Question of the Day: Best offensive player?

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Offensive tackle Jake Long has already been secured as the No. 1 pick in this weekend's NFL draft, but does that mean he's the best prospect on offense? Yahoo! Sports' Jason Cole, Charles Robinson and Michael Silver share their takes on who deserves the designation.

BEST OFFENSIVE PROSPECT?

Cole: Even if this season wasn't so completely devoid of great offensive talent (it's a decent bet that no wide receiver will be drafted in the first round), Arkansas running back Darren McFadden would still stand out. McFadden has breathtaking speed. When he clocked a 4.33 40-yard dash at the scouting combine, he seemingly ran it with ease. He's smooth and gifted. Some teams might be scared off by the fact that McFadden has a rather large family (12 siblings) and a mother who's a recovering drug addict. He also has a fumbling problem. However, he could easily be this year's Adrian Peterson. If you can dominate in the SEC the way McFadden did, you're going to be good.

Robinson: As much as I hate to sip the McFadden Kool-Aid, he is far and away the best offensive player in this draft. He's got a ridiculous blend of speed and athleticism, even if his lower body doesn't appear to be that of a marquee running back. To be fair, he streaks away with the honors partially because there are so few elite offensive talents at the top of this year's draft. But even if the class was something like that of 2006 – which was loaded with offensive stars – McFadden would still be jockeying for the nod as the best. He's simply a rare talent. His physical makeup and running style isn't similar to Peterson's, but his overall production as a rookie could be.

Silver: OK, Y! Sports readers, what's more boring: the dearth of high-profile offensive talent in this draft, or the fact that Messrs. Cole, Robinson and I agree on who the obvious standout is? I'm not a person who, after Peterson's league-rattling rookie performance, sees McFadden as yet another instant superstar, but I do think the kid has a chance to be an impact player. As Cole says, a back who can run away from defenders in the SEC is no joke (and we're both Pac-10 guys, for what it's worth). The D-Mac Attack is likely to translate well to the NFL.