| Projections by position: | QB | RB | WR | TE | PK | TD | DT | DE | ILB | OLB | CB | S | |||||
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| IDP projections by team: | AFC | BAL | BUF | CIN | CLE | DEN | HOU | IND | JAX | KC | MIA | NE | NYJ | OAK | PIT | SD | TEN | NFC | ARI | ATL | CAR | CHI | DAL | DET | GB | MIN | NO | NYG | PHI | SEA | SF | STL | TB | WAS |
Current projections: OLB
NOTE: these are John Norton's projections (last modified: September 4).
Other John Norton projections: [DT] [DE] [ILB] [OLB] [CB] [S]
Other staffers' OLB projections: [Rudnicki]
| RNK | NAME | TM | G | TKL | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | PD | FPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad Greenway | MIN / 9 | 16 | 98 | 35 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 204.25 |
| 2 | Aaron Curry | OAK / 8 | 16 | 75 | 27 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 182.75 |
| 3 | Lance Briggs | CHI / 8 | 16 | 87 | 25 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 180.75 |
| 4 | Geno Hayes | CHI / 8 | 16 | 82 | 22 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 179.00 |
| 5 | Thomas Davis | CAR / 9 | 16 | 86 | 27 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 177.75 |
| 6 | Von Miller | DEN / 6 | 16 | 65 | 23 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 172.75 |
| 7 | Clay Matthews | GB / 8 | 16 | 56 | 11 | 14.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 171.75 |
| 8 | D.J. Williams | DEN / 6 | 16 | 80 | 23 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 171.25 |
| 9 | DeMarcus Ware | DAL / 5 | 16 | 54 | 12 | 14.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 170.50 |
| 10 | Sean Weatherspoon | ATL / 8 | 16 | 82 | 24 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 169.50 |
| 11 | Quincy Black | TB / 8 | 16 | 83 | 23 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 166.25 |
| 12 | James Harrison | PIT / 11 | 16 | 55 | 20 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 164.50 |
| 13 | Scott Fujita | CLE / 5 | 16 | 73 | 30 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 163.00 |
| 14 | Will Witherspoon | TEN / 6 | 16 | 73 | 28 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 163.00 |
| 15 | Tamba Hali | KC / 6 | 16 | 49 | 16 | 13.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 162.00 |
| 16 | Michael Boley | NYG / 7 | 16 | 78 | 31 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 159.75 |
| 17 | Justin Durant | DET / 9 | 16 | 79 | 27 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 159.25 |
| 18 | Kavell Conner | IND / 11 | 16 | 82 | 30 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 158.00 |
| 19 | Pat Angerer | IND / 11 | 16 | 77 | 28 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 156.50 |
| 20 | James Anderson | CAR / 9 | 16 | 79 | 23 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 156.25 |
| 21 | Daryl Smith | JAX / 9 | 16 | 78 | 21 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 155.75 |
| 22 | Lamarr Woodley | PIT / 11 | 16 | 45 | 14 | 11.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 152.00 |
| 23 | Clint Session | JAX / 9 | 16 | 74 | 24 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 152.00 |
| 24 | Calvin Pace | NYJ / 8 | 16 | 58 | 15 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 150.75 |
| 25 | Shaun Phillips | SD / 6 | 16 | 48 | 10 | 12.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 150.50 |
| 26 | Jonathan Casillas | NO / 11 | 16 | 72 | 21 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 144.25 |
| 27 | Jameel McClain | BAL / 5 | 16 | 67 | 33 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 144.25 |
| 28 | Brady Poppinga | STL / 5 | 16 | 72 | 12 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 133.50 |
| 29 | Anthony Spencer | DAL / 5 | 16 | 53 | 12 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 131.50 |
| 30 | Connor Barwin | HOU / 11 | 16 | 49 | 16 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 131.00 |
| 31 | Brian Orakpo | WAS / 5 | 16 | 39 | 21 | 10.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 129.25 |
| 32 | Leroy Hill | SEA / 6 | 16 | 63 | 24 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 129.00 |
| 33 | Robert Mathis | IND / 11 | 16 | 39 | 13 | 11.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 127.25 |
| 34 | Mathias Kiwanuka | NYG / 7 | 16 | 47 | 13 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 123.25 |
| 35 | Shawne Merriman | BUF / 7 | 16 | 36 | 18 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 121.50 |
| 36 | Jarret Johnson | SD / 6 | 16 | 45 | 26 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 120.50 |
| 37 | Rob Ninkovich | NE / 7 | 16 | 42 | 15 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 117.25 |
| 38 | Ryan Kerrigan | WAS / 5 | 16 | 41 | 23 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 116.25 |
| 39 | Ahmad Brooks | SF / 7 | 16 | 41 | 8 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 112.00 |
| 40 | Chris Kelsay | BUF / 7 | 16 | 44 | 23 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 110.25 |
| 41 | Eric Henderson | CIN / 7 | 16 | 56 | 16 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 105.50 |
| 42 | Stephen Nicholas | ATL / 8 | 16 | 58 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 104.50 |
| 43 | Clark Haggans | ARI / 6 | 16 | 45 | 12 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 103.50 |
