Here are the linebackers that will be participating in the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
The 2016 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis is drawing near and the list of participants has been released. One position that almost every team should be paying attention to in the combine is the linebacker spot. If Super Bowl 50 proved anything, it’s that having dominant linebackers can change the dynamic of a game.
This year’s draft offers plenty of talented linebackers on both the outside and the inside. Plenty of teams are in need of guys that can rush the edge, guys that can be stop the run on the inside and guys that can also drop back into coverage and take away the middle of the field.
Depending on the defensive scheme, there’s so many things that teams need their linebackers to do on the field. Here’s the list of the linebackers that will participating at the scouting combine.
"Dominique Alexander (ILB), OklahomaDevante Bond (OLB), OklahomaKentrell Brothers (OLB), MissouriBeniquez Brown (OLB), Mississippi StateDe’Vondre Campbell (OLB), MinnesotaSu’a Cravens (OLB), USCSteven Daniels (ILB), Boston CollegeKyler Fackrell (OLB), Utah StateTravis Feeney (OLB), WashingtonLeonard Floyd (OLB), GeorgiaJosh Forrest (ILB), KentuckyKris Frost (OLB), AuburnB.J. Goodson (OLB), ClemsonMyles Jack (OLB), UCLAJordan Jenkins (OLB), GeorgiaC.J. Johnson (ILB), Ole MissDeion Jones (OLB), LSURaphael Kirby (ILB), Miami (Fla.)Nick Kwiatkoski (ILB), West VirginiaDarron Lee (OLB), Ohio StateCory Littleton (OLB), WashingtonSteve Longa (ILB), RutgersCurt Maggitt (OLB), TennesseeBlake Martinez (ILB), StanfordTyler Matakevich (OLB), TempleCassanova McKinzy (ILB), AuburnAntonio Morrison (ILB), FloridaJared Norris (ILB), UtahMontese Overton (OLB), East CarolinaGionni Paul (ILB), UtahJoshua Perry (ILB), Ohio StateReggie Ragland (ILB), AlabamaJoe Schobert (OLB), WisconsinJaylon Smith (OLB), Notre DameTerrance Smith (ILB), Florida StateEric Striker (OLB), OklahomaNick Vigil (ILB), Utah StateStephen Weatherly (OLB), VanderbiltScooby Wright III (ILB), Arizona"
The depth of this year’s class is incredible and all eyes will be on a guy like Reggie Ragland in the middle and a guy like Myles Jack on the outside. This is one of the best linebacker classes in some time and every team would be wise to add players from this list.
The dynamic of getting after a quarterback and being able to stop the run are abilities that linebackers have to succeed at the next level. The combine will be a great chance for teams to scout the athletic ability of these players and judge the intangibles.