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ALL OF THE RESULTS

The total of number of linebackers the school has on NFL rosters is besides the school’s name.  Also, next to that number is a number in brackets, which represents the number players that start at linebacker for their respective NFL teams.

Abilene Christian 1
Aston Whiteside

Akron 1[1]
Chase Blackburn* (Starting MLB – New York Giants)

Alabama 8[5]
Demeco Ryans* (Starting MLB – Philadelphia Eagles)
Jerrell Harris
Donta Hightower* (Starting OLB – New England Patriots)
Jarret Johnson* (Starting OLB – San Diego Chargers)
Rolando McClain* (Starting MLB – Oakland Raiders)
Courtney Upshaw* (Starting OLB –Baltimore Ravens)
Alex Watkins
Chavis Williams

Appalachian State 1
D.J. Smith

Arizona 4[2]
Lance Briggs* (Starting OLB – Chicago Bears)
Ricky Elmore
Brooks Reed* (Starting OLB – Houston Texans)
Paul Vassallo

Arizona State 6[1]
Vontaze Burfict
Travis Goethel
Robert James
Shelly Lyons
Colin Parker
Terrell Suggs* (Starting OLB – Baltimore Ravens) (Injured)

Arkansas 1
Jerry Franklin

Arkansas State 2
Demario Davis
Brandon Joiner

Army 1
Caleb Campbell

Auburn 6[2]
Josh Bynes
Antonio Coleman
Karlos Dansby* (Starting ILB – Miami Dolphins)
Will Herring
Quentin Groves
Takeo Spikes* (Starting ILB – San Diego Chargers)

Baylor 1
Elliot Coffey

Bethune-Cookman 1
Ryan Davis

Boise State 1
Aaron Tevis

Boston College 6[3]
Alex Albright
Jo-Lonn Dunbar* (Starting OLB – St. Louis Rams)
Rob Francois
Mark Herzlich
Mathias Kiwanuka* (Starting OLB – New York Giants)
Luke Kuechly* (Starting MLB – Carolina Panthers)

Brown 1
Zak DeOssie

Butler 1
Grant Hunter

BYU 2
Bryan Kehl
Vic So’Oto

Cal Poly 1[1]
Chris Gocong* (Starting OLB – Cleveland Browns)

California 6[3]
Lorenzo Alexander
Desmond Bishop* (Starting ILB – Green Bay Packers)
Scott Fujita* (Starting OLB – Cleveland Browns)
Donnell Holt
Mychal Kendricks* (Starting OLB – Philadelphia Eagles)
Mike Mohamed

Central Arkansas 1
Markell Carter

Central Florida 1
Josh Linam

Central Michigan 3
Nick Bellore
Matthias Berning
Frank Zombo

Cincinnati 2[1]
Connor Barwin* (Starting OLB – Houston Texans)
J.K. Schaffer

Clemson 4[2]
Kourtnei Brown
Kavell Conner* (Starting ILB – Indianapolis Colts)
Leroy Hill* (Starting OLB – Seattle Seahawks)
Ricky Sapp

Colorado 1
Brad Jones

Colorado State 1
Jesse Nading

Concordia – Canada 1
Cory Greenwood

Connecticut 2
Greg Lloyd
Scott Lutrus

Duke 2
Patrick Bailey
Vincent Rey

Florida 3[2]
Jermaine Cunningham
Brandon Siler* (Starting ILB – Kansas City Chiefs)
Brandon Spikes* (Starting MLB – New England Patriots)

Florida International 1
Antwan Barnes

Florida State 7[1]
Mister Alexander
Nigel Bradham
Geno Hayes
Brandon Hicks
Lawrence Timmons* (Starting ILB – Pittsburgh Steelers)
Dekoda Watson
Markus White

Fresno State 3
Chris Carter
Ben Jacobs
Garrett McIntyre

Furman 1
Kadarron Anderson

Georgia 7[3]
Rennie Curran
Thomas Davis
Akeem Dent* (Starting MLB – Atlanta Falcons)
Dannel Ellerbe
Darryl Gamble
Justin Houston* (Starting OLB – Kansas City Chiefs)
Will Witherspoon* (Starting OLB – Tennessee Titans)

