Monday, July 09, 2007

Sporting News: Top 40 Pac-10 players

A quick look reaffirms what we all already know: USC is loaded. Especially on defense. Six Trojan defenders made my Top 20 on this list, which is based on potential and past production. But Cal may be explosive enough to beat USC, thanks to what could be the nation's best pass-catch duo: Nate Longshore to DeSean Jackson.

 

1. John David Booty, QB, USC

2. Rey Maualuga, LB, USC

3. DeSean Jackson, WR, Cal

4. Keith Rivers, LB, USC

5. Nate Longshore, QB, Cal

6. Bruce Davis, DE, UCLA

7. Lawrence Jackson, DE, USC

8. Sam Baker, OT, USC

9. Antoine Cason, CB, Arizona

10. Sedrick Ellis, DT, USC

11. Shannon Tevaga, G, UCLA

12. Louis Holmes, DE, Arizona

13. Derrick Doggett, LB, Oregon State

14. Taylor Mays, S, USC

15. Alex Mack, C, Cal

16. Sammie Stroughter, WR, Oregon State

17. Chris Horton, S, UCLA

18. Brian Cushing, LB, USC

19. Craig Stevens, TE, Cal

20. Terrell Thomas, CB, USC

21. Yvenson Bernard, RB, Oregon State

22. Spencer Larsen, LB, Arizona

23. Michael Marquardt, DT, Arizona State

24. Chris Markey, RB, UCLA

25. Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon

26. Zack Follett, LB, Cal

27. Alexis Serna, K, Oregon State

28. Rudy Carpenter, QB, Arizona State

29. Michael Bumpus, WR, Washington State

30. Trey Brown, CB, UCLA

31. Ryan Torian, RB, Arizona State

32. Mike Gibson, OT, Cal

33. Jarius Byrd, CB, Oregon

34. Ekom Udofia, DT, Stanford

35. Brandon Rodd, OT, Arizona State

36. Patrick Turner, WR, USC

37. Mike Thomas, WR, Arizona

38. Josh Barrett, S, Arizona State

39. Jaison Williams, WR, Oregon

40. Alex Brink, QB, Washington State

 

1 comment:

California Pete said...

Probably safe to say that one Justin Forsett will be on the postseason top-40 list. I'm sure there are a few others, but this is a particularly glaring omission. While the spotlight will be on THA-1 all year, it will be "Tex" who'll truly carry the 2007 Golden Bears.