In this next installment of our 2011 Draft Prep series looking at the Green Bay Packers’ needs by position, we are going to analyze how the outside linebacker position currently stands. Strengths, weaknesses, depth, and uncertainties will all be examined to determine the urgency of need in regards to next season.
Outside Linebacker
Packers Prospect Profile — OLB Akeem Ayers, UCLA
At UCLA, Ayers was named honorable mention All-Pac-10 in 2009 and placed third in voting for the Dick Butkus award honoring college football’s best linebacker in 2010. Ayers also was a team captain in 2010 and finished as a second team All-American.
Packers Prospect Profile – LB Von Miller, Texas A&M
Von Miller enters the NFL draft as the consensus #1 linebacker and a lock to be drafted in the top 10.
Packers Prospect Profile – LB Justin Houston, University of Georgia
In a multi-part series profiling the potential draft picks for the Green Bay Packers, we take a look at Georgia’s pass-rushing specialist Justin Houston.