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B-Mac's NFL TOP 10 BY POSITION: LINEBACKERS

2011-06-14T23:17:00.001-04:00

The NFL's Top 10 Linebackers

selected/announced by Bryan McGovern

on LATE HITS (6/14/2011)

SiriusXM Ch.88 NFL Radio

#1 PATRICK WILLIS (49ers)

2007 1st Round Pick (11th)

Ole Miss (6-1+/240)

#2 RAY LEWIS (Ravens)

1996 1st Round Pick (26th)

Miami (6-0+/250)

#3 JAMES HARRISON (Steelers)

2002 Undrafted

Kent State (6-0/242)

#4 DeMARCUS WARE (Cowboys)

2005 1st Round Pick (11th)

Troy (6-4/262)

#5 BRIAN URLACHER (Bears)

2000 1st Round Pick (9th)

New Mexico (6-4/258)

#6 JON BEASON (Panthers)

2007 1st Round Pick (25th)

Miami (6-0+/237)

#7 TERRELL SUGGS (Ravens)

2003 1st Round Pick (10th)

Arizona State (6-3+/260)

#8 CLAY MATTHEWS (Packers)

2009 1st Round Pick (26th)

USC (6-3/250)

#9 LAMARR WOODLEY (Steelers)

2007 2nd Round Pick (46th)

Michigan (6-1+/265)

#10 DAVID HARRIS (Jets)

2007 2nd Round Pick (47th)

Michigan (6-2+/245)

HONORABLE MENTION

(alphabetically)

LANCE BRIGGS (Bears)

KARLOS DANSBY (Dolphins)

JAMES FARRIOR (Steelers)

LONDON FLETCHER (Redskins)

DERRICK JOHNSON (Chiefs)

CURTIS LOFTON (Falcons)

JEROD MAYO (Patriots)

SHAUN PHILLIPS (Chargers)

DEMECO RYANS (Texans)

BART SCOTT (Jets)

JON VILMA (Saints)

*B-Mac Comments: Looking back, 2007 was a great draft for linebackers, producing four of my top 10 on this list. In addition, Lawrence Timmons was selected 15th overall by the Steelers in 2007, the Bills drafted Paul Posluszny in the second round (34th overall), the Jaguars picked Justin Durant (2/48), the Eagles landed Stewart Bradley (3/87) and the Giants got a Pro Bowl long-snapper Zak DeOssie (4/116), who played LB at Brown. The Falcons (Stephen Nicholas 4/109), Ravens (Antwan Barnes 4/134), Colts (Clint Session 4/136), Packers (Desmond Bishop 6/192), Texans (Zac Diles 7/218) and Chargers (Brandon Siler 7/240) also did well drafting linebackers in 2007.

B-Mac's NFL TOP 10 BY POSITION: Finalists at LINEBACKER

2011-06-12T08:15:00.003-04:00

FINALISTS FOR TOP 10 LINEBACKERS

JON BEASON (Panthers)

LANCE BRIGGS (Bears)

KARLOS DANSBY (Dolphins)

JAMES FARRIOR (Steelers)

LONDON FLETCHER (Redskins)

DAVID HARRIS (Jets)

JAMES HARRISON (Steelers)

DERRICK JOHNSON (Chiefs)

RAY LEWIS (Ravens)

CURTIS LOFTON (Falcons)

CLAY MATTHEWS (Packers)

JEROD MAYO (Patriots)

SHAUN PHILLIPS (Chargers)

DEMECO RYANS (Texans)

BART SCOTT (Jets)

TERRELL SUGGS (Ravens)

BRIAN URLACHER (Bears)

JON VILMA (Saints)

DeMARCUS WARE (Cowboys)

PATRICK WILLIS (49ers)

LAMARR WOODLEY (Steelers)

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B-MAC's BEST-AVAILABLE PLAYERS GOING INTO DAY 3 (ROUNDS 4-7) OF 2011 NFL DRAFT

2011-04-30T07:05:00.000-04:00

By Bryan McGovern

Host of "Late Hits"

M-F 8-11pmET

SIRIUS NFL Radio

SIRIUS/XM 124

*Note: 27 out of my Final Top 32 players went in Thursday's 1st Round*

*41 of my 50 best-available players going into Day-2 went in Friday's 2nd/3rd Rounds*

Rating based on production, potential, injury history, character and interviews

TIER 1 (4th Round 1-10)

