Our final top 30 player rankings from 2009 will start from the bottom and work up to No. 1.

Click here for Nos. 18-30. Preseason rankings are here.

16. Jahvid Best, RB, California (2): Despite missing the final four-plus games of the year after suffering a severe concussion against Oregon State, Best rushed for 867 yards and 12 touchdowns -- with a 6.1 yards per carry average -- and caught 22 passes for 213 yards and four TDs. Injury, though, wasn't the only reason Best dropped from No. 2. In the Bears blowout losses to Oregon and USC, he was a non-factor, rushing for 62 and 49 yards, respectively.

17. Charles Brown, OT, USC (17): Brown was the best offensive lineman in the Pac-10 this year, and his ranking just 17th shows you that it wasn't a great year for individual offensive linemen. While Brown didn't always dominate -- the Trojans touted O-line underachieved in 2009 -- he's generally projected to be a first-day pick in the NFL draft this spring.

18. Syd'Quan Thompson, CB, California (8)
19. Keaton Kristick, LB, Oregon State (28)
20. Nick Foles, QB, Arizona (NR)
21. Daniel Te'o-Nesheim, DE, Washington (23)
22. Mike Mohamed, LB, California (NR)
23. Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford (NR)
24. Donald Butler, LB, Washington (NR)
25. Everson Griffen, DE, USC (30)
26. Ricky Elmore, DE, Arizona (NR)
27. Trevin Wade, CB, Arizona (NR)
28. Kenny Rowe, DE, Oregon (NR)
29. Earl Mitchell, DT, Arizona (NR)
30. Travis Goethel, LB Arizona State (NR)