DawgTalkers.net Forums DawgTalk Tailgate Forum 2008 NFL Draft: Mel Kiper Has Louisville QB Brian Brohm No. 1

ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. is out with his 2008 big board of the top 25 NFL draft prospects (Insider), and Louisville quarterback Brian Brohm tops the list. It is, obviously, way too early to say with any degree of certainty what the top of next year's draft will look like, but Brian Brohm seems to have solidified his spot at the top of all the draft boards.

Kiper, like nearly all draft analysts, limits himself to evaluating seniors, apparently bowing to the NFL's wishes that it not come across like it encourages players to leave college early. But he does list his Top 5 juniors by position (again, Insider), and it's interesting to note that Louisville's Hunter Cantwell is listed as the top junior quarterback. Could Louisville have the second-best quarterback in the country holding a clipboard?

As for the other quarterbacks in Kiper's top 25, Kiper ranks Kentucky's Andre Woodson the sixth-best senior prospect in the 2008 draft, and Michigan's Chad Henne 11th. Kiper's highest-ranked player from a non-BCS school is quarterback Colt Brennan of Hawaii. Brennan puts up big numbers, but scouts will question whether his numbers are a product of the June Jones system.

The important caveat: At this time last year, Brady Quinn was the No. 1 player on all the media draft boards.

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I think it's crazy that the best senior and junior QBs are on the same team, talk about recruiting. I wish I was an insider, but they've been running the scroll box on ESPN showing the top senior/junior at each position if anyone cares to write it down.

forgot the link

And here's a link to the top 100 prospects entering the season from a different site.

43 Tyson Jackson, DE, LSU

i say we need a stud DE on our aging line

considering we don't have a first, and assuming we don't try to acquire one (probably would be smart, moneywise) could this be a guy to look at as a 3-4 end?

All I have to say is:

"The important caveat: At this time last year, Brady Quinn was the No. 1 player on all the media draft boards"

It is way too early for this type of talk.

And 5 minutes before the draft he was thought as a lock for the top 5. It's not like it was that far off, no one thought he would slip that far.

I love Brohm, but he needs to stay healthy and play at the same level under Kragthorpe that he did with Petrino. Easier said then done.

And TSN last year heading at this point was listing Drew Stanton...yikes

Anyone have an opinion on Calais Campbell out of Miami(6-8,282) and def seems to have the frame to bulk up. I've only seen him play a couple times and he looked kinda lanky to me.

Campbell's a good, but raw pass rusher. I think he's 4-3 guy though.

From what Ive seen Campbell is a top 5 prospect. A guy to look at would be B.J Raji - NT- Boston College= 340lbs big guy to replace teddy.

Andre Woodson will be taken ahead of Brohm,in the 08' draft.

well, it's not like we have a pick in the first round so there isn't really the same need to talk about it this year compared to last year... IMHO