#1 CB/KR-Davon HOUSE (6-1/200 New Mexico St-SR)

#2 CB/KR-Chimdi CHEKWA (6-0/191 Ohio St-SR)

#3 RB/KR-Kendall HUNTER (5-7+/199 Oklahoma St-SR)

#4 OT-James BREWER (6-6/323 Indiana-SR)

#5 QB-Ricky STANZI (6-4+/223 Iowa-SR)

#6 TE-Luke STOCKER (6-5/258 Tennessee-SR)

#7 DE/DT-Christian BALLARD (6-4/283 Iowa-SR)

#8 OLB-Sam ACHO (6-2/262 Texas-SR)

#9 S-Quinton CARTER (6-1/208 Oklahoma-SR)

#10 OT-Marcus CANNON (6-5/358 TCU-SR)

TIER 2 (4th Round 11-20)

#11 OLB-K.J. WRIGHT (6-3+/246 Mississippi St-SR)

#12 TE-Jordan CAMERON (6-5+/254 USC-SR)

#13 WR/KR-Edmond GATES (6-0/192 Abilene Christian-SR)

#14 OLB-Chris CARTER (6-1/248 Fresno St-SR)

#15 SS/KR-Da'Norris SEARCY (6-0/223 North Carolina-SR)

#16 OG-Clint BOLING (6-5/308 Georgia-SR)

#17 MLB-Colin McCARTHY (6-1+/238 Miami-SR)

#18 WR/KR-Tandon DOSS (6-2/201 Indiana-JR)

#19 RB/KR-Taiwan JONES (6-0/196 E.Washington-JR)

#20 MLB-Quan STURDIVANT (6-1/241 North Carolina-SR)

TIER 3 (4th Round 21-30)

#21 S-Tyler SASH (6-0/211 Iowa-JR)

#22 RB/KR-Jordan TODMAN (5-9/203 Connecticut-JR)

#23 MLB-Casey MATTHEWS (6-1/231 Oregon-SR)

#24 RB/KR-Jacquizz RODGERS (5-6/196 Oregon St-JR)

#25 CB-Brandon BURTON (6-0/190 Utah-JR)

#26 OT/OG-Jason PINKSTON (6-3+/317 Pittsburgh-SR)

#27 CB/KR-Brandon HOGAN (5-10+/192 West Virginia-SR)

#28 TE-DJ WILLIAMS (6-2/245 Arkansas-SR)

#29 MLB-Greg JONES (6-0+/242 Michigan St-SR)

#30 S-DeAndre McDANIEL (6-0/217 Clemson-SR)

TIER 4 (5th Round 1-10)

#31 OLB-Ross HOMAN (6-1/240 Ohio St-SR)

#32 WR/KR-Greg SALAS (6-1/210 Hawaii-SR)

#33 RB-Delone CARTER (5-9/222 Syracuse-SR)

#34 S/CB-Ahmad BLACK (5-10/184 Florida-SR)

#35 C-Kris O'DOWD (6-4/304 USC-SR)

#36 TE-Virgil GREEN (6-3+/249 Nevada-SR)

#37 WR/KR-Niles PAUL (6-1/224 Nebraska-SR)

#38 RB/KR-Roy HELU (6-0/219 Nebraska-SR)

#39 OT-DeMarcus LOVE (6-4+/315 Arkansas-SR)

#40 DT-Cedric THORNTON (6-3+/309 So.Arkansas-SR)

SIX-PACK TO WATCH

WR/KR-Dwayne HARRIS (5-10+/203 E.Carolina-SR)

S/KR-Jerrard TARRANT (6-0+/204 Georgia Tech-JR)

OG-Stephen SCHILLING (6-4+/308 Michigan-SR)

OT-Derek NEWTON (6-5/311 Arkansas St-SR)

WR/KR-Ricardo LOCKETTE (6-2+/211 Fort Valley St-SR)

LB-Mark HERZLICH (6-4/244 Boston College-SR)

B-MAC's BEST-AVAILABLE PLAYERS GOING INTO DAY 2 (ROUNDS 2-3) OF 2011 NFL DRAFT

2011-04-29T02:35:00.004-04:00

By Bryan McGovern

Host of "Late Hits"

M-F 8-11pmET

SIRIUS NFL Radio

SIRIUS/XM 124

*Note: 27 players out of my Final Top 32 went in Thursday's 1st Round*

Rating based on production, potential, injury history, character and interviews

TIER 1

#1 DE-Da'Quan BOWERS (6-3+/280 Clemson-JR)

