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Mike Mayock's position rankings for 2014 NFL Draft

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Mike Mayock
NFL Media draft analyst

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Mike Mayock's fifth edition of his position-by-position prospect rankings for the 2014 NFL Draft:

Quarterback

  1. Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
  2. Blake Bortles, Central Florida
  3. Derek Carr, Fresno State
  4. Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois
    T-5. Zach Mettenberger, LSU
    T-5. Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville

Running back

  1. Bishop Sankey, Washington
  2. Carlos Hyde, Ohio State
  3. Jeremy Hill, LSU
  4. Tre Mason, Auburn
  5. Andre Williams, Boston College

Wide receiver

  1. Sammy Watkins, Clemson
  2. Mike Evans, Texas A&M
  3. Odell Beckham Jr., LSU
  4. Brandin Cooks, Oregon State
    T-5. Kelvin Benjamin, Florida State
    T-5. Marqise Lee, USC

Tight end

  1. Eric Ebron, North Carolina
  2. Jace Amaro, Texas Tech
  3. Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington
  4. Troy Niklas, Notre Dame
  5. C.J. Fiedorowicz, Iowa

Center

  1. Marcus Martin, USC
  2. Weston Richburg, Colorado State
  3. Travis Swanson, Arkansas
  4. Bryan Stork, Florida State
  5. Gabe Ikard, Oklahoma

Guard

  1. Xavier Su'a-Filo, UCLA
  2. Trai Turner, LSU
  3. Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State
  4. Brandon Thomas, Clemson
  5. Chris Watt, Notre Dame

New entry: Thomas
Rise: Turner (3), Jackson (4)
Out:David Yankey, Stanford

Offensive tackle

  1. Greg Robinson, Auburn
  2. Jake Matthews, Texas A&M
  3. Taylor Lewan, Michigan
  4. Zack Martin, Notre Dame
    T-5. Joel Bitonio, Nevada
    T-5. Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama

Defensive tackle

  1. Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh
  2. Timmy Jernigan, Florida State
  3. Louis Nix, Notre Dame
  4. Ra'Shede Hageman, Minnesota
  5. Dominique Easley, Florida

Rise: Jernigan (3), Nix (4)
Fall: Hageman (2)

Defensive end

  1. Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
  2. Stephon Tuitt, Notre Dame
  3. Dee Ford, Auburn
  4. Kony Ealy, Missouri
  5. Scott Crichton, Oregon State

Rise: Tuitt (5)
Fall: Ealy (2), Crichton (4)

Outside linebacker

  1. Khalil Mack, Buffalo
  2. Anthony Barr, UCLA
  3. Ryan Shazier, Ohio State
  4. Demarcus Lawrence, Boise St.
  5. Kyle Van Noy, BYU

Inside linebacker

  1. C.J. Mosley, Alabama
  2. Chris Borland, Wisconsin
  3. Preston Brown, Louisville
  4. Max Bullough, Michigan State
  5. Shayne Skov, Stanford

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Cornerback

  1. Kyle Fuller, Virginia Tech
  2. Darqueze Dennard, Michigan State
  3. Justin Gilbert, Oklahoma State
  4. Bradley Roby, Ohio State
  5. Jason Verrett, TCU

Safety

  1. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Alabama
  2. Calvin Pryor, Louisville
  3. Deone Bucannon, Washington State
  4. Jimmie Ward, Northern Illinois
  5. Lamarcus Joyner, Florida State

Rise: Bucannon (4)
Fall: Ward (3)