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Our post-draft amendments to pre-draft positional rankings continue with Matt Williamson, NFL scout for ESPN.com. Up next: safeties. NFC West teams drafted two of them, both in the first three rounds: Eric Reid to the San Francisco 49ers with t...

Our post-draft amendments to pre-draft positional rankings continue with Matt Williamson, NFL scout for ESPN.com. Up next: linebackers. NFC West teams drafted six of them if we count the San Francisco 49ers' Corey Lemonier and the Arizona Cardi...

Our post-draft amendments to pre-draft positional rankings continue with Matt Williamson, NFL scout for ESPN.com. Up next: defensive linemen. NFC West teams drafted four of them if we count the San Francisco 49ers' Corey Lemonier and the Arizon...

Our post-draft amendments to pre-draft positional rankings continue with Matt Williamson, NFL scout for ESPN.com. Up next: offensive lines. NFC West teams drafted seven players at the position: guards Jonathan Cooper (seventh overall pick) and ...

Our post-draft amendments to pre-draft positional rankings continue with Matt Williamson, NFL scout for ESPN.com. Up next: wide receivers. NFC West teams drafted five of them: Tavon Austin (eighth overall pick) and Stedman Bailey (92nd) to the ...

Matt Williamson, NFL scout for ESPN.com, is back with post-draft thoughts regarding the recently published NFC West positional rankings. We won't cover every position. Some haven't changed enough. But with the four NFC West teams combining to draf...

The NFL does not crown division champs in April. Matt Williamson and I kept that in mind when breaking down his pre-draft positional rankings for NFC West teams. Williamson, who scouts the NFL for ESPN.com, wraps up the series with thoughts on whe...

The St. Louis Rams posted a 4-26 record against NFC West opponents over the five seasons preceding Jeff Fisher's arrival as head coach. They were 4-1-1 against the NFC West under Fisher in 2012. Matt Williamson Ranks West by Position T...

Adrian Wilson, Kerry Rhodes, Dashon Goldson and Quintin Mikell were starting NFC West safeties last season. They combined to earn more than $15 million for their contributions in 2012. Matt Williamson Ranks West by Position Team SF SEA ...

The San Francisco 49ers have fielded an effective, sometimes dominant defensive line recently, even without factoring outside linebacker Aldon Smith into the line equation. That's why it was shocking to see ESPN's NFL scout, Matt Williamson, rank ...

We've got much to discuss as our NFC West predraft positional rankings continue with input from Matt Williamson, resident scout for ESPN.com. Tight ends are up next, followed later Wednesday by the offensive lines. Matt Williamson Ranks Wes...

Quarterbacks give way to running backs as Matt Williamson and I discuss the NFC West positional rankings Williamson provided in his role as scout for ESPN.com. Those rankings are available in the chart at right. Matt ranks the Seattle Seahawks...

As promised, Matt Williamson is here to discuss the NFC West positional rankings posted Monday and republished in the chart at right. Matt has been a regular on the blog for some time as the NFL scout for ESPN.com. We spent about an hour on the phone...

Matt Williamson of Scouts Inc. envisions new San Francisco 49ers cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha matching up with Sidney Rice and Larry Fitzgerald in the NFC West, but not against a shiftier receiver such as Percy Harvin. He also thinks the 49ers will be ...

Ross Tucker, Matt Williamson and Jay Soderberg have made their Championship Game picks as part of the latest Football Today podcast . Their NFC Championship Game preview begins at the 4:35 mark of the above-linked podcast. Check it out. Tucker ...

Ross Tucker, Matt Williamson and Jay Soderberg have made their Week 17 picks as part of the latest Football Today podcast . I've bookmarked NFC West games for you as follows: 31:12 mark: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers. No surprises h...