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2015 NFL Draft: Mike Mayock's Final Top 5 Position Rankings

NFL Networks Mike Mayock released his final position rankings today

By Scott Jennings@ScottJenningsHH Apr 28, 2015, 5:39pm EDT

With two days to go before the 1st round of he 2015 NFL Draft begins, NFL Network's Mike Mayock has released his final Top Position Rankings for this draft season. Below you will find all five variations of his rankings that have been released over the last 4 months. Some positions have seen a lot of movement, while others have been near-locks for months. Areas that will interest the Redskins at the top of the 1st include OLB, OL, WR and DL.

Mayock's edge rusher rankings saw some interesting movement this time with Bud Dupree shooting up to #2 behind Dante Fowler, Jr. who has been the #1 the entire time. Vic Beasley remains #3 where he has been in almost every version of the rankings. Randy Gregory and Shane Ray round out the top 5, and have both seen their draft stock fall due to off the field issues with marijuana.

At Offensive tackle, Mayock's Top 5 has been set for months with La'el Collins at the top of the class followed by Ereck Flowers, D.J. Humphries, Andrus Peat, and T.J. Clemmings. Cedric Ogbuehi had been tied for 5th, but Mayock dropped him this week. Where is Brandon Scherff in the rankings? He has been Mayock's top interior offensive linemen in every ranking, and is project as a guard in the NFL.

Mayock also recently held his last pre-draft conference call with reporters from every NFL team. He didn't discuss the Redskins too much, but there is plenty of draft and player hints in there. Here he discussed the possibility of a Redskins tradeback, and who they could target:

And Washington's interesting because obviously there's been a rub with the organization and RGIII. So if I'm the Jets and you really like Mariota, A, you think about going from 6 to 2. B, you think about going 6 to 5, just to guarantee nobody else can jump you, because as I said earlier, Cleveland could come from 12 to 5 without giving up a first round pick. So if I'm the Jets at 6 and he gets past Oakland at 4 and I'd be on the phone with Washington saying, hey, what is it going to take to move one spot just to guarantee I get the kid. Washington would love that because they could get whatever player they wanted plus pick up a second or third round pick by moving down one. So that's just my overview of the Mariota situation. And he could be there it all depends what happens at 2. If he doesn't go at 2 to anybody, he's going to get the thumb. As far as their needs beyond quarterback, I think they've got to be looking at edge. Calvin Pace is 34. Babin is 35. They need a young dude. They need somebody that can get after the quarterback naturally.

And at that point several of those guys are going to be available. Fowler is going to be gone. Randy Gregory probably won't go early because of that. Vic Beasley has some questions about whether or not he can set an edge in the run game. Bud Dupree is a guy who has been climbing charts because he's 270 pounds, and Shane Ray is another edge guy. So at 6 they've got an opportunity, if they want it, to go after whoever they perceive to be the top edge guy on their board. So after that I think it's "O" line, unless they were going to take Scherff, I think that's too high.

Quarterbacks

Rank	Rankings 1.0	Rankings 2.0	Rankings 3.0	Rankings 4.0	Rankings 5.0
1	Jameis Winston, FSU	Jameis Winston, FSU	Marcus Mariota, Oregon	Marcus Mariota, Oregon	Marcus Mariota, Oregon
2	Marcus Mariota, Oregon	Marcus Mariota, Oregon	Jameis Winston, FSU	Jameis Winston, FSU	Jameis Winston, FSU
3	Bryce Petty, Baylor	Bryce Petty, Baylor	Bryce Petty, Baylor	Bryce Petty, Baylor	Bryce Petty, Baylor
4	Brett Hundley, UCLA	Brett Hundley, UCLA	Garrett Grayson, Colorado St.	Garrett Grayson, Colorado St.	Brett Hundley, UCLA
5	Garrett Grayson, Colorado St.	Garrett Grayson, Colorado St.	Brett Hundley, UCLA	Brett Hundley, UCLA	Sean Mannion, Oregon State

Running Backs

Rank	Rankings 1.0	Rankings 2.0	Rankings 3.0	Rankings 4.0	Rankings 5.0
1	Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin	Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin	Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin	Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin	Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin
2	Todd Gurley, Georgia	Todd Gurley, Georgia	Todd Gurley, Georgia	Todd Gurley, Georgia	Todd Gurley, Georgia
3	Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska	Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska	Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska	Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska	Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska
4	Duke Johnson, Miami	Duke Johnson, Miami	Duke Johnson, Miami	Duke Johnson, Miami	Duke Johnson, Miami
5	Tevin Coleman, Indiana	Tevin Coleman, Indiana	Tevin Coleman, Indiana	Tevin Coleman, Indiana	Tevin Coleman, Indiana
5(t)				T.J. Yeldon, Alabama

