Top 5 players by Position
 

Top 5 players by position
By Mel Kiper Jr.
Special to ESPN Insider


March 3, 2006



Quarterbacks
1. Matt Leinart, USC
2. Vince Young, Texas (Junior)
3. Jay Cutler, Vanderbilt
4. Brodie Croyle, Alabama
5. Charlie Whitehurst, Clemson


Running Backs
1. Reggie Bush, USC (Junior)
2. DeAngelo Williams, Memphis
3. LenDale White, USC (Junior)
4. Laurence Maroney, Minnesota (Junior)
5. Maurice Drew, UCLA (Junior)
5a. Brian Calhoun, Wisconsin (Junior)
5b. Jerome Harrison, Washington State
5c. Joseph Addai, LSU



Fullbacks
1. Lawrence Vickers, Colorado
2. Garrett Mills, Tulsa
3. J.D. Runnels, Oklahoma
4. David Kirtman, USC
5. Matt Bernstein, Wisconsin


Wide Receivers
1. Santonio Holmes, Ohio State (Junior)
2. Chad Jackson, Florida (Junior)
3. Sinorice Moss, Miami
4. Greg Jennings, Western Michigan
5. Maurice Stovall, Notre Dame


Tight Ends
1. Vernon Davis, Maryland (Junior)
2. Leonard Pope, Georgia (Junior)
3. Dominique Byrd, USC
4. Marcedes Lewis, UCLA
5. Joe Klopfenstein, Colorado
5a. Anthony Fasano, Notre Dame (Junior)
5b. Owen Daniels, Wisconsin
5c. Tim Day, Oregon


Tackles
1. D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Virginia
2. Winston Justice, USC (Junior)
3. Marcus McNeill, Auburn
4. Ryan O'Callaghan, California
5. Jeremy Trueblood, Boston College


Guards
1. Taitusi "Deuce" Lutui, USC
2. Max Jean-Gilles, Georgia
3. Davin Joseph, Oklahoma
4. Charles Spencer, Pittsburgh
5. Kevin Boothe, Cornell
5a. Fred Matua, USC (Junior)
5b. Rob Sims, Ohio State


Centers
1. Nick Mangold, Ohio State
2. Chris Chester, Oklahoma
3. Jason Spitz, Louisville
4. Greg Eslinger, Minnesota
5. Ryan Cook, New Mexico


Place Kickers
1. Josh Huston, Ohio State
2. Connor Hughes, Virginia
3. Kurt Smith, Virginia
4. Deric Yaussi, Wyoming
5. Jon Scifres, Missouri State


Defensive Ends
1. Mario Williams, NC State (Junior)
2. Tamba Hali, Penn State
3. Kamerion Wimbley, Florida State
4. Mathias Kiwanuka, Boston College
5. Mark Anderson, Alabama
5a. Manny Lawson, NC State
5b. Darryl Tapp, Virginia Tech


Defensive Tackles
1. Haloti Ngata, Oregon (Junior)
2. Brodrick Bunkley, Florida State
3. Claude Wroten, LSU
4. Orien Harris, Miami
5. Gabe Watson, Michigan


Inside Linebackers
1. D'Qwell Jackson, Maryland
2. Abdul Hodge, Iowa
3. Kai Parham, Virginia (Junior)
4. Gerris Wilkinson, Georgia Tech
5. Oliver Hoyte, NC State


Outside Linebackers
1. A.J. Hawk, Ohio State
2. Ernie Sims, Florida State (Junior)
3. Chad Greenway, Iowa
4. DeMeco Ryans, Alabama
5. Bobby Carpenter, Ohio State
5a. Thomas Howard, UTEP
5b. Jon Alston, Stanford


Cornerbacks
1. Jimmy Williams, Virginia Tech
2. Tye Hill, Clemson
3. Ashton Youboty, Ohio State (Junior)
4. Johnathan Joseph, South Carolina (Junior)
5. Kelly Jennings, Miami
5a. Antonio Cromartie, Florida State (Junior)
5b. Cedric Griffin, Texas


Safeties
1. Michael Huff, Texas
2. Ko Simpson, South Carolina (Sophomore)
3. Donte Whitner, Ohio State (Junior)
4. Jason Allen, Tennessee
5. Daniel Bullocks, Nebraska
5a. Anthony Smith, Syracuse
5b. Danieal Manning, Abilene Christian (Junior)
5c. Bernard Pollard, Purdue (Junior)
5d. Darnell Bing, USC (Junior)


Punters
1. Steve Weatherford, Illinois
2. John Torp, Colorado
3. Ryan Plackemeier, Wake Forest
4. Jeff Williams, Adams State (Colo.)
5. Tom Malone, USC