As of March 4, 1999
With the postseason all-star games complete, it is time to look ahead to the 1999 NFL Draft. Here is my seventh edition of the top 50 prospects. It includes underclassmen who have declared themselves eligible for the draft (*underclassman). Remember, these are rankings and not projections of what the teams will do. I believe Cleveland will take Tim Couch first.:
|
| NO. |
PLAYER |
POS. |
SCHOOL |
| 1. |
Ricky Williams |
RB |
Texas |
| 2. |
Tim Couch* |
QB |
Kentucky |
| 3. |
Champ Bailey* |
CB |
Georgia |
| 4. |
Chris Claiborne* |
LB |
USC |
| 5. |
Donovan McNabb |
QB |
Syracuse |
| 6. |
Chris McAlister |
CB |
Arizona |
| 7. |
Edgerrin James* |
RB |
Miami (Fla.) |
| 8. |
John Tait* |
OT |
BYU |
| 9. |
Torry Holt |
WR |
N.C. State |
| 10. |
L.J. Shelton |
OT |
Eastern Michigan |
| 11. |
Troy Edwards |
WR |
Louisiana Tech |
| 12. |
Akili Smith |
QB |
Oregon |
| 13. |
Anthony McFarland |
DT |
LSU |
| 14. |
Jevon Kearse* |
LB |
Florida |
| 15. |
Andy Katzenmoyer* |
LB |
Ohio State |
| 16. |
Jon Jansen |
OT |
Michigan |
| 17. |
Aaron Gibson |
OT |
Wisconsin |
| 18. |
Solomon Page* |
OT |
West Virginia |
| 19. |
Daunte Culpepper |
QB |
Central Florida |
| 20. |
Damien Woody* |
C |
Boston College |
| 21. |
David Boston* |
WR |
Ohio State |
| 22. |
Reggie McGrew* |
DT |
Florida |
| 23. |
Ebenezer Ekuban |
DE |
North Carolina |
| 24. |
Patrick Kerney |
DE |
Virginia |
| 25. |
Matt Stinchcomb |
OT |
Georgia |
| 26. |
Antwan Edwards |
S |
Clemson |
| 27. |
Peerless Price |
WR |
Tennessee |
| 28. |
Larry Smith* |
DT |
Florida State |
| 29. |
Cecil Collins* |
RB |
McNeese State |
| 30. |
Fred Vinson |
CB |
Vanderbilt |
| 31. |
Rahim Abdullah* |
LB |
Clemson |
| 32. |
Mike Peterson |
LB |
Florida |
| 33. |
Floyd Wedderburn |
OT |
Penn State |
| 34. |
Doug Brzezinski |
G |
Boston College |
| 35. |
Lamar King |
DE |
Saginaw Valley State |
| 36. |
Gary Stills |
LB |
West Virginia |
| 37. |
Mike Rucker |
DE |
Nebraska |
| 38. |
Antoine Winfield |
CB |
Ohio State |
| 39. |
Rob Konrad |
FB |
Syracuse |
| 40. |
Anthony Poindexter |
DB |
Virginia |
| 41. |
Jared DeVries |
DT |
Iowa |
| 42. |
Cade McNown |
QB |
UCLA |
| 43. |
Martin Gramatica |
PK |
Kansas State |
| 44. |
Kris Farris* |
OT |
UCLA |
| 45. |
Charles Fisher |
CB |
West Virginia |
| 46. |
Shawn Bryson |
FB |
Tennessee |
| 47. |
Kevin Faulk |
RB |
LSU |
| 48. |
Brandon Burlsworth |
OG |
Arkansas |
| 49. |
Chris Terry |
OT |
Georgia |
| 50. |
Al Wilson |
LB |
Tennessee |
I will provide updates leading all the way up to the draft.
Stock rising: Cade McNown (QB, UCLA), Cecil Collins (RB, McNeese State), Shawn Bryson (FB, Tennessee), Troy Edwards (WR, Louisiana Tech), Tai Streets (WR, Michigan) Derrick Fletcher (OT, Baylor), Joey Porter (DE, Colorado State).
Stock dropping: Brock Huard (QB, Washington), Shawn Foreman (WR, West Virginia), Cuncho Brown (TE, Penn State), Kris Farris (OT, UCLA), Mike Rosenthal (OT, Notre Dame).
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