Sobo's Final Position Rankings

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2009 Positional Rankings

Quarterbacks

1. Matthew Stafford, Georgia
2. Mark Sanchez, USC
3. Josh Freeman, Kansas State
4. Nate Davis, Ball State
5. Pat White, West Virginia
6. Rhett Bomar, Sam Houston State
7. Hunter Cantwell, Louisville
8. Graham Harrell, Texas Tech
9. Brian Hoyer, Michigan State
10. Stephen McGee, Texas A&M
11. Brian Johnson, Utah
12. Tom Brandstater, Fresno State
13. Curtis Painter, Purdue
14. Jason Boltus, Hartwick
15. Cullen Harper, Clemson
16. Willie Tuitama, Arizona
17. Mike Teel, Rutgers
18. Chase Daniel, Missouri
19. Mike Reilly, Central Washington
20. Chase Holbrook, New Mexico State
21. Rudy Carpenter, Arizona State
22. David Johnson, Tulane
23. Chris Pizzotti, Harvard
24. Drew Willy, Buffalo
25. Joe Ganz, Nebraska
26. CJ Bacher, Northwestern
27. John Parker Wilson, Alabama
28. Nathan Brown, Central Arkansas
29. Nate Longshore, California
30. Tyler Lorenzen, Connecticut
31. Todd Boeckman, Ohio State
32. Chase Patton, Missouri
33. Sean Glennon, Virginia Tech
34. Gary Rogers, Washington State

Running Backs

1. Knowshon Moreno, Georgia
2. Chris Wells, Ohio State
3. Donald Brown, Connecticut
4. Shonn Greene, Iowa
5. Rashad Jennings, Liberty
6. LeSean McCoy, Pittsburgh
7. Javon Ringer, Michigan State
8. Andre Brown, North Carolina State
9. Cedric Peerman, Virginia
10. Kory Sheets, Purdue
11. Marlon Lucky, Nebraska
12. Glenn Coffee, Alabama
13. Ian Johnson, Boise State
14. James Davis, Clemson
15. Jeremiah Johnson, Oregon
16. Gartrell Johnson, Colorado State
17. Javarris Williams, Tennessee State
18. Mike Goodson, Texas A&M
19. Devin Moore, Wyoming
20. Arian Foster, Tennessee
21. Antone Smith, Florida State
22. Aaron Brown, TCU
23. PJ Hill, Wisconsin
24. Tyrell Sutton, Northwestern
25. Chris Ogbonnaya, Texas
26. Bernard Scott, Abilene Christian
27. Josh Vaughan, Richmond
28. Marcus Thigpen, Indiana
29. Mike Davis, South Carolina
30. Khalil Bell, UCLA
31. Anthony Kimble, Stanford
32. Mark Hafner, Houston
33. Keegan Herring, Arizona State
34. Brad Lester, Auburn
35. Ontario Sneed, Central Michigan
36. Kyle Bell, Colorado State
37. Branden Ore, West Liberty State
38. Larod Stephens-Howling, Pittsburgh

Fullbacks

1. Quinn Johnson, LSU
2. Jason Cook, Mississippi
3. Brannan Southerland, Georgia
4. Tony Fiametta, Syracuse
5. Chris Pressley, Wisconsin
6. Eric Kettani, Navy
7. Marcus Mailei, Weber State
8. Brock Bolen, Louisville
9. Will Ta’ufo’ou Cal
10. Fu Vakapuna, BYU
11. Asaph Schwapp, Notre Dame
12. Colin Mooney, Army
13. Javorskie Lane, Texas A&M

