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MIKE MAYOCK'S FINAL DRAFT POSITIONAL RANKINGS

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Mike Mayock
NFL Media draft analyst

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Mike Mayock's final position-by-position rankings for the 2015 NFL Draft:

Quarterback

  1. Marcus Mariota, Oregon
  2. Jameis Winston, Florida State
  3. Bryce Petty, Baylor
  4. Brett Hundley, UCLA
  5. Sean Mannion, Oregon State

Rise: Hundley (5), Mannion (NR)
Fall:Garrett Grayson, Colorado State (4)

Running back

  1. Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin
  2. Todd Gurley, Georgia
  3. Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska
  4. Duke Johnson, Miami (Fla.)
  5. Tevin Coleman, Indiana

Fall:T.J. Yeldon, Alabama (T-5)

Wide receiver

  1. Kevin White, West Virginia
  2. Amari Cooper, Alabama
  3. DeVante Parker, Louisville
  4. Breshad Perriman, Central Florida
  5. Nelson Agholor, USC

Fall:Dorial Green-Beckham, Missouri (T-5)

Tight end

  1. Maxx Williams, Minnesota
  2. Clive Walford, Miami (Fla.)
  3. Tyler Kroft, Rutgers
  4. Blake Bell, Oklahoma
  5. Jeff Heuerman, Ohio State

Rise: Kroft (4)
Fall: Bell (3)

Interior offensive linemen

  1. Brandon Scherff, Iowa
  2. Cameron Erving, Florida State
  3. Laken Tomlinson, Duke
  4. A.J. Cann, South Carolina
  5. Mitch Morse, Missouri

Rise: Morse (NR)
Fall:Tre' Jackson, Florida State (5)

Offensive tackle

  1. La'el Collins, LSU
  2. Ereck Flowers, Miami (Fla.)
  3. D.J. Humphries, Florida
  4. Andrus Peat, Stanford
  5. T.J. Clemmings, Pittsburgh

Fall:Cedric Ogbuehi, Texas A&M (T-5)

Interior defensive linemen

  1. Leonard Williams, USC
  2. Danny Shelton, Washington
  3. Arik Armstead, Oregon
  4. Malcom Brown, Texas
  5. Eddie Goldman, Florida State

Rise: Shelton (4)
Fall: Armstead (2), Brown (3), Jordan Phillips, Oklahoma (T-5)

Edge rusher

  1. Dante Fowler, Jr., Florida
  2. Bud Dupree, Kentucky
  3. Vic Beasley, Clemson
  4. Randy Gregory, Nebraska
  5. Shane Ray, Missouri

Rise: Dupree (4)
Fall: Gregory (2)

Linebacker

  1. Paul Dawson, TCU
  2. Eric Kendricks, UCLA
  3. Stephone Anthony, Clemson
  4. Denzel Perryman, Miami (Fla.)
  5. Benardrick McKinney, Mississippi State

Cornerback

  1. Trae Waynes, Michigan State
  2. Kevin Johnson, Wake Forest
  3. Marcus Peters, Washington
  4. Jalen Collins, LSU
  5. Byron Jones, Connecticut

Rise: Johnson (4)
Fall: Collins (2), Eric Rowe, Utah (T-5)

Safety

  1. Damarious Randall, Arizona State
  2. Landon Collins, Alabama
  3. Shaq Thompson, Washington
  4. Quinten Rollins, Miami (Ohio)
  5. Jaquiski Tartt, Samford

Fall:Alex Carter, Stanford (T-5)