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2012 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.
RankRndNameSchoolYear
11stDavid DeCastroStanford4Jr
21stCordy GlennGeorgia4Sr
31-2Amini SilatoluMidwestern State5Sr
42ndKevin ZeitlerWisconsin4Sr
52ndAmini SilatoluMidwestern State5Sr
62ndKelechi OsemeleIowa State5Sr
72ndJeff AllenIllinois4Sr
82-3Brandon BrooksMiami-Oh5Sr
93rdTony BergstromUtah4Sr
104thSenio KelemeteWashington4Sr
114thLucas NixPittsburgh4Sr
124-5James BrownTroy5Sr
135thBrandon WashingtonMiami-Fl3Jr
145thAdam GettisIowa5Sr
155thRonald LearyMemphis5Sr
165thJoe LooneyWake Forest4Sr
175thLevy AdcockOklahoma State5Sr
185-6Rishaw JohnsonCal-Pa4Sr
195-6Kevious WatkinsSouth Carolina5Sr
206thPhilip BlakeBaylor4Sr
216thAndrew TillerSyracuse4Sr
226thRyan MillerColorado5Sr
236thDesmond WynnRutgers5Sr
246-7Quentin SaulsberryMississippi State5Sr
257-FAJosh LeRibusSMU5Sr
267thJohnnie TroutmanPenn State5Sr
277-FAAntoine McClainClemson4Sr
287-FADerek DennisTemple5Sr
29FATaylor DeverNotre Dame5Sr
30FAKelvin Beachum Jr.SMU4Sr
31FAJaymes BrooksVirginia Tech5Sr
32FADavid SmithClemson5Sr
33FAJohn CullenUtah4Sr
34FADavid SnowTexas4Sr
35FAGreg NosalVirginia Tech5Sr
36FAJason SloweyWestern Oregon5Sr
37FAJeremiah WarrenSouth Florida4Sr
38FARobert GriffinBaylor4Sr
39FAHayworth HicksIowa State5Sr
40FAJoel ForemanMichigan State5Sr
41FAJonathan RushOklahoma State5Sr
42FAChris JacobsonPittsburgh5Sr
43FAJeff SpikesKansas5Sr
44FADon BarclayWest Virginia5Sr
45FAWill BlackwellLSU5Sr
46FAAustin PasztorVirginia4Sr
47FAAddison LawrenceMississippi State5Sr
48FACordell BellMinnesota State4Sr
49FAManase FoketiKansas State4Sr
50FARodney AustinElon5Sr
51FASioeli FakalataNew Mexico State6Sr
52FATrevor RobinsonNotre Dame4Sr
53FAAl NetterNorthwestern5Sr
54FALonnie EdwardsTexas Tech5Sr
55FAMichael HarrisUCLA5Sr
56FAQuinn BarhamPenn State5Sr
57FAHarland GunnMiami-Fl5Sr
58FAGeorge BiasStephen F. Austin5Sr
59FAChuck BurtonMontana4Sr
60FABlake DeChristopherVirginia Tech5Sr
61FANathan RichmanBoston College5Sr
62FAAnthony ParkerWestern Michigan5Sr
63FADJ HallTexas State5Sr
64FAPaul MadsenColorado State5Sr
65FAMatt ClevelandIdaho5Sr
66FATommie DraheimSan Diego State5Sr
67FAArt ForstRutgers4Sr
68FABridger BucheEastern Michigan5Sr
69FAJoe FladingOhio5Sr
70FAChandler BurdenKentucky4Sr
71FARyan TillmanMarshall5Sr
72FAAderious SimmonsArizona State5Sr
73FAGrant CookArkansas5Sr
74FADeOn'tae PannellPenn State4Sr
75FADan KnappArizona State5Sr
76FAKen PluePurdue4Sr
77FAJay TeplyNorthern Iowa5Sr
78FAMason CloyClemson5Sr
79FAJ.T. BrooksSMU5Sr
80FAJake GdowskiColorado State5Sr
81FAAndrew GonnellaMaryland5Sr
82FAMike MarciszArizona State5Sr
83FAJohn CornellIllinois5Sr
84FATyrone NovikoffIdaho5Sr
85FATerence EdgeAlabama-Birmingham4Sr
86FAJ.C. OramWeber State5Sr
87FAAustin WuebbelsMissouri5Sr
88FAMark HuygeMichigan5Sr
89FAAlex WashingtonMississippi5Sr
90FABrian FolkertsWashburn4Sr
91FADavid SpurlockFlorida State4Sr
92FANick PieschelCentral Florida5Sr
93FACody WhiteIllinois State4Sr
94FAKitt O'BrienBall State4Sr
95FAWayne TribueTemple4Sr
96FADoug BartelsNorthwestern5Sr
97FAPhillipkeith ManleyToledo4Sr
98FAQuintin Richardsonx-Hampton5Sr
99FAChris OlsonTexas Tech5Sr
100FAD'Angelo McCrayMemphis5Sr
Updated 4/26
RankRndNamePos
11stAndrew Luck
Stanford
QB
21stRobert Griffin III
Baylor
QB
31stMatt Kalil
USC
T
41stTrent Richardson
Alabama
RB
51stMorris Claiborne
LSU
CB
61stJustin Blackmon
Oklahoma State
WR
71stFletcher Cox
Mississippi State
DT
81stMelvin Ingram
South Carolina
OLB
91stQuinton Coples
North Carolina
DE
101stDontari Poe
Memphis
DT
111stDavid DeCastro
Stanford
G
121stMichael Floyd
Notre Dame
WR
131stRiley Reiff
Iowa
T
141stMichael Brockers
LSU
DT
151stKendall Wright
Baylor
WR
161stCordy Glenn
Georgia
G
171stMark Barron
Alabama
S
181stNick Perry
USC
OLB
191stLuke Kuechly
Boston College
ILB
201stStephon Gilmore
South Carolina
CB
211stRyan Tannehill
Texas A&M
QB
221stDre Kirkpatrick
Alabama
CB
231stStephen Hill
Georgia Tech
WR
241stCourtney Upshaw
Alabama
DE
251-2Peter Konz
Wisconsin
C