A record 30 top prospects are confirmed to attend the 2014 NFL Draft
We're officially 10 days away from the start of the 2014 NFL Draft.
And with the three-day event about to kick off in Radio City Music Hall in New York, NFL Media draft analyst Mike Mayock released his latest position rankings.
As recently announced, a record 30 top prospects are confirmed to attend the draft, some of whom are seen below. So without further ado, here are Mayock's top five prospects by position to whet your appetite for May 8-10:
Quarterback
- Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
- Blake Bortles, Central Florida
- Derek Carr, Fresno State
- Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois
T-5. Zach Mettenberger, LSU
T-5. Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville
Running back
- Bishop Sankey, Washington
- Carlos Hyde, Ohio State
- Jeremy Hill, LSU
- Tre Mason, Auburn
- Andre Williams, Boston College
Wide receiver
- Sammy Watkins, Clemson
- Mike Evans, Texas A&M
- Odell Beckham Jr., LSU
- Brandin Cooks, Oregon State
T-5. Kelvin Benjamin, Florida State
T-5. Marqise Lee, USC
Tight end
- Eric Ebron, North Carolina
- Jace Amaro, Texas Tech
- Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington
- Troy Niklas, Notre Dame
- C.J. Fiedorowicz, Iowa
Center
- Marcus Martin, USC
- Weston Richburg, Colorado State
- Travis Swanson, Arkansas
- Bryan Stork, Florida State
- Gabe Ikard, Oklahoma
Guard
- Xavier Su'a-Filo, UCLA
- David Yankey, Stanford
- Trai Turner, LSU
- Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State
- Chris Watt, Notre Dame
Offensive tackle
- Greg Robinson, Auburn
- Jake Matthews, Texas A&M
- Taylor Lewan, Michigan
- Zack Martin, Notre Dame
T-5. Joel Bitonio, Nevada
T-5. Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama
Defensive tackle
- Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh
- Ra'Shede Hageman, Minnesota
- Timmy Jernigan, Florida State
- Louis Nix, Notre Dame
- Dominique Easley, Florida
Defensive end
- Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
- Kony Ealy, Missouri
- Dee Ford, Auburn
- Scott Crichton, Oregon State
- Stephon Tuitt, Notre Dame
Outside linebacker
- Khalil Mack, Buffalo
- Anthony Barr, UCLA
- Ryan Shazier, Ohio State
- Demarcus Lawrence, Boise St.
- Kyle Van Noy, BYU
Inside linebacker
- C.J. Mosley, Alabama
- Chris Borland, Wisconsin
- Preston Brown, Louisville
- Max Bullough, Michigan State
- Shayne Skov, Stanford
Cornerback
- Kyle Fuller, Virginia Tech
- Darqueze Dennard, Michigan State
- Justin Gilbert, Oklahoma State
- Bradley Roby, Ohio State
- Jason Verrett, TCU
Safety
- Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Alabama
- Calvin Pryor, Louisville
- Jimmie Ward, Northern Illinois
- Deone Bucannon, Washington State
- Lamarcus Joyner, Florida State