2023 Draft Board: Linebackers
The below information I included in the QB draft board yesterday, I'm going to include it for every board, but it will be identical on each.
If you've ever read one of my draft board articles before then you have an idea of what you'll see below, but there is a slight change. If you haven't read them, quick explanation, I use stats, athletic testing, past performance from current pro players, and formulas to try and determine the chances a prospect in the current draft has at succeeding as a pro. In the past I used a "PSR", and an "A Met" and "S Met" to give every player a round grade. I still use all three of those, but it's put into a formula to determine a Score, which is on a 0-100 scale. The scores differ by position, so before each draft board I will put what the high score was between the 2021 and 2022 drafts at that position. And at the bottom you will see a small blurb I wrote up for each position.
High Score: 88.61
My Draft Board
| Players | College | Score | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Campbell | Iowa | 67.30 | Day 1 |
| SirVoccea Dennis | Pittsburgh | 60.46 | Day 2 |
| Yasir Abdullah | Louisville | 60.21 | Day 2 |
| Daiyan Henley | Washington State | 57.51 | Day 2 |
| Drew Sanders | Arkansas | 57.40 | Day 2 |
| Anfernee Orji | Vanderbilt | 56.05 | Day 2 |
| Charlie Thomas | Georgia Tech | 54.39 | Day 2 |
| Owen Pappoe | Auburn | 53.99 | Day 2 |
| Ivan Pace Jr. | Cincinnati | 51.40 | Day 3 |
| Demarvion Overshown | Texas | 51.13 | Day 3 |
| Noah Sewell | Oregon | 49.90 | Day 3 |
| Trenton Simpson | Clemson | 49.87 | Day 3 |
| Henry To'oTo'o | Alabama | 49.28 | Day 3 |
| Shaka Heyward | Duke | 48.97 | Day 3 |
| Jeremy Banks | Tennessee | 47.89 | Day 3 |
| Micah Baskerville | LSU | 44.42 | Undrafted |
| Jalen Graham | Purdue | 43.61 | Undrafted |
| Isaiah Moore | North Carolina State | 42.94 | Undrafted |
| Dee Winters | TCU | 42.81 | Undrafted |
| Cam Jones | Indiana | 42.37 | Undrafted |
| Dorian Williams | Tulane | 41.52 | Undrafted |
| Ventrell Miller | Florida | 29.82 | Undrafted |
My Take: I wasn't really sure what to expect out of this group coming in. I was high on Ivan Pace going into the 2022 college season, definitely expected him to be higher. The only other player I was really high on was Drake Thomas, and he didn't get an invite to the Combine. Jack Campbell is the one getting most of the attention, and that lines up here, though I've seen some recent Henley buzz. Drew Sanders is another player getting some love from the media. Some, like me, have him as an off-ball Linebacker type in the pros, others still feel he could be an Edge Rusher. I think he fits better here.
