Ourlads' 2012 Combine Rankings by Position
For each position below, we have ranked the players listed by a special Ourlads’ formula we call OSR (Ourlads Statistical Rating). Each workout field is weighted to the importance of the position – i.e.: for quarterbacks – height, the short shuttle, 3 cone drill, and Wonderlic test are the most important. Broad jump, vertical jump, 40-yard dash, and 20-yard dash are also important, but not as important as the first four mentioned. For defensive linemen – emphasis is put on the 10-yard dash (shows first step explosion), short shuttle (shows change of direction quickness), and bench press (for upper body strength), then the height, weight, and speed, etc. These are all tools for evaluation, but nothing takes the place of game day productivity. Some athletes are listed at more than one position. Those who are listed under "Did not work out:" may have completed some drills, but not the ones used in the ratings for that position.
Phil Hepler, our top research and statistical analysis scout, provides our readers with our positional statistical rating that we include in the player reports. Phil's complete formula, however, will remain sealed along with Colonel Sanders' fried chicken recipe.
No. | Player | School |
QUARTERBACKS |
1 | Griffin, Robert | Baylor |
2 | Jefferson, Jordan | LSU |
3 | Luck, Andrew | Stanford |
4 | Wilson, Russell | Wisconsin |
5 | Davis, Austin | Southern Miss |
6 | Harnish, Chandler | Northern Illinois |
Mr. Average |
7 | Thomas, Darron | Oregon |
8 | Corp, Aaron | Richmond |
9 | Harris, Jacory | Miami |
10 | Keenum, Case | Houston |
11 | Foles, Nick | Arizona |
12 | Cousins, Kirk | Michigan State |
13 | Lindley, Ryan | San Diego State |
14 | Moore, Kellen | Boise State |
Did not work out: |
- | Coleman, BJ | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
- | Osweiler, Brock | Arizona State |
- | Tannehill, Ryan | Texas A&M |
- | Weeden, Brandon | Oklahoma State |
- | Witt, Patrick | Yale |
RUNNING BACKS |
1 | Rainey, Chris | Florida |
2 | Wilson, David | Virginia Tech |
3 | Martin, Doug | Boise State |
4 | Miller, Lamar | Miami |
5 | James, LaMichael | Oregon |
6 | Turbin, Robert | Utah State |
7 | Pead, Isaiah | Cincinnati |
8 | Pierce, Bernard | Temple |
9 | Rodriguez, Evan | Temple |
10 | Hillman, Ronnie | San Diego State |
11 | Poole, Tauren | Tennessee |
12 | Herron, Dan | Ohio State |
13 | Polk, Chris | Washington |
14 | Gray, Cyrus | Texas A&M |
15 | Meggett, Davin | Maryland |
Mr. Average |
16 | Ballard, Vick | Mississippi St. |
17 | Ganaway, Terrance | Baylor |
18 | Bolden, Brandon | Mississippi |
19 | Scott, Darrell | South Florida |
20 | Baker, Edwin | Michigan State |
21 | Ball, Mike | Nevada |
22 | Morris, Alfred | Florida Atlantic |
23 | Ewing, Bradie | Wisconsin |
24 | Ellison, Rhett | Southern Cal |
25 | Tyler, Marc | Southern Cal |
