So Much for Boston College QB Matt Ryan as the No. 1 Overall NFL Draft Pick

Published: November 4, 2007, 4:24 am

Tags: darren mcfadden, darrenmcfadden, matt ryan, mattryan

Filed under: NFL DraftJust as my FanHouse colleague Chas Rich says Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan has been dismissed for the Heisman, I also have to think his chances of being the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 NFL draft have taken a serious hit. Ryan is the favorite quarterback of most of the draft analysts out there (Mel Kiper ranks him as the top quarterback and the No. 3 senior prospect in college football), but he mixes in too many mistakes with his sometimes great throws. His decision-making just doesn't look like that of a top-flight prospect. An ESPN Insider survey of four NFL general managers found that Ryan is moving up draft boards, but that survey was before yesterday's game against Florida State. The survey said these are the other top players named:QB Brian Brohm (Louisville), LB Dan Connor (Penn State), DT Glenn Dorsey (LSU), DT Sedrick Ellis (Southern California), DE Quentin Groves (Auburn), CB Mike Jenkins (South Florida), DE Chris Long (Virginia), OT Jake Long

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