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Top Underclassmen - Pro Prospects 2012 - Updated Jan. 9th
Ranked by value
Photo - WR Justin Blackmon - Oklahoma St
The ranks of the underclassmen to declare for the NFL Draft 2012 continues to increase. The LSU vs Alabama national title game tonight will bring the college season to a close and leave underclassmen one more week to decide whether to join the pro ranks. The LSU/Alabama game hosts a number of blue chip underclassmen that could have a huge impact on the early rounds of the NFL Draft 2012. We will update the list daily and have an extensive underclassmen report in our January 2012 Newsletter out next week.
w - Declared for NFL Draft / r - Returning to School /
y - suspended
Offensive Players
Quarterbacks
w - Andrew Luck - Stanford
r - Matt Barkley - 6’2” 225 - Southern Cal
r - Landry Jones - 6’4” 230 - Oklahoma
Robert Griffin - 6’2” 225 - Baylor
w - Brock Osweiler - 6'8" 235 - Arizona St.
Running Backs
Trent Richardson - 5’10 225 - Alabama
w - Lamar Miller - 5’11” 215 - Miami (Fl)
w - LaMichael James - 5’9” 185 - Oregon
w - Chris Polk - 5’10” 215 - Washington
w - David Wilson - 5’10” 205 - Virginia Tech
w - Bernard Pierce - 6’ 220 - Temple
r - Montee Ball - 5’11” 215 - Wisconsin
Christine Michael - 5’11” 215 - Texas A&M
Andre Ellington - 5’9” 190 - Clemson
w - Edwin Baker - 5’9” 210 - Michigan St.
w - Ronnie Hillman - 5’9” 210 - San Diego St.
w - Robert Turbin - 5’10” 220 - Utah St.
w - Knile Davis - 5’10 - 220 - Arkansas
w - Darrell Scott - 6’1” 230 - South Florida
w - Mike Ball - 5’10” 215 - Nevada
Wide Receivers
w - Alshon Jeffery - 6’4” 235 - South Carolina
w - Justin Blackmon - 6’1” 210 - Oklahoma St
w - Mohamed Sanu - 6’2” 210 - Rutgers
w - Stephen Hill - 6'5" 200 - Georgia Tech
Rueben Randle - 6’3” 210 - LSU
Eric Page - 5’10” 185 - Toledo
w - Tommy Streeter - 6’5” 210 - Miami
w - Chris Givens - 6’ 200 - Wake Forest
w - Dorian Graham - 5’10” 185 - Syracuse
Tight Ends
w - Dwayne Allen - 6’4” 255 - Clemson
Orson Charles - 6’3” 245 - Georgia
r - Tyler Eifert - 6’4” 240 - Notre Dame
Offensive Linemen
w - Matt Kalil - 6’6” 300 - Southern Cal
w - Jonathan Martin - 6’6” 305 - Stanford
w - Riley Reiff - 6’5” 310 - Iowa
w - Bobbie Massie - 6’6” 315 - Mississippi
D.J. Fluker - 6’6” 330 - Alabama
r - Ricky Wagner - 6’5” 325 - Wisconsin
Guards & Centers
w - David DeCastro - 6’4” 310 - Stanford
r - Barrett Jones - 6’5” 315 - Alabama
w - Peter Konz - 6’4” 315 - Wisconsin
w - Brandon Washington - 6’4” 320 - Miami
Larry Warford - 6’3” 330 - Kentucky
Defensive Players
Ends
w - Whitney Merilus - 6’4” 265 – Illinois
w - Nick Perry - 6’5” 255 - Southern Cal
w - Chandler Jones 6’4” 260 – Syracuse
w - Olivier Vernon - 6’4” 265 - Miami
Alex Okafor - 6’4” 260 - Texas
r - Devin Taylor - 6’6” 250 - South Carolina
r - Sam Montgomery - 6’4” 250 – LSU
Tackles
w - Jerel Worthy - 6’3” 310 - Michigan St
w - Dontari Poe - 6’5” 350 - Memphis
w - Fletcher Cox - 6'4" 300 - Mississippi St
Kawann Short - 6'3" 300 - Purdue
w - Marcus Forston - 6’3” 300 - Miami
r - Sylvester Williams - 6'3" 320 - North Carolina
r - Josh Boyd - 6'4" 300 - Mississippi St
Linebackers
w - Luke Kuechly - 6’2’ 235 - Boston College
w - Ronnell Lewis - 6'2" 245 - Oklahoma
w - Vontaze Burfict - 6’3” 250 - Arizona St
w - Donta Paige-Moss - 6’4” 250 - North Carolina
w - Terrell Manning - 6’2” 235 - North Carolina St.
r - Manti Te'O - 6’2” 255 - Notre Dame
r - Brandon Jenkins - 6’3” 255 - Florida St.
r - Jarvis Jones - 6'2" 240 - Georgia
r - Khaseem Green - 6'1" 225 - Rutgers
r - Kevin Riddick - 6’1” 240 - North Carolina
Shane Skov - 6’2” 245 - Stanford
Jonathan Massaquoi - 6’2” 250 - Troy
Cornerbacks
Dre Kirkpatrick - 6’2” 195 - Alabama
Morris Claiborne - 5’11” 180 - LSU
w - Stephon Gilmore - 6’1” 195 - South Carolina
y - Cliff Harris - 5’11” 180 - Oregon
w - Jayron Hosley - 5’11” 175 - Virginia Tech
w - Josh Robinson - 5’9” 185 - Central Florida
r - Greg Reid - 5’9” 185 - Florida St.
r - Johnthan Banks - 6’1” 185 - Mississippi St.
r - Rod Sweeting - 6’1” 185 - Georgia Tech
Safeties
r - T.J. McDonald - 6’2” 205 - Southern Cal
r - Ray-Ray Armstrong - 6’4” 215 - Miami
Robert Lester - 6’1” 210 - Alabama