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The Cold, Hard Football Facts don't put a lot of stock in the Combine, that annual harvest of NFL talent held in Indianapolis, which kicks off today.

 

Instead, we put a lot of stock in guys who can actually play football. After all, as we've show in the past, success at the Combine rarely leads to success in the NFL. Success being a good football player, oddly enough, is what often leads to success in the NFL.

 

Still, timing guys in the shuttle run is what passes for news right now in the NFL.

 

Plus, our pals at NFLDraftScout.com were kind of enough to send us their list of the top draft prospects, ranked from top to bottom, entering the combine. You can see that list below. For more information about the Combine (and the draft as, you know, the name would indicate), check out NFLDraftScout.com, which lists and ranks more than 12,000 college players eligible for drafts through 2012, including more than 1,200 for the 2009 draft. You can also research all past drafts on NFLDraftScout.com, too.

	Player	College	Pos	Ht.	Wt	40	Projected Rd.
1	*Michael Crabtree	Texas Tech	WR	6-3	214	4.54	1
2	Aaron Curry	Wake Forest	OLB	6-2	246	4.62	1
3	Eugene Monroe	Virginia	OT	6-5	315	5.23	1
4	Malcolm Jenkins	Ohio State	CB	6-0	200	4.45	1
5	*Andre Smith	Alabama	OT	6-4	340	5.28	1
6	B.J. Raji	Boston College	DT	6-2	334	5.15	1
7	Jason Smith	Baylor	OT	6-5	300	5.14	1
8	*Matthew Stafford	Georgia	QB	6-3	236	4.78	1
9	*Everette Brown	Florida State	DE	6-4	252	4.65	1
10	*Jeremy Maclin	Missouri	WR	6-1	200	4.38	1
11	Brian Orakpo	Texas	DE	6-4	260	4.73	1
12	Michael Oher	Mississippi	OT	6-5	309	5.22	1
13	*Knowshon Moreno	Georgia	RB	5-11	208	4.48	1
14	*Mark Sanchez	Southern Cal	QB	6-3	225	4.85	1
15	*Chris Wells	Ohio State	RB	6-1	237	4.53	1
16	Brian Cushing	Southern Cal	OLB	6-3	243	4.75	1
17	Brandon Pettigrew	Oklahoma State	TE	6-5	257	4.82	1
18	Rey Maualuga	Southern Cal	ILB	6-2	254	4.74	1
19	*Aaron Maybin	Penn State	OLB	6-4	248	4.67	1
20	*D.J. Moore	Vanderbilt	CB	5-10	184	4.45	1
21	Peria Jerry	Mississippi	DT	6-2	290	4.98	1
22	*Percy Harvin	Florida	WR	5-11	195	4.36	1
23	*Vontae Davis	Illinois	CB	6-0	204	4.42	1
24	*LeSean McCoy	Pittsburgh	RB	5-11	210	4.49	1
25	James Laurinaitis	Ohio State	ILB	6-2	240	4.59	1
26	Tyson Jackson	LSU	DE	6-4	295	4.89	1-2
27	Clay Matthews	Southern Cal	OLB	6-3	246	4.76	1-2
28	Alphonso Smith	Wake Forest	CB	5-09	193	4.45	1-2
29	Larry English	Northern Illinois	OLB	6-2	254	4.76	1-2
30	*Eben Britton	Arizona	OT	6-6	310	5.09	1-2
31	*Darrius Heyward-Bey	Maryland	WR	6-2	206	4.37	1-2
32	Alex Mack	California	C	6-4	312	5.12	1-2
33	*Hakeem Nicks	North Carolina	WR	6-1	210	4.57	1-2
