2011 Guard Rankings
The guard class is strong from top to bottom, which is a departure from recent years. The top three prospects should be immediate starters at the next level and another half dozen players could eventually develop into first team players.
| Rank | Rnd | Name | School | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st | Michael Pouncey | Florida | 4Sr |
| 2 | 2nd | Danny Watkins | Baylor | 4Sr |
| 3 | 2nd | Marcus Cannon | TCU | 5Sr |
| 4 | 2nd | Orlando Franklin | Miami-Fl | 5Sr |
| 5 | 2nd | Ben Ijalana | Villanova | 4Sr |
| 6 | 2-3 | Rodney Hudson | Florida State | 5Sr |
| 7 | 3rd | John Moffitt | Wisconsin | 5Sr |
| 8 | 3rd | Will Rackley | Lehigh | 4Sr |
| 9 | 4th | Zach Hurd | Connecticut | 5Sr |
| 10 | 5th | David Arkin | Missouri State | 5Sr |
| 11 | 5th | DeMarcus Love | Arkansas | 5Sr |
| 12 | 5-6 | Caleb Schlauderaff | Utah | 5Sr |
| 13 | 5-6 | Ray Dominguez | Arkansas | 5Sr |
| 14 | 6th | Julian Vandervelde | Iowa | 5Sr |
| 15 | 6th | Daniel Kilgore | Appalachian State | 5Sr |
| 16 | 6th | Maurice Hurt | Florida | 5Sr |
| 17 | 6th | Richard Henry | Nebraska | 5Sr |
| 18 | 6-7 | Keith Williams | Nebraska | 5Sr |
| 19 | 6-7 | Steve Schilling | Michigan | 5Sr |
| 20 | 7th | Andrew Jackson | Fresno State | 5Sr |
| 21 | 7th | Carl Johnson | Florida | 5Sr |
| 22 | 7th | Garrett Chisolm | South Carolina | 4Sr |
| 23 | 7-FA | Randall Hunt | Illinois | 5Sr |
| 24 | 7-FA | Chris Stewart | Notre Dame | 5Sr |
| 25 | 7-FA | Bryant Browning | Ohio State | 5Sr |
| 26 | FA | Isaiah Thompson | Houston | 5Sr |
| 27 | FA | Kevin Hughes | Southeastern Louisiana | 5Sr |
| 28 | FA | Colin Madison | Temple | 5Sr |
| 29 | FA | Byron Isom | Auburn | 5Sr |
| 30 | FA | Matt Murphy | UNLV | 4Sr |
| 31 | FA | DJ Jones | Nebraska | 5Sr |
| 32 | FA | Cameron Bradfield | Grand Valley State | 6Sr |
| 33 | FA | Andrew Tiller | Syracuse | 4Sr |
| 34 | FA | Devan Cunningham | Fresno State | 4Sr |
| 35 | FA | Dominic Alford | Minnesota | 5Sr |
| 36 | FA | Theo Sherman | James Madison | 5Sr |
| 37 | FA | Joshua Harrison | South Carolina State | 5Sr |
| 38 | FA | Russell Nennon | Wake Forest | 5Sr |
| 39 | FA | David Scott | East Carolina | 5Sr |
| 40 | FA | Michael Huey | Texas | 4Sr |
| 41 | FA | B.J. Cabbell | Virginia | 5Sr |
| 42 | FA | Justin Walker | Bloomsburg | 4Sr |
| 43 | FA | Thomas Claiborne | Boston College | 5Sr |
| 44 | FA | Michael Lamphear | Western Illinois | 4Sr |
| 45 | FA | C.E. Kaiser | Oregon | 5Sr |
| 46 | FA | Laupepa Letuli | Hawaii | 6Sr |
| 47 | FA | Elias Eliades | Penn State | 5Sr |
| 48 | FA | Jeff Maddux | Central Michigan | 5Sr |
| 49 | FA | Alan Pelc | North Carolina | 4Sr |
| 50 | FA | Michael Booker | Northwestern State | 4Sr |
| 51 | FA | Brandon Harper | Duke | 5Sr |
| 52 | FA | John Bender | Nevada | 5Sr |
| 53 | FA | Micah Kia | UCLA | 5Sr |
| 54 | FA | Mike Berry | Auburn | 5Sr |
| 55 | FA | Andrew Phillips | Stanford | 5Sr |
| 56 | FA | Brad Thorson | Kansas | 5Sr |
| 57 | FA | Christopher Riley | Illinois State | 5Sr |
| 58 | FA | Kenneth Mayfield | Kansas State | 5Sr |
| 59 | FA | Rod Huntley | UTEP | 4Sr |
| 60 | FA | Pat Illig | Wofford | 5Sr |
| 61 | FA | Bill Nagy | Wisconsin | 5Sr |
| 62 | FA | Corey Woods | Akron | 5Sr |
| 63 | FA | Sam Griffin | Cincinnati | 4Sr |
| 64 | FA | Terrael Williams | Jackson State | 4Sr |
| 65 | FA | Jarrod Shaw | Tennessee | 5Sr |
| 66 | FA | Ryan Tolar | Washington | 5Sr |
| 67 | FA | Roy Watts | Houston | 4Sr |
| 68 | FA | Brandon Campbell | Marshall | 5Sr |
| 69 | FA | Michael Switzer | Ball State | 5Sr |
| 70 | FA | Corey O'Daniel | Gardner Webb | 4Sr |
| 71 | FA | Joel Figueroa | Miami-Fl | 5Sr |
| 72 | FA | Ian Burks | La-Lafayette | 5Sr |
| 73 | FA | Anthony Morgan | Oklahoma State | 4Sr |
| 74 | FA | Cory Dowless | East Carolina | 4Sr |
| 75 | FA | Jarve Dean | Houston | 4Sr |
| 76 | FA | Chris Davis | Georgia | 5Sr |
Updated 2/20
| Rank | Rnd | Name | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st | Andrew Luck Stanford | QB |
| 2 | 1st | Matt Kalil USC | T |
| 3 | 1st | Trent Richardson Alabama | RB |
| 4 | 1st | Robert Griffin III Baylor | QB |
| 5 | 1st | Quinton Coples North Carolina | DE |
| 6 | 1st | Justin Blackmon Oklahoma State | WR |
| 7 | 1st | Morris Claiborne LSU | CB |
| 8 | 1st | Riley Reiff Iowa | T |
| 9 | 1st | Kendall Wright Baylor | WR |
| 10 | 1st | Melvin Ingram South Carolina | DE |
| 11 | 1st | David DeCastro Stanford | G |
| 12 | 1st | Michael Brockers LSU | DT |
| 13 | 1st | Dre Kirkpatrick Alabama | CB |
| 14 | 1st | Fletcher Cox Mississippi State | DT |
| 15 | 1st | Courtney Upshaw Alabama | OLB |
| 16 | 1st | Michael Floyd Notre Dame | WR |
| 17 | 1st | Mike Adams Ohio State | T |
| 18 | 1st | Zach Brown North Carolina | OLB |
| 19 | 1st | Jonathan Martin Stanford | T |
| 20 | 1st | Nick Perry USC | OLB |
| 21 | 1st | Devon Still Penn State | DT |
| 22 | 1st | Luke Kuechly Boston College | ILB |
| 23 | 1-2 | Peter Konz Wisconsin | C |
| 24 | 1st | Don'ta Hightower Alabama | ILB |
| 25 | 1st | Mark Barron Alabama | S |
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