#2 QB-Ryan MALLETT (6-7/253 Arkansas-JR)

#3 RB-Mikel LESHOURE (6-0/227 Illinois-JR)

#4 CB/KR-Brandon HARRIS (5-10/191 Miami-JR)

#5 DT/DE-Marvin AUSTIN (6-2/309 North Carolina-SR)

#6 TE-Kyle RUDOLPH (6-6+/259 Notre Dame-JR)

#7 QB-Andy DALTON (6-2/215 TCU-SR)

#8 OLB-Akeem AYERS (6-3/254 UCLA-JR)

#9 CB/S/KR-Aaron WILLIAMS (6-0/204 Texas-JR)

#10 LB-Martez WILSON (6-4/250 Illinois-JR)

TIER 2

#11 RB-Ryan WILLIAMS (5-10/212 Virginia Tech-JR)

#12 OG/C-Stefan WISNIEWSKI (6-3/313 Penn St-SR)

#13 QB-Colin KAEPERNICK (6-5/233 Nevada-SR)

#14 S/CB-Rahim MOORE (6-0/202 UCLA-JR)

#15 DE/OLB-Brooks REED (6-3/263 Arizona-SR)

#16 CB/S-Ras-I DOWLING (6-1+/198 Virginia-SR)

#17 DE/DT-Allen BAILEY (6-3/285 Miami-SR)

#18 CB/KR-Davon HOUSE (6-1/200 New Mexico St-SR)

#19 WR/KR-Randall COBB (5-10+/191 Kentucky-JR)

#20 DT-Stephen PAEA (6-1+/303 Oregon St-SR)

TIER 3

#21 WR/KR-Titus YOUNG (5-11+/174 Boise St-SR)

#22 DE/OLB-Justin HOUSTON (6-3/270 Georgia-JR)

#23 WR/KR-Torrey SMITH (6-1/204 Maryland-JR)

#24 OT/OG-Ben IJALANA (5 Villanova

#25 WR-Leonard HANKERSON (6-2/209 Miami-SR)

#26 OLB-Bruce CARTER (6-2/243 North Carolina-SR)

#27 DT-Jarvis JENKINS (6-4/310 Clemson-SR)

#28 OT/OG-Orlando FRANKLIN (6-6/316 Miami-SR)

#29 DT-Drake NEVIS (6-1/294 LSU-SR)

#30 C/OG-Rodney HUDSON (6-2+/299 Florida St-SR)

TIER 4

#31 CB/KR-Chimdi CHEKWA (6-0/191 Ohio St-SR)

#32 DE/OLB-Jabaal SHEARD (6-3/264 Pittsburgh-SR)

#33 CB/KR-Marcus GILCHRIST (5-10/195 Clemson-SR)

#34 DT-Jurrell CASEY (6-1/300 USC-JR)

#35 RB/KR-DeMarco MURRAY (6-0/213 Oklahoma-SR)

#36 WR/KR-Greg LITTLE (6-3/231 North Carolina-SR)

#37 DT-Kenrick ELLIS (6-5/346 Hampton-SR)

#38 RB/KR-Kendall HUNTER (5-7+/199 Oklahoma St-SR)

#39 OT-James BREWER (6-6/323 Indiana-SR)

#40 QB-Ricky STANZI (6-4+/223 Iowa-SR)

TIER 5

#41 OLB-Dontay MOCH (6-1+/248)

#42 TE-Luke STOCKER (6-5/258 Tennessee-SR)

#43 RB-Daniel THOMAS (6-0+/230 Kansas St-SR)

#44 DE/DT-Christian BALLARD (6-4/283 Iowa-SR)

#45 TE-Lance KENDRICKS (6-3/243 Wisconsin-SR)

#46 WR/KR-Jerrel JERNIGAN (5-9/185 Troy-SR)

#47 OT/OG-Will RACKLEY (6-3+/309 Lehigh-SR)

#48 CB-Curtis BROWN (6-0/185 Texas-SR)

#49 OLB-Sam ACHO (6-2/262 Texas-SR)

#50 S-Quinton CARTER (6-1/208 Oklahoma-SR)

B-MAC's TOP 50 NFL PRE-DRAFT PROSPECTS

2011-04-27T07:20:00.001-04:00

Rating based on production, potential, injury history, character and interviews

TIER 1

#1 QB-Cam NEWTON (6-5/248 Auburn-JR)