26 | Creer, Lennon | Louisiana Tech |
27 | Igwenagu, Emil | Massachusetts |
28 | McSurdy, Caleb | Montana |
Did not work out: |
- | Demps, Jeff | Florida |
- | Gray, Jonas | Notre Dame |
- | Hampton, Jewel | Southern Illinois |
- | Richardson, Trent | Alabama |
- | Whittaker, Fozzy | Texas |
FULLBACKS |
1 | Rodriguez, Evan | Temple |
2 | Ewing, Bradie | Wisconsin |
Mr. Average |
3 | Ellison, Rhett | Southern Cal |
4 | Igwenagu, Emil | Massachusetts |
5 | McSurdy, Caleb | Montana |
WIDE RECEIVERS |
1 | Owusu, Chris | Stanford |
2 | Hill, Stephen | Georgia Tech |
3 | Hemingway, Junior | Michigan |
4 | Moore, Kashif | Connecticut |
5 | Streeter, Tommy | Miami |
6 | Martin, Keshawn | Michigan State |
7 | Wylie, Devon | Fresno State |
8 | Floyd, Michael | Notre Dame |
9 | Jackson, Jerrell | Missouri |
10 | Benjamin, Travis | Miami |
11 | Jenkins, AJ | Illinois |
12 | Posey, Devier | Ohio State |
13 | Graham, TJ | North Carolina State |
14 | Coale, Danny | Virginia Tech |
15 | Jones, Marv | California |
16 | Wright, Jarius | Arkansas |
17 | Toon, Nick | Wisconsin |
18 | Childs, Greg | Arkansas |
19 | Givens, Chris | Wake Forest |
20 | McNutt, Marvin | Iowa |
Mr. Average |
21 | Matthews, Rishard | Nevada |
22 | Brazill, Lavon | Ohio University |
23 | Kearse, Jermaine | Washington |
24 | Moye, Derek | Penn State |
25 | Wright, Kendall | Baylor |
26 | Robinson, Gerell | Arizona State |
27 | Jones, Dwight | North Carolina |
28 | Benford, Tim | Tennessee Tech |
29 | Quick, Brian | Appalachian St. |
30 | Sanu, Mohamed | Rutgers |
31 | Maze, Marquis | Alabama |
32 | Cunningham, BJ | Michigan State |
33 | Page, Eric | Toledo |
34 | Adams, Joe | Arkansas |
35 | White, Jordan | Western Michigan |
36 | Randle, Rueben | LSU |
37 | Hanks, Darius | Alabama |
38 | Criner, Juron | Arizona |
39 | Rodgers, James | Oregon State |
40 | Presley, DeAndre | Appalachian St. |
41 | Boykin, Jarrett | Virginia Tech |
Did not work out: |
- | Blackmon, Justin | Oklahoma St. |
- | Boykin, Brandon | Georgia |
- | Broyles, Ryan | Oklahoma |
- | Cooper, Josh | Oklahoma State |
- | Edwards, Pat | Houston |
- | Fuller, Jeff | Texas A&M |
- | Hilton, TY | Florida International |
- | Jeffery, Alshon | South Carolina |
TIGHT ENDS |
1 | Hanna, James | Oklahoma |
2 | Egnew, Michael | Missouri |
3 | Dunsmore, Drake | Northwestern |
4 | Green, Ladarius | Louisiana-Lafayette |
5 | Rodriguez, Evan | Temple |
Mr. Average |
6 | Peterson, Deangelo | LSU |
7 | Allen, Dwayne | Clemson |
8 | Ellison, Rhett | Southern Cal |
9 | Igwenagu, Emil | Massachusetts |
10 | Paulson, David | Oregon |
11 | Harkey, Cory | UCLA |
Did not work out: |
- | Charles, Orson | Georgia |
- | Fleener, Coby | Stanford |
- | Provo, Nick | Syracuse |
- | Reliford, Beau | Florida State |
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN |
1 | Stephenson, Donald | Oklahoma |
2 | Kalil, Matt | Southern Cal |
