All Pac-12 NFL Roster Includes Gronk, Marshawn & Shutdown Corners

With the NFL and college football both back for 2017, let's dig a little deeper.

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QB

STARTER: Aaron Rodgers, California — Green Bay Packers

Backup: Marcus Mariota, Oregon — Tennessee Titans
Practice Squad: Andrew Luck, Stanford — Indianapolis Colts

Rodgers is the easy choice here. Mariota over Luck due to availability, not ability. Yet.

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RB

STARTER: Marshawn Lynch, California — Oakland Raiders

Backup: C.J. Anderson, California — Denver Broncos
All-Purpose: Christian McCaffrey, California — Carolina Panthers

This trio can anything a team could ever want its running backs to do; block, catch, lineup wide, in the slot, run inside, run outside, power, speed…

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WR

STARTER: Keenan Allen, California — Los Angeles Chargers
STARTER: Doug Baldwin, Stanford — Seattle Seahawks
STARTER: Brandin Cooks, Oregon State — New England Patriots

DeSean Jackson, California — Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Marvin Jones, California — Detroit Lions

Allen offers size at 6-foot-2 and 211 pounds, Baldwin is the route-ace with the versatility to line up anywhere and Cooks is the speed guy. Aaron Rodgers with these three plus Jackson off the bench? Shut up.

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TE

STARTER: Rob Gronkowski, Arizona — New England Patriots

Coby Fleener, Stanford — New Orleans Saints
Zach Ertz, Stanford — Philadelphia Eagles 
Austin Hooper, Stanford — Atlanta Falcons

Yeah, lotta Stanford, but Gronk is a matchup nightmare. Aaron Rodgers with Gronkowski? Shut up.

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OT

STARTER: ​Tyron Smith, USC — Dallas Cowboys
STARTER: David Bakhtiari, Colorado — Green Bay Packers

Jake Fisher, Oregon — Cincinnati Bengals
Mitchell Schwartz, California — Kansas City Chiefs
Matt Kalil, USC — Carolina Panthers
Nate Solder, Colorado — New England Patriots
Andrus Peat, Stanford — New Orleans Saints

Smith had a bit of a down year in 2016 but in terms of skill is one of the top three tackles in the NFL. Bakhtiari might be the game's most underrated left tackle.

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C

STARTER: Alex Mack, California — Atlanta Falcons

Ryan Kalil, USC — Carolina Panthers

Mack may be the best center in the league. Aaron Rodgers with… you get it.

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OG

STARTER: David DeCastro, Stanford — Pittsburgh Steelers
STARTER: Kyle Long, Oregon — Chicago Bears

Joe Dahl, Washington State — Detroit Lions
Xavier Su'a-Filo, UCLA — Houston Texans
David Yankey, Stanford — Carolina Panthers

DeCastro and Long is a solid tandem, though neither are All-Pro caliber like Mack and the two tackles and there's not much depth.[divider]

Kicker

STARTER: Mason Crosby, California — Green Bay Packers

Aaron Rodgers made this pick. Ask him.

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Punter

Are you kidding? Have you seen that offense? There will be no punts. And Crosby is lucky Rodgers picked the Kicker, otherwise… no kicking, period. Shut up.

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LB

STARTER: Anthony Barr, UCLA — Minnesota Vikings
STARTER: Shaq Thompson, Washington — Carolina Panthers
STARTER: Vontaze Burfict, Arizona State — Cincinnati Bengals
STARTER: Mason Foster, Washington — Washington Redskins

Clay Matthews, USC — Green Bay Packers
Brian Cushing, USC — Houston Texans

Foster and Burfict are tackling machines, Thompson is as versatile as any pure linebacker in the NFL and Barr is the most accomplished of the group, yet perhaps the most underrated.[divider]

Defensive Interior

STARTER: Leonard Williams, USC — New York Jets

​Jurrell Casey, USC — Tennessee Titans
Star Lotulelei, Utah — Carolina Panthers
Brandon Mebane, California — Los Angeles Chargers
Danny Shelton, Washington — Cleveland Browns

Williams play end in the Jets' 3-4 and is disruptive and productive. Casey is a stud for the TItans. Mebane is still very good at nose tackle for the Chargers. Lotulelei is a good spot-relief tackle and Shelton has a chance to be a starter on this team next year.

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Defensive Edge

STARTER: Everson Griffen, USC — Minnesota Vikings
STARTER: ​Cameron Jordan, California — New Orleans Saints

Solomon Thomas, Stanford — San Francisco 49ers
Takk McKinley, UCLA — Atlanta Falcons
DeForest Buckner, Oregon — San Francisco 49ers

Thomas has a good chance to be a starter here soon, but Jordan still is very good for the Saints and Griffen has been a consistent pass rusher his entire career. McKinley is versatile — he could play some OLB in our 3-4 here and has big-time speed to rush from the outside.

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CB

STARTER: Marcus Peters, Washington — Kansas City Chief
STARTER: Richard Sherman, Stanford — Seattle Seahawks

Alterraun Verner, UCLA — Miami Dolphins
Desmond Trufant, Washington — Atlanta Falcons

Not sure it gets much better than this. In a nickel situation Trufant comes in and moves to the inside. 

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Safety

STARTER: Budda Baker, Washington — Arizona Cardinals
STARTER: T.J. Ward, Oregon — Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Patrick Chung, Oregon — New England Patriots

Two very good safeties here, though Ward is more of a hitter and run stuffer than a cover option. Baker is just a rookie but a natural free safety with cover skills. Eric Weddle went to Utah but not while the Utes were a Pac-12 program.[divider]