34	William Beatty	Connecticut	OT	6-6	291	5.16	1-2
35	Robert Ayers	Tennessee	DE	6-3	273	4.76	1-2
36	*Shonn Greene	Iowa	RB	5-11	235	4.58	1-2
37	*Sean Smith	Utah	CB	6-3	210	4.52	1-2
38	Michael Johnson	Georgia Tech	DE	6-7	258	4.67	2
39	Evander Hood	Missouri	DT	6-3	298	4.99	2
40	Clint Sintim	Virginia	OLB	6-3	249	4.70	2
41	Max Unger	Oregon	C	6-5	299	5.24	2
42	*Kenny Britt	Rutgers	WR	6-4	215	4.54	2
43	Patrick Chung	Oregon	SS	5-11	207	4.54	2
44	Chase Coffman	Missouri	TE	6-6	252	4.83	2
45	Derrick Williams	Penn State	WR	5-11	197	4.43	2
46	*Josh Freeman	Kansas State	QB	6-6	248	4.86	2
47	*James Casey	Rice	TE	6-4	235	4.68	2
48	Brian Robiskie	Ohio State	WR	6-3	207	4.49	2
49	Darius Butler	Connecticut	CB	5-10	178	4.42	2
50	Duke Robinson	Oklahoma	OG	6-5	335	5.32	2
51	*Donald Brown	Connecticut	RB	5-10	210	4.49	2
52	*Paul Kruger	Utah	DE	6-5	265	4.68	2
53	Ron Brace	Boston College	DT	6-3	329	5.32	2
54	Jamon Meredith	South Carolina	OT	6-5	289	5.09	2
55	Coye Francies	San Jose State	CB	6-0	179	4.47	2
56	Rashad Jennings	Liberty	RB	6-1	234	4.50	2
57	Herman Johnson	LSU	OG	6-8	382	5.47	2-3
58	Javon Ringer	Michigan State	RB	5-09	205	4.53	2-3
59	Jarron Gilbert	San Jose State	DE	6-5	287	5.04	2-3
60	Juaquin Iglesias	Oklahoma	WR	6-1	204	4.49	2-3
61	William Moore	Missouri	FS	6-0	223	4.49	2-3
62	Phil Loadholt	Oklahoma	OT	6-8	343	5.38	2-3
63	Connor Barwin	Cincinnati	DE	6-4	253	4.64	2-3
64	Louis Delmas	Western Michigan	FS	5-11	197	4.52	2-3
65	*Jairus Byrd	Oregon	CB	6-0	205	4.58	2-3
66	Jonathan Luigs	Arkansas	C	6-4	302	4.95	2-3
67	*Jared Cook	South Carolina	TE	6-5	240	4.58	2-3
68	Victor Harris	Virginia Tech	CB	5-11	186	4.56	2-3
69	Kraig Urbik	Wisconsin	OG	6-6	323	5.29	2-3
70	Mohamed Massaquoi	Georgia	WR	6-2	210	4.54	2-3
71	*Sen'Derrick Marks	Auburn	DT	6-1	295	4.93	2-3
72	Mike Mickens	Cincinnati	CB	5-11	176	4.49	2-3
73	Marcus Freeman	Ohio State	OLB	6-1	235	4.58	2-3
74	Tyrone McKenzie	South Florida	OLB	6-2	244	4.64	2-3
75	Michael Hamlin	Clemson	SS	6-2	207	4.56	2-3
76	Fili Moala	Southern Cal	DT	6-4	303	5.14	2-3
77	*Captain Munnerlyn	South Carolina	CB	5-09	185	4.39	2-3
78	Eric Wood	Louisville	C	6-4	304	5.16	3
79	Fenuki Tupou	Oregon	OT	6-6	328	5.26	3
80	Louis Murphy	Florida	WR	6-2	205	4.38	3
81	Derek Pegues	Mississippi State	FS	5-10	193	4.49	3
82	Cary Harris	Southern Cal	CB	6-0	188	4.52	3
83	Andy Levitre	Oregon State	OG	6-3	306	5.25	3
84	*Asher Allen	Georgia	CB	5-10	198	4.48	3
85	Darry Beckwith	LSU	ILB	6-1	233	4.59	3
86	Jason Watkins	Florida	OT	6-6	317	5.22	3
87	Cody Brown	Connecticut	OLB	6-2	242	4.68	3
88	Brandon Tate	North Carolina	WR	6-1	195	4.52	3
89	Chip Vaughn	Wake Forest	SS	6-1	218	4.52	3
90	Mitch King	Iowa	DE	6-2	275	4.74	3
91	*Nate Davis	Ball State	QB	6-1	218	4.78	3
