Arthur Brown of Kansas State has overtaken Manti Te’o of Notre Dame our new top-rated middle linebacker, and it has nothing to do with a girlfriend hoax. While Te’o may have the power advantage, his BCS National Championship game performance showed he has limited range. Brown, comparatively, can make plays all over the field. Brown could have the same kind of impact on a defense that Navorro Bowman does in San Francisco.
2013 NFL Draft middle linebacker rankings
Peter G. Aiken-US PRESSWIRE
1. Arthur Brown | 6’1, 228 pounds | Middle linebacker | Kansas State
2. Manti Te’o | 6’2, 255 pounds | Middle linebacker | Notre Dame
3. Kevin Minter | 6’2, 242 pounds | Middle linebacker | LSU *
4. Alec Ogletree | 6’3, 232 pounds | Middle linebacker | Georgia *
5. Nico Johnson | 6’2, 245 pounds | Middle linebacker | Alabama
6. Jon Bostic | 6’1, 246 pounds | Middle linebacker | Florida
7. Kevin Reddick | 6’3, 240 pounds | Middle linebacker | North Carolina
8. Kiko Alonso | 6’4, 242 pounds | Middle linebacker | Oregon
9. A.J. Klein | 6’2, 248 pounds | Middle linebacker | Iowa State
10. Bruce Taylor | 6’2, 235 pounds | Middle linebacker | Virginia Tech
11. Steve Beauharnais | 6’2, 230 pounds | Middle linebacker | Rutgers
12. Tom Wort | 6’0, 230 pounds | Middle linebacker | Oklahoma *
13. Michael Mauti | 6’2, 232 pounds | Middle linebacker | Penn State
14. Will Ebner | 6’0, 230 pounds | Middle linebacker | Missouri
15. Nick Clancy | 6’3, 232 pounds | Middle linebacker | Boston College
16. Will Compton | 6’2, 230 pounds | Middle linebacker | Nebraska
17. Greg Blair | 6’2, 252 pounds | Middle linebacker | Cincinnati
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