GREAT BLUE NORTH DRAFT REPORT
NEWS AND INFORMATION ON THE NFL DRAFT


GBN 'BIG BOARD':
TOP 100+ PROSPECTS FOR THE 2008 DRAFT

  (* indicates underclassman; (O) indicates off-field issue or (X) injury could cloud draft status) 

Last  updated: April 26, 2008
  1. Glenn Dorsey            DT     6-2, 300        LSU (X)
  2. *Darren McFadden     RB     6-1, 215       Arkansas (O)
  3. Jake Long                 OT     6-7, 320       Michigan
  4. Chris Long                 DE    6-4, 285       Virginia
  5. *Vernon Gholston       DE    6-4, 260       Ohio State
  6. Matt Ryan                  QB   6-4, 220        Boston College
  7. Sedric Ellis                 DT    6-2, 295        USC
  8. *Jonathan Stewart       RB     5-11,235      Oregon (X)
  9. *Branden Albert          OG    6-6, 335         Virginia  
  10. *Derrick Harvey           DE    6-4, 270         Florida
  11. Leodis McKelvin          CB    5-11, 190       Troy
  12. *Rashard Mendenhall  RB     5-11,195        Illinois
  13. D. Rodgers-Cromartie  CB    6-1, 185        Tennessee State (X)
  14. *Ryan Clady               OT     6-5, 320       Boise State
  15. Keith Rivers                LB     6-3, 220       USC
  16. Jeff Otah                     OT     6-7, 340        Pittsburgh (X)
  17. *Jerod Mayo                LB      6-1, 235        Tennessee
  18. *Devin Thomas            WR    6-1, 215        Michigan State
  19. Mike Jenkins              CB    5-11, 200        South Florida
  20. Chris Williams             OT   6-5, 320         Vanderbilt
  21. *Phillip Merling            DE     6-5, 272        Clemson (X)
  22. Gosder Cherilus          OT       6-6, 320        Boston College
  23. Kentwan Balmer           DT      6-5, 290       North Carolina
  24. *Aqib Talib                  DB      6-1, 205        Kansas (O)
  25. *Felix Jones               RB     6-0, 207         Arkansas
  26. *Branden Flowers       CB       5-9, 180        Virginia Tech
  27. *James Hardy              WR     6-6, 220       Indiana
  28. Brian Brohm              QB    6-3, 230           Louisville
  29. Limas Sweed              WR    6-4, 220        Texas (X)
  30. *Kenny Phillips           FS       6-1, 205        Miami
  31. *DeSean Jackson       WR     5-11,165        California
  32. Quentin Groves           DE     6-4, 255          Auburn (X)
  33. Chris Johnson              RB     5-11, 200        East Carolina
  34. Joe Flacco                 QB      6-5, 230         Delaware
  35. Tyrell Johnson             DB     6-0, 207          Arkansas State
  36. *Curtis Lofton              LB       6-0, 240        Oklahoma
  37. *Calais Campbell         DE      6-7, 282        Miami
  38. Antoine Cason            CB      6-0, 191         Arizona
  39. Sam Baker                 OT      6-4, 310        USC
  40. *Jamaal Charles          RB    6-0, 200          Texas 
  41. Dan Connor                LB     6-2, 233          Penn State
  42. Chad Henne                QB     6-2, 233        Michigan
  43. Dustin Keller               TE       6-3, 245          Purdue
  44. *Malcolm Kelly           WR     6-4, 220         Oklahoma (X)
  45. Lawrence Jackson      DE       6-5, 270       USC
  46. *Ray Rice                   RB     5-9, 200         Rutgers
  47. *Mario Manningham    WR    5-11, 180        Michigan (O)
  48. Matt Forte                   RB      6-0, 225       Tulane
  49. Early Doucet               WR    6-0, 205        LSU (X)
  50. Trevor Laws                DT       6-1, 295        Notre Dame
  51. Jordy Nelson              WR      6-3, 217          Kansas State
  52. *Pat Sims                   DT      6-3, 315        Auburn
  53. *Justin King                CB      5-11,185        Penn State
  54. Duane Brown               OT      6-5, 305          Virginia Tech
  55. Andre Caldwell            WR    6-0, 200         Florida
  56. Tracy Porter               CB      5-11, 185       Indiana
  57. Eddie Royal               WR      5-9, 185            Virginia Tech
  58. Cliff Avril                      DE      6-3, 250         Purdue
  59. Tavares Gooden           LB       6-1, 235           Miami
  60. *Kevin Smith               RB      6-1, 212            Central Florida
  61. *Reggie Smith            DB      6-0, 200        Oklahoma (X)
  62. Donnie Avery              WR      5-10, 190          Houston
  63. Xavier Adibi                 LB       6-1, 225          Virginia Tech
