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As was discussed last year, the Pats reportedly use a "short" big board of about 75 players based on their own scouting, as opposed to using a much larger big board and basing things on the national scouting services. This may end up omitting some very good players, but tends to focus on guys who are good fits, and may help improve maneuverability during the draft.
With the 2015 draft class about set, here's my VERY preliminary board of guys who I think could be good fits for the Pats. Rankings are very loose, and will undoubtedly get revised many times over the next 3 1/2 months.
Tier 1: (worth a 1st round pick)
1. Eddie Goldman, DT, Florida St. 6'4" 320#.
2. TJ Clemmings, OL, Pittsburgh. 6'5" 305#.
3. Jordan Phillips, DT, Oklahoma. 6'6" 334#.
4. La'el Collins, OL, LSU. 6'5" 321#.
5. Dante Fowler, EDGE, Florida. 6'2" 262#.
6. Bud Dupree, EDGE, Kentucky. 6'4" 267#.
7. Brandon Scherff, OL, Iowa. 6'5" 320#.
8. Malcolm Brown, DT, Texas. 6'2" 320#.
Tier 2: (worth a top 40 pick)
9. Cam Erving, OL, Florida. 6'5" 308#.
10. Ereck Flowers, OL, Miami. 6'5" 324#.
11. Bernardrick McKinney, LB/EDGE, Mississippi St. 6'5" 250#.
Tier 3: (worth a top 50 pick)
12. Max Valles, EDGE, Virginia. 6'5" 240#.
13. Danielle Hunter, EDGE, LSU. 6'6" 240#.
14. Tevin Coleman, RB, Indiana. 6'1" 210#.
15. Danny Shelton, DT, Washington. 6'3" 332#.
Tier 4: (worth a 2nd round pick)
16. DeAndre Smelter, WR, Georgia Tech. 6'3" 222#.
17. DeVante Parker, WR, Louisville. 6'3" 209#.
18. Kevin White, WR, West Virginia. 6'3" 210#.
19. Owamagbe Odighizuwa, EDGE, UCLA. 6'3" 270#.
20. Jeremiah Poutasi, OL, Utah. 6'6" 320#.
21. Jake Fisher, OL, Oregon. 6'6" 300#.
22. AJ Cann, OG, South Carolina. 6'3" 311#.
23. Mario Edwards, DE/DT, Florida St. 6'3" 294#.
24. Arik Armstead, DT/DE, Oregon. 6'7" 290#.
25. Eli Harold, EDGE, Virginia. 6'4" 240#.
26. Shaq Thompson, LB, Washington. 6'1" 232#.
27. Maxx Williams, TE, Minnesota. 6'4" 250#.
Tier 5: (worth a top 100+ pick):
28. Ellis McCarthy, DT, UCLA. 6'5" 330#.
29. Marcus Peters, CB, Washington. 6' 198#.
30. Marcus Hardison, DE/DT, Arizona St. 6'4" 300#.
31. Jay Ajayi, RB, Boise St. 6' 220#.
32. Noah Spence, EDGE, Ohio St. 6'3" 255#.
33. Marcus Golden, EDGE, Missouri. 6'3" 260#.
34. Alex Carter, CB, Stanford. 6' 200#.
35. Quinten Rollins, CB, Miami (OH). 6' 200#.
36. Amari Cooper, WR. Alabama. 6'1" 210#.
37. Devin Smith, WR, Ohio St. 6'1" 197#.
38. Tre McBride, WR, William & Mary. 6'1" 205#.
39. Ty Sambrailo, OL, Colorado St . 6'5" 315#.
40. Josh Shaw, CB, UCLA. 6'1" 200#.
41. Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin 6'1 207#.
42. Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia. 6'1" 226#.
43. Paul Dawson, LB, TCU. 6'2" 230#.
44. Eric Kendricks, LB, UCLA. 6' 230#.
Tier 6: (worth a day 3 pick)
