Comprehensive Ranking of the 2014 and 2015 NFL Draft Classes: Outside Linebackers
February 13, 2014 · Pete Marasco
| Outside Linebackers | |||
| 2014 + | 2015 | ||
| 1. Khalil Mack C Buffalo | 1. Markus Golden Sr. Missouri | ||
| 2. Anthony Barr C UCLA | 2. Kevin Anderson Jr.* Stanford | ||
| 3. C. J. Mosley C Alabama | 3. Vic Beasley Sr.* Clemson | ||
| 4. Carl Bradford C Arizona State | 4. Jordan Jenkins Jr. Georgia | ||
| 5. Kyle Van Noy C BYU | 5. Denzell Devall Jr. Alabama | ||
| 6. Yawin Smallwood C UConn (ILB) | 6. Kyler Fackrell Jr. Utah State | ||
| 7. Ryan Shazier C Ohio State | 7. Shane Ray Jr. Missouri (DE) | ||
| 8. Jeremiah Attaochu C Georgia Tech | 8. James Vaughters Sr. Stanford | ||
| 9. Lamin Barrow C LSU | 9. Terrance Smith Jr.* Florida State | ||
| 10. Ronald Powell C Florida (Knees) | 10. Ejiro Ederaine Jr. Fresno State | ||
| 11. DeMarcus Lawrence C Boise State | 11. Leonard Floyd So.* Georgia | ||
| 12. Jackson Jeffcoat C Texas (DE) | 12. Eli Harold Jr. Virginia | ||
| 13. Morgan Breslin USC | 13. Kyrie Wilson Jr.* Fresno State | ||
| 14. Telvin Smith C Florida State | 14. Shaq Thompson Jr. Washington | ||
| 15. Devon Kennard C USC | 15. Tony Washington Sr.* Oregon | ||
| 16. Anthony Hitchens C Iowa | 16. Dadi Nicolas Jr. Virginia Tech | ||
| 17. Christian Kirksey C Iowa | 17. Marcus Rush Sr.* Michigan St. (DE) | ||
| 18. Christian Jones C Florida State | 18. Reggie Ragland Jr. Alabama | ||
| 19. Jonathan Brown C Illinois | 19. Alani Fua Sr.* BYU (I) | ||
| 20. Boseko Lokombo C Oregon | 20. Norkeithus Otis Sr. North Carolina | ||
| 21. Jordan Tripp C Montana | 21. C. J. Johnson Sr. Ole Miss (I) | ||
| 22. Tyler Starr C South Dakota | 22. Chi Chi Ariguzo Sr.* Northwestern | ||
| 23. Chris Young Arizona State | 23. Nate Orchard Sr. Utah | ||
| 24. Marquis Flowers # Arizona (DS) | 24. Kelby Brown Sr.* Duke | ||
| 25. Prince Shembo C Notre Dame | 25. Kwon Alexander Jr. LSU | ||
| 26. Kevin Pierre-Louis C Boston College | 26. T. T. Barber Jr. Middle Tenn. | ||
| 27. Aaron Lynch C USF (DE) | 27. Cory Littleton Jr. Washington | ||
| 28. Howard Jones C Shepherd | 28. Shaq Williams Sr. Notre Dame (I) | ||
| 29. Jeremiah George C Iowa State | 29. Lamar Dawson Sr. USC | ||
| 30. Khairi Fortt C California (I) | 30. Jake Ryan Sr.* Michigan (I) | ||
| 31. Denicos Allen Michigan State | 31. Derrick Malone Sr. Oregon | ||
| 32. Marcus Whitfield Maryland | 32. Tyler Matakevich Jr. Temple | ||
| 33. Nick Tenhaeff San Diego State | 33. Travis Feeney Jr.* Washington | ||
| 34. Derrell Johnson East Carolina | 34. Derek Largent Sr. San Diego St. | ||
| 35. Xavius Boyd Western Kentucky | 35. Davis Tull Sr. UT-Chattanooga | ||
| 36. Nate Askew # Texas A&M | 36. Jordan Hicks Sr. Texas (I) | ||
| 37. Terrance Bullitt Texas Tech | 37. Zach Hodges Sr. Harvard | ||
| 38. Tariq Edwards Virginia Tech | 38. Trent Voss Jr.* Toledo | ||
| 39. Tyler Johnson Oklahoma State | 39. Frank Shannon Jr.* Oklahoma (ILB) | ||
| 40. Shaquil Barrett Colorado State | 40. Montese Overton Jr. East Carolina | ||
| 41. Marquis Spruill Syracuse | 41. Ryan Anderson So.* Alabama | ||
| 42. Jamal Merrill Rutgers | 42. Jabari Ruffin So.* USC | ||