Wide Receivers

1. Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech
2. Jeremy Maclin, Missouri
3. Hakeem Nicks, North Carolina
4. Darrius Heyward-Bey, Maryland
5. Percy Harvin, Florida
6. Kenny Britt, Rutgers
7. Louis Murphy, Florida
8. Jarrett Dillard, Rice
9. Brian Robiskie, Ohio State
10. Mike Thomas, Arizona
11. Quan Cosby, Texas
12. Juaquin Iglesias, Oklahoma
13. Mohamed Massaquoi, Georgia
14. Demetrius Byrd, LSU
15. Kenny McKinley, South Carolina
16. Derrick Williams, Penn State
17. Mike Wallace, Mississippi
18. Ramses Barden, Cal-Poly
19. Patrick Turner, USC
20. Austin Collie, BYU
21. Brandon Gibson, Washington State
22. Deon Butler, Penn State
23. Johnny Knox, Abilene Christian
24. JaMarko Simmons, Western Michigan
25. Brooks Foster, North Carolina
26. Dominique Edison, Stephen F. Austin
27. Marko Mitchell, Nevada
28. Andrew Means, Indiana
29. Kevin Ogletree, Virginia
30. Aaron Kelly, Clemson
31. Tiquan Underwood, Rutgers
32. Darius Passmore, Marshall
33. Jaison Williams, Oregon
34. Greg Carr, Florida State
35. Manuel Johnson, Oklahoma
36. Greg Orton, Purdue
37. Brandon Tate, North Carolina
38. Dominick Goodman, Cincinnati
39. Taurus Johnson, South Florida
40. Jordan Norwood, Penn State
41. Jeremy Childs, Boise State
42. Dudley Guice, Northwestern State
43. Eron Riley, Duke
44. Sammie Stroughter, Oregon State
45. DJ Hernandez, Connecticut
46. DJ Boldin, Wake Forest
47. Nate Moore, Toledo
48. Brian Hartline, Ohio State
49. Brennan Marion, Tulsa
50. Vinnie Perretta, Boise State
51. Derek Kinder, Pittsburgh
52. Dave Richmond, San Jose State
53. Quentin Lawrence, McNeese State
54. Nate Swift, Nebraska
55. Tristan Davis, LSU
56. George Smith, Vanderbilt
57. Michael Jones, Arizona State
58. Eric Peterman, Northwestern
59. Pat Williams, Colorado

Tight Ends

1. Brandon Pettigrew, Oklahoma State
2. Jared Cook, South Carolina
3. Chase Coffman, Missouri
4. Shawn Nelson, Southern Mississippi
5. James Casey, Rice
6. Bear Pascoe, Fresno State
7. Anthony Hill, North Carolina State
8. John Phillips, Virginia
9. Travis Beckum, Wisconsin
10. Cornelius Ingram, Florida
11. Cameron Morrah, California
12. Dan Gronkowski, Maryland
13. Jared Bronson, Central Washington
14. Marquez Branson, Central Arkansas
15. Robbie Agnone, Delaware
16. Kory Sperry, Colorado State
17. Eddie Williams, Idaho
18. Davon Drew, East Carolina
19. Ryan Purvis, Boston College
20. Nick Walker, Alabama
21. Travis McCall, Alabama
22. Richard Quinn, North Carolina
23. Darius Hill, Ball State
24. Carson Butler Jr., Michigan
25. Brandon Myers, Iowa
26. Robert Myers, Utah State
27. David Johnson, Arkansas State
28. Zach Miller, Nebraska-Omaha
29. Steve Brouse, Connecticut
30. Rory Nichol, Ohio State
31. Andrew Mooney, Ohio
32. J’Nathan Bullock, Cleveland State

Offensive Tackles

1. Jason Smith, Baylor
2. Eugene Monroe, Virginia
3. Michael Oher, Mississippi
4. Andre Smith, Alabama
5. Eben Britton, Arizona
6. Phil Loadholt, Oklahoma
7. Jamon Meredith, South Carolina
8. William Beatty, Connecticut
9. Fenuki Tupou, Oregon
10. Jason Watkins, Florida
11. Augustus Parrish, Kent State
12. Andrew Gardener, Georgia Tech
13. Lyndon Murtha, Nebraska
14. Xavier Fulton, Illinois
15. Gerald Cadogan, Penn State
16. Sebastian Vollmer, Houston
17. Andrew Hartline, Central Michigan
18. Troy Kropog, Tulane
19. Garrett Reynolds, North Carolina
20. Dan Gay IV, Baylor
21. Maurice Miller, Mississippi
22. Alex Boone, Ohio State
23. Ryan McKee, Southern Mississippi
24. Brandon Braxton, Oklahoma
25. Ryan Stanchek, West Virginia
26. Joel Bell, Furman
27. Kyle Link, McNeese State
28. Andre Ramsey, Ball State
29. Phil Trautwein, Florida
30. Ryan Durand, Syracuse
31. Khalil El-Amin, Cincinnati
32. Colin Brown, Missouri
33. Bobby Lepori, Fresno State

