 Mike McCollom Draft Rankings-Defense (Updated April 23) Mike McCollom weighs in with his intiial rankings of the draft prospects on the defensive side of the ball in the 2008 NFL Draft. Cornerback 1. Antoine Cason- Arizona 2. Mike Jenkins- South Florida 3. Leodis McKelvin- Troy 4. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie- Tennessee State 5. Aqib Talib- Kansas 6. Tracy Porter- Indiana 7. Brandon Flowers- Virginia Tech 8. Justin King- Penn State 9. Patrick Lee- Auburn 10. Tyvon Branch- UCONN 11. Terrell Thomas- USC 12. Charles Godfrey- Iowa 13. Orlando Scandrick- Boise State 14. Antwaun Molden- Eastern Kentucky 15. Chevis Jackson- LSU 16. Jack Ikegwuonu- Wisonsin +++ 17. DeJuan Tribble- Boston College 18. Trae Williams- South Florida 19. Jack Williams- Kent State 20. Dwight Lowery- San Jose State 21. Zach Bowman- Nebraska 22. Terrence Wheatley- Colorado 23. Marcus Walker- Oklahoma 24. Jonathan Zenon- LSU 25. Glenn Sharpe- Miami (FL) Safety 1. Kenny Phillips- Miami (FL) 2. Tyrell Johnson- Arkansas State 3. DaJuan Morgan- North Carolina State 4. Reggie Smith- Oklahoma 5. Thomas DeCoud- California 6. Simeon Castille- Alabama 7. Tom Zbikowski- Notre Dame 8. Quintin Demps- UTEP 9. Josh Barrett- Arizona State 10. Jamar Adams- Michigan 11. Craig Steltz- LSU 12. Marcus Griffin- Texas 13. Jonathan Hefney- Tennessee 14. Jamie Silva- Boston College 15. Michael Grant- Arkansas 16. DJ Wolfe- Oklahoma 17. David Roach- TCU 18. DJ Parker- Virginia Tech 19. Bobbie Williams- Bethune-Cookman 20. Chris Horton- UCLA 21. Darien Williams- Oklahoma 22. Dominique Barber- Minnesota 23. Dennis Keyes- UCLA 24. Haruki Nakamura- Cincinnati 25. Pig Brown- Missouri Inside Linebacker 1. Dan Connor- Penn State 2. Curtis Lofton- Oklahoma 3. Jerod Mayo- Tennessee 4. Philip Wheeler- Georgia Tech 5. Beau Bell- UNLV 6. Tavares Gooden- Miami (FL) 7. Jonathan Goff- Vanderbilt 8. J Leman- Illinois 9. Spencer Larsen- Arizona 10. Ben Moffitt- South Florida 11. Jolonn Dunbar- Boston College 12. Vince Hall- Virginia Tech 13. Jameel McClain- Syracuse 14. Rodrick Johnson- Oklahoma State 15. Josh Johnson- Marshall Outside Linebacker 1. Keith Rivers- USC 2. Cliff Avril- Purdue 3. Erin Henderson- Maryland 4. Xavier Adibi- Virginia Tech 5. Shawn Crable- Michigan 6. Wesley Woodyard- Kentucky 7. Jordan Dizon- Colorado 8. Ali Highsmith- LSU 9. Brian Kehl- BYU 10. Geno Hayes- Florida State 11. Gary Guyton- Georgia Tech 12. Marcus Howard- Georgia 13. Stanford Keigler- Purdue 14. Bruce Davis- UCLA 15. Ezra Butler- Nevada 16. Larry Grant- Ohio State 17. Malik Jackson- Louisville 18. Curtis Gatewood- Vanderbilt 19. Steve Octavien- Nebraska 20. Bo Ruud- Nebraska 21. Lamar Miles- Louisville Defensive Tackle 1. Glenn Dorsey- LSU 2. Sedrick Ellis- USC 3. Trevor Laws- Notre Dame 4. Kentwan Balmer- North Carolina 5. Pat Sims- Auburn 6. Dre Moore- Maryland 7. Marcus Harrison- Arkansas 8. Ahtyba Rubin- DT Iowa State 9. Red Bryant- Texas A&M 10. Frank Okam- Texas 11. DeMario Pressley- North Carolina State 12. Letroy Guion- Florida State 13. Andre Fluellen- Florida State 14. Carlton Powell- Virginia Tech 15. Keilen Dykes- West Virginia 16. Nick Hayden- Wisconsin 17. Maurice Murray- New Mexico State 18. Bryan Mattison- Iowa 19. Jason Shirley- Fresno State 21. Derek Lokey- Texas 21. Barry Booker- Virginia Tech Defensive End 1. Chris Long- Virginia 2. Vernon Gholston- Ohio State 3. Derek Harvey- Florida 4. Quentin Groves- Auburn 5. Phillip Merling- Clemson 6. Calais Campbell- Miami (FL) 7. Lawrence Jackson- USC 8. Jason Jones- Eastern Michigan 9. Jeremy Thompson- Wake Forest 10. Chris Ellis- Virginia Tech 11. Darrell Robertson- Georgia Tech 12. Wallace Gilberry- Alabama 13. Jonny Dingle- West Virginia 14. Ken Iwebema- Iowa 15. Kendall Langford- Hampton 16. Tommy Blake- TCU 17. Chris Harrington- Texas A&M 18. Jonal Saint-Dic- Michigan State 19. Jeremy Geathers- UNLV 20. Louis Holmes- Arizona 21. Titus Brown Miss State 22. Chase Ortiz- TCU 23. Kroy Beirman- Montana 24. Adamm Oliver- Georgia Tech
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