Originally Published: March 26, 2008

Top 5 by position

Top 5 seniors by position

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Jr. By Mel Kiper Jr.
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* Asterisks denote underclassmen who have declared for the 2008 NFL draft.

Quarterbacks
1. Matt Ryan, Boston College
2. Brian Brohm, Louisville
3. Joe Flacco, Delaware
4. Chad Henne, Michigan
5. John David Booty, USC

Running Backs
1. Darren McFadden, Arkansas*
2. Rashard Mendenhall, Illinois*
3. Felix Jones, Arkansas*
4. Jonathan Stewart, Oregon*
5. Chris Johnson, East Carolina

Fullbacks
1. Owen Schmitt, West Virginia
2. Peyton Hillis, Arkansas
3. Jacob Hester, LSU
4. Jerome Felton, Furman
5. Mike Cox, Georgia Tech

Wide Receivers
1. Malcolm Kelly, Oklahoma*
2. DeSean Jackson, California*
3. Devin Thomas, Michigan State*
4. James Hardy, Indiana
5. Limas Sweed, Texas

Tight Ends
1. Fred Davis, USC
2. Dustin Keller, Purdue
3. John Carlson, Notre Dame
4. Kellen Davis, Michigan State
5. Jermichael Finley, Texas*

Offensive Tackles
1. Jake Long, Michigan
2. Ryan Clady, Boise State*
3. Chris Williams, Vanderbilt
4. Jeff Otah, Pittsburgh
5. Sam Baker, USC

Offensive Guards
1. Branden Albert, Virginia*
2. Chilo Rachal, USC*
3. Eric Young, Tennessee
4. Roy Schuening, Oregon State
5. Chad Rinehart, Northern Iowa

Centers
1. Steve Justice, Wake Forest
2. Mike Pollak, Arizona St.
3. Cody Wallace, Texas A&M
4. Kory Lichtensteiger, Bowling Green
5. Jamey Richard, Buffalo

Defensive Ends
1. Chris Long, Virginia
2. Vernon Gholston, Ohio State*
3. Phillip Merling, Clemson*
4. Derrick Harvey, Florida*
5. Calais Campbell, Miami

Defensive Tackles
1. Glenn Dorsey, LSU
2. Sedrick Ellis, USC
3. Kentwan Balmer, North Carolina
4. Marcus Harrison, Arkansas
5. Dre Moore, Maryland

Inside Linebackers
1. Jerod Mayo, Tennessee*
2. Curtis Lofton, Oklahoma*
3. Dan Connor, Penn State
4. Jonathan Goff, Vanderbilt
5. Philip Wheeler, Georgia Tech

Outside Linebackers
1. Keith Rivers, USC
2. Bruce Davis, UCLA
3. Cliff Avril, Purdue
4. Geno Hayes, Florida State*
5. Erin Henderson, Maryland*

Cornerbacks
1. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Tennessee State
2. Leodis McKelvin, Troy
3. Aqib Talib, Kansas*
4. Mike Jenkins, South Florida
5. Justin King, Penn St.*

Safeties
1. Kenny Phillips, Miami*
2. DaJuan Morgan, NC State*
3. Reggie Smith, Oklahoma*
4. Marcus Griffin, Texas
5. Josh Barrett, Arizona State

Place-Kickers
1. Brandon Coutu, Georgia
2. Arthur Carmody, Louisville
3. Rob Zarrilli, Hofstra
4. Garrett Hartley, Oklahoma
5. Jason Reda, Illinois

Punters
1. Mike Dragosavich, North Dakota State
2. Durant Brooks, Georgia Tech
3. Brett Kern, Toledo
4. Benjamin Dato, Fordham
5. Ben Woods, Buffalo

Top 5 Juniors By Position
Quarterbacks
1. Todd Boeckman, Ohio State
2. Hunter Cantwell, Louisville
3. Curtis Painter, Purdue
4. Chase Daniel, Missouri
5. Graham Harrell, Texas Tech

Running Backs
1. Javon Ringer, Michigan State
2. James Davis, Clemson
3. Arian Foster, Tennessee
4. Marlon Lucky, Nebraska
5. Keegan Herring, Arizona State

Fullbacks
1. Conredge Collins, Pittsburgh
2. Brannan Southerland, Georgia
3. Chris Pressley, Wisconsin
4. Brock Bolen, Louisville
5. Jorvorskie Lane, Texas A&M

Wide Receivers
1. Brian Robiskie, Ohio State
2. Michael Jones, Arizona State
3. Demetrius Byrd, LSU
4. Juaquin Iglesias, Oklahoma
5. Aaron Kelly, Clemson

Tight Ends
1. Brandon Pettigrew, Oklahoma State
2. Travis Beckum, Wisconsin
3. Chase Coffman, Missouri
4. Darius Hill, Ball State
5. Cornelius Ingram, Florida

Offensive Tackles
1. Michael Oher, Mississippi
2. Eugene Monroe, Virginia
3. Alex Boone, Ohio State
4. Phil Loadholt, Oklahoma
5. Andrew Gardner, Georgia Tech

Offensive Guards
1. Duke Robinson, Oklahoma
2. Jeremy Perry, Oregon State
3. Matt Slauson, Nebraska
4. Herman Johnson, LSU
5. Steve Rehring, Ohio State

Centers
1. Alex Mack, California
2. Max Unger, Oregon
3. Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas
4. Antoine Caldwell, Alabama
5. A.Q. Shipley, Penn State

Defensive Ends
1. Tyson Jackson, LSU
2. Michael Johnson, Georgia Tech
3. Matt Shaughnessy, Wisconsin
4. Brandon Swain, West Texas A&M
5. Tim Jamison, Michigan

Defensive Tackles
1. Peria Jerry, Mississippi
2. Fili Moala, USC
3. Terrance Taylor, Michigan
4. Jeff Owens, Georgia
5. Vance Walker, Georgia Tech

Inside Linebackers
1. James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
2. Rey Maualuga, USC
3. Darry Beckwith, LSU
4. Worrell Williams, California
5. Scott McKillop, Pittsburgh

Outside Linebackers
1. Brian Cushing, USC
2. Sean Lee, Penn State
3. Marcus Freeman, Ohio State
4. Clint Sintim, Virginia
5. Dave Philistin, Maryland

Cornerbacks
1. Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State
2. Victor Harris, Virginia Tech
3. Joe Burnett, Central Florida
4. Alphonso Smith, Wake Forest
5. Kevin Barnes, Maryland

Safeties
1. William Moore, Missouri
2. Nic Harris, Oklahoma
3. Kevin Ellison, USC
4. Patrick Chung, Oregon
5. Courtney Greene, Rutgers

Place-Kickers
1. Sam Swank, Wake Forest
2. Louie Sakoda, Utah
3. Austin Starr, Indiana
4. Conor Lee, Pittsburgh
5. Dan Kelly, Hawaii

Punters
1. Chris Miller, Ball State
2. Britton Colquitt, Tennessee
3. Kevin Huber, Cincinnati
4. A.J. Trapasso, Ohio State
5. Aaron Perez, UCLA

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