Te'o, Minter, Alonso highlight boom or bust ILB class

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  1. jim1

    jim1 New Member

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    For much of the year, the headliner at this position was Notre Dame's Manti Te'o. For reasons he'd probably rather forget, he very much remains a headliner when it comes to the 2013 Combine. Te'o is far from the only inside linebacker to pique the interest of scouts this year, however. In fact, LSU's Kevin Minter, not Te'o, tops NFLDraftScout.com's rankings.

    While Te'o will draw most of the camera flashes, one inside linebacker who has proven to be a consistent playmaker in college with supposedly less than ideal athleticism is Iowa State's A.J. Klein. Voted the Co-Defensive Player of the Year in the Big 12 in 2011 and having posted similar statistics as a senior, the 6-1, 245-pound Klein is well known to scouts and his name in the record books with four career interceptions returned for touchdowns, tied for most among FBS linebackers. Should Klein run well, he could help serve notice to scouts that he possesses legitimate athleticism to go along with his instincts and high-revving motor.

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  2. Boomer

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    Not sure I see the boom and bust thing. Decent class.
     
  3. alen1

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    Same, Boom.
     
  4. jim1

    jim1 New Member

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    Do you see Ogletree as a MLB or as an OLB? I see him more at OLB, maybe moving in to MLB on passing downs in some defenses. Great pursuit player, I haven;t seen his match as per closing speed all year.
     

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