Wide Receivers

Rank	Rankings 1.0	Rankings 2.0	Rankings 3.0	Rankings 4.0	Rankings 5.0
1	Kevin White, West Virginia	Kevin White, West Virginia	Kevin White, West Virginia	Kevin White, West Virginia	Kevin White, West Virginia
2	Amari Cooper, Alabama	Amari Cooper, Alabama	Amari Cooper, Alabama	Amari Cooper, Alabama	Amari Cooper, Alabama
3	DeVante Parker, Louisville	DeVante Parker, Louisville	DeVante Parker, Louisville	DeVante Parker, Louisville	DeVante Parker, Louisville
4	Dorial Green-Beckham, Missouri	Jaelen Strong, Arizona St.	Breshad Perriman, Central Fla	Breshad Perriman, Central Fla	Breshad Perriman, Central Fla
5	Devin Funchess, Michigan	Dorial Green-Beckham, Missouri	Dorial Green-Beckham, Missouri	Dorial Green-Beckham, Missouri	Nelson Agholor, USC
5(t)		Breshad Perriman, Central Fla	Nelson Agholor, USC	Nelson Agholor, USC

Tight Ends

Rank	Rankings 1.0	Rankings 2.0	Rankings 3.0	Rankings 4.0	Rankings 5.0
1	Maxx Williams, Minnesota	Maxx Williams, Minnesota	Maxx Williams, Minnesota	Maxx Williams, Minnesota	Maxx Williams, Minnesota
2	Clive Walford, Miami	Clive Walford, Miami	Clive Walford, Miami	Clive Walford, Miami	Clive Walford, Miami
3	Nick O'Leary, FSU	MyCole Pruitt, Southern Illinois	Blake Bell, Oklahoma	Blake Bell, Oklahoma	Tyler Kroft, Rutgers
4	Tyler Kroft, Rutgers	Blake Bell, Oklahoma	Nick O'Leary, FSU	Tyler Kroft, Rutgers	Blake Bell, Oklahoma
5	Ben Koyack, Notre Dame	Nick O'Leary, FSU	Tyler Kroft, Rutgers	Jeff Heuerman, Ohio State	Jeff Heuerman, Ohio State

Interior Offensive Linemen

Rank	Rankings 1.0	Rankings 2.0	Rankings 3.0	Rankings 4.0	Rankings 5.0
1	Brandon Scherff, Iowa	Brandon Scherff, Iowa	Brandon Scherff, Iowa	Brandon Scherff, Iowa	Brandon Scherff, Iowa
2	Cameron Erving, FSU	Cameron Erving, FSU	Cameron Erving, FSU	Cameron Erving, FSU	Cameron Erving, FSU
3	Laken Tomlinson, Duke	Laken Tomlinson, Duke	Laken Tomlinson, Duke	Laken Tomlinson, Duke	Laken Tomlinson, Duke
4	A.J. Cann, South Carolina	A.J. Cann, South Carolina	A.J. Cann, South Carolina	A.J. Cann, South Carolina	A.J. Cann, South Carolina
5	Tre' Jackson, FSU	Tre' Jackson, FSU	Tre' Jackson, FSU	Tre' Jackson, FSU	Mitch Morse, Missouri

Offensive Tackle

Rank	Rankings 1.0	Rankings 2.0	Rankings 3.0	Rankings 4.0	Rankings 5.0
1	T.J. Clemmings, Pittsburgh	La'el Collins, LSU	La'el Collins, LSU	La'el Collins, LSU	La'el Collins, LSU
2	Andrus Peat, Stanford	T.J. Clemmings, Pittsburgh	Ereck Flowers, Miami	Ereck Flowers, Miami	Ereck Flowers, Miami
3	La'el Collins, LSU	Andrus Peat, Stanford	D.J. Humphries, Florida	D.J. Humphries, Florida	D.J. Humphries, Florida
4	Ereck Flowers, Miami	Ereck Flowers, Miami	Andrus Peat, Stanford	Andrus Peat, Stanford	Andrus Peat, Stanford
5	Cedric Ogbuehi, Texas A&M	D.J. Humphries, Florida	T.J. Clemmings, Pittsburgh	T.J. Clemmings, Pittsburgh	T.J. Clemmings, Pittsburgh
5(t)	D.J. Humphries, Florida	Cedric Ogbuehi, Texas A&M	Cedric Ogbuehi, Texas A&M	Cedric Ogbuehi, Texas A&M