Georgia Tech 3
Gary Guyton
Daryl Smith* (Starting OLB – Jacksonville Jaguars)
Philip Wheller* (Starting OLB – Oakland Raiders)

Grand Valley State 1
Dan Skuta

Hampton 2
Justin Durant* (Starting OLB – Detroit Lions)

Hawaii 3
Aaron Brown
Solomon Elimimian
Corey Paredes

Houston 2
Sammy Brown
Marcus McGraw

Howard 1
Tracy White

Idaho 2
Aaron Lavarias
Korey Toomer

Illinois 3[1]
Nate Bussey
Whitney Mercilus* (Starting OLB – Houston Texans)
Martez Wilson

Iowa 6[2]
Pat Angerer* (Starting ILB – Indianapolis Colts)
Broderick Binns
A.J. Edds
Chad Greenway* (Starting OLB – Minnesota Vikings)
Tyler Nielsen
Jeff Tarpinian

Iowa State 1
Tim Dobbins

Jackson State 1
Donovan Robinson

Jacksonville State – AL 1
Monte Lewis

James Madison 2
Akeem Jordan
Arthur Moats

John Carroll – OH 1[1]
London Fletcher* (Starting ILB – Washington Redskins)

Kansas 2
Steven Johnson
Mike Rivera

Kansas State 3
Zac Diles
Rob Jackson
Reggie Walker

Kent State 3[1]
James Harrison* (Starting OLB – Pittsburgh Steelers)
Jameson Konz
Monte Simmons

Kentucky 4
DeQuin Evans
Micah Johnson
Danny Trevathan
Wesley Woodyard

Lafayette 1
Blake Costanzo

Louisiana Tech 1
Adrien Cole

Louisville 1
Dexter Heyman

LSU 4
Jacob Cutrera
Bradie James
Perry Riley
Kelvin Sheppard* (Starting MLB – Buffalo Bills)

Maine 1
Jovan Belcher

Marshall 1
Mario Harvey

Mary Hardin-Baylor 1
Jerrell Freeman

Maryland 5[2]
Moise Fokou
Erin Henderson* (Starting OLB – Minnesota Vikings)
Trenton Hughes
D’Qwell Jackson* (Starting MLB – Cleveland Browns)
Adrian Moten

Miami 11[6]
Spencer Adkins
Baraka Atkins
Jon Beason* (Starting OLB – Carolina Panthers)
Tavares Gooden
Ray Lewis* (Starting ILB – Baltimore Ravens)
Colin McCarthy* (Starting MLB – Tennessee Titans)
Darryl Sharpton* (Starting ILB – Houston Texans)
Sean Spence
Olivier Vernon
Jonathan Vilma* (Starting MLB – New Orleans Saints) (Suspended)
D.J. Williams (Starting OLB – Denver Broncos)

Michigan 4[3]
Larry Foote* (Starting ILB – Pittsburgh Steelers)
David Harris* (Starting ILB – New York Jets)
Jonas Mouton
Lamarr Woodley* (Starting OLB – Pittsburgh Steelers)

Michigan State 1
Greg Jones

Middle Tennessee 2
Jamari Lattimore
Erik Walden

Mississippi (Ole Miss) 2[1]
Ashlee Palmer
Patrick Trahan
Patrick Willis* (Starting ILB – San Francisco 49ers)

Mississippi State 3[1]
Jamar Chaney
Chris White
K.J. Wright* (Starting OLB – Seattle Seahawks)

Missouri 3[2]
Andrew Gachkar
Aldon Smith* (Starting OLB – San Francisco 49ers)
Sean Weatherspoon* (Starting OLB – Atlanta Falcons)

Montana 1
Caleb McSurdy

Montana State 1
Dane Fletcher

Nebraska 7[3]
Stewart Bradley
Phillip Dillard
Cody Glenn
David Lavonte* (Starting OLB – Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Barrett Ruud* (Starting MLB – Seattle Seahawks)
Scott Shanle* (Starting OLB – New Orleans Saints)
Demorrio Williams

