The National Football Post is one of the best resources for all things football. Here is a look at Wes Bunting's current top 20 senior prospects.
Top 20 Senior Prospects National Football Post
This is a scouting view of the best professional prospects, not the best senior college players. Many of the top college players (including Heisman Trophy winners) do not have skill sets that translate well to the NFL. In addition, many of the best professional prospects are unknown to the casual fan until their name is called on draft day. How many people out there are thinking, "man, I sure hope our team drafts Derek Sherrod, OT, Mississippi State"?
I like Texas A&M OLB Von Miller and look forward to seeing him become an outstanding player in the NFL.
I agree with Wes Bunting's assessment of Marvin Austin. He is a force on the football field, but there are enough red flags with the player to strongly consider staying away from him on draft day. Teams have between now and April to make up their mind on Austin, Ryan Mallett (assuming he enters the draft), and others.
Should a team draft to fill an obvious need, and what spot represents taking an acceptable risk on a player? Drafting JaMarcus Russell or Andre Smith early in the first round may be a mistake, but so can passing on Randy Moss or Warren Sapp when it was obvious they were top talents.
Once determining any off the field or character issues will not interfere with on the field potential - I want the best player, or the best fit for my team. For example, a top wide receiver who had an isolated alcohol arrest in college may be determined to be worthy of drafting; while a talented lineman who has a history of bad knees and weight issues may not represent an acceptable risk.
A lot of teams may regret passing on Dez Bryant, but I would have also passed, up until around where Dallas got him, at #24.
Moss and Sapp should have been top 5 picks. All things considered, that is as obvious today as it was to me the day they were not drafted there.
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