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In our first set of 2014 NFL Draft rankings that came out last May, South Carolina pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney was the top player. Like Andrew Luck in 2012 and Ndamukong Suh in 2010, Clowney never moved off the No. 1 spot. Like those two, Clowney is a rare talent.
When talking about these generational prospects, current comparisons are rarely apt. For Luck, it was John Elway. For Suh, it was Joe Greene. How good can Clowney be? How about the next Bruce Smith? Forget the scheme or the system. It can be molded around Clowney.
Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE | OT | G | C | DT | DE | OLB | MLB | CB | S
The talent of the draft this year goes much deeper than Clowney. When Steelers General Manager Kevin Colbert said this was the deepest draft he's ever seen, he was right. There will be debates on where a player is ranked and ultimately draft, but there isn't one about far into the draft starters will be found. Second- and third-round picks this year should be coveted. Top wide receivers go at least 12 deep. There's a strong group of offensive tackles. Cornerbacks come in all shapes and sizes, but have plenty of skill.
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Then, there are the quarterbacks. Throughout the whole draft process, Matthew Fairburn and I have said they're all flawed, but have great potential. Some teams are going to love Johnny Manziel and hate Teddy Bridgewater. Another team will be just the opposite. Another team will have Blake Bortles at the top. Someone is going to love Tom Savage (though maybe they shouldn't). As it is with any draft, this one will be defined by the quarterbacks. With the rest of players in this draft, if there are a couple franchise quarterbacks, this could become an all-time great draft.
Below, at last, is our final top 200 for the 2014 NFL Draft.
1. Jadeveon Clowney | 6'5 1/4, 266 pounds | Defensive end | South Carolina *
2. Teddy Bridgewater | 6'2 1/8, 214 pounds | Quarterback | Louisville *
3. Jake Matthews | 6'5 1/2, 308 pounds | Offensive tackle | Texas A&M
4. Khalil Mack | 6'2 5/8, 251 pounds | Outside linebacker | Buffalo
5. Sammy Watkins | 6'0 3/4, 211 pounds | Wide receiver | Clemson *
6. Greg Robinson | 6'5, 332 pounds | Offensive tackle | Auburn **
7. Mike Evans | 6'4 3/4, 231 pounds | Wide Receiver | Texas A&M **
8. Eric Ebron | 6'4 3/8, 250 pounds | Tight end | North Carolina *
9. C.J. Mosley | 6'2, 234 pounds | Middle linebacker | Alabama
10. Ha'Sean "Ha Ha" Clinton-Dix | 6'1 3/8, 208 pounds | Safety | Alabama *
11. Taylor Lewan | 6'7 1/8, 309 pounds | Offensive tackle | Michigan
12. Louis Nix | 6'2 3/8, 326 pounds | Defensive tackle | Notre Dame *
13. Aaron Donald | 6'0 3/4, 285 pounds | Defensive tackle | Pittsburgh
14. Xavier Su'a-Filo | 6'4 1/8, 307 pounds | Guard | UCLA *
15. Johnny Manziel | 5'11 3/4, 207 pounds | Quarterback | Texas A&M **
16. Blake Bortles | 6'5, 232 pounds | Quarterback | Central Florida *
17. Kony Ealy | 6'4, 273 pounds | Defensive End | Missouri *
