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While putting together this version of the top 100, there was a distinct top five players. The type of players who, at the least, look like certain Pro Bowlers. South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney continues to top the rankings. As expected, Clowney has faced double teams all season and teams are scheming against him.
Louisville's Teddy Bridgewater has done nothing to drop either. He may be skinny, but he plays like a franchise NFL quarterback. Jake Matthews of Texas A&M has smoothly transitioned to left tackle and can block anyone. Anthony Barr of UCLA may not be putting up the big sack numbers he did a year ago, but his athleticism for an outside linebacker is high. The top five is rounded out by Clemson's Sammy Watkins. Other receivers are putting up better numbers than Watkins, but they can't match his combination of speed, elusiveness, burst and hands. It stands within reason that any four of these players could overtake Clowney for the top spot.
Position rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE | OT | G | C | DE | DT | OLB | MLB | CB | S
Doing rankings before and during the season often requires optimistic projection. At least that's the methodology we use here. We're judging on where the player is currently at, and has the potential to be by the time the draft comes around in May.
The top 100 features 11 quarterbacks. It can be a challenge to rank quarterbacks accordingly. For instance, Oregon's Marcus Mariota is currently rated No. 24. But if the redshirt sophomore goes pro, he'll almost certainly get drafted highly and his impact on a franchise will be greater than this ranking. But that's just where player like Mariota is right now as a prospect.
As always, these rankings are not an indicator of draft position. They're also going to be fluid up until the first day of the 2014 NFL Draft on May 8. Just because we have a player in the top 10 now doesn't mean he'll still be there a month from now. Similarly, if a player is too low now doesn't mean he won't rise up the board. For now, here is our latest top 100. Have your own? Stick it in the comments.
| 1. Jadeveon Clowney | 6'6, 272 pounds | Defensive end | South Carolina * |
| 2. Teddy Bridgewater | 6'3, 196 pounds | Quarterback | Louisville * |
| 3. Jake Matthews | 6'5, 305 pounds | Offensive tackle | Texas A&M |
| 4. Anthony Barr | 6'4, 248 pounds | Outside Linebacker | UCLA |
| 5. Sammy Watkins | 6'1, 200 pounds | Wide receiver | Clemson * |
| 6. Louis Nix | 6'3, 326 pounds | Defensive tackle | Notre Dame |
| 7. C.J. Mosley | 6'2, 232 pounds | Middle linebacker | Alabama |
| 8. Hasean "HaHa" Clinton-Dix | 6'1, 208 pounds | Safety | Alabama * |
| 9. Marqise Lee | 6'0, 195 pounds | Wide Receiver | Southern California * |
| 10. Khalil Mack | 6'3, 244 pounds | Outside linebacker | Buffalo |
| 11. Will Sutton | 6'1, 305 pounds | Defensive tackle | Arizona State |
| 12. Brett Hundley | 6'3, 222 pounds | Quarterback | UCLA ** |
| 13. Bradley Roby | 5'11, 190 pounds | Cornerback | Ohio State * |
| 14. Cyrus Kouandjio | 6'5, 312 pounds | Offensive tackle | Alabama * |
| 15. De'Anthony Thomas | 5'9, 176 pounds | Offensive weapon | Oregon * |
| 16. Jason Verrett | 5'10, 176 pounds | Cornerback | TCU |
| 17. Tajh Boyd | 6'1, 225 pounds | Quarterback | Clemson |
| 18. Ryan Shazier | 6'2, 222 pounds | Outside linebacker | Ohio State * |
| 19. Taylor Lewan | 6'7, 310 pounds | Offensive tackle | Michigan |
| 20. Mike Evans | 6'5, 225 pounds | Wide Receiver | Texas A&M ** |
| 21. Dominique Easley | 6'2, 280 pounds | Defensive end | Florida |
| 22. Ifo Ekpre-Olomu | 5'10, 190 pounds | Cornerback | Oregon * |
| 23. Austin Seferian-Jenkins | 6'6, 276 pounds | Tight end | Washington * |
| 24. Marcus Mariota | 6'4, 211 pounds | Quarterback | Oregon ** |
| 25. Lache Seastrunk | 510, 210 pounds | Running back | Baylor * |
| 26. Za'Darius Smith | 6'6, 254 pounds | Defensive end | Kentucky * |
| 27. Antonio Richardson | 6'6, 332 pounds | Offensive tackle | Tennessee * |
| 28. David Yankey | 6'5, 313 pounds | Guard | Stanford * |
| 29. Odell Beckham Jr. | 6'0, 193 pounds | Wide receiver | LSU * |
| 30. Gabe Jackson | 6'4, 320 pounds | Guard | Mississippi State |
| 31. Jordan Matthews | 6'3, 205 pounds | Wide receiver | Vanderbilt |
| 32. Vic Beasley | 6'2, 235 pounds | Defensive end | Clemson * |
| 33. Cyril Richardson | 6'5, 335 pounds | Guard | Baylor |
| 34. Jace Amaro | 6'5, 260 pounds | Tight end | Texas Tech * |
| 35. Christian Jones | 6'4, 232 pounds | Outside linebacker | Florida State |