Guards

1. Duke Robinson, Oklahoma
2. Louis Vasquez, Texas Tech
3. Trevor Canfield, Cincinnati
4. Andy Levitre, Oregon State
5. TJ Lang, Eastern Michigan
6. Seth Olsen, Iowa
7. Tyrone Green, Auburn
8. Kraig Urbik, Wisconsin
9. Cornelius Lewis, Tennessee State
10. Jaime Thomas, Maryland
11. Ray Feinga, BYU
12. Greg Isdaner, West Virginia
13. Brandon Walker, Oklahoma
14. Robert Brewster, Ball State
15. CJ Davis, Pittsburgh
16. Andy Kemp, Wisconsin
17. Cedric Dockery, Texas
18. Travis Bright, BYU
19. Herman Johnson, LSU
20. George Bussey, Louisville
21. Anthony Parker, Tennessee
22. Matt Slauson, Nebraska
23. Paul Fanaika, Arizona State
24. Marlon Davis, Alabama
25. Ramon Foster, Tennessee
26. Jose Valdez, Arkansas
27. Roger Allen, Missouri Western
28. Richard Ohrnberger, Penn State
29. Jeff Neidermeier, Buffalo
30. JD Quinn, Montana
31. Andrew Woodruff, Boise State
32. Roland Martin, Michigan State
33. Michael Turkovich, Notre Dame
34. Scott Burley, Maryland
35. Jeremy Perry, Oregon State
36. Steve Rehring, Ohio State

Centers

1. Alex Mack, California
2. Max Unger, Oregon
3. Eric Wood, Louisville
4. Antoine Caldwell, Alabama
5. Cecil Newton, Tennessee State
6. AQ Shipley, Penn State
7. Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas
8. Robbie Felix, UTEP
9. Jon Cooper, Oklahoma
10. Dallas Reynolds, BYU
11. Brett Helms, LSU
12. Robert Bruggeman, Iowa
13. Juan Garcia, Washington
14. Edwin Williams, Maryland
15. Dominic Green, Nevada
16. Ryan Shuman, Virginia Tech
17. Jacob Griffin, South Florida
18. Alex Fletcher, Stanford
19. Dan Gerberry, Ball State
20. Blake Schlueter, TCU
21. Jeff Byers, USC
22. Shaun McDonald, Illinois
23. Daniel Sanders, Colorado
24. Mike Dent, West Virginia
25. David Washington, Oklahoma State
26. Colin Dow, Montana
27. Xavier Shannon, Miami

Defensive Ends

1. Brian Orakpo, Texas
2. Everette Brown, Florida State
3. Aaron Maybin, Penn State
4. Tyson Jackson, LSU
5. Conner Barwin, Cincinnati
6. Larry English, Northern Illinois
7. Paul Kruger, Utah
8. Robert Ayers, Tennessee
9. Michael Johnson, Georgia Tech
10. David Veikune, Hawaii
11. Lawrence Sidbury Jr., Richmond
12. Cody Brown, Connecticut
13. Matt Shaughnessy, Wisconsin
14. Phillip Hunt, Houston
15. Michael Bennett, Texas A&M
16. Orion Martin, Virginia Tech
17. Everette Pedescleaux, Northern Iowa
18. Kyle Moore, USC
19. Maurice Evans, Penn State
20. Derek Walker, Illinois
21. Brandon Williams, Texas Tech
22. Will Davis, Illinois
23. Tim Jamison, Michigan
24. Rulon Davis, California
25. Pannel Egboh, Stanford
26. Stryker Sulak, Missouri
27. Henry Melton, Texas
28. Zach Potter, Nebraska
29. Kirston Pittman, LSU
30. John Navarre, Maryland
31. Jarriett Buie, South Florida
32. Nick Reed, Oregon
33. Pierre Walters, Eastern Illinois
34. Tremaine Johnson, LSU
35. Victor Butler, Oregon State
36. JD Skoltnisky DE James Madison
37. Willie VanDeSteeg, Minnesota
38. Bobby Greenwood, Alabama
39. Slade Norris, Oregon State
40. Jarius Wynn, Georgia
41. Ian Campbell, Kansas State
42. Josh Gaines, Penn State
43. Marcus Lucas, Colorado
44. Mike Williams, Boise State

