Height: 6-0.5
Weight: 227
40: 4.65
Year: 5Sr
Monte Simmons
School: Kent State
Position: OLB
Bio: Two-year starter awarded all-Conference honors as a junior. Totals last season included 38/10/5.5 after 56/16/8 the prior season.
Positive: Explosive college pass rusher who makes a lot of plays behind the line of scrimmage. Quick off the snap with a nice first step, fluid changing direction, and shows ability pursuing the action to the sidelines. Effectively redirects to the ball carrier, can immediately alter his angle of attack, and displays explosion in his all-around game.
Negative: Undersized, easily controlled at the point of attack, and gets engulfed by blockers too often.
Analysis: Simmons showed flashes of being a big-time pass rusher the past two seasons but lacks the size to be anything other than either a weak side linebacker or situational pass rusher in the NFL.
Updated 4/26
| Rank | Rnd | Name | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st | Andrew Luck Stanford | QB |
| 2 | 1st | Robert Griffin III Baylor | QB |
| 3 | 1st | Matt Kalil USC | T |
| 4 | 1st | Trent Richardson Alabama | RB |
| 5 | 1st | Morris Claiborne LSU | CB |
| 6 | 1st | Justin Blackmon Oklahoma State | WR |
| 7 | 1st | Fletcher Cox Mississippi State | DT |
| 8 | 1st | Melvin Ingram South Carolina | OLB |
| 9 | 1st | Quinton Coples North Carolina | DE |
| 10 | 1st | Dontari Poe Memphis | DT |
| 11 | 1st | David DeCastro Stanford | G |
| 12 | 1st | Michael Floyd Notre Dame | WR |
| 13 | 1st | Riley Reiff Iowa | T |
| 14 | 1st | Michael Brockers LSU | DT |
| 15 | 1st | Kendall Wright Baylor | WR |
| 16 | 1st | Cordy Glenn Georgia | G |
| 17 | 1st | Mark Barron Alabama | S |
| 18 | 1st | Nick Perry USC | OLB |
| 19 | 1st | Luke Kuechly Boston College | ILB |
| 20 | 1st | Stephon Gilmore South Carolina | CB |
| 21 | 1st | Ryan Tannehill Texas A&M | QB |
| 22 | 1st | Dre Kirkpatrick Alabama | CB |
| 23 | 1st | Stephen Hill Georgia Tech | WR |
| 24 | 1st | Courtney Upshaw Alabama | DE |
| 25 | 1-2 | Peter Konz Wisconsin | C |