2013 NFL Draft: Top 10 Players at Each Position

By Vincent Frank on Monday, March 4th 2013
2013 NFL Draft: Top 10 Players at Each Position

Instead of going with another version of eDraft's top 200 Big Board, which will be updated afer pro days have finished, we thought it makes more sense to give you a breakdown of the top players at each position. Remember, these are updated rankings and do take into account the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis as to where the current big board doesn't. 

While the combine can be a bit overrated in terms of scouting, there were some players that jumped and others that fell due to performances in Indianapolis last week. 

Let's take a gander at the top 10 players at each position. 

 

Quarterbacks
Rank Player Team Grade
1 Geno Smith West Virginia Top 10 
2 E.J. Manuel Florida State First Round
3 Matt Barkley Southern California Second Round
4 Tyler Bray Tennessee Third Round
5 Mike Glennon North Carolina State Third Round
6 Tyler Wilson Arkansas Third Round
7 Ryan Nassib Syracuse Fourth Round
8 Matt Scott Arizona Fifth Round
9 Zac Dysert Miami (O) Fifth Round
10 Landry Jones Oklahoma Sixth Round 

 

 

Running Backs
Rank Player Team Grade
1 Eddie Lacy Alabama Second Round
2 Giovani Bernard North Carolina Second Round
3 Johnathan Franklin UCLA Second Round
4 Stepfan Taylor Stanford Third Round
5 Christine Michael Texas A&M Third Round
6 Joseph Randle Oklahoma State Third Round
7 Marcus Lattimore South Carolina Fourth Round
8 Montee Ball Wisconsin Fifth Round
9 Andre Ellington Clemson Fifth Round
10 Le'Veon Bell Michigan State Fifth Round 

 

 

Tight End
Rank Player Team Grade
1 Tyler Eifert Notre Dame First Round
2 Zach Ertz Stanford First Round
3 Gavin Escobar San Diego State Second Round
4 Travis Kelce Cincinnati  Second Round
5 Dion Sims Michigan State Third Round
6 Jordan Reed Florida Third Round
7 Vance McDonald Rice Fourth Round
8 Joseph Fauria UCLA Sixth Round
9 Zach Sudfeld Nevada Sixth Round
10 Michael Williams Alabama Sixth Round

 

 

Wide Receiver
Rank Player Team Grade
1 Cordarrelle Patterson Tennessee First Round
2 DeAndre Hopkins Clemson First Round
3 Da'Rick Rogers Tennessee Tech First Round
4 Tavon Austin West Virginia First Round
5 Keenan Allen California First Round 
6 Robert Woods Southern California First Round 
7 Justin Hunter Tennessee Second Round
8 Stedman Bailey West Virginia Second Round
9 Markus Wheaton Oregon State Second Round
10 Terrance Williams Baylor Second Round 

 

 

Offensive Tackle
Rank Player Team Grade
1 Luke Joeckel Texas A&M Top 10 
2 Eric Fisher Central Michigan Top 10
3 Lane Johnson Oklahoma Top 10 
4 D.J. Fluker Alabama First Round
5 Terron Armstead Arkansas Pine-Bluff First Round
6 Menelik Watson Florida State First Round
7 Dallas Thomas Tennessee Second Round
8 Kyle Long Oregon  Second Round
9 Oday Aboushi Virginia Second Round
10 Chris Faulk Louisiana State Third Round 

 

 

Guards
Rank Player Team Grade
1 Chance Warmack Alabama Top 10
2 Jonathan Cooper North Carolina First Round
3 Larry Warford Kentucky Second Round
4 Justin Pugh Syracuse Second Round
5 J.C. Tretter Cornell Third Round
6 Alvin Bailey Arkansas Fourth Round
7 Brian Winter Kent State Fourth Round
8 Sam Brenner Utah Sixth Round
9 Chris Barker Nevada Seventh Round
10 Jeff Baca UCLA Seventh Round 

 

 

Centers
Rank Player Team Grade
1 Barrett Jones Alabama First Round
2 Brian Schwenke California Third Round
3 Travis Frederick Wisconsin Third Round 
4 Khaled Holmes Southern California Fourth Round
5 Braxston Cave Notre Dame Fifth Round
6 Joe Madsen West Virginia  Seventh Round
7 P.J. Lonergan  Louisiana State Seventh Round/UFA
8 T.J. Johnson South Carolina Seventh Round/UFA
9 Dalton Freeman Clemson UFA
10 Matt Smith Kentucky UFA

 

 

Defensive Tackles
Rank Player Team Grade
1 Star Lotulelei Utah Top 10
2 Sheldon Richardson Missouri Top 10
3 Sharrif Floyd Florida First Round (3-4 end)
4 Johnathan Hankins Ohio State First Round
5 Kawann Short Purdue Second Round
6 Sylvester Williams North Carolina Second Round
7 Akeem Spence Illinois Third Round
8 Bennie Logan Louisiana State Fifth Round
9 Everett Dawkins Florida State Fifth Round
10 Jordan Hill Penn State Fifth Round 
       

