2014 NFL draft Big Board 3.0
The deadline for underclassmen to declare for the 2014 NFL draft hit on Wednesday, with a record number of players opting to skip their final season or two.
The next few months will be the usual whirlwind of activity, from college All-Star Games to the combine to Pro Days, right on up until the draft itself. Here are how the top 40 prospects shake out on the eve of the pre-draft cycle.
( Note: Player movement up and down the Big Board is indicated by arrows; a * means a player is a new addition.)
Chris Burke's NFL Draft Big Board
Texans owner Bob McNair, whose team owns the No. 1 pick in this year's draft, talked up Clowney in a big way recently. 'He's one of these players that's really a once-in-every-10-years kind of physical specimen that comes along.' Maybe that's just posturing on McNair's part, with hopes of enticing some team into trading up for Clowney. But the analysis is not wrong.
The quarterback position, more than any other, emphasizes the difference between a Mock Draft and a Big Board. There are four QBs included in the top 40 here -- and from Manziel down, all could be drafted far higher than they're ranked. The reasoning is simple: Winning in the NFL without a dynamic quarterback is a very difficult thing to do. Manziel is a flawed prospect, and some teams may include his behavior off the field in that statement. He's also remarkable at making plays out of nothing, plus is a far better passer than he's often given credit for. Johnny Football can (and I wager will) succeed in the NFL.
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