  64. *Steve Slaton              RB       5-9, 200         West Virginia
  65. Dre Moore                   DT      6-4, 310         Maryland
  66. Jason Jones                DE      6-5, 272            Eastern Michigan
  67. John David Booty         QB      6-3, 210            USC
  68. Patrick Lee                 CB      6-0, 200            Auburn
  69. Charles Godfrey          CB     6-0, 210             Iowa
  70. Carl Nicks                   OT      6-5, 335         Nebraska (O)
  71. *Martellus Bennett       TE      6-7, 255            Texas A&M
  72. Jeremy Thompson        DE       6-5, 265           Wake Forest
  73. *Earl Bennett              WR    6-1, 202            Vanderbilt
  74. *Chilio Rachal              OG     6-5, 315           Southern California
  75. *Erin Henderson           LB     6-1, 236             Maryland (X)
  76. Marcus Harrison          DT       6-3, 315           Arkansas (X/O)
  77. Fred Davis                  TE       6-4, 250         Southern California
  78. *DaJuan Morgan         DB       6-1, 205            North Carolina State
  79. Terrell Thomas            CB       6-0, 200            USC
  80. John Carlson               TE       6-5, 255            Notre Dame (X)
  81. Beau Bell                    LB        6-2, 245          UNLV (X)
  82. Will Franklin               WR      6-1, 215             Missouri
  83. *Anthony Collins          OT     6-5, 310             Kansas
  84. Chris Ellis                   DE     6-5, 260            Virginia Tech
  85. Red Bryant                 DT       6-5, 320            Texas A&M
  86. Roy Schuening             OG      6-4, 320           Oregon State
  87. Tyvon Branch               CB       5-11, 204         UConn
  88. Andre Woodson          QB       6-5, 230            Kentucky
  89. *Geno Hayes               LB      6-1, 220            Florida State
  90. Dexter Jackson            WR     5-10, 185          Appalachian State
  91. Chevis Jackson            CB       6-0, 195            LSU
  92. Quentin Demps            FS      6-0, 205            UTEP
  93. Oneil Cousins             OT       6-4, 305             UTEP
  94. Tashard Choice           RB      6-0, 205             Georgia Tech
  95. Mike Pollak                   C        6-3, 300           Arizona State
  96. Tom Zbikowski             SS       5-11, 205         Notre Dame
  97. Wesley Woodyard       LB        6-0, 227           Kentucky
  98. Antwaun Moldin           CB       6-1, 198           Eastern Kentucky
  99. Darrell Robertson         DE       6-5, 265           Georgia Tech
  100. *Orlando Scandrick       CB      5-10, 195          Boise State
  101. Erik Ainge                   QB      6-5, 220            Tennessee
  102. Ahtyba Rubin              DT       6-2, 320           Iowa State
  103. Jerome Simpson          WR      6-2, 200            Coastal Carolina
  104. Durant Brooks               P        6-0, 205           Georgia Tech
  105. Mike Hart                   RB       5-9, 200            Michigan
  106. Marcus Howard            LB       6-0, 235           Georgia
  107. Harry Douglas             WR      5-10,170             Louisville
  108. Kendall Langford           DE     6-6, 285             Hampton
  109. Steve Justice                C         6-3, 293          Wake Forest
  110. Owen Schmitt              FB       6-2, 247           West Virginia
  111. Keenan Burton             WR     6-1, 205             Kentucky
  112. Geoff Schwartz             OT      6-6, 322            Oregon
  113. Shawn Crable              LB       6-3, 245            Michigan
  114. Jeremy Zuttah              OG      6-3, 303           Rutgers
  115. Bruce Davis                 DE       6-3, 252             UCLA
  116. Terrence Wheatley       CB      5-10, 187           Colorado (X)
  117. Craig Stetz                  DB      6-1, 210            LSU
  118. Phillip Wheeler            LB       6-1, 230            Georgia Tech
  119. Allen Patrick               RB        6-1, 198           Oklahoma
  120. Bryan Smith                 LB        6-2, 231           McNeese State
  121. Jordan Dizon                LB      6-0, 229            Colorado
  122. Brad Cottam                TE        6-8, 270          Tennessee
  123. D.J. Hall                      WR       6-2, 193           Albama
  124. Martin Rucker              TE       6-5, 255             Missouri
