Aaron Maybin in the top 5?

[happyrid]

Just saw McShay's mock draft and was surprised to see he had Aaron Maybin going 5th overall (had the Bengals taking Monroe at 6). I've seen him play a few times and even though he's pretty good, I never really thought of him as a bigtime prospect. Thoughts?

Also, here is Scouts, Inc. (who McShay contributes to) top prospects:

Scouts Inc.'s Top 32 Prospects
Player Position School Height Weight Grade
1. Andre Smith* OT Alabama 6-4⅞ 341 98
2. Sam Bradford** QB Oklahoma 6-3½ 218 98
3. Aaron Curry OLB Wake Forest 6-1¾ 247 97
4. Michael Crabtree** WR Texas Tech 6-2½ 208 97
5. Malcolm Jenkins CB Ohio State 6-0 195 97
6. Aaron Maybin** DE Penn State 6-3½ 250 97
7. Matthew Stafford* QB Georgia 6-2½ 235 97
8. Jeremy Maclin** WR Missouri 6-0⅝ 198 96
9. Everette Brown* DE Florida State 6-4¼ 252 96
10. Eugene Monroe OT Virginia 6-5⅛ 310 96
11. Rey Maualuga ILB USC 6-1⅞ 260 96
12. Brian Orakpo DE Texas 6-3½ 255 95
13. Vontae Davis* CB Illinois 5-11⅞ 203 95
14. Gerald McCoy* DT Oklahoma 6-3½ 243 95
15. Mark Sanchez* QB USC 6-2½ 225 95
16. Jermaine Gresham* TE Oklahoma 6-5 266 95
17. B.J. Raji* DT Boston College 6-1¼ 334 94
18. Knowshon Moreno** RB Georgia 5-10⅜ 207 94
19. Jason Smith OT Baylor 6-4½ 300 94
20. James Laurinaitis ILB Ohio State 6-2 240 94
21. Brandon Pettigrew TE Oklahoma State 6-5⅝ 260 94
22. Chris Wells* RB Ohio State 6-1 235 93
23. Michael Oher OT Mississippi 6-5 330 93
24. Terrence Cody* DT Alabama 6-4½ 375 93
25. LeSean McCoy** RB Pittsburgh 5-11 205 92
26. Jerry Hughes** DE TCU 6-2 245 92
27. Tyson Jackson DE LSU 6-4¼ 295 91
28. Taylor Mays* S USC 6-3½ 225 91
29. Greg Hardy* DE Mississippi 6-4⅛ 267 90
30. Brian Cushing OLB USC 6-2¾ 253 90
31. Ndamukong Suh* DT Nebraska 6-4 305 90
32. Percy Harvin* WR Florida 5-10¾ 187 90

[happyrid]

I'd also add that he had Oklahoma DT Gerald McCoy going 8th overall. Oklahoma DTs have had a pretty good record in the NFL and I wouldn't be too disappointed if we took him (his weight is way off on their list).

[akiliMVP]

McShay is a tard, plain and simple. I would say there is about a 5% chance Maybin declares. He's only a redshirt sophomore and Penn State never loses players early to the NFL. Plus he has only played 1 season and is basically only a pass rush specialist right now. He doesn't have the size and strength to be an NFL end, and is not worth a top 15 pick as a 3-4 OLB.

As far as ends go I like Orakpo, Hardy, Brown and Johnson more than Maybin.

McCoy is a beast no doubt but he's only a redshirt sophomore and I'm fairly certain he has already said he is going to return for his junior season.

[Bengals1181]

I think someone posted a mock from Mayock with us taking Maybin in the top 5 too. Definately BS, and I know with McShay he's been known in the past to publicize (aka overhype) guys he has some sort of connection to.