
Virginia’s rugged, high-motor linebacker who brought tone-setting edge
In the 2010 season at Virginia, LaRoy Reynolds made the move from safety to linebacker and immediately showed the traits teams love: he started 11 games, led the Cavaliers with 66 tackles, and added 7.0 tackles for loss. His differentiators were versatility, downhill aggression, and a willingness to do the dirty work — the kind of player who can trigger quickly against the run and bring energy to a defense. He’s best fit for a team that values physicality, special-teams grit, and instinctive, assignment-sound linebacker play.