Nebraska – Ohama 1
Kenny Onaltolu

New Mexico 2[2]
Quincy Black* (Starting OLB – Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Brian Urlacher* (Starting MLB – Chicago Bears)

Nevada 6
Kaelin Burnett
Ezra Butler
Brandon Marshall
Josh Mauga
James-Michael Johnson
Dontay Moch

North Alabama 1
Marcus Dowtim

North Carolina 4
Zach Brown
Bruce Carter
Quan Sturdivant
Michael McAdoo

North Carolina State 5[2]
Audie Cole
Nate Irving
Manny Lawson* (Starting OLB – Cincinnati Bengals)
Terrell Manning
Stephen Tulloch* (Starting MLB – Detroit Lions)

North Dakota State 1[1]
Joe Mays* (Starting MLB – Denver Broncos).

North Texas 1[1]
Craig Robertson

Northern Illinois 2
Larry English
Pat Schiller

Northern Iowa 1
L.J. Fort

Northwestern 2[1]
Isaiah Greenhouse
Nick Roach* (Starting OLB –Chicago Bears)

Northwestern State – LA 1
Isaiah Greenhouse

Northwood – MI 1
Chris Wilson

Notre Dame 1
Darius Fleming

Ohio Northern 1
Jason Trusnik

Ohio University 1
Noah Keller

Ohio State 7[3]
Bobby Carpenter
Larry Grant
AJ Hawk* (Starting ILB – Green Bay Packers)
James Laurinaitis* (Starting MLB – St. Louis Rams)
Brian Rolle* (Starting OLB – Philadelphia Eagles)
Austin Spitler
Andrew Sweat

Oklahoma 3
Keenan Clayton
Travis Lewis
Curtis Lofton

Oklahoma State 1
Orie Lemon

Oregon 4[1]
Nick Barnett* (Starting OLB – Buffalo Bills)
Josh Kaddu
Spencer Paysinger
Casey Matthews

Oregon State 4
Victor Butler
Cameron Collins
Gabe Miller
Slade Norris

Penn State 11[6]
Navorro Bowman* (Starting ILB – San Francisco 49ers)
Dan Connor* (Starting ILB – Dallas Cowboys)
Tamba Hali* (Starting OLB – Kansas City Chiefs)
Josh Hull
Sean Lee* (Starting ILB – Dallas Cowboys)
Aaron Maybin
Paul Posluszny* (Starting MLB – Jacksonville Jaguars)
Bryan Scott – Bryan moved to OLB, see Buffalo Bills Official Website
Tim Shaw
Nathan Stupar
Cameron Wake* (Starting OLB – Miami Dolphins)

Pittsburgh 5
Dom DeCicco
Max Gruder
Brandon Lindsey
Scott McKillop
Clint Session

Portland State 2
Adam Hayward
Jordan Senn

Prairie View 1
Quinton Spears

Prairie View A&M 1
Adrian Hamilton

Purdue 6[4]
Joe Holland
Ryan Kerrigan* (Starting OLB – Washington Redskins)
Niko Koutouvides
Rob Ninkovich* (Starting OLB – New England Patriots)
Shaun Phillips* (Starting OLB – San Diego Chargers)
Anthony Spencer* (Starting OLB – Dallas Cowboys)

Richmond 1
Paris Lenon* (Starting ILB – Arizona Cardinals)

Rhode Island 1
Matt Hansen

Rutgers 3
Jonathan Freeny
Kevin Malast
Jamaal Westerman

Sacramento State 1
Zach Nash

San Diego State 5[1]
Russell Allen
Miles Burris
Heath Farwell
Matt McCoy
Kirk Morrison* (Starting OLB – Buffalo Bills)

San Jose State 1[1]
Justin Cole* (Starting OLB – St. Louis Rams)

South Carolina 2[1]
Jasper Brinkley* (Starting MLB – Minnesota Vikings)
Melvin Ingram

South Carolina State 2
Marshall McFadden
Donovan Richard

South Florida 4[1]
Stephen Nicholas* (Starting OLB – Atlanta Falcons)
Tyrone McKenzie
Jacquian Williams
Kion Wilson

