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Brown new leader at RB

By Mel Kiper Jr., Special to ESPN Insider

The Combine has come and gone and results out of Indianapolis have done little to shuffle my rankings of the top five NFL prospects at each position.

The top spot at running back, and the No. 1 position on my Big Board of the top 25 overall prospects, now belongs to Ronnie Brown of Auburn, but no other position had a change at the top of the list. California running back J.J. Arrington is back in the rankings after a strong showing at the Combine, while Alabama guard Evan Mathis, Bowling Green guard Scott Mruczkowski, Georgia defensive end David Pollack and Virginia Tech safety Vincent Fuller are all back in the mix as well.

Three players make their debuts this week: Portland State tight end Tony Curtis, Northwestern defensive tackle Luis Castillo and Nebraska cornerback Fabian Washington. Read on to find out how things fall into order.

OFFENSE

Quarterback

1. Alex Smith (jr.), Utah (same)

2. Aaron Rodgers (jr.), California (same)

3. Jason Campbell, Auburn (same)

4. Charlie Frye, Akron (same)

5. Kyle Orton, Purdue (same)

Running Back

1. Ronnie Brown, Auburn (2)

2. Cedric Benson, Texas (1)

3. Carnell Williams, Auburn (same)

4. Vernand Morency (jr.), Oklahoma State (same)

5. J.J. Arrington, California (unranked)

DROPPED Eric Shelton (jr.), Louisville (5)

Fullback

1. Paul Jefferson, Penn State (same)

2. Branden Joe, Ohio State (same)

3. Kyle Eckel, Navy (same)

4. Kevin Dudley, Michigan (same)

5. Keith Joseph, Texas A&M (same)

Wide receiver

1. Braylon Edwards, Michigan (same)

2. Mike Williams (jr.), USC (same)

3. Roddy White, UAB (4)

4. Troy Williamson (jr.), South Carolina (3)

5. Mark Clayton, Oklahoma (same)

Tight End

1. Heath Miller (jr.), Virginia (same)

2. Alex Smith, Stanford (same)

3. Adam Bergen, Lehigh (same)

4. Tony Curtis, Portland State (unranked)

5. Steve Fleming, Arizona (4)

DROPPED

Kevin Everett, Miami (5)

Tackle

1. Alex Barron, Florida State (same)

2. Khalif Barnes, Washington (same)

3. Jammal Brown, Oklahoma (same)

4. Adam Snyder, Oregon (5)

5. Adam Terry, Syracuse (4)

Guard

1. Marcus Johnson, Ole Miss (same)

2. Chris Kemoeatu, Utah (same)

3. Logan Mankins, Fresno State (same)

4. Elton Brown, Virginia (same)

5. Evan Mathis, Alabama (unranked)

DROPPED

Dan Buenning, Wisconsin (5)

Center

1. Chris Spencer (jr.), Ole Miss (same)

2. David Baas, Michigan (4)

3. Jason Brown, North Carolina (2)

4. Ben Wilkerson, LSU (3)

5. Scott Mruczkowski, Bowling Green (unranked)

DROPPED

Dylan Gandy, Texas Tech (5)

Kickers

1. Mike Nugent, Ohio State (same)

2. Dave Rayner, Michigan State (same)

3. Rhys Lloyd, Minnesota (same)

4. Matt Payne, BYU (same)

5. Tyler Jones, Boise State (same)

DEFENSE

Defensive end

1. Dan Cody, Oklahoma (same)

2. Marcus Spears, LSU (3)

3. Erasmus James, Wisconsin (2)

4. Matt Roth, Iowa (same)

5. David Pollack, Georgia (unranked)

Tackle

1. Travis Johnson, Florida State (same)

5. Shaun Cody, USC (No. 5 at DE)

2. Anttaj Hawthorne, Wisconsin (4)

3. Mike Patterson, USC (same)

5. Luis Castillo, Northwestern

DROPPED

Jonathan Babineaux, Iowa (4)

Chris Canty, Virginia (5)

Inside linebacker

1. Channing Crowder (so.), Florida (same)

2. Barrett Ruud, Nebraska (3)

3. Odell Thurman (jr.), Georgia (2)

4. Lofa Tatupu (jr.), USC (same)

5. Adam Seward, UNLV (same)

Outside linebacker

1. Derrick Johnson, Texas (same)

2. Shawne Merriman (jr.), Maryland (same)

3. Thomas Davis (jr.), Georgia (4)

4. Demarcus Ware, Troy (3)

5. Darryl Blackstock (jr.), Virginia (same)

Cornerback

1. Adam "Pac-Man" Jones (jr.), West Virginia (same)

2. Antrel Rolle, Miami (same)

3. Carlos Rogers, Auburn (same)

4. Fabian Washington (jr.), Nebraska (unranked)

5. Marlin Jackson, Michigan (No. 4 at S))

DROPPED

Brandon Browner (so.), Oregon State (4)

Justin Miller (jr.), Clemson (5)

Safety

1. Brodney Pool (jr.), Oklahoma (same)

2. Ernest Shazor (jr.), Michigan (same)

3. Josh Bullocks (jr.), Nebraska (same)

4. Sean Considine, Iowa (5)

5. Vincent Fuller, Virginia Tech (unranked)

Punter

1. Dustin Colquitt, Tennessee (same)

2. D.J. Fitzpatrick, Notre Dame (same)

3. Gary Cook, UNLV (same)

4. Chris Kluwe, UCLA (same)

5. Bryce Benekos, UTEP (same)

Throwing this out for discussion

TS

Terry from Syracuse you are not that high on -am I right about your opinion?

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Yeah, Frank. Terry is a stiff with some upside, but anyone who drafts him and decides to play him as a rookie will pay the price.

As for the revised list, IMO, it's stupid. The changes are based solely on the combine whereas the previous listing was based on Mel and his people watching reel upon reel of game film. IMO, if a good 40 time drops a guy off the face of the earth, that's ridiculous. FI, if Ronnie Brown was THAT good, how come he could never beat Cadillac Williams out?

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Yeah, Frank. Terry is a stiff with some upside, but anyone who drafts him and decides to play him as a rookie will pay the price.

As for the revised list, IMO, it's stupid. The changes are based solely on the combine whereas the previous listing was based on Mel and his people watching reel upon reel of game film. IMO, if a good 40 time drops a guy off the face of the earth, that's ridiculous. FI, if Ronnie Brown was THAT good, how come he could never beat Cadillac Williams out?

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Yes I have to laugh too at these revised latest rankings. I could put out FABA's rankings and blindly go by the combine numbers produced by prospects and totally ignore what happened on the football field too.

Maybe I will do that and I can get a gig on ESPN like Kiper!

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Yes I have to laugh too at these revised latest rankings. I could put out FABA's rankings and blindly go by the combine numbers produced by prospects and totally ignore what happened on the football field too.

Maybe I will do that and I can get a gig on ESPN like Kiper!

What about the HAIR, Frank!?!??!? THE HAIR!??!?

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