#2 CB/KR-Patrick PETERSON (6-0+/219 LSU-JR)

#3 WR-A.J. GREEN (6-4/211 Georgia-JR)

#4 OLB-Von MILLER (6-3/246 Texas A&M-SR)

#5 DT/DE-Marcell DAREUS (6-3/319 Alabama-JR)

#6 DT/DE-Nick FAIRLEY (6-4/291 Auburn-JR)

#7 WR-Julio JONES (6-3/220 Alabama-JR)

#8 DE/DT-Cameron JORDAN (6-4/287 California-SR)

#9 OT-Tyron SMITH (6-5/307 USC-JR)

#10 DE-Da'Quan BOWERS (6-3+/280 Clemson-JR)

TIER 2

#11 QB-Blaine GABBERT (6-4+/234 Missouri-JR)

#12 DE-Robert QUINN (6-4/265 North Carolina-JR)

#13 DE-Aldon SMITH (6-4+/263 Missouri-JR)

#14 RB/KR-Mark INGRAM (5-10/215 Alabama-JR)

#15 CB-Prince AMUKAMARA (6-0/206 Nebraska-SR)

#16 DE/DT-J.J. WATT (6-5+/290 Wisconsin-JR)

#17 OT-Anthony CASTONZO (6-7/311 Boston College-SR)

#18 DE/OLB-Ryan KERRIGAN (6-4/267 Purdue-SR)

#19 QB-Ryan MALLETT (6-7/253 Arkansas-JR)

#20 QB-Jake LOCKER (6-3/231 Washington-SR)

TIER 3

#21 OG/C-Mike POUNCEY (6-5/303 Florida-SR)

#22 DE/DT-Adrian CLAYBORN (6-3/281 Iowa-SR)

#23 OT-Nate SOLDER (6-8+/319 Colorado-SR)

#24 DT/DE-Corey LIUGET (6-2+/298 Illinois-JR)

#25 OT-Derek SHERROD (6-5+/321 Mississippi St-SR)

#26 DE/DT-Cameron HEYWARD (6-5/294 Ohio St-SR)

#27 RB-Mikel LESHOURE (6-0/227 Illinois-JR)

#28 CB/KR-Brandon HARRIS (5-10/191 Miami-JR)

#29 OT-Gabe CARIMI (6-7/314 Wisconsin-SR)

#30 CB/S-Jimmy SMITH (6-2+/211 Colorado-SR)

TIER 4

#31 DT/DE-Marvin AUSTIN (6-2/309 North Carolina-SR)

#32 TE-Kyle RUDOLPH (6-6+/259 Notre Dame-JR)

#33 OG/OT-Danny WATKINS (6-3+/310 Baylor-SR)

#34 DT-Phil TAYLOR (6-3+/334 Baylor-SR)

#35 DT/DE-Muhammad WILKERSON (6-4+/315 Temple-JR)

#36 QB-Andy DALTON (6-2/215 TCU-SR)

#37 QB-Christian PONDER (6-2/229 Florida St-SR)

#38 OLB-Akeem AYERS (6-2+/254 UCLA-JR)

#39 CB/S/KR-Aaron WILLIAMS (6-0/204 Texas-JR)

#40 LB-Martez WILSON (6-4/250 Illinois-JR)

TIER 5

#41 RB-Ryan WILLIAMS (5-10/212 Virginia Tech-JR)

#42 OG/C-Stefan WISNIEWSKI (6-3/313 Penn St-SR)

#43 QB-Colin KAEPERNICK (6-5/233 Nevada-SR)

#44 S/CB-Rahim MOORE (6-0/202 UCLA-JR)

#45 DE/OLB-Brooks REED (6-3/263 Arizona-SR)

#46 CB/S-Ras-I DOWLING (6-1+/198 Virginia-SR)

#47 WR-Jon BALDWIN (6-4+/228 Pittsburgh-JR)

#48 DL-Allen BAILEY (6-3/285 Miami-SR)

#49 CB/KR-Davon HOUSE (6-1/200 New Mexico St-SR)

#50 WR/KR-Randall COBB (5-10+/191 Kentucky-JR)

