Rush Linebacker 

Texas A&M

6-3 246

Draft board overall prospect rank: #8

Draft board rush linebacker rank: #2

Overall rating: 93 (Top 10 Pick) 

40 time: 4.46

2/28/11: Miller has been called the fastest prospect off the edge in years and this is why, a 4.46 40 at 6-3 246. To put that in context, that would have tied for the 7^th best running back time if Miller were a running back. The scary part, I think he might actually be faster in games. He also had a 37 inch vertical…for what that matters. 

2/26/11:  Good job getting from 237 to 246. Again, we’ll have to see how he carries throughout the week, but this could continue to raise his stock.

2/15/11: I had a fairly low grade on Von Miller going into his senior season, like a mid 2nd round grade. That all changed this season. He helped himself in so many ways. I didn’t like him because I thought he only had one pass rush move, he was a one dimensional player, pass rush only, his college team even took him out on running plays, how was he going to be an every down player in the NFL, and that he was a one year wonder. He proved that all wrong.

Miller had 17 sacks in 2009 and only 11 in 2010, but the 11 was more impressive for me. Not only did it destroy the myth that he was a one year wonder, he didn’t even have a sack until his 5th game because of an injury. That means he had 11 sacks in 8 games, including a “KILL ALL QUARTERBACKS” rampage he went on with 9 sacks in his final 6 games.

He also became a more well rounded player. He played outside linebacker in addition to defensive end, which will help him translate to the NFL because he’s too small to play standing up. He really impressed in coverage as a linebacker and even improved against the run at 240 pounds. In addition to this, he developed secondary pass rush moves, into addition to his fierce speed rush. He is one of the fastest players off the edge I’ve ever seen and he also drops into coverage and stuffs the run well, especially for his size.

He’s a competitive kid, playing through injury, and going to The Senior Bowl even when he was already proven as a 1st round pick lock. He won’t fall past Houston at 11 and could go as high as #3 to Buffalo, whose coaching staff coached him at The Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama. 

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