CFB365 Positional Rankings

Last season, I intricately broke down the top 20 players from each position in college football. Since I decided to wait until the day before the season started to do it this year, I'm going to combine every position into one post. This, of course, will call for more brevity than in the past. It does not, however, affect how right I am. Which is 100%.

I may update these rankings as the season progresses and players either make a name for themselves or stumble all over their own vaginas.

QB

1. Tim Tebow - Florida
2. Colt McCoy - Texas
   
3. Sam Bradford - Oklahoma
4. Zac Robinson - Oklahoma St.
5. Jevan Snead - Ole Miss
6. Todd Reesing - Kansas
7. Terrelle Pryor - Ohio St.
8. Juice Williams - Illinois
9. Max Hall - BYU
10. Darryl Clark - Penn St.

RB

1. Jahvid Best - California
2. Kendall Hunter - Oklahoma St.
3. Jonathan Dwyer - Georgia Tech
4. DeMarco Murray - Oklahoma
5. Noel Devine - West Virginia
6. Andre Anderson - Tulane
7. Joe McKnight - USC
8. Anthony Dixon - Mississippi St.
9. Eugene Jarvis - Kent St.
10. C.J. Spiller - Clemson

WR

1. Dez Bryant - Oklahoma St.
2. Arrelious Benn - Illinois
3. Julio Jones - Alabama
4. A.J. Green - Georgia
5. Damian Williams - USC
6. Mardy Gilyard - Cincinnati
7. Brandon LaFell - LSU
8. Dezmon Briscoe - Kansas
9. Jonathan Baldwin - Pittsburgh
10. Kevin Jurovich - San Jose St.

TE

1. Jermaine Gresham - Oklahoma
2. Aaron Hernandez - Florida
3. D.J. Williams - Arkansas
4. Rob Gronkowski - Arizona
5. Dennis Pitta - BYU
6. Ed Dickson - Oregon
7. Cody Slate - Marshall
8. Kyle Rudolph - Notre Dame
9. Jeron Mastrud - Kansas St.
10. Richard Dickson - LSU

OL

1. Sergio Render - Virginia Tech
2. Trent Williams - Oklahoma
3. Jeff Byers - USC
4. Ciron Black - LSU
5. Anthony Davis - Rutgers
6. Kristoffer O'Dowd - USC
7. Maurkice Pouncey - Florida
8. Mike Pouncey - Florida
9. Russell Okung - Oklahoma St.
10. Adam Ulatoski - Texas

DL

1. Gerald McCoy - Oklahoma
2. Greg Hardy - Ole Miss
3. Carlos Dunlap - Florida
4. Ndamukong Suh - Nebraska
5. Sergio Kindle - Texas
6. Geno Atkins - Georgia
7. Jerry Hughes - TCU
8. George Selvie - South Florida
9. Terrence Cody - Alabama
10. Rahim Alem - LSU

LB

1. Brandon Spikes - Florida
2. Rolando McClain - Alabama
3. Eric Norwood - South Carolina
4. Sean Weatherspoon - Missouri
5. Sean Lee - Penn St.
6. Rennie Curran - Georgia
7. Navarro Bowman - Penn St.
8. Sean Spence - Miami(FL)
9. Travis Lewis - Oklahoma
10. Reggie Carter - UCLA

DB

1. Eric Berry - Tennessee
2. Taylor Mays - USC
3. Joe Haden - Florida
4. Trevard Lindley - Kentucky
5. Patrick Peterson - LSU
6. Morgan Burnett - Georgia Tech
7. Janoris Jenkins - Florida
8. Alterraun Verner - UCLA
9. Chad Jones - LSU
10. Syd'Quan Thompson - California
    

The top 25 players: SEC

I have to find a new way to pass the time before the CFB season actually starts. What better way to do so than to list the top 25 players from every conference.

I'll do a conference a day until I break down all 1-a conferences.

Of course, I will be starting things off with the greatest thing to hit CFB since JoePa's broken leg: The SEC.