45. Robert Myles, OL, Tennessee St. 6'5" 310#.
46. Laken Tomlinson, OG, Duke. 6'3" 320#.
47. Jarvis Harrison, OG, Texas A&M. 6'3" 320#.
48. Clive Walford, TE, Miami. 6'3" 263#.
49. Jeff Heuerman, TE, Ohio St. 6'5" 255#.
50. Preston Smith, EDGE, Mississippi St. 6'5" 270#.
51. Vince Mayle, WR, Washington St. 6'3" 219#.
52. David Cobb, RB, Minnesota. 5'11" 229#.
53. Carl Davis, DT/DE, Iowa. 6'5" 315#.
54. Bobby Hart, OL, Florida St. 6'4" 339#.
55. John Miller, OG, Louisville. 6'2" 321#.
56. Tyler Croft, TE, Rutgers. 6'5" 240#.
57. Ben Koyack, TE, Notre Dame. 6'4" 261#.
58. Tony Lippett, WR/CB, Michigan St. 6'3" 210#.
59. Breshad Perriman, WR, UCA. 6'2" 214#.
60. Antwan Goodley, WR, Baylor. 5'10" 225#.
61. Eric Rowe, CB/S, Utah. 6'1" 201#.
62. Corey Crawford, EDGE, Clemson. 6'5" 270#.
63. Zach Hodges, EDGE, Harvard. 6'3" 235#.
64. Jacquiski Tartt, S, Samford. 6'1" 218#.
65. Cody Prewitt, S, Mississippi. 6'2" 217#.
Tier 7: (worth a late day 3 pick, or UDFA signing)
66. Terry Williams, DT, East Carolina. 6'1" 350#.
67. David Johnson, RB, Northern Iowa. 6'2" 229#.
68. Josh Robinson, RB, Mississippi St. 5'9" 215#.
69. Matt Jones, RB, Florida. 6'1" 235#.
70. Malcolm Brown, RB, Texas. 6' 228#.
71. Karlos Williams, RB, Florida St. 6'1" 225#.
72. Blake Bell, TE, Oklahoma. 6'6" 263.
73. Jesse James, TE, Penn St. 6'7" 255#.
74. Jean Sifrin, TE, UMass. 6'7" 250#.
75. MyCole Pruitt, TE, Southern Illinois. 6'3" 255#.
76. Durrell Eskridge, S, Syracuse. 6'3" 203#.
77. Adrian Amos, S, Penn St. 6' 210#.
78 Jamison Crowder, WR, Duke. 5'9" 175#.
This is a Pats-specific big board, not a general ranking of players. This list undoubtedly leaves out a lot of good prospects, and probably some people's binkies. It's the nature of a "short board" to do so. I've tried to deliberately keep this board short, and to restrict it to guys who I thought would be good fits. Need, and my personal view of the long term positional projection, factors in to the overall rankings. Again, it will undoubtedly change considerably between now and the end of April. The rankings are particularly loose within tiers, and I would expect a number of guys to move up or down a tier, or even more.
With the 2015 draft class about set, here's my VERY preliminary board of guys who I think could be good fits for the Pats. Rankings are very loose, and will undoubtedly get revised many times over the next 3 1/2 months.
Tier 1: (worth a 1st round pick)
1. Eddie Goldman, DT, Florida St. 6'4" 320#.
2. TJ Clemmings, OL, Pittsburgh. 6'5" 305#.
3. Jordan Phillips, DT, Oklahoma. 6'6" 334#.
4. La'el Collins, OL, LSU. 6'5" 321#.
5. Dante Fowler, EDGE, Florida. 6'2" 262#.
6. Bud Dupree, EDGE, Kentucky. 6'4" 267#.
7. Brandon Scherff, OL, Iowa. 6'5" 320#.
8. Malcolm Brown, DT, Texas. 6'2" 320#.
Tier 2: (worth a top 40 pick)
9. Cam Erving, OL, Florida. 6'5" 308#.
10. Ereck Flowers, OL, Miami. 6'5" 324#.
11. Bernardrick McKinney, LB/EDGE, Mississippi St. 6'5" 250#.
Tier 3: (worth a top 50 pick)
12. Max Valles, EDGE, Virginia. 6'5" 240#.
13. Danielle Hunter, EDGE, LSU. 6'6" 240#.
14. Tevin Coleman, RB, Indiana. 6'1" 210#.
15. Danny Shelton, DT, Washington. 6'3" 332#.
Tier 4: (worth a 2nd round pick)
