Mike McCollom Draft Rankings-Defense

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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