18. Jason Verrett | 5'9 1/2, 189 pounds | Cornerback | TCU
19. Odell Beckham Jr. | 5'11 1/4, 198 pounds | Wide receiver | LSU *
20. Ra'Shede Hageman | 6'5 7/8, 310 pounds | Defensive tackle | Minnesota
21. Darqueze Dennard | 5'10 7/8 199 pounds | Cornerback | Michigan State
22. Anthony Barr | 6'4 7/8, 255 pounds | Outside Linebacker | UCLA
23. Zack Martin | 6'4, 308 pounds | Offensive tackle / Guard | Notre Dame
24. Calvin Pryor | 5'11 1/8, 207 pounds | Safety | Louisville *
25. Bradley Roby | 5'11 1/4, 194 pounds | Cornerback | Ohio State *
26. Ryan Shazier | 6'1, 237 pounds | Outside linebacker | Ohio State *
27. Jimmie Ward | 5'11, 193 pounds | Safety | Northern Illinois
28. Dee Ford | 6'2, 252 pounds | Defensive end | Auburn
29. Marqise Lee | 5'11 3/4, 192 pounds | Wide Receiver | Southern California *
30. Brandin Cooks | 5'9 3/4, 189 pounds | Wide receiver | Oregon State *
31. Justin Gilbert | 6'0 1/8, 202 pounds | Cornerback | Oklahoma State
32. Kyle Fuller | 5'11 3/4, 190 pounds | Cornerback | Virginia Tech
33. Derek Carr | 6'2 3/8, 214 pounds | Quarterback | Fresno State
34. Stephon Tuitt | 6'5, 304 pounds | Defensive end/tackle | Notre Dame
35. Cyrus Kouandjio | 6'6 3/4, 322 pounds | Offensive tackle | Alabama *
36. Jace Amaro | 6'5 3/8, 265 pounds | Tight end | Texas Tech *
37. Demarcus Lawrence | 6'2 7/8, 251 pounds | Defensive end | Boise State *
38. Gabe Jackson | 6'3 1/4, 336 pounds | Guard | Mississippi State
39. Jordan Matthews | 6'3 1/8, 212 pounds | Wide receiver | Vanderbilt
40. Joel Bitonio | 6'4 1/4, 302 pounds | Offensive tackle / Guard | Nevada
41. Antonio Richardson | 6'5 3/4, 336 pounds | Offensive tackle | Tennessee *
42. Ja'Wuan James | 6'6, 311 pounds | Offensive tackle | Tennessee
43. Tim Jernigan 6'1 5/8, 298 pounds | Defensive tackle | Florida State *
44. Morgan Moses | 6'6, 314 pounds | Offensive tackle | Virginia
45. Austin Seferian-Jenkins | 6'5, 262 pounds | Tight end | Washington *
46. Kelvin Benjamin | 6'5, 240 pounds | Wide receiver | Florida State**
47. Kyle Van Noy | 6'3 1/8, 243 pounds | Outside linebacker | BYU
48. Jarvis Landry | 5'11 1/2, 205 pounds | Wide receiver | LSU *
49. Lamarcus Joyner | 5'8, 184 pounds | Safety/Cornerback | Florida State
50. Dominique Easley | 6'2, 288 pounds | Defensive tackle | Florida *
51. Troy Niklas | 6'6 1/2, 270 pounds | Tight end | Notre Dame *
52. Deone Bucannon | 6'1, 211 pounds | Safety | Washington State
53. Davante Adams | 6'2, 216 pounds | Wide receiver | Fresno State **
54. Jeremiah Attaochu | 6'3, 252 pounds | Outside linebacker | Georgia Tech
55. Zach Mettenberger | 6'5, 224 pounds | Quarterback | LSU
56. Antone Exum | 5'11 5/8, 213 pounds | Cornerback | Virginia Tech
57. Donte Moncrief | 6'2 3/8, 221 pounds | Wide Receiver | Ole Miss *
58. Scott Crichton | 6'2 7/8, 273 pounds | Defensive end | Oregon State *
59. Bishop Sankey | 5'9 1/2, 209 pounds | Running back | Washington *
60. Victor Hampton | 5’9, 197 pounds | Cornerback | South Carolina
61. Bashaud Breeland | 5'11 3/8, 197 pounds | Cornerback | Clemson *
62. Allen Robinson | 6'2 5/8, 220 pounds | Wide receiver | Penn State *