1.Tim Tebow - QB Florida- Of course the reigning Heisman trophy winner would get the number one spot. Who in the SEC could be better than the best player in the land?
2. Percy Harvin - WR Florida- I had a tough choice between Harvin and Knowshon Moreno. I went with Harvin because of his versatility. He is dangerous in the open field, and is among the fastest players in the nation.
3. Knowshon Moreno - RB Georgia - Again, Moreno could have easily been the number 2 player behind Tebow on this list. If Moreno could develop more as a pass catcher coming out of the backfield, we may have back to back Sophomore Heisman trophy winners.
4. Eric Berry - DB Tennessee - Eric Berry is the best defensive player in the SEC. He may be the best defensive player in the nation. If the Vols hope to make it back to the SEC title game, they will need to rely on Berry and their defense.
5. Greg Hardy- DL Ole Miss - Often overlooked because he plays for the woeful Rebels, Greg Hardy has consistently been one of the better defensive linemen in the nation.
6.Michael Oher - OL Ole Miss- Working against Hardy in practice has enabled Oher to take on all opposing pass rushers in the SEC. He's my choice as the top offensive lineman in the conference.
7. Matthew Stafford - QB Georgia- I have a feeling that this spot may be a little too generous for Stafford. However, he is the QB for the team that is expected to win it all. If he can build upon last year's success, Stafford could be moving up.
8. Brandon LaFell - WR LSU- LaFell will be hindered by the QB situation in Baton Rouge. Whoever Les Miles calls on will have one of the better receivers to throw to in Brandon.
9. Captain Munnerlyn - DB South Carolina- Munnerlyn is a straight up play maker for this Gamecocks defense. Who would have ever thought that a Steve Spurrier coached team would be stronger on the defensive side of the ball?
10. Brandon Spikes- LB Florida- Spikes is a candidate for the Bronko Nagurski award this season. He is a consensus pick to be the top LB in a very good SEC class.
11. Anthony Dixon - RB Mississippi St. - There's just something about Anthony Dixon that I really like. His running style is a thing of beauty. He might be my favorite non-Gator player in the nation.
12. Andre Smith - OL Alabama - Smith is HUGE. Of all the players listed on here, Smith may have the best NFL potential.
13. Keiland Williams - RB LSU - Williams may lose a little bit of his touches this season to speedster Trindon Holliday, but he is still among the best at his position.
14. Jonathan Luigs - OL Arkansas - Luigs is another top NFL prospect from the SEC West. Now I see why the West always has better ground games than the East.
15. Derek Pegues - DB Mississippi St. - The Bulldog defense should once again be very solid this season. Pegues will be a big reason for that.
16. Jasper Brinkley - LB South Carolina - Brinkley is coming off an injury-plagued season. Before last year he was among the best LB's in the nation. I look for him to return to his old form this year.
17. Ricky Jean-Francois - DL LSU - Francois also missed most of last year for the Bayou Bengals. He did come back in time to play against Ohio St. in the BCS National Championship. Ask any Buckeye fan how good he is.
18. Gino Atkins - DL Georgia- The best defensive player on one of the better defensive units in the nation. If Atkins can stay out of trouble, he will have a monster year.
19. Rolando McClain - LB Alabama - McClain will lead the Tide's defense as they try to climb back to respectability under Nick Saban.
20. Kenny McKinley - WR South Carolina - McKinley has been underrated his whole career in Columbia. With an uncertain QB situation brewing for the Gamecocks, that probably won't change.
21. Cornelius Ingram - TE Florida - Ingram is perhaps the most freakishly athletic player in the conference. I expect (and hope) Ingram will have a huge year for the Gators.
22. Anthony Parker - OL Tennessee - Even when Tennessee struggles, their running game is always good. A big part of that recently has been offensive linemen like Anthony Parker.
23. Jamar Chaney - LB Mississippi St. - Chaney made some of the biggest plays last year from the LB position. Sylvester Croom's defense looks to lead the way for the Bulldogs to make it back to back bowl berths.
24. Rico McCoy - LB Tennessee - I admit I'm still a little skeptical about McCoy. However, Rico has the skill set to be one of the best at his position.
25. Mike Wallace - WR Ole Miss - I really expect big things from Wallace this year. Like McKinley at South Carolina, Wallace has been underrated his entire career.

Next up: Whatever the hell conference I feel like doing next.

Best DB's in the country

I played Safety in high school, so defensive backs are near and dear to my heart.

