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With the college football season getting ready to start fall camps, we thought it would be interesting to take a look at the top senior talent who look to be early round selections in the 2010 NFL Draft. This year’s senior class looks like it will produce a bumper crop of offensive and defensive linemen who will be welcome additions to any team looking to replace ineffective players or add depth to the line.

This year’s senior class of NFL prospects is led by USC safety Talyor Mays. He would have been a top 10 draft pick had he declared himself eligible for the draft last season and now is at the top of most, if not all, 2010 mock NFL rookie drafts. Mays is a special talent, he is a very phyiscal prospect at 6-2, 230, with an extremely high football I.Q. He will be a difference maker at the next level and should be in the running for the top pick of the draft.

Football Prospector’s Top 25 Senior Draft Prospects:

1. Taylor Mays - USC - Safety

2.  Jermaine Gresham - Oklahoma - TE

3.  Colt McCoy - Texas - QB

4.  Brandon Spikes - Florida - LB

5.  C.J. Spiller - Clemson - RB

6.  Russell Okung - OT - Oklahoma State

7.  Tim Tebow - QB - Florida

8.  Sean Weatherspoon - LB - Missouri

9.  Terrence Cody - DT - Alabama

10.  George Selvie - DE - South Florida

11.  Arthur Jones - DT - Syracuse

12.  Mark Herzlich - LB - Boston College

13.  Sergio Kindle - LB - Texas

14.  Ciron Black - OT - LSU

15.  Ndamukong Suh - DT - Nebraska

16.  Greg Hardy - DE - Mississippi

17.  Jerry Hughes - LB - TCU

18.  Trent Williams - OT - Oklahoma

19.  Javier Arenas - CB - Alabama

20.  Kyle Wilson - CB - Boise State

21.  Adam Ulatoski - OT - Texas

22.  Brandon Graham - DE - Michigan

23.  Mike Johnson - G - Alabama

24.  Geno Atkins - DT - Georgia

25.  Charles Smith - RB - LSU

Watch for these other notable seniors this college football season:

Quarterbacks
Todd Reesling - Kansas
Matt Grothe - South Florida
Tony Pike - Cincinnati
Juice Williams - Illinois
Joe Webb - UAB

Running Backs
Stafon Johnson - USC
LeGarrette Blount - Oregon
Chris Brown - Oklahoma
James Starks - Buffalo
Brandon Minor - Michigan

Wide Receivers & Tight Ends
Brandon LaFell - LSU
Ryan Wolfe - UNLV
Mardy Gilyard - Cincinnati
Jordan Shipley - Texas
Dennis Pitta - (TE) - BYU

Defense
Jordan Lake - S- Baylor
Trevard Lindley - CB - Kentucky
Patrick Robinson - CB - Florida State
Reggie Carter - LB - UCLA
Dekoda Watson - LB - Florida State
Eric Norwood - LB - South Carolina
Joe Pawelek - LB - Baylor
Corey Wootton - DE - Northwestern