Height: 6-4.5
Weight: 292
40: 5.31
Year: 5Sr
Gregory Niland
School: Massachusetts
Position: T
Bio: Northeastern transfer awarded all-Conference honors as a senior. Broke into the starting lineup as a freshman playing left tackle before moving to guard as a senior.
Positive: Nice sized lineman with NFL ability. Quickly gets off the snap, gets his hands up, and works them throughout the action. Blocks with good lean, strong at the point, and easily turns defenders off the line. Fights hard throughout the action, effective run blocking and in pass protection.
Negative: Must improve his blocking balance. Lacks top footwork at the left tackle position.
Analysis: Niland comes with a solid overall game and the versatility to line up at several positions on the offensive line. Unlikely to be selected at any point during the draft's seven rounds, he's a practice squad player who could get on a two-deep in a system that does not ask him to block in motion.
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 |