Thursday, June 9, 2016

Power Ranking The 2016-17 NFL Starters (4-3 Outside Linebackers)

Just like last year at this time, we are POWER RANKING THE NFL STARTERS!

This feature is going to be rolled out on a daily basis over the next month and is going to pick a specific position and rank each team's potential starter at that position. I say POTENTIAL starter because we are still a few months away from NFL training camps everywhere starting and teams and players can still make moves. And lord knows, some teams need to make a lot of moves still.

This column itself is supposed to give you a good idea about how your team is looking at each position as we start pointing the nose of the car towards the upcoming NFL season.

Also, since it's a power rankings, it's ranking the players based on how I feel they played last season.

So, with no further distractions....

I bring to you.......




The Ultimate Sports Blog's

2016-17 NFL Starter Power Rankings

4-3 Outside Linebackers


30. Sean Weatherspoon (Atlanta Falcons)


Age: 28

Career Sack: 8.0

Career Tackles: 221

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 0.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 9

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 0

Last Year's Ranking: 33rd



29. Dannell Ellerbe (New Orleans Saints)


Age: 30

Career Sacks: 6.5

Career Tackles: 248

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 0.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 34

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 0

Last Year's Ranking: 27th



28. Kevin Pierre-Louis (Seattle Seahawks)


Age: 24

Career Sacks: 0.0

Career Tackles: 18

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 0.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 8

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 0

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked



27. Jonathan Casillas (New York Giants)


Age: 28

Career Sacks: 5.0

Career Tackles: 176

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 2.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 67

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 1

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked



26. Stephone Anthony (New Orleans Saints)


Age: 23

Career Sacks: 1.0

Career Tackles: 70

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 1.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 70

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 1

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked



25. Daryl Smith (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)


Age: 34

Career Sacks: 30.5

Career Tackles: 735

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 3.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 72

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 1

Last Year's Ranking: 7th



24. Anthony Hitchens (Dallas Cowboys)


Age: 23

Career Sacks: 2.0

Career Tackles:

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 99

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 2.0

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 40

Last Year's Ranking: 21st



23. Chad Greenway (Minnesota Vikings)


Age: 33

Career Sacks: 18.0

Career Tackles: 734

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 2.5

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 55

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 1

Last Year's Ranking: 28th



#22. Akeem Ayers (Los Angeles Rams)


Age: 26

Career Sacks: 13.5

Career Tackles: 205

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 0.5

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 35

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 0

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked



21. Devon Kennard (New York Giants)


Age: 24

Career Sacks: 4.5

Career Tackles: 72

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 0.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 37

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 1

Last Year's Ranking: 15th



20. Telvin Smith (Jacksonville Jaguars)


Age: 25

Career Sacks: 4.5

Career Tackles: 171

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 2.5

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 99

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 1

Last Year's Ranking: 14th



19. Myles Jack (Jacksonville Jaguars)


Age: 20

Career Sacks: Rookie

Career Tackles: Rookie

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): Rookie

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): Rookie

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): Rookie

Last Year's Ranking: Rookie



18. DeAndre Levy (Detroit Lions)


Age: 29

Career Sacks: 3.5

Career Tackles: 443

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): Didn't play last year (injured)

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): Didn't play last year (injured)

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): Didn't play last year (injured)

Last Year's Ranking: 4th



17. Jelani Jenkins (Miami Dolphins)


Age: 24

Career Sacks: 3.5

Career Tackles: 148

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 0.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 50

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 0

Last Year's Ranking: 13th



16. Lavonte David (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)


Age: 26

Career Sacks: 13.0

Career Tackles: 405

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 3.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 85

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 3

Last Year's Ranking: 7th



15. Brooks Reed (Atlanta Falcons)


Age: 29

Career Sacks: 14.5

Career Tackles: 128

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 0.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 10

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 0

Last Year's Ranking: 18th



14. Karlos Dansby (Cincinnati Bengals)


Age: 34

Career Sacks: 41.0

Career Tackles: 932

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 0.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 62

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 3

Last Year's Ranking: 8th



13. Koa Misi (Miami Dolphins)


Age: 29

Career Sacks: 12.0

Career Tackles: 248

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 0.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 59

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 0

Last Year's Ranking: 4th at ILB



12. Thomas Davis (Carolina Panthers)


Age: 33

Career Sacks: 23.0

Career Tackles: 616

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 5.5

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 75

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 4

Last Year's Ranking: 5th



11. Mark Barron (Los Angeles Rams)


Age: 26

Career Sacks: 6.0

Career Tackles: 276

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 1.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 79

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 0

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked at OLB



10. Josh Bynes (Detroit Lions)


Age: 26

Career Sacks: 0.5

Career Tackles: 115

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 0.5

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 56

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 0

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked



9. Shaq Thompson (Carolina Panthers)


Age: 22

Career Sacks: 1.0

Career Tackles: 32

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 1.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 32

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 0

Last Year's Ranking: 16th



8. Bruce Irvin (Oakland Raiders)


Age: 28

Career Sacks: 22.0

Career Tackles: 87

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 5.5

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 22

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 0

Last Year's Ranking: 10th



7. Vontaze Burfict (Cincinnati Bengals)


Age: 25

Career Sacks: 5.0

Career Tackles: 259

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 1.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 57

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 2

Last Year's Ranking: 11th



6. Dont'a Hightower (New England Patriots)


Age: 26

Career Sacks: 14.5

Career Tackles: 200

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 3.5

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 51

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 0

Last Year's Ranking: 3rd



5. K.J. Wright (Seattle Seahawks)


Age: 26

Career Sacks: 7.5

Career Tackles: 308

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 1.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 71

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 0

Last Year's Ranking: 8th



4. Jamie Collins (New England Patriots)


Age: 26

Career Sacks: 9.5

Career Tackles: 149

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 5.5

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 51

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 1

Last Year's Ranking: 2nd



3. Sean Lee (Dallas Cowboys)


Age: 29

Career Sacks: 2.5

Career Tackles: 278

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 2.5

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 76

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 1

Last Year's Ranking: 9th



2. Anthony Barr (Minnesota Vikings)


Age: 24

Career Sacks: 7.5

Career Tackles: 109

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 3.5

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 54

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 1

Last Year's Ranking: 6th



1. Khalil Mack (Oakland Raiders)


Age: 25

Career Sacks: 19.0

Career Tackles: 116

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 15.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 20

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 0

Last Year's Ranking: 1st

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