Russell Allen, OLBJacksonville Jaguars

2009 NFL Draft Comparison

Age: 27Height: 6-3Weight: 238

College: San Diego State

2009 NFL Draft

• 24 linebackers were drafted in the ‘09 Draft. Allen was signed as a free agent. Top 6 linebackers picked (with round and pick) were:

- Aaron Curry (1.4)- Brian Cushing (1.15)

- Robert Ayers (1.18) - Clay Matthews (1.26) - James Laurinaitis (2.3) - Rey Maualuga (2.6)

Solo Tackles/Start (2009-2012)

Player Solo Tackles per StartJames Laurinaitis 6.67

Russell Allen 6.65

Brian Cushing 4.86

Aaron Curry 4.18

Rey Maualuga 3.36

Robert Ayers 3.29

Clay Matthews 2.90

Combined Tackles/Start (2009-2012)

Player Comb. Tackles per StartRussell Allen 8.61

James Laurinaitis 8.09

Brian Cushing 7.20

Rey Maualuga 5.90

Aaron Curry 5.21

Robert Ayers 4.71

Clay Matthews 3.71

Stuffs/Start (2009-2012)

Player Stuffs per StartRussell Allen .58

Brian Cushing .43

Clay Matthews .40

James Laurinaitis .38

Aaron Curry .38

Robert Ayers .38

Rey Maualuga .25

TFL/Start (2009-2012)

Player TFL per StartClay Matthews 1.17

Robert Ayers .65

Russell Allen .62

Brian Cushing .62

Aaron Curry .53

James Laurinaitis .51

Rey Maualuga .30

Advanced Metric: +EPA

• "+EPA" (Positive Expected Points Added) adds up the value of every sack, interception, pass defense, forced fumble or recovery, and every tackle or assist that results in a setback for the offense.

What these stats measure is "playmaking" ability. Simply stated, +EPA puts a number on playmaking. (AdvancedNFLStats.com)

+EPA/Start (2009-2012)

Player +EPA per StartClay Matthews 3.46

Brian Cushing 3.31

James Laurinaitis 3.23

Russell Allen 2.92

Aaron Curry 2.68

Rey Maualuga 2.15

Pass Deflections/Start (2009-2012)

Player Pass Deflections per StartBrian Cushing .43

Clay Matthews .40

Rey Maualuga .33

Robert Ayers .33

Aaron Curry .31

Russell Allen .26

James Laurinaitis .17

Forced Turnovers (FF + INT) / Start (2009-2012)

Player Forced Turnovers per StartBrian Cushing .27

Clay Matthews .20

Rey Maualuga .15

James Laurinaitis .13

Aaron Curry .10

Russell Allen .10

Robert Ayers .08

Sacks/Start (2009-2012)

Player Sacks per StartClay Matthews .77

Robert Ayers .27

Brian Cushing .19

James Laurinaitis .13

Aaron Curry .14

Rey Maualuga .05

Russell Allen .03