2014 NFL Draft: Big board and adjusted board

Right, time to finish up what has been a very draining draft process that I'm sure everyone is happy to be nearly over (I know I am) by producing - for the first time for me - a big board, followed by an adjusted board.

Basically the big board is nothing more than a list of all the players I've looked at, ordered from my favourite player downwards. Pretty much anyone who I previously said I would pass on is not on the board for fairly obvious reasons.

I've also had the chance to look back at some of the earlier groups that I looked at and have made some slight adjustments, so the order may be slightly different than the earlier posts suggested. And of course, if this were a real draft "war room" then not only would I have had more time to put the board together, but the back and forths between various parties would have shuffled people around.

The adjusted board underneath is basically the same list of players but re-ordered and split into groups to account for the fact that some of the players I rate very highly are not expected to be drafted until the later rounds. I'll also remove players who are clearly going to be drafted much higher than I personally rate them, such as Jadeveon Clowney and Khalil Mack.

How to use these boards

If you want to have a crack at being a GM during the draft using my lists and a best player available strategy then you have two options. The first is to use the big board. In this case you simply cross players off the list as and when they're drafted until the team you're drafting for comes up. At this point you "take" whoever is the highest player left on the board.

I will allow you a slight cheat in that the system of ranking players on gut instinct is imperfect and as such the difference between two players next to each other on the list might be marginal. For that reason if you absolutely must cheat then you have leeway to go two positions down from the top (so the third best player available).

The alternative is to use the adjusted board, which is slightly more realistic. In this case you still cross people off the list (you might want to copy the lists into word and print them off) but now you can only take players from a round grouping once that round starts. So players in "round two" can only be selected once round two actually begins.

That doesn't mean you're restricted to just that group. You still have to take the highest rated player left on the board and if the group is empty by the time your pick comes up then you can take the highest rated player from the next group down. If the board is empty then pick who you like.

If you really, really insist on cheating and drafting for position, then use the adjusted board in the same manner as above, but now with the freedom to ignore absolute rankings and pick the highest rated player at the position you desire. Just don't come running to me when you reach for a defensive tackle when a superb receiver was still on the board.

After the draft is done I'll do some example drafts for several teams to see how it would have worked out for them with me in charge (God help them).