3 | Compton, Tom | South Dakota |
4 | Wynn, Desmond | Rutgers |
5 | Johnson, Rishaw | California (PA) |
6 | Miller, Ryan | Colorado |
7 | Mosley, Brandon | Auburn |
8 | Gettis, Adam | Iowa |
9 | Datko, Andrew | Florida State |
10 | DeCastro, David | Stanford |
11 | Osemele, Kelechi | Iowa State |
12 | Glenn, Cordy | Georgia |
13 | Anderson, Justin | Georgia |
14 | Holmes, Lamar | Southern Miss |
15 | Massie, Bobby | Mississippi |
16 | Bergstrom, Tony | Utah |
17 | Zeitler, Kevin | Wisconsin |
18 | Potter, Nate | Boise State |
19 | Watkins, Rokevious | South Carolina |
20 | Reiff, Riley | Iowa |
21 | Leary, Ronald | Memphis |
22 | Nix, Luke | Pittsburgh |
23 | Blake, Philip | Baylor |
Mr. Average |
24 | Silatolu, Amini | Midwestern State |
25 | Sanders, Zebrie | Florida State |
26 | Leribeus, Josh | SMU |
27 | Brown, James | Troy |
28 | Adams, Mike | Ohio State |
29 | Waldron, Dustin | Portland State |
30 | Brewster, Michael | Ohio State |
31 | Washington, Brandon | Miami |
32 | Allen, Jeff | Illinois |
33 | Cullen, John | Utah |
34 | Jones, Ben | Georgia |
35 | Reynolds, Matt | BYU |
36 | Oglesby, Josh | Wisconsin |
37 | Beachum, Kelvin | SMU |
38 | Gerhart, Garth | Arizona State |
39 | Kelemete, Senio | Washington |
40 | Schwartz, Mitchell | California |
41 | McCants, Matt | Alabama-Birmingham |
42 | Troutman, Johnnie | Penn State |
43 | Dever, Taylor | Notre Dame |
44 | McClain, Antoine | Clemson |
45 | Tiller, Andrew | Syracuse |
46 | Jones, Marcel | Nebraska |
47 | Saulsberry, Quentin | Mississippi State |
Did not work out: |
- | Asper, Mark | Oregon |
- | Cornick, Paul | North Dakota State |
- | Greene, AJ | Auburn |
- | Konz, Peter | Wisconsin |
- | Looney, Joe | Wake Forest |
- | Martin, Jonathan | Stanford |
- | Molk, David | Michigan |
- | Zusevics, Markus | Iowa |
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN |
1 | Irvin, Bruce | West Virginia |
2 | Perry, Nick | Southern Cal |
3 | Jones, Chandler | Syracuse |
4 | Crawford, Jack | Penn State |
5 | Branch, Andre | Clemson |
6 | Bequette, Jake | Arkansas |
7 | Mercilus, Whitney | Illinois |
8 | Solomon, Scott | Rice |
9 | Lewis, Ronnell | Oklahoma |
10 | Martin, Mike | Michigan |
11 | Reyes, Kendall | Connecticut |
12 | McClellin, Shea | Boise State |
13 | Johnson, Cam | Virginia |
14 | Ingram, Melvin | South Carolina |
15 | Vernon, Olivier | Miami |
16 | Wolfe, Derek | Cincinnati |
17 | Crawford, Tyrone | Boise State |
18 | Cox, Fletcher | Mississippi State |
19 | Kuhn, Markus | North Carolina State |
20 | Poe, Dontari | Memphis |
21 | Coples, Quinton | North Carolina |
22 | Sweezy, JR | North Carolina State |
23 | Massaquoi, Jonathan | Troy |
24 | Shelby, Derrick | Utah |
25 | Blatnick, Jamie | Oklahoma State |
26 | Jackson, Malik | Tennessee |
27 | Howard, Jaye | Florida |
Mr. Average |
28 | Meatoga, Vaughn | Hawaii |
29 | Curry, Vinny | Marshall |
