2011 NFL Draft Projections: Nevada Wolfpack

The Nevada Wolfpack are not yet in the Mountain West, but they have a few good players to talk about. The top prospect for Nevada is quarterback Colin Kaepernick who had a ton of buzz early in the draft process, but is now dying down a bit and is being replaced by TCU's Andy Dalton.

Kapernick is projected by various mock drafts to be taken between the third and fourth rounds in tonight's draft. Here are what the draft pros are saying about Kaepernick:

Mocking the Draft - 63rd overall player and sixth rated quarterback. Scouting report.

Yahoo Sports - 67th overall rated player and fifth rated quarterback. Scouting report.

Draft Countdown: Not rated in the top 100, but is the seventh rated quarterback. Scouting report.

National Football Post - 118th rated player overall and eighth rated quarterback. Scouting report.

ESPN: 57th overall and seventh rated quarterback. Scouting report.

CBS Sports - 62nd rated player overall and sixth rated quarterback. Scouting report.

Tight end Virgil Green is the next rated Nevada prospect:

CBS Sports - 62nd rated player overall and sixth rated quarterback. Scouting report.

Yahoo Sports - 64th overall rated player and third rated tight end. Scouting report.

Mocking the Draft - 88th overall rated player and fourth rated tight end. Scouting report. 

Draft Countdown: 92nd rated overall and is the fourth rated tight end. Scouting report.

National Football Post - 182nd overall rated player overall and 10th rated tight end. Scouting report. 

ESPN: 108th overall rated player and fifth rated running back. Scouting report.

Up next is outside linebacker Dontay Moch:

CBS Sports - 67th rated player overall and sixth rated outside linebacker. Scouting report. 

Mocking the Draft - 88th overall rated player and sixth rated outside linebacker. Scouting report. 

Draft Countdown: 92nd rated overall and is the fourth rated   outside linebacker. Scouting report.

Yahoo Sports - 100th overall rated player and eighth rated outside linebacker. Scouting report.

National Football Post - 96th overall rated player overall and ninth rated outside linebacker. Scouting report.

ESPN: 108th overall rated player and fifth rated outside linebacker. Scouting report.

Up next is running back Vai Taua:

CBS Sports - 398th rated player overall and 35th rated running back. Scouting report.

Yahoo Sports - 274th overall rated player and 27th rated running back. Scouting report.

National Football Post - 96th overall rated player overall and 33rd rated running back. Scouting report.

ESPN: 108th overall rated player and fifth rated outside linebacker. Scouting report.

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