I've gone over the last 10 years of the draft to point out that almost all of the LBs drafted in the top 15 the last 10 years have been very good, and there are a ton of teams regretting their decisions to pass on a LB. Just because that's the way it's been doesn't mean those were the right decisions.

2005
Derrick Johnson, Shawne Merriman, and Demarcus Ware were passed up for guys like Adam Jones, Troy Williamson, Cedric Benson, and Mike Williams.

2004
Jonathan Vilman and D.J. Williams were passed up for guys like Kellen Winslow, Roy Williams, and Reggie Williams

2003
Nick Barnett was passed up for guys like Charles Rogers, Jonathan Sullivan, Jimmy Kennedy, Michael Haynes, Bryant Johnson, Calvin Pace, and Kyle Boller.

2001
Dan Morgan was passed up for guys like David Terrell and Jamal Reynolds.

2000
Brian Urlacher and Julian Peterson were passed up for guys like Peter Warrick, Thomas Jones, Travis Taylor, and Ron Dayne.

1998
Keith Brooking and Takeo Spikes were passed up for guys like Ryan Leaf, Andre Wadsworth, Curtis Enis, and Duane Starks.

1997
James Farrior was passed up for guys like Darrell Russell, Bryant Westbrook, and Ike Hilliard.

1996
John Mobley and Ray Lewis were passed up for guys like Cedric Jones, Lawrence Phillips, Rickey Dudley, Alex Molden, and Regan Upshaw.