| Wednesday, April 18 
 Robinson back on the rise
 By Mel Kiper
 ESPN.com
 
 Following are a few lists that indicate how some players are being viewed going into this weekend's draft:
 ON THE RISE|  |  |  | UCLA's Freddie Mitchell has made a favorable impression on pro scouts since the college football season ended. | 
 Players who have gained momentum over the last two weeks:
 Hilton Alexander, WR, Morris Brown
 Will Allen, CB, Syracuse
 Adam Archuleta, DB, Arizona State
 Kevan Barlow, RB, Pitt
 Gary Baxter, S, Baylor
 Monty Beisel, DE, Kansas State
 Willie Blade, DT, Mississippi State
 Josh Booty, QB, LSU
 Jerametrius Butler, CB, Kansas St.
 Alge Crumpler, TE, North Carolina
 Heath Evans, FB, Auburn
 Rod Gardner, WR, Clemson
 Reggie Germany, WR, Ohio State
 Casey Hampton, DT, Texas
 Todd Heap, TE, Arizona State
 Jamie Henderson, CB, Georgia
 Anthony Henry, CB, South Florida
 Sedrick Hodge, OLB, North Carolina
 Steve Hutchinson, OG, Michigan
 Lamont Jordan, RB, Maryland
 Kevin Kasper, WR, Iowa
 Matt Lehr, OG, Virginia Tech
 Damione Lewis, DT, Miami (Fla.)
 Matt Light, OT, Purdue
 Torrance Marshall, ILB, Oklahoma
 Darnerian McCants, WR, Delaware State
 Mike McMahon, QB, Rutgers
 Shad Meier, TE, Kansas State
 Freddie Mitchell, WR, UCLA
 Mario Monds, DT, Cincinnati
 Dennis Norman, OT, Princeton
 Onome Ojo, WR, Cal-Davis
 Ryan Pickett, DT, Ohio State
 Casey Rabach, C, Wisconsin
 Mike Roberg, TE, Idaho
 Koren Robinson, WR, N.C. State
 Shaun Rogers, DT, Texas
 Sage Rosenfels, QB, Iowa State
 Brandon Spoon, ILB, North Carolina
 Daleroy Stewart, DT, Southern Mississippi
 Paul Toviessi, DE, Marshall
 Brock Williams, CB, Notre Dame
 Cedrick Wilson, WR, Tennessee
 Milton Wynn, WR, Washington
 
ON THE SLIDEPlayers who seem to have lost momentum over the last two weeks:
 Keith Adams, OLB, Clemson
 Michael Bennett, RB, Wisconsin
 Fred Booker, CB, LSU
 Tay Cody, CB, Florida State
 Char-ron Dorsey, OT, Florida State
 Andre Dyson, CB, Utah
 Ron Edwards, DT, Texas A&M
 Jamar Fletcher, CB, Wisconsin
 Reggie Hayward, DE, Iowa State
 Jabari Holloway, TE, Notre Dame
 Willie Howard, DT, Stanford
 Chad Johnson, WR, Oregon State
 Ken Lucas, CB, Mississippi
 Dwayne Missouri, DE, Northwestern
 Ken-Yon Rambo, WR, Ohio State
 Ja'Mar Toombs, RB, Texas A&M
 
OVERRATEDPlayers who could go higher in the draft than my rating tends to indicate:
 Dan Alexander, RB, Nebraska
 Harold Blackmon, CB, Northwestern
 Al Blades, S, Miami (Fla.)
 Jarvis Borum, OT, N.C. State
 Chris Brown, OT, Georgia Tech
 Derrick Burgess, DE, Mississippi
 Robert Carswell, S, Clemson
 Derrick Chambers, DT, Florida
 Rick Crowell, OLB, Colorado State
 Ennis Davis, DT, USC
 Jason Doering, S, Wisconsin
 Mario Fatafehi, DT, Kansas State
 Reggie Germany, WR, Ohio State
 Josh Heupel, QB, Oklahoma
 Jevaris Johnson, TE, Georgia
 Rudi Johnson, RB, Auburn
 Michael Keathley, OT, TCU
 Mike McMahon, QB, Rutgers
 Dwayne Missouri, DE, Northwestern
 Mario Monds, DT, Cincinnati
 Quincy Morgan, WR, Kansas State
 Ryan Pickett, DT, Ohio State
 Owen Pochman, K, BYU
 Carlos Polk, ILB, Nebraska
 Ken-Yon Rambo, WR, Ohio State
 Elliot Silvers, OT, Washington
 Omar Smith, OG, Kentucky
 Brandon Spoon, ILB, North Carolina
 Marcus Stroud, DT, Georgia
 Chris Taylor, WR, Texas A&M
 Anthony Thomas, RB, Michigan
 
UNDERRATEDPlayers whom I rate higher than where they figure to come off the board:
 Hakim Akbar, S, Washington
 Alex Bannister, WR, Eastern Kentucky
 Chris Barnes, RB, New Mexico State
 Randy Black, S, UNLV
 Fred Booker, CB, LSU
 James Boyd, S, Penn State
 Correll Buckhalter, RB, Nebraska
 Damian Demps, S, Central Florida
 Robert Ferguson, WR, Texas A&M
 Bill Ferrario, OG, Wisconsin
 Adam Haayer, OT, Minnesota
 Anthony Henry, CB, South Florida
 Kris Jenkins, DT, Maryland
 Chad Johnson, WR, Oregon State
 Lamont Jordan, RB, Maryland
 Andre King, WR, Miami (Fla.)
 Matt Lehr, OG, Virginia Tech
 Deuce McAllister, RB, Mississippi
 Casey Rabach, C, Wisconsin
 Steve Smith, WR, Utah
 Daleroy Stewart, DT, Southern Mississippi
 Marques Tuiasosopo, QB, Washington
 Reggie Wayne, WR, Miami (Fla.)
 Cedrick Wilson, WR, Tennessee
 Eric Westmoreland, OLB, Tennessee
 
SLEEPERSHilton Alexander, WR, Morris Brown
 Scotty Anderson, WR, Grambling
 Eddie Berlin, WR, Northern Iowa
 Derrick Blaylock, RB, Stephen F. Austin
 R.J. Bowers, FB, Grove City (Pa.)
 Jonathan Carter, WR, Troy State
 Jauron Dailey, OLB, Florida A&M
 Robert Garza, C, Texas A&M-Kingsville
 Ryan Goven, OLB, North Dakota
 Bill Gramatica, S, South Florida
 Edgerton Hartwell, ILB, Western Illinois
 Anthony Henry, CB, South Florida
 Delvin Hughley, CB, Jacksonville State
 Ligarius Jennings, CB, Tennessee State
 Kenyatta Jones, OT, South Florida
 Cleo Lemon, QB, Arkansas State
 Arther Love, TE, South Carolina State
 Darnerian McCants, WR, Delaware State
 Ramondo North, WR, North Carolina A&T
 Onome Ojo, WR, Cal-Davis
 William Peterson, CB, Western Illinois
 Dominic Rhodes, RB, Midwestern State
 Tyrone Robertson, DT, Hinds Junior College
 Kendrick Rogers, OT, Alabama A&M
 Colston Weatherington, DE, Central Missouri State
 Walter Williams, WR, Grambling
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