| 43. J. R. Collins Virginia Tech | 43. Michael Taylor Sr. Florida | ||
| 44. Junior Onyeali Arizona State (I) (P) | 44. Paul Dawson Sr. TCU | ||
| 45. Dorian Bell Duquesne | 45. Tank Jakes Sr. Memphis | ||
| 46. Eddie Lackey Baylor | 46. Ryan Mueller Sr. Kansas St. (DE) | ||
| 47. Bar’ee Boyd Western Kentucky | 47. Casanova McKinzy Jr. Auburn | ||
| 48. Trashaun Nixon New Mexico St. | 48. LaDarious Owens Sr.* Auburn | ||
| 49. Brandon Watts Georgia Tech | 49. Kentrell Brothers Jr. Missouri | ||
| 50. Corey Nelson Oklahoma | 50. Joshua Perry Jr. Ohio State | ||
| 51. Shaun Lewis Oklahoma State | 51. Dyshawn Davis Sr. Syracuse | ||
| 52. Ethan Armstrong Wisconsin | 52. Art Norman Sr.* N.C. State | ||
| 53. Steven Jenkins Texas A&M | 53. Josh Shirley Sr.* Washington | ||
| 54. Brad Daly Montana State | 54. Isaiah Bruce Jr.* West Virginia | ||
| 55. Deron Furr Ft. Valley St. | 55. Michael Doctor Sr.* Oregon St. (I) | ||
| 56. Art Laurel Hawaii | 56. Taiwan Jones Sr. Michigan St. | ||
| 57. Quadron Christian Clemson | 57. Steve Longa So.* Rutgers | ||
| 58. Devon Furr Ft. Valley St. | 58. Dillon Lee Jr. Alabama | ||
| 59 Dallas Bollema New Mexico (ILB) | 59. Josh Gavert Sr.* San Diego St. | ||
| 60. Spencer Hadley BYU (P) | 60. Neiron Ball Sr. Florida | ||
| 61. Justin Jackson Wake Forest | 61. Denzel Nkempiche Jr. Ole Miss | ||
| 62. Jayronne Elliott Toledo | 62. Steven Sanders Sr. SMU | ||
| 63. Eddie Porter Arkansas State | 63. Kevin Snyder Sr. Rutgers | ||
| 64. Stephen Roberts Middle Tenn. | 64. James Ross, III Jr. Michigan | ||
| 65. Steven Kurfels UTSA | 65. Deon King Jr. Norfolk St. | ||
| 66. Dontavavious Sapp Tennessee (P) | 66. Derrick Matthews Sr. Houston (SS) | ||
| 67. Pete Robertson Jr.* Texas Tech | |||
| 68. Vince Buhagiar Sr.* San Jose St. (I) | |||
| 69. Quayshawn Nealy Sr.* Georgia Tech | |||
| 70. Ukeme Eligwe So.* Florida St. | |||
| 71. Nick Kwiatkoski Jr.* West Virginia | |||
| 72. Salamo Fiso So.* Arizona St. | |||
| 73. Nyeem Wartman So.* Penn State | |||
| 74. Xzavier Dickson Sr. Alabama | |||
| 75. Matt Longacre Sr. NW Missouri St. | |||
| 76. Houston Bates Sr.* Illinois | |||
| 77. Todd Thomas Sr. Pitt | |||
| 78. Scooby Wright So.* Arizona | |||
| 79. D. J. Alexander Sr. Oregon State | |||
| 80. Jabral Johnson Sr. Oregon State | |||
| 81. Shiro Davis Jr. Texas (DE) | |||
| 82. Jason Whittingham Jr.* Utah | |||
| 83. Mike Hull Sr.* Penn State | |||
| 84. Vince Biegel So.* Wisconsin | |||
| 85. Donavin Newsome So.* Missouri | |||
| 86. Kendall Thompson Sr. Texas | |||
| 87. Tevin Jackson Sr. Texas | |||
| 88. Quentin Gause Jr. Rutgers | |||
| 89. Reshard Cliett Sr.* USF | |||
| 90. Tyriq McCord Jr. Miami | |||
| 91. Brandon Golson Sr. West Virginia | |||
| 92. Matthew Wells Sr. Mississippi St. | |||
| 88. Tyrone Taylor Sr. Texas A&M | |||
| 89. Ray Stovall Sr. Louisiana-Monroe | |||
| 90. Graham Stewart Jr.* UConn | |||
| 91. Travis Hughes Sr. N.C. (P) | |||
| 92. Eddie Johnson Sr.* Hinds CC | |||
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C = Combine Invitation (P) = Character Issue * = Redshirted (I) = Injury # = Sleeper |
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