Tony Pauline from Sports Illustrated and DraftInsider.net offers comprehensive position-by-position rankings of the draft prospects for PhiladelphiaEagles.com's draft coverage.
Here is my list of the top 12 outside linebackers as well as a link to my extensive list of all the outside linebackers I expect to be drafted. On Wednesday, I'll wrap things up with the middle linebacker, cornerback and safety positions.
You can click on the player's name and get a detailed scouting report on each of the players I have ranked in the top 12.
| Tony Pauline's Top 12 Outside Linebackers | |||
| Rank | Name | School | Grade |
| 1 | Sergio Kindle | Texas | 1st |
| 2 | Jerry Hughes | TCU | 1st-2nd |
| 3 | Sean Weatherspoon | Missouri | 1st-2nd |
| 4 | Daryl Washington | TCU | 2nd |
| 5 | Navorro Bowman | Penn State | 2nd-3rd |
| 6 | Thaddeus Gibson | Ohio State | 2nd-3rd |
| 7 | Eric Norwood | South Carolina | 3rd |
| 8 | AJ Edds | Iowa | 3rd |
| 9 | Rennie Curran | Georgia | 3rd |
| 10 | Donald Butler | Washington | 3rd-4th |
| 11 | Jermaine Cunningham | Florida | 4th |
| 12 | Arthur Moats | James Madison | 4th |
| *Grade refers to round player is expected to be drafted. | |||
| Click here for the list of all the outside linebackers I expect to be drafted. | |||
-- Posted by Tony Pauline, 12:20 p.m., April 20
