The 2005 draft offers a tremendous amount of positional prospect talent, particularly in the outfield. From pure hitters to sluggers to raw athletes with exciting tools, the outfield talent offers an exciting mix of skills. Below I'm going to break down some of the best outfielders available (listed in alphabetical order):

Trevor Bell

Bell has been atop the top 2005 prospect lists for several years now, and he also doubles as a right-handed pitcher. His smooth swing from the left-side of the plate makes him more attractive as an outfielder. Bell has good overall athleticism, and his bat, power potential and arm makes him a prototypical right field candidate. His bat may draw comparisons to other sweet prep swingers drafted early the past several years, including Eric Chavez, Jeremy Hermida and Blake DeWitt. As more and more teams realize he has one of the best bats available, he could find himself being selected in the first round.

Jarred Bogany

Bogany offers five exciting tools, highlighted by his speed. His size and frame may incur comparisons to taller, athletic outfield prospects such as Jeff Francoeur and Rocco Baldelli. Bogany is a smart and instinctive player that displays a natural sense in the outfield. His arm strength at this point in time is average, and he has worked hard to improve his ability to make contact at the plate. Bogany has very good bat speed and quick wrists, which should allow him to hit for power as well. Of all of the players on this list, Bogany is probably the biggest unknown, but that also makes him the biggest sleeper to watch.

Jay Bruce

All of Bruce's tools are solid across the board. He runs well in the outfield and on the basepaths, he has a good arm and good athleticism overall. At the plate Bruce is one of the better pure hitters in the nation, using a sweet lefty swing to scorch line drives to all parts of the field. He consistently hits the ball square, and will hit his fair share of home runs as well. While he has the speed and range to stick in centerfield, his tools profile better at a corner outfield spot at the professional level. Bruce is a name to watch, as he has the talent to be picked in the first round. He has committed to play for Tulane.

Jordan Danks

Jordan Danks is the younger brother of the Rangers 2003 first-round pick, left-handed pitcher John Danks. Jordan is blessed with an outstanding athletic frame at 6'5", 200 pounds, and is the type of player that makes everything look easy in the field. His frame gives him exciting power potential, and that power potential allowed him to win the home run derby at the AFLAC All-American Classic. Given his size, his swing also has the tendency to get rather long, and he must work on shortening his stroke given the large strike zone his frame offers. He has the speed and range to play centerfield, but his bat can play anywhere, and he may end up at one of the two corner spots in college or as a pro. Like his big brother, Jordan appears to be poised to become a first-rounder this June. He has committed to play for the Texas Longhorns.

Ryan DeLaughter

Similar to Danks, DeLaughter has a tall, strong frame with long, rangy limbs. He also is considered a top prospect as a pitcher, but his athleticism and hitting prowess makes him more attractive as a positional prospect. DeLaughter makes good adjustments at the plate, although given his frame his swing can get long when he becomes too pull-conscious. He has good bat speed, and his collection of tools, including a very strong arm, and big power makes him a solid right-field prospect.

David DiNatale

Blessed with an intriguing package of power and speed, DiNatale has a mature frame with solid tools across the board. While he has the speed currently to play centerfield, his bat will allow him to play either corner outfield spot if he doesn't have the range to stay in center. DiNatale's power is what garners him the most attention, as he has displayed impressive power to straight-away center field using a wood bat. He has committed to play for Central Florida.

John Drennen

Drennen is the textbook definition of baseball rat. He is in tremendous physical shape and gets the most out of it. He has good bat speed and a short, compact swing that allow him to make very good contact at the plate, and hits the other way very well. Drennen currently plays centerfield, his speed and range play there and his bat plays anywhere. He may not have eye-popping power, but he'll get his fair share of doubles and triples with gap-to-gap power and an aggressive approach on the basepaths. Drennan's size and skill set has drawn comparisons to Brian Giles, but Jeremy Reed may be a more apt comparison at this point in time. He has committed to play for UCLA.

Diallo Fon

Yet another talented player, Fon has great instincts and makes good contact. He has great range in centerfield and takes good angles to balls. At this point in time, Fon's power is more from gap to gap, but his frame and swing could produce more over the fence power down the road. Fon is a very good student and may be considered a tough sign considering his commitment to Vanderbilt.

Austin Jackson

Austin Jackson is a tremendous athlete, who has committed to Georgia Tech to play both basketball and baseball. On the basketball court, Jackson is one of the more intriguing point guard prospects in the nation. He uses the same speed and overall skills to be one of the more athletic and well-rounded centerfield prospects available for the 2005 draft. While he is somewhat raw at the plate, he displays a very quick bat and promising power potential. Jackson's overall size and skills are reminiscent to the Twins' Torii Hunter. He likely will have to be selected early in the draft to sway him away from his promising two-sport collegiate career.

DeSean Jackson

Similar to Austin Jackson, DeSean Jackson has created a buzz for himself for his exploits in another sport. While Austin's second career is on the basketball court, DeSean is one of the top wide receiver recruits in the nation, and he recently was named the MVP of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. His speed is his calling card, and he is expected to wreck havoc on the base-paths, while also covering an incredible amount of ground in centerfield. Jackson's overall athletic skills are hard to deny, and similar to Carl Crawford from a few years ago, whom many considered unsignable given his football commitment to Nebraska, a team may be willing to make the early commitment to Jackson to sway him away from a promising collegiate football and baseball career for the Cal Bears.

Cameron Maybin

Maybin is the one player that may give Justin Upton a run for his money as to whom will be selected first from the prep class in the upcoming draft. Blessed with an outstanding combination of tools and physical presence, Maybin has drawn comparisons to exciting big league outfielders such as Darryl Strawberry, Eric Davis and Ken Griffey, Jr. He has the range, speed and enough arm strength to be considered a Gold-Glove caliber centerfielder, and he has the power potential at the plate to be a perennial All-Star. At this point in time his swing can get long, and his plate discipline isn't as refined as some others, but he has the bat speed to make the proper adjustments at the plate.

Andrew McCutchen

McCutchen had the most exciting performance at the AFLAC All-American Classic, going four for five, lacing line drives to all fields against the best pitchers in the nation. He has very good bat speed and plate coverage, which enables him to make very good contact. With his contact hitting skills and his exceptional speed, he should accumulate his fair share of doubles and triples, while putting pressure on opposing team's defenses with his game-breaking speed. McCutchen has committed to play for the Florida Gators.

Colby Rasmus

Rasmus profiles very well on the mound as a left-handed pitcher, but his five-tool talents as a positional prospect make him more intriguing as an outfielder. With solid tools across the board, Rasmus profiles the best in right field, where his speed and arm strength will both be assets. At the plate he uses quick hands and wrists to cover the strike zone very well, lacing line drives to all fields. Rasmus has very good overall power potential, and a relatively advanced knowledge at the plate that could allow him to advance quickly through a team's minor league system. He has committed to play for the Auburn Tigers.

Kyle Russell

Similar to fellow Texan Jordan Danks, Russell has a very tall and strong frame that offers plenty of power potential at the college or professional level. Also similar to Danks, Russell swings the lumber from the left-side of the plate. He isn't considered as high a level of a prospect as Danks is at this point in time, but the tools are all there. He probably profiles best on one of the corner outfield spots. Russell has also committed to play for the Texas Longhorns.

Wild-cards

If a team prefers Sean O'Sullivan's power potential, his package of tools may find him in right field at the professional level. Justin Upton may find himself in centerfield down the road, as many scouts believe his skills profile better in centerfield than they do at shortstop. Even without those two talented prep players, the depth of high school outfielders could make the 2005 draft very special.