Saturday, April 2, 2011

2nd Round Big School Middle Linebackers: Gobble them up as fast as you can

John's latest post about Cam Heyward makes a great point; big school players can suffer from having too much tape. There is no position that is penalized more than middle linebacker. Below I have compiled a list of BCS-school linebackers drafted in the second round. The names in green all were starters for at least one year while the names in red did not end up being NFL starters. In case your wondering 23 of the 35 picks were starters for at least a year.

Name
College
NFL Team
2010


Pat Angerer
Iowa
Colts
Brandon Spikes
Florida
Patriots
2009


James Laurinaitis
Ohio State
Rams
Rey Maualuga
USC
Bengals
Clint Sintim
Virginia
Giants
2008


Curtis Lofton
Oklahoma
Falcons
Jordan Dizon
Colorado
Lions
2007


Paul Poslusnzny
Penn State
Bills
David Harris
Michigan
Jets
2006


Demeco Ryans
Alabama
Texans
D'Qwell Jackson
Maryland
Browns
Rocky McIntosh
Miami
Redskins
2005


Barrett Ruud
Nebraska
Bucs
Kevin Burnett
Tennessee
Cowboys
Lofa Tatupu
USC
Seahawks
Odell Thurman
Georgia
Bengals
2004


Karlos Dansby
Aurburn
Cardinals
Teddy Lehman
Oklahoma
Lions
Daryl Smith
Georgia Tech
Jaguars
Dontarrious Thomas
Aurburn
Vikings
Courtney Watson
Notre Dame
Saints
2003


Boss Bailey
Georgia
Lions
E.J Henderson
Maryland
Vikings
Eddie Moore
Tennessee
Dolphins
Terry Pierce
Kansas State
Broncos
Victor Hobson
Michigan
Jets
Alonzo Jackson
Florida State
Steelers
2002


Raonall Smith
Washington State
Vikings
Levar Fisher
NC State
Cardinals
2001


Kendrell Bell
Georgia
Steelers
Tommy Polley
Florida State
Rams
2000


Ian Gold
Michigan
Broncos
Barrett Green
West Virginia
Lions
Marcus Wasington
Aurburn
Colts

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