September 29, 2010

2011 NFL DraftBoard - Week 4 Update - First 32

The-Mainboard.com 2011 NFL Draft Big Board - Week 4 Update

List is from NFL Draft aficionado, Neal Olson.

1. CB Patrick Peterson, LSU
2. OLB/DE Robert Quinn, North Carolina
3. QB Andrew Luck, Stanford
4. CB Prince Amukamara, Nebraska
5. RB Mark Ingram, Alabama
6. WR A.J. Green, Georgia
7. DE Marcell Dareus, Alabama
8. DE Adrian Clayborn, Iowa
9. WR Jonathan Baldwin, Pittsburgh
10. CB Aaron Williams, Texas
11. DE Cameron Heyward, Ohio State
12. DE Allen Bailey, Miami
13. OT Nate Potter, Boise State
14. OLB Akeem Ayers, UCLA
15. OT Joseph Barksdale, LSU
16. OLB Travis Lewis, Oklahoma
17. QB Jake Locker, Washington
18. WR Titus Young, Boise State
19. DT Jurrell Casey, Southern California
20. TE Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame
21. WR Michael Floyd, Notre Dame
22. QB Nick Foles, Arizona
23. S DeAndre McDaniel, Clemson
24. DE Cameron Jordan, California
25. OLB Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue
26. ILB Dont'a Hightower, Alabama
27. OG Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State
28. OLB Bruce Carter, North Carolina
29. S Deunta Williams, North Carolina
30. RB Shane Vereen, California
31. RB Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech
32. OLB Von Miller, Texas A&M

September 28, 2010

2011 NFL Draft Board - Week 4 Update - Second 32

The-Mainboard.com 2011 NFL Draft Big Board - Week 4 Update

List is from NFL Draft aficionado, Neal Olson.

33. QB Ryan Mallett, Arkansas
34. OT Anthony Castonzo, Boston College
35. CB Ras-I Dowling, Virginia
36. DT Jared Crick, Nebraska
37. DE Greg Romeus, Pittsburgh
38. DT Lawrence Guy, Arizona State
39. WR Austin Pettis, Boise State
40. OLB Adrian Robinson, Temple
41. DT Jerrell Powe, Mississppi
42. QB Christian Ponder, Florida State
43. S Rahim Moore, UCLA
44. ILB Ross Homan, Ohio State
45. WR Julio Jones, Alabama
46. RB LaMichael James, Oregon
47. DE Sam Acho, Texas
48. OG Rodney Hudson, Florida State
49. ILB Greg Jones, Michigan State
50. CB Janoris Jenkins, Florida
51. DT Marvin Austin, North Carolina
52. RB Daniel Thomas, Kansas State
53. QB Blaine Gabbert, Missouri
54. CB Davon House, New Mexico State
55. CB Brandon Harris, Miami
56. OC Kris O'Dowd, Southern California
57. WR Jeff Fuller, Texas A&M
58. OT DeMarcus Love, Arkansas
59. OLB Dontay Moch, Nevada
60. CB Rashad Carmichael, Virginia Tech
61. DT Stephen Paea, Oregon State
62. ILB Quan Sturdivant, North Carolina
63. S Mark Barron, Alabama
64. OG Mike Pouncey, Florida

September 26, 2010

TMB Top 25 - Week 4

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The-Mainboard Top 25 poll is comprised of 27 self-proclaimed college football experts. The poll has equal representation across the major conferences, representatives from mid-majors and voters spread across the country.

Discuss these ranking with the pollsters here

September 23, 2010

2010 ACC - NFL Draft Analysis

This piece digs a little deeper into the talent level on each Atlantic Coast Conference team by focusing on the last 5 NFL Drafts. Unlike previous blogs, this piece is not a reflection on a team's current talent level, but speaks to teams talent level in the past.

The Weighted Average (WA) is calculated as followed.

1st Round = 2.5 points
2nd Round = 2 points
3rd Round = 1.5 points
4th Round = 1 points
5th Round = .75 points
6th Round = .50 points
7th Round = .25 points

The column labeled with (#) is a count of players taken across all rounds.

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The ACC had a total of 33 players selected in the first round over the last 5 seasons including 6 from Florida State University. Overall the ACC had a total of 182 players selected. Virginia Tech had the most players selected with 26 drafted between 2006-2010. Florida State was second with 22 followed by Miami with 21. Miami and Florida State had a sizable cushion over the rest of the ACC in terms of weighted average.

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C.J. Spiller


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Offensively, The ACC had a total of 13 players selected in the first round over the last 5 seasons lead by 3 from The University of Virginia. A total of 78 offensive players were drafted. Clemson's C.J Spiller The ACC's highest selected player in the 2010 NFL Draft.

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The ACC had a total of 20 players drafted in the first round over the last 5 years lead by 6 from Florida State University. A total of 99 ACC defensive players were drafted. Georgia Tech's original wearwolf, Derrick Morgan was was the highest selected ACC player in the 2010 NFL Draft.

Over the last 5 years, the ACC has had more players drafted on the defensive side of the ball than the offensive side of the ball, which isn't surprising for a league that is known more for its defense than its offense.

September 19, 2010

TMB Top 25 - Week 3

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The-Mainboard Top 25 poll is comprised of 27 self-proclaimed college football experts. The poll has equal representation across the major conferences, representatives from mid-majors and voters spread across the country.

Discuss these ranking with the pollsters here