DJ Boyer 2009 Draft Rankings-Defense 1.0

DJ Boyer 2009 Draft Rankings-Defense 1.0

Football.com draft expert DJ Boyer weighs in with his early evaluations of the talent in the 2009 NFL Draft with his first rankings of the players on the defensive side of the ball.

CORNERBACKS

1 Malcolm Jenkins Jr. Ohio State 6-1 205
2 Mike Mickens Jr. Cincinnati 5-11 175
3 Victor Harris Jr. Virginia Tech 6-0 205
4 Randy Phillips Jr. Miami (Fla.) 6-0 195
5 Alphonso Smith Jr. Wake Forest 5-9 195
6 Darren Banks Jr. West Liberty State 5-11 185
7 Londen Fryar Jr. Western Michigan 5-11 195
8 Joe Burnett Jr. Central Florida 5-11 185
9 Morgan Trent Jr. Michigan 6-1 195
10 Mark Parson Jr. Ohio 5-10 195

SAFETIES

1 Michael Hamlin Jr. Clemson 6-3 200
2 Nic Harris Jr. Oklahoma 6-3 225
3 Will Moore Jr. Missouri 6-1 215
4 Courtney Greene Jr. Rutgers 6-1 205
5 Patrick Chung Jr. Oregon 5-11 215
6 Derek Peques Jr. Mississippi State 5-10 200
7 Chris Clemons Jr. Clemson 6-1 205
8 Kevin Ellison Jr. USC 6-1 220
9 Anthony Reddick Jr. Miami (Fla.) 6-0 205
10 Rashad Johnson Jr. Alabama 6-0 190

DEFENSIVE ENDS

1 Tyson Jackson Jr. LSU 6-5 290
2 Antwain Robinson Jr. Arkansas 6-3 255
3 Micheal Johnson Jr. Georgia Tech 6-7 250
4 Eric Moncur Jr. Miami (Fla.) 6-2 260
5 Brian Orakpo Jr. Texas 6-4 255
6 Jamaal Westermann Jr. Rutgers 6-3 255
7 Mitch King Jr. Iowa 6-3 265
8 Kirston Pittman Jr. LSU 6-3 255
9 Pannel Egboh Jr. Stanford 6-6 280
10 Derek Walker Jr. Illinois 6-4 275

DEFENSIVE TACKLES

1 Fila Moala Jr. USC 6-4 305
2 Terrence Taylor Jr. Michigan 6-0 310
3 Jeff Owens Jr. Georgia 6-3 295
4 George Hypolite Jr. Colorado 6-1 290
5 Demonte Bolden Jr. Tennessee 6-6 300
6 Myron Pryor Jr. Kentucky 6-1 315
7 B.J. Raji Jr. Boston College 6-2 340
8 Roy Miller Jr. Texas 6-2 300
9 Jerry Peria Jr. Mississippi 6-2 310
10 Marlon Favorite Jr. LSU 6-1 295

INSIDE LINEBACKERS

1 James Laurinaitis Jr. Ohio State 6-3 245
2 Ray Maualuga Jr. USC 6-3 250
3 Darry Beckwith Jr. LSU 6-1 235
4 Jasper Brinkley Jr. South Carolina 6-2 260
5 Dave Philistin Jr. Maryland 6-2 235

OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS

1 Sean Lee Jr. Penn State 6-2 235
2 Brian Cushing Jr. USC 6-4 245
3 Ian Campbell Jr. Kansas State 6-4 245
4 Marcus Freeman Jr. Ohio State 6-2 245
5 Tim Jamison Jr. Michigan 6-3 250
6 Matt Shaughnessy Jr. Wisconsin 6-5 245
7 Aaron Curry Jr. Wake Forest 6-3 240
8 Larry English Jr. Northern Illinois 6-2 245
9 Albert McClellan Jr. Marshall 6-2 235
10 Anthony Heygood Jr. Purdue 6-2 230

PUNTERS

1 Kevin Huber Jr. Cincinnati 6-1 220
2 Britton Colquitt Jr. Tennessee 6-3 200
3 Thomas Morestead Jr. SMU 6-4 215

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