If Nothing Changes Come Draft Day, Who Would You Draft

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I don't know that any of the USC linebackers really stand out up above the others for me. I like them all, but not sure I like any of them at 13 (I guess Maualuga more than the other two)

What scares me about Maybin and Brown is I can't figure out if they're better as LBs or as DEs? In a 3-4, or a 4-3?

I think I still want Oher (unless by some miracle Curry or Monroe falls), if we stay at 13

But Tyson Jackson is slowly creeping up the board and he would be the perfect fit for this defense.

Still, we should draft an OL

The one thing I really like about Jackson is that in a non-Blache defense in the post-Griffin era, he actually could solve the DT issue next to Haynesworth. He could get some nice pressure on the QB from that position. Jackson would be a nice long-term pick, a smarter pick than Maybin who fits our immediate needs well.

I think Maybin is a fit in only a system like ours that likes to send 5+ guys after the passer on most plays. He's going to have to be a 4-3 linebacker, or an inside/outside hybrid LB in the 3-4 (like Vrabel or Suggs) if he's got any shot in the NFL.

Brown is smallish, but I think he plays in any scheme. A 4-3 team could play him at end or at OLB and get production, and a 3-4 team could play him at any LB spot. He's gone in the top ten picks though.