NCAA Scouting
2010 Pre-Season Top 32 Senior Prospects
by Paul Emery
September 1st 2010
 
Here are my pre-season Top 32 players - I'll look at all of these players fairly early in the season and post an updated list in early October. No doubt this list will change a lot between now and April 2011; remember Greg Hardy was a top 10 prospect at this time last year and was only drafted in the 6th round.
 
Please note seniors ONLY are considered. Last year at this time Jevan Snead was a top 10 prospect on many lists, even though he was a junior. He then decided to come out early and wasn't even drafted. My policy is not to contribute to any underclassmen leaving early, so this list will avoid commenting on their prospects until they officially declare for the draft in January.
 
 

Rank	Name	Pos	College	Comments
1	Jake Locker	QB	Washington	The top prospect – but still has huge upside
2	Christian Ponder	QB	Florida State	Could have pushed for No. 1 if not for late season injury
3	Adrian Clayborn	DE	Iowa	Dominant in every Iowa game I saw last year
4	Gabe Carimi	OT	Wisconsin	Huge man - dominant run blocker
5	Cameron Heyward	DE	Ohio State	Ironhead Heyward's son - top talent
6	Marvin Austin	DT	North Carolina	Off season activities could draw NCAA sanctions
7	Von Miller	OLB	Texas A&M	Fantastic pass rusher - 3-4 OLB
8	Prince Amukamara	CB	Nebraska	Will anyone try and throw at him this year?
9	Jerrell Powe	DT	Mississippi	NT prospect - might be everything Cody wasn't last year
10	Nate Solder	OT	Colorado	Zone blocking teams will love him
11	Bruce Carter	OLB	North Carolina	Great player but only 230 lbs - might drop him if he can't add weight
12	Greg Romeus	DE	Pittsburgh	Great frame and good first step as a pass rusher
13	Allen Bailey	DE	Miami (Fla.)	Very dangerous off the edge
14	Noel Devine
	RB
	West Virginia
	Can change direction without losing speed - home run threat
15	Anthony Castonzo	OT	Boston College	Latest in a long line of BC O-Line prospects
16	DeAndre McDaniel	SS	Clemson	Had a fantastic Bowl game - flashes up into plays very quickly
17	Stefen Wisniewski	C	Penn State	Can play Guard also
18	Ras-I Dowling	CB	Virginia	NFL loves tall CB's - Dowling is 6'2" and runs a 4.5 40
19	Jeremy Beal	OLB	Oklahoma	3-4 OLB candidate - will need to learn to play in space
20	Greg Jones	ILB	Michigan State	Very active, but only 235 lbs - needs more bulk
21	Stephen Paea	DT	Oregon State	4-3 Under Tackle type - gets good penetration
22	Mike Pouncey	C	Florida	The second Pouncey twin wisely came back for another year – will be all the better for it
23	DeMarcus Love	OT	Arkansas	Borderline LT - might be RT or G for some
24	Greg Little	WR	North Carolina	Soft hands – could have problems with ongoing NCAA investigation
25	Jerrod Johnson	QB	Texas A&M	Plays behind a leaky O-Line - great athlete who has the arm
26	Derek Sherrod	OT	Mississippi State	Great run blocker - fantastic in space - needs pass pro work
27	Ryan Kerrigan	DE	Purdue	Three sacks against Ohio State last year - 12 overall
28	Kelvin Sheppard	ILB	LSU	Very active inside and has good size
29	DeMarco Murray	RB	Oklahoma	Good RB – needs to stay healthy though
30	Davon House	CB	New Mexico State	Fine player on a poor team
31	Jason Pinkston	OT	Pittsburgh	Listed at 6'4" - could be a G or RT
32	Curtis Brown	CB	Texas	Great on special teams as well as CB