  125. DeMario Pressley        DT        6-2, 295           North Carolina State
  126. Chris Harrington           DE       6-5, 265            Texas A&M
  127. Thomas DeCoud          DB      6-1, 200           California
  128. Trae Williams               CB       5-9, 195            South Florida
  129. Tommy Blake              DE        6-3, 270           TCU (X)
  130. Mike McGlynn              OG     6-4, 311             Pittsburgh
  131. Cory Boyd                    RB      6-1, 213            South Carolina
  132. Ezra Butler                  LB        6-1, 250           Nevada
  133. DeJuan Tribble             CB       5-9, 190            Boston College
  134. Josh Morgan                WR      6-0, 220            Virginia Tech
  135. *Jeremichael Finley       TE      6-4, 255            Texas
  136. Tony Hills                     OT      6-5, 310            Texas (X)
  137. Andre Fluellen              DT      6-2, 297            Florida State
  138. Josh Johnson               QB      6-3, 215           San Diego
  139. Josh Barrett                  SS      6-1, 223           Arizona State
  140. Craig Stevens               TE       6-3, 255           California
  141. Jake Ikegwuonu            CB     5-11, 195           Wisconsin (X/O)
  142. Brian Kehl                    LB       6-2, 242           BYU
  143. John Sullivan                 C        6-4, 301           Notre Dame
  144. Lavelle Hawkins           WR       5-11, 190         California
  145. Thomas Brown              RB      5-8, 205           Georgia (X)
  146. Jonathan Goff               LB       6-2, 245           Vanderbilt
  147. John Greco                 OG       6-5, 320            Toledo
  148. Stanford Keglar             LB       6-2, 240            Purdue
  149. Shawn Murphy             OG       6-4, 320           Utah State
  150. Jack Williams              CB       5-9, 185            Kent State
  151. Jamar Adams               FS       6-2, 212            Michigan
  152. Justin Forsett               RB       5-8, 195           California
  153. Drew Radovich              OG      6-5, 301           Southern California
  154. Marcus Smith               WR      6-1, 221           New Mexico
  155. Thomas Williams          LB        6-1, 227           Southern California
  156. Barry Richardson          OT       6-7, 320           Clemson
  157. Frank Okam                DT        6-5, 345            Texas
  158. Peyton Hillis                FB       6-1, 240             Arkansas
  159. *Letroy Guion              DT        6-4, 295            Florida State
  160. Donald Thomas            OG       6-3, 303            UConn
  161. Zach Bowman             CB        6-0, 197            Nebraska (X)
  162. Paul Hubbard                WR      6-3, 221            Wisconsin (X)
  163. Colt Brennan                QB       6-2, 210             Hawaii
  164. Jacob Hester                 FB      5-11, 226           LSU
  165. Kory Lichtensteiger        C        6-2, 298             Bowling Green
  166. Gary Guyton                LB        6-2, 245            Georgia Tech
  167. David Roach                 DB       6-0, 210             TCU
  168. King Dunlap                 OT       6-9, 310             Auburn
  169. Kellen Davis                 TE       6-6, 262            Michigan State
  170. Chauncey Washington  RB      5-11, 211          Southern California  
  171. Michael Grant               DB      5-10, 186         Arkansas
  172. Simeon Castille           DB       6-0, 190            Alabama
  173. Dorien Bryant                WR     5-10, 175           Purdue
  174. Carlton Powell              DT       6-2, 292            Virginia Tech
  175. Dennis Dixon                QB      6-3, 195            Oregon (X)
  176. Ali Highsmith                LB       6-0, 230            LSU (X)
  177. Justin Tyron                  CB       5-9,190            Arizona State      
  178. Eric Young                   OG      6-4, 310            Tennessee (X)
  179. Anthony Aldridge          WR      5-9, 170            Houston
  180. Wallace Gilberry           DE       6-2, 270            Alabama
  181. D.J. Wolfe                    DB      5-11, 207           Oklahoma
  182. Keilen Dykes                DT       6-4, 295            West Virginia
  183. Spencer Larsen            LB        6-2, 238            Arizona
  184. Kevin O'Connell            QB        6-5, 225           San Diego State
