Eric Kendricks
At 6-0 and 232 pounds, Kendricks leaves UCLA as a five-year senior with 41 starts under his belt. Projected by most draft experts as a three-down player at weak side or middle linebacker, Kendricks can cover and pursue and tackle against the run. Like most rookies, he’ll have to add some strength at the NFL level much like his brother, Mychal, who plays for the Eagles, did.
Shaq Thompson
This junior out of Washington started his collegiate career as a nickel back but moved to weak side linebacker full-time as a sophomore. As a 6-0, 228-pound junior, Thompson stayed at linebacker but also played some running back, winning the Paul Hornung award as the NCAA’s most versatile player.