The biggest moment of the year occurred on a November 18 Monday Night Football game, which witnessed Joe Theismann's career-ending injury after a sack by New York Giants outside linebacker Lawrence Taylor.
The Hardest hit position was linebacker which graduated five of the top six players including Terna Nande.
After being trounced by their former Southwest Conference rivals, 70-35, in Lubbock two years prior, the Horned Frog defense kept quarterback Graham Harrell and the Red Raider offense out of the endzone for the entire game, JR linebacker walk on Christopher Abbott led the defense with one sack, 8 tackles 3 for a loss of yards and one interception, to earn their fourth consecutive victory over the Big 12.
Penn State linebackers Tyrell Sales and Navorro Bowman both recorded 10 tackles each, both career-highs and linebacker Josh Hull and safety Mark Rubin both made their first career interceptions.
Indianapolis traded this selection to San Francisco in exchange for linebacker Cam Johnson.
In the OT session, 49ers punt returner Kyle Williams was stripped of the football by Giants linebacker Jacquian Williams on a punt return.
With an injury to Terrell Suggs and the departure of Jarret Johnson to free agency in 2012, McClellan had a chance to compete for a starting outside linebacker spot with Paul Kruger, Courtney Upshaw, and Sergio Kindle.
Toles joined the Tennessee Volunteers in 1981, part of a signing class that included Reggie McKenzie, Raleigh McKenzie, Johnnie Jones, Alan Cockrell and Carl Zander.
His sister Indi plays forward for the women’s basketball team at Southern University while his cousins, Kevin and Kaelin Burnett both play linebacker for the Oakland Raiders.
Andre Tierre Royal (born December 1, 1972 in Theodore, Alabama) is a former professional football player in the National Football League who played linebacker for five seasons for the Carolina Panthers and the Indianapolis Colts.
Eight games into his rookie season, he was a reserve linebacker alternating with Anthony Dickerson, when an existing congenital spinal condition was complicated after he tackled New Orleans Saints running back Wayne Wilson.
Boseko "Bo" Lokombo (born October 15, 1990 in Kinshasa, Congo) is an American football linebacker for the Oregon Ducks.
Brandon Leon Jamison (born July 31, 1981 in Hopkins, South Carolina) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League.
Another son Hank Hobson is a linebacker with the University of Arizona Wildcats football team.
On October 13, 2009, the day that the Buffalo Bills placed starting linebacker Kawika Mitchell on the IR with a knee injury, Buffalo signed Draft to a one-year contract.
Spielman is also notable for being one of the players notable NFL Draft "guru" Mel Kiper, Jr. has "missed" on, Kiper admitting in a 2001 post that he had underrated the linebacker.
Clay Matthews, Jr. (born 1956), former linebacker for the Cleveland Browns and Atlanta Falcons, son of former
While with the Yellow Jackets, he coach linebacker Keith Brooking, who was later selected in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons.
In those 3 years, Wilcox at left side linebacker formed a strong tandem with middle linebacker Frank Nunley and right linebacker Skip Vanderbundt.
He played on the same defense as his older brother Mike, a senior All-Big Ten linebacker.
Pierre Woods, NFL University of Michigan linebacker and player for the New England Patriots
Greg Stumon (born May 26, 1963 in Plain Dealing, Louisiana) was an award winning defensive end and linebacker in the Canadian Football League.
Bergey quickly became a fan favorite, wearing #66, the same number his father wore with the Philadelphia Eagles where he was a star linebacker.
Jim Houston (James Edward "Jim" Houston), former American football linebacker
Jeffery Lavell Posey (born August 14, 1975 in Bassfield, Mississippi) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League.
In 2005 he signed with the Georgia Force, on the first day of the AFL's free agency signing period, where he rejoined former teammates and coaches from Dallas, Offensive coordinator Steve Thonn, WR/LB Dialleo Burks and WR/DB Luke Leverson.
Johnny Brewer (1937–2011), American football tight end and linebacker
Attending the player evaluations of the by-invitation-only 2009 NFL Scouting Combine were all four of Norton's Trojan senior class linebacker protégés: Brian Cushing, Kaluka Maiava, Clay Matthews III, and Rey Maualuga.
Keith Rivers, All-American linebacker for USC Trojans, 2004 - 2007.
In March 2010 Máscara Año 2000, Jr. became involved in a storyline with Dhani Jones, a Cincinnati Bengals Linebacker who hosts a show called Dhani Tackles the Globe on the Travel Channel.
On September 5, 1994, during a Monday Night Football contest and the Raiders' opening game of the season at the San Francisco 49ers, McCallum's career ended prematurely when 49ers linebacker Ken Norton Jr. twisted him to the ground.
Nathan Lee Bussey (born February 20, 1989) is an American football linebacker who is currently a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League.
Patrick Travis Swilling (born October 25, 1964) is a former American football linebacker in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints, Detroit Lions, and Oakland Raiders, and a former delegate in the Louisiana House of Representatives.
McKenzie attended Austin-East High School in Knoxville, where, like his brother, he played both at linebacker and on the offensive line (Raiders Director of Player Personnel Joey Clinkscales was among their teammates).
Reggie McKenzie (linebacker), linebacker who played in the NFL, 1985–1992 and current general manager for the Oakland Raiders.
Robert J. Fredrickson (born May 13, 1971 in St. Joseph, Michigan) is a former American football linebacker.
Rodrigo DeTriana Barnes (born February 10, 1950 in Waco, Texas) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League.
Springs graduated from Lafayette High School where he played football alongside the former New York Giant and Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor, and one of the best return specialists in NFL history in Mel Grey.
DeAngelis starred at fullback and linebacker for St. Joseph’s Collegiate in Buffalo, N.Y. and earned First-Team All-Western New York honours as a kicker in 1999, connecting on four field goals, while kicking 70 percent of his kickoffs into the end zone.
Weatherspoon attended Jasper High School in Jasper, Texas where he was a versatile athlete who was an accomplished three-sport star in Texas, including as a linebacker in football.
His brothers were also professional kickers; Roy Gerela with the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers and Metro Gerela briefly with the Montreal Alouettes (Metro is enshrined in the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.) In 1993, his nephew Ted Gerela was drafted in the 7th round of the 1993 CFL Draft by the BC Lions as a linebacker from Rocky Mountain College.
In 1997, then-head coach Rick Rasnick hired him as the linebackers coach for the Eastern Michigan Eagles, and in the 1998 and 1999 seasons, he served as the team's defensive coordinator.
In 2006 he was moved to the position of linebacker because of his speed and physicality with Coach Charlie Weis's blessing and was appointed captain of special teams.
Twan Sanchez Russell (born April 25, 1974 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, the Miami Dolphins, and the Atlanta Falcons.
Vaughan Monroe Johnson (born March 24, 1962 in Morehead City, North Carolina) is a retired American football linebacker.
As a senior at Cass Technical High School, Gholston emerged as one of the top prospects in the Midwest after registering 75 tackles, including six sacks, as a linebacker and also earning an All-State selection as an offensive guard.
Hardin coached numerous future professional players at Temple including New York Jets defensive lineman Joe Klecko, Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Randy Grossman, Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Kevin Ross, San Diego Chargers linebacker Bill Singletary, and New York Jets quarterback Steve Joachim, who won the Maxwell Award in 1974 playing for the Owls.