63. DaQuan Jones | 6'3 3/4, 322 pounds | Defensive tackle | Penn State
64. Trai Turner | 6'2 5/8, 310 pounds | Guard | LSU *
65. Pierre Desir | 6'1, 191 pounds | Cornerback | Lindenwood
66. Brandon Coleman | 6'6, 225 pounds | Wide receiver | Rutgers *
67. Weston Richburg | 6'3 3/8, 298 pounds | Center | Colorado State
68. Brandon Thomas | 6'3 1/4, 317 pounds | Offensive tackle/Guard | Clemson
69. Ego Ferguson | 6'3, 315 pounds | Defensive tackle | LSU *
70. Cody Latimer | 6'2, 215 pounds | Wide receiver | Indiana *
71. Jack Mewhort | 6'6, 309 pounds | Offensive tackle | Ohio State
72. Marcus Martin | 6'3, 320 pounds | Center | Southern California *
73. Ka'Deem Carey | 5'9 3/8, 207 pounds | Running back | Arizona *
74. Marcus Smith | 6'3 3/8, 251 pounds | Defensive end | Louisville
75. Carlos Hyde | 5'11 7/8, 230 pounds | Running back | Ohio State
76. Marcus Roberson | 6'0 1/4, 191 pounds | Cornerback | Florida *
77. Ed Stinson | 6'3, 287 pounds | Defensive end/tackle | Alabama
78. David Fales | 6'1 5/8, 226 pounds | Quarterback | San Jose State
79. Will Sutton | 6'0 1/2, 303 pounds | Defensive tackle | Arizona State
80. Dion Bailey | 5'11 3/4, 201 pounds | Safety | Southern California *
81. C.J. Fiedorowicz | 6'6, 270 pounds | Tight end | Iowa
82. Jared Abbrederis | 6'1, 195 pounds | Wide receiver | Wisconsin
83. Jimmy Garoppolo | 6'2 1/4, 226 pounds | Quarterback | Eastern Illinois
84. Lache Seastrunk | 5'9 1/2, 201 pounds | Running back | Baylor *
85. Billy Turner | 6'4 7/8, 315 pounds | Offensive tackle | North Dakota State
86. Charles Sims | 5'11 1/8, 214 pounds | Running back | West Virginia
87. David Yankey | 6'5 5/8, 315 pounds | Guard | Stanford *
88. Shayne Skov | 6'2, 245 pounds | Middle linebacker | Stanford
89. Tre Mason | 5'8 1/2, 207 pounds | Running back | Auburn *
90. Anthony Johnson | 6'2 1/4, 308 pounds | Defensive tackle | LSU *
91. Josh Huff | 5'11 1/4, 206 pounds | Wide receiver | Oregon
92. Chris Borland | 5'11 1/2, 248 pounds | Middle linebacker | Wisconsin
93. Christian Jones | 6'3 1/8, 240 pounds | Outside linebacker | Florida State
94. Kareem Martin | 6'5 7/8, 272 pounds | Defensive end | North Carolina
95. Robert Herron | 5'9 1/8, 193 pounds | Wide receiver | Wyoming
96. Devonta Freeman | 5'8 1/4, 206 pounds | Running back | Florida State *
97. Cody Hoffman | 6'3 7/8, 223 pounds | Wide receiver | BYU
98. De'Anthony Thomas | 5'8 5/8, 174 pounds | Running back / Wide receiver | Oregon*
99. Isaiah Crowell | 5'11, 224 pounds | Running back | Alabama State *
100. Dri Archer | 5'7 3/8, 173 pounds | Running back | Kent State
101. Gabe Ikard | 6'3 5/8, 304 pounds | Center | Oklahoma
102. Trent Murphy | 6'5, 250 pounds | Outside linebacker | Stanford
103. Terrance West | 5'9 1/4, 225 pounds | Running back | Towson *
104. Caraun Reid | 6'2 1/8, 302 pounds | Defensive tackle | Princeton
105. Andre Hal | 5'10 3/8, 188 pounds | Cornerback | Vanderbilt
106. Terrence Brooks | 5'10 7/8, 198 pounds | Safety | Florida State
107. Aaron Colvin | 5'11, 177 pounds | Cornerback | Oklahoma
108. James Hurst | 6'5, 296 pounds | Offensive tackle | North Carolina
