14 O-D Bowl Alumni Considered Potential Top 100 NFL Draft Picks

Entering the 2012 NFL Draft, Offense-Defense has 16 players combined who are considered potential top 100 selections or mentioned for this weekend's upcoming NFL Draft by three reputable gurus. The players were ranked by NFL.com Senior Writer Gil Brandt, a former Cowboys Personnel Director, NFL.com Draft Analyst Mike Mayock, and Packers legendary beat writer Bob McGinn.

Last year O-D had the No. 1 overall pick Cam Newton and this year the organization expects 20-25 players to be selected in the NFL Draft.


Georgia Tech wide receiver Stephen Hill has used a great NFL Scouting Combine to vault into first-round discussion and has been rated 24th by Brandt, 26th by Mayock, and a top 100 pick by McGinn. Mayock rates Hill No. 4 among wide receivers while McGinn lists him as 6th-best.

McGinn and Mayock both rated Stanford guard David DeCastro as the No. 1 guard in this draft while Brandt rates him 17th overall and Mayock lists him 24th overall, respectively.

Cordy Glen

Georgia offensive linemen Cordy Glenn has caused disagreement on his position with Brandt rating him 29th and Mayock at #25. He is rated the No. 2 guard by McGinn and the 3rd rated tackle by Mayock.

Glenn's teammate, cornerback Brandon Boykin is rated 51st by Brandt and 61st by Mayock while McGinn lists him as a top 100 pick and the No. 8 kick returner.

Oklahoma star cornerback Jamell Fleming is rated 55th by Brandt, 90th by Mayock, and in McGinn's top 100.

Ole Miss offensive tackle Bobby Massie is listed as a top 100 pick by McGinn and 44th by Mayock with Brandt listing him at No. 57. McGinn lists him as the 4th best offensive tackle and projects him to go in the second round.

David DeCastro

Washington defensive tackle Alameda Ta'amu is rated 86th overall by Brandt, 64th by Mayock, and a 2nd-3rd round projection by McGinn.

Texas linebacker Keenan Robinson is rated No. 81 by Brandt while McGinn lists him as a 4th round projection and the #9 outside linebacker in this draft.

Texas A&M running back Cyrus Gray is rated 109th overall by Brandt and has a 4th-5th round projection by McGinn. McGinn rates Gray as the 11th best running back.

Other alumni rated high by respected gurus include Oklahoma wide receiver Ryan Broyles who is rated 99th by Brandt, 97th by Mayock and a top 100 pick by McGinn. McGinn rates him 15th among his position.

Others that McGinn has rated among receiver include California's Marv Jones at 13 and Wisconsin's Nick Toon as 14th, and Texas A&M's Jeff Fuller at No. 25.

Toon is rated in the top 100 by McGinn while Jones is rated 89th by Mayock and a top 100 pick by McGinn.

Two defenders round out those listed as top four round selections as Arizona State cornerback Omar Bolden is rated 115 overall by Brandt while he lists California defensive end Trevor Guyton 116th overall.

South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia rounds out the list rated No. 19 at his position by McGinn.