2014 NFL Draft big board: Mike Mayock’s top 100

With the 2014 NFL Draft upon us, we will finally find out where each of the top prospects in the class will be beginning their professional careers. While there are plenty of rankings that surface on the Internet leading up to the draft, you will not find a better list than Mike Mayock’s top 100.

The NFL Network analyst has established himself as one of the top draft gurus in the game, and he uses his sources from within the league to grab an accurate feel of where every player stacks up.

A big board is not an accurate portrayal of exactly where each player will be drafted — that is what mock drafts are four — but it does give us an idea of value and what range we should expect to see each player selected.

Unlike a lot of the big boards you will see, Mayock has Buffalo’s Khalil Mack as the best player available ahead of South Carolina’s Jadeveon Clowney, who comes in at the No. 2 spot.

Auburn offensive tackle Greg Robinson, Clemson wide receiver Sammy Watkins and Texas A&M offensive tackle Jake Matthews round out the top five.

You can view the top 40 players on Mayock’s 2014 Top 100 Big Board and view the full list by clicking here.

1. Khalil Mack, LB, Buffalo
2. Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina
3. Greg Robinson, OT, Auburn
4. Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson
5. Jake Matthews, OT, Texas A&M
6. Taylor Lewan, OT, Michigan
7. Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M
8. Eric Ebron, TE, North Carolina
9. Zack Martin, OT, Notre Dame
10. Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M

11. C.J. Mosley, LB, Alabama
12. Aaron Donald, DT, Pittsburgh
13. Kyle Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech
14. Anthony Barr, LB, UCLA
15. Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida
16. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, S, Alabama
17. Odell Beckham, WR, LSU
18. Ryan Shazier, LB, Ohio State
19. Darqueze Dennard, CB, Michigan State
20. Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State

21. Brandin Cooks, WR, Oregon State
22. Calvin Pryor, S, Louisville
23. Justin Gilbert, CB, Oklahoma State
24. Cyrus Kouandjio, OT, Alabama
25. Bradley Roby, CB, Ohio State
26. Kelvin Benjamin, WR, Florida State
27. Bishop Sankey, RB, Washington
28. Marqise Lee, WR, USC
29. Jason Verrett, CB, TCU
30. Stanley Jean-Baptiste, CB, Nebraska

31. Carlos Hyde, RB, Ohio State
32. Jace Amaro, TE, Texas Tech
33. Stephon Tuitt, DE, Notre Dame
34. Marcus Martin, C, USC
35. Timmy Jernigan, DT, Florida State
36. Louis Nix, DT, Notre Dame
37. Dee Ford, DE, Auburn
38. Jimmy Garoppolo, QB, Eastern Illinois
39. Joel Bitonio, OT, Nevada
40. Zach Mettenberger, QB, LSU