NFL Draft 2015: Best players available after Round 5
By Will Osgood
With the fifth-round of the 2015 NFL draft complete, here are the best players remaining.
The fifth-round of the NFL draft has been completed and there are still football players remaining on the board with a lot of promise. And there are still a few quarterbacks deserving a flyer.
We also see just how deep this running back class was, as there are still some solid prospects at that position. The same is true of the wide receiver class.
Here are the top remaining players after five completed rounds, with comments for the most intriguing guys.
1. La’el Collins, OL, LSU
Third Round Grades
2. Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, CB, Oregon
Only a serious injury has led him to fall this far.
3. Josue Matias, OL, Florida State
5. Kevin White, CB, TCU
6. Zach Vigil, ILB, Utah State
Vigil is the best inside linebacker left.
Fourth Round Grades
7. Chris Bonner, QB, CSU-Pueblo
Bonner, a top quarterback in this draft to some analysts is somehow still available. Definitely worth a flyer now.
8. Derron Smith, S, Fresno State
9. Rannell Hall, WR, UCF
Hall is almost equal to Breshad Perriman, someone’s getting great value late with Hall.
10. Blake Sims, QB, Alabama
11. Dezmin Lewis, WR, Central Arkansas
12. Tre McBride, WR, William & Mary
The nosedive Hundley has seen in his actual draft stock is stark.
13. Michael Bennett, DL, Ohio State
At this point, Bennett’s not being picked seems like the biggest shocker in the draft world.
Fifth Round Grades
14. Rakeem Nunez-Roches, DT, Southern Mississippi
15. B.J. Finney, C, Kansas
16. Reese Dismukes, C, Auburn
17. Cody Prewitt, S, Ole Miss
Prewitt dominated for Ole Miss a season ago, but there are many concerns about his game. He’s a more productive player than his skill set say he should be.
18. Kurtis Drummond, S, Michigan State
19. Obum Gwachum, DE, Oregon State
20. Tony Washington, EDGE, Oregon
Like most Oregon defenders, Washington is a measureables guy who needs work as an actual football player.
21. Alani Fua, OLB, Brigham Young
22. Ben Koyack, TE, Notre Dame
Notre Dame has become “tight end U”. Koyack obviously won’t be picked as high as some of his predecessors, but he’s certainly capable of becoming a solid NFL tight end.
23. Tyrus Thompson, OT, Oklahoma
24. Darius Philon, DE, Arkansas
25. Durrell Eskridge, S, Syracuse
26. Xzavier Dixon, EDGE, Alabama
27. Darren Waller, WR, Georgia Tech
Has the chance to develop into a stud wide receiver with his great size and athleticism.
28. Zach Zenner, FB, South Dakota State
29. Terrence McGee, RB, LSU
A really underrated running back from LSU where it is and always has been back-by-committee approach.
30. Cedric Reed, DE, Texas
Another really good football player.
31. Zach Hodges, OLB, Harvard
32. Josh Robinson, RB, Mississippi State
It’s kinda hard to believe the bowling ball Josh Robinson is still around.
33. Darryl Roberts, CB, Marshall
34. Jacoby Glenn, CB, UCF
35. Lynden Trail, EDGE, Norfolk State
An upright athlete but a SPARQ stud. Has a chance to develop as a late-round pick.
47. Bobby Richardson, DT, Indiana