| 1
| Napoleon Harris
| Northwestern |
| | Harris works hard, is quick, can shed blockers has good
closing speed. He could use to work on his zone coverage.
| |
|
| 78 tackles |
| 2
| Saleem Rasheed
| Alabama |
| | Rasheed has great speed and shows great pursuit, but is a
little small at 225 lbs. He is a smart football player and if he can add some strength, he could
be a solid starter in the NFL.
| |
|
| 72 tackles |
| 3
| Rocky Calmus
| Oklahoma |
| | Calmus isn't overly impressive in any one area, but he
works hard and seems to have a nose for the ball.
| |
|
| 117 tackles |
| 4
| Larry Foote
| Michigan |
| | He has good lateral movement and can tackle well, but at
only 6'0 he can get lost in a crowd. |
|
|
| 73 tackles |
| 5
| Ben Leber
| Kansas State |
| | Leber plays a sound game, but won't impress anyone.
He makes the plays he is supposed to, but not much more. | |
|
| 73 tackles |
| 6
| Trev Faulk
| Louisiana State |
| | Faulk is very athletic and uses his quickness to make
impressive tackles, but he could have used to stay in school for his senior year to work on
his technique. | |
|
| 71 tackles |
| 7
| James Allen
| Oregon State |
| | Allen has great speed and can come out of nowhere to make
a tackle. | |
|
| 72 tackles |
| 8
| Nick Rogers
| Georgia Tech |
| | Rogers has to work on his technique as he moves from
defensive end to outside linebacker. | |
|
| 63 tackles |
| 9
| Jashon Sykes
| Colorado |
| | A shoulder injury is the only question mark for Sykes.
He does a very good job at finishing his tackles. | |
|
| 123 tackles |
| 10
| Ryan Nece
| UCLA |
| | Nece has decent speed and good lateral movement. |
|
|
| 53 tackles |
| 11
| Bryan Knight
| Pittsburgh |
| | Knight is a little small at 225 lbs, and is not
very experienced. | |
|
| 52 tackles |
| 12
| Taverreus Pounds
| Auburn |
| | Pounds is average across the board. |
|
|
| 40 tackles |
| 13
| Rocky Boiman
| Notre Dame |
| | Boiman has decent speed, but needs to work on
his technique. | |
|
| 42 tackles |
| 14
| Will Witherspoon
| Georgia |
| | Witherspoon needs to add strength to make it in
the NFL. | |
|
| 29 tackles |
| 15
| Algie Atkinson
| Kansas |
| | He shows nice bursts of speed, but is very
inconsistent. | |
|
| 72 tackles |
| 16
| Aries Monroe
| Alabama |
| | Monroe needs to show he can makes plays if he wants to
make an NFL roster. | |
|
| 15 tackles |
| 17
| Aaron Thompson
| Maryland |
| | Thompson played on a very successful Maryland team last year,
which might help his draft status. | |
|
| 60 tackles |
| 18
| Scott Fujita
| California |
| | Fujita needs to work on his footwork and needs to
shed blockers better. | |
|
| 60 tackles |
| 19
| Ben Taylor
| Virginia Tech |
| | Taylor tackled everyone in sight last year, but is a little
small and needs to work on his footwork. | |
|
| 121 tackles |
| 20
| Eric Fields
| Arizona State |
| | Fields has to prove he can stay healthy. Injuries cost
him most of his senior season. | |
|
| 9 tackles |
| 2
| Robert Thomas
| UCLA |
| | He is very strong in the open field and is a great
tackler, but he too has been hampered by injuries in the past (foot).
| |
|
| 111 tackles |
| 2
| Levar Fisher
| North Carolina State |
| | He has good speed and is great against the run.
He has had shoulder problems in the past. | |
|
| 144 tackles |
| 3
| Andra Davis
| Florida |
| | Davis has great instincts and is great against the run, but
he missed most of his junior season with an ACL tear.
| |
|
| 60 tackles |
| 4
| Josh Thornhill
| Michigan State |
| | He shows good aggression and can run down players from behind.
| |
|
| 124 tackles |
| 5
| Justin Ena
| Brigham Young |
| | Ena works hard, but is not great in
pass coverage. | |
|
| 101 tackles |
| 6
| DD Lewis
| Texas |
| | Lewis is very strong, but at only 6'1, he is a little
small for a middle linebacker.
| |
|
| 81 tackles |
| 7
| Pernell Griffin
| East Carolina |
| | Griffin is a good tackler, but is slow. | |
|
| 153 tackles |
| 8
| Billy Silva
| Northwestern |
| | He can play inside and outside, but back injuries
have cost him playing time in the past. | |
|
| 120 tackles |
| 9
| Dwayne Levels
| Oklahoma State |
| | Levels is a solid tackler and has decent speed.
| |
|
| 110 tackles |
| 10
| Max Yates
| Marshall |
| | Yates has decent speed, but is not great at covering
tight ends across the middle. | |
|
| 159 tackles |
| 11
| Tyreo Harrison
| Notre Dame |
| | Harrison is a solid linebacker in pass
coverage. | |
|
| 97 tackles |
| 12
| Nick Greisen
| Wisconsin |
| | Greisen had a lot of tackles last year, but is a little
undersized for the middle linebacker position. | |
|
| 167 tackles |
| 13
| Jamie Burrow
| Nebraska |
| | Burrow needs to work on his technique. | |
|
| 84 tackles |
| 14
| Robert Taylor
| Grambling |
| | Taylor didn't face much competition in college and
might have a problem transitioning to a much faster game. | |
|
| 81 tackles |
| 15
| Chad Carson
| Clemson |
| | Carson was solid at Clemson, but doesn't have the
ideal size to be an inside linebacker. | |
|
| 126 tackles |
| 16
| Jake Houseright
| Virginia Tech |
| | Houseright is not that strong in pass
coverage. | |
|
| 54 tackles |
| 17
| Eric Brackins
| Michigan |
| | Brackins will need to show he can play special
teams to make it in the NFL. | |
|
| 55 tackles |
| 18
| Kenny Harney
| South Carolina |
| | Harney is solid against the run, but isn't great in
zone defense. | |
|
| 86 tackles |
| 19
| Travis Carroll
| Florida |
| | Carroll needs work on his footwork and could
be a late round selection. | |
|
| 26 tackles |
