The Top 15 Draft Eligible (3-4) Outside (Rush) Linebackers as of 1/22/12
| #1 Courtney Upshaw – Alabama |
| #2 Melvin Ingram – South Carolina |
| #3 Nick Perry* – Southern California |
| #4 Whitney Mercilus* – Illinois |
| #5 Ronnell Lewis* – Oklahoma |
| #6 Vinny Curry – Marshall |
| #7 Shea McClellin – Boise State |
| #8 Bruce Irvin – West Virginia |
| #9 Frank Alexander – Oklahoma |
| #10 Cordarro Law – Southern Mississippi |
| #11 Donte’ Paige-Moss* – North Carolina |
| #12 Jonathan Massaquoi* – Troy |
| #13 Kyle Wilber – Wake Forest |
| #14 Brandon Lindsey – Pittsburgh |
| #15 Adrian Robinson – Temple |