Underclassmen In 2010 Draft
The deadline for college players with eligibility remaining to declare for the NFL Draft has now passed.
While there are certainly going to be names that come in the next few days, we have the list of players who have made themselves available.
And, right now it looks like at least half of the first round will be underclassmen. The total may go as high as 20 once the draft rolls around in April. There’s a lot of defensive talent in the first round thanks to the underclassmen, including Florida CB Joe Haden (left).
NFL teams have plenty of information on most of the top-ranked players, but there are some players leaving early that have very slim files in the personnel departments. But from what we can tell by talking with scouts and personnel types, here’s where these underclassmen rank right now before finally evaluations. These names are in alphabetical order:
1st Round/Top 10 picks
Eric Berry |
S |
Tennessee |
6-0 |
205 |
Sam Bradford |
QB |
Oklahoma |
6-4 |
223 |
Joe Haden |
CB |
Florida |
5-11 |
190 |
Rolando McClain |
LB |
Alabama |
6-4 |
255 |
Gerald McCoy |
DT |
Oklahoma |
6-4 |
295 |
Derrick Morgan |
DE |
Georgia Tech |
6-4 |
272 |
1st Round/Second 10 picks
Navarro Bowman |
OLB |
Penn State |
6-1 |
232 |
Dez Bryant |
WR |
Oklahoma State |
6-2 |
220 |
Jimmy Clausen |
QB |
Notre Dame |
6-2 |
223 |
Carlos Dunlap |
DE |
Florida |
6-6 |
290 |
Jermaine Gresham |
TE |
Oklahoma |
6-6 |
261 |
Brian Price |
DT |
UCLA |
6-2 |
300 |
Earl Thomas |
S |
Texas |
5-10 |
197 |
1st round/Third 10 picks
Brian Bulaga |
G |
Iowa |
6-6 |
312 |
Anthony Davis |
OT |
Rutgers |
6-6 |
325 |
Jahvid Best |
RB |
California |
5-10 |
195 |
Jonathan Dwyer |
RB |
Georgia Tech |
5-11 |
235 |
Everson Griffen |
DE |
Southern Cal |
6-3 |
278 |
Aaron Hernandez |
TE |
Florida |
6-2 |
250 |
Chad Jones |
S |
LSU |
6-3 |
230 |
Jason Pierre-Paul |
DE |
South Florida |
6-6 |
265 |
2nd Round
Arrelious Benn |
WR |
Illinois |
6-2 |
220 |
Dezmon Briscoe |
WR |
Kansas |
6-3 |
200 |
Morgan Burnett |
FS |
Georgia |
6-1 |
210 |
Bruce Campbell |
T |
Iowa |
6-7 |
310 |
Toby Gerhart |
RB |
Stanford |
6-1 |
235 |
Thaddeus Gibson |
DE |
Ohio State |
6-2 |
240 |
Kareem Jackson |
CB |
Alabama |
5-11 |
192 |
Reshad Jones |
SS |
Georgia |
6-2 |
212 |
Maurkice Pouncey |
C/G |
Florida |
6-5 |
318 |
Golden Tate |
WR |
Notre Dame |
5-11 |
195 |
Donovan Warren |
CB |
Michigan |
6-0 |
185 |
Damian Williams |
WR |
Southern Cal |
6-1 |
195 |
Major Wright |
S |
Florida |
6-0 |
204 |
3rd Round
Chris Bell |
WR |
Norfolk State | 6-2 | 210 |
Dominique Franks |
CB |
Oklahoma | 6-0 | 192 |
Rob Gronkowski |
TE |
Arizona | 6-6 | 265 |
Joe McKnight |
RB |
Southern Cal | 6-0 | 190 |
Amari Spievey |
CB |
Iowa | 6-0 | 190 |
Demaryius Thomas |
WR |
Georgia Tech | 6-3 | 229 |
Mike Williams |
WR |
Syracuse | 6-2 | 212 |
The Rest
Toney Baker |
WR |
North Carolina St. |
5-10 |
225 |
Kevin Basped |
DE |
Nevada |
6-6 |
240 |
Antonio Brown |
WR |
Central Michigan |
5-10 |
179 |
Rennie Curran |
OLB |
Georgia |
5-11 |
225 |
Clifton Geathers |
DE |
South Carolina |
6-8 |
281 |
Jerome Hayes |
DE |
Penn State |
6-2 |
250 |
Stafon Johnson |
RB |
Southern Cal |
5-11 |
215 |
Darius Marshall |
RB |
Marshall |
5-10 |
189 |
Shawnbrey McNeal |
RB |
SMU |
5-10 |
190 |
Carlton Mitchell |
WR |
South Florida |
6-4 |
212 |
Jevan Snead |
QB |
Mississippi |
6-3 |
215 |
Jason Worilds |
DE |
Virginia Tech |
6-2 |
252 |
I really hope that we won’t be reaching too much in this year’s draft I still firmly believe we could have moved at 8 or 9 and gotten exactly what we wanted. Either way, it’s over and now we must look to 2010 draft.
Weis and Crennel will have plenty of time to sit around and watch film of this year’s Chiefs. They will get more than a month before even free agency starts so it’s not like we’re going to be caught with our pants down on this one. The team will be fully ready to sign who we need and to scout the rookies that matter most on our board. After April has been said and done, we will be rating each team’s draft on Bobgretz.com and the Chiefs will be in the top 5 offseasons.
I can’t wait to see our second round picks. we have 36 and 52. Those are worth 540 and 400 points respectively in the draft points chart. That means both those picks are worth a round 1 pick 17th pick.. what do you guys think? get two potential starters in second round, or get a sure-fire top tier talent at the bottom of the first round?
Cannot agrue enough about the draft. First I want Haley to get his kind of player, then I want OC and DC to get their kind of player. There are so many empty spots the combinations could please everyone and nobody at the same time.
What I do not want is a repeat of last years draft. A 4-12 team does not need to get players who need years to develope. It is flat stupid to say this team needs years to put better players on the field.
Sorry do not know names but Pioli better do his thing and get better supporting players for Haley.
PS No more LSU players, seem to be system kids not individuals who can play.
Sitting at #5 overall presents a chance for a trade down to those teams wanting to move up for a QB, especially. Dropping down to, say, Buffalo’s slot and picking up another pick or two would not be a bad scenario, but not too far down.
The evaluation of talent is obviously the key to any draft and if the Chiefs have hopes of more wins in 2010, highly astute evaluation has to be the order of the day.
I think this year we will be better prepared because there is no wait to hire a head coach and add a whole new staff. Weis, Crennel, Haley, and Pioli will be able to get off to a head start in terms of evaluating the personnel and craft a game plan for FA and the draft. The biggest thing is watching how the CBA plays out as that will have an effect on how the Chiefs draft. Hopefully, it gets resolved so that we can go about fixing the team and contending in 2010.