Defensive Tackles

1. BJ Raji, Boston College
2. Evander Hood, Missouri
3. Peria Jerry, Mississippi
4. Jarron Gilbert, San Jose State
5. Sen’Derrick Marks, Auburn
6. Fili Moala, USC
7. Roy Miller, Texas
8. Ron Brace, Boston College
9. Dorell Scott, Clemson
10. Chris Baker, Hampton
11. Terrence Taylor, Michigan
12. Mitch King, Iowa
13. Alex Magee, Purdue
14. Ricky Jean-Francois, LSU
15. Myron Pryor, Kentucky
16. Vance Walker, Georgia Tech
17. Corvey Irvin, Georgia
18. Samie Lee Hill, Stillman
19. Adrian Grady, Louisville
20. Ra’Shon Harris, Oregon
21. Darryl Richard, Georgia Tech
22. Terrance Knighton, Temple
23. Vaughn Martin, Western Ontario
24. Marlon Favorite, LSU
25. Khalif Mitchell, East Carolina
26. John Gill, Northwestern
27. Ty Steinkuhler, Nebraska
28. Desmond Bryant, Harvard
29. Demonte Boldin, Tennessee
30. Nader Abdallah, Ohio State
31. Clinton McDonald, Memphis
32. Will Johnson, Michigan
33. Terrill Byrd, Cincinnati
34. John Faletoose, UC-Davis
35. Greg Hypolite, Colorado
36. Ernest Mitchell, Arkansas
37. Pat Kuntz, Notre Dame
38. Matt Kroul, Iowa
39. Tonga Tea, Oregon State
40. Mike Newkirk, Wisconsin

Linebackers

1. Aaron Curry, Wake Forest
2. Brian Cushing, USC
3. James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
4. Rey Maualuga, USC
5. Clay Matthews, USC
6. Marcus Freeman, Ohio State
7. Clint Sintim, Virginia
8. Jason Williams, Western Illinois
9. Gerald McGrath, Southern Mississippi
10. Tyrone McKenzie, South Florida
11. Scott McKillop, Pittsburgh
12. Robert Francois, Boston College
13. Nic Harris, Oklahoma
14. Ashlee Palmer, Mississippi
15. Johnny Williams, Kentucky
16. DeAndre Levy, Wisconsin
17. Jason Phillips, TCU
18. Dannell Ellerbe, Georgia
19. Jasper Brinkley, South Carolina
20. Zach Follett, California
21. Frantz Joseph, Florida Atlantic
22. Darry Beckwith, LSU
23. Antonio Appleby, Virginia
24. Josh Mauga, Nevada
25. Moise Fokou, Maryland
26. Kaluka Maiva, USC
27. Lee Robinson, Alcorn St.
28. Anthony Felder, California
29. Michael Tauiliili, Duke
30. Mortty Ivy, West Virginia
31. Stanley Arnoux, Wake Forest
32. Jonathan Casillas, Wisconsin
33. Worrell Williams, California
34. Rashad Bobino, Texas
35. Dave Philistin, Maryland
36. Morris Wooten, Arizona State
37. Javon Belcher, Maine
38. Adam Leonard, Hawaii
39. Bryant Haines, Ball State
40. Robert Henson, TCU
41. Anthony Heygood, Purdue
42. Mike Rivera, Kansas
43. Derek Nicholson, Florida State
44. Maurice Crum Jr., Notre Dame
45. Jon Copper, Virginia
46. Brit Miller, Illinois
47. James Alford, Arizona
48. James Holt, Kansas
49. Joe Mortenson, Kansas
50. Diyrall Briggs, Bowling Green
51. Ryan Manalac, Cincinnati
52. Braxton Kelley, Kentucky
53. Spencer Adkins, Miami
54. Solomon Elimimian, Hawaii
55. Cody Glenn, Nebraska
56. Brian Toal, Boston College

