CBS Sports' fifth and final mock draft released earlier this week predicts Texas Tech All-American linebacker Jordyn Brooks will hear his name called Thursday night in the first round of the NFL Draft.

The mock draft lists the following participants as notable contributors: ex-NFL players Brady Quinn, Bryant McFadden and Danny Kanell; former NFL executive Scott Pioli; NFL insiders Jonathan Jones and Jason La Canfora; senior NFL analysts Pete Prisco and Will Brinson; NFL fantasy analysts Jamey Eisenberg and Dave Richard; and NFL Draft analyst Ryan Wilson.

In this version CBS has Brooks being selected by the Baltimore Ravens with the 28th overall pick. If Brooks does hear his name called tonight it would mark the first time a Texas Tech defensive player was drafted in the first round since the great Gabe Rivera was selected 21st overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1983. The last time a Red Raider defender was selected in the second round was Darcel McBath by the Denver Broncos in 2009.

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This is one of the highest predictions to-date for the former Red Raider standout who appears to have a ceiling of late first-round and a floor of late third based on several projections leading up to the draft which is set to begin 7 p.m. (CT) tonight for the first round, with rounds two and three on Friday before culminating with rounds 4-7 on Saturday.

Perhaps this is evidence of Brooks trending up leading up to the draft and why not? The 6-foot, 240-pound linebacker was a second-team All-American, All-Big 12 performer and highly productive four-year starter at Texas Tech who ran a 4.54-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine.

Most scouting reports see Brooks as the prototypical linebacker of today due to his combination of size, speed and production. The