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Kiper's Top 5 by position: Defense

By Mel Kiper Jr.
ESPN.com

Thursday, April 9, 2009

More Kiper: Offense | Juniors Defensive ends 1. Brian Orakpo, Texas 2. *Aaron Maybin, Penn State 3. Robert Ayers, Tennessee 4. Tyson Jackson, LSU 5. *Everette Brown, Florida State As many as seven defensive linemen could be picked in Round 1, and both positions provide enough depth that teams could select a few quality players in the middle rounds. I view Orakpo as a 4-3 defensive end who also could play on his feet in a 3-4 as an attacking outside linebacker. He's super athletic and incredib ...

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