2011 NFL Draft - Prospect Rankings Update

Here's a quick update, not a ton of changes. I'll have at least two more updates (likely monthly) prior to the draft. As always, these rankings reflect my confidence in their potential as pros, not necessarily the order in which they'll be drafted.

QB
1 – Jake Locker (Washington)
2 – Christian Ponder (FSU)
3 – Blaine Gabbert (Missouri)
4 – Ryan Mallett (Arkansas)
5 – Colin Kaepernick (Nevada)
6 – Cam Newton (Auburn)
7 – Andy Dalton (TCU)
8 – Ricky Stanzi (Iowa)
9 – Pat Devlin (Delaware)
10 – Tyrod Taylor (Virginia Tech)
11 – Greg McElroy (Alabama)

RB
1 – Mikel Leshoure (Illinois)
2 – Ryan Williams (Virginia Tech)
3 – Mark Ingram (Alabama)
4 – Jordan Todman (Connecticut)
5 – DeMarco Murray (Oklahoma)
6 – Shane Vereen (California)
7 – Kendall Hunter (Oklahoma State)
8 – Derrick Locke (Kentucky)
9 – Jacquizz Rodgers (Oregon State)
10 – Daniel Thomas (Kansas State)
11 – Bilal Powell (Louisville)
12 – Delone Carter (Syracuse)
13 – Graig Cooper (Miami)
14 – Jamie Harper (Clemson)
15– Noel Devine (West Virginia)
16 – Dion Lewis (Pittsburgh)
17 – Stevan Ridley (LSU)
18 – Roy Helu Jr. (Nebraska)
19 – Taiwan Jones (Eastern Washington)
20 – Da’Rel Scott (Maryland)

WR
1 – AJ Green (Georgia)
2 – Julio Jones (Alabama)
3 – Torrey Smith (Maryland)
4 – Titus Young (Boise State)
5 – Randall Cobb (Kentucky)
6 – Leonard Hankerson (Miami)
7 – Jonathan Baldwin (Pittsburgh)
8 – Jerrel Jernigan (Troy)
9 – Greg Little (UNC)
10 – Austin Pettis (Boise State)
11 – Dwayne Harris (ECU)
12 – Vincent Brown (San Diego State)
13 – Niles Paul (Nebraska)
14 – Terrance Tolliver (LSU)
15 – Tandon Doss (Indiana)
16 – Cecil Shorts III (Mount Union)
17 – Ronald Johnson (USC)
18 – Greg Salas (Hawaii)
19 – Darvin Adams (Auburn)
20 – Ryan Whalen (Stanford)

TE
1 – DJ Williams (Arkansas)
2 – Kyle Rudolph (Notre Dame)
3 – Luke Stocker (Tennessee)
4 – Lance Kendricks (Wisconsin)
5 – Rob Housler (FAU)
6 – Virgil Green (Nevada)
7 – Mike McNeill (Nebraska)
8 – Andre Smith (Virginia Tech)
9 – Weslye Saunders (*South Carolina)
10 – Charlie Gantt (Michigan State)

T
1 – Anthony Castonzo (Boston College)
2 – Gabe Carimi (Wisconsin)
3 – Derek Sherrod (Mississippi State)
4 – Tyron Smith (USC)
5 – Nate Solder (Colorado)
6 – Benjamin Ijalana (T/G, Villanova)
7 – Joseph Barksdale (LSU)
8 – Jason Pinkston (T/G, Pittsburgh)
9 – DeMarcus Love (T/G, Arkansas)
10 – Marcus Gilbert (Florida)
11 – Chris Hairston (Clemson)
12 – James Brewer (Indiana)
13 – James Carpenter (T/G, Alabama)
14 – Derek Newton (Arkansas State)

G/C
1 – Rodney Hudson (G, FSU)
2 – Mike Pouncey (G, Florida)
3 – Stefen Wisniewski (C, Penn State)
4 – Danny Watkins (G/T, Baylor)
5 – Marcus Cannon (G/T, TCU)
6 – John Moffitt (G, Wisconsin)
7 – Lee Ziemba (G/T, Auburn)
8 – Clint Boling (G, Georgia)
9 – Will Rackley (G, Lehigh)
10 – Orlando Franklin (G/T, Miami)
11 – Stephen Schilling (G, Michigan)
12 – Tim Barnes (C, Missouri)
13 – Jake Kirkpatrick (C, TCU)
14 – Kristofer O’Dowd (C, USC)
15 – Justin Boren (G, Ohio State)
16 – Bryant Browning (G, Ohio State)

