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Published on 04/25/2011 at Mon Apr 25 07:30.
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Broncos Draft – Countdown To No. 2: #3, Von Miller

Posted Mon Apr 25th by

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Von Miller of Texas A&M works out during the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 28, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

The 2011 NFL Draft is quickly approaching and unless they trade down, the Denver Broncos will be selecting second overall. We have been counting down our top seven prospects for the Broncos to select with their first pick.

Number three:  Texas A&M linebacker Von Miller.  A 6-3 foot, 246 pound tenacious pass rusher, Miller is considered the top linebacker prospect in this year’s draft.

During his junior and senior seasons, Miller piled up over 100 tackles, 28 sacks and an interception.  In 2010, Miller was named the Butkus Award winner as the nation’s top linebacker.

A 22-year old prospect, Miller was one of the top performers at the NFL’s annual scouting combine earlier this year.  Miller ran a 4.53 timed forty-yard dash, jumped 37 inches vertically and did 21 bench press repetitions.  He is projected to be a top-ten selection on Thursday.

My opinion:  A pass rushing linebacker is not necessarily a position the Broncos are in need of, and Miller played in a 3-4 defense during his collegiate career.  However, Miller is athletic enough and talented enough to play either as a 4-3 defensive end or outside linebacker.

He does lack some size that a team would ideally like to see in an every-down linebacker, and he may not be ready to contribute on 1st and 2nd down right away in the pros.  In the end, he is a strong, determined linebacker that should succeed wherever he lands.

Likelihood of him being selected second overall:  Slightly high.  The Broncos have praised Miller from his head to his toes and some youth in Denver’s linebacking corps would be a nice addition.  If Dareus goes first overall, the Broncos may go with Miller, but it’s hard to predict if they would choose him over tomorrow’s highlighted prospect.

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  • flbronc

    as with nick fairly, i would only be happy with this pick if we were taking him after the second pick and dareus/peterson were off the board.

  • http://www.broncotalk.net Josh Temple

    “A pass rushing linebacker is not necessarily a position the Broncos are in need of”

    Not sure about that one Jon. I would be willing to take Miller and let him adapt to 4-3 OLB in the NFL. I think he is one of those rare talents than can overcome obstacles and be dominant.

  • Ninjaix

    Not only does he give us a tremendous pass rush ability but the athleticsm to cover the seemingly never ending TEs in our division and let's face it we got torched by TEs last year. I think combining Miller with Austin or Paea in the 2nd along with a solid corner Ras-I or Williams are my preference I think our defense goes from horrible to moderate over night. Pass rush makes our corners look better and allows us to put more bodies in the box to help with run support.

  • Nisse

    and how much would u be willing to bet on that? 40.000000$?
    i think so to, but it isnt a safe pick by any means.

  • Darwin

    Trade down to 5th and pick up another 2nd rounder. Get Peterson or Miller. Can't go wrong with that scenario. Tackles are tough to call. I would love Peterson with a tackle in the 2nd round.

  • Johnincastlerock

    Now that the lockout has been lifted, trade Norton for a 2nd and a 3rd. Then go ahead and draft Dareus or Miller. Hard to lose on either.

  • Johnincastlerock

    Make that Orton

  • http://Facebook.com/BroncosZone Jon

    Dumervil will be back (he's a pretty good pass rusher I think) and Ayers will be playing across from him (he was a DE his whole career until coming to Denver and should thrive across from Doom) and Jason Hunter/Mario Haggan should be back and both will probably play DE (last season they combined for 8.5 sacks and Haggan led the team with 5.0 sacks).

    Meanwhile, the defense was ranked second to last against the run. Personally, I don't think they need a pass rusher at 2nd overall over a run-stuffer…

  • Ninjaix

    Not only does he give us a tremendous pass rush ability but the athleticsm to cover the seemingly never ending TEs in our division and let's face it we got torched by TEs last year. I think combining Miller with Austin or Paea in the 2nd along with a solid corner Ras-I or Williams are my preference I think our defense goes from horrible to moderate over night. Pass rush makes our corners look better and allows us to put more bodies in the box to help with run support.

  • Nisse

    and how much would u be willing to bet on that? 40.000000$?
    i think so to, but it isnt a safe pick by any means.

  • Darwin

    Trade down to 5th and pick up another 2nd rounder. Get Peterson or Miller. Can't go wrong with that scenario. Tackles are tough to call. I would love Peterson with a tackle in the 2nd round.

  • Johnincastlerock

    Now that the lockout has been lifted, trade Norton for a 2nd and a 3rd. Then go ahead and draft Dareus or Miller. Hard to lose on either.

  • Johnincastlerock

    Make that Orton

  • http://Facebook.com/BroncosZone Jon

    Dumervil will be back (he's a pretty good pass rusher I think) and Ayers will be playing across from him (he was a DE his whole career until coming to Denver and should thrive across from Doom) and Jason Hunter/Mario Haggan should be back and both will probably play DE (last season they combined for 8.5 sacks and Haggan led the team with 5.0 sacks).

    Meanwhile, the defense was ranked second to last against the run. Personally, I don't think they need a pass rusher at 2nd overall over a run-stuffer…