| Mike Mayock's top five seniors for the 2009 NFL Draft by position | |||
| Rank | Player | School | |
| Quarterbacks | |||
| 1 | Matthew Stafford | Georgia | |
| 2 | Mark Sanchez | USC | |
| 3 | Josh Freeman | Kansas State | |
| 4 | Nate Davis | Ball State | |
| 5 | Rhett Bomar | Sam Houston State | |
| Running backs | |||
| 1 | Chris Wells | Ohio State | |
| 2 | Knowshon Moreno | Georgia | |
| 3 | LeSean McCoy | Pittsburgh | |
| 4 | Donald Brown | Connecticut | |
| 5 | Shonn Green | Iowa | |
| Fullback | |||
| 1 | Tony Fiammetta | Syracuase | |
| 2 | Quinn Johnson | LSU | |
| 3 | Brannan Southerland | Georgia | |
| Wide receivers | |||
| 1 | Michael Crabtree | Texas Tech | |
| 2 | Jeremy Maclin | Missouri | |
| 3 | Darrius Heyward-Bey | Maryland | |
| 4 | Kenny Britt | Rutgers | |
| 5 | Percy Harvin | Florida | |
| Tight ends | |||
| 1 | Brandon Pettigrew | Oklahoma State | |
| 2 | Cornelius Ingram | Florida | |
| 3 | James Casey | Rice | |
| 4 | Travis Beckum | Wisconsin | |
| 5 | Chase Coffman | Missouri | |
| Centers | |||
| 1 | Max Unger | Oregon | |
| 2 | Eric Wood | Louisville | |
| 3 | Alex Mack | California | |
| 4 | A.Q. Shipley | Penn State | |
| 5 | Jonathan Luigs | Arkansas | |
| Guards | |||
| 1 | Andy Levitre | Oregon State | |
| 2 | Duke Robinson | Oklahoma | |
| 3 | Kraig Urbik | Wisconsin | |
| 4 | Herman Johnson | LSU | |
| 5 | Roger Allen | Missouri Western State | |
| Offensive tackles | |||
| 1 | Jason Smith | Baylor | |
| 2 | Eugene Monroe | Virginia | |
| 3 | Andre Smith | Alabama | |
| 4 | Michael Oher | Mississippi | |
| 5 | Eben Britton | Arizona | |
| Defensive ends | |||
| 1 | Brian Orakpo (can play OLB in 3-4) | Texas | |
| 2 | Everette Brown (OLB) | Florida State | |
| 3 | Tyson Jackson | LSU | |
| 4 | Aaron Maybin (OLB) | Penn State | |
| 5 | Larry English (OLB) | Northern Illinois | |
| Defensive tackles | |||
| 1 | B.J. Raji | Boston College | |
| 2 | Peria Jerry | Mississippi | |
| 3 | Ron Brace | Boston College | |
| 4 | Fili Moala | Southern California | |
| 5 | Evander 'Ziggy' Hood | Missouri | |
| Inside linebackers | |||
| 1 | Rey Maualuga | Southern California | |
| 2 | James Laurinaitis | Ohio State | |
| 3 | Darry Beckwith | LSU | |
| 4 | Dannell Ellerbe | Georgia | |
| 5 | Jason Phillips | Texas Christian | |
| Outside linebackers | |||
| 1 | Aaron Curry | Wake Forest | |
| 2 | Brian Cushing | Southern California | |
| 3 | Clint Sintim | Virginia | |
| 4 | Clay Matthews | USC | |
| 5 | Marcus Freeman | Ohio State | |
| Safeties | |||
| 1 | Rashad Johnson | Alabama | |
| 2 | William Moore | Missouri | |
| 3 | Louis Delmas | Western Michigan | |
| 4 | Patrick Chung | Oregon | |
| 5 | Michael Hamlin | Clemson | |
| Cornerbacks | |||
| 1 | Malcolm Jenkins | Ohio State | |
| 2 | Vontae Davis | Illinois | |
| 3 | Alphonso Smith | Wake Forest | |
| 4 | D.J. Moore | Vanderbilt | |
| 5 | *Sean Smith | Utah | |
* -- underclassman granted special eligibility
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