Linebacker U?

[Freak]

Last week it was Tight End U, this week Tennessee was mentioned in this NFL Network poll in the discussion of best linebacker school.

So, list the great Tennessee linebackers, and which ones excelled in the NFL. Go.

 

[montanatenn]

Reynolds, Walker, Kiner.........

 

[Freak]

Reynolds, Walker, Kiner.........

I was betting on Al Wilson being the first mentioned.

 

[montanatenn]

I was betting on Al Wilson being the first mentioned.

Yeah, knee jerk on my part. Sorry for the blasphemy.

 

[marvin616]

Mayo

 

[pimo1]

Raynoch Thompson, Jerod Mayo

 

[Biopsyman]

Ryan Karl
Robert Peace
Shane Reciez

 

[LittleVol]

Al Wilson - Broncos
Jerrod Mayo- Patriots
Omar Gaither- Panthers
Kevin Burnett- Chargers
Raynoch- Cardinals

 

[Biopsyman]

Al Wilson - Broncos
Jerrod Mayo- Patriots
Omar Gaither- Panthers
Kevin Burnett- Chargers
Raynoch- Cardinals

Kevin Burnett

 

[volfan607]

Ryan Karl
Robert Peace
Shane Reciez

Colton Jumper

 

[Biopsyman]

Colton Jumper

Brent Brewer

 

[ZZ13]

Mike Cofer - Lions
Craig Puki - Niners
Carl Zander - Bengals
Greg Gaines - Seahawks

 

[Smokey X]

Reynolds, Walker and Kiner I think were the strongest who played together.Reynolds is the only one of the three who had a lasting NFL career. Another one I haven't saw mentioned who had a great NFL career was Mike Lucci. Played for the Detroit Lions.

 

[jimallvol]

My all-time favorite Vols LB, has to be homegrown TN kid Eric Westmorland.

 

[bleed_orange16]

Al wilson and Leonard little

 

[montanatenn]

Reynolds, Walker and Kiner I think were the strongest who played together.Reynolds is the only one of the three who had a lasting NFL career. Another one I haven't saw mentioned who had a great NFL career was Mike Lucci. Played for the Detroit Lions.

Lucci = bad dude. Old school. Enjoyed hitting.

 

[NEVolFan]

Being known as Linebacker U is a very good thing.... I approve.

 

[VOLINVONORE]

Lucci = bad dude. Old school. Enjoyed hitting.

Mike was a All Pro LB with Buffalo.

 

[macrovol]

Keith DeLong.

 

[ajvol01]

Dale Jones, Kelly Ziegler, Darrin Miller, Alvin Toles, Carl Zander, Keith Delong, Ben Talley, Scott Galyon, Tyrone Hines, Eric Westmoreland, Eddie Moore, etc etc etc

 

[ajvol01]

Kevin Burnett

Kevin Simon

 

[VegasBaby!]

Frank Emanuel and Steve Kiner are the only Tennessee linebackers in the College Football Hall of Fame. Both were part of a long list of great linebackers during Dickey's Linebacker U era. We have had some great 'backers since, but we were a linebacker factory during Dickey's time.

 

[montanatenn]

Frank Emanuel and Steve Kiner are the only Tennessee linebackers in the College Football Hall of Fame. Both were part of a long list of great linebackers during Dickey's Linebacker U era. We have had some great 'backers since, but we were a linebacker factory during Dickey's time.

The competition for the title of LBU in those days was Penn State and we both had good ones.

 

[ERvolsfan]

Wilson, Little, Thompson, Mayo, McCoy.

 

[jwptc]

Here are a few I haven't seen mentioned:

Mike Stratton
Paul Naumoff and
Reggie McKenzie