| Rank | Rnd | Name | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st | Sergio Kindle Texas | Athletic prospect who usually lines up at defensive end in the UT defense. Breaks down well, fluid and fast moving about the field and effective dropped off the line playing in space. Must really polish his game and start to stand out. |
| 2 | 1-2 | Jerry Hughes TCU | Terrific college defensive end who projects to rush linebacker in the NFL. Lacks the great height yet a terrific overall prospect with a complete game. |
| 3 | 2nd | Daryl Washington TCU | Underrated linebacker that can play over tight end. Highly thought of in scouting circles. |
| 4 | 2nd | Sean Weatherspoon Missouri | Explosive, one-gap/weak side linebacker who covers a tremendous amount of area on the field. Makes plays sideline to sideline, cuts the corners of from running backs and effective in coverage. |
| 5 | 2nd | Navorro Bowman Penn State | Outstanding junior prospect. Athletic linebacker that stands out in space. |
| 6 | 2-3 | Eric Norwood South Carolina | Solid athlete who moves well on his feet, making plays in every direction of the field. Had a tremendous season in '09 and zipping up draft boards. Offers potential on the inside in a 3-4 or as a rush linebacker. Not a player for everyone but a top 60 pick. |
| 7 | 3rd | Roddrick Muckelroy Texas | Knockout linebacker with a great amount of upside. Athletic, explosive and forceful. Runs down carriers in pursuit, gets depth on drops and covers a lot of area on the field. Hard hitting and very strong. |
| 8 | 3rd | Thaddeus Gibson Ohio State | Developing junior with a high upside. |
| 9 | 3rd | Cameron Sheffield Troy State | Undersized college defensive end likely to move to outside linebacker in the NFL. Shows a great burst off the snap, plays with great pad level and fluid changing direction. Handled by tight ends. |
| 10 | 3-4 | Rennie Curran Georgia | Effective flowing linebacker who displays speed in every direction. Aggressive, shows great suddenness to his game and constantly flying around the field. Looks like a solid prospect to play on the defensive right side. Expected to enter the 2010 draft. |
| 11 | 3-4 | Perry Riley LSU | Underrated linebacker who could make a move up draft boards this year. Fast in every direction, plays with terrific quickness and instincts. Terrific in pursuit and rounding into a complete defender. |
| 12 | 3-4 | Jermaine Cunningham Florida | Solid college defensive end with a nice combination of speed and athleticism. Struggles against blocks but would suit a one-gap system. Potential outside linebacker in a 3-4. |
| 13 | 4th | AJ Edds Iowa | Strong, stout linebacker who flashes ability in pursuit. Offers an upside and must be monitored. |
| 14 | 4th | Donald Butler Washington | Instinctive one-gap linebacker who chases around the field. Tough in run defense and shows skill in coverage. Has his game on the rise and moving up draft boards. |
| 15 | 4-5 | Keenan Clayton Oklahoma | Fluid linebacker who looks like a safety on the field. Athletic, covers a lot of area on the field and stands out in pursuit. |
| 16 | 4-5 | Jason Beauchamp UNLV | Nice sized linebacker who plays with a fair degree of athleticism. Strong, forceful and can be used in a variety of systems. |
| 17 | 5th | Justin Cole San Jose State | Size/speed guy who needs to complete his game. |
| 18 | 5th | Dexter Davis Arizona State | Explosive yet undersized college defensive end who'll have to make the transition to outside linebacker in the NFL. Comes off a disappointing senior campaign and slipping. |
| 19 | 5-6 | Antonio Coleman Auburn | Athletic college pass rusher with ability at several spots. Fast off the edge, can bend then make plays in pursuit. Quickly regains balance off the initial block, immediately gets back to playing for and finds the ball. Can be a liability against the run. Hot and cold player. |
