Linebacker LB
Tackle + PBU production combined with speed + agility. The most consensus-driven of the front-seven positions.
Likeliest career, by the outcome model.
How many linebackers land in each career bucket as the model's single most likely finish. This is a different question from the board grades below — a prospect can be a Day 3 grade and still have “starter” as his likeliest outcome. The tails (elite, bust) are where the model separates; the middle two buckets sit close to a coin flip.
The board.
All 2 linebackers with a draftable grade on Draftanomics's 2015 board, tier by tier.
No blue-chip linebacker this cycle — David Mayo is the class's best, and he carries the next grade down.
An empty tier, honestly labeled — no linebacker earns a first-round grade this cycle.
David Mayo out of Texas St. is the Day 2 tier by himself, projected No. 84 overall. The drop behind Mayo is the story — Matthew Wells does not come off the board for another 169 picks.
The Day 3 shelf is one name deep: Matthew Wells out of Mississippi St., pegged at No. 253 overall.