OLB prospects:
1. A nose for the ball.
2. An ability to play through trash.
3. An ability to fight off blocks.
4. Great tacklers.
5. Speed and/or power off the edge.
Minimum measurables: 250 lbs, 6'3", 4.8-ish 40
Key:
TT = Total Tackles
ST = Solo Tackles
TFL = Tackles For Loss
PD = Passes Defensed
FF = Forced Fumbles
QBH = QB Hurries
ss = Short Shuttle
ls = Long Shuttle
Most players had 11-12 games, I've indicated where some had fewer so the numbers make more sense. I've put too much time into this, so if there is height/weight data or measurable data missing, put it down to fatigue!
Chris Gocong and Mike Kudla from my ILB board are also third round picks here; and I forgot to add Charlton Keith who has some nice stats and is probably a 4-5th round pick for me, patchick has him for folks who want to look back.
This list highlights why I like the depth of the DE/OLB talent in this draft....
1st round: Lawson edges out Tapp due to his speed and height, and his TFL. Tapp is shorter than the minimum height, but he has excellent production against top competition.
Manny Lawson North Carolina State, TT - 58, ST - 33, TFL - 23, Sacks - 10.5, PD - 4, FF - 1, QBH - 14, Blk Kick - 1
Darryl Tapp Virginia Tech, TT - 48, ST - 27, TFL - 16, Sacks - 10, PD - 3, FF - 3, QBH - 14, Blk Kick - 1
Bobby Carpenter 6'3" 255 Ohio State, TT - 49, ST - 33, TFL - 11, Sacks - 8, PD - 2; 4.66 - 40, 34.5†vert, 10’4†broad, 20 - bench, 4.26 - ss, 6.88 - 3cone
2nd round: None
3rd round: Dumervil is below my minimum height limit, but he gets in on production, look at his sacks and FF.
Mark Anderson Alabama, TT - 40, ST - 23, TFL - 18, Sacks - 6.5, FF - 1, QBH - 7, Blk Kick - 1
Elvis Dumervil Louisville, TT - 63, ST - 36, TFL - 24, Sacks - 20, Int - 1, PD - 4, FF - 10, QBH - 2
Parys Haralson Tennessee, TT - 45, ST - 33, TFL - 17, Sacks - 8.5, PD - 1, FF - 3, QBH - 3
4th round:
James Wyche Syracuse, TT - 58, ST - 40, TFL - 8, Sacks - 4.5, PD - 3, FF - 4, QBH - 3, Blk Kick - 1;
Jeremy Mincey 6'3" 262 Florida, TT - 62, ST - 31, TFL - 13, Sacks - 3.5, PD - 2, FF - 1, QBH - 7; 4.65 - 40, 10’1†broad
5th round: This round has two intriguing players who have fantastic QBH numbers, something that BB reportedly loves more than sacks.
Jason Hatcher Grambling, TT - 71, St-50, TFL - 24, Sacks - 11, PD - 1, FF - 1, QBH - 17, Blk Kick - 1
Ryan Neill Rutgers, TT - 71, ST - 30, TFL - 29, Sacks - 10, FF - 3, QBH - 24
Copeland Bryan 6'4", 252 Arizona, TT - 39, ST - 29, TFL - 11, Sacks - 7.5, PD - 5, FF - 1, QBH - 1; 4.80 -40, 34" vert, 10' - broad, 15 - bench, 4.27 - ss, 6.76 - 3cone (9 games)
6th round: This is my sleeper round, I loved Federkeil in the Shrine Game, Dryheat44 noticed Chick's Pro-Day which lead to his statistics and the fact he played LB in 2004 to help out the team, Schable is another Dryheat find who dominated in Div-II.
Daniel Federkiel 6’7†275-285 Calgary, TT - 31, TFL - 12, Sacks - 4, PD - 3, FF - 2; 4.87 - 40, 32†vert, 22 - bench (8 games)
John Chick 6'3" 265 Utah State, TT - 48, ST - 35, TFL - 20, Sacks - 12.5, PD - 2, FF - 2, QBH - 1; 4.59 - 40, 36.5†vert, 10’1†broad, 30 - bench, 4.26 - ss, 7.07 - 3cone, 11.42 - ls
Andrew Schable 6'4" 285 South Dakota, TT - 60, ST - 43, TFL - 22.5 Sacks - 19, PD - 2, FF - 2, Blk Kick - 1
7th round: This is as much UDFA as it is 7th round, Guillory and Lacasse have played some LB, Hawkins is coached by Dwight Freeney's DL coach's son - check the numbers, Syptak played LB and DE in the Hula Bowl and looked interesting, Tollefson also looked good in the Hula Bowl, Farrell popped up when I was researching Schable's numbers.
Brandon Guillory 6'3" 253 Louisiana-Monroe, TT - 41, ST - 37, TFL - 19, Sacks - 10.5, PD - 4, FF - 2, Blk Kick - 2; 4.53 - 40, 19 - bench
Ryan Lacasse Syracuse, TT - 52, ST - 30, TFL - 12, Sacks - 9, PD - 1, FF - 3, QBH - 7;
Brent Hawkins Illinois State, TT - 68, ST - 41, TFL - 31, Sacks - 17, PD - 3, FF - 7
John Syptak 6'2" 250 Rice, TT - 72, ST - 40, TFL - 11, Sacks - 3.5, PD - 1, FF - 2, QBH - 2
David Tollefson 6'4" 255 Northwest Mo. State, TT - 58, ST - 38, TFL - 16.5, Sacks - 12.5, PD - 4, FF - 1, QBH - 5, Blk Kick - 1
Clayton Farrell 6'4" 285 Abilene Christian, TT - 76, ST - 44, TFL - 22.5, Sacks - 10.5, PD - 2, FF - 2, QBH - 4, Safety - 1
Garrett McIntyre 6'3" 262 Fresno State, TT - 29, ST - 20, TFL - 13, Sacks - 7, PD - 3, FF - 1, Blk kick - 1; 4.76 - 40, 32.5†vert, 9’8†broad, 27 - bench, 4.30 - ss, 7.44 - 3cone (Junior)
Adam Roberts 6'1.5" 249 Cincinnati, TT - 50, ST - 30, TFL - 16, Sacks - 6, PD - 2, QBH - 6; 4.71 - 40, 33.5†vert, 9’9†broad, 25 - bench, 4.50 - ss, 7.34 3cone