2011 Outside Linebacker Rankings
There's a lot of talent and versatility to be had at the outside linebacker position. The position offers a good assortment of terrific 3-4 pass rushers with a blend of three down defenders that can play the run or cover the pass.
| Rank | Rnd | Name | School | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st | Von Miller | Texas A&M | 4Sr |
| 2 | 1st | Akeem Ayers | UCLA | 4Jr |
| 3 | 2nd | Martez Wilson | Illinois | 4Jr |
| 4 | 2-3 | Bruce Carter | North Carolina | 4Sr |
| 5 | 2-3 | Dontay Moch | Nevada | 5Sr |
| 6 | 3rd | K.J. Wright | Mississippi State | 4Sr |
| 7 | 3rd | Chris Carter | Fresno State | 4Sr |
| 8 | 3rd | Lawrence Wilson | Connecticut | 5Sr |
| 9 | 4th | Nate Irving | North Carolina State | 5Sr |
| 10 | 4-5 | Colin McCarthy | Miami-Fl | 5Sr |
| 11 | 4-5 | Doug Hogue | Syracuse | 4Sr |
| 12 | 5th | Mason Foster | Washington | 4Sr |
| 13 | 5th | Adrian Moten | Maryland | 5Sr |
| 14 | 5th | Cheta Ozougwu | Rice | 4Sr |
| 15 | 5-6 | Scott Lutrus | Connecticut | 5Sr |
| 16 | 6th | Bruce Miller | UCF | 5Sr |
| 17 | 6th | Jabara Williams | Stephen F. Austin | 4Sr |
| 18 | 6th | Eric Gordon | Michigan State | 5Sr |
| 19 | 6-7 | Quentin Davie | Northwestern | 5Sr |
| 20 | 6-7 | Brian Rolle | Ohio State | 4Sr |
| 21 | 6-7 | Jonas Mouton | Michigan | 4Sr |
| 22 | 7th | Jeremiha Hunter | Iowa | 5Sr |
| 23 | 7-FA | Nathan Bussey | Illinois | 4Sr |
| 24 | 7-FA | Matthias Berning | Central Michigan | 5Sr |
| 25 | 7-FA | Darryl Smith | Appalachian State | 4Sr |
| 26 | FA | Craig Stevens | Auburn | 4Sr |
| 27 | FA | Amara Kamara | Temple | 5Sr |
| 28 | FA | Malcolm Smith | USC | 4Sr |
| 29 | FA | J.T. Thomas | West Virginia | 5Sr |
| 30 | FA | Spencer Paysinger | Oregon | 5Sr |
| 31 | FA | Blake Sorenson | Wisconsin | 4Sr |
| 32 | FA | Michael Morgan | USC | 5Sr |
| 33 | FA | Jamari Lattimore | Middle Tennessee State | 4Sr |
| 34 | FA | Tom McCarthy | Yale | 5Sr |
| 35 | FA | LaMarcus Thompson | Tennessee | 5Sr |
| 36 | FA | Brandon Heath | Louisville | 4Sr |
| 37 | FA | Andrew Gachkar | Missouri | 4Sr |
| 38 | FA | Julius Wilkerson | South Carolina State | 4Sr |
| 39 | FA | Culmer St. Jean | Wisconsin | 5Sr |
| 40 | FA | Cobrani Mixon | Kent State | 5Sr |
| 41 | FA | Winston Venable | Boise State | 4Sr |
| 42 | FA | Ricky Brewer | Colorado State | 5Sr |
| 43 | FA | Mike Gee | Indiana-Pa. | 4Sr |
| 44 | FA | Antonio Johnson | Baylor | 4Sr |
| 45 | FA | Keith Browner | California | 5Sr |
| 46 | FA | Robert Eddins | Ball State | 5Sr |
| 47 | FA | Mario Addison | Troy State | 5Sr |
| 48 | FA | Steven Friday | Virginia Tech | 5Sr |
| 49 | FA | Chris Walker | Tennessee | 5Sr |
| 50 | FA | DeQuin Evans | Kentucky | 4Sr |
| 51 | FA | Bront Bird | Texas Tech | 4Sr |
| 52 | FA | Quinton Spears | Prairie View A&M | 4Sr |
| 53 | FA | Brad Jefferson | Georgia Tech | 4Sr |
| 54 | FA | Ronnie Paulo | UNLV | 4Sr |
| 55 | FA | A.J. Jones | Florida | 5Sr |
| 56 | FA | Archie Donald | Toledo | 5Sr |
| 57 | FA | Darryl Gamble | Georgia | 4Sr |
| 58 | FA | Lawrence Young | UCF | 4Sr |
| 59 | FA | Antonio Lowery | Rutgers | 4Sr |
| 60 | FA | Brandon Ward | Elon | 4Sr |
| 61 | FA | Eric McBride | Richmond | 5Sr |
| 62 | FA | Joseph Dickson | Idaho | 4Sr |
| 63 | FA | Derrick Hallman | UCF | 4Sr |
| 64 | FA | Bani Gbadyu | Penn State | 5Sr |
| 65 | FA | Josh Bey | Tennessee-Martin | 4Sr |
| 66 | FA | Kerry Neal | Notre Dame | 4Sr |
| 67 | FA | Aaron Lavarias | Idaho | 5Sr |
| 68 | FA | Brian Smith | Notre Dame | 4Sr |
| 69 | FA | Monte Simmons | Kent State | 5Sr |
| 70 | FA | Tanner Antle | Tulsa | 5Sr |
| 71 | FA | Matthew Freed | East Stroudsburg | 5Sr |
| 72 | FA | Grant Fleming | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4Sr |
| 73 | FA | Antonio Felder | Kansas State | 4Sr |
| 74 | FA | Bryan Braman | West Texas A&M | 5Sr |
| 75 | FA | Mark Masterson | Maine | 4Sr |
| 76 | FA | Noah Keller | Ohio | 4Sr |
| 77 | FA | Hunter Haynes | Wake Forest | 5Sr |
| 78 | FA | Josh McNary | Army | 4Sr |
Updated 2/20
| Rank | Rnd | Name | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st | Andrew Luck Stanford | QB |
| 2 | 1st | Matt Kalil USC | T |
| 3 | 1st | Trent Richardson Alabama | RB |
| 4 | 1st | Robert Griffin III Baylor | QB |
| 5 | 1st | Quinton Coples North Carolina | DE |
| 6 | 1st | Justin Blackmon Oklahoma State | WR |
| 7 | 1st | Morris Claiborne LSU | CB |
| 8 | 1st | Riley Reiff Iowa | T |
| 9 | 1st | Kendall Wright Baylor | WR |
| 10 | 1st | Melvin Ingram South Carolina | DE |
| 11 | 1st | David DeCastro Stanford | G |
| 12 | 1st | Michael Brockers LSU | DT |
| 13 | 1st | Dre Kirkpatrick Alabama | CB |
| 14 | 1st | Fletcher Cox Mississippi State | DT |
| 15 | 1st | Courtney Upshaw Alabama | OLB |
| 16 | 1st | Michael Floyd Notre Dame | WR |
| 17 | 1st | Mike Adams Ohio State | T |
| 18 | 1st | Zach Brown North Carolina | OLB |
| 19 | 1st | Jonathan Martin Stanford | T |
| 20 | 1st | Nick Perry USC | OLB |
| 21 | 1st | Devon Still Penn State | DT |
| 22 | 1st | Luke Kuechly Boston College | ILB |
| 23 | 1-2 | Peter Konz Wisconsin | C |
| 24 | 1st | Don'ta Hightower Alabama | ILB |
| 25 | 1st | Mark Barron Alabama | S |
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