Draft Expert Kerry McComb rates his Top 71 Draft Prospects for the Upcoming 2001 NFL Draft that he feels should be on New England’s draft board.
This list will change as the draft gets closer.
* denotes players with injury history or concerns.
| 1) | David Terrell | WR | Michigan | 7.95 | Round 1 |
| 2) | Jamal Reynolds | DE | FSU | 7.00 | |
| 3) | Andre Carter | DE | Cal | 7.00 | |
| 4) | Deuce McAllister | RB | Mississippi | 7.00 | * |
| 5) | Lamont Jordan | RB | Maryland | 6.55 | |
| 6) | Rod Gardner | WR | Clemson | 6.50 | |
| 7) | Justin Smith | DE | Missouri | 6.50 | |
| 8) | Leonard Davis | OT | Texas | 6.50 | |
| 9) | Gerard Warren | DT | Florida | 6.50 | * |
| 10) | Kenyatta Walker | OT | Florida | 6.45 | |
| 11) | Richard Seymour | DL | Georgia | 6.40 | |
| 12) | Damione Lewis | DL | Miami | 6.40 | |
| 13) | Steve Hutchinson | OG | Michigan | 6.40 | |
| 14) | Dan Morgan | LB | Miami | 5.90 | Round 2 |
| 15) | Casey Hampton | NG | Texas | 5.90 | * |
| 16) | Marcus Stroud | NG | Georgia | 5.90 | |
| 17) | Todd Heap | TE | Arizona St | 5.90 | |
| 18) | Reggie Wayne | WR | Miami | 5.90 | |
| 19) | Chad Johnson | WR | Oregon St | 5.90 | |
| 20) | Jamie Winborn | LB | Vanderbilt | 5.80 | |
| 21) | Jamar Fletcher | CB | Wisconsin | 5.80 | |
| 22) | Willie Middlebrooks | CB | Minnesota | 5.75 | |
| 23) | Fred Smoot | CB | Mississippi St. | 5.75 | * |
| 24) | Willie Howard | DL | Stanford | 5.75 | * |
| 25) | Travis Henry | RB | Tennessee | 5.70 | |
| 26) | Quincy Morgan | WR | Kansas St. | 5.70 | |
| 27) | Quinton Carver | LB | Arkansas | 5.70 | |
| 28) | Kendrell Bell | LB | Georgia | 5.65 | |
| 29) | Torrance Marshall | LB | Oklahoma | 5.65 | |
| 30) | Jeff Backus | OL | Michigan | 5.55 | Round 3 |
| 31) | Chad Ward | OL | Wisconsin | 5.55 | |
| 32) | Chris Brown | OL | Georgia Tech | 5.55 | |
| 33) | Maurice Williams | OL | Michigan | 5.55 | |
| 34) | Jonas Jennings | OL | Michigan | 5.55 | |
| 35) | Brandon Winey | OL | LSU | 5.55 | |
| 36) | Mario Fatafehi | NG | Kansas St. | 5.55 | |
| 37) | Carlos Polk | ILB | Nebraska | 5.50 | |
| 38) | Kenny Smith | DL | Alabama | 5.45 | * |
| 39) | Cedric Scott | DE | So. Mississippi | 5.45 | |
| 40) | Kevan Barlow | RB | Pitt | 5.45 | |
| 41) | Tony Stewart | TE | PSU | 5.45 | |
| 42) | Zeke Moreno | ILB | USC | 5.45 | |
| 43) | Keith Adams | LB | Clemson | 5.45 | |
| 44) | Shaun Rogers | NG | Texas | 5.40 | * Round 4 |
| 45) | Mario Monds | NG | Cincinnati | 5.40 | |
| 46) | Ennis Davis | DL | USC | 5.40 | |
| 47) | Ryan Pickett | NG | OSU | 5.40 | |
| 48) | Tarlos Thomas | OT | FSU | 5.40 | * |
| 49) | Mike Gandy | OG | Notre Dame | 5.35 | |
| 50) | Bernard Robertson | LG | Tulane | 5.35 | * |
| 51) | Michael Stone | CB | Memphis | 5.30 | |
| 52) | Jimmy Williams | CB | Vanderbilt | 5.30 | |
| 53) | Paul Zukauskas | RG | Boston College | 5.20 | Round 5 |
| 54) | Ryan Diem | RG | N Illinois | 5.20 | |
| 55) | Rudi Johnson | RB | Auburn | 5.20 | |
| 56) | Dan Alexander | RB | Nebraska | 5.20 | * |
| 57) | Marcellus Rivers | TE | Oklahoma St. | 5.15 | |
| 58) | Russ Hochstein | OG | Nebraska | 5.15 | |
| 59) | Dwayne Missouri | LDE | Northeastern | 5.10 | |
| 60) | Marcus Bell | NG | Memphis | 5.00 | Round 6 |
| 61) | Derrick Chambers | LDE | Florida | 5.00 | |
| 62) | Ronney Daniels | WR | Auburn | 5.00 | |
| 63) | Kevin Kasper | WR | Iowa | 4.95 | |
| 64) | Chris Valleta | OG | Texas A&M; | 4.95 | |
| 65) | Chukky Okobi | OL | Perdue | 4.95 | |
| 66) | Roland Seymour | DE | FSU | 4.95 | * |
| 67) | Shawn Worthen | NG | TCU | 4.95 | |
| 68) | Kamal Shakir | LB | Memphis | 4.90 | |
| 69) | Mike Cerimele | FB | PSU | 4.90 | |
| 70) | Willie Blade | NG | Mississippi St | 4.90 | * |
| 71) | Margin Hooks | WR | BYU | 4.85 |
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