Mayock's position-by-position rankings

[Pragmatic Bus]

Mayock's position-by-position rankings

By Mike Mayock

Special to NFL.com

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NFL Network draft expert Mike Mayock has put together his positional rankings for the 2007 NFL Draft:

Updated April 5

* -- New additions

^ -- Moved up

@ -- Moved down

Mayock's Top Quarterbacks 2007 NFL Draft

1. JaMarcus Russell, Jr -- LSU

2. Brady Quinn, Sr -- Notre Dame

3. Drew Stanton, Sr -- Michigan State

4. John Beck, Sr -- BYU

5. Trent Edwards, Sr -- Stanford

Draft Facts: Quarterbacks Last 6 Years

1st Round Picks -- 3 Per Year

1st Day Picks -- 5.2 Per Year

Total # Drafted -- 13.8 per year

Mayock's Top Running Backs 2007 NFL Draft

1. Adrian Peterson, Jr -- Oklahoma

2. Marshawn Lynch, Jr -- Cal

3. Brian Leonard (FB), Sr -- Rutgers

4. Lorenzo Booker, Sr -- Florida State

5. Antonio Pittman, Jr -- Ohio State

Draft Facts: Running Backs Last 6 Years

1st Round Picks -- 2.8 Per Year

1st Day Picks -- 8 Per Year

Total # Drafted -- 22 per year

Mayock's Top Tight Ends 2007 NFL Draft

1. Greg Olsen, Jr -- Miami, Fla.

2. Zach Miller, Jr -- Arizona State

3. Ben Patrick, Sr -- Delaware

4. Martrez Milner, Sr -- Georgia

5. Scott Chandler, Sr -- Iowa

Rising: Michael Allan, Sr -- Whitworth

Draft Facts: Tight Ends Last 6 Years

1st Round Picks -- 1.7 Per Year

1st Day Picks -- 5.5 Per Year

Total # Drafted -- 15.3 per year

Mayock's Top Wide Receivers 2007 NFL Draft

1. Calvin Johnson, Jr -- Georgia Tech

2. Ted Ginn Jr, Jr -- Ohio State

3. Dwayne Bowe, Sr -- LSU ^

4. Robert Meachem, Jr -- Tennessee @

5. Anthony Gonzalez, Jr -- Ohio State

Draft Facts: Wide Recievers Last 6 Years

1st Round Picks -- 4.3 Per Year

1st Day Picks -- 12.5 Per Year

Total # Drafted -- 33.5 per year

Mayock's Top Guards 2007 NFL Draft

1. Ben Grubbs, Sr -- Auburn

2. Justin Blalock (OT), Sr -- Texas

3. Arron Sears (OT), Sr -- Tennessee

4. Marshal Yanda (OT), Sr -- Iowa

5. Joshua Beekman, Sr -- Boston College

Draft Facts: Guards Last 6 Years

1st Round Picks -- .83 Per Year

1st Day Picks -- 4 Per Year

Total # Drafted -- 14.2 per year

Mayock's Top Centers 2007 NFL Draft

1. Ryan Kalil, Sr -- USC

2. Samson Satele, Sr -- Hawaii

3. Leroy Harris, Sr -- NC State

4. Doug Datish, Sr -- Ohio State

5. Dan Mozes, Sr -- WVU

Draft Facts: Centers Last 6 Years

1st Round Picks -- .5 Per Year

1st Day Picks -- 3 Per Year

Total # Drafted -- 8.8 per year

Mayock's Top Offensive Tackles 2007 NFL Draft

1. Joe Thomas, Sr -- Wisconsin

2. Levi Brown, Sr -- Penn State

3. Joe Staley, Sr -- Central Michigan

4. James Marten -- Boston College

5. Tony Ugoh, Sr -- Arkansas

Draft Facts: Offensive Tackles Last 6 Years

1st Round Picks -- 2.5 Per Year

1st Day Picks -- 7.2 Per Year

Total # Drafted -- 21.2 per year

Mayock's Top Defensive Tackles 2007 NFL Draft

1. Amobi Okoye, Sr -- Louisville

2. Alan Branch, Jr -- Michigan

3. Justin Harrell, Sr -- Tennessee

4. Ray McDonald, Sr -- Florida

5. Tank Tyler, Sr -- NC State

Draft Facts: Defensive Tackles Last 6 Years

1st Round Picks -- 4 Per Year

1st Day Picks -- 8 Per Year

Total # Drafted -- 21 per year

Mayock's Top Defensive Ends 2007 NFL Draft

1. Gaines Adams, Sr -- Clemson

2. Adam Carriker, Sr -- Nebraska

3. Jamaal Anderson, Jr -- Arkansas

4. Jarvis Moss, Jr -- Florida

5. Anthony Spencer (OLB), Sr -- Purdue

Draft Facts: Defensive Ends Last 6 Years

1st Round Picks -- 4 Per Year

1st Day Picks -- 9.5 Per Year

Total # Drafted -- 23.7 per year

Mayock's Top Inside Linebackers 2007 NFL Draft

1. Patrick Willis, Sr -- Ole Miss

2. David Harris, Sr -- Michigan

3. Brandon Siler, Jr -- Florida ^

4. Buster Davis, Sr -- Florida State @

5. Justin Durant (OLB), Jr -- Hampton

Mayock's Top Outside Linebackers 2007 NFL Draft

1. Jon Beason (ILB), Jr -- Miami, Fla.

2. Lawrence Timmons, Jr -- Florida State

3. Paul Posluszny, Sr -- Penn State

4. Stewart Bradley, Sr -- Nebraska

