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2020 NFL Draft: East-West Shrine Game defensive preview

By Joseph Yun

MIAMI, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 09: Michael Pinckney #56 of the Miami Hurricanes reacts after a sack against the Louisville Cardinals during the first half at Hard Rock Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 09: Michael Pinckney #56 of the Miami Hurricanes reacts after a sack against the Louisville Cardinals during the first half at Hard Rock Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /
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BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA – OCTOBER 26: Michael Divinity Jr. #45 of the LSU Tigers celebrates after a sack against the Auburn Tigers during the second half at Tiger Stadium on October 26, 2019 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA – OCTOBER 26: Michael Divinity Jr. #45 of the LSU Tigers celebrates after a sack against the Auburn Tigers during the second half at Tiger Stadium on October 26, 2019 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) /

Linebackers

45 Michael Divinity, Jr 6’1 243 LB LSU (EAST)

Divinity is the next man up in the linebacker factory down in the Bayou. He knows what his role is in the gameplan and sticks to that specific role. Positional versatility is a thing with him so teams will love that aspect. However, he left the team for a stretch this season for personal reasons so he’ll get asked questions about that.

55 Shaquille Quarterman 6’1 238 LB Miami (EAST)

Quarterman had a disappointing 2019 after stocking up on much anticipated hype after his 2018 season. He’s a class throwback type of inside linebacker but has the athleticism to stick on at least two downs. Versatile athlete that was used some as an edge rusher at times while primarily playing as an inside linebacker. Quick to diagnose plays and attack downhill.

51 Casey Toohill 6’3 245 LB Stanford (WEST)

Toohill led the Cardinal in sacks this past season with eight sacks as he was sometimes deployed as an edge rusher. He can play standup outside linebacker as well since that was his primary duty for Stanford. He’s bigger than some of today’s 4-3 outside linebackers so his best position may be EDGE.

40 John Houston, Jr 6’3 220 LB USC (WEST)

Houston needs a great week to get back on draft boards as 2019 was a giant struggle for him with injuries and inconsistencies. He just wasn’t developed properly under defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast. A bit on the small side even by today’s standards of outside linebacker.

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