By Joel Buchsbaum, Contributing editor of Pro Football Weekly
          
[ QB | FB | RB | TE | WR | C | OG | OT | DE | DT | OLB | ILB | CB | S | P | K | Keys | Grades ]
         
        
Quarterbacks
Rk. Name School Grade Note
1. Chris Redman Louisville 6.01 X
2. Chad Pennington Marshall 6.01  
3. Tee Martin Tennessee 5.65  
4. Giovanni Carmazzi Hofstra 5.45  
5. Tim Rattay Louisiana Tech 5.30  
6. Tom Brady Michigan 5.30  
7. Marc Bulger West Virginia 5.25 X
8. Joe Hamilton Georgia Tech 5.12  
9. Todd Husak Stanford 5.11  
10. Jarious Jackson Notre Dame 5.05 RB
11. Phil Stambaugh Lehigh 5.01  
12. Doug Johnson Florida 5.00 BB
Fullbacks
Rk. Name School Grade Note
1. Sammy Morris Texas Tech 5.55 RB
2. Deon Dyer North Carolina 5.30  
3. Mike Green Houston 5.10 RB
4. Matt Keller Ohio State 5.07  
5. Aaron Shea Michigan 5.05 TE
6. Aaron Harris Penn State 5.03 X, RB
7. D’Andre Hardeman Texas A&M 5.02  
8. Durell Price UCLA 5.00  
Running backs
Rk. Name School Grade Note
1. Thomas Jones Virginia 6.60  
2. Ron Dayne Wisconsin 6.55  
3. Shaun Alexander Alabama 6.10  
4. Travis Prentice Miami (Ohio) 5.90  
5. J.R. Redmond Arizona State 5.75  
6. Michael Wiley Ohio State 5.45  
7. Trung Canidate Arizona 5.40  
8. Rondell Mealey Louisiana State 5.30  
9. Reuben Droughns Oregon 5.25 X
10. Doug Chapman Marshall 5.25  
11. Paul Smith Texas-El Paso 5.20  
12. Frank Murphy Kansas State 5.15 WR
13. Curtis Keaton James Madison 5.10  
14. Mike Anderson Utah 5.01 Age
15. Troy Hambrick Savannah (Ga.) St. 5.00  
16. Chrys Chukwuma Arkansas 5.00  
17. Dante Hall Texas A&M 5.00  
18. Anthony White Kentucky 5.00  
19. Destry Wright Jackson State 5.00  
20. Darren Davis Iowa State 5.00  
Tight ends
Rk. Name School Grade Note
1. Anthony Becht West Virginia 5.75  
2. Jay Tant Northwestern 5.40  
3. Erron Kinney Florida 5.30  
4. James Whalen Kentucky 5.25 X
5. Carlos Nuno Brigham Young 5.05 X
6. Joe Dean Davenport Arkansas 5.01  
7. Casey Crawford Virginia 5.00 X
8. Mondriel Fulcher Miami (Fla.) 5.00 FB
9. Terrence McCaskey Mississippi State 5.00 X
10. Zeron Flemister Iowa 5.00  
Wide receivers
Rk. Name School Grade Note
1. Peter Warrick Florida State 8.00  
2. Sylvester Morris Jackson State 5.90  
3. R. Jay Soward USC 5.85  
4. Todd Pinkston Southern Mississippi 5.80  
5. Anthony Lucas Arkansas 5.65 X
6. Danny Farmer UCLA 5.60  
7. Laveranues Coles Florida State 5.60  
8. Dennis Northcutt Arizona 5.55  
9. Sherrod Gideon Southern Mississippi 5.50  
10. Chris Coleman North Carolina State 5.40  
11. Mareno Philyaw Troy (Ala.) State 5.40  
12. Ron Dugans Florida State 5.39  
13. Jerry Porter West Virginia 5.35  
14. Windrell Hayes USC 5.35  
15. Ricky Hall Virginia Tech 5.17 X
16. Chafie Fields Penn State 5.12  
17. Muneer Moore Richmond 5.12  
18. Trevor Gaylor Miami (Ohio) 5.10  
19. Troy Walters Stanford 5.10 X
20. Gari Scott Michigan State 5.10  
Centers
Rk. Name School Grade Note
1. John St. Clair Virginia 5.49  
2. Blane Saipaia Colorado State 5.10 OG, OT
3. Brad Meester Northern Iowa 5.00  
4. Rob Riti Missouri 5.00  
5. Matt O’Neal Oklahoma 5.00  
Offensive guards
Rk. Name School Grade Note
1. Travis Claridge USC 5.60 OT
2. Chad Clifton Tennessee 5.48 OT
3. Leander Jordan Indiana (Pa.) 5.45  
4. Mark Tauscher Wisconsin 5.17  
5. Ryan Johanningmeier Colorado 5.17 OT
