{"id":60120,"date":"2001-04-03T20:35:49","date_gmt":"2001-04-04T00:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=60120"},"modified":"2025-05-12T09:38:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T13:38:25","slug":"top-71-draft-prospects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2001\/04\/03\/top-71-draft-prospects\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 71 Draft Prospects"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

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\nThis list will change as the draft gets closer.<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

* denotes players with injury history or concerns.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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1)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nDavid Terrell<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nWR<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMichigan<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n7.95<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRound 1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nJamal Reynolds<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nDE<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nFSU<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n7.00<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nAndre Carter<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nDE<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nCal<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n7.00<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nDeuce McAllister<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRB\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMississippi<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n7.00<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n*<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLamont Jordan<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRB<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMaryland<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6.55<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRod Gardner<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nWR<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nClemson<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6.50<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nJustin Smith<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nDE<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMissouri<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6.50<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLeonard Davis<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nOT<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTexas<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6.50<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nGerard Warren<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nDT<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nFlorida<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6.50<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n*<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nKenyatta Walker<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nOT<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nFlorida<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6.45<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRichard Seymour<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nDL<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nGeorgia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6.40<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nDamione Lewis<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nDL<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMiami<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6.40<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nSteve Hutchinson<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nOG<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMichigan<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6.40<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nDan Morgan<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLB<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMiami<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.90<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRound 2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nCasey Hampton<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nNG<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTexas<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.90<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n*<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMarcus Stroud<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nNG<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nGeorgia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.90<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTodd Heap<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTE<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nArizona St<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.90<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nReggie Wayne<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nWR<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMiami<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.90<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nChad Johnson<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nWR<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nOregon St<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.90<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nJamie Winborn<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLB<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nVanderbilt<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.80<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nJamar Fletcher<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nCB<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nWisconsin<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.80<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nWillie Middlebrooks<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nCB<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMinnesota<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.75<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nFred Smoot<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nCB<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMississippi St.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.75<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n*<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nWillie Howard<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nDL<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nStanford<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.75<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n*<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTravis Henry<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRB<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTennessee<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.70<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nQuincy Morgan<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nWR<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nKansas St.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.70<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nQuinton Carver<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLB<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nArkansas<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.70<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nKendrell Bell<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLB<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nGeorgia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.65<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTorrance Marshall<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLB<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nOklahoma<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.65<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nJeff Backus<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nOL<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMichigan<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.55<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRound 3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nChad Ward<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nOL<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nWisconsin<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.55<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nChris Brown<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nOL<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nGeorgia Tech<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.55<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMaurice Williams<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nOL<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMichigan<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.55<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nJonas Jennings<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nOL<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMichigan<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.55<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nBrandon Winey<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nOL<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLSU<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.55<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMario Fatafehi<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nNG<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nKansas St.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.55<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nCarlos Polk<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nILB<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nNebraska<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.50<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nKenny Smith<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nDL<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nAlabama<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.45<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n*<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nCedric Scott<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nDE<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nSo. Mississippi<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.45<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nKevan Barlow<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRB<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nPitt<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.45<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTony Stewart<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTE<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nPSU<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.45<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nZeke Moreno<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nILB<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nUSC<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.45<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nKeith Adams<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLB<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nClemson<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.45<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nShaun Rogers<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nNG<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTexas<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.40<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n* Round 4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMario Monds<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nNG<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nCincinnati<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.40<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nEnnis Davis<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nDL<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nUSC<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.40<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
47)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRyan Pickett<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nNG<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nOSU<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.40<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTarlos Thomas<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nOT<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nFSU<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.40<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n*<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
49)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMike Gandy<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nOG<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nNotre Dame<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.35<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nBernard Robertson<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLG<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTulane<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.35<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n*<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
51)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMichael Stone<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nCB<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMemphis<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.30<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
52)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nJimmy Williams<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nCB<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nVanderbilt<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.30<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
53)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nPaul Zukauskas<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRG<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nBoston College<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.20<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRound 5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
54)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRyan Diem<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRG<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nN Illinois<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.20<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
55)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRudi Johnson<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRB<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nAuburn<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.20<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
56)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nDan Alexander<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRB<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nNebraska<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.20<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n*<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
57)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMarcellus Rivers<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTE<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nOklahoma St.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.15<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
58)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRuss Hochstein<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nOG<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nNebraska<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.15<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
59)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nDwayne Missouri<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLDE<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nNortheastern<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.10<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
60)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMarcus Bell<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nNG<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMemphis<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.00<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRound 6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
61)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nDerrick Chambers<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLDE<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nFlorida<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.00<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
62)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRonney Daniels<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nWR<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nAuburn<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.00<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
63)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nKevin Kasper<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nWR<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nIowa<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.95<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
64)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nChris Valleta<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nOG<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTexas A&M;<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.95<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
65)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nChukky Okobi<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nOL<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nPerdue<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.95<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
66)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRoland Seymour<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nDE<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nFSU<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.95<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n*<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
67)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nShawn Worthen<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nNG<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTCU<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.95<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
68)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nKamal Shakir<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLB<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMemphis<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.90<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
69)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMike Cerimele<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nFB<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nPSU<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.90<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
70)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nWillie Blade<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nNG<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMississippi St<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.90<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n*<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
71)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMargin Hooks<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nWR<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nBYU<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.85<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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