2011 Defensive End Rankings
Possibly no position is in higher demand come draft day than defensive line. Ten defensive linemen were selected during the first round of the 2011 draft, one more than the prior year. There's plenty of talent, depth and a lot of versatility at defensive end and as many as four could end up being first round choices.
RankRndNameSchoolYear
11stRobert QuinnNorth Carolina3Jr
21stDa'Quan BowersClemson3Jr
31stCameron JordanCalifornia4Sr
41stAldon SmithMissouri3So
51stRyan KerriganPurdue5Sr
61stJ.J. WattWisconsin4Jr
71stCameron HeywardOhio State4Sr
81-2Justin HoustonGeorgia4Jr
91-2Adrian ClaybornIowa5Sr
102ndBrooks ReedArizona5Sr
112ndAllen BaileyMiami-Fl5Sr
122ndJabaal SheardPittsburgh4Sr
132-3Sam AchoTexas5Sr
143-4Pernell McPheeMississippi State4Sr
154thBrandon BairOregon5Sr
165thCliff MatthewsSouth Carolina5Sr
175thGreg RomeusPittsburgh5Sr
186thKarl KlugIowa5Sr
195-6Pierre AllenNebraska5Sr
205-6Jeremy BealOklahoma4Sr
215-6Ricky ElmoreArizona5Sr
226thMarkus WhiteFlorida State4Sr
236thUgo ChinasaOklahoma State5Sr
247thKentrell LockettMississippi5Sr
257thJustin TrattouFlorida4Sr
267-FALazarius LevingstonLSU5Sr
277-FARyan WinterswykBoise State5Sr
287-FAMarc SchiechlColorado Mines5Sr
29FAD'Aundre ReedArizona5Sr
30FAWayne DanielsTCU5Sr
31FADemarcus DobbsGeorgia4Sr
32FATom KeiserStanford4Jr
33FAChristian AnthonyGrambling5Sr
34FAGreg BanksMichigan5Sr
35FAAntoine CarterAuburn4Sr
36FACraig MarshallSouth Florida4Sr
37FAAnthony EgbuniweGeorgia Tech5Sr
38FAOdrick RayTulsa4Sr
39FAZane ParrVirginia4Jr
40FAGerald WilliamsTennessee4Sr
41FAClay NurseIllinois5Sr
42FALaMark ArmourMississippi6Sr
43FAJonathan FreenyRutgers4Sr
44FAMalcolm JenkinsElizabeth City State4Sr
45FAAlex AlbrightBoston College5Sr
46FARonnell BrownJames Madison5Sr
47FAKevin KooymanWashington State5Sr
48FAEddie JonesTexas4Sr
49FAPatrick EgbohDuke5Sr
50FAMarcus BroxieTennessee State5Sr
51FAChristopher LewisFresno State5Sr
52FAJake LaptadKansas4Sr
53FAEugene GermanyCentral Washington5Sr
54FAMichael LemonNorth Carolina State5Sr
55FAJayson AyersSouth Carolina State5Sr
56FAMarkell CarterCentral Arkansas4Sr
57FADaniel RichardGrand Valley State5Sr
58FAXavier BrownC.W. Post4Sr
59FAMichael JanacMarshall5Sr
60FAAdam PattersonMichigan4Sr
61FACharles BryantMemphis5Sr
Updated 2/20
RankRndNamePos
11stAndrew Luck
Stanford
QB
21stMatt Kalil
USC
T
31stTrent Richardson
Alabama
RB
41stRobert Griffin III
Baylor
QB
51stQuinton Coples
North Carolina
DE
61stJustin Blackmon
Oklahoma State
WR
71stMorris Claiborne
LSU
CB
81stRiley Reiff
Iowa
T
91stKendall Wright
Baylor
WR
101stMelvin Ingram
South Carolina
DE
111stDavid DeCastro
Stanford
G
121stMichael Brockers
LSU
DT
131stDre Kirkpatrick
Alabama
CB
141stFletcher Cox
Mississippi State
DT
151stCourtney Upshaw
Alabama
OLB
161stMichael Floyd
Notre Dame
WR
171stMike Adams
Ohio State
T
181stZach Brown
North Carolina
OLB
191stJonathan Martin
Stanford
T
201stNick Perry
USC
OLB
211stDevon Still
Penn State
DT
221stLuke Kuechly
Boston College
ILB
231-2Peter Konz
Wisconsin
C
241stDon'ta Hightower
Alabama
ILB
251stMark Barron
Alabama
S
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