At this time next week, prospects will be running, jumping, and lifting at football's biggest job interview known as the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
There, from Feb. 17-23, the analysis will continue as the league's personnel people prepare for the 2015 NFL Draft, which begins the night of April 30.
Before it all unfolds, NFL Media draft expert Mike Mayock, a former defensive back from Boston College who played the 1982 and 1983 seasons with the Giants, sorted out the chaos and released his first position-by-position rankings of the talent coming out of the college ranks.
Here is a look at Mayock's pre-combine prospect rankings:
Quarterback
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Marcus Mariota, Oregon
Nick Marshall, Auburn
Anthony Boone, Duke
Brandon Bridge, South Alabama
Shane Carden, East Carolina
Cody Fajardo, Nevada
Garrett Grayson, Colorado State
Jameis Winston, Florida State
Jerry Lovelocke, Prairie View A&M
Blake Sims, Alabama
Bryce Petty, Baylor
Brett Hundley, UCLA
Sean Mannion, Oregon State
Bryan Bennett, Southeastern Louisiana
Connor Halliday, Washington State
- Jameis Winston, Florida State
- Marcus Mariota, Oregon
- Bryce Petty, Baylor
- Brett Hundley, UCLA
- Garrett Grayson, Colorado State
Running back
- Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin
- Todd Gurley, Georgia
- Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska
- Duke Johnson, Miami (Fla.)
- Tevin Coleman, Indiana
Wide receiver
- Kevin White, West Virginia
- Amari Cooper, Alabama
- DeVante Parker, Louisville
- Dorial Green-Beckham, Missouri
- Devin Funchess, Michigan
Tight end
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Devin Funchess, Michigan
Kevin White, West Virgina
Jamison Crowder, Duke
Jaelen strong, Arizona State
DeVante Parker, Louisville
Sammie Coates, Auburn
Amari Cooper, Alabama
Devin Smith, Ohio State
Nelson Agholor, Southern California
Dorial Green-Beckham, Missouri/Oklahoma
- Maxx Williams, Minnesota
- Clive Walford, Miami (Fla.)
- Nick O'Leary, Florida State
- Tyler Kroft, Rutgers
- Ben Koyack, Notre Dame
Interior offensive linemen
- Brandon Scherff, Iowa
- Cameron Erving, Florida State
- Laken Tomlinson, Duke
- A.J. Cann, South Carolina
- Tre' Jackson, Florida State
Offensive tackle
- T.J. Clemmings, Pittsburgh
- Andrus Peat, Stanford
- La'el Collins, LSU
- Ereck Flowers, Miami (Fla.)
5t. Cedric Ogbuehi, Texas A&M
5t. D.J. Humphries, Florida
Interior defensive linemen
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DE Shane Ray, Missouri
DE Owamagbe Odighizuwa, UCLA
DE Randy Gregory, Nebraska
DE Arik Armstead, Oregon
DE Alvin Dupree, Kentucky
DT Leonard Williams, Southern California
DT Danny Shelton, Washington
DT Eddie Goldman Florida State
DT Jordan Phillips, Oklahoma
DT Malcom Brown, Texas
- Leonard Williams, USC
- Danny Shelton, Washington
- Malcom Brown, Texas
- Arik Armstead, Oregon
5t. Jordan Phillips, Oklahoma
5t. Eddie Goldman, Florida State
Edge rusher
- Dante Fowler, Jr., Florida
- Randy Gregory, Nebraska
- Shane Ray, Missouri
- Vic Beasley, Clemson
- Bud Dupree, Kentucky
Linebacker
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Shaq Thompson, Washington
Vic Beasley, Clemson
Denzel Perryman, Miami (Fla.)
Stephone Anthony, Clemson
Eric Kendricks, UCLA
Dante Fowler Jr., Florida
Benardrick McKinney, Mississippi State
Nate Orchard, Utah
Eli Harold, Virginia
Ramik Wilson, Georgia
- Paul Dawson, TCU
- Benardrick McKinney, Mississippi State
- Denzel Perryman, Miami (Fla.)
- Eric Kendricks, UCLA
- Stephone Anthony, Clemson
Cornerback
- Trae Waynes, Michigan State
- Marcus Peters, Washington
- Jalen Collins, LSU
- P.J. Williams, Florida State
- Kevin Johnson, Wake Forest
Safety
- Landon Collins, Alabama
- Shaq Thompson, Washington
- Derron Smith, Fresno State
- Jaquiski Tartt, Samford
- Ibraheim Campbell, Northwestern