  185. Jacob Tamme               TE        6-4, 236           Kentucky
  186. Arman Shields              WR      6-1, 195            Richmond
  187. Jameel McClain             LB       6-1, 250           Syracuse 
  188. Chase Ortiz                  DE       6-2, 250           TCU
  189. David Vobora                LB        6-1, 236           Idaho
  190. D.J. Parker                   DB       5-11, 192         Virginia Tech
  191. Chad Simpson              RB       5-9, 216           Morgan State
  192. Dwight Lowery              CB      5-11, 200           San Jose State
  193. Kenneth Moore             WR     5-11, 195          Wake Forest  
  194. Nick Hayden                 DT       6-4, 305           Wisconsin
  195. Jonathan Hefney           DB       5-8, 190           Tennessee
  196. Trevor Scott                  DE       6-5, 260           Buffalo
  197. Barry Booker                DT        6-4, 286           Virginia Tech
  198. Brian Johnstone            DE       6-5, 280           Gardner-Webb
  199. Gary Barnidge               TE       6-6, 245            Louisville
  200. Adarius Bowman          WR       6-3, 223           Oklahoma State
  201. Kyle Wright                  QB       6-2, 231            Miami
  202. Eric Foster                    DT        6-1, 266            Rutgers
  203. Ogemdi Nwagbuo          DT       6-4, 300            Michigan State
  204. Curtis Johnson               LB       6-3, 245          Clark Atlantic
  205. Adrian Arrington             WR      6-3 203           Michigan
  206. Vince Redd                     DE      6-6, 265            Liberty
  207. *Mario Urrutia                WR       6-6, 232            Louisville
  208. Corey Lynch                  DB      6-0, 205            Appalachian State
  209. Robert Felton                 OG      6-4, 315           Arkansas
  210. Louis Holmes                DE       6-4, 265           Arizona 
  211. Mackenzie Bernadeau    OG       6-3, 300            Bentley
  212. Vince Hall                     LB       5-11, 232          Virginia Tech
  213. Matt Flynn                    QB       6-2, 231           LSU
  214. Justin Harper                 WR      6-3, 213           Virginia Tech
  215. Breno Giacomini            OT       6-7, 303           Louisville
  216. Ryan Torain                  RB       6-0, 222            Arizona State (X)
  217. Jonathan Wilhite            CB      5-9, 185            Auburn
  218. Joe Jon Finley               TE       6-6, 255            Oklahoma
  219. Chris McDuffie               OG      6-4, 330             Clemson
  220. Maurice Purify               WR      6-3, 224           Nebraska (X/O)          
  221. Larry Grant                    LB       6-1, 235            Ohio State
  222. Ken Iwebema                 DE      6-4, 275            Iowa
  223. Marcus Walker              CB      5-10, 191           Oklahoma    
  224. Lionel Dotson                 DT      6-4,296              Arizona
  225. Sam Kellar                     QB      6-4, 241            Nebraska  (X)
  226. Kirk Barton                    OT       6-4, 310            Ohio State
  227. Kerry Brown                  OG       6-5, 305            Appalachian State
  228. Johnny Dingle                DE       6-2, 265            West Virgina
  229. J Leman                        LB       6-2, 245             Illinois
  230. Darius Renaud               WR      5-9, 202            West Virginia
  231. Brandon Keith                OT       6-5, 340             Northern Iowa
  232. Reggie Corner                CB       5-9, 175            Akron
  233. Steve Octavien               LB       6-0, 240             Nebraska
  234. Paul Smith                     QB      6-1, 210             Tulsa
  235. Marcus Dixon                 DT       6-4, 292             Hampton (O)
  236. Ben Moffitt                     LB       6-1, 235             South Florida
  237. Tom Santi                      TE       6-4, 250             Virginia
  238. Darnell Terrell                 CB      6-2, 205              Missouri
  239. Caleb Campbell              SS      6-2, 230             Army
  240. Cody Wallace                 C        6-4, 296             Texas A&M
  241. Kevin Robinson              WR     5-11, 202            Utah State
  242. Mike Gibson                  OG       6-4, 305            California
  243. Jerome Felton                FB       6-0, 240             Furman
