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WaltersFootball.com's Mike McGuire has his top 5 defensive players by position out

A few highlights

Defensive Ends

Michael Johnson, Georgia Tech
Excellent height and speed to be the prototypical 4-3 edge rusher in the mold of Simeon Rice.

Greg Hardy, Ole Miss
In the mold of a Jarvis Moss, but he can't have a disappointing junior season.

Tyson Jackson, LSU
Needs to live up to his physical potential, and he has all the tools to dominate.

George Selvie, South Florida
Despite being No. 4 on my list of ends, Selvie is my No. 1 DE/OLB for 3-4 defenses.

Greg Middleton, Indiana
Led the country in sacks with 16.

And one of my favorites who did not come out last year, a real ball hawk at safety.

William Moore, Missouri
Outstanding production and leadership, but speed is on the short side. Reminds me of John Lynch.

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New Era Scouting has ranked the seniors, #1 to #300.

Top 32

1. Michael Oher OT Ole Miss
2. Rey Maualuga ILB USC
3. Duke Robinson OG Oklahoma
4. James Davis RB Clemson
5. William Moore FS Missouri
6. Malcolm Jenkins CB Ohio State
7. James Laurinaitis OLB Ohio State
8. Brian Cushing OLB USC
9. Fili Moala DT USC
10. Curtis Painter QB Purdue
11. Cullen Harper QB Clemson
12. Tyson Jackson DE LSU
13. Jeremy Perry OG Oregon State
14. Michael Johnson DE Georgia Tech
15. Max Unger OT Oregon
16. Phil Loadholt OT Oklahoma
17. Victor Harris CB Virginia Tech
18. Arian Foster RB Tennessee
19. Demetrius Byrd WR LSU
20. Travis Beckum TE Wisconsin
21. Sean Lee OLB Penn State
22. Chase Coffman TE Missouri
23. Alex Boone OT Ohio State
24. Marlon Lucky RB Nebraska
25. Mike Mickens CB Cincinnati
26. Terrance Taylor DT Michigan
27. Brian Robiskie WR Ohio State
28. Herman Johnson OG LSU
29. Nic Harris FS Oklahoma
30. Darry Beckwith OLB LSU
31. Alphonso Smith CB Wake Forest
32. Patrick Chung SS Oregon

Note Alex Mack barely missed this cut. And this is just senior. It will be fun to see who drops and who climbs.

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We should be drafting in the high 20's next year, so it is going to be sweet that we can finally just sit back and take the best player that is still there. Or will we play the trade game again?

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Originally Posted by NBT

We should be drafting in the high 20's next year, so it is going to be sweet that we can finally just sit back and take the best player that is still there. Or will we play the trade game again?

Well if you look at 32 guys above and then realize they are all seniors, you can see some solid names slipping when the junior start to come out. That said I am always in favor of the trade down.

If we pick in the mid teens, grab a DE that complements Mario and do not look back.

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Assuming our CBs workout, I expect that the logical pick would be a DE edge rusher.