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ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. runs down this year's top linebackers and defensive backs.
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Wednesday, April 18

Robinson back on the rise

Following are a few lists that indicate how some players are being viewed going into this weekend's draft:

Freddie Mitchell
UCLA's Freddie Mitchell has made a favorable impression on pro scouts since the college football season ended.
ON THE RISE
Players who have gained momentum over the last two weeks:
Hilton Alexander, WR, Morris Brown
Will Allen, CB, Syracuse
Adam Archuleta, DB, Arizona State
Kevan Barlow, RB, Pitt
Gary Baxter, S, Baylor
Monty Beisel, DE, Kansas State
Willie Blade, DT, Mississippi State
Josh Booty, QB, LSU
Jerametrius Butler, CB, Kansas St.
Alge Crumpler, TE, North Carolina
Heath Evans, FB, Auburn
Rod Gardner, WR, Clemson
Reggie Germany, WR, Ohio State
Casey Hampton, DT, Texas
Todd Heap, TE, Arizona State
Jamie Henderson, CB, Georgia
Anthony Henry, CB, South Florida
Sedrick Hodge, OLB, North Carolina
Steve Hutchinson, OG, Michigan
Lamont Jordan, RB, Maryland
Kevin Kasper, WR, Iowa
Matt Lehr, OG, Virginia Tech
Damione Lewis, DT, Miami (Fla.)
Matt Light, OT, Purdue
Torrance Marshall, ILB, Oklahoma
Darnerian McCants, WR, Delaware State
Mike McMahon, QB, Rutgers
Shad Meier, TE, Kansas State
Freddie Mitchell, WR, UCLA
Mario Monds, DT, Cincinnati
Dennis Norman, OT, Princeton
Onome Ojo, WR, Cal-Davis
Ryan Pickett, DT, Ohio State
Casey Rabach, C, Wisconsin
Mike Roberg, TE, Idaho
Koren Robinson, WR, N.C. State
Shaun Rogers, DT, Texas
Sage Rosenfels, QB, Iowa State
Brandon Spoon, ILB, North Carolina
Daleroy Stewart, DT, Southern Mississippi
Paul Toviessi, DE, Marshall
Brock Williams, CB, Notre Dame
Cedrick Wilson, WR, Tennessee
Milton Wynn, WR, Washington

ON THE SLIDE
Players who seem to have lost momentum over the last two weeks:
Keith Adams, OLB, Clemson
Michael Bennett, RB, Wisconsin
Fred Booker, CB, LSU
Tay Cody, CB, Florida State
Char-ron Dorsey, OT, Florida State
Andre Dyson, CB, Utah
Ron Edwards, DT, Texas A&M
Jamar Fletcher, CB, Wisconsin
Reggie Hayward, DE, Iowa State
Jabari Holloway, TE, Notre Dame
Willie Howard, DT, Stanford
Chad Johnson, WR, Oregon State
Ken Lucas, CB, Mississippi
Dwayne Missouri, DE, Northwestern
Ken-Yon Rambo, WR, Ohio State
Ja'Mar Toombs, RB, Texas A&M

OVERRATED
Players who could go higher in the draft than my rating tends to indicate:
Dan Alexander, RB, Nebraska
Harold Blackmon, CB, Northwestern
Al Blades, S, Miami (Fla.)
Jarvis Borum, OT, N.C. State
Chris Brown, OT, Georgia Tech
Derrick Burgess, DE, Mississippi
Robert Carswell, S, Clemson
Derrick Chambers, DT, Florida
Rick Crowell, OLB, Colorado State
Ennis Davis, DT, USC
Jason Doering, S, Wisconsin
Mario Fatafehi, DT, Kansas State
Reggie Germany, WR, Ohio State
Josh Heupel, QB, Oklahoma
Jevaris Johnson, TE, Georgia
Rudi Johnson, RB, Auburn
Michael Keathley, OT, TCU
Mike McMahon, QB, Rutgers
Dwayne Missouri, DE, Northwestern
Mario Monds, DT, Cincinnati
Quincy Morgan, WR, Kansas State
Ryan Pickett, DT, Ohio State
Owen Pochman, K, BYU
Carlos Polk, ILB, Nebraska
Ken-Yon Rambo, WR, Ohio State
Elliot Silvers, OT, Washington
Omar Smith, OG, Kentucky
Brandon Spoon, ILB, North Carolina
Marcus Stroud, DT, Georgia
Chris Taylor, WR, Texas A&M
Anthony Thomas, RB, Michigan

UNDERRATED
Players whom I rate higher than where they figure to come off the board:
Hakim Akbar, S, Washington
Alex Bannister, WR, Eastern Kentucky
Chris Barnes, RB, New Mexico State
Randy Black, S, UNLV
Fred Booker, CB, LSU
James Boyd, S, Penn State
Correll Buckhalter, RB, Nebraska
Damian Demps, S, Central Florida
Robert Ferguson, WR, Texas A&M
Bill Ferrario, OG, Wisconsin
Adam Haayer, OT, Minnesota
Anthony Henry, CB, South Florida
Kris Jenkins, DT, Maryland
Chad Johnson, WR, Oregon State
Lamont Jordan, RB, Maryland
Andre King, WR, Miami (Fla.)
Matt Lehr, OG, Virginia Tech
Deuce McAllister, RB, Mississippi
Casey Rabach, C, Wisconsin
Steve Smith, WR, Utah
Daleroy Stewart, DT, Southern Mississippi
Marques Tuiasosopo, QB, Washington
Reggie Wayne, WR, Miami (Fla.)
Cedrick Wilson, WR, Tennessee
Eric Westmoreland, OLB, Tennessee

SLEEPERS
Hilton Alexander, WR, Morris Brown
Scotty Anderson, WR, Grambling
Eddie Berlin, WR, Northern Iowa
Derrick Blaylock, RB, Stephen F. Austin
R.J. Bowers, FB, Grove City (Pa.)
Jonathan Carter, WR, Troy State
Jauron Dailey, OLB, Florida A&M
Robert Garza, C, Texas A&M-Kingsville
Ryan Goven, OLB, North Dakota
Bill Gramatica, S, South Florida
Edgerton Hartwell, ILB, Western Illinois
Anthony Henry, CB, South Florida
Delvin Hughley, CB, Jacksonville State
Ligarius Jennings, CB, Tennessee State
Kenyatta Jones, OT, South Florida
Cleo Lemon, QB, Arkansas State
Arther Love, TE, South Carolina State
Darnerian McCants, WR, Delaware State
Ramondo North, WR, North Carolina A&T
Onome Ojo, WR, Cal-Davis
William Peterson, CB, Western Illinois
Dominic Rhodes, RB, Midwestern State
Tyrone Robertson, DT, Hinds Junior College
Kendrick Rogers, OT, Alabama A&M
Colston Weatherington, DE, Central Missouri State
Walter Williams, WR, Grambling

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