30 | Smith, Jacquies | Missouri |
31 | Still, Devon | Penn State |
32 | Jarrett, Jamaar | Arizona State |
33 | Crick, Jared | Nebraska |
34 | Lindsey, Brandon | Pittsburgh |
35 | Winn, Billy | Boise State |
36 | Roy, Brett | Nevada |
37 | Randall, Kheeston | Texas |
38 | Guyton, Trevor | California |
39 | Worthy, Jerel | Michigan State |
40 | Hicks, Akiem | Regina-Canada |
41 | Fangupo, Loni | BYU |
42 | Robertson, Travian | South Carolina |
43 | Moore, Rennie | Clemson |
44 | Brockers, Michael | LSU |
45 | Ta'amu, Alameda | Washington |
46 | Forston, Marcus | Miami |
47 | Powell, Tydreke | North Carolina |
48 | Hamilton, Dom | Missouri |
49 | Alecxih, Chas | Pittsburgh |
50 | Tupou, Christian | Southern Cal |
Did not work out: |
- | Alexander, Frank | Oklahoma |
- | Chapman, Josh | Alabama |
- | Daniels, Mike | Iowa |
- | Francis, Justin | Rutgers |
- | Harris, Dajohn | Southern Cal |
- | Hughes, John | Cincinnati |
- | Paige-Moss, Donte | North Carolina |
- | Thompson, Brandon | Clemson |
- | Tyson, DeAngelo | Georgia |
- | Upshaw, Courtney | Alabama |
DEFENSIVE ENDS |
1 | Irvin, Bruce | West Virginia |
2 | Perry, Nick | Southern Cal |
3 | Jones, Chandler | Syracuse |
4 | Branch, Andre | Clemson |
5 | Crawford, Jack | Penn State |
6 | Bequette, Jake | Arkansas |
7 | Mercilus, Whitney | Illinois |
8 | Solomon, Scott | Rice |
9 | McClellin, Shea | Boise State |
10 | Lewis, Ronnell | Oklahoma |
11 | Ingram, Melvin | South Carolina |
12 | Johnson, Cam | Virginia |
13 | Vernon, Olivier | Miami |
Mr. Average |
16 | Crawford, Tyrone | Boise State |
17 | Coples, Quinton | North Carolina |
18 | Shelby, Derrick | Utah |
19 | Blatnick, Jamie | Oklahoma State |
20 | Massaquoi, Jonathan | Troy |
21 | Smith, Jacquies | Missouri |
22 | Jarrett, Jamaar | Arizona State |
23 | Curry, Vinny | Marshall |
24 | Lindsey, Brandon | Pittsburgh |
25 | Guyton, Trevor | California |
26 | Hicks, Akiem | Regina-Canada |
Did not work out: |
- | Alexander, Frank | Oklahoma |
- | Francis, Justin | Rutgers |
- | Paige-Moss, Donte | North Carolina |
- | Tyson, Deangelo | Georgia |
- | Upshaw, Courtney | Alabama |
DEFENSIVE TACKLES |
1 | Martin, Mike | Michigan |
2 | Poe, Dontari | Memphis |
3 | Reyes, Kendall | Connecticut |
4 | Cox, Fletcher | Mississippi State |
5 | Wolfe, Derek | Cincinnati |
6 | Kuhn, Markus | North Carolina State |
7 | Howard, Jaye | Florida |
8 | Meatoga, Vaughn | Hawaii |
9 | Sweezy, JR | North Carolina State |
10 | Jackson, Malik | Tennessee |
11 | Winn, Billy | Boise State |
12 | Worthy, Jerel | Michigan State |
13 | Crick, Jared | Nebraska |
Mr. Average |
14 | Roy, Brett | Nevada |
15 | Still, Devon | Penn State |
16 | Fangupo, Loni | BYU |
17 | Ta'amu, Alameda | Washington |
18 | Randall, Kheeston | Texas |
19 | Brockers, Michael | LSU |
20 | Forston, Marcus | Miami |
21 | Robertson, Travian | South Carolina |
