3rd Round Linebackers: All NFL Draft Picks
90 linebackers drafted in round 3 · sorted by career sacks
| # | Player | Year | Pick | Team | College | Career Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Gildon | 1994 | #88 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Oklahoma State | 80.0 |
| 2 | Mike Merriweather | 1982 | #70 | Pittsburgh Steelers | University of U. of Pacific | 41.0 |
| 3 | Arden Key | 2018 | #87 | Las Vegas Raiders | LSU | 30.5 |
| 4 | Carl Nassib | 2016 | #65 | Cleveland Browns | Penn State | 25.5 |
| 5 | Lorenzo Carter | 2018 | #66 | New York Giants | Georgia | 21.5 |
| 6 | Mike Caldwell | 1993 | #83 | Cleveland Browns | Middle Tennessee State | 14.5 |
| 7 | Baron Browning | 2021 | #105 | Denver Broncos | Ohio State | 13.5 |
| 8 | Eli Harold | 2015 | #79 | San Francisco 49ers | Virginia | 9.0 |
| 9 | Gary Stills | 1999 | #75 | Kansas City Chiefs | West Virginia | 8.5 |
| 10 | Jalyx Hunt | 2024 | #94 | Philadelphia Eagles | Houston Christian University, Cornell | 8.0 |
| 11 | Jonah Elliss | 2024 | #76 | Denver Broncos | Utah | 7.5 |
| 12 | Terrel Bernard | 2022 | #89 | Buffalo Bills | Baylor | 7.5 |
| 13 | Angelo Crowell | 2003 | #94 | Buffalo Bills | Virginia | 7.0 |
| 14 | Kirk Morrison | 2005 | #78 | Las Vegas Raiders | San Diego State | 6.0 |
| 15 | Sean Spence | 2012 | #86 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Miami | 6.0 |
| 16 | Logan Wilson | 2020 | #65 | Cincinnati Bengals | Wyoming | 5.5 |
| 17 | Clint Ingram | 2006 | #80 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Oklahoma | 5.5 |
| 18 | Gerald Hayes | 2003 | #70 | Arizona Cardinals | Pittsburgh | 5.5 |
| 19 | Andrew Provence | 1983 | #75 | Atlanta Falcons | South Carolina | 5.0 |
| 20 | Scot Brantley | 1980 | #76 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Florida | 5.0 |
| 21 | Jeff Mills | 1990 | #57 | Los Angeles Chargers | Nebraska | 5.0 |
| 22 | Trenton Simpson | 2023 | #86 | Baltimore Ravens | Clemson | 5.0 |
| 23 | Daiyan Henley | 2023 | #85 | Los Angeles Chargers | Washington State, Nevada | 4.5 |
| 24 | Jaylon Ferguson | 2019 | #85 | Baltimore Ravens | Louisiana Tech | 4.5 |
| 25 | Cody Barton | 2019 | #88 | Seattle Seahawks | Utah | 4.5 |
| 26 | Steve Conley | 1996 | #72 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Arkansas | 4.0 |
| 27 | Robert Abraham | 1982 | #77 | Houston Texans | N.C. State | 4.0 |
| 28 | Clayton Weishuhn | 1982 | #60 | New England Patriots | Angelo State University | 4.0 |
| 29 | Sione Takitaki | 2019 | #80 | Cleveland Browns | BYU | 4.0 |
| 30 | Germaine Pratt | 2019 | #72 | Cincinnati Bengals | N.C. State | 3.5 |
| 31 | Kelvin Sheppard | 2011 | #68 | Buffalo Bills | LSU | 3.0 |
| 32 | Jacob Phillips | 2020 | #97 | Cleveland Browns | LSU | 3.0 |
| 33 | Sean Harris | 1995 | #83 | Chicago Bears | Arizona | 2.0 |
| 34 | Marcus Buckley | 1993 | #66 | New York Giants | Texas A&M | 1.5 |
| 35 | Chad Muma | 2022 | #70 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Wyoming | 1.5 |
| 36 | Hal Garner | 1985 | #63 | Buffalo Bills | Utah State | 1.5 |
| 37 | James Hamilton | 1997 | #79 | Jacksonville Jaguars | North Carolina | 1.0 |
| 38 | Jachai Polite | 2019 | #68 | New York Jets | Florida | 1.0 |
| 39 | Drew Sanders | 2023 | #67 | Denver Broncos | Arkansas, Alabama | 1.0 |
| 40 | Terry Killens | 1996 | #74 | Houston Texans | Penn State | 1.0 |
| 41 | Gilbert Gardner | 2004 | #69 | Indianapolis Colts | Purdue | 1.0 |
| 42 | Rocky Calmus | 2002 | #77 | Tennessee Titans | Oklahoma | 1.0 |
| 43 | Saleem Rasheed | 2002 | #69 | San Francisco 49ers | Alabama | 1.0 |
| 44 | Corey Moore | 2000 | #89 | Buffalo Bills | Virginia Tech, Holmes County JC | 1.0 |
| 45 | Troy Dumas | 1995 | #97 | Kansas City Chiefs | Nebraska | 1.0 |
| 46 | Keyaron Fox | 2004 | #93 | Kansas City Chiefs | Georgia Tech | 1.0 |
| 47 | DJ Johnson | 2023 | #80 | Carolina Panthers | Oregon, Miami | 0.5 |
| 48 | Gerald Hill | 1975 | #75 | Miami Dolphins | Houston | — |
| 49 | Bill Phillips | 1972 | #58 | Denver Broncos | Arkansas State | — |
| 50 | Rik Bonness | 1976 | #84 | Las Vegas Raiders | Nebraska | — |