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Updated Monday, Apr. 21, 2008.
PFW draft analyst Nolan Nawrocki
Here are ten prospects who may be surprised on Draft Day.
| Risers and Fallers | ||||
| Risers | ||||
| Change | Player | Pos. | School | Summary |
| Tashard Choice | RB | Georgia Tech | Unlike most NFL draft prospects, Choice has survived the elimination process for most teams with no considerable flaw and could wind up being drafted sooner than later because teams are giddy about his competitiveness and overall intangibles. | |
| Anthony Collins | OT | Kansas | The mushroom club known as the OL coaches see a coachable prospect with upside that pure evaluators have more difficulty seeing. As a result, he is being discussed as a potential selection in the second round. Could struggle to earn respect from veterans and fit into a locker room. | |
| Chris Johnson | RB | East Carolina | Continues to inch up draft boards because of his blazing speed, regardless of how much he may struggle when asked to carry a full workload. | |
| Tyrell Johnson | S | Arkansas | Stepping up vs. big-time competition put him on the map. Outstanding Combine performance pushed him to the top of the safety boards in the eyes of some evaluators. | |
| Jerod Mayo | LB | Tennessee | Has size, speed, toughness and versatility and is warranting top-15 consideration. | |
| Fallers | ||||
| Marcus Harrison | DT | Arkansas | Has had issues with drugs and authority and has been knocked off many draft boards. Could still be drafted as high as the second round, as Tank Johnson was, because of the lack of depth at the DT position but has rarely played like the first-rounder he showed flashes of becoming during his career. Could struggle to earn a second contract from the team that drafts him after he receives a big payday. | |
| Erin Henderson | OLB | Maryland | Questions about his knees and overall tightness could send him spiraling down draft boards the same way Brandon Siler did a year ago. | |
| Dustin Keller | TE | Purdue | Questions about his maturity, his tendency to get into fights and his football intelligence could push him down a round or two from where his athletic ability and tape suggest he should be drafted. | |
| Malcolm Kelly | WR | Oklahoma | Has been removed from many teams' draft boards because of his two bad knees, one of which has been reconstructed and the other in which he has arthritis. Questionable work ethic, attitude and intelligence will not make it easy to invest heavily in him. Teams that buy the hype and think he is a great value in the second round could be disappointed. Has big-time bust potential at a position where there is a great tendency to bust. | |
| Phillip Wheeler | LB | Georgia Tech | Physically, he could warrant looks in the second round, but his football playing demeanor, passion for the game and questionable football intelligence have dropped him to the fifth round in the eyes of some teams. | |
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