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Draft Sleepers, my All-Underrated and All-Overrated draft teams

Vavel's USA NFL draft guru Jon Fox lists players to look for in this week's draft

Draft Sleepers, my All-Underrated and All-Overrated draft teams
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By Jon Fox

Draft Sleepers:

Tyler Wilson QB Arkansas: small hands and a concussion last season are why he's going to be a 2nd or 3rd round pick. You're going to get a gunslinger who's willing to stand tall in the pocket and take a hit in order to get the ball in the right place. 

Landry  Jones QB Oklahoma: I really dont get why some teams have a 4th or 5th round grade on him. I get that Oklahoma is telling scouts that he was lazy/complacent in his senior year, but the kid can gun it. 
 
Knile Davis RB Arkansas: Injuries basically cost him his college career. If he can stay on the field, you're getting a big, fast RB who can do just about anything. 

Stepfan Taylor RB Stanford: The stopwatch is killing his draft stock, he had a poor 40 time. In the real world, he's a polished RB who can block well and catch the ball out of the backfield. 
  
Marcus Lattimore RB South Carolina: You know the story, but you need to be patience no matter what he says about playing in 2013. You're getting a RB who can do it all but just doesn't have that third gear in the open field.  
 
Kenny Stills WR Oklahoma: Good size, good speed, good intangibles...why isn't he a 1st day pick? 

Ace Sanders WR South Carolina: You probably won't get anything more then a slot WR who contributes more as a returner, but isn't that worth a 4th round pick? 
 
Jeff Braun OT WVU: Not super talented but he was asked to protect the blindside in an up tempo, pass first offense and did a steller job. 
 
Elvis Fisher OT Missouri: Health issues but good technique for a prospect. Get him in the 7th and laugh at your competition. 

Brandon Jenkins DE/OLB FSU: Injuries have cost him his college career right when it appeared to be about to soarHis backups will go higher then him, but FSU people will tell you his talent was higher then both of them combined. 
  
Kwame Geathers DT UGA: Another of the flying Geathers family. Kwame is just a 3 front DLineman, but he'll do that job well. 

Jelani Jenkins OLB Florida: Injuries+Florida coaches telling scouts that they invited him and Floyd to spend their falls playing in the NFL mean that he's dropping but when healthy he's a dazzling player. 
 
Shaq Wilson LB/SS South Carolina: I don't know what his position will be in the NFL and that might be what's dropping him, but what you're getting is a quick, fast ballhawk defender in the middle of the field who was the captain(and made all the calls) for one of the best defenses in college ball last year. 
 
Darius Slay CB Miss State: I'll just say this, if the choice is him or Jon Banks(who'll be a top 60 pick)...I'll take Slay. 
 
Tyrann Mathieu CB/S LSU: 
You have to be concerned about the pot issues, but if you take him you can't be concerned about his play on the field. 

T.J. McDonald S Southern Cal: Very limited as a player, he'll struggle to cover even a decently fast TE in the NFL, but what you will get is a blitzer/attacker who can beat a good OT. 
 
Robert Lester S Alabama: Doesn't have great physical tools, but is a leader and won't make dumb mistakes. 
 
 
All underrated team:
WRs: Stedman Bailey WVU, Kenny Stills Oklahoma
TE: Joseph Fauria UCLA
OTs: Ricky Wagner Wisconsin, Justin Pugh Syracuse
OGs: Larry Warford Kentucky, Travis Frederick Wisconsin
OC: Barrett Jones Alabama 
QB: Tyler Wilson Arkansas
FB: Braden Wilson K-State
RB: Stepfan Taylor Stanford
DEs: Sam Montgomery LSU, Brandon Jenkins FSU
DTs: Johnathan Hankins OSU, Jordan Hill PSU
NT: John Jenkins UGA
34 OLB: Damontre Moore TAMU 
MLB: Kevin Minter LSU
ILB: AJ Klein ISU
43 OLB: Chase Thomas Stanford
CBs: Darius Slay Miss State, Tyrann Mathieu LSU
FS: Eric Reid LSU
SS: DeVonte Holloman South Carolina
 
All overrated team:
WRs: Cordarrelle Patterson Tennessee, DeAndre Hopkins Clemson
TE: Vance McDonald Rice
OTs: Menelik Watson FSU, Xavier Nixon Florida
OGs: Alvin Bailey Arkansas, Dallas Thomas Tennessee
OC: Dalton Freeman Clemson
QB: Matt Barkley Southern Cal
FB: Zach Boren OSU
RB: Andre Ellington Clemson
DEs: Ezekiel Ansah BYU, Margus Hunt SMU
DTs: Sharrif Floyd, Sheldon Richardson
NT: Brandon Williams Missouri Southern
34 OLB: Corey Lemonier Auburn
MLB: Manti Te'o Notre Dame
ILB: Alec Ogletree UGA
43 OLB: Arthur Brown K-State
CBs: Blidi Wreh-Wilson UConn, David Amerson NC State
FS: Philip Thomas Fresno State 
SS: Matt Elam Florida