Originally Published: February 2, 2005
Top 25 Class of 2005 OLBs
The outside linebackers in the Class of 2005 are an athletic group with great range. Travis Beckum's season moved him to the top of the list, while Brian Cushing is a solid No. 2.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2005
| Top 25 Outside Linebackers for 2005 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Ht., Wt., 40 |
City (High School), State |
College |
| 1. Brian Cushing |
6-3, 220, 4.5 |
Oradell (Bergen Catholic), N.J. | USC |
| 2. Travis Beckum |
6-5, 220, 4.6 |
Oak Creek, Wis. | Wisconsin |
| 3. Eugene Hayes |
6-2, 215, 4.5 |
Greenville (Madison County), Fla. | Florida State |
| 4. Rico McCoy |
6-2, 220, 4.5 |
Washington (St John's), D.C. | Tennessee |
| 5. Dave Philistin |
6-2, 220, 4.5 |
Manchester (Central), N.H. | Maryland |
| 6. Brandon Logan |
6-2, 200, 4.5 |
Lexington (Catholic), Ky. | Michigan |
| 7. Lamont Robinson |
6-3, 230, 4.6 |
Salem, N.J. | Oklahoma |
| 8. Darrius Dewberry |
6-4, 220, 4.5 |
Ft. Valley (Peach County), Ga. | Georgia |
| 9. Darry Beckwith |
6-1, 220, 4.5 |
Baton Rouge (Parkview Baptist), La. | LSU |
| 10. Darryl Gresham |
6-4, 224, 4.6 |
Roanoke (Fleming), Va. | Florida |
| 11. Andre Mathis |
6-3, 220, 4.6 |
Erie (Cathedral Prep), Pa. | Tennessee |
| 12. Roderick Muckelroy |
6-2, 215, 4.57 |
Hallsville, Texas | Texas |
| 13. Demetri Stewart |
6-4, 210, 4.55 |
Oakland Park (Northeast), Fla. | Miami |
| 14. Jon Demps |
6-4, 220, 4.6 |
Pensacola (Washington), Fla. | Florida |
| 15. Alonzo Horton |
6-3, 215, 4.7 |
New Orleans (Abramson), La. | Auburn |
| 16. Kaluka Maiava |
5-11, 215, 4.5 |
Wailuku (Baldwin), Hawaii | USC |
| 17. Demetrius Taylor |
6-1, 220, 4.59 |
Virginia Beach (Kellum), Va. | Virginia Tech |
| 18. Mike Owen |
6-2, 225, 4.6 |
Riverhead, N.Y. | Syracuse |
| 19. Chris Brown |
6-2, 212, 4.6 |
Texarkana, Texas | Texas |
| 20. Gerald Williams |
6-4, 225, 4.7 |
Lauderdale Lakes (Anderson), Fla. | Florida |
| 21. Rahkeem Smith |
6-2, 227, 4.58 |
Villa Park (Willowbrook), Ill. | Iowa |
| 22. Elijah Hodge |
6-1, 205, 4.5 |
Fort Lauderdale (Dillard), Fla. | Wisconsin |
| 23. Greg Boone |
6-3, 250, 4.6 |
Chesapeake (Oscar Smith), Va. | Virginia Tech |
| 24. Dan Foster |
6-1, 215, 4.5 |
Blakely (Early County), Fla. | Florida State |
| 25. Andrew Hawken |
6-2, 220, 4.6 |
Grandville, Mich. | Michigan State |
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