Height: 6-1.5
Weight: 319
40: 5.06
Year: 5Sr
Chris Neild
School: West Virginia
Position: DT
Bio: Three-year starter awarded all-Conference honors after his senior and junior seasons. Totals last year included 35/4/3 after he had 35 tackles as a junior and 47 as a sophomore.
Positive: Strong, hard-working defensive tackle who is very tough to move off the point. Possesses good first-step quickness, gets leverage on opponents, and holds the point. Quickly gets his hands up, fights hard on every down, and quick to locate the ball. Adequate change-of-direction skills with the ability to make plays down the line.
Negative: Plays stiff on occasion. Not a sure-handed wrap-up tackler. Struggles getting off blocks and can be handled by a single opponent.
Analysis: Neild is a workmanlike defensive line prospect who can be used on the inside of a four-man line while also getting looks at nose tackle. He lacks great upside but is a prospect who uses all his assets to a maximum and should be more than competent at the next level.
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 |