109. Aaron Lynch | 6'5, 249 pounds | Defensive end | South Florida **
110. Keith McGill | 6'3 3/8, 211 pounds | Cornerback | Utah
111. L'Damian Washington | 6'3 7/8, 195 pounds | Wide receiver | Missouri
112. Travis Swanson | 6'5, 312 pounds | Center | Arkansas
113. Stanley Jean-Baptiste | 6'2 5/8, 218 pounds | Cornerback | Nebraska
114. Paul Richardson | 6'0 3/8, 175 pounds | Wide receiver | Colorado *
115. Cyril Richardson | 6'4 3/4, 329 pounds | Guard | Baylor
116. Jeremy Hill | 6'0 5/8, 233 pounds | Running back | LSU *
117. Arthur Lynch | 6'4 5/8, 258 pounds | Tight end | Georgia
118. Martavis Bryant | 6'3 3/4, 211 pounds | Wide receiver | Clemson *
119. Telvin Smith | 6'3, 218 pounds | Outside linebacker | Florida State
120. Bruce Ellington | 5'9 3/8, 197 pounds | Wide receiver | South Carolina *
121. Storm Johnson | 6'0, 209 pounds | Running back | Central Florida *
122. Xavier Grimble | 6'4, 257 pounds | Tight end | Southern California *
123. Terrance Mitchell | 5'11 1/8, 192 pounds | Cornerback | Oregon *
124. Laurent Duvernay-Tardif | 6’5, 315 pounds | Offensive tackle | McGill
125. Andre Williams | 5'11 3/8, 230 pounds | Running back | Boston College
126. Jeremy Gallon | 5'7, 185 pounds | Wide receiver | Michigan
127. Jackson Jeffcoat | 6'3, 247 pounds | Defensive End | Texas
128. Yawin Smallwood | 6'2 1/4, 246 pounds | Middle linebacker | Connecticut
129. E.J. Gaines | 5'10, 190 pounds | Cornerback | Missouri
130. Brett Smith | 6'3, 206 pounds | Quarterback | Wyoming *
131. Chris Smith | 6'1, 266 pounds | Defensive end | Arkansas
132. Seantrel Henderson | 6'7 1/8, 331 pounds | Offensive tackle | Miami
133. Michael Sam | 6'2, 261 pounds | Defensive end | Missouri
134. Carl Bradford | 6'0 3/4, 250 pounds | Outside linebacker | Arizona State *
135. Brent Urban | 6'7, 295 pounds | Defensive end | Virginia
136. Jaylen Watkins | 5'11 1/2, 194 pounds | Cornerback | Florida
137. Phillip Gaines | 6'0 3/8, 193 pounds | Cornerback | Rice
138. Anthony Steen | 6'2, 312 pounds | Guard | Alabama
139. Kevin Pierre-Louis | 6'1, 225 pounds | Outside linebacker | Boston College
140. Avery Williamson | 6'1, 246 pounds | Middle linebacker | Kentucky
141. Christian Kirksey | 6'2, 233 pounds | Outside linebacker | Iowa
142. Ross Cockrell | 6'0, 191 pounds | Cornerback | Duke
143. Mike Davis | 6'0, 197 pounds | Wide receiver | Texas
144. Jordan Zumwalt | 6'4, 235 pounds | Middle linebacker | UCLA
145. Devin Street | 6'2 7/8, 198 pounds | Wide receiver | Pittsburgh
146. Spencer Long | 6'5 320 pounds | Guard | Nebraska
147. Nevin Lawson | 5'9 1/2, 190 pounds | Cornerback | Utah State
148. Dakota Dozier | 6'3 5/8, 313 pounds | Guard | Furman
149. Corey Brown | 5'11 3/8, 178 pounds | Wide receiver | Ohio State
150. Antonio Andrews | 5'10 1/8, 225 pounds | Running back | Western Kentucky
151. Aaron Murray | 6'0, 207 pounds | Quarterback | Georgia
152. Cameron Fleming | 6'4 7/8, 323 pounds | Offensive tackle | Stanford *
153. Tyler Larsen | 6'4, 313 pounds | Center | Utah State
154. Loucheiz Purifoy | 5'11 1/2, 190 pounds | Cornerback | Florida *