No position in college football is it harder to find a bona-fide superstar that in the defensive backfield. Another important aspect about this list is that there are no Gators on it. See! I'm not completely biased.

1.Eric Berry-The Tennessee CB exploded onto the scene last year. If the Volunteers want a repeat of last season's successes it will have to start on the defensive side of the ball.

2.Malcolm Jenkins-Jenkins may be the most NFL ready player on this list. Before he sets his thoughts on next year's draft, he would love to lead the Buckeyes to that elusive NC title.

3.Victor Harris-Better known as "Macho", Harris will lead an always stout Virginia Tech defense this season. They will have to be stout to help out the offense.

4.Vontae Davis-The Illini aren't all about offense this season. Davis will be the leader of a tough llinois' defensive unit.

5.Captain Munnerlyn-One of the best names in all of CFB is back to lead the Gamecocks' secondary. Munnerlyn is extremely valuable to this South Carolina team due to the lack of a potent offense.

6.Kevin Ellison-USC is starting a nice trend of top safety talent. Ellison is a continuation of this, as he is back to lead a veteran Trojan defense.

7.Alphonso Smith-Wake Forest has a tremendous leader at the CB position with Smith. It's amazing how much talent Jim Grobe is getting down at Winston-Salem.

8.Nic Harris-This list wouldn't be complete without an Oklahoma safety. Harris is the latest in a long line of top tier Sooner safeties.

9.Derek Pegues-I might be reaching a bit by putting this Mississippi St. safety into the top ten, but I really like this guy. His elusiveness on kick returns shows how dangerous he can be if he's able to pick one off.

10.William Moore-Missouri's defense was tragically overlooked last season due to it's excellent offense. That will not be the case this year as Moore is back to lead an experienced unit onto the field.

11.Mike Mickens-Mickens is looking to anchor a Cincinnati defense that will be very intense in year 2 under Brian Kelly.

12.Michael Hamlin-Clemson's defense will be even better this season. If everything comes together and the Tigers actually win games they're supposed to, they could be BCS bound, finally.

13.Joe Burnett-Finally I get to mention Central Florida on my blog. Hopefully this will be the first of many. Burnett is a sleeper big-time play making corner.

14.Asher Allen-Allen will be top Dawg for Georgia's secondary this year. Wasn't that some witty pun usage? I know, I'm the man.

15.D.J. Moore-Another corner from the SEC East makes the list. Vanderbilt might not have too much to brag about this year, but D.J. Moore is one area they can boast.

16.Patrick Chung-Oregon will have to rely a lot more on it's defense this season. Mike Belloti should have little to worry about with the experienced Chung as safety.

17.Morgan Trent-You could almost copy and paste the above sentence for Trent. Just replace Oregon with Michigan and Mike Belloti with Rich Rodriguez.

18.Rashad Johnson-Not to be confused with the Rashad Johnson at Arkansas, this safety will be patrolling the backfield for Alabama this fall. I wonder how he will be welcoming Julio Jones to campus.

19.Taylor Mays-USC once again is mentioned twice on my top 25 position rankings. I can't believe I'm calling for a down year for these guys.

20.DeAndre Wright-Wright doesn't get too much pub because he plays out in the desert for New Mexico. The Lobos have always been a hard hitting team, and even though Wright plays corner, he can really hit.

21.Courtney Greene-Rutgers might have a down year this season, but that shouldn't keep Greene from making big plays at the safety position.

22.David Burton-I am shocked that I actually found a player from Notre Dame that is worthy of a top 25 mention. Burton is a solid safety who should fill in nicely for the departed Tom Zbikowski.

23.Chris Chancellor-Clemson joins USC with their second time putting two players in my top-25 list. I'm telling you, if Tommy Bowden doesn't get the Tigers in a BCS bowl he should be fired and banned from coaching.

24.Chip Vaughn-Clemson isn't the only school that has top talent in the defensive backfield. Wake Forest adds a nice safety in Vaughn to the big time talent in Alphonso Smith at corner.

25.Jerraud Powers-It wouldn't be right to not end this list with an SEC player. Auburn's CB Jerraud Powers is a nice way ti round out the top 25. Powers has the ability to make some big plays from the corner position.