2. Scooby Wright III (Junior)
PROJECTED ROUND: 3rd-4th HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-0/239 LBS
CAREER NUMBERS: 270 total tackles; 43.5 tackles for a loss; 17.0 sacks; 1 interceptions; 1 passes defensed; 5 forced fumbles
This guy is not your prototypical linebacker. Scooby Wright is a one-man wrecking crew. He’s a guy who led the nation in tackles (164) and tackles for loss (31), while adding an additional 15 sacks in 2014. Oh, and he was just a sophomore! Those numbers, especially the tackles for loss and sacks, are absolutely absurd for a middle linebacker.
So why is he projected to fall to the third or fourth round?
Well, because he hardly played during his junior season, sitting out all but three games with a surgically-repaired meniscus and foot sprain.
If the Broncos feel he’s back to full-strength, though, Wright could end up being a steal in the third, even fourth, round. Not to mention, how fun would it be to root for a guy named Scooby?