Cornerbacks

1. Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State
2. Vontae Davis, Illinois
3. Alphonso Smith, Wake Forest
4. Darius Butler, Connecticut
5. DJ Moore, Vanderbilt
6. Asher Allen, Georgia
7. Coye Francies, San Jose State
8. Captain Munnerlyn, South Carolina
9. Kevin Barnes, Maryland
10. Greg Toler, St. Paul’s
11. Victor Harris, Virginia Tech
12. Mike Mickens, Cincinnati
13. Jerraud Powers, Auburn
14. Keenan Lewis, Oregon State
15. Jairus Byrd, Oregon
16. Bruce Johnson, Miami
17. Ryan Palmer, Texas
18. Morgan Trent, Michigan
19. DeAngelo Smith, Cincinnati
20. Donald Washington, Ohio State
21. Bradley Fletcher, Iowa
22. Cary Harris, USC
23. Lendy Holmes, Oklahoma
24. Brandon Hughes, Oregon State
25. Ryan Mouton, Hawaii
26. Joe Burnett, Central Florida
27. Ellis Lankster, West Virginia
28. DeAndre Wright, Fresno State
29. Domonique Johnson, Jacksonville State
30. Brice McCain, Utah
31. Quin Glover, New Mexico
32. Tony Carter, Florida State
33. Ladarius Webb, Nicholls State
34. Mark Parson, Ohio
35. Wopamo Osaisai, Stanford
36. Christopher Owens, San Jose State
37. Lydell Sargeant, Penn State
38. Jahi Word-Daniels, Georgia Tech
39. Don Carey, Norfolk State
40. Trey Buice, Ball State
41. London Fryar, Western Michigan
42. David Jones, Kentucky
43. Terrail Lambert, Notre Dame
44. Jacob Lacey, Oklahoma State
45. Jamar Love, Arkansas
46. Darren Banks, West Liberty State

Safeties

1. Sean Smith, Utah
2. Louis Delmas, Western Michigan
3. Rashad Johnson, Alabama
4. Patrick Chung, Oregon
5. Kevin Ellison, USC
6. Stephen Hodge, TCU
7. William Moore, Missouri
8. Brandon Underwood, Cincinnati
9. Chip Vaughn, Wake Forest
10. Sherrod Martin, Troy
11. Derek Pegues, Mississippi State
12. David Bruton, Notre Dame
13. Curtis Taylor, LSU
14. Otis Wiley, Michigan State
15. Michael Hamlin, Clemson
16. Darcel McBath, Texas Tech
17. Emmanuel Cook, South Carolina
18. Keith Fitzugh, Mississippi State
19. Michael Mitchell, Ohio
20. Randy Phillips, Miami
21. CJ Spillman, Marshall
22. Kevin Akins, Boston College
23. Courtney Greene, Rutgers
24. Chris Clemons, Clemson
25. Jamarca Sanford, Mississippi
26. Al Afalava, Oregon State
27. Jerome Boyd, Oregon
28. Trimane Goddard, North Carolina
29. Paul Anderson, Boston College
30. Marcus McClinton, Kentucky
31. CJ Byrd, Georgia
32. Josh Pinkard, USC
33. Nate Ness, Arizona
34. Anthony Scirrotto, Penn State
35. Kyle McCarthy, Notre Dame
36. Troy Nolan, Arizona State
37. Reshard Langford, Vanderbilt
38. Tony Clark, Georgia Tech
39. Mesphin Forrester, Washington
40. Colt Anderson, Montana
41. Ryan Walters, Colorado
42. Ray Roberts, Tulsa
43. Armando Murillo, Nebraska

Specialties

1. Louie Sakoda, Utah
2. Thomas Morstead, SMU
3. David Buehler, USC
4. Kevin Huber, Cincinnati
5. Graham Gano, Florida State
6. Jake Ingram, Hawaii
7. Sam Swank, Wake Forest
8. Ryan Succop, South Carolina
9. Britton Colquitt, Tennessee
10. Matt Fodge, Oklahoma State
11. Mark Estermyer, Pittsburgh
12. Tim Masthay, Kentucky
13. Patrick McAffee, West Virginia
14. Connor Lee, Pittsburgh
15. Jose Martinez, UTEP