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A name that no one is really mentioning is Clifton Smith. He has great size for a middle linebacker and at Syracuse, he was a big-time run stuffer. Think a younger version of Kevin Mitchell.

Before the 2003 draft, he was actually projected as a late first-day / early second-day pick. I'm not exactly sure why he fell, but I'm sure his combine numbers were probably dreadful.

That being said, he can certainly be a force in the box in base and short-yardage situations; with Marshall rotating in for nickel packages. The way Williams rotates players and packages, I really wouldn't be surprised to see a solution involving a couple of different players.