Prospect Profile
Levar Fisher
Position: Outside Linebacker
College: North Carolina State
Height: 6-1
Weight: 233
Hometown: Beaufort, N.C.
Career Notes | Agility | High School | Personal | Stats
ANALYSIS
Positives: Has the bone structure to carry an additional twenty pounds with no loss of quickness … Has very quick instincts to read and react … Moves through traffic with force, able to locate the ball in an instant … Makes great use of his strong upper body, able to deliver a crunching hand jolt when shedding … Uses his hands to sift through traffic, showing a sharp burst when accelerating off the edge … Has the balance and body control needed to avoid low blocks … Has good zone awareness, showing good depth on his drops … Sound tackler who lowers his shoulder properly before delivering the hit … Quickly fills the inside rush lanes, displaying balance as he moves down the line in pursuit … Has a crisp, controlled backpedal, opening his hips properly to turn on the ball … Takes good angles working in space … Has the flexibility to counter blocks when attempting to close on the quarterback … Plays low to the ground, playing with classic wrapup tackle technique.
Negatives: Little undersized, and this poses problems at times, as the bigger blockers generally cover him up … Lacks the bulk to stay inside, so he must play off the line in order to be effective … Tries to run through blocks and does not have the strength to develop consistency as a blitzer … Gets tied up at times and is slow to shed … Falls off tackles working in space, as he seems to be unaware of the receivers moves through routes.
CAREER NOTES
Four-year starter who led the nation in tackles per game average the last two seasons … Regarded as the best athlete on the team, he boasts the highest strength and conditioning points total (bench press, squat, power clean, dips, pull-ups) on the 2001 Wolfpack squad … One of the most vocal characters you will ever find on the football field, Lavar has more than backed up his "chatter" over the years, totaling a school career-record 492 tackles (276 solos), topping the previous mark of 457 by Damien Covington (1991-94) … Registered 12 sacks for minus-90 yards, 33 stops for losses of 147 yards and 21 quarterback pressures … His 12 sacks are tied for ninth while his 33 stops behind the line of scrimmage are topped only by Tyler Lawrence (38, 1990-93) and Carl Reeves (45, 1991-94) on the school's all-time record list … Caused nine fumbles, recovered six others and had 15 pass deflections … Only Jesse Campbell (15, 1988-90) caused more fumbles in Wolfpack annals … His six fumble recoveries are surpassed only by Fernandus Vinson (7, 1987-90) on the team's career-record chart … Had at least 10 tackles in 27 of 45 games he has played in.
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2001 SEASON
All-America first-team selection by The NFL Draft Report … Semi-finalist for the Lombardi Award … Consensus All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team choice … Started all year at weakside outside linebacker … Led the team with 148 tackles (84 solos), including 1½ sacks for minus-17 yards and three stops for losses of 18 yards … Credited with four quarterback pressures … Caused a fumble and recovered two others … Also deflected a pair of passes.
Preseason - Sat out spring drills after undergoing right shoulder surgery.
Indiana - Opened the season with 3 pressures and 13 tackles (9 solos).
Southern Methodist - Added 15 hits and deflected a pass.
North Carolina - Totaled a season-high 21 tackles (10 solos) with a pass break-up … Only Clayton White (23 vs. Ohio University, 1988) and Bill Cowher (24 vs. South Carolina, 1977 and 24 vs. Clemson, 1978) had more tackles in a game for the Wolfpack.
Wake Forest - Followed with 20 tackles (11 solos) … His two-game total of 41 tackles matched his school record set in 2000 (21 vs. Maryland, 20 vs. Florida State).
Clemson - Sacked QB Woodrow Dantzler for a 13-yard loss and posted 8 tackles.
Georgia - Credited with a 17-tackle (11 solos) performance.
Virginia - Caused a fumble and delivered 10 hits (6 solos).
Duke - Returned a fumble recovery 52 yards for a touchdown and registered 12 tackles (6 solos) with a stop behind the line of scrimmage.
Florida State - Collected 9 tackles (5 solos).
Maryland - Recovered a fumble and came up with 10 tackles (5 solos).
Ohio University - Added 13 tackles with a 4-yard sack.
Pittsburgh (Tangerine Bowl) - Made a solo tackle, but suffered a left forearm fracture (radius) early in the first quarter.