| 44 | Nick Roach | CHI / 8 | 16 | 58 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 102.00 |
| 45 | Dwight Freeney | IND / 11 | 16 | 23 | 4 | 11.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 99.00 |
| 46 | Manny Lawson | CIN / 7 | 16 | 42 | 11 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 98.25 |
| 47 | Philip Wheeler | OAK / 8 | 16 | 52 | 17 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 96.25 |
| 48 | Jermaine Cunningham | NE / 7 | 16 | 37 | 9 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95.75 |
| 49 | Aldon Smith | SF / 7 | 16 | 31 | 6 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 95.50 |
| 50 | Koa Misi | MIA / 5 | 16 | 34 | 12 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 95.00 |
| 51 | Keith Rivers | NYG / 7 | 16 | 45 | 22 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 95.00 |
| 52 | Scott Shanle | NO / 11 | 16 | 49 | 14 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 95.00 |
| 53 | Frank Zombo | GB / 8 | 16 | 34 | 7 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 92.25 |
| 54 | Antwan Applewhite | CAR / 9 | 16 | 34 | 8 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 92.00 |
| 55 | Moise Fokou | PHI / 7 | 16 | 52 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 91.00 |
| 56 | Justin Houston | KC / 6 | 16 | 32 | 11 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 89.75 |
| 57 | Parys Haralson | SF / 7 | 16 | 39 | 11 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 88.25 |
| 58 | Akeem Ayers | TEN / 6 | 16 | 36 | 14 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 86.00 |
| 59 | Thomas Howard | CIN / 7 | 16 | 42 | 21 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 85.75 |
| 60 | Larry English | SD / 6 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 85.25 |
| 61 | Joey Porter | ARI / 6 | 16 | 35 | 9 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80.75 |
| 62 | Brooks Reed | HOU / 11 | 16 | 34 | 13 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76.75 |
| 63 | Quentin Groves | OAK / 8 | 16 | 42 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.75 |
| 64 | Gerald McRath | TEN / 6 | 16 | 40 | 13 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.75 |
| 65 | Sergio Kindle | BAL / 5 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69.75 |
| 66 | Arthur Moats | BUF / 7 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.00 |
| 67 | Mike Peterson | ATL / 8 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60.75 |
| 68 | Antwan Barnes | SD / 6 | 16 | 23 | 5 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59.75 |
| 69 | OBrien Schofield | ARI / 6 | 16 | 24 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59.75 |
| 70 | Brad Jones | GB / 8 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56.75 |
| 71 | Andy Studebaker | KC / 6 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56.50 |
| 72 | Jo-Lonn Dunbar | STL / 5 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45.00 |
| 73 | Ernie Sims | IND / 11 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.25 |
| 74 | Cameron Sheffield | KC / 6 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.75 |
| 75 | Ikaika Alama-Francis | MIA / 5 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.25 |
| 76 | Brandon Johnson | CIN / 7 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28.50 |
| 77 | Jason Hunter | DEN / 6 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28.25 |
| 78 | Ashlee Palmer | DET / 9 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.75 |
| 79 | Martez Wilson | NO / 11 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.25 |
| 80 | K.J. Wright | SEA / 6 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.75 |
| 81 | Erik Walden | GB / 8 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.25 |
| 82 | Paul Kruger | BAL / 5 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.75 |
| 83 | Bobby Carpenter | NE / 7 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 |
| 84 | Mike Mohamed | DEN / 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 85 | Dontay Moch | CIN / 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 86 | Omar Gaither | CAR / 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 87 | Roddrick Muckelroy | CIN / 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 88 | Jon Alston | TB / 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 89 | Russell Allen | JAX / 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 90 | Greg Lloyd | PHI / 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 91 | Aaron Maybin | NYJ / 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 92 | Douglas Hogue | DET / 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 93 | James Holt | SD / 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 94 | Clint Sintim | NYG / 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 95 | Dexter Davis | SEA / 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 96 | Bryan Thomas | NYJ / 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 97 | Keenan Clayton | PHI / 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 98 | Jordan Senn | CAR / 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 99 | Larry Grant | SF / 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 100 | Heath Farwell | SEA / 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 101 | David Vobora | SEA / 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |

