Daily Draft Data Dump Friday

The Gipper

Here is more historical data about the draft. The following are the Linebackers that have been selected in the Top 5 picks of the draft since 1970:

1 2015 1 3 Dante Fowler OLB 21 JAX 0 0 0 Florida College Stats

2 2014 1 5 Khalil Mack LB 23 OAK 2014 2015 1 1 2 21 32 32 19.0 Buffalo College Stats

3 2011 1 2 Von Miller LB 22 DEN 2011 2015 2 4 5 58 72 72 1 60.0 Texas A&M College Stats

4 2009 1 4 Aaron Curry LB 23 SEA 2009 2012 0 0 3 17 48 39 5.5 Wake Forest College Stats

5 2006 15 A.J. Hawk LB 22 GNB 2006 2015 0 0 10 59 158 147 9 20.0 Ohio St. College Stats

6 2000 1 2 LaVar Arrington LB 22 WAS 2000 2006 0 3 5 46 85 72 3 23.5 Penn St. College Stats

7 1997 1 4 Peter Boulware LB 22 BAL 1997 2005 0 4 7 60 126 102 1 70.0 Florida St. College Stats

8 1996 1 2 Kevin Hardy LB 23 JAX 1996 2004 1 1 9 64 134 128 5 36.0 Illinois College Stats

9 1994 1 5 Trev Alberts LB 24 IND 1994 1996 0 0 0 4 29 7 1 4.0 Nebraska College Stats

10 1993 1 4 Marvin Jones LB 21 NYJ 1993 2003 0 0 9 54 142 129 5 9.0 Florida St. College Stats

11 1992 1 2 Quentin Coryatt LB 22 IND 1992 1999 0 0 4 30 82 78 3 8.5 Texas A&M 12 1991 1 4 Mike Croel LB 22 DEN 1991 1998 0 0 6 35 102 84 2 24.0 Nebraska

13 1990 1 5 Junior Seau HOF LB 21 SDG 1990 2009 6 12 16 130 268 243 18 56.5 USC College Stats

14 1989 1 4 Derrick Thomas HOF LB 22 KAN 1989 1999 2 9 11 106 169 157 1 126.5 Alabama College Stats

15 1988 1 1 Aundray Bruce LB 22 ATL 1988 1998 0 0 2 25 151 41 4 32.0 Auburn College Stats

16 1987 1 2 Cornelius Bennett LB 22 IND 1987 2000 1 5 14 90 206 204 7 71.5 Alabama College Stats

17 1987 1 5 Mike Junkin LB 22 CLE 1987 1989 0 0 0 3 20 7 Duke

18 1986 1 5 Anthony Bell LB 22 STL 1986 1992 0 0 4 28 102 65 2 11.0 Michigan St. 19 1985 1 5 Duane Bickett LB 22 IND 1985 1996 0 1 9 63 175 138 9 53.0 USC College Stats

20 1984 1 3 Carl Banks LB 22 NYG 1984 1995 1 1 10 66 173 151 3 39.5 Michigan St. 21 1983 1 5 Billy Ray Smith LB 22 SDG 1983 1992 0 0 7 46 126 111 15 26.5 Arkansas

22 1982 1 2 Johnie Cooks LB 23 BAL 1982 1991 0 0 7 40 128 97 4 32.0 Mississippi St.

23 1982 1 3 Chip Banks LB 22 CLE 1982 1992 1 4 10 72 138 136 9 46.0 USC

24 1981 1 2 Lawrence Taylor HOF LB 22 NYG 1981 1993 8 10 13 137 184 180 9 132.5 North Carolina

25 1981 1 5 E.J. Junior LB 21 STL 1981 1993 1 2 9 57 170 120 12 36.5 Alabama

26 1979 1 1 Tom Cousineau LB 22 BUF 1982 1987 0 0 4 36 66 59 10 6.5 Ohio St. College Stats

27 1974 1 4 Waymond Bryant LB 22 CHI 1974 1977 0 0 3 25 53 47 4 Tennessee St.

The ones in Red are busts or borderline busts.

I think the percentage here on players that are not busts is a bit higher than at other positions I have looked at.

You have a 60/40 chance here of getting a good player. The other positions were about 50/50.

But....naturally, it seems that the worst of the worst on this list was a player the Browns drafted: Mike Junkin.

The dichotomy is incredible......from Mike Junkin to Trev Alberts to Aaron Curry on the downside to Lawrence Taylor, Junior Seau and Derrick Thomas on the up side.

Note: Dante Fowler too soon to rate. Khalil Mack looks like a super keeper.

The Gipper

Another note: It looks like taking a Linebacker high from either USC or Alabama is a good choice. Each school had 3 LBs on this list.....no busts. Florida St. also 2 plus players.

Stay away from Nebraska LBs......only two from there were busts.

Ohio St., Michigan St., Texas A&M...mixed. One bust one good from each.

Tobacco Road Schools: Two of the worst from there: Junkin and Curry.....but also the best of all from NC: Taylor.

So...does this bode well for say Myles Jack....the only LB considered perhaps Top 5 worthy.

Zombo

Arrington had a short career due to injury, but he was a three time Pro Bowler for the Skins.

Any time you make the Pro Bowl three times on your first contract, I'd say you weren't a busted pick.

Zombo

The Gipper

Zombo said:

Arrington had a short career due to injury, but he was a three time Pro Bowler for the Skins.

Any time you make the Pro Bowl three times on your first contract, I'd say you weren't a busted pick.

Zombo

Like I said, I was just doing a look at his CA, which overall is low....due to those injuries.

But your point is certainly correct.