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2000 SEASON
All-American first-team selection by the Football Writers Association, adding second-team honors from the Sports Xchange and Walter Camp … All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team and Defensive Player of the Year … Finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Award (given to the top defensive player in the country) … Semi-finalist for the Lombardi Award … Led the nation with an average of 15.1 tackles per game … Started all year at weakside outside linebacker, recording a career-high 166 tackles (90 solos) with five sacks for minus-22 yards and 15 stops for losses of 46 yards … His 166 tackles rank sixth on the school's season-record list and were the most since Dave Merritt totaled 167 in 1992 … Ranked second in the ACC with five forced fumbles … Only Jesse Campbell (6 in both 1998 and 1989) had more forced fumbles in a season for the Wolfpack … Recovered two fumbles and had five quarterback pressures … Also deflected eight passes and intercepted another.
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1999 SEASON
First-team All-ACC Academic performer as he posted a 3.08 GPA for the fall semester … Named the squad's Most Valuable Defensive Lineman … Finished third on the team with 104 tackles (63 solos) while starting every game at strongside outside linebacker … Had 3½ sacks for minus 34 yards and 12 stops for losses of 62 yards … Credited with eight quarter- back pressures … Recovered a fumble and deflected a pass … The gunner on the punt coverage unit, he led the special teams with 12 tackles (10 solos) and a fumble recovery.
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1998 SEASON
Played in every game, starting the final eight contests at the strongside outside linebacker position as a true freshman … Recorded 74 tackles (39 solos) with two sacks for minus 17 yards and three stops for losses of 21 yards … Caused three fumbles and deflected four passes … Also had four quarterback pressures.
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AGILITY TESTS
4.67 in the 40-yard dash … 2.71 in the 20-yard dash … 1.66 in the 10-yard dash … 7.3 in the three cone drill … 31-inch vertical jump … 9'2" broad jump … 455-pound bench press … 505-pound squat … 330-pound power clean … 30 3/8-inch arm length … 9-inch hands … Right-handed … Posted the highest strength and conditioning points total (bench press, squat, power clean, dips, pull-ups) on the 2001 Wolfpack squad … Tied for the top mark in the incline (380 pounds) among all players weighing over 225 pounds … Can do 71 dips and 42 chinups, the high marks for any Wolfpack player.
HIGH SCHOOL
Rated the state's No. 16 prospect by SuperPrep at East Carteret (Beaufort, N.C.) High … One of the top 25 players in the state of North Carolina by The Charlotte Observer … A three-year varsity starter, he finished his senior season with 1,043 rushing yards and 147 tackles, including 34 behind the line of scrimmage … Also made seven sacks and three interceptions … Ran for 201 yards on 18 carries (an average of over 11 yards) and four touchdowns against Pamlico, three of those TDs came in the fourth quarter … Against Wallace-Rose Hill, he made an astounding 23 tackles … As a junior, he rushed for over 1200 yards and scored 10 touchdowns to help East Carteret finish 7-4 … Also made over 90 tackles and intercepted four passes.
PERSONAL
Mass Communications major … Born on Nov. 29, 1979 … Resides in Beaufort, N.C.
STATS
DEFENSIVE STATS
YEAR GP GS TK SO AS FR FC INT TFL PBU SACK PRES
1998 11 08 74 39 35 0 3 0 3-21 4 2.0-17 4
1999 12 12 104 63 41 1 0 0 12-62 1 3.5-34 8
2000 11 11 166 90 76 3 5 1 15-46 8 5.0-22 5
2001 11 11 148 84 64 2 1 0 3-18 2 1.5-17 4
TOTAL 45 42 492 276 216 6 9 1 33-147 15 12.0-90 21
INTERCEPTION RETURNS ADVANCED FUMBLES
YEAR NO YARDS AVG TD LONG NO YARDS AVG TD LONG
2000 1 3 3.0 0 3
2001 1 52 52.0 1 52
SPECIAL TEAM TACKLES
YEAR TK SO AS FR FC
1998 2 1 1 0 0
1999 12 10 2 1 0
2000 9 6 3 0 0
2001 6 3 3 1 0
TOTAL 29 20 9 2 0
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