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Mike Mayock's 2015 NFL Draft position rankings 2.0

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Mike Mayock
NFL Media draft analyst

With the conclusion of the NFL Scouting Combine, Mike Mayock unveils the second of his position-by-position rankings for the 2015 NFL Draft.

Quarterback

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

Running back

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

Wide receiver

  1. Kevin White, West Virginia
  2. Amari Cooper, Alabama
  3. DeVante Parker, Louisville
  4. Jaelen Strong, Arizona State
    T-5. Dorial Green-Beckham, Missouri
    T-5. Breshad Perriman, Central Florida

Rise: Strong (NR), Perriman (NR)
Fall: Green-Beckham (4), Devin Funchess, Michigan (5)

Tight end

  1. Maxx Williams, Minnesota
  2. Clive Walford, Miami (Fla.)
  3. MyCole Pruitt, Southern Illinois
  4. Blake Bell, Oklahoma
  5. Nick O'Leary, Florida State

Rise: Pruitt (NR), Bell (NR)
Fall: O'Leary (3); Tyler Kroft, Rutgers (4); Ben Koyack, Notre Dame (5)

Interior offensive linemen

  1. Brandon Scherff, Iowa
  2. Cameron Erving, Florida State
  3. Laken Tomlinson, Duke
  4. A.J. Cann, South Carolina
  5. Tre' Jackson, Florida State

Offensive tackle

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

Rise: Collins (3)
Fall: Clemmings (1), Peat (2)

Interior defensive linemen

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

Edge rusher

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

Rise: Ray (3), Beasley (4)
Fall: Gregory (2)

Linebacker

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

Rise: Kendricks (4), Anthony (5)
Fall: McKinney (2), Perryman (3)

Cornerback

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

Rise: Collins (3), Johnson (5), Jones (NR)
Fall: Peters (2), Williams (4)

Safety

  1. Landon Collins, Alabama
  2. Shaq Thompson, Washington
  3. Derron Smith, Fresno State
  4. Damarious Randall, Arizona State
  5. Jaquiski Tartt, Samford

Rise: Randall (NR)
Fall:Ibraheim Campbell, Northwestern (5); Tartt (4)