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ESPN: Barkley rises, Burfict falls on draft board

There aren't many changes on Mel Kiper's "Big Board," but fellow ESPN NFL draft guru Todd McShay has two Pac-12 players going in opposite directions on his board.

First, USC quarterback Matt Barkley moved up from 18 to 10 on McShay's list of the top 32 NFL draft prospects.

Writes McShay: He continues to rise in part because of his impressive consistency. The closer we get to the draft, the more quarterbacks start to rise, and Barkley has done nothing to hurt his stock. His tools aren't elite, but he's getting better at all the little things to get the ...

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