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Wednesday, March 1
 
Buschbaum rates the draft prospects

By Joel Buschbaum
Pro Football Weekly

Key to symbols in player printout Age -- Player is overaged. BB -- May play professional baseball. Elig. -- This player's draft eligibility has not been finally determined. Status -- Pending off-the-field factors could influences where this player is drafted. MI -- More information needed for accurate grade. RB -- Can also play running back (applies to other position abbreviations, too, such as S for safety, RS for return specialist, etc.). X -- May have a medical problem, past or present, that could impact where player is drafted. XX -- More serious injury concern. XXX -- Definite injury concern.

Grade scale for NFL prospects

8.00 - 9.00 -- Franchise player. (Any quarterback who grades over 7.50 is considered a potential franchise player.) 7.00 - 7.99 -- Future All-Pro. 6.50 - 6.99 -- Has a good chance to become a Pro Bowl-caliber player. 6.00 - 6.49 -- Should become a quality NFL player with Pro Bowl potential. 5.50 - 5.99 -- Has a chance to become a quality NFL player. 5.10 - 5.49 -- Has a better-than-average chance to make an NFL roster. 5.01 - 5.09 -- Has a slightly better than 50-50 chance to make a roster. 5.00 -- Has a 50-50 chance to make a roster.

Quarterbacks Rk Name School Grade Note 1 Chad Pennington Marshall 5.99 2 Chris Redman Louisville 5.80 X 3 Tee Martin Tennessee 5.55 4 Giovanni Carmazzi Hofstra 5.15 5 Tim Rattay Louisiana Tech 5.10 6 Tom Brady Michigan 5.09 7 Marc Bulger West Virginia 5.05 X 8 Joe Hamilton Georgia Tech 5.05 9 Todd Husak Stanford 5.03 10 Doug Johnson Florida 5.03 BB 11 Corte McGuffey Northern Colorado 5.02 12 Jarious Jackson Notre Dame 5.01 RB 13 Phil Stambaugh Lehigh 5.01

Fullbacks Rk Name School Grade Note 1 Sammy Morris Texas Tech 5.55 RB 2 Aaron Shea Michigan 5.40 TE 3 Deon Dyer North Carolina 5.40 4 Paul Smith Texas-El Paso 5.20 5 Mike Green Houston 5.15 RB 6 Matt Keller Ohio State 5.03 7 D'Andre Hardeman Texas A&M 5.02 8 Terrelle Smith Arizona State 5.00 9 Aaron Harris Penn State 5.00 X, RB 10 Durell Price UCLA 5.00 11 Maurice Smith North Carolina A&T 5.00

Running backs Rk Name School Grade Note 1 Thomas Jones Virginia 6.50 2 Ron Dayne Wisconsin 6.35 3 Shaun Alexander Alabama 6.05 4 Jamal Lewis Tennessee 5.95 X 5 J.R. Redmond Arizona State 5.89 6 Travis Prentice Miami (Ohio) 5.65 7 Shyrone Stith Virginia Tech 5.59 8 Doug Chapman Marshall 5.50 9 Rondell Mealey Louisiana State 5.50 10 Reuben Droughns Oregon 5.50 X 11 Trung Canidate Arizona 5.45 12 Michael Wiley Ohio State 5.40 13 Ronney Jenkins Northern Arizona 5.35 XX 14 Frank Murphy Kansas State 5.25 WR 15 Dante Hall Texas A&M 5.20 16 Derrick Foster Texas A&M-Kingsville 5.20 17 Curtis Keaton James Madison 5.10 18 Thomas Hamner Minnesota 5.10 19 Marlion Jackson Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) 5.10 S 20 Frank Moreau Louisville 5.05 21 Demario Brown Utah State 5.03 22 Mike Anderson Utah 5.01 Age 23 Darren Davis Iowa State 5.01 24 Ketric Sanford Houston 5.01 25 Troy Hambrick Savannah (Ga.) State 5.00 26 Chrys Chukwuma Arkansas 5.00 27 Anthony White Kentucky 5.00 28 Destry Wright Jackson State 5.00 29 Kevin McDougal Colorado State 5.00 S 30 Patrick Pass Georgia 5.00 BB

Tight ends Rk Name School Grade Note 1 Daniel Franks Miami (Fla.) 6.50 2 Anthony Becht West Virginia 5.70 3 Erron Kinney Florida 5.50 4 Jay Tant Northwestern 5.25 5 James Whalen Kentucky 5.25 X 6 Dave Stachelski Boise State 5.11 7 Joe Dean Davenport Arkansas 5.10 8 Carlos Nuno Brigham Young 5.05 X 9 Casey Crawford Virginia 5.00 X 10 Mondriel Fulcher Miami (Fla.) 5.00 FB 11 Terrence McCaskey Mississippi State 5.00 X 12 Zeron Flemister Iowa 5.00 13 Austin Wheatley Iowa 5.00 14 Bryan Arndt Boston College 5.00 15 John Waerig Maryland 5.00 16 Jason Gavadza Kent 5.00 17 John Jones Indiana (Pa.) 5.00 MI

