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Friday, Mar 01, 2013 01:30 PM

Mike Mayock alters position rankings for 2013 NFL Draft

Mike Mayock

NFL Media draft analyst

» Mayock's pre-combine rankings

With the NFL Scouting Combine in the rearview mirror, Mike Mayock unveils the second edition of his position-by-position draft prospect rankings for the 2013 NFL Draft.

Quarterback

  1. Geno Smith, West Virginia
    1. Matt Barkley, USC
    2. Mike Glennon, N.C. State
    3. Ryan Nassib, Syracuse
    4. Landry Jones, Oklahoma

Running Back

  1. Eddie Lacy, Alabama
    1. Montee Ball, Wisconsin
    2. Andre Ellington, Clemson
    3. Giovani Bernard, North Carolina
    4. Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina

Wide Receiver

  1. Cordarrelle Patterson, Tennessee
    1. Keenan Allen, Cal
    2. Tavon Austin, West Virginia
    3. Quinton Patton, Louisiana Tech
    4. DeAndre Hopkins, Clemson

New entry: Hopkins
Rise: Austin (4), Patton (5)
Out:Terrance Williams, Baylor (3)

Tight End

  1. Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame
    1. Zach Ertz, Stanford
    2. Gavin Escobar, San Diego State
    3. Travis Kelce, Cincinnati
    4. Vance McDonald, Rice

New entry: McDonald
Out:Jordan Reed, Florida (5)

Center

  1. Travis Frederick, Wisconsin
    1. Brian Schwenke, Cal
    2. Barrett Jones, Alabama
    3. Khaled Holmes, USC
    4. Braxston Cave, Notre Dame

Guard

  1. Chance Warmack, Alabama
    1. Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina
    2. Larry Warford, Kentucky
    3. Kyle Long, Oregon
    4. Brian Winters, Kent State

Tackle

  1. Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
    1. Eric Fisher, Central Michigan
    2. Lane Johnson, Oklahoma
    3. D.J. Fluker, Alabama
      T-5. Menelik Watson, Florida State
      T-5. Justin Pugh, Syracuse

4-3 Defensive End

  1. Bjoern Werner, Florida State
    1. Ezekiel Ansah, BYU
    2. Damontre Moore, Texas A&M
    3. Sam Montgomery, LSU
    4. Tank Carradine, Florida State

3-4 Defensive End

  1. Star Lotulelei, Utah
    1. Margus Hunt, SMU
    2. Datone Jones, UCLA
    3. Jesse Williams, Alabama
    4. William Gholston, Michigan State

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Defensive Tackle

  1. Sharrif Floyd, Florida
    1. Sheldon Richardson, Missouri
    2. Sylvester Williams, North Carolina
    3. Kawann Short, Purdue
    4. Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State

Rise: Richardson (3), Williams (4), Short (5)

4-3 Outside Linebacker

  1. Jarvis Jones, Georgia
    1. Khaseem Greene, Rutgers
    2. Arthur Brown, Kansas State
    3. Sio Moore, Connecticut
    4. Chase Thomas, Stanford

3-4 Outside Linebacker

  1. Dion Jordan, Oregon
    1. Jamie Collins, Southern Miss
    2. Barkevious Mingo, LSU
    3. Michael Buchanan, Illinois
    4. Corey Lemonier, Auburn

Inside Linebacker

  1. Alec Ogletree, Georgia
    1. Manti Te'o, Notre Dame
    2. Kevin Minter, LSU
    3. Kevin Reddick, North Carolina
    4. Kiko Alonso, Oregon

Cornerback

  1. Dee Milliner, Alabama
    1. Xavier Rhodes, Florida State
    2. Desmond Trufant, Washington
    3. Blidi Wreh-Wilson, Connecticut
    4. B.W. Webb, William & Mary

New entry: Wreh-Wilson, Webb
Rise: Trufant (4), Patton (5)
Out:Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State (3); Jordan Poyer, Oregon State (5)

Safety

  1. Kenny Vaccaro, Texas
    1. Matt Elam, Florida
    2. Jonathan Cyprien, Florida International
    3. Eric Reid, LSU
    4. Shamarko Thomas, Syracuse

New entry: Thomas
Out:Zeke Motta, Notre Dame (5)