| 20 | 5-6 | Marlon Williams Texas Tech | Athletic linebacker who stays with the action. Nifty, effective in pursuit and makes plays in space. Small and handled at the point by wide receivers. One-gap type of linebacker. |
| 21 | 6th | Kavell Conner Clemson | Undersized yet physical and aggressive linebacker. Fights hard to defend the run while also displaying skill in pass coverage. |
| 22 | 6th | Nathan Triplett Minnesota | Former walk on who really blossomed into a solid prospect this year. Not a great athlete but smart and very tough. |
| 23 | 6th | Arthur Moats James Madison | Small school defensive end starting to raise eyebrows. Fast, explosive and plays hard. |
| 24 | 6-7 | Keaton Kristick Oregon State | Fast, physical linebacker who flies around the field making plays sideline-to-sideline. Fluid, sells out on the blitz yet also plays disciplined football. Solid weakside prospect yet coming off a disappointing senior campaign. |
| 25 | 6-7 | Alacce Shofield Wisconsin | Solid college defensive end that will switch to linebacker in the NFL. Quick, fast and makes plays in all directions of the field. Legitimate mid-round prospect. |
| 26 | 6-7 | Sam Maxwell Kentucky | Terrific weak side prospect who displays a lot of skill in coverage. |
| 27 | 6-7 | Kion Wilson South Florida | Swift, nimble linebacker who covers a lot of area on the field. Lacks top size and easily taken out of the action by blocks. Potential one-gap defender. |
| 28 | 7th | Sylvester Stevenson Utah | Average prospect not as good as his reputation. Relatively athletic but does not make enough plays on the field and displays poor instincts. |
| 29 | 7-FA | Simoni Lawrence Minnesota | Small, swift strong side linebacker that can be used in a one gap system. |
| 30 | 7-FA | Dekoda Watson Florida State | Athletic linebacker who makes plays in pursuit or up the field. Has shown a lot of potential in the past but watched his game regress last season. Showed flashes as a senior yet never truly pulled it together. |
| 31 | 7-FA | Chris McCoy Middle Tennessee | Senior prospect on the rise. Disruptive pass rusher who makes a lot of plays behind the line of scrimmage. Lines up in a three-point stance at MTSU but likely to make a transition to outside linebacker at the next level. |
| 32 | FA | Kyle Bosworth UCLA | Hard working defender constantly flying around the action. Fluid transition to run with tight end sin coverage and remains disciplined with assignments. |
| 33 | FA | Rico McCoy Tennessee | Fluid, one-gap linebacker effective in space. Small, has ball carriers run through his tackles and has watched his play level off in recent seasons. |
| 34 | FA | Sedric Griffin Georgia Tech | Explosive linebacker who plays with great suddenness. Shows outstanding ability in pursuit and covers a lot of area on the field. |
| 35 | FA | Jarvis Geathers UCF | Son of former NFL great Jumpy Geathers. Coming off a terrific senior season and now getting consideration as a pass rushing, outside linebacker. |
| 36 | FA | Ryan Stamper Florida | Aggressive linebacker who works hard to make plays. Lacks a burst to the action, possesses just average skill in coverage and easily blocked from the action. Good back-up/special teams prospect. |
| 37 | FA | Mike Nixon Arizona State | Smallish yet underrated linebacker who plays sideline-to-sideline. Potential back-up in a one gap system. |
| 38 | FA | Patrick Lavine Oklahoma State | Relatively strong linebacker who covers a good amount of area on the field, getting depth on drops. Must take his game to the next level. |
| 39 | FA | Reggie Carter UCLA | Athletic linebacker who does not do the little things well. Inefficient, does not take good angles to the action and shows a lot of hesitation in his game. |
| 40 | FA | Jaevery McFadden Wisconsin | Forceful linebacker who displays speed, makes plays sideline-to-sideline and is also strong. Lacks top instincts and all too often gets confused. |