Wide receivers Rk Name School Grade Note 1 Peter Warrick Florida State 8.00 2 Plaxico Burress Michigan State 6.45 3 Sylvester Morris Jackson State 6.00 4 Travis Taylor Florida 5.98 5 Dez White Georgia Tech 5.95 6 Jerry Porter West Virginia 5.75 7 Todd Pinkston Southern Mississippi 5.75 8 Darrell Jackson Florida 5.70 9 R. Jay Soward USC 5.65 10 Dennis Northcutt Arizona 5.60 11 Danny Farmer UCLA 5.60 12 Kwame Cavil Texas 5.60 13 Anthony Lucas Arkansas 5.50 X 14 Windrell Hayes USC 5.50 15 Laveranues Coles Florida State 5.50 16 Ron Dugans Florida State 5.45 17 Marcus Knight Michigan 5.40 18 JaJuan Dawson Tulane 5.25 19 Muneer Moore Richmond 5.25 20 Trevor Gaylor Miami (Ohio) 5.20 21 Ricky Hall Virginia Tech 5.17 X 22 Sherrod Gideon Southern Mississippi 5.15 23 Trevor Insley Nevada 5.15 24 Bashir Yamini Iowa 5.15 25 Chris Cole Texas A&M 5.15 26 Chafie Fields Penn State 5.12 27 Chris Coleman North Carolina State 5.10 28 Troy Walters Stanford 5.10 X 29 Gari Scott Michigan State 5.10 30 Charles Lee Central Florida 5.10 31 Mareno Philyaw Troy (Ala.) State 5.08 32 Joey Hamilton Jacksonville (Ala.) State 5.07 33 Chris Daniels Purdue 5.05 34 Quinton Spotwood Syracuse 5.05 RS 35 Larry Foster Louisiana State 5.05 36 Imani Percoats Oregon State 5.04 37 Kofi Shuck Wyoming 5.02 38 James Williams Marshall 5.00 39 Alton Lusk Central Oklahoma 5.00 40 Damon Hodge Alabama State 5.00 41 Tony Hartley Oregon 5.00 42 Corey Peterson Mississippi 5.00 43 Travis Williams Navy 5.00 44 Tariq McDonald Arizona State 5.00 45 Matt Farmer Air Force 5.00 46 Scottie Montgomery Duke 5.00 47 Leroy Hodge Texas A&M 5.00

Centers Rk Name School Grade Note 1 John St. Clair Virginia 5.61 2 Blane Saipaia Colorado State 5.10 OG, OT 3 John Romero California 5.05 4 Brad Meester Northern Iowa 5.05 5 Seneca Gray Kentucky State 5.01 OG 6 Rob Riti Missouri 5.00 7 Matt O'Neal Oklahoma 5.00

Offensive guards Rk Name School Grade Note 1 Travis Claridge USC 5.60 OT 2 Leander Jordan Indiana (Pa.) 5.59 3 Michael Thompson Tennessee State 5.49 OT 4 Chad Clifton Tennessee 5.48 OT 5 Cosey Coleman Tennessee 5.48 6 Kaulana Noa Hawaii 5.47 OT 7 Bobby Williams Arkansas 5.40 OT 8 Brad Bedell Colorado 5.20 9 Mark Tauscher Wisconsin 5.17 10 Ryan Johanningmeier Colorado 5.17 OT 11 Jason Thomas Hampton (Va.) 5.15 12 Al Jackson Louisiana State 5.14 13 Tutan Reyes Mississippi 5.12 OT 14 Andy Vincent Texas A&M 5.09 OT 15 Richard Mercier Miami (Fla.) 5.06 16 Matt Johnson Brigham Young 5.04 Age 17 Jeno James Auburn 5.03 18 Terrance Beadles Arkansas-Pine Bluff 5.02 19 Semisi Heimuli Texas A&M 5.00 20 Roger Roesler Texas 5.00 21 Wes Shivers Mississippi State 5.00 22 Manuia Savea Arizona 5.00 23 Josh Rawlings Minnesota 5.00 OT 24 Cooper Carlisle Florida 5.00

