Todd McShay at Scouts, Inc. does “a preseason look ahead at the 2006 NFL draft landscape” (Insider Subs.) by position (meaning juniors and seniors). Two things I noticed, Louisville has a lot of players littered throughout these lists, offering further reasons why Louisville is getting all the early love coming into the BE. How they handle the expectations is something else. The BE has been a killing field for pre-season selections the last few years. The other is that while Pitt may not place a lot in the top-5 part, there are several at least making the “others” portion.

Tyler Palko came in at #11 on QBs.

Wide Receivers
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4. Greg Lee*, Pittsburgh
Lee had a breakout season as a sophomore in 2004, when he finished sixth in the nation with 1,297 receiving yards. Another season like that and it will be awfully tempting to take off for the NFL.

John Simonitis was listed #6 for Offensive Guards.

Outside Linebackers
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3. H.B. Blades*, Pittsburgh
Another in the long line of Blades with NFL tools. H.B. led the Panthers with 108 tackles last season and will be back to wreak havoc as a junior in 2005. He lacks ideal height (5-11), but is well-built (245 pounds) and athletic. He also hits like a truck.

Josh Lay made the list at #19 for Cornerbacks.

Also, ESPN the Magazine has a brief article on Coach Wannstedt on the college football page (pg 116, issue dated May 9 with Rashard Lewis and Shawn Marion on the cover). Nothing in there really that hasn’t been covered in various articles: Wanny re-learning the college games and the officiating; changing the offensive philosophy; and speed on defense.