It’s still early in the college football season, but now is as good of a time as any to update individual position rankings for the 2012 NFL Draft.
2012 NFL Draft outside linebacker rankings: An improved Zach Brown is tops
Several members of the outside linebacker class have stepped up early this season, especially North Carolina’s Zach Brown. He’s always been an athletic marvel, but is playing stronger this season. The big question about this class is Oklahoma’s Travis Lewis, who is out with an injury. If he comes back and doesn’t play well, his stock may drop.
Note: The position rankings aren’t currently in line with the site’s top 200. After each position ranking is released, a new top 200 will be published.
| 1. Zach Brown | 6'2, 230 pounds | OLB | North Carolina - Prospect notes |
| 2. Courtney Upshaw | 6'2, 263 pounds | OLB/MLB | Alabama - Prospect notes |
| 3. Travis Lewis | 6'2, 232 pounds | OLB | Oklahoma - Prospect notes |
| 4. Keenan Robinson | 6'3, 235 pounds | OLB | Texas - Prospect notes |
| 5. Tank Carder | 6'3, 237 pounds | OLB/MLB | TCU - Prospect notes |
| 6. Ronnell Lewis | 6'2, 244 pounds | OLB/DE | Oklahoma * |
| 7. Brandon Lindsey | 6'2, 250 pounds | OLB/DE | Pittsburgh - Prospect notes |
| 8. Nigel Bradham | 6'2, 238 pounds | OLB | Florida State- Prospect notes |
| 9. Sean Spence | 6'0, 220 pounds | OLB | Miami (Fla.) - Prospect notes |
| 10. Lavonte David | 6'1, 220 pounds | OLB | Nebraska |
| 11. Danny Trevathan | 6'1, 230 pounds | OLB | Kentucky |
| 12. Adrian Robinson | 6'2, 250 pounds | DE/OLB | Temple |
| 13. Nico Johnson | 6'3, 245 pounds | OLB | Alabama * |
| 14. Greg Williams | 6'3, 240 pounds | OLB | Pittsburgh |
| 15. Tyler Nielsen | 6'3, 235 pounds | OLB | Iowa |
| 16. Mychal Kendricks | 6'0, 240 pounds | OLB | California |
* denotes underclassman
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