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Updated: 2013 NFL Draft Positional Rankings: Top 7 At Each Position
By Chris Steuber | Twitter: @ChrisSteuber
Player Personnel Director & Senior NFL Draft Analyst
Updated: 04/23/2013 10:40AM ET
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Draft day is just a couple days away, and all of the discussion will come to an end when teams finally make their
selections in the 2013 NFL Draft. Here's a final look at my draft depth chart, which consists of the top seven players
at each position.
For a complete list of my overall rankings, check out my
Top 100 NFL
Draft Prospects. Note: Not every player listed on my depth chart appears in
my Top 100 - some of the prospects didn't make the cut.
*Denotes Underclassmen
Quarterback
1. Matt Barkley, Southern Cal
2. Geno Smith, West Virginia
3. E.J. Manuel, Florida State
4. *Tyler Bray, Tennessee
T-5. Mike Glennon, North Carolina State
T-5. Ryan Nassib, Syracuse
6. Tyler Wilson, Arkansas
7. Landry Jones, Oklahoma
Running Back
1. *Eddie Lacy, Alabama
T-2. Joseph Randle, Oklahoma State
T-2. **Giovani Bernard, North Carolina
3. *Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina
4. Le'Veon Bell, Michigan State
5. Johnathan Franklin, UCLA
T-6. Montee Ball, Wisconsin
T-6. Christine Michael, Texas A&M
T-7. Stepfan Taylor, Stanford
T-7. Kenjon Barner, Oregon
Wide Receiver
1. Tavon Austin, West Virginia
2. *DeAndre Hopkins, Clemson
3. *Keenan Allen, California
4. *Cordarrelle Patterson, Tennessee
5. Robert Woods, Southern Cal
T-6. Terrence Williams, Baylor
T-6. Quinton Patton, Louisiana Tech
T-6. *Da'Rick Rogers, Tennessee Tech
T-6. *Justin Hunter, Tennessee
7. *Stedman Bailey, West Virginia
Tight End
1. *Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame
2. *Zach Ertz, Stanford
3. *Gavin Escobar, San Diego State
4. *Jordan Reed, Florida
5. Vance McDonald, Rice
6. *Dion Sims, Michigan State
T-7. Chris Gragg, Arkansas
T-7. Travis Kelce, Cincinnati
Center
1. Barrett Jones, Alabama
2. *Travis Frederick, Wisconsin
3. Brian Schwenke, California
4. Khaled Holmes, Southern Cal
5. Mario Benavides, Louisville
6. Braxston Cave, Notre Dame
7. P.J. Lonergan, LSU
Guard
1. Chance Warmack, Alabama
2. Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina
3. *Alvin Bailey, Arkansas
4. Larry Warford, Kentucky
5. Brian Winters, Kent State
6. Omoregie Uzzi, Georgia Tech
7. Jeff Baca, UCLA
Tackle
T-1. *Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
T-1. Eric Fisher, Central Michigan
2. Lane Johnson, Oklahoma
3. *D.J. Fluker, Alabama
4. Terron Armstead, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
5. Kyle Long, Oregon
6. *Justin Pugh, Syracuse
T-7. Dallas Thomas, Tennessee
T-7. *Menelik Watson, Florida State
4-3 Defensive End
1. *Bjoern Werner, Florida State
2. Ezekiel Ansah, Brigham Young
3. *Damontre Moore, Texas A&M
T-4. Cornellius Carradine, Florida State
T-4. *Sam Montgomery, LSU
5. Alex Okafor, Texas
6. Devin Taylor, South Carolina
7. John Simon, Ohio State
3-4 Defensive End
1. Star Lotulelei, Utah
2. Jesse Williams, Alabama
3. Datone Jones, UCLA
4. Margus Hunt, Southern Methodist
5. *William Gholston, Michigan State
6. Lavar Edwards, LSU
7. Malliciah Goodman, Clemson
Defensive Tackle
1. *Sharrif Floyd, Florida
T-2. *Sheldon Richardson, Missouri
T-2. *Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State
3. John Jenkins, Georgia
4. Kawann Short, Purdue
5. Sylvester Williams, North Carolina
T-6. *Bennie Logan, LSU
T-6. *Akeem Spence, Illinois
7. Brandon Williams, Missouri Southern State
4-3 Outside Linebacker
1. Arthur Brown, Kansas State
2. Khaseem Greene, Rutgers
3. Sean Porter, Texas A&M
T-4. Sio Moore, Connecticut
T-4. Trevardo Williams, Connecticut
5. Chase Thomas, Stanford
6. Zaviar Gooden, Missouri
7. *Jelani Jenkins, Florida
3-4 Outside Linebacker
1. Dion Jordan, Oregon
T-2. *Barkevious Mingo, LSU
T-2. *Jarvis Jones, Georgia
3. Jamie Collins, Southern Miss
4. Brandon Jenkins, Florida State
5. *Corey Lemonier, Auburn
6. Cornelius Washington, Georgia
7. Michael Buchanan, Illinois
Inside Linebacker
1. Manti Te'o, Notre Dame
2. *Alec Ogletree, Georgia
3. *Kevin Minter, LSU
4. Kiko Alonso, Oregon
5. Kevin Reddick, North Carolina
T-6. Nico Johnson, Alabama
T-6. Jon Bostic, Florida
7. A.J. Klein, Iowa State
Cornerback
1. *Dee Milliner, Alabama
2. Xavier Rhodes, Florida State
T-3. Desmond Trufant, Washington
T-3. Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State
T-4. *Logan Ryan, Rutgers
T-4. Jamar Taylor, Boise State
5. Darius Slay, Mississippi State
6. Jordan Poyer, Oregon State
T-7. D.J. Hayden, Houston
T-7. Robert Alford, Southeastern Louisiana
Safety
1. *Matt Elam, Florida
T-2. Kenny Vaccaro, Texas
T-2. *Eric Reid, LSU
T-2. *David Amerson, North Carolina State
3. Jonathan Cyprien, Florida International
4. Phillip Thomas, Fresno State
5. Shamarko Thomas, Syracuse
6. Bacarri Rambo, Georgia
T-7. T.J. McDonald, Southern Cal
T-7. D.J. Swearinger, South Carolina