Interior Defensive Linemen

Rank	Rankings 1.0	Rankings 2.0	Rankings 3.0	Rankings 4.0	Rankings 5.0
1	Leonard Williams, USC	Leonard Williams, USC	Leonard Williams, USC	Leonard Williams, USC	Leonard Williams, USC
2	Danny Shelton, Washington	Danny Shelton, Washington	Arik Armstead, Oregon	Arik Armstead, Oregon	Danny Shelton, Washington
3	Malcom Brown, Texas	Malcom Brown, Texas	Malcom Brown, Texas	Malcom Brown, Texas	Arik Armstead, Oregon
4	Arik Armstead, Oregon	Arik Armstead, Oregon	Danny Shelton, Washington	Danny Shelton, Washington	Malcom Brown, Texas
5	Jordan Phillips, Oklahoma	Jordan Phillips, Oklahoma	Eddie Goldman, FSU	Eddie Goldman, FSU	Eddie Goldman, FSU
5(t)	Eddie Goldman, FSU	Eddie Goldman, FSU	Jordan Phillips, Oklahoma	Jordan Phillips, Oklahoma

Edge Rushers

Rank	Rankings 1.0	Rankings 2.0	Rankings 3.0	Rankings 4.0	Rankings 5.0
1	Dante Fowler, Jr., Florida	Dante Fowler, Jr., Florida	Dante Fowler, Jr., Florida	Dante Fowler, Jr., Florida	Dante Fowler, Jr., Florida
2	Randy Gregory, Nebraska	Shane Ray, Missouri	Randy Gregory, Nebraska	Randy Gregory, Nebraska	Bud Dupree, Kentucky
3	Shane Ray, Missouri	Vic Beasley, Clemson	Vic Beasley, Clemson	Vic Beasley, Clemson	Vic Beasley, Clemson
4	Vic Beasley, Clemson	Randy Gregory, Nebraska	Bud Dupree, Kentucky	Bud Dupree, Kentucky	Randy Gregory, Nebraska
5	Bud Dupree, Kentucky	Bud Dupree, Kentucky	Shane Ray, Missouri	Shane Ray, Missouri	Shane Ray, Missouri

Inside Linebackers

Rank	Rankings 1.0	Rankings 2.0	Rankings 3.0	Rankings 4.0	Rankings 5.0
1	Paul Dawson, TCU	Paul Dawson, TCU	Paul Dawson, TCU	Paul Dawson, TCU	Paul Dawson, TCU
2	Benardrick McKinney. Mississippi St.	Eric Kendricks, UCLA	Eric Kendricks, UCLA	Eric Kendricks, UCLA	Eric Kendricks, UCLA
3	Denzel Perryman, Miami	Stephone Anthony, Clemson	Stephone Anthony, Clemson	Stephone Anthony, Clemson	Stephone Anthony, Clemson
4	Eric Kendricks, UCLA	Benardrick McKinney. Mississippi St.	Denzel Perryman, Miami	Denzel Perryman, Miami	Denzel Perryman, Miami
5	Stephone Anthony, Clemson	Denzel Perryman, Miami	Benardrick McKinney. Mississippi St.	Benardrick McKinney. Mississippi St.	Benardrick McKinney. Mississippi St.

Cornerbacks

Rank	Rankings 1.0	Rankings 2.0	Rankings 3.0	Rankings 4.0	Rankings 5.0
1	Trae Waynes, Michigan State	Trae Waynes, Michigan State	Trae Waynes, Michigan State	Trae Waynes, Michigan State	Trae Waynes, Michigan State
2	Marcus Peters, Washington	Jalen Collins, LSU	Jalen Collins, LSU	Jalen Collins, LSU	Kevin Johnson, Wake Forest
3	Jalen Collins, LSU	Marcus Peters, Washington	Marcus Peters, Washington	Marcus Peters, Washington	Marcus Peters, Washington
4	P.J. Williams, FSU	Kevin Johnson, Wake Forest	Kevin Johnson, Wake Forest	Kevin Johnson, Wake Forest	Jalen Collins, LSU
5	Kevin Johnson, Wake Forest	Byron Jones, UConn	Eric Rowe, Utah	Eric Rowe, Utah	Byron Jones, Connecticut
5(t)		P.J. Williams, FSU	Byron Jones, UConn

Safeties

Rank	Rankings 1.0	Rankings 2.0	Rankings 3.0	Rankings 4.0	Rankings 5.0
1	Landon Collins, Alabama	Landon Collins, Alabama	Landon Collins, Alabama	Damarious Randall, Arizona St.	Damarious Randall, Arizona St.
2	Shaq Thompson, Washington	Shaq Thompson, Washington	Shaq Thompson, Washington	Landon Collins, Alabama	Landon Collins, Alabama
3	Derron Smith, Fresno State	Derron Smith, Fresno State	Damarious Randall, Arizona St.	Shaq Thompson, Washington	Shaq Thompson, Washington
4	Jaquiski Tartt, Samford	Damarious Randall, Arizona St.	Quinten Rollins, Miami	Quinten Rollins, Miami	Quinten Rollins, Miami
5	Ibraheim Campbell, Northwestern	Jaquiski Tartt, Samford	Alex Carter, Stanford	Alex Carter, Stanford	Jaquiski Tartt, Samford
5(t)				Jaquiski Tartt, Samford