  244. Pedro Sosa                    OT      6-4, 300              Rutgers
  245. Jonathan Zenon              CB      6-0, 191              LSU
  246. Marc Magro                   LB       6-2, 240              West Virginia
  247. Jason Shirley                 DT       6-5, 335             Fresno State
  248. Robert James                 LB       6-0, 220             Arizona State
  249. Dorian Smith                  DE      6-2, 265             Oregon State  
  250. Jason Parmele               RB       6-0, 225            Toledo
  251. Davonne Bess                WR     5-10, 194           Hawaii
  252. Chad Rinehart                OG      6-5, 320             Northern Iowa
  253. Al Phillips                      CB      5-11, 195            Wagner
  254. Maurice Murray              DT        6-4, 315            New Mexico State
  255. Nehemiah Warrick           DB        6-1, 210            Michigan State
  256. Ace Bowen                    LB        6-1, 225            Iowa State
  257. Dantrell Savage              RB       5-8, 187            Oklahoma State
  258. Adam Bishop                 TE        6-5, 248            Nevada
  259. Carl Stewart                  FB        6-1, 230            Auburn
  260. Jolonn Dunbar               LB         6-1, 231            Boston College
  261. Demetrius Bell               OT        6-5, 305            Northwestern State
  262. *Ryan Grice-Mullin         WR      5-11, 187           Hawaii
  263. Wilrey Fontenot             CB        5-9, 171            Arizona
  264. Curtis Gatewood            LB        6-2, 248            Vanderbilt
  265. Chris Horton                  DB       6-0, 212             UCLA      
  266. James McClinton           DT        6-0, 293             Kansas
  267. Angelo Craig                  DE       6-4, 252             Cincinnati
  268. Andrew Crummey           OG      6-5, 300             Maryland (X)
  269. Rafael Little                   RB       5-9, 195             Kenucky (X)
  270. Justin McKnney             CB       5-9, 188            Kansas State
  271. *Lamar Myles                LB        6-0, 220            Louisville         
  272. Calvin Dawson               RB       5-9, 200             Louisiana-Monroe
  273. Joe Clermond                 DE       6-4, 252            Pittsburgh
  274. Jason Rivers                  WR      6-1, 200             Hawaii
  275. Darrell Strong                TE        6-4, 268             Pittsburgh
  276. Benjarvis Green-Ellis      RB       5-11, 220           Mississippi
  277. Marcus Griffin                DB       5-10, 200            Texas
  278. Anthony Morelli             QB        6-4, 230             Penn State
  279. Rod Johnson                 LB         6-2, 250            Oklahoma State
  280. Brandon Sumrall           CB         5-10, 195          Southern Mississippi  
  281. Derek Lokey                  DT        6-2, 290            Texas
  282. Marcus Monk                WR       6-4, 222            Arkansas (X)
  283. Tim Hightower               RB        5-11, 225           Richmond
  284. Marcus Richardson       LB         6-0, 230            Troy
  285. Derrick Doggett             DB        6-, 210              Oregon State
  286. Frank Morton                 DT        6-2, 322            Tulane
  287. Glenn Sharpe                CB        6-0, 185            Miami (X)
  288. Titus Brown                   DE       6-3, 250             Mississippi State
  289. Tyler Polumbus              OT       6-8, 312             Colorado
  290. Derek Fine                    TE         6-3, 250            Kansas
  291. Dom Barber                  DB         6-0, 210            Minnesota
  292. Henry Smith                  DT         6-3, 310           Texas A&M
  293. Brandon Carr                 CB        6-1, 205            Grand Valley State
  294. Chris Graham                LB        5-11, 235           Michigan
  295. Jamie Silva                    DB       5-11, 205            Boston College
  296. Joey Haynos                 TE         6-8, 260            Maryand
  297. Corey Clark                   OT         6-5, 343           Texas A&M
  298. Shane Simmons            LB         6-1, 225           Western Washington
  299. Durell Mapp                   LB        6-1, 227            North Carolina
  300. Jamey Richard               C          6-5, 295            Buffalo