ESPN analyst John Hollinger has his draft ratings out. A Freshman from UK is at the top... but is it who you expect?
Picking players in a draft always comes with some uncertainty. Here are is how ESPN analyst John Hollinger rates this years college players.
Draft Rater's top 12
|
Rank
|
Player
|
Team
|
Projected PER
|
|
1
|
DeMarcus Cousins
|
Kentucky
|
16.14
|
|
2.
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Evan Turner
|
Ohio State
|
14.79
|
|
3.
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John Wall
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Kentucky
|
14.68
|
|
4.
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Greg Monroe
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Georgetown
|
14.39
|
|
5.
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Derrick Favors
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Georgia Tech
|
13.98
|
|
6.
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Xavier Henry
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Kansas
|
13.52
|
|
7.
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Luke Babbitt
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Nevada
|
13.35
|
|
8.
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Al-Farouq Aminu
|
Wake Forest
|
13.30
|
|
9.
|
Wes Johnson
|
Syracuse
|
13.03
|
|
10.
|
Greivis Vasquez
|
Maryland
|
12.97
|
|
11.
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Sylven Landesberg
|
Virginia
|
12.52
|
|
12.
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Omar Samhan
|
Saint Mary's
|
12.47
|
Draft Rater's first-round talents
|
Rank
|
Player
|
Team
|
Projected PER
|
|
13.
|
Damion James
|
Texas
|
12.44
|
|
14.
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Daniel Orton
|
Kentucky
|
12.15
|
|
15.
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James Anderson
|
Oklahoma State
|
11.98
|
|
16.
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Paul George
|
Fresno State
|
11.87
|
|
17.
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Gordon Hayward
|
Butler
|
11.87
|
|
18.
|
Manny Harris
|
Michigan
|
11.80
|
|
19.
|
Jeff Foote
|
Cornell
|
11.71
|
|
20.
|
Darington Hobson
|
New Mexico
|
11.69
|
|
21.
|
Eric Bledsoe
|
Kentucky
|
11.66
|
|
22.
|
Marqus Blakely
|
Vermont
|
11.58
|
|
23.
|
Luke Harangody
|
Notre Dame
|
11.37
|
|
24.
|
Jordan Crawford
|
Xavier
|
11.32
|
Draft Rater's late first-rounders and early second-rounders
|
Rank
|
Player
|
Team
|
Projected PER
|
|
25.
|
Da'Sean Butler
|
West Virginia
|
11.26
|
|
26.
|
Jon Scheyer
|
Duke
|
11.20
|
|
27.
|
Devin Ebanks
|
West Virginia
|
11.16
|
|
28.
|
Tiny Gallon
|
Oklahoma
|
11.13
|
|
29.
|
Quincy Pondexter
|
Washington
|
11.08
|
|
30.
|
Larry Sanders
|
VCU
|
11.07
|
|
31.
|
Armon Johnson
|
Nevada
|
10.98
|
|
32.
|
Brian Zoubek
|
Duke
|
10.96
|
|
33.
|
Aubrey Coleman
|
Houston
|
10.91
|
|
34.
|
Jeremy Lin
|
Harvard
|
10.87
|
|
35.
|
Mikhail Torrance
|
Alabama
|
10.84
|
Draft Rater's duds -- prominent names ranked outside top 35 collegians
|
Rank
|
Player
|
Team
|
Projected PER
|
|
36
|
Cole Aldrich
|
Kansas
|
10.83
|
|
37
|
Patrick Patterson
|
Kentucky
|
10.79
|
|
40
|
Willie Warren
|
Oklahoma
|
10.71
|
|
45
|
Avery Bradley
|
Texas
|
10.42
|
|
50
|
Ekpe Udoh
|
Baylor
|
10.03
|
|
54
|
Ed Davis
|
North Carolina
|
9.88
|
|
60
|
Terrico White
|
Mississippi
|
9.68
|
|
62
|
Hassan Whiteside
|
Marshall
|
9.65
|
|
65
|
Craig Brackins
|
Iowa State
|
9.56
|
|
68
|
Solomon Alabi
|
Florida State
|
9.52
|
Notes:
1.) Putting Patrick Patterson in the "dud" category is a bit surprising to me.
2.) Daniel Orton continues to rate highly. He must be showing more offensive moves in these camps then he did at UK. That is a real possibility.
1.) Putting Patrick Patterson in the "dud" category is a bit surprising to me.
2.) Daniel Orton continues to rate highly. He must be showing more offensive moves in these camps then he did at UK. That is a real possibility.
Anyone else have any thoughts?
~ Jeff Archer
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