The Official Maurice Jones-Drew 2011 Mock NFL Draft as heard on NFL Radio

2011-04-26T23:30:00.001-04:00

As heard picked by

Jacksonville Jaguars All-Pro RB Maurice Jones-Drew

with host Bryan McGovern

on "Late Hits with MJD"

Tuesday April 26, 2011

SIRIUS NFL Radio

SIRIUS & XM CH-124

ROUND 1

*Heights/Weights updated from Combine

1. Carolina Panthers (2-14)

MJD: QB-CAM NEWTON
(Auburn-JR 6-5/248)

2. Denver Broncos (4-12)
MJD: DL-MARCELL DAREUS
(Alabama-JR 6-3/319)

3. Buffalo Bills (4-12)
MJD: DE/OLB-VON MILLER
(Texas A&M 6-3/246)

4. Cincinnati Bengals (4-12)
MJD: WR-A.J. GREEN
(Georgia-JR 6-4/211)

5. Arizona Cardinals (5-11)
MJD: CB-PATRICK PETERSON

(LSU-JR 6-0+/219)

6. Cleveland Browns (5-11)
MJD:WR-JULIO JONES
(Alabama-JR 6-3/220)

7. San Francisco 49ers (6-10)
MJD: DE/OLB-ROBERT QUINN

(North Carolina-JR 6-4/265)

8. Tennessee Titans (6-10)

MJD: QB-BLAINE GABBERT

(Missouri-JR 6-4+/234)

9. Dallas Cowboys (6-10)
MJD: DT-NICK FAIRLEY

(Auburn-JR 6-4/291)

10. Washington Redskins (6-10)

MJD: QB-RYAN MALLETT

(Arkansas-JR 6-7/253)

11. Houston Texans (6-10)
MJD: DE/OLB-ALDON SMITH
(Missouri-JR 6-4+/263)

12. Minnesota Vikings (6-10)
MJD: DE/DT-J.J. WATT

(Wisconsin-JR 6-5+/290)

13. Detroit Lions (6-10)

MJD: CB-PRINCE AMUKAMARA

(Nebraska 6-0/206)

14. St. Louis Rams (7-9)
MJD: DT-COREY LIUGET
(Illinois-JR 6-2/298)

15. Miami Dolphins (7-9)
MJD: QB-ANDY DALTON
(TCU 6-2/215)

16. Jacksonville Jaguars (8-8)
MJD: DE-Da'QUAN BOWERS

(Clemson-JR 6-3+/280)

17. New England Patriots (from OAK)
MJD: DE/DT-CAMERON JORDAN

(California 6-4/287)

18. San Diego Chargers (9-7)

MJD: DE/OLB-RYAN KERRIGAN

(Purdue 6-4/267)

19. New York Giants (10-6)
MJD: OG/C-MIKE POUNCEY

(Florida 6-5/303)

20. Tampa Bay Bucs (10-6)

MJD: OT-TYRON SMITH

(USC-JR 6-5/307)

21. Kansas City Chiefs (10-6)
MJD: DT-PHIL TAYLOR
(Baylor 6-3+/334)

22. Indianapolis Colts (10-6)
MJD: OT-NATE SOLDER

(Colorado 6-8+/319)

23. Philadelphia Eagles (10-6)

MJD: CB-JIMMY SMITH

(Colorado 6-2+/211)

24. Buffalo Bills*** (via Saints)
***MJD predicted trade:
pick acquired by BUFFALO
from New Orleans***

***Bills select:
MJD: QB-CHRISTIAN PONDER
(Florida State 6-2/229)

25. Seattle Seahawks (7-9)

MJD: QB-JAKE LOCKER
(Washington 6-3/231)

26. Baltimore Ravens (12-4)
MJD: LB-AKEEM AYERS

(UCLA-JR 6-3/254)

27. Atlanta Falcons (13-3)

MJD: DE-ADRIAN CLAYBORN

(Iowa 6-3/281)

28. New England Patriots (14-2)
MJD: RB-MARK INGRAM

(Alabama-JR 5-10/215)

29. Chicago Bears (11-5)

MJD: OT-ANTHONY CASTONZO

(Boston College 6-7/311)

30. New York Jets (11-5)
MJD: DT-MUHAMMAD WILKERSON
(Temple-JR 6-4+/315)

31. Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4)
MJD: OT-GABE CARIMI
(Wisconsin 6-7/314)

32. Green Bay Packers (10-6)
MJD: DE/DT-CAMERON HEYWARD

(Ohio State 6-4+/294)