6. Michael Thompson Tennessee State 5.16 OT
7. Kaulana Noa Hawaii 5.15 OT
8. Brad Bedell Colorado 5.15  
9. Al Jackson Louisiana State 5.14  
10. Tutan Reyes Mississippi 5.10 OT
11. Andy Vincent Texas A&M 5.09 OT
12. Matt Johnson Brigham Young 5.04 Age
Offensive tackles
Rk. Name School Grade Note
1. Chris Samuels Alabama 6.80 X
2. Stockar McDougle Oklahoma 6.05  
3. Chris McIntosh Wisconsin 6.05  
4. Todd Wade Mississippi 5.99  
5. Darnell Alford Boston College 5.65  
6. Adrian Klemm Hawaii 5.55  
7. Bobby Williams Arkansas 5.35  
8. Greg Robin. Randall Michigan State 5.05  
9. Damion McIntosh Kansas State 5.01 DT
10. Mark Baniewicz Syracuse 5.00  
11. Joe Chustz Louisiana Tech 5.00  
12. Shane Cook Colorado 5.00  
Defensive ends
Rk. Name School Grade Note
1. Courtney Brown Penn State 8.00  
2. Shaun Ellis Tennessee 6.02 Elig.
3. John Engelberger Virginia Tech 5.90  
4. Byron Frisch Brigham Young 5.65  
5. Robaire Smith Michigan State 5.60 DT
6. John Abraham South Carolina 5.60 OLB
7. Adalius Thomas Southern Mississippi 5.60 OLB
8. Darren Howard Kansas State 5.60  
9. Erik Flowers Arizona State 5.45 OLB
10. Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila San Diego State 5.30 OLB
11. Clark Haggans Colorado State 5.30 OLB
12. Marcus Washington Auburn 5.15 OLB
13. Brian Young Texas-El Paso 5.15  
14. Adewale Ogunleye Indiana 5.10 XX
15. Leonardo Carson Auburn 5.06  
16. Lamont Bryant Notre Dame 5.05  
17. John Frank Utah 5.05 Age
18. Rameel Connor Illinois 5.04 Elig.
19. James Cotton Ohio State 5.00  
20. Michael Boireau Miami (Fla.) 5.00  
Defensive/Nose tackles
Rk. Name School Grade Note
1. Corey Simon Florida State 6.65 X
2. Steve Warren Nebraska 5.70  
3. Chris Hovan Boston College 5.65  
4. Jerry Johnson Florida State 5.52 X
5. Darwin Walker Tennessee 5.51  
6. Mao Tosi Idaho 5.50 X
7. Kendrick Clancy Mississippi 5.50  
8. Junior Ioane Arizona State 5.50 XX
9. Fred Robbins Wake Forest 5.45  
10. Nat Williams Virginia Tech 5.12  
11. Cornelius Griffin Alabama 5.12  
12. Chris Combs Duke 5.10 DE
13. Jabari Issa Washington 5.10  
14. Mike DeRouselle Houston 5.10  
15. Damian Gregory Illinois State 5.08  
16. Carl Bradley Virginia Tech 5.05  
17. Mac Tuiaea Washington 5.04  
18. Albert Lucas Troy (Ala.) State 5.03  
19. Brad Williams Notre Dame 5.03  
20. Josh Williams Michigan 5.02  
Outside linebackers
Rk. Name School Grade Note
1. Brian Urlacher New Mexico 6.35 S
2. Keith Bulluck Syracuse 5.97  
3. Raynoch Thompson Tennessee 5.96  
4. Julian Peterson Michigan State 5.80 DE
5. Corey Moore Virginia Tech 5.80 S
6. Barrett Green West Virginia 5.60  
7. Mark Simoneau Kansas State 5.50  
8. Sekou Sanyika California 5.35  
9. Ian Gold Michigan 5.20  
10. Antonio Wilson Texas A&M-Commerce 5.05  
11. Tim Smith Stanford 5.05 S
12. Corey Atkins South Carolina 5.05 ILB
13. Shannon Taylor Virginia 5.04  
14. Chris Edwards Georgia Tech 5.00  
15. Danny Clark Illinois 5.00  
16. James Hall Michigan 5.00 DE
17. Mac Morrison Penn State 5.00  
18. Samson Sherrod San Jose State 5.00 DE
19. Jeff Snedegar Kentucky 5.00 ILB
20. Dustin Cohen Miami (Ohio) 5.00 ILB
Inside linebackers
Rk. Name School Grade Note
1. Rob Morris Brigham Young 5.90 X, age
2. Matt Beck California 5.60 X
3. Brandon Short Penn State 5.60  
4. Dustin Lyman Wake Forest 5.50 X
5. Marcus Bell Arizona 5.25  
