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2021 NFL Draft: the linebacker awards
Running through the superlatives of the 2021 linebacker draft class.
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Last week, we gave out awards for the offensive tackles in the coming NFL Draft. Now we’ll continue to work through more draft prospects by identifying the skills in which they excel this time, looking at another position of need for the Kansas City Chiefs: linebackers.
As with tackles, there are specific traits in which linebackers can excel. Each team will value these traits differently and that will play a big role in how they see these players as draft prospects. So handing out awards for the specific skills draft prospects display can be very revealing.
How Acquired: Drafted out of Nebraska in the second round (58th overall) in 2012
Previous Contract(s): In 2020, David completed the five-year contract extension he signed with the Buccaneers in August of 2015, a deal that covered the 2016-20 campaigns. The extension came as he was entering the final year of his original rookie deal.
Rank in Pro Football Focus
for 2021: Eighth. PFF comment: One of the best linebackers of his generation, Lavonte David is still playing at an incredibly high level past the age of 30. In many ways, he has been the archetype for the modern linebacker that counters the league s shift in offensive philosophy away from smash-mouth football and toward speed and efficiency.