Outside linebacker is a coveted position for teams that play a 3-4 defense because that’s where their pass rush comes from. For 4-3 defense teams like Seattle, it’s not a priority at all. This makes ranking OLBs on a big board to be more difficult that other positions.
This particular draft class is a little light on the top end, but has great depth in the middle rounds.
There’s plenty of outside linebackers in this year’s draft that fit what the Seahawks like, but I think we should all pay close attention to Nebraska’s Levante David. I have him being drafted right about where I expect the Seahawks to be drafting in round 2. He’s a big and fast linebacker who’d be an upgrade of KJ Wright on the strong side, and would allow Wright to move inside to MLB where I think he’ll really excel.
|
# |
Player |
Pos |
Pos # |
School |
|
24 |
Zach Brown |
OLB |
1 |
North Carolina |
|
40 |
Levonte David |
OLB |
2 |
Nebraska |
|
48 |
Ronnell Lewis |
OLB |
3 |
Nebraska |
|
50 |
Shea McClellin |
OLB |
4 |
Boise St. |
|
56 |
Bobby Wagner |
OLB |
5 |
Utah St. |
|
58 |
Sean Spence |
OLB |
6 |
Miami |
|
65 |
Bruce Irving |
OLB |
7 |
West Virginia |
|
84 |
Josh Kaddu |
OLB |
8 |
Oregon |
|
85 |
Nigel Bradham |
OLB |
9 |
Florida State |
|
93 |
Demario Davis |
OLB |
10 |
Arkansas State |
|
108 |
Keenan Robinson |
OLB |
11 |
Texas |
|
117 |
Kyle Wilber |
OLB |
12 |
Wake Forest |
|
133 |
Jonathan Massaquoi |
OLB |
13 |
Troy |
|
145 |
Terrell Manning |
OLB |
14 |
North Carolina St |
|
148 |
Travis Lewis |
OLB |
15 |
Oklahoma |
|
164 |
Emmanuel Acho |
OLB |
16 |
Texas |
|
193 |
Brandon Lindsey |
OLB |
17 |
Pittsburgh |
|
209 |
Tank Carder |
OLB |
18 |
TCU |
|
211 |
Tyler Nielsen |
OLB |
19 |
Iowa |
|
230 |
Danny Trevathan |
OLB |
20 |
Kentucky |
|
256 |
Darius Fleming |
OLB |
21 |
Notre Dame |
|
267 |
Adrian Robinson |
OLB |
22 |
Temple |
|
289 |
Miles Burris |
OLB |
23 |
San Diego St |
|
293 |
Tahir Whitehead |
OLB |
24 |
Temple |
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