Mel's Big Board

[Cooley]

Top 25 senior prospects.

Player Class Pos. School

1. Matt Leinart Sr. QB USC

Heisman winner threw for 33 TDs in '04.

2. Chad Greenway Sr. LB Iowa

Great size (6-4, 245) and 113 tackles last year.

3. A.J. Hawk Sr. LB Ohio St.

141 tackles and a pair of INTs last season.

4. D'Brickashaw Ferguson Sr. OT Virginia

Gifted athlete would have been top-5 in '05.

5. Marcedes Lewis Sr. TE UCLA

Breakout game to start 2005 season

6. Jimmy Williams Sr. CB Va. Tech

60 tackles, 5 INTs and 14 PBUs in '05.

7. Jason Allen Sr. CB/S Tenn

Led the SEC with 123 tackles in 2004.

8. DeAngelo Williams Sr. RB Memphis

1,948 yards and 22 TDs in '04.

9. Rodrique Wright Sr. DT Texas

Hard worker and great attitude.

10. Gabe Watson Sr. DT Michigan

Great at plugging middle of offensive line.

11. D'Qwell Jacksin Sr. ILB Maryland

Reminds me of Jonathan Vilma.

12. Thomas Howard Sr. LB UTEP

All over the field last week versus New Mexico.

13. Demeco Ryans Sr. OLB Alabama

Coming off great junior season.

14. Marcus McNeill Sr. OT Auburn

6-9, 377-pound neutralizer at left tackle.

15. Eric Winston Sr. OT Miami

Tough first game vs Florida State.

16. Mathias Kiwanuka Sr. DE B.C.

Needs to play consisten for four quarters.

17. Jonathan Scott Sr. OT Texas

Dallas Carter ex, allowed only a half-sack last two seasons.

18. Tye Hill Sr. CB Clemson

Pure cover corner with great recovery speed.

19. Jeremy Trueblood Sr. OT B.C.

Three-year starter in Chesnut Hill.

20. Davin Joseph Sr. OL Oklahoma

Moved outside to left tackle this season.

21. Dusty Dvoracek Sr. DT Oklahoma

Still not 100 percent healthy.

22. Babatunde Oshinowo Sr. DT Stanford

ideal nose tackle for 3-4 defense.

23. Hank Baskett Sr. WR New Mexico

Good start to 2005 versus UNLV

24. Claude Wroten Sr. DT LSU

Six sacks in last 5 games of 2004.

25. James Wyche Sr. DE Syracuse

Great motor and good physical skills.

[Harry]

Look for TJ Covington to be moving on up the lists especially if he keeps playing like he did Saturday.

[MeanGreenBuzz]

I expect Cobbs to move up there as the season goes along esp if he continues to stay at the top in average kick return.