DE
1 – Da’Quan Bowers (Clemson)
2 – Robert Quinn (UNC)
3 – JJ Watt (Wisconsin)
4 – Cameron Jordan (California)
5 – Adrian Clayborn (Iowa)
6 – Justin Houston (DE/OLB, Georgia)
7 – Ryan Kerrigan (Purdue)
8 – Cameron Heyward (Ohio State)
9 – Christian Ballard (DT/DE, Iowa)
10 – Jabaal Sheard (Pittsburgh)
11 – Allen Bailey (Miami)
12 – Greg Romeus (Pittsburgh)
13 – Pernell McPhee (Mississippi State)
14 – Sam Acho (Texas)
15 – Cliff Matthews (DE/OLB, South Carolina)
16 – Pierre Allen (Nebraska)
17 – Markus White (FSU)

DT
1 – Marcell Dareus (Alabama)
2 – Nick Fairley (Auburn)
3 – Corey Liuget (Illinois)
4 – Stephen Paea (Oregon State)
5 – Drake Nevis (LSU)
6 – Phil Taylor (Baylor)
7 – Muhammad Wilkerson (Temple)
8 – Jurrell Casey (USC)
9 – Marvin Austin (UNC)
10 – Jarvis Jenkins (Clemson)
11 – Sione Fua (Stanford)
12 – Lawrence Guy (Arizona State)
13 – Jerrell Powe (Mississippi)
14 – Ian Williams (Notre Dame)
15 – Kendrick Ellis (Hampton)

OLB (4-3 and 3-4)
1 – Von Miller (Texas A&M)
2 – Aldon Smith (DE/OLB, Missouri)
3 – Akeem Ayers (UCLA)
4 – Bruce Carter (UNC; inj.)
5 – Jeremy Beal (DE/OLB, Oklahoma)
6 – Dontay Moch (DE/OLB, Nevada)
7 – Brooks Reed (DE/OLB, Arizona)
8 – Mark Herzlich (Boston College)
9 – Mason Foster (Washington)
10 – Colin McCarthy (Miami)
11 – Lawrence Wilson (Connecticut)
12 – KJ Wright (Mississippi State)
13 – Ross Homan (Ohio State)
14 – Chris Carter (DE/OLB, Fresno State)
15 – Doug Hogue (Syracuse)
16 – Wayne Daniels (DE/OLB, TCU)
17 – Thomas Keiser (Stanford)

ILB
1 – Greg Jones (Michigan State)
2 – Quan Sturdivant (UNC)
3 – Nate Irving (NC State)
4 – Martez Wilson (Illinois)
5 – Kelvin Sheppard (LSU)
6 – Casey Matthews (Oregon)
7 – Mike Mohamed (California)
8 – Josh Bynes (Auburn)
9 – Alex Wujciak (Maryland)
10 – Chris White (Mississippi State)

CB
1 – Patrick Peterson (LSU)
2 – Prince Amukamara (Nebraska)
3 – Jimmy Smith (Colorado)
4 – Ras-I Dowling (Virginia)
5 – Aaron Williams (Texas)
6 – Rashad Carmichael (Virginia Tech)
7 – Brandon Harris (Miami)
8 – Davon House (New Mexico State)
9 – Curtis Brown (Texas)
10 – Johnny Patrick (Louisville)
11 – Kendrick Burney (North Carolina)
12 – Brandon Burton (Utah)
13 – Jalil Brown (Colorado)
14 – Chimdi Chekwa (Ohio State)
15 – Marcus Gilchrist (Clemson)
16 – Shareece Wright (USC)

S
1 – Deunta Williams (UNC; inj.)
2 – Quinton Carter (Oklahoma)
3 – Rahim Moore (UCLA)
4 – DeAndre McDaniel (Clemson)
5 – Robert Sands (West Virginia)
6 – Tyler Sash (Iowa)
7 – Ahmad Black (Florida)
8 – Jeron Johnson (Boise State)
9 – Jaiquawn Jarrett (Temple)
10 – Jermale Hines (Ohio State)