The following players who entered the 2014 NFL Draft were ranked in Daniel Jeremiah's top 50 (as of April 1). Click below for a write-up of each duo:
RB Carlos Hyde/RB Bishop Sankey | LB Khalil Mack/TE Eric Ebron | LB Anthony Barr/TE Jace Amaro |
LB C.J. Mosley/TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins | LB Ryan Shazier/LB Chris Borland |
OT Greg Robinson/DE Jadeveon Clowney | OT Jake Matthews/DT Aaron Donald |
OT Taylor Lewan/DT Timmy Jernigan | OT Zack Martin/DT Louis Nix III |
OT Morgan Moses/DT Ra’Shede Hageman | OT Cyrus Kouandjio/DE Kony Ealy |
G Xavier Su’a-Filo/DE Dee Ford | G Brandon Thomas/DE Stephon Tuitt |
QB Teddy Bridgewater/DE Demarcus Lawrence | QB Johnny Manziel/DT Dominique Easley |
QB Blake Bortles/QB Derek Carr | WR Sammy Watkins/CB Justin Gilbert |
WR Mike Evans/FS Calvin Pryor | WR Odell Beckham Jr./FS Ha Ha Clinton-Dix |
WR Marqise Lee/CB Darqueze Dennard | WR Kelvin Benjamin/CB Bradley Roby |
WR Brandin Cooks/CB Kyle Fuller | WR Jarvis Landry/CB Jason Verrett |
WR Davante Adams/SS Jimmie Ward | WR Paul Richardson/CB Lamarcus Joyner
College stats:Cooks set single-season Pac-12 records with 1,730 receiving yards and 128 receptions in 2013 to earn the Biletnikoff Award (top receiver nationally) and was first-team All-America and first-team All-Pac-12. The receiving yards ranked first in FBS, and his receptions and 16 touchdown catches ranked second in 2013. Cooks was honorable mention All-Pac-12 when he had five 100-yard games and finished 2012 with 67 catches for 1,151 yards and five TDs. As a freshman in 2011, Cooks had 31 receptions for 391 yards and three TDs. He is nicknamed "Sonic Boom" and had the second-fastest time of any participant in the 40-yard dash, the fastest in the 20-yard and 60-yard shuttles at the 2014 NFL Combine.
Combine measurements: Height: 5 feet, 10 inches; Weight: 189 pounds
Combine performances: 40-yard dash: 4.33 seconds (first among WRs); Bench press: 16 reps; Vertical jump: 36 inches; Broad jump: 10 feet; 3-cone drill: 6.76 seconds; 20-yard shuttle: 3.81 seconds (first among WRs); 60-yard shuttle: 10.72 seconds (first among WRs)
Jeremiah's ranking:21st out of the top 50 prospects
Kyle Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech, Senior
College stats:Fuller was named third-team All-ACC in 2013 after recording 24 tackles (17 solo), two tackles for loss and two interceptions in nine games in 2013. He was honorable mention All-ACC after notching 52 tackles (44 solo) with three tackles for loss and two interceptions in 13 games in 2012. Fuller was second-team All-ACC in 2011 after leading the Hokies with 14.5 tackles for loss and tallying 65 tackles (46 solo) and two interceptions in 14 games in 2011. Fuller had 32 tackles and four tackles for loss as a freshman in 2010. He is the younger brother of former Titans defensive back Vincent Fuller and Lions receiver Corey Fuller.
Combine measurements: Height: 6 feet; Weight: 190 pounds
Combine performances: 40-yard dash: 4.49 seconds; Bench press: 12 reps; Vertical jump: 38.5 inches; Broad jump: 10 feet, 8 inches (tied for third among CBs); 3-cone drill: 6.9 seconds; 20-yard shuttle: 4.19 seconds
Jeremiah's ranking:32nd out of the top 50 prospects
Take a look at AP photos of receiver Brandin Cooks and cornerback Kyle Fuller, two of NFL analyst Daniel Jeremiah's top 50 prospects.
