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We’re one day away from the 2016 NFL draft.
As we wait for Los Angeles to take the clock (8 p.m. ET Thursday), here’s a position-by-position look at the draft-eligible SEC players.
Who is the best at every position? Who has no shot at being drafted? We rank them all and notate the likely cutoff between drafted and undrafted.
RUNNING BACKS/FULLBACKS
1. Derrick Henry, Alabama
2. Alex Collins, Arkansas
3. Jonathan Williams, Arkansas
4. Kenyan Drake, Alabama
5. Kelvin Taylor, Florida
6. Keith Marshall, Georgia
7. Peyton Barber, Auburn
8. Tra Carson, Texas A&M
9. Quayvon Hicks, Georgia
10. Brandon Wilds, South Carolina
11. Russell Hansbrough, Missouri
12. Jaylen Walton, Ole Miss
13. Shon Carson, South Carolina
Projected draft picks: 8
RECEIVERS
1. Laquon Treadwell, Ole Miss
2. Pharoh Cooper, South Carolina
3. Malcolm Mitchell, Georgia
4. Demarcus Robinson, Florida
5. Ricardo Louis, Auburn
6. De’Runnya Wilson, Mississippi State
7. Cody Core, Ole Miss
8. D’haquille Williams, Auburn
9. Marquez North, Tennessee
10. Melvin Ray, Auburn
Projected draft picks: 6
QUARTERBACKS
1. Dak Prescott, Mississippi State
2. Brandon Allen, Arkansas
3. Jake Coker, Alabama
Projected draft picks: 2
TIGHT ENDS
1. Hunter Henry, Arkansas
2. Jerrell Adams, South Carolina
3. Jake McGee, Florida
4. Steven Scheu, Vanderbilt
5. Dillon Gordon, LSU
6. Darrion Hutcherson, Mississippi State
Projected draft picks: 3
OFFENSIVE TACKLES
1. Laremy Tunsil, Ole Miss
2. Germain Ifedi, Texas A&M
3. Jerald Hawkins, LSU
4. Shon Coleman, Auburn
5. Brandon Shell, South Carolina
6. Fahn Cooper, Ole Miss
7. John Theus, Georgia
8. Avery Young, Auburn
9. Dominick Jackson, Alabama
10. Jordan Swindle, Kentucky
11. Mike Matulis, South Carolina
12. Kolton Houston, Georgia
Projected draft picks: 7
GUARDS/CENTERS
1. Ryan Kelly, Alabama
2. Connor McGovern, Missouri
3. Vadal Alexander, LSU
4. Sebastian Tretola, Arkansas
5. Evan Boehm, Missouri
6. Denver Kirkland, Arkansas
7. Mike Matthews, Texas A&M
8. Kyler Kerbyson, Tennessee
9. Joseph Cheek, Texas A&M
10. Spencer Pulley, Vanderbilt
11. Aaron Morris, Ole Miss
12. Mitch Smothers, Arkansas
13. Trip Thurman, Florida
14. Marcus Jackson, Tennessee
15. Jake Bernstein, Vanderbilt
16. Justin Malone, Mississippi State
Projected draft picks: 7
DEFENSIVE ENDS/OUTSIDE ‘BACKERS
1. Leonard Floyd, Georgia
2. Jonathan Bullard, Florida
3. Deion Jones, LSU
4. Alex McCalister, Florida
5. Jordan Jenkins, Georgia
6. Cory Johnson, Kentucky
7. Sterling Bailey, Georgia
8. Farrington Huguenin, Kentucky
9. D.J. Pettway, Alabama
10. Stephen Weatherly, Vanderbilt
11. Josh Dawson, Georgia
12. DaVonte Lambert, Auburn
13. Channing Ward, Ole Miss
14. Caleb Azubike, Vanderbilt
15. Dillon Lee, Alabama
16. Beniquez Brown, Mississippi State
17. Curt Maggitt, Tennessee
18. Lamar Louis, LSU
19. Darreon Herring, Vanderbilt
Projected draft picks: 9
DEFENSIVE TACKLES
1. Jarran Reed, Alabama
2. A’Shawn Robinson, Alabama
3. Chris Jones, Mississippi State
4. Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss
5. Gerald Dixon, South Carolina
6. Chris Mayes, Georgia
7. Melvin Lewis, Kentucky
8. Owen Williams, Tennessee
9. Darren Lake, Alabama
10. Quentin Thomas, LSU
Projected draft picks: 5
INSIDE LINEBACKERS
1. Reggie Ragland, Alabama
2. Kentrell Brothers, Missouri
3. Antonio Morrison, Florida
4. Josh Forrest, Kentucky
5. C.J. Johnson, Ole Miss
6. Kris Frost, Auburn
7. Jake Ganus, Georgia
8. Cassanova McKinzy, Auburn
9. Denzell Deval, Alabama
Projected draft picks: 3
CORNERBACKS
1. Vernon Hargreaves III, Florida
2. Cyrus Jones, Alabama
3. Will Redmond, Mississippi State
4. Rashard Robinson, LSU
5. Jonathan Jones, Auburn
6. Brandon Williams, Texas A&M
7. Taveze Calhoun, Mississippi State
8. De’Vante Harris, Texas A&M
9. Brian Poole, Florida
10. Kenya Dennis, Missouri
11. Blake Countess, Auburn
Projected draft picks: 7
SAFETIES
1. Keanu Neal, Florida
2. Jalen Mills, LSU
3. Trae Elston, Ole Miss
4. Brian Randolph, Tennessee
5. Geno Matias-Smith, Alabama
6. A.J. Stamps, Kentucky
7. Mike Hilton, Ole Miss
8. Ian Simon, Missouri
9. Andrew Williamson, Vanderbilt
10. Chief Brown, Ole Miss
11. Davyon McKinney, Arkansas
12. Devonta Burns, Texas A&M
Projected draft picks: 3
An itinerant journalist, Christopher has moved between states 11 times in seven years. Formally an injury-prone Division I 800-meter specialist, he now wanders the Rockies in search of high peaks.
