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2021 NFL Draft: Former Arizona LB Colin Schooler lands with Texas Tech

By Cory Kinnan

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 04: Linebacker Colin Schooler (7) of the Arizona Wildcats warms up before the game against the USC Trojans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 4, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 04: Linebacker Colin Schooler (7) of the Arizona Wildcats warms up before the game against the USC Trojans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 4, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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2021 NFL Draft prospect Colin Schooler has transferred to Texas Tech

The 2021 NFL Draft is still far away, but this offseason has featured an amount of shuffling between programs, unlike anything we have ever seen before. Between opt outs and declarations to the overflow in the transfer portal, prospects are doing whatever they can to see their draft stock rise in their last year of eligibility. One of those players is former Arizona linebacker Colin Schooler.

After three years with the Wildcats, Schooler entered the transfer portal earlier this offseason looking to boost his stock. Yesterday news hit that Schooler is off to the Big-12, landing with the Texas Tech Red Raiders for the final year of his eligibility.

What Schooler brings to the Red Raiders

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The 6-foot-1 and 229-pound linebacker is a three-year starter in the PAC-12, racking up tons of solo tackles from his first day on campus until now. From 68 solo tackles as a true freshman to 72 as a Sophomore to 64 in 2019, Schooler has proven to be a model of discipline and consistency in the middle of the defense.

Additionally, Schooler has racked up double-digit tackles for loss in every year of his collegiate career, nine career sacks, and four interceptions through three years. In the Big-12 he will have to stick with speed and prove he can patrol sideline-to-sideline; if he can do that he will see a significant increase in his draft stock.

What is Schooler’s 2021 NFL Draft outlook?

With the 2021 NFL Draft on the horizon, Schooler enters a deep class of athletic linebackers such as Micah Parsons, Dylan Moses, and Nick Bolton. He will have to prove he belongs in the second crop of linebackers such as Kuony Deng and Garrett Wallow if he wants to be a top-100 pick.

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Right now he remains a sleeper in this year’s crop of linebackers with a day-three outlook. Entering his senior season, he was an omission from the Reese’s Senior Bowl Top 250 watchlist as well, meaning he has to do whatever it takes to make a name for himself in 2020. He hopes his time with the Red Raiders will help him do that.

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