2021 Draft Linebacker Rankings

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Chris reveals his draft LB rankings, and then he and Ahmed reach into the mailbag.

(3:15) LB Scouting Process - Would you rather have a coverage LB or a run thumper? What happened to Isaiah Simmons and Patrick Queen last year? And Chris predicts some 2nd year leaps for the 2020 LB class.

(15:30) LB #5 Nick Bolton (Missouri) - How does he compare to Steelers LB Devin Bush?

(20:30) LB #4 Jabril Cox (LSU) - How does he compare to other recently drafted LSU LBs?

(27:45) LB #3 Zaven Collins (Tulsa) - "The best between-the-tackles LB in the draft"

(36:00) LB #2 Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (Notre Dame) - "Arguably my favorite watch in the whole draft"

(44:40) LB #1 Micah Parsons (Penn State) - How high could he go? Giants #11? Broncos #9?

(55:15) Honorable mentions - Jamin Davis (Kentucky), Chazz Surratt (North Carolina), Baron Browning (Ohio State), Derrick Barnes (Purdue)

(1:04:40) #AskMeAnything - What did Chris learn from his interview with a chippy Kellen Mond? Would he have traded up to #3 if he was the 49ers GM? What did he take from Justin Fields 2nd Pro Day? And what do we make of Trevor Lawrence's comments on motivation?