Height: 5-9.5
Weight: 194
40: 4.55
Year: 5Sr
Niles Brinkley
School: Wisconsin
Position: CB
Bio: Moved into the starting lineup on a full-time basis as a senior, recording 40 tackles and breaking up nine passes. Part-time starter the prior two seasons, totaling 38/2/6 as a junior and 40/4/13 as a sophomore.
Positive: Explosive cornerback who plays with an aggressive attitude. Quick flipping his hips off the line, displays a burst to the action out of his plant, and quickly closes to the action. Comes up the field to defend running plays or screens and wraps up when tackling. Is a solid athlete.
Negative: Short, struggles to get positioning against tall receivers, and loses out in battles. Slow locating the ball in the air.
Analysis: Brinkley has been a solid college cornerback the past three seasons and projects as a dime back in a zone system where he can face the action.
Updated 4/26
| Rank | Rnd | Name | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st | Andrew Luck Stanford | QB |
| 2 | 1st | Robert Griffin III Baylor | QB |
| 3 | 1st | Matt Kalil USC | T |
| 4 | 1st | Trent Richardson Alabama | RB |
| 5 | 1st | Morris Claiborne LSU | CB |
| 6 | 1st | Justin Blackmon Oklahoma State | WR |
| 7 | 1st | Fletcher Cox Mississippi State | DT |
| 8 | 1st | Melvin Ingram South Carolina | OLB |
| 9 | 1st | Quinton Coples North Carolina | DE |
| 10 | 1st | Dontari Poe Memphis | DT |
| 11 | 1st | David DeCastro Stanford | G |
| 12 | 1st | Michael Floyd Notre Dame | WR |
| 13 | 1st | Riley Reiff Iowa | T |
| 14 | 1st | Michael Brockers LSU | DT |
| 15 | 1st | Kendall Wright Baylor | WR |
| 16 | 1st | Cordy Glenn Georgia | G |
| 17 | 1st | Mark Barron Alabama | S |
| 18 | 1st | Nick Perry USC | OLB |
| 19 | 1st | Luke Kuechly Boston College | ILB |
| 20 | 1st | Stephon Gilmore South Carolina | CB |
| 21 | 1st | Ryan Tannehill Texas A&M | QB |
| 22 | 1st | Dre Kirkpatrick Alabama | CB |
| 23 | 1st | Stephen Hill Georgia Tech | WR |
| 24 | 1st | Courtney Upshaw Alabama | DE |
| 25 | 1-2 | Peter Konz Wisconsin | C |