</TD><TD>Sr.</TD><TD>OT</TD><TD>USC</TD><TD align=middle>http://assets.espn.go.com/i/kiper/down_arrow.gif</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>13. Kentwan Balmer</TD><TD>Sr.</TD><TD>DT</TD><TD>UNC</TD><TD align=middle>http://assets.espn.go.com/i/kiper/down_arrow.gif</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>14. Felix Jones</TD><TD>Jr.</TD><TD>RB</TD><TD>Arkansas</TD><TD align=middle>http://assets.espn.go.com/i/kiper/up_arrow.gif</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>15. Brian Brohm</TD><TD>Sr.</TD><TD>QB</TD><TD>Louisville</TD><TD align=middle>http://assets.espn.go.com/i/kiper/down_arrow.gif</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>16. Jonathan Stewart</TD><TD>Jr.</TD><TD>RB</TD><TD>Oregon</TD><TD align=middle>http://assets.espn.go.com/i/kiper/up_arrow.gif</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>17. Kenny Phillips</TD><TD>Jr.</TD><TD>S</TD><TD>Miami</TD><TD align=middle>http://assets.espn.go.com/i/kiper/up_arrow.gif</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>18. Dan Connor</TD><TD>Sr.</TD><TD>LB</TD><TD>Penn St.</TD><TD align=middle>http://assets.espn.go.com/i/kiper/down_arrow.gif</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>19. Mike Jenkins</TD><TD>Sr.</TD><TD>CB</TD><TD>South Florida</TD><TD align=middle>http://assets.espn.go.com/i/kiper/down_arrow.gif</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>20. Rashard Mendenhall</TD><TD>Jr.</TD><TD>RB</TD><TD>Illinois</TD><TD align=middle>http://assets.espn.go.com/i/kiper/up_arrow.gif</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>21. Reggie Smith</TD><TD>Jr.</TD><TD>CB</TD><TD>Oklahoma</TD><TD align=middle>http://assets.espn.go.com/i/kiper/up_arrow.gif</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>22. Keith Rivers</TD><TD>Sr.</TD><TD>LB</TD><TD>USC</TD><TD align=middle>http://assets.espn.go.com/i/kiper/down_arrow.gif</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>23. Pat Sims</TD><TD>Jr.</TD><TD>DT</TD><TD>Auburn</TD><TD align=middle>http://assets.espn.go.com/i/kiper/up_arrow.gif</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>24. Fred Davis</TD><TD>Sr.</TD><TD>TE</TD><TD>USC</TD><TD align=middle>http://assets.espn.go.com/i/kiper/down_arrow.gif</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>25. Leodis McKelvin</TD><TD>Sr.</TD><TD>CB</TD><TD>Troy</TD><TD align=middle>http://assets.espn.go.com/i/kiper/down_arrow.gif</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

[jaymitch84]

All the mocks I'm seeing have Mike Jenkins going before Talib...yet Talib is 8th and Jenkins is 19th on this board. Interesting.

[noah1120]

think Gholston could fall to us?

[wpod]

Based on that I'd definitely trade down. If Rivers, Sims, and Davis are all going to be available in the low 20s they could get as much as another 2nd and still get one of the better prospects vs team needs. What they do in FA will narrow the scope of that need but still. On the other hand, how often is Mel Kiper right?

Exactly.

[Mouldsie]

I love Talib but 8th is a little surprising

[LotteryPick]

Kiper is confusing to me. A lot.

Talib is too high in my opinion, though I like him. So is Felix Jones. He has never been an every-down back and he is that high.

Also, he dropped Harvey off his rankings? That's crazy.

[jamiezzz]

Truthfully, I personally think kiper can identify talent, but 2 days ago listening to him on espn radio,he said himself that mocks are a crock at this point in time until combine...he said u see one of these guys talking on tv, and thee stock goes up, and if u don't hear someones name for a couple weeks, his stock goes down....he said its just picking one of the teams needs at this point

[FknGvna]

Kiper is confusing to me. A lot.

Talib is too high in my opinion, though I like him. So is Felix Jones. He has never been an every-down back and he is that high.

Also, he dropped Harvey off his rankings? That's crazy.

At this point, it's the money talking. ESPN is the LAST place to get insight.