| 36. Justin Gilbert | 6'0, 200 pounds | Cornerback | Oklahoma State |
| 37. Kyle Van Noy | 6'3, 235 pounds | Outside linebacker | BYU |
| 38. James Hurst | 6'7, 305 pounds | Offensive tackle | North Carolina |
| 39. Jeremiah Attaochu | 6'3, 240 pounds | Outside linebacker | Georgia Tech |
| 40. Xavier Su'a-Filo | 6'3, 305 pounds | Guard | UCLA * |
| 41. Stephon Tuitt | 6'5, 303 pounds | Defensive end/tackle | Notre Dame |
| 42. Yawin Smallwood | 6'3, 244 pounds | Middle linebacker | Connecticut |
| 43. Bishop Sankey | 5'10, 203 pounds | Running back | Washington * |
| 44. Kevin Hogan | 6'4, 228 pounds | Quarterback | Stanford ** |
| 45. Ra'Shede Hageman | 6'6, 311 pounds | Defensive tackle | Minnesota |
| 46. Eric Ebron | 6'4, 245 pounds | Tight end | North Carolina * |
| 47. Cedric Ogbuehi | 6'5, 300 pounds | Offensive tackle | Texas A&M * |
| 48. Zach Mettenberger | 6'5, 230 pounds | Quarterback | LSU |
| 49. Melvin Gordon | 6'1, 203 pounds | Running back | Wisconsin ** |
| 50. Loucheiz Purifoy | 6'1, 190 pounds | Cornerback | Florida * |
| 51. Donte Moncrief | 6'2, 215 pounds | Wide Receiver | Ole Miss * |
| 52. Morgan Breslin | 6'2, 250 pounds | Outside linebacker | Southern California |
| 53. Aaron Lynch | 6'6, 244 pounds | Defensive end | South Florida ** |
| 54. Brandon Coleman | 6'6, 220 pounds | Wide receiver | Rutgers * |
| 55. Colt Lyerla | 6'5, 246 pounds | Tight end | Oregon * |
| 56. Anthony Johnson | 6'3, 304 pounds | Defensive tackle | LSU * |
| 57. Kyle Fuller | 6'0, 193 pounds | Cornerback | Virginia Tech |
| 58. Ka'Deem Carey | 5'10, 196 pounds | Running back | Arizona * |
| 59. Adrian Hubbard | 6'5, 260 pounds | Outside linebacker | Alabama |
| 60. Cameron Erving | 6'6, 320 pounds | Offensive tackle | Florida State * |
| 61. Kasen Williams | 6'2, 212 pounds | Wide receiver | Washington * |
| 62. DeVante Parker | 6'3, 204 pounds | Wide receiver | Louisville * |
| 63. Denzel Perryman | 6'0, 240 pounds | Outside linebacker | Miami * |
| 64. La'el Collins | 6'5, 315 pounds | Offensive tackle | LSU * |
| 65. Jarvis Landry | 6'1, 195 pounds | Wide receiver | LSU * |
| 66. Andre Hal | 6'0, 183 pounds | Cornerback | Vanderbilt |
| 67. Jaelen Strong | 6'4, 205 pounds | Wide receiver | Arizona State ** |
| 68. Ronald Powell | 6'4, 244 pounds | Outside linebacker | Florida * |
| 69. Jackson Jeffcoat | 6'5, 250 pounds | Defensive End | Texas |
| 70. Arthur Lynch | 6'5, 254 pounds | Tight end | Georgia |
| 71. Gabe Ikard | 6'3, 298 pounds | Center | Oklahoma |
| 72. Seantrel Henderson | 6'8, 345 pounds | Offensive tackle | Miami |
| 73. Kareem Martin | 6'5, 260 pounds | Defensive end | North Carolina |
| 74. Davante Adams | 6'2, 216 pounds | Wide receiver | Fresno State ** |
| 75. Daniel McCullers | 6'6, 377 pounds | Defensive tackle | Tennessee |
| 76. Aaron Colvin | 6'0, 192 pounds | Cornerback | Oklahoma |
| 77. Derek Carr | 6'3, 212 pounds | Quarterback | Fresno State |
| 78. Calvin Barnett | 6'2, 300 pounds | Defensive tackle | Oklahoma State |
| 79. Dri Archer | 5'8, 175 pounds | Offensive weapon | Kent State |
| 80. Anthony Steen | 6'2, 312 pounds | Guard | Alabama |
| 81. Devin Gardner | 6'4, 210 pounds | Quarterback | Michigan * |
| 82. James Wilder Jr. | 6'2, 229 pounds | Running back | Florida State * |
| 83. Jack Mewhort | 6'7, 308 pounds | Offensive tackle | Ohio State |
| 84. Charles Sims | 6'0, 213 pounds | Running back | West Virginia |
| 85. Blake Bortles | 6'4, 230 pounds | Quarterback | Central Florida * |
| 86. Zack Martin | 6'4, 305 pounds | Offensive tackle | Notre Dame |
| 87. Andrew Jackson | 6'1, 265 pounds | Middle linebacker | Western Kentucky |
| 88. George Uko | 6'3, 275 pounds | Defensive tackle | Southern California |
| 89. Jalen Saunders | 5'9, 157 pounds | Wide receiver | Oklahoma |
| 90. Darqueze Dennard | 5'11, 197 pounds | Cornerback | Michigan State |
| 91. Tyrus Thompson | 6'5, 320 pounds | Offensive tackle | Oklahoma * |
| 92. Telvin Smith | 6'3, 218 pounds | Outside linebacker | Florida State |
| 93. Tim Jernigan 6'2, 298 pounds | Defensive tackle | Florida State * |
| 94. Marion Grice | 6'0, 205 pounds | Running back | Arizona State |
| 95. Allen Robinson | 6'3, 211 pounds | Wide receiver | Penn State * |
| 96. David Fales | 6'3, 220 pounds | Quarterback | San Jose State |
| 97. DaQuan Jones | 6'3, 318 pounds | Defensive tackle | Penn State |
| 98. Ego Ferguson | 6'3, 309 pounds | Defensive tackle | LSU * |
| 99. A.J. Johnson | 6'2, 240 pounds | Outside linebacker | Tennessee |
| 100. Johnny Manziel | 6'1, 200 pounds | Quarterback | Texas A&M ** |