155. Tom Savage | 6'3 7/8, 228 pounds | Quarterback | Pittsburgh
156. Craig Loston | 6'0 5/8, 217 pounds | Safety | LSU
157. Calvin Barnett | 6'2, 300 pounds | Defensive tackle | Oklahoma State
158. Larry Webster | 6'5 3/4, 252 pounds | Defensive end | Bloomsburg
159. Jemea Thomas | 5'9 1/4, 192 pounds | Cornerback | Georgia Tech
160. Cassius Marsh | 6'4, 252 pounds | Defensive end | UCLA
161. Richard Rodgers | 6'4, 257 pounds | Tight end | California *
162. Trevor Reilly | 6'5, 245 pounds | Outside linebacker | Utah
163. Russell Bodine | 6'3 1/8, 310 pounds | Center | North Carolina *
164. Logan Thomas | 6'6 1/8, 248 pounds | Quarterback | Virginia Tech
165. Tre Boston | 5'11 5/8, 204 pounds | Safety | North Carolina
166. Will Clarke | 6'6 1/4, 271 pounds | Defensive end | West Virginia
167. AJ McCarron | 6'3 1/4, 220 pounds | Quarterback | Alabama
168. Kenneth Acker | 6'0, 195 pounds | Cornerback | SMU
169. Jay Bromley | 6'3 1/8, 306 pounds | Defensive tackle | Syracuse
170. Walt Aikens | 6'0 5/8, 205 pounds | Cornerback | Liberty
171. Devon Kennard | 6'3, 249 pounds | Outside linebacker | Southern California
172. Justin Britt | 6'6, 315 pounds | Offensive tackle | Missouri
173. Hakeem Smith | 6'1, 197 pounds | Safety | Louisville
174. Marcel Jensen | 6'6, 270 pounds | Tight end | Fresno State
175. Max Bullough | 6'3 1/2, 249 pounds | Middle linebacker | Michigan State
176. Adrian Hubbard | 6'6, 257 pounds | Outside linebacker | Alabama
177. Chris Burnette | 6'2, 314 pounds | Guard | Georgia
178. Kelcy Quarles | 6'3 3/4, 297 pounds | Defensive tackle | South Carolina *
179. Wesley Johnson | 6'5 3/8, 297 pounds | Offensive tackle | Vanderbilt
180. Marion Grice | 6'0, 208 pounds | Running back | Arizona State
181. Jon Halapio | 6'3 1/2, 323 pounds | Guard | Florida
182. Taylor Hart | 6'6, 281 pounds | Defensive tackle | Oregon
183. Lamin Barrow | 6'1 3/8, 237 pounds | Middle linebacker | LSU
184. Crockett Gilmore | 6'5 7/8, 260 pounds | Tight end | Colorado State
185. Charles Leno | 6'4, 304 pounds | Offensive tackle | Boise State
186. Colt Lyerla | 6'3 7/8, 242 pounds | Tight end | -- *
187. Ahmad Dixon | 6'0, 212 pounds | Safety | Baylor
188. Rajion Neal | 5'11, 212 pounds | Running back | Tennessee
189. Greg Blair | 6'2, 252 pounds | Middle linebacker | Cincinnati
190. Michael Schofield | 6'6 5/8, 301 pounds | Offensive tackle | Michigan
191. Jalen Saunders | 5'8 7/8, 163 pounds | Wide receiver | Oklahoma
192. IK Enemkpali | 6'0 3/4, 261 pounds | Defensive end | Louisiana Tech
193. LaDarius Perkins | 5'7 3/8, 195 pounds | Running back | Mississippi State
194. Marqueston Huff | 5’11, 196 pounds | Safety | Wyoming
195. James Gayle | 6'3 7/8, 259 pounds | Defensive end | Virginia Tech
196. Tevin Reese | 5'10 1/2, 163 pounds | Wide receiver | Baylor
197. Kapri Bibbs | 5'9 3/8, 212 pounds | Running back | Colorado State *
198. Kerry Hyder | 6'2 1/2, 290 pounds | Defensive tackle | Texas Tech
199. Morgan Breslin | 6'2, 250 pounds | Outside linebacker | Southern California
200. Tajh Boyd | 6'0 5/8, 200 pounds | Quarterback | Clemson