92	Jeremiah Johnson	Oregon	RB	5-09	198	4.55	3
93	Alex Magee	Purdue	DT	6-3	295	4.94	3
94	Scott McKillop	Pittsburgh	ILB	6-1	243	4.74	3
95	Pat White	West Virginia	QB	6-0	190	4.48	3
96	Cornelius Ingram	Florida	TE	6-4	245	4.68	3
97	Antoine Caldwell	Alabama	C	6-4	307	5.12	3-4
98	Brandon Gibson	Washington State	WR	6-1	204	4.53	3-4
99	Ricky Jean Francois	LSU	DT	6-3	290	4.86	3-4
100	Andre Brown	North Carolina State	RB	6-0	224	4.60	3-4
101	Domonique Johnson	Jackson State	CB	6-2	192	4.38	3-4
102	Trevor Canfield	Cincinnati	OG	6-5	311	5.14	3-4
103	Keenan Lewis	Oregon State	CB	6-1	198	4.50	3-4
104	Rhett Bomar	Sam Houston State	QB	6-2	224	4.75	3-4
105	Nic Harris	Oklahoma	OLB	6-2	233	4.60	3-4
106	Rashad Johnson	Alabama	FS	6-0	195	4.49	3-4
107	Sherrod Martin	Troy	CB	6-1	197	4.46	3-4
108	*Gerald McRath	Southern Miss	ILB	6-3	224	4.62	3-4
109	David Veikune	Hawaii	DE	6-2	255	4.83	3-4
110	Shawn Nelson	Southern Miss	TE	6-5	238	4.65	3-4
111	*Emanuel Cook	South Carolina	SS	5-10	205	4.52	3-4
112	Louie Sakoda	Utah	K	5-09	171	4.82	3-4
113	Troy Kropog	Tulane	OT	6-6	316	4.90	3-4
114	Jarett Dillard	Rice	WR	5-10	185	4.56	3-4
115	Jonathan Casillas	Wisconsin	OLB	6-1	226	4.48	4
116	Travis Beckum	Wisconsin	TE	6-3	237	4.63	4
117	Jason Phillips	TCU	ILB	6-1	236	4.58	4
118	Vance Walker	Georgia Tech	DT	6-2	295	5.02	4
119	DeAngelo Smith	Cincinnati	CB	5-11	191	4.54	4
120	David Bruton	Notre Dame	FS	6-2	210	4.55	4
121	Dorell Scott	Clemson	DT	6-4	310	5.02	4
122	Xavier Fulton	Illinois	OT	6-5	301	4.98	4
123	Ramses Barden	Cal Poly	WR	6-6	227	4.59	4
124	James Davis	Clemson	RB	5-11	207	4.48	4
125	Tyronne Green	Auburn	OG	6-2	305	5.24	4
126	Kevin Ellison	Southern Cal	SS	6-1	224	4.58	4
127	*Brandon Williams	Texas Tech	DE	6-5	252	4.76	4
128	Zack Follett	California	OLB	6-2	231	4.68	4
129	Kevin Barnes	Maryland	CB	6-1	188	4.47	4
130	Sebastian Vollmer	Houston	OT	6-7	314	5.27	4
131	Mike Thomas	Arizona	WR	5-08	187	4.48	4
132	Christopher Owens	San Jose State	CB	5-10	182	4.48	4-5
133	*Glen Coffee	Alabama	RB	6-1	204	4.53	4-5
134	Bear Pascoe	Fresno State	TE	6-5	257	4.86	4-5
135	John Parker Wilson	Alabama	QB	6-2	215	4.82	4-5
136	Cornelius Lewis	Tennessee State	OT	6-4	324	5.23	4-5
137	Matt Shaughnessy	Wisconsin	DE	6-5	260	4.74	4-5
138	Lawrence Sidbury, Jr.	Richmond	DE	6-3	267	4.76	4-5
139	Jason Williams	Western Illinois	OLB	6-1	241	4.59	4-5
140	Corvey Irvin	Georgia	DT	6-3	296	5.06	4-5
141	Darcel McBath	Texas Tech	FS	6-1	199	4.50	4-5
142	Dannell Ellerbe	Georgia	ILB	6-1	236	4.63	4-5
143	Jaimie Thomas	Maryland	OG	6-4	331	5.29	4-5
144	*Austin Collie	BYU	WR	6-2	206	4.56	4-5
145	Tony Fiammetta	Syracuse	FB	6-0	246	4.64	4-5
146	Kenny McKinley	South Carolina	WR	6-0	182	4.49	4-5