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College Preview: Top 32 For ’10 Draft
October 30, 2009 - Bob Gretz



We looked at the top 32 players among the seniors two weeks ago and last week we covered the top underclassmen in the country who could make themselves available for the 2010 NFL Draft.

Today, we bring the lists together, for what is a top 32 list here at the end of October. There’s plenty of possibility of changes, additions and deletions before the college season is over.

And certainly, before the Draft comes in April, there will be a lot of shuffling.

But after talking with a handful of scouts and personnel types around the country, here’s a list of 32 players who barring injury will be considered by some team in the first round. It’s dominated by defensive guys, including the top four positions and five of the first seven.

There seems little doubt right now among scouts that Nebraska DT Ndamukong Suh (top right) is at the top of just about every team’s draft board, whether No. 1, 2 or 3. As one scout said, “He’s a physical freak.” To be that big at 6-4, 300 pounds, and to have the quickness and speed that Suh has displayed makes him a very desirable player for any defensive system.

Close behind Suh is Tennessee safety Eric Berry (top left), who is physically gifted and NFL scouts are excited about his exposure to Monte Kiffin, an NFL coaching legend who is handling the defense for his son with the Volunteers.
Remember, this list is for amusement purposes only. Please, no wagering, at least not yet. We will update during the college bowl season and then again with the start of the NFL Scouting Combine.

We’ve also provided a guess on the Chiefs interest in these players. This is not based on the so called “right” players, but based on the team’s many needs and the talent shown by these soon to be available players. For instance, the franchise has drafted too many defensive linemen early in the last few years, so it would lmake sense that they would stay away from that area in 2010. However, a player of the quality of Suh might be too hard to pass up.

Anyway, you get the drift here. The Chiefs projected interest is rated this way:

•***** – Extremely interested; can we get him today.
•**** – Very Interested; he’d look good in red and gold.
•*** – Interested; not as important as other spots.
•** – Interest Peaked; only if he’s the “right” guy.
•* – Pass; too many other spots to consider.
Here’s the October list:

# Player Position College HT WT Chiefs Interest
1. Ndamukong Suh DT Nebraska 6-4 300 ****
2. Eric Berry S Tennessee 5-11 203 ****
3. Gerald McCoy DT Oklahoma 6-4 297 ***
4. Taylor Mays S Southern Cal 6-3 235 ****
5. Russell Okung OT Ok. State 6-5 300 *****
6. Carlos Dunlap DE Florida 6-6 290 **
7. Rolando McClain ILB Alabama 6-3 245 ****
8. Trent Williams OT Oklahoma 6-5 306 *****
9. Sam Bradford QB Oklahoma 6-4 223 **
10. C.J. Spiller RB Clemson 5-11 195 **
11. Jake Locker QB Washington 6-3 226 **
12. Brandon Spikes ILB Florida 6-3 243 ****
13. Dez Bryant WR Ok. State 6-2 220 ****
14. Jimmy Clausen QB Notre Dame 6-3 223 **
15. Joe Haden CB Florida 5-11 191 ***
16. Greg Hardy DE Mississippi 6-5 275 ****
17. Jahvid Best RB California 5-10 195 **
18. Charles Brown OT Southern Cal 6-5 285 *****
19. Sean Weatherspoon LB Missouri 6-2 245 ***
20. Terrence Cody DT Alabama 6-5 365 *
21. Arthur Jones DT Syracuse 6-3 302 **
22. Jermaine Gresham TE Oklahoma 6-6 258 ****
23. Patrick Robinson CB Florida State 5-11 192 **
24. Sergio Kindle OLB Texas 6-4 255 ***
25. Jerry Hughes DE TCU 6-1 252 **
26. Brandon LaFell WR LSU 6-2 207 **
27. Colt McCoy QB Texas 6-2 210 **
28. Brandon Graham DE Michigan 6-2 270 *
29. Rick Sapp LB Clemson 6-4 245 **
30. Tim Tebow QB Florida 6-3 246 **
31. Marvin Austin DT No. Carolina 6-2 303 *
32. Navarro Bowman OLB Penn State 6-1 231 ***

So far all of pioli`s draft picks haven`t paned out. I kinda thought with his history we would have done better.
I will give TL,MaGee acouple of years due to it takes about that long for DL`s to learn.
Cassel was really our #2 pick and we wont know till a running game,wr that can catch and most of all a o-line. But the rest was wasted draft picks.
If there is no cap next year i sure hope pioli can draft better because we probably wont be able to afford real talanted players.

Three o-linemen as apposed to nine d-linemen.

Should have drafted one of those tackles last year then.

True, very true.