Brian Urlacher
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Linebacker, New Mexico, 1996–⁠99

Brian Urlacher

Born
May 25, 1978, in Pasco, Washington

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Brian Urlacher played linebacker at New Mexico (1996–⁠99). He was a consensus All‑American in 1999. The Chicago Bears took Urlacher in the first round, No. 9 overall in the 2000 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2017.

At a glance

Best season
1999
Consensus All-American and Mountain West Player of the Year
Drafted
No. 9
Overall, 2000 NFL Draft (Chicago Bears)

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2000
Height6′3⅞″
Weight258 lb
Arm length33″
Hand size9⅞″
40-yard dash4.57 s
10-yard split1.63 s
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press27 reps
3-cone drill6.94 s
20-yard shuttle4.18 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 8 (2000–⁠03, 2005–⁠06, 2010–⁠11) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 4 (2001–⁠02, 2005–⁠06) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2010

All-Pro teams: AP first team 2001–⁠02, 2005–⁠06; AP second team 2010; Pro Football Writers first team 2001–⁠02, 2005–⁠06; Sporting News first team 2001–⁠02, 2005–⁠06.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Books

Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.

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