Early 2012 draft rankings: Defensive
Thursday, September 22, 2011 | Jason
Now Defensive Rankings
4-3 Ends:
1. Quinton Coples, North Carolina
2. Melvin Ingram, South Carolina
3. Cam Johnson, Virginia
4. Trevor Guyton, California
5. Jake Bequette, Arkansas
3-4 Ends:
1. Jared Crick, Nebraska
2. Billy Winn, Boise State
3. Kheston Randall, Texas
4. Kendall Reyes, Connecticut
5. Mike Daniels, Iowa
4-3 Tackles:
1. Jerel Worthy, Michigan State
2. Jaye Howard, Florida
3. Marcus Forston, Miami(Fla.)
4. Mike Martin, Michigan
3-4 Tackles:
1. Alameda Ta’amu, Washington
2. Josh Chapman, Alabama
3. Brandon Thompson, Clemson
4. Devon Still, Penn State
Outside Linebackers:
1. Donte Paige-Moss, North Carolina
2. Courtney Upshaw, Alabama
3. Vinny Curry, Marshall
4. Tank Carder, TCU
5. Travis Lewis, Oklahoma
6. Ronnell Lewis, Oklahoma
7. Zach Brown, North Carolina
8. Sean Spence, Miami(Fla.)
9. Brandon Lindsey, Pittsburgh
10. Nigel Bradham, Florida State
Inside Linebackers:
1. Vontaze Burfict, Arizona State
2. Manti Te’o, Notre Dame
3. Don’t’a Hightower, Alabama
4. Luke Kuhelcy, Boston College
5. Shane Skov, Stanford
Cornerbacks:
1. Dre Kirkpatrick, Alabama
2. Alfonzo Dennard, Nebraska
3. Cliff Harris, Oregon
4. Chase Minnfield, Virginia
5. Brandon Boykin, Georgia
6. Janoris Jenkins, North Alabama
7. Morris Caiborne, LSU
8. Jamell Fleming, Oklahama
9. Jayron Hosley, Virginia Tech
10. Stephen Gilmore, South Carolina
Free Safeties:
1. Robert Lester, Alabama
2. Kenny Tate, Maryland
3. Vaughn Telemaque, Miami(Fla.)
4. TJ McDonald, USC
5. Harrison Smith, Notre Dame
Strong Safeties:
1. Mark Barron, Alabama
2. Ray Ray Armstrong, Miami(Fla.)
3. Markelle Martin, Oklahoma State
4. Tony Dye, UCLA
5. Sean Cattouse, California