2012 NFL Draft - Ranking The OLBs Pre-Combine

From a college football perspective, here's the ranking of all the top outside linebacker prospects.

2012 NFL Draft    

Top OLB Prospects - Pre-Combine

Before the Combine and before all the workouts, here's the listing of CFN's top prospects for the 2012 NFL Draft. This isn't a listing of where each player might go; this is an evaluation based on the potential to succeed in the NFL. The full breakdown and analysis on each player to come over the next few weeks.

2012 CFN Position Rankings
- QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs
- Cs | OTs | OGs | DEs
- DTs | ILBs | OLBs
- Ss | CBs | Ps & Ks
- Top 150 Talents 

2011 CFN Position Rankings
- QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs
- Cs | OTs | OGs | DEs
- DTs | ILBs | OLBs
- Ss | CBs | Ps & Ks
- Top 150 Talents 

2010 CFN Position Rankings & Analysis
- QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs
- Cs | OTs | OGs | DEs
- DTs | ILBs | OLBs
- Ss | CBs

1. Courtney Upshaw, Alabama Proj. 1
2. Zach Brown, North Carolina Proj. 2
3. Lavonte David, Nebraska Proj. 2
4. Bobby Wagner, Utah State (ILB) Proj. 2
5. Keenan Robinson, Texas Proj. 2
6. Bruce Irvin, West Virginia (DE) Proj. 2
7. Sean Spence, Miami Proj. 2
8. Jonathan Massaquoi, Troy (Jr.) Proj. 3
9. Ronnell Lewis, Oklahoma (Jr) Proj. 3
10. Nigel Bradham, Florida State Proj. 3
11. Brandon Lindsey, Pitt Proj. 4
12. Danny Trevathan, Kentucky Proj. 4
13. Travis Lewis, Oklahoma Proj. 3
14. Emmanuel Acho, Texas (ILB) Proj. 4
15. Tank Carder, TCU Proj. 4
16. Terrell Manning, NC State (Jr.) Proj. 4
17. Tahir Whitehead, Temple Proj. 6
18. Miles Burris, San Diego StateProj. 5
19. Josh Kaddu, Oregon Proj. 4
20. Tyler Nielsen, Iowa Proj. 4
21. Darius Fleming, Notre Dame Proj. 5
22. Adrian Robinson, Temple Proj. 6
23. Manny Abreu, Rutgers Proj. FA
24. Demario Davis, Arkansas State Proj. FA
25. Sammy Brown, Houston Proj. FA