... the college and pro games. For rabid pigskin fans, it's never too early to start planning for the future and exchanging hypotheticals about what players belong where, what teams need help at what positions, and so on and so forth.

So even though the 2011 NFL Draft isn't for another six months, it's still as good a time as any to try and put together a ranking of the top 30 prospects that could emerge as the next class of NFL talents.

Look no further for a very premature ranking of 30 players who could make a big move on draft day, and may be playing for an NFL team near you come the 2011-2012 NFL season (as long as a collective bargaining agreement gets agreed on, that is).

Bleacher Report - NFL