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Top 10 college football linebackers to watch in 2017
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Editor's note: NFL.com analyst Lance Zierlein will reveal the top CFB players to watch in 2017 at each position, concluding today with linebackers.
NFL scouts are always looking to the CFB ranks to find next-level talent. While we won't speculate about where these potential future NFL stars will go in the draft one day, it's not too soon to take a peek at their game tape and start to stack them as the top players to watch.
Of course, there is still plenty of work to be done in evaluating each player during and after this season. Of the linebackers I've studied, here are the top 10 to watch.
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10. Josey Jewell, Iowa
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9. Fred Warner, BYU
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3 / 10
8. Cameron Smith, USC
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7. Marquis Haynes, Ole Miss
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6. Kenny Young, UCLA
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6 / 10
5. Azeem Victor, Washington
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4. Jerome Baker, Ohio State
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3. Malik Jefferson, Texas
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2. Rashaan Evans, Alabama
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10 / 10
1. Tremaine Edmunds, Virginia Tech
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