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Great Bloodlines: Class of 2007 Linebackers

Chris Strong LB 6'3 240 4.60 Batesville South Panola Mississippi Mississippi The nephew of former Ole Miss LB Eddie Strong

Kenny Rowe LB/DL 6'3 220 4.72 Long Beach Poly California Kenny is the younger brother of USC freshman Alfred Rowe

Malcolm Smith LB/WR/RB 6'1 211 4.44 Woodland Hills Taft California Malcolm is the younger brother of USC wide receiver Steve Smith

Joshua Bynes LB 6'2 214 5.02 Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson Florida Brother Herbert is a freshman QB at Hampton

Nathan Stupar LB/TE 6'2 220 4.61 State College Pennsylvania Penn State His brother plays at Virginia

Brian Smith LB 6'3 220 4.60 Overland Park St. Thomas Aquinas Kansas Iowa His father, Chris, played fullback at Notre Dame and with the Kansas City Chiefs

Blake Lawrence LB/DB/QB 6'2 200 4.65 Shawnee Mission West Kansas Nebraska His older brother is a a freshman QB at Kanas

Casey Matthews LB/OL 6'2 225 4.68 Westlake Village Oaks Christian California Oregon The son of former USC standout Clay Matthews, nephew of perennial All-Pro Bruce Matthews

Tim Dial LB/DB 6'3 210 4.40 Jenks Oklahoma Arkansas His dad, Joe Dial, was one of the greatest pole vaulters the U.S. has ever produced and currently the track coach at Oral Roberts

Malcolm Hall LB/DL 6'4 215 4.70 Fairfax Robinson Virginia The younger brother of Virginia linebacker Olu Hall

Luke Diehl LB 6'2 211 4.58 Castle Rock Douglas County Colorado Colorado State He has older brothers playing at Wyoming and Kansas State

Justin Curry LB 6'3 225 Buford Georgia North Carolina His father, Buddy Curry, was a standout for UNC and in the NFL

Matt Singletary LB/DL 6'3 230 4.72 San Jose Valley Christian California Baylor Matt is the son of NFL Hall of Famer Mike Singletary

Hershel Houston LB/RB 5'11 233 4.89 Cherokee County Alabama Hershel is the nephew of former Alabama fullback Martin Houston

Jonathan Massaquoi LB 6'3 216 4.85 Lawrenceville Central Gwinnett Georgia One cousin( Mohamed Massaquoi) is star WR at Georgia and another (Tim Massaquoi) is in the NFL after starting at TE for Michigan

Chris Francis LB 6'1 210 4.60 Cedar Hill Texas Baylor His father, James Francis, was an all-American at Baylor before heading to the pros

John Rice LB 6'0 228 4.97 Starkville East Oktibbeha Mississippi John's father, John, played fullback at Eastern Michigan, and uncle Jerry Rice was the greatest wide receiver in the history of football

Jay Harbaugh LB 6'2 215 San Diego St. Augustine California The son of former NFL and Michigan QB and current San Diego coach Jim Harbaugh and grandson of former college coach Jack Harbaugh

Tyson Buck LB 6'2 195 Highland Lone Peak Utah His father, Jason Buck, won the1986 Outland Trophy while attending BYU

posted by Jim Stefani @ 11:39 AM