22 | Powell, Tydreke | North Carolina |
23 | Moore, Rennie | Clemson |
24 | Hamilton, Dom | Missouri |
25 | Alecxih, Chas | Pittsburgh |
26 | Tupou, Christian | Southern Cal |
Did not work out: |
- | Chapman, Josh | Alabama |
- | Daniels, Mike | Iowa |
- | Harris, Dajohn | Southern Cal |
- | Hughes, John | Cincinnati |
- | Thompson, Brandon | Clemson |
LINEBACKERS |
1 | Irvin, Bruce | West Virginia |
2 | Kuechly, Luke | Boston College |
3 | Kendricks, Mychal | California |
4 | Perry, Nick | Southern Cal |
5 | Davis, Demario | Arkansas State |
6 | Carder, Tank | TCU |
7 | Brown, Zach | North Carolina |
8 | Bequette, Jake | Arkansas |
9 | Ingram, Melvin | South Carolina |
10 | Branch, Andre | Clemson |
11 | Whitehead, Tahir | Temple |
12 | McClellin, Shea | Boise State |
13 | Mercilus, Whitney | Illinois |
14 | Solomon, Scott | Rice |
15 | Hightower, Dont'a | Alabama |
16 | Bradham, Nigel | Florida State |
17 | Lewis, Ronnell | Oklahoma |
18 | Goode, Najee | West Virginia |
19 | David, Lavonte | Nebraska |
20 | Jones, Chandler | Syracuse |
21 | Acho, Emmanuel | Texas |
22 | Stupar, Nathan | Penn St. |
23 | Johnson, James-Michael | Nevada |
24 | Cole, Audie | North Carolina State |
25 | Wilber, Kyle | Wake Forest |
26 | Nielsen, Tyler | Iowa |
27 | Robinson, Keenan | Texas |
Mr. Average |
28 | Johnson, Cam | Virginia |
29 | Vernon, Olivier | Miami |
30 | Fleming, Darius | Notre Dame |
31 | Crawford, Tyrone | Boise State |
32 | Lewis, Travis | Oklahoma |
33 | Marshall, Brandon | Nevada |
34 | Blatnick, Jamie | Oklahoma State |
35 | Shelby, Derrick | Utah |
36 | Smith, Jacquies | Missouri |
37 | Massaquoi, Jonathan | Troy |
38 | Spence, Sean | Miami |
39 | Galippo, Chris | Southern Cal |
40 | Manning, Terrell | North Carolina State |
41 | Johnson, Steven | Kansas |
42 | Curry, Vinny | Marshall |
43 | Jarrett, Jamaar | Arizona St. |
44 | Loiseau, Shawn | Merrimack |
45 | Baker, Ryan | LSU |
46 | Lindsey, Brandon | Pittsburgh |
47 | Roy, Brett | Nevada |
48 | McSurdy, Caleb | Montana |
49 | Moore, Rennie | Clemson |
50 | Burfict, Vontaze | Arizona State |
Did not work out: |
- | Alexander, Frank | Oklahoma |
- | Burris, Miles | San Diego State |
- | Kaddu, Josh | Oregon |
- | Trevathan, Danny | Kentucky |
- | Upshaw, Courtney | Alabama |
- | Wagner, Bobby | Utah State |
INSIDE LINEBACKERS |
1 | Kuechly, Luke | Boston College |
2 | Kendricks, Mychal | California |
3 | Carder, Tank | TCU |
4 | Hightower, Dont'a | Alabama |
5 | Goode, Najee | West Virginia |
6 | Acho, Emmanuel | Texas |
7 | Robinson, Keenan | Texas |
Mr. Average |
8 | Cole, Audie | North Carolina State |
9 | Johnson, James-Michael | Nevada |
10 | Lewis, Travis | Oklahoma |
11 | Galippo, Chris | Southern Cal |
12 | Loiseau, Shawn | Merrimack |
13 | Johnson, Steven | Kansas |
14 | McSurdy, Caleb | Montana |
15 | Burfict, Vontaze | Arizona State |
Did not work out: |
