Last 6 NFL Drafts
Year – Total – 1st RD
2017 – 32 – 5
2016 –  34 – 2
2015 –  36 – 5
2014 – 33 – 4
2013 – 25 – 2
2012 – 30 – 2
Total –190 -20
10% LB Drafted In 1st RD
Average 31.6 Drafted Per Year
2018 Position Grade – B+

Top 5 Conferences
Last 5 Years
First Round LBs
10 – SEC
3 – BIG 10
3 – PAC 12
2 – ACC
1 – MAC

Top LB (Franchise Ability)
EDMUNDS, TREMAINE* 6’5″ 253 Virginia Tech – Should be one of the top two defenders off the board in April, very few his size have his skill set
SMITH, ROQUAN* 6’1″ 236 Georgia OLB – Top 5 prospect in the draft and love point of impact power
VANDER ESCH, LEIGHTON 6’4″256 Boise St. – Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year
EVANS, RASHAAN 6’3″ 234 Alabama

Potential Decade Careers
LEONARD, DARIUS 6’2″ 213 South Carolina St. OLB – Buck Buchanan Award Winner
SCALES, TEGRAY 6’0″ 230 Indiana
JEWELL, JOSEY 6’1″ 235 Iowa
SAM, CHRISTIAN 6’2″ 237 Arizona State
BAKER, JEROME* 6’1″ 229 Ohio St. OLB -4.5 linebacker at 229, superior athlete, can get engulfed in space
JEFFERSON, MALIK* 6’3″ 236 Texas OLB – Co-Defensive Players of the Year in Big 12
WARNER, FRED 6’3″ 227 BYU OLB
KISER, MICAH 6’2″ 240 Virginia – Good NFL body, fighter in traffic, good bend, clean cuts and good change of direction
GRIFFIN, SHAQUEL 6’1″ 227 Central Florida OLB – Fastest 40 in over decade (4.38) and 20 on BP, improved stock tremendously
AVERY, GENARD 6’1″ 255 Memphis – Should play better than where he gets slotted in the draft, has large upside

Late Round Prospects With Potential
O’DANIEL, DORIAN 6’1″ 215 Clemson OLB – Swiss Army Knife skill set and special team ace
IYIEGBUNIWE, JOEL 6’1″ 230 Western Kentucky -First team Conference USA, led Hilltoppers with 117 tackles & 11.5 TFL
MCCRAY, MIKE 6’4″ 248 Michigan
SMITH, ANDRE* 6’0″ 240 North Carolina
VICTOR, AZEEM 6’1″ 230 Washington
CICHY, JACK 6’2″ 234 Wisconsin
COVINGTON, CHRIS 6’2″ 230 Indiana OLB – Moved from quarterback to linebacker during spring practice (2015) played 5 games at QB freshman year
BURKS, OREN 6’3″ 233 Vanderbilt OLB -Versatile pick after playing safety before linebacker, moves extremely well
BIERRIA, KEISHAWN 6’2″ 223 Washington – Good thick frame
MOORE, SKAI 6’2″ 221 South Carolina OLB
YOUNG, KENNY 6’1″ 226 UCLA
MORGAN, NYLES 6’1″ 238 Notre Dame
THOMAS, MATTHEW 6’3″ 232 Florida St. OLB
WORLEY, CHRIS 6’2″ 230 Ohio St.
HAMILTON, SHAUN DION6’0″233 Alabama
CABINDA, JASON 6’1″ 234 Penn St.
PUGH, JACOB 6’4″ 232 Florida St.
JONES IV, BOBBY 5’11” 225 NIU
MOTUAPUAKA, ANDREW 6’0″ 236 Virginia Tech
DELUCA, NICK 6’3″ 248 North Dakota St. OLB – Excels in space, very quick, does good getting to backfield
LANNING, JOEL 6’2″ 230 Iowa St.
SANCHEZ, AUGGIE 6’2″ 233 South Florida

Small School Guys With A Shot
TAYLOR, BRETT 6’1 234 Western Illinois – One of the most productive LBs in college football
DOLAN, GARRETT 6’2″ 240 Houston Baptist
McBEATH, NICK 6’1″ 221 Holy Cross
FLEMING, NATE 6’2″ 235 Framingham State
HOLINES SHA-KI 6’3 260 UMASS DE/OLB

Prospect Position Rankings
Offense
QB, RB, WR, TE, C, OG, OT
Defense
DT, DE, LB, DB, S
Special Teams
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