5. Stephen Nicholas, Sr -- South Florida

Draft Facts: Linebackers Last 6 Years

1st Round Picks 2.3 Per Year

1st Day Picks 13.2 Per Year

Total # Drafted 29 per year

Mayock's Top Cornerbacks 2007 NFL Draft

1. Leon Hall, Sr -- Michigan

2. Chris Houston, Jr -- Arkansas

3. Darrelle Revis, Jr -- Pitt

4. Aaron Ross, Sr -- Texas

5. Eric Wright, Jr -- UNLV

Draft Facts: Cornerbacks Last 6 Years

1st Round Picks -- 6 Per Year

1st Day Picks -- 20.7 Per Year

Total # Drafted -- 49 per year

Mayock's Top Safeties 2007 NFL Draft

1. LaRon Landry, Sr -- LSU

2. Brandon Meriweather, Sr -- Miami, Fla.

3. Reggie Nelson, Jr -- Florida

4. Michael Griffin, Sr -- Texas

5. Tanard Jackson, Sr -- Syracuse*

[Clemens&theJets]

um ok

[oktaren]

um ok

what, ya dont like draft talk?

[Pragmatic Bus]

in the last 6 years there have been less than one guard taken in the first round

you can get quality OL in later rounds

Mayock's Top Guards 2007 NFL Draft

1. Ben Grubbs, Sr -- Auburn

2. Justin Blalock (OT), Sr -- Texas

3. Arron Sears (OT), Sr -- Tennessee

4. Marshal Yanda (OT), Sr -- Iowa

5. Joshua Beekman, Sr -- Boston College

Draft Facts: Guards Last 6 Years

1st Round Picks -- .83 Per Year

1st Day Picks -- 4 Per Year

Total # Drafted -- 14.2 per year

[rick34125]

in the last 6 years there have been less than one guard taken in the first round you can get quality OL in later rounds

not so fast. that only means that OL are not generally premium players to go in the first round. i would like to know historically how well 1st round OL have performed.

Go Nick:superman: n' Brick:superman: !!

[Pragmatic Bus]

not so fast. that only means that OL are not generally premium players to go in the first round. i would like to know historically how well 1st round OL have performed.

Go Nick:superman: n' Brick:superman: !!

first off i'm not talking about OL i'm talking about guards. and the only allpro was hutchingson

[James Hasty]

in the last 6 years there have been less than one guard taken in the first round

you can get quality OL in later rounds

Less than one guard = zero.

You know this is not true.

.83 per year X 6 Years = 5 guards taken in the first round in the last six years.

Why are you posting your opinion as if it were fact?

[James Hasty]

first off i'm not talking about OL i'm talking about guards. and the only allpro was hutchingson

Shaun Andrews for the Eagles was taken 16th overall and mae the pro bowl at guard last year.

Again, you are posting incorrect information.

Why are you making up facts to support this bogus arguement?

[Pragmatic Bus]

Less than one guard = zero.

You know this is not true.

.83 per year X 6 Years = 5 guards taken in the first round in the last six years.

Why are you posting your opinion as if it were fact?

i posted the facts and opinion separately

Shaun Andrews for the Eagles was taken 16th overall and mae the pro bowl at guard last year.

Again, you are posting incorrect information.

Why are you making up facts to support this bogus arguement?

thats my opinion and hutchingson is the only all pro i see, andrew has been to one pro bowl so i dont consider him all pro

[Pragmatic Bus]

justin miller went to the pro bowl is he an allpro

there should be a limit on retardness

[PeterNorth09]

You can get a good O-line player anywhere in the draft. Last year 's best LT was taken in the 2nd round and last year's best Guard was taken in the 4th round. However, this year's draft is not as deep at the O-line positions as last year's draft which is why I'm not opposed to drafting Blalock in round 1.

[Pragmatic Bus]

You can get a good O-line player anywhere in the draft. Last year 's best LT was taken in the 2nd round and last year's best Guard was taken in the 4th round. However, this year's draft is not as deep at the O-line positions as last year's draft which is why I'm not opposed to drafting Blalock in round 1.

blalock is not even the best guard in the draft