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Shane Skov, LB; Stanford

- While Skov was the undisputed leader of the #5 ranked Cardinals defense, he seems to be the forgotten man.

After being a highly recruited HS All-American, Skov had a productive freshman year followed by an excellent sophomore season which saw him get 6.5 sacks, 10.5 tfl, and 84 tackles. Great things were expected and first round draft status was virtually assured. However, three games into his junior season, his knee was blown out, breaking his leg and snapping both the ACL and MCL. After rehab, he came back in 2012 with another solid campaign (81 tackles, 2.5 sacks), but people still couldn't forget about the leg injury labeling him "slower, not as aggressive, etc."

In 2013, any signs of the injury were in the past as Skov put together his best year as a collegian, amassing 109 tackles, 5.5 sacks and 13 tackles for loss while leading the Cardinals to an 11-3 record and a #11 ranking.

Skov has excellent functional strength, a unique ability to knife through offensive lines on blitzes and high level instincts. There is no reason why he shouldn't be in the conversation as the first ILB taken in the draft, but he's being overshadowed by numerous other prospects as well as by his own teammates such as David Yankey and Trent Murphy. However, if you've watched any of Stanford's games this past season, it was Skov who was getting the lion's share of attention by blockers with offensive coordinators putting dedicated OL guys on him throughout most of the games.

Projects as a solid 34 or 43 MLB.