Southern Illinois 1[1]
Bart Scott* (Starting ILB – New York Jets)

Southern Mississippi 3[1]
Michael Boley* (Starting MLB – New York Giants)
Gerald McGrath
Ronnie Thornton

Stephen F Austin 2
Derrick Choice
Jabara Williams

Syracuse 3[1]
Doug Hogue
Jameel McClain* (Starting ILB – Baltimore Ravens)
Derrell Smith

TCU 4[2]
Tank Carder
David Hawthorne* (Starting OLB – New Orleans Saints)
Jason Phillips
Daryl Washington* (Starting ILB – Arizona Cardinals)

Temple 3
Stephen Johnson
Adrian Robinson
Tahir Whitehead

Tennessee 4[2]
Kevin Burnett* (Starting ILB – Miami Dolphins)
Parys Haralson
Jerod Mayo* (Starting OLB – New England Patriots)
Marvin Mitchell

Tennessee State 1
Rico Council

Texas 8[3]
Sam Acho* (Starting OLB – Arizona Cardinals)
Emmanuel Acho
Derrick Johnson* (Kansas City Chiefs)
Eddie Jones
Sergio Kindle
Roddrick Muckelroy
Keenan Robinson
Brian Orakpo* (Starting OLB – Washington Redskins)

Texas A&M 3[1]
Von Miller* (Starting OLB – Denver Broncos)
Cyril Obiozor
Garrick Williams

Texas Tech 2
Bront Bird
Brandon Williams

Texas El Paso 1[1]
Thomas Howard* (Starting OLB – Cincinnati Bengals)

Troy 2[2]
Cameron Sheffield
DeMarcus Ware* (Starting OLB – Dallas Cowboys)

Tulane 1
Dezman Moses

Tulsa 1
Chris Chamberlain

UAB 1[1]
Bryan Thomas* (Starting OLB – New York Jets)

UCLA 1[1]
Brendon Ayanbadejo
Akeem Ayers* (Starting OLB – Tennesee Titans)
Kyle Bosworth

USC 11[5]
Allen Bradford
Brian Cushing* (Starting ILB – Houston Texans)
Chris Galippo
Kaluka Maiava
Rey Maualuga* (Starting MLB – Cincinnati Bengals)
Clay Matthews* (Starting OLB –Green Bay Packers)
Michael Morgan
Nick Perry* (Starting OLB – Green Bay Packers)
Keith Rivers* (Starting OLB – New York Giants)
Malcolm Smith
Lofa Tatupu

Utah 3[1]
Paul Kruger
Koa Misi* (Starting OLB – Miami Dolphins)
Stevenson Sylvester

Utah State 1
Bobby Wagner

Valdosta State 1
Larry Dean

Vanderbilt 2
Tim Fugger
Jonathan Goff

Virginia 4[1]
Darryl Blackstock
Amhad Brooks* (Starting OLB – San Francisco 49ers)
Cam Johnson
Clint Sintim

Virginia Tech 2[1]
James Anderson* (Starting OLB – Carolina Panthers)
Jason Worilds

Wagner – NY 1
Julian Stanford

Wake Forest 4[2]
Aaron Curry* (Starting OLB – Oakland Raiders)
Calvin Pace* (Starting OLB – New York Jets)
Kyle Wilber

Washburn – KS 1
Michael Wilhoite

Washington 2[2]
Donald Butler* (Starting ILB – San Diego Chargers)
Mason Foster* (Starting MLB – Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Washington State 1
Alex Hoffman-Ellis

William & Mary 1
Adrian Tracy

Wisconsin 3[2]
Jonathan Casillas
DeAndre Levy* (Starting OLB – Detroit Lions)
O’Brien Schofield* (Starting OLB – Arizona Cardinals)

West Texas A&M 1
Bryan Braman

West Virginia 3
Najee Goode
Mortty Ivy
J.T. Thomas

Western 1
Jason Williams

Wheaton – IL 1
Andy Studebaker

*Data is gathered from Ourlads Scouting Services website. The data is also crosschecked and supplemented from each NFL team’s official site.

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