- | Wagner, Bobby | Utah State |
OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS |
1 | Davis, Demario | Arkansas State |
2 | Brown, Zach | North Carolina |
3 | Whitehead, Tahir | Temple |
4 | David, Lavonte | Nebraska |
5 | Bradham, Nigel | Florida State |
6 | Stupar, Nathan | Penn St. |
7 | Nielsen, Tyler | Iowa |
Mr. Average |
8 | Wilber, Kyle | Wake Forest |
9 | Fleming, Darius | Notre Dame |
10 | Marshall, Brandon | Nevada |
11 | Spence, Sean | Miami |
12 | Manning, Terrell | North Carolina State |
13 | Baker, Ryan | LSU |
Did not work out: |
- | Burris, Miles | San Diego State |
- | Kaddu, Josh | Oregon |
- | Trevathan, Danny | Kentucky |
- | Upshaw, Courtney | Alabama |
DEFENSIVE BACKS |
1 | Robinson, Josh | Central Florida |
2 | Gilmore, Stephon | South Carolina |
3 | Sensabaugh, Coty | Clemson |
4 | Fleming, Jamell | Oklahoma |
5 | Frederick, Terrence | Texas A&M |
6 | Brooks, Ron | LSU |
7 | Jenkins, Janoris | North Alabama |
8 | Hayward, Casey | Vanderbilt |
9 | White, Corey | Samford |
10 | Hosley, Jayron | Virginia Tech |
11 | Kirkpatrick, Dre | Alabama |
12 | Powell, Chaz | Penn State |
13 | Jackson, Ace | Cal Poly |
14 | Dennard, Alfonzo | Nebraska |
15 | Wade, Trevin | Arizona |
16 | Harris, Mike | Florida State |
Mr. Average |
17 | Judie, Coryell | Texas A&M |
18 | Blanton, RJ | Notre Dame |
19 | Claiborne, Morris | LSU |
20 | Brown, Charles | North Carolina |
21 | Pellerin, Micah | Hampton |
22 | Jackson, Janzen | McNeese State |
23 | Johnson, Trumaine | Montana |
24 | Reed, Antwuan | Pittsburgh |
25 | Norman, Josh | Coastal Carolina |
26 | Harris, Cliff | Oregon |
27 | Bentley, Dwight | Louisiana-Lafayette |
28 | Menzie, De'quan | Alabama |
29 | Johnson, Leonard | Iowa State |
30 | Jones, JJ | Wayne State (MI) |
31 | Fenelus, Antonio | Wisconsin |
32 | Steed, Ryan | Furman |
33 | Presley, DeAndre | Appalachian State |
34 | Lynn, D'Anton | Penn State |
Did not work out: |
- | Bolden, Omar | Arizona State |
- | Boykin, Brandon | Georgia |
- | Minnifield, Chase | Virginia |
- | Prater, Shaun | Iowa |
SAFETIES |
1 | Smith, Harrison | Notre Dame |
2 | Iloka, George | Boise State |
3 | Richardson, Sean | Vanderbilt |
4 | McMillian, Jerron | Maine |
5 | Thompson, Christian | South Carolina State |
6 | Bethel, Justin | Presbyterian |
7 | Robinson, Trent | Michigan State |
8 | Ihenacho, Duke | San Jose State |
Mr. Average |
9 | Howell, Delano | Stanford |
10 | Guy, Winston | Kentucky |
11 | McCray, Kelcie | Arkansas State |
12 | Allen, Antonio | South Carolina |
13 | Mitchell,Charles | Mississippi State |
14 | Thomas, Johnny | Oklahoma State |
15 | Pleasant, Eddie | Oregon |
16 | Quarles, Cyhl | Wake Forest |
17 | Taylor, Brandon | LSU |
18 | Cattouse, Sean | California |
19 | Thomas, Phillip | Syracuse |
Did not work out: |
- | Barron, Mark | Alabama |
- | Martin, Markelle | Oklahoma State |