Offensive tackles Rk Name School Grade Note 1 Chris Samuels Alabama 6.80 X 2 Stockar McDougle Oklahoma 6.01 3 Chris McIntosh Wisconsin 6.01 4 Adrian Klemm Hawaii 5.99 5 Todd Wade Mississippi 5.98 6 Marvel Smith Arizona State 5.61 7 Darnell Alford Boston College 5.55 8 Joey Chustz Louisiana Tech 5.15 9 Jonathan Gray Texas Tech 5.10 10 Greg Robinson-Randall Michigan State 5.05 11 Damion McIntosh Kansas State 5.01 DT 12 Mark Baniewicz Syracuse 5.00 13 Shane Cook Colorado 5.00 14 Chase Raynock Montana 5.00

Defensive ends Rk Name School Grade Note 1 Courtney Brown Penn State 8.00 2 Shaun Ellis Tennessee 6.02 3 John Engelberger Virginia Tech 5.96 4 Darren Howard Kansas State 5.75 5 Adalius Thomas Southern Mississippi 5.75 OLB 6 Byron Frisch Brigham Young 5.70 7 Robaire Smith Michigan State 5.56 DT 8 Erik Flowers Arizona State 5.55 OLB 9 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila San Diego State 5.30 OLB 10 Clark Haggans Colorado State 5.30 OLB 11 Leonardo Carson Auburn 5.25 12 John Frank Utah 5.20 Age 13 Brian Young Texas-El Paso 5.20 14 Hubert Thompson Michigan State 5.15 15 Adewale Ogunleye Indiana 5.10 XX 16 Lamont Bryant Notre Dame 5.05 17 Rob Meier Washington State 5.05 DT 18 Rameel Connor Illinois 5.04 Elig. 19 Leif Larsen Texas-El Paso 5.01 DT 20 James Cotton Ohio State 5.00 21 Michael Boireau Miami (Fla.) 5.00 22 Eric Chandler Jackson State 5.00 23 Aaron Humphrey Texas 5.00

Defensive/nose tackles Rk Name School Grade Note 1 Corey Simon Florida State 6.59 X 2 Chris Hovan Boston College 6.00 3 Steve Warren Nebraska 5.90 4 Cornelius Griffin Alabama 5.90 5 Jerry Johnson Florida State 5.60 X 6 Darwin Walker Tennessee 5.59 7 Fred Robbins Wake Forest 5.50 8 Junior Ioane Arizona State 5.50 XX 9 Mao Tosi Idaho 5.40 X 10 Al Lucas Troy (Ala.) State 5.25 11 Jabari Issa Washington 5.22 12 Robert Brannon Iowa State 5.20 DE 13 Chris Combs Duke 5.17 DE 14 Jerry DeLoach California 5.16 15 Mac Tuiaea Washington 5.15 16 Kendrick Clancy Mississippi 5.15 17 Josh Williams Michigan 5.15 18 Nat Williams Virginia Tech 5.12 19 Alvin McKinley Mississippi State 5.10 20 Mike DeRouselle Houston 5.10 Status 21 D.J. Cooper Arkansas 5.10 DE 22 Damian Gregory Illinois State 5.08 23 Carl Bradley Virginia Tech 5.05 24 Earnest Grant Arkansas-Pine Bluff 5.05 25 Dwight Johnson Baylor 5.05 26 Brad Williams Notre Dame 5.03 27 Cedric Woodard Texas 5.02 28 Keith Jackson Cheney (Pa.) 5.02 29 David Nugent Purdue 5.00 OG 30 Johnny Shivers Virginia 5.00 31 Greg Robinette West Virginia 5.00 32 Maurice Anderson Virginia 5.00 33 Richard Seals Utah 5.00

Outside linebackers Rk Name School Grade Note 1 LaVar Arrington Penn State 8.00 2 Brian Urlacher New Mexico 6.35 S 3 Julian Peterson Michigan State 6.05 DE 4 John Abraham South Carolina 6.05 DE 5 Keith Bulluck Syracuse 6.00 6 Raynoch Thompson Tennessee 5.98 7 Barrett Green West Virginia 5.70 ILB 8 Corey Moore Virginia Tech 5.70 S 9 Na'il Diggs Ohio State 5.59 10 Mark Simoneau Kansas State 5.50 11 Sekou Sanyika California 5.35 12 Marcus Washington Auburn 5.30 OLB 13 Ian Gold Michigan 5.20 14 James Hall Michigan 5.15 DE 15 Antonio Wilson Texas A&M-Commerce 5.15 16 Danny Clark Illinois 5.12 17 Shannon Taylor Virginia 5.12 18 Corey Atkins South Carolina 5.05 ILB 19 Dustin Cohen Miami (Ohio) 5.05 ILB 20 Tim Smith Stanford 5.01 S 21 Bud Herring Louisville 5.00 22 Chris Edwards Georgia Tech 5.00 23 Mac Morrison Penn State 5.00 24 Samson Sherrod San Jose State 5.00 DE 25 Jeff Snedegar Kentucky 5.00 ILB 26 Orantes Grant Georgia 5.00 27 Jack Golden Oklahoma State 5.00

Inside linebackers Rk Name School Grade Note 1 Rob Morris Brigham Young 6.06 X, Age 2 Matt Beck California 5.60 X 3 Brandon Short Penn State 5.54 4 Marcus Bell Arizona 5.52 5 Dustin Lyman Wake Forest 5.40 X 6 Jeff Ulbrich Hawaii 5.15 X 7 Peter Sirmon Oregon 5.12 8 Dhani Jones Michigan 5.10 9 Jamel Smith Virginia Tech 5.01 10 Scott Zimmerman Northern Colorado 5.00 11 T.J. Slaughter Southern Mississippi 5.00 12 Frank Chamberlin Boston College 5.00 13 Lester Towns Washington 5.00 X 14 Dwan Epps Texas Southern 5.00

Cornerbacks Rk Name School Grade Note 1 Ike Charlton Virginia Tech 5.95 2 Rashard Anderson Jackson State 5.91 3 Ahmed Plummer Ohio State 5.85 4 Deltha O'Neal California 5.85 RS 5 Lewis Sanders Maryland 5.80 6 Hank Poteat Pittsburgh 5.70 7 Ben Kelly Colorado 5.70 RS 8 Mario Edwards Florida State 5.59 9 Dwayne Goodrich Tennessee 5.55 X 10 Jason Webster Texas A&M 5.55 11 Jacoby Shepherd Oklahoma State 5.55 MI 12 Lloyd Harrison North Carolina State 5.51 13 Kareem Larrimore West Texas A&M 5.50 S 14 David Macklin Penn State 5.50 15 Ralph Brown Nebraska 5.25 16 Pat Dennis Louisiana-Monroe 5.20 17 Sedrick Curry Texas A&M 5.20 18 Reggie Austin Wake Forest 5.19 19 William Bartee Oklahoma 5.15 S 20 Rodregis Brooks Alabama-Birmingham 5.15 21 Robert Bean Mississippi State 5.10 22 Michael Hawthorne Purdue 5.10 X 23 David Barrett Arkansas 5.09 24 Evan Howell Oklahoma State 5.09 25 David Byrd Syracuse 5.05 XXX 26 Tony Scott North Carolina State 5.02 S 27 Anthony Midget Virginia Tech 5.00 S 28 Mike Woods Oklahoma 5.00 29 Jeff Harris Georgia 5.00 30 Terrance Parrish Southern Mississippi 5.00 31 Carlos Posey Missouri 5.00 32 Isaac Harvin NW Oklahoma State 5.00 33 Tarig Holman Iowa 5.00 34 Jerard White Massachusetts 5.00 S 35 Damen Wheeler Colorado 5.00 36 Ian McIntosh Syracuse 5.00

Safeties Rk Name School Grade Note 1 Deon Grant Tennessee 5.95 2 Rogers Beckett Marshall 5.61 3 Mike Brown Nebraska 5.60 4 Aric Morris Michigan State 5.50 5 Mark Roman Louisiana State 5.48 CB 6 Kenoy Kennedy Arkansas 5.45 7 Brian Gray Brigham Young 5.44 CB 8 Tyrone Carter Minnesota 5.35 CB 9 Gary Berry Ohio State 5.30 10 Travares Tillman Georgia Tech 5.25 11 Todd Franz Tulsa 5.25 CB 12 Ashley Cooper Mississippi State 5.25 13 Arturo Freeman South Carolina 5.25 CB 14 Sean Key Florida State 5.20 CB 15 Lamar Chapman Kansas State 5.10 CB 16 Pedro Cirino Boston College 5.10 17 Bobby Myers Wisconsin 5.10 18 Matt Bowen Iowa 5.05 19 John Keith Furman 5.02 20 Rashidi Barnes Colorado 5.01 21 Aaron Gray Florida A&M 5.00 22 George White Boston College 5.00 23 Dwyte Smiley Youngstown State 5.00 XXX 24 Ainsley Battles Vanderbilt 5.00 25 David Gibson USC 5.00 26 Brandon Jennings Texas A&M 5.00 27 Tommy Hendricks Michigan 5.00 28 Eric Whitfield UCLA 5.00

Punters Rk Name School Grade Note 1 Shane Lechler Texas A&M 5.25 2 John Baker North Texas 5.03 3 Andrew Bayes East Carolina 5.01 4 Jeff Walker Mississippi State 5.00 5 Deone Horinek Colorado State 5.00

Placekickers Rk Name School Grade Note 1 Sebastian Janikowski Florida State 5.65 Status 2 Shayne Graham Virginia Tech 5.01 3 Paul Edinger Michigan State 5.00

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