Big Board

1. Jeremiah Attaochu, Outside Linebacker, Georgia Tech,

2. Dee Ford, Defensive End, Auburn,

3. Zach Martin, Offensive Tackle, Notre Dame,

4. Michael Sam, Defensive End, Missouri,

5. Aaron Donald, Defensive Tackle, Pittsburgh,

6. Anthony Barr, Outside Linebacker, UCLA,

7. Odell Beckham Jr, Wide Receiver, LSU,

8. Marqise Lee, Wide Receiver, USC,

9. Greg Robinson, Offensive Tackle, Auburn,

10. Taylor Lewan, Offensive Tackle, Michigan,

11. Xavier Su'a-Filo, Guard, UCLA,

12. Gabe Jackson, Guard, Mississippi State,

13. Jordan Matthews, Wide Receiver, Vanderbilt,

14. A.J. McCarron, Quarterback, Alabama,

15. Cassius Marsh, Defensive End, UCLA,

16. Andrew Norwell, Guard, Ohio State,

17. Jeff Mathews, Quarterback, Cornell,

18. Jared Abbrederis, Wide Receiver, Wisconsin,

19. Jake Matthews, Offensive Tackle, Texas A&M,

20. Jarvis Landry, Wide Receiver, LSU,

21. Chris Borland, Inside Linebacker, Wisconsin,

22. Jadeveon Clowney, Defensive End, South Carolina,

23. Khalil Mack, Outside Linebacker, Buffalo,

24. Chris Watt, Guard, Notre Dame,

25. Tom Savage, Quarterback, Pittsburgh,

26. David Fales, Quarterback, San Jose State,

27. Kelvin Benjamin, Wide Receiver, Florida State,

28. Jonotthan Harrison, Center, Florida,

29. Marcus Martin, Center, USC

30. Shane Skov, Inside Linebacker, Stanford,

31. Trai Turner, Guard, LSU,

32. Cyril Richardson, Guard, Baylor,

33. Michael Schofield, Offensive Tackle, Michigan,

34. David Yankey, Guard, Stanford,

35. Sammy Watkins, Wide Receiver, Clemson

36. Corey Linsley, Center, Ohio State,

37. Kareem Martin, Defensive End, North Carolina,

38. Kelcy Quarles, Defensive Tackle, South Carolina,

39. Paul Richardson, Wide Receiver, Colorado,

40. Ryan Shazier, Outside Linebacker, Ohio State,

41. Kyle Van Noy, Outside Linebacker, BYU,

42. C.J. Fiedorowicz, Tight End, Iowa,

43. Trent Murphy, Outside Linebacker, Stanford,

44. Adrian Hubbard, Outside Linebacker, Alabama,

45. Kyle Fuller, Cornerback, Virgina Tech,

46. Terrence Brooks, Safety, Florida State,

47. Isaiah Crowell, Running Back, Alabama State,

48. Mike Evans, Wide Receiver, Texas A&M,

49. Allen Robinson, Wide Receiver, Penn State,

50. Colt Lyerla, Tight End, Oregon,

51. Brandon Thomas, Offensive Tackle, Clemson,

52. Austin-Seferian Jenkins, Tight End, Washington,

53. Brandin Cooks, Wide Receiver, Oregon State,

54. Devonta Freeman, Running Back, Florida State,

55. Stanley Jean-Baptiste, Cornerback, Nebraska,

56. Deandre Coleman, Defensive Tackle, California,

57. Eddie Lackey, Inside Linebacker, Baylor,

58. George Uko, Defensive Tackle, USC,

59. Blake Bortles, Quarterback, Central Florida,

60. De'Anthony Thomas, Running Back, Oregon,

61. Brandon Coleman, Wide Receiver, Rutgers,

62. Kaleb Ramsey, Defensive Tackle, Boston College,

63. Craig Loston, Safety, LSU,

64. Kevin Norwood, Wide Receiver, Alabama,

65. Scott Crichton, Defensive End, Oregon State,

66. Keith McGill, Cornerback, Utah,

67. Kony Ealy, Defensive End, Missouri,

68. C.J. Mosley, Inside Linebacker, Alabama,

69. Brock Jensen, Quarterback, North Dakota,

70. James White, Running Back, Wisconsin,

71. Chris Smith, Defensive End, Arkansas,

72. Justin Gilbert, Cornerback, Oklahoma State,

73. Lache Seastrunk, Running Back, Baylor,

74. Louis Nix, Defensive Tackle, Notre Dame,

75. Dominique Easley, Defensive Tackle, Florida,

76. George Atkinson III, Running Back, Notre Dame,

77. Bruce Ellington, Wide Receiver, South Carolina,

78. Demonte McAllister, Defensive Tackle, Florida State,

79. Ronald Powell, Outside Linebacker, Florida,

80. Darqueze Dennard, Cornerback, Michigan State,

81. Raijun Neal, Running Back, Tennessee,

82. Mike Davis, Wide Receiver, Texas,

83. Morgan Moses, Offensive Tackle, Virginia,

84. Bishop Sankey, Running Back, Washington,

85. Dezmen Southward, Safety, Wisconsin,

