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The NFL draft is just weeks away, and plenty of players are moving up and down the draft board thanks to their performances at the NFL combine and during individual workouts.

California running back J.J. Arrington is on his way up thanks to his strength and ability to break the long run. Couple that with the fact he can catch the ball out of the backfield and Arrington reminds me of current Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook. Arrington put up 2,000 yards as a senior and had a great workout, and while he is below the top tier among this year's backs, he is a strong third-round possibility.

On the other side of things, Purdue quarterback Kyle Orton is sliding down the board after showing a lack of mobility and just a 26½-inch vertical jump. He has good size and was extremely productive in Joe Tiller's wide-open offense thanks to his accuracy, but Orton has a long delivery and the quarterbacks ahead of him on the board showed much better athleticism. He now looks like the fifth-rated passer in the draft and a third-round choice.

Here are a few more players whose stock is rising or falling as draft day approaches:

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