| 41 | FA | Brandon Fanney North Alabama | Undersized college defensive end likely to move to outside linebacker in the NFL. Chases the action, makes plays in all directions and wraps-up tackling. Transferred to North Alabama and will not be playing for the Tide in '09. |
| 42 | FA | Cory Reamer Alabama | |
| 43 | FA | Boris Lee Troy State | Quick, explosive linebacker with a good change of direction and ability in the box. Chases the action hard and has been very productive. Can play in the middle or on the outside. |
| 44 | FA | Denzel Burrell Virginia | Adequate linebacker who flashes skill in run defense. Must learn to protect himself and take better angles to the action. |
| 45 | FA | Dustin Doe Florida | Fluid, one-gap linebacker who covers a lot of area on the field, making plays sideline to sideline. |
| 46 | FA | Andy Mattingly Washington State | One time highly rated prospect with poor playing speed. Well-built and could make it as a 3-4 OLB. |
| 47 | FA | Dane Fletcher Montana State | |
| 48 | FA | Adam Gunn Pittsburgh | Up and coming senior with a long injury history. |
| 49 | FA | Jeremy Maddox Alabama A&M | |
| 50 | FA | John Haley Temple | Smallish, one-gap defender who plays bigger and faster than his size/speed. |
| 51 | FA | Coleby Clawson BYU | 3-4 linebacker prospect. |
| 52 | FA | Darius Dewberry Georgia | |
| 53 | FA | Will Patterson Indiana | Quick, fluid linebacker with limited size. |
| 54 | FA | Samuel Scott West Chester | Good athlete who plays big and fast. |
| 55 | FA | Patrick Trahan Mississippi | |
| 56 | FA | Kevin Alexander Clemson | |
| 57 | FA | Caleb Bostic Miami-Oh | Athletic, outside backer who makes a lot of plays on the ball. Has struggled with injury the past two seasons. |
| 58 | FA | Josh Thompson La-Monroe | Quick, run defending linebacker who struggles handling tight ends. |
| 59 | FA | Chris Brown Sam Houston State | |
| 60 | FA | Fred Garrin Iowa State | |
| 61 | FA | Chauncey Mixon Southern Illinois | |
| 62 | FA | J.T. Gilmore Western Oregon | |
| 63 | FA | Jason Werner Purdue | |
| 64 | FA | Luther Brown USC | |
| 65 | FA | Larry Hart Central Arkansas | |
| 66 | FA | Olu Hall Kansas State | |
| 67 | FA | Freddie Fairchild Arkansas Pine Bluff | |
| 68 | FA | E.J. Savannah Washington | |
| 69 | FA | Walter Blair Delaware | |
| 70 | FA | Zach Watkins Washburn | |
| 71 | FA | Andre Hatchett Eastern Michigan | Small, speedy linebacker who makes plays sideline-to-sideline. Possible 8th linebacker/special teams player in a one gap system. |
| 72 | FA | John Ryan Notre Dame | |
| 73 | FA | Cam Martin Virginia Tech | Solid pass covering linebacker who stays downfield with running backs or tight ends, making plays in all directions. |
| Rank | Rnd | Name | Pos | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st | Ndamukong Suh Nebraska | DT | 5Sr |
| 2 | 1st | Eric Berry Tennessee | S | 3Jr |
| 3 | 1st | Gerald McCoy Oklahoma | DT | 4Jr |
| 4 | 1st | Russell Okung Oklahoma State | T | 4Sr |
| 5 | 1st | Joe Haden Florida | CB | 3Jr |
| 6 | 1st | Dez Bryant Oklahoma State | WR | 3Jr |
| 7 | 1st | Anthony Davis Rutgers | T | 3Jr |
| 8 | 1st | Jason Pierre-Paul South Florida | DE | 3Jr |
| 9 | 1st | Bruce Campbell Maryland | T | 3Jr |
| 10 | 1st | Derrick Morgan Georgia Tech | DE | 3Jr |
| 11 | 1st | Brian Price UCLA | DT | 3Jr |
| 12 | 1st | Damian Williams USC | WR | 4Jr |
| 13 | 1st | Rolando McClain Alabama | ILB | 3Jr |
| 14 | 1st | Earl Thomas Texas | S | 3So |
| 15 | 1st | Dan Williams Tennessee | DT | 5Sr |
| 16 | 1st | Sam Bradford Oklahoma | QB | 4Jr |
| 17 | 1st | Sergio Kindle Texas | OLB | 4Sr |
| 18 | 1-2 | Mike Iupati Idaho | G | 4Sr |
| 19 | 1st | Taylor Mays USC | S | 4Sr |
| 20 | 1st | Bryan Bulaga Iowa | T | 3Jr |
| 21 | 1-2 | Demaryius Thomas Georgia Tech | WR | 4Jr |
| 22 | 1-2 | Brandon Graham Michigan | DE | 4Sr |
| 23 | 1st | Jimmy Clausen Notre Dame | QB | 4Jr |
| 24 | 1st | Jared Odrick Penn State | DT | 4Sr |
| 25 | 1-2 | Arrelious Benn Illinois | WR | 3Jr |