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Posted by ESPN.com's Chris Low

Without any further ado, let's get right to No. 3 in our countdown.

This time last year, he was an unknown quantity, a guy who'd transferred from Texas looking for a new lease on life in the SEC.

Now, he enters the 2009 season as one of the top NFL draft prospects at quarterback in the country.

Snead

No. 3: Jevan Snead, QB, Ole Miss -- What a rise it's been for Snead, who's become the kind of franchise quarterback every school covets. His 2,762 passing yards and 26 touchdowns last season were the most in a season for an Ole Miss quarterback not named Eli Manning. He has great arm strength, great poise and is always a threat to find his target no matter who's chasing him or who's hanging onto him. Very few quarterbacks in college football are as good under duress or on the move as Snead, who's always looking down the field to make a play. He also improved tremendously as his first season as a starter progressed. During the Rebels' six-game winning streak to end the season, he threw 16 touchdown passes and only three interceptions. That's after throwing 10 interceptions in his first seven games. Ole Miss offensive coordinator Kent Austin plans to broaden the offense now that Snead has been through the league one time. He's the kind of talent at quarterback that doesn't come along very often, and more importantly, the kind of talent you build championship teams around.

Here are the links to Nos. 30-26, Nos. 25-21, Nos. 20-16, Nos. 15-11, No. 10, No. 9, No. 8, No. 7, No. 6, No. 5 and No. 4.

• No. 4: Brandon Spikes, LB, Florida
• No. 5: Julio Jones, WR, Alabama
• No. 6: A.J. Green, WR, Georgia
• No. 7: Rolando McClain, LB, Alabama
• No. 8: Trevard Lindley, CB, Kentucky
• No. 9: Greg Hardy, DE, Ole Miss
• No. 10: Carlos Dunlap, DE, Florida
• No. 11: Eric Norwood, OLB, South Carolina
• No. 12: Antonio Coleman, DE, Auburn
• No. 13: Ciron Black, OT, LSU
• No. 14: Terrence Cody, NG, Alabama
• No. 15: D.J. Williams, TE, Arkansas
• No. 16: Rennie Curran, LB, Georgia
• No. 17: Joe Haden, CB, Florida
• No. 18: Michael Smith, RB, Arkansas
• No. 19: Charles Scott, RB, LSU
• No. 20: Malcolm Sheppard, DT, Arkansas
• No. 21: Brandon LaFell, WR, LSU
• No. 22: Jeffery Demps, RB/WR, Florida
• No. 23: John Jerry, OT, Ole Miss
• No. 24: Chad Jones, S, LSU
• No. 25: Geno Atkins, DT, Georgia
• No. 26: Anthony Dixon, RB, Mississippi State
• No. 27: Javier Arenas, CB/RS, Alabama
• No. 28: Micah Johnson, LB, Kentucky
• No. 29: Dexter McCluster, RB/WR, Ole Miss
• No. 30: Myron Lewis, CB, Vanderbilt