 

 

3-4 Nose Tackles
Rank Player Team Grade
1 Jesse Williams Alabama First Round
2 Brandon Williams Missouri Southern State First Round
3 John Jenkins Georgia Second Round
4 T.J. Barnes Georgia Tech Fifth Round
5 Kwame Geathers Georgia Fifth Round
6 Josh Boyd Mississippi State Sixth Round
7 Montari Hughes Tennessee-Martin Sixth Round
8 Gilbert Pena Mississippi  Seventh Round/UFA
9 Abry Jones Georgia Seventh Round/UFA
10 Anthony Rashad White Michigan State UFA



Defensive Ends
Rank Player Team Grade
1 Bjoern Werner Florida State Top 10 
2 Cornellius Carradine Florida State First Round
3 Datone Jones UCLA Second Round
4 Margus Hunt Southern Methodist Second Round
5 Damontre Moore Texas A&M Second Round
6 Malliciah Goodman Clemson Third Round
7 Devin Taylor South Carolina Fourth Round
8 Lavar Edwards Louisiana State Fifth Round
9 William Gholston Michigan State Fifth Round
10 Corey Lemonier Auburn  Fifth Round

 


3-4 Outside Linebackers
Rank Player Team Grade
1 Dion Jordan Oregon Top 10
2 Jarvis Jones Georgia First Round
3 Ezekiel Ansah BYU First Round
4 Barkevious Mingo Lousiana State First Round
5 Alex Okafor Texas First Round
6 Sam Montgomery Louisiana State First Round
7 Brandon Jenkins Florida State Second Round
8 Chase Thomas Stanford Second Round
9 John Simon Ohio State Second Round
10 David Bass Missouri Western St. Third Round

 


4-3 Outside Linebackers
Rank Player Team Grade
1 Khaseem Greene Rutgers First Round
2 Sio Moore Connecticut Second Round
3 Trevardo Williams Connecticut Third Round
4 DeVonte Holloman South Carolina Third Round
5 Jamie Collins Southern Mississippi Third Round
6 Jelani Jenkins Florida Third Round
7 Zaviar Gooden Missouri Fifth Round
8 Sean Porter Texas A&M Fifth Round
9 Keith Pough Syracuse Sixth Round
10 Gerald Hodges Penn State Sixth Round 

 

Inside Linebackers
Rank Player Team Grade
1 Kevin Minter Louisiana State First Round
2 Manti Te'o  Notre Dame First Round
3 Arthur Brown Kansas State First Round
4 Alec Ogletree Georgia First Round
5 Nico Johnson Alabama Second Round
6 Jon Bostic Florida Third Round
7 Kevin Reddick North Carolina Third Round
8 Kiko Alonso Oregon Fifth Round
9 A.J. Klein Iowa State Fifth Round
10 Bruce Taylor Virginia Tech Sixth Round 

 


Cornerbacks
Rank Player Team Grade
1 Dee Milliner Alabama Top 10
2 Desmond Trufant Washington First Round
3 Johnthan Banks Mississippi State First Round
4 Xavier Rhodes Florida State First Round
5 Jordan Poyer Oregon State First Round
6 David Amerson North Carolina Second Round
7 Tyrann Mathieu Louisiana State Second Round
8 Logan Ryan Rutgers Second Round
9 Jamar Taylor Boise State Second Round
10 Dwayne Gratz Connecticut Second Round 

 


Free Safety
Rank Player Team Grade
1 Kenny Vaccaro Texas Top 10
2 Eric Reid Louisiana Sate First Round
3 Phillip Thomas Fresno State Second Round
4 D.J. Swearinger South Carolina Third Round
5 Bacarri Rambo Georgia Third Round
6 T.J. McDonald Southern California Third Round
7 Zeke Motta Notre Dame Fourth Round
8 Tony Jefferson Oklahoma Fourth Round
9 Josh Evans Florida Fifth Round
10 Rashard Hall Clemson Sixth Round

 


Strong Safeties
Rank Player Team Grade
1 Jonathan Cyprien Florida International First Round
2 Matt Elam Florida First Round
3 Shawn Williams Georgia Third Round
4 JJ Wilcox Georgia Southern Fourth Round
5 Robert Lester Alabama Fifth Round
6 Shamarko Thomas Syracuse Fifth Round
7 Duke Williams Nevada Sixth Round
8 Ray-Ray Armstrong Miami  Seventh Round/UFA
9 Cooper Taylor Richhmond Seventh Round/UFA
10 Don Jones Arkansas State Sevent Round/UFA

 

Specialists
Position Player Team Grade
Punter Brad Wing Louisiana State Fifth Round
Kicker Dustin Hopkins Florida State Sixth Round

 

 

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