86. DaQuan Jones, Defensive Tackle, Penn State,

87. Marcus Smith, Defensive End, Louisville,

88. Jason Verrett, Cornerback, TCU,

89. Josh Mauro, Defensive End, Stanford,

90. Rashaad Reynolds, Cornerback, Oregon State,

91. Charles Sims, Running Back, West Virginia,

92. Carl Bradford, Defensive End, Arizona State,

93. Eric Ebron, Tight End, North Carolina,

94. Shaqui Barrett, Outside Linebacker, Colorado State,

95. Donte Moncrief, Wide Receiver, Ole Miss,

96. Teddy Bridgewater, Quarterback, Louisville,

97. Christian Kirksey, Outside Linebacker, Iowa,

98. Tyler Gaffney, Running Back, Stanford,

99. Troy Niklas, Tight End, Notre Dame,

100. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Safety, Alabama,

101. Bradley Roby, Cornerback, Ohio State,

102. Bashaud Breeland, Cornerback, Clemson,

103. Connor Shaw, Quarterback, South Carolina,

104. Jeoffrey Pagan, Defensive End, Alabama,

105. Stephon Tuitt, Defensive End, Notre Dame,

106. Weston Richburg, Center, Colorado State,

107. Cody Hoffman, Wide Receiver, BYU,

108. Demarcus Lawrence, Defensive End, Boise State,

109. Jay Bromley, Defensive Tackle, Syracuse,

110. Roderick McDowell, Running Back, Clemson,

111. Devin Street, Wide Receiver, Pittsburgh,

112. Bruce Gaston, Defensive Tackle, Purdue,

113. Calvin Pryor, Safety, Louisville,

114. Johnny Manziel, Quarterback, Texas A&M,

115. Robert Herron, Wide Receiver, Wyoming,

116. Cyrus Kouandijo, Offensive Tackle, Alabama,

117. Billy Turner, Offensive Tackle, North Dakota,

118. Carlos Hyde, Running Back, Ohio State,

119. Aaron Murray, Quarterback, Georgia,

120. Devekeyan Lattimore, Inside Linebacker, South Florida,

121. James Gayle, Defensive End, Virgina Tech,

122. Kassim Edebali, Defensive End, Boston College,

123. Zach Mettenburger, Quarterback, LSU,

124. Ben Gardner, Defensive End, Stanford,

125. Ra'Shede Hageman, Defensive Tackle, Minnesota,

126. Morgan Breslin, Outside Linebacker, USC,

127. Loucheiz Purifoy, Cornerback, Florida,

128. Chase Rettig, Quarterback, Boston,

129. Henry Josey, Running Back, Missouri,

130. Lamarcus Joyner, Cornerback, Florida State,

131. Brock Vereen, Safety, Minnesota,

132. Derek Carr, Quarterback, Fresno State,

133. Ka'Deem Carey, Running Back, Arizona,

134. Davante Adams, Wide Receiver, Fresno State,

135. Kevin Pamphile, Offensive Tackle, Purdue,

136. Martavis Bryant, Wide Receiver, Clemson,

137. Damien Williams, Running Back, Oklahoma,

138. Josh Huff, Wide Receiver, Oregon,

139. Jalen Saunders, Wide Receiver, Oklahoma,

140. Isaiah Lewis, Safety, Michigan State,

141. Vinnie Sunseri, Safety/Running Back, Alabama,

142. Ik Enemkpali, Defensive End, Louisiana Tech,

143. Tevin Reese, Wide Receiver, Baylor,

144. Jace Amaro, Tight End, Texas Tech,

145. Ja'Wuan James, Offensive Tackle, Tennessee,

146. Jerome Smith, Running Back, Syracuse,

147. Zach Fulton, Guard, Tennessee,

148. John Urschel, Guard, Penn State,

149. Antonio Andrews, Running Back, Western Kentucky,

150. Arthur Lynch, Tight End, Georgia,

151. Anthony Steen, Guard, Alabama,

152. C.J. Barnett, Safety, Ohio State,

153. Brett Smith, Quarterback, Wyoming,

154. Tre Mason, Running Back, Auburn,

155. Blake Annen, Tight End, Cincinnati,

156. Ryan Groy, Guard, Wisconsin,

157. Chris Whaley, Defensive Tackle, Texas,

158. Travis Swanson, Center, Arkansas,

159. Alfred Blue, Running Back, LSU,

160. Jeremy Hill, Running Back, LSU,

161. Russell Bodine, Center, North Carolina,

162. Khalil Wilkes, Center, Stanford,

163. Deone Bucannon, Safety, Washington State,

164. Bryan Stork, Center, Florida State,

165. James Stone, Center, Tennessee,

166. Ed Reynolds, Safety, Stanford,

167. Taylor Hart, Defensive End, Oregon,

168. Robert Thomas, Defensive Tackle, Arkansas,

169. Tre Boston, Safety, North Carolina,

Adjusted Board

Round One