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insider.espn.go.com — Come draft day, all 32 NFL draft rooms are fully stocked with prospect rankings both by position and regardless of position. General managers package these rankings in a number of different ways to streamline the information and help maintain perspective. This is critical during the stressful and frantic draft weekend. The "Stacking the Board" document we have shared with you in the past -- ...

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Top 64 NFL Draft Prospects
PAFFL - Opinonated Fantasy Football News & Analysis — ESPN reporter Todd McShay debuts an article on the top 6 4 NFL draft prospects (ESPN Insider Subscription required) in tiers of 6 or so. It's what he calls 'tiering' that every NFL war room (draft team) creates to differentiates players of various levels, so they know they're not 'reaching' for a player based on need over a superior talent in the same general area of a selection.

Taking a peek at Kiper's positional rankings
Big Blue View — I won't often rely on the work of ESPN's Mel Kiper, but he is still the dean of draft experts. Kiper yesterday updated his list of the Top 5 players eligible for the draft at each position. Here is his board at the positions of the most interest to the Giants. Offensive Tackles 1. Jake Long, Michigan 2. Ryan Clady, Boise State* 3. Chris Williams, Vanderbilt 4. Jeff Otah, Pittsburgh 5. Sam Baker, USC Inside Linebackers 1. Jerod Mayo, Tennessee* 2. Curtis Lofton, Oklahoma* 3. Dan Connor, Penn State 4. Jonathan Goff, Vanderbilt 5. Philip Wheeler, Georgia Tech Outside ...