Notre Dame OT Zack Martin ends Senior Bowl week as the Top Prospect.
NEPD Editor: Mike Loyko
At the beginning of the week I put together my list of the top 32 Senior Bowl prospects of 2014, now that the game is officially behind us it’s time to re-evaluate the list and see whose risen or fallen. Also, included in this post are my picks for the 2014 All-Senior Bowl teams and a few other notes as we put this part of the draft process behind us. Now it’s on to the combine.
2014 Senior Bowl Top Prospect List
1. Zack Martin, OT/OG, Notre Dame
2. Aaron Donald, DT, Pittsburgh
3. Dee Ford, DE, Auburn
4. Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State
5. Kyle Van Noy, OLB, BYU
6. Ra’Shede Hageman, DL, Minnesota
7. C.J. Fiedorowicz, TE, Iowa
8. Chris Borland, LB, Wisconsin
9. Jimmie Ward, SAF, Northern Illinois
10. Morgan Moses, OT, Virginia
11. Keith McGill, CB, Utah
12. Telvin Smith, LB, Florida State
13. Chris Smith, DE, Arkansas
14. Robert Herron, WR, Wyoming
15. Stanley Jean-Baptist, CB, Nebraska
16. Christian Kirksey, LB, Iowa
17. Joel Bitonio, OT, Nevada
18. Brandon Thomas, OL, Clemson
19. Christian Jones, LB, Iowa
20. Marcus Smith, OLB, Louisville
21. Will Sutton, DT, Arizona State
22. Jack Mewhort, OT, Ohio State
23. Caraun Reid, DT, Princeton
24. Jeremiah Attaochu, OLB, Georgia Tech
25. Jordan Matthews, WR, Vanderbilt
26. Jimmy Garoppolo, QB, Eastern Illinois
27. DaQuan Jones, DT, Penn State
28. Gabe Jackson, OG, Mississippi State
29. Billy Turner, OL, North Dakota State
30. Pierre Desir, CB, Lindenwood
31. Weston Richburg, OC, Colorado State
32. Jared Abbrederis, WR, Wisconsin
** Aaron Colvin would make the list easily if not for his injury
Under the Radar Players who Helped Their Stock (No order):
1) Kevin Norwood, WR, Alabama
2) Josh Huff, WR, Oregon
3) Lorenzo Taliferro, RB, Coastal Carolina
4) James White, RB, Wisconsin
5) Kain Colter, WR, Northwestern
6) Justin Ellis, DT, Louisiana Tech
7) Nevin Lawson, CB, Utah State
8) Lamin Barrow, ILB, LSU
9) Jordan Tripp, LB, Montana
10) DeAndre Coleman, DT, Cal
11) Crockett Gillmore, TE, Colorado State
12) Jon Halapio, OG, Florida
Players That Hurt Their Stock (No order):
1) Every QB except Carr and Garoppolo
2) Daniel McCullers, DT, Tennessee
3) Cyril Richardson, OG, Baylor
4) Kareem Martin, DE, North Carolina
5) Michael Sam, DE/OLB, Mizzou
6) Adrian Hubbard, OLB, Alabama
7) Gabe Ikard, OC, Oklahoma
8) Isaiah Lewis, S, Michigan State
9) Jeff Janis, WR, Saginaw Valley
10) Mike Davis, WR, Texas
2014 NEPD All-Senior Bowl Team
Offense
QB: Derek Carr, Fresno State
RB: Charles Sims, West Virginia
WR: Kevin Norwood, Alabama
WR: Josh Huff, Oregon
WR: Robert Herron, Wyoming
TE: CJ Fiedorowicz, Iowa
OT: Zach Martin, Notre Dame
OG: Gabe Jackson, Miss. St.
OC: Weston Richburg, Colorado State
OG: Joel Bitonio, Nevada
OT: Morgan Moses, Virginia
Defense:
DE: Dee Ford, Auburn
DT: Aaron Donald, Pitt
DT: Caraun Reid, DT, Princeton
DE: Chris Smith, Arkansas
OLB: Christian Kirksey, Iowa
ILB: Chris Borland, Wisconsin
OLB: Kyle Van Noy, BYU
CB: Keith McGill, Utah
CB: Stanley Jean-Baptist, Nebraska
SAF: Jimmie Ward, Northern Illinois
SAF: Deone Buccanon, Washington State
2nd Team Offense
QB: Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois
RB: James White, Wisconsin
WR: Jared Abbrederis, Wisconsin
WR: Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt
WR: Kain Colter, Northwestern
TE: Crockett Gillmore, Colorado State
OT: Brandon Thomas, Clemson
OG: Jon Halapio, Florida
OC: Travis Swanson, Arkansas
OG: Brandon Linder, Miami(FL)
OT: Seantrel Henderson, Miami(FL)
2nd Team Defense
DL: Justin Ellis, LA Tech
DL: Ra’Shede Hageman, Minnesota
DL: DeAndre Coleman, Cal
DL: DaQuan Jones, Penn State
LB: Christian Jones, Florida State
LB: Lamin Barrow, LSU
LB: Telvin Smith, Florida State
DB: Pierre Desir, Lindenwood
DB: Jaylen Watkins, Florida
DB: Walt Aikens, Liberty
DB: Craig Loston, LSU
All Senior Bowl Mock Draft
1) Houston Texans – Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State
2) St. Louis Rams (Wash) – Zack Martin, OT, Notre Dame
3) Jacksonville Jaguars – Dee Ford, DE/OLB, Auburn
4) Cleveland Browns – Ra’Shede Hageman, DL, Minnesota
5) Oakland Raiders – Aaron Donald, DT, Pittsburgh
6) Atlanta Falcons – Morgan Moses, OT, Virginia
7) Tampa Bay Buccaneers – CJ Fiedorowicz, TE, Iowa
8) Minnesota Vikings – Kyle Van Noy, LB, BYU
9) Buffalo Bills – Jimmie Ward, SAF, Northern Illinois
10) Detroit Lions – Keith McGill, CB, Utah
11) Tennessee Titans – Chris Smith, DE, Arkansas
12) New York Giants – Chris Borland, LB, Wisconsin
13) St. Louis Rams – Stanley Jean-Baptist, CB, Nebraska
14) Chicago Bears – Telvin Smith, LB, Florida State
15) Pittsburgh Steelers – Jack Mewhort, OT, Ohio State
16) Baltimore Ravens – Robert Herron, WR, Wyoming
17) Dallas Cowboys – Christian Kirksey, LB, Iowa
18) New York Jets – Jordan Matthews, WR, Vanderbilt
19) Miami Dolphins – Joel Bitonio, OL, Nevada
20) Arizona Cardinals – Jimmy Garoppolo, QB, Eastern Illinois
21) Green Bay Packers – DaQuan Jones, DL, Penn State
22) Philadelphia Eagles – Deone Buccanon, SAF, Washington State
23) Kansas City Chiefs – Brandon Thomas, OL, Clemson
24) Cincinnati Bengals – Will Sutton, DT, Arizona State
25) San Diego Chargers – Cyril Richardson, OG, Baylor
26) Cleveland Browns – Charles Sims, RB, West Virginia
27) New Orleans Saints – Marcus Smith, OLB, Louisville
28) Carolina Panthers – Jared Abbrederis, WR, Wisconsin
29) New England Patriots – Christian Jones, LB, Florida State
30) San Francisco 49ers – Pierre Desir, CB, Lindenwood
31) Denver Broncos – Weston Richburg, OC, Colorado State
32) Seattle Seahawks – Caraun Reid, DT, Princeton