6. Peter Sirmon Oregon 5.12  
7. Dhani Jones Michigan 5.10  
8. Jeff Ulbrich Hawaii 5.10  
9. Scott Zimmerman Northern Colorado 5.00  
10. T.J. Slaughter Southern Mississippi 5.00  
11. Frank Chamberlin Boston College 5.00  
Cornerbacks
Rk. Name School Grade Note
1. Mario Edwards Florida State 5.70  
2. Rashard Anderson Jackson State 5.70  
3. Ahmed Plummer Ohio State 5.60  
4. Hank Poteat Pittsburgh 5.60  
5. Deltha O’Neal California 5.60 RS
6. Dwayne Goodrich Tennessee 5.55 X
7. Lloyd Harrison North Carolina State 5.51  
8. Ralph Brown Nebraska 5.50  
9. Jason Webster Texas A&M 5.49  
10. David Macklin Penn State 5.30  
11. Kareem Larrimore West Texas A&M 5.30 S
12. Robert Bean Mississippi State 5.25  
13. Sedrick Curry Texas A&M 5.20  
14. William Bartee Oklahoma 5.15 S
15. Michael Hawthorne Purdue 5.10 X
16. David Barrett Arkansas 5.09  
17. Evan Howell Oklahoma State 5.09  
18. David Byrd Syracuse 5.05 XXX
19. Reggie Austin Wake Forest 5.05  
20. Tony Scott North Carolina State 5.02 S
Safeties
Rk. Name School Grade Note
1. Mike Brown Nebraska 5.65  
2. Aric Morris Michigan State 5.56  
3. Mark Roman Louisiana State 5.55 CB
4. Gary Berry Ohio State 5.50  
5. Todd Franz Tulsa 5.45 CB
6. Travares Tillman Georgia Tech 5.40  
7. Kenoy Kennedy Arkansas 5.40  
8. Brian Gray Brigham Young 5.30 CB
9. Ashley Cooper Mississippi State 5.25  
10. Sean Key Florida State 5.20 CB
11. Rogers Beckett Marshall 5.19  
12. Arturo Freeman South Carolina 5.15 CB
13. Lamar Chapman Kansas State 5.10 CB
14. Pedro Cirino Boston College 5.10  
15. Bobby Myers Wisconsin 5.10  
16. Tyrone Carter Minnesota 5.03  
17. John Keith Furman 5.02  
18. Rashidi Barnes Colorado 5.01  
19. Aaron Gray Florida A&M 5.00  
20. Matt Bowen Iowa 5.00  
Punters
Rk. Name School Grade Note
1. Shane Lechler Texas A&M 5.25  
2. Dan Hadenfeldt Nebraska 5.02 KO
3. Andrew Bayes East Carolina 5.01  
4. Jeff Walker Mississippi State 5.00  
5. John Baker North Texas 5.00  
6. Deone Horinek Colorado State 5.00  
Placekickers
Rk. Name School Grade Note
1. Nathan Villegas Oregon 5.00 X
2. Paul Edinger Michigan State 5.00  
3. Vitaly Pisetsky Wisconsin 5.00 Elig.
4. Shayne Graham Virginia Tech 5.00  
     
                 
Key to symbols
Age — Player is overaged.
BB — May play professional baseball.
Elig. — This player’s draft eligibility has not been finally determined.
MI — More information needed for accurate grade.
RB — Can also play running back (applies to other position abbreviations, too, such as S for safety, RS for return specialist, etc.).
X — May have a medical problem, past or present, that could impact.
XX — More serious injury concern.
XXX — Definite injury concern.
      
        
Grade scale for NFL prospects
8.00 - 9.00 — Franchise player. (Any quarterback who grades over 7.50 is considered a potential franchise player.)
7.00 - 7.99 — Future All-Pro.
6.50 - 6.99 — Has a good chance to become a Pro Bowl-caliber player.
6.00 - 6.49 — Should become a quality NFL player with Pro Bowl potential.
5.50 - 5.99 — Has a chance to become a quality NFL player.
5.10 - 5.49 — Has a better-than-average chance to make an NFL roster.
5.01 - 5.09 — Has a slightly better than 50-50 chance to make a roster.
5.00 — Has a 50-50 chance to make a roster.
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