16. DeAndre Smelter, WR, Georgia Tech. 6'3" 222#.
17. DeVante Parker, WR, Louisville. 6'3" 209#.
18. Kevin White, WR, West Virginia. 6'3" 210#.
19. Owamagbe Odighizuwa, EDGE, UCLA. 6'3" 270#.
20. Jeremiah Poutasi, OL, Utah. 6'6" 320#.
21. Jake Fisher, OL, Oregon. 6'6" 300#.
22. AJ Cann, OG, South Carolina. 6'3" 311#.
23. Mario Edwards, DE/DT, Florida St. 6'3" 294#.
24. Arik Armstead, DT/DE, Oregon. 6'7" 290#.
25. Eli Harold, EDGE, Virginia. 6'4" 240#.
26. Shaq Thompson, LB, Washington. 6'1" 232#.
27. Maxx Williams, TE, Minnesota. 6'4" 250#.
Tier 5: (worth a top 100+ pick):
28. Ellis McCarthy, DT, UCLA. 6'5" 330#.
29. Marcus Peters, CB, Washington. 6' 198#.
30. Marcus Hardison, DE/DT, Arizona St. 6'4" 300#.
31. Jay Ajayi, RB, Boise St. 6' 220#.
32. Noah Spence, EDGE, Ohio St. 6'3" 255#.
33. Marcus Golden, EDGE, Missouri. 6'3" 260#.
34. Alex Carter, CB, Stanford. 6' 200#.
35. Quinten Rollins, CB, Miami (OH). 6' 200#.
36. Amari Cooper, WR. Alabama. 6'1" 210#.
37. Devin Smith, WR, Ohio St. 6'1" 197#.
38. Tre McBride, WR, William & Mary. 6'1" 205#.
39. Ty Sambrailo, OL, Colorado St . 6'5" 315#.
40. Josh Shaw, CB, UCLA. 6'1" 200#.
41. Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin 6'1 207#.
42. Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia. 6'1" 226#.
43. Paul Dawson, LB, TCU. 6'2" 230#.
44. Eric Kendricks, LB, UCLA. 6' 230#.
Tier 6: (worth a day 3 pick)
45. Robert Myles, OL, Tennessee St. 6'5" 310#.
46. Laken Tomlinson, OG, Duke. 6'3" 320#.
47. Jarvis Harrison, OG, Texas A&M. 6'3" 320#.
48. Clive Walford, TE, Miami. 6'3" 263#.
49. Jeff Heuerman, TE, Ohio St. 6'5" 255#.
50. Preston Smith, EDGE, Mississippi St. 6'5" 270#.
51. Vince Mayle, WR, Washington St. 6'3" 219#.
52. David Cobb, RB, Minnesota. 5'11" 229#.
53. Carl Davis, DT/DE, Iowa. 6'5" 315#.
54. Bobby Hart, OL, Florida St. 6'4" 339#.
55. John Miller, OG, Louisville. 6'2" 321#.
56. Tyler Croft, TE, Rutgers. 6'5" 240#.
57. Ben Koyack, TE, Notre Dame. 6'4" 261#.
58. Tony Lippett, WR/CB, Michigan St. 6'3" 210#.
59. Breshad Perriman, WR, UCA. 6'2" 214#.
60. Antwan Goodley, WR, Baylor. 5'10" 225#.
61. Eric Rowe, CB/S, Utah. 6'1" 201#.
62. Corey Crawford, EDGE, Clemson. 6'5" 270#.
63. Zach Hodges, EDGE, Harvard. 6'3" 235#.
64. Jacquiski Tartt, S, Samford. 6'1" 218#.
65. Cody Prewitt, S, Mississippi. 6'2" 217#.
Tier 7: (worth a late day 3 pick, or UDFA signing)
66. Terry Williams, DT, East Carolina. 6'1" 350#.
67. David Johnson, RB, Northern Iowa. 6'2" 229#.
68. Josh Robinson, RB, Mississippi St. 5'9" 215#.
69. Matt Jones, RB, Florida. 6'1" 235#.
70. Malcolm Brown, RB, Texas. 6' 228#.
71. Karlos Williams, RB, Florida St. 6'1" 225#.
72. Blake Bell, TE, Oklahoma. 6'6" 263.
73. Jesse James, TE, Penn St. 6'7" 255#.
74. Jean Sifrin, TE, UMass. 6'7" 250#.
75. MyCole Pruitt, TE, Southern Illinois. 6'3" 255#.
76. Durrell Eskridge, S, Syracuse. 6'3" 203#.
77. Adrian Amos, S, Penn St. 6' 210#.
78 Jamison Crowder, WR, Duke. 5'9" 175#.
This is a Pats-specific big board, not a general ranking of players. This list undoubtedly leaves out a lot of good prospects, and probably some people's binkies. It's the nature of a "short board" to do so. I've tried to deliberately keep this board short, and to restrict it to guys who I thought would be good fits. Need, and my personal view of the long term positional projection, factors in to the overall rankings. Again, it will undoubtedly change considerably between now and the end of April. The rankings are particularly loose within tiers, and I would expect a number of guys to move up or down a tier, or even more.
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