| 1
| Quentin Jammer
| Texas |
| | Jammer does a great job at slowing down receivers at the
line. He also has decent size, so he can go man-to-man against bigger receivers.
He can also run down receivers and plays well in zone coverage. | |
|
| 2 int |
| 2
| Phillip Buchanon
| Miami (Florida) |
| | Buchanon is very quick, can step up and jam receivers at the line
and can play off the ball as well. He is also a serious threat on punt returns.
| |
|
| 5 int |
| 3
| Lito Shepard
| Florida |
| | Shepard can impact a game in many ways.
Shepard is a great all-around athlete who can blanket receivers and returns kicks and punts.
| |
|
| 2 int |
| 4
| Keyuo Craver
| Nebraska |
| | Though he was outplayed in the National Championship game,
Craver has great speed and has shown signs of being a first rate cover corner. | |
|
| 3 int |
| 5
| Derek Ross
| Ohio State |
| | Ross has great speed and can cover a lot of ground.
He is a solid tackler and has great hands. | |
|
| 7 int |
| 6
| Mike Rumph
| Miami (Florida) |
| | He has good size (6'1, 200) and plays best in press
coverage. He has the size to cover anyone on the field. | |
|
| 0 int |
| 7
| Roosevelt Williams
| Tuskegee |
| | Williams will have to show his athletic ability in
pre-draft workouts because he did not play against much competition in college. | |
|
| 5 int |
| 8
| Andre Lott
| Tennessee |
| | Cody is small at 5'9, but has a nose for the ball, and can
make the big play when needed. | |
|
| 0 int |
| 9
| Omare Lowe
| Washington |
| | Lowe is a very physical player, who can step up
and make tackles in the open field. | |
|
| 1 int |
| 10
| Rashad Bauman
| Oregon |
| | At only 5'8, Bauman's size will be his biggest
challenge is playing at the next level. | |
|
| 2 int |
| 11
| Mike Echols
| Wisconsin |
| | Echols has great speed (4.35-40), but is only 5'9. He
will have a tough time covering bigger receivers. | |
|
| 3 int |
| 12
| Errol Hood
| North Carolina |
| | Hood is a little slow (4.6-40), but does ok when he plays in
press coverage. | |
|
| 0 int |
| 13
| Kevin Thomas
| Nevada - Las Vegas |
| | Thomas is decent in zone coverage, but not outstanding
in any one area. | |
|
| 7 int |
| 14
| Markese Fitzgerald
| Miami (Florida) |
| | Fitzgerald has good leaping ability and is a solid tackler.
|
|
|
| 2 int |
| 15
| Teddy Gaines
| Tennessee |
| | Gaines has decent speed, but needs to be a little more
aggressive in press coverage.
| |
|
| 0 int |
| 16
| LaVar Glover
| Cincinnati |
| | Glover is a solid tackler on the outside. | |
|
| 1 int |
| 17
| Bo Springfield
| Texas Christian |
| | Springfield doesn't have great hands, but he has decent
speed. | |
|
| 0 int |
| 18
| Bruce Branch
| Pennsylvania State |
| | Branch played for a disappointing Penn State team, and needs to work
on his lateral movement. | |
|
| 2 int |
| 1
| Roy Williams
| Oklahoma |
| | Williams could be a top ten pick. He is the best safety to
enter the draft in a long time. He has speed, size, skill and loves to hit. He can cover players
one-on-one, play zone and step up tackle running backs. | |
|
| 99 tackles |
| 2
| Ed Reed
| Miami (Florida) |
| | Reed is a little slow (4.55-40), but does everything a safety needs
to do very well. He can tackle, cover receivers in the slot and step up and make a big
hit. | |
|
| 44 tackles |
| 3
| Lamont Thompson
| Washington State |
| | He is a very aggressive player, but a serious neck injury
from a couple of years ago will cost him on draft day. | |
|
| 83 tackles |
| 4
| Michael Lewis
| Colorado |
| | Lewis finds the ball wherever it is on the field. He
is a great tackler. | |
|
| 112 tackles |
| 5
| Jon McGraw
| Kansas State |
| | McGraw has good speed, but needs to work on his footwork.
| |
|
| 71 tackles |
| 6
| Edward Prather
| Mississippi State |
| | At 6'3, Prather has great size for a safety and he uses it well.
He can cover corners and step up and make tackles. |
|
|
| 53 tackles |
| 7
| Ramon Walker
| Pittsburgh |
| | If Walker can stay healthy, he can be a solid safety in the NFL.
| |
|
| 120 tackles |
| 8
| Chris Hope
| Florida State |
| | Hope covers a lot of ground, but isn't great in one-on-one coverage.
|
|
|
| 78 tackles |
| 9
| Marquand Manuel
| Florida |
| | Manuel is solid in zone coverage, but he is not a
great tackler. | |
|
| 51 tackles |
| 10
| Tank Williams
| Stanford |
| | Williams is solid against the run and is a hard hitter,
but he is not a great cover guy. | |
|
| 69 tackles |
| 11
| Jermaine Phillips
| Georgia |
| | Phillips is still a little raw because he moved to safety from
wide receiver. He will be a project, but he has shown good instincts since moving to the defensive
side of the ball. | |
|
| 54 tackles |
| 12
| Cory Wire
| Stanford |
| | Wire is not as good as his teammate Willams, but he is
a great athlete that can make some spectacular plays. | |
|
| 92 tackles |
| 13
| Rick Sherrod
| West Virginia |
| | Sherrod is great against the run, but only average against
the pass. | |
|
| 156 tackles |
| 14
| Lenny Walls
| Boston College |
| | Walls is pretty good in zone coverage, but is not great
at stepping up and making tackles. | |
|
| 42 tackles |
| 15
| Sheldon Brown
| South Carolina |
| | Brown is a little small (5'9), but seems to make big plays
all the time. | |
|
| 35 tackles |
| 16
| Kevin Curtis
| Texas Tech |
| | Curtis is often out of position, but has good
recovery speed. | |
|
| 99 tackles |
| 17
| Chris Young
| Georgia Tech |
| | Young is decent at stepping up and stopping the
run. | |
|
| 57 tackles |
| 18
| Bobby Jackson
| Illinois |
| | Jackson is decent in zone coverage, but lacks the
instinct needed to make a big impact at the next level. | |
|
| 65 tackles |
| 19
| Terreal Bierria
| Georgia |
| | Bierra needs to work on his technique and zone
coverage. | |
|
| 53 tackles |
| 20
| Brian Williams
| North Carolina State |
| | Williams is decent against the run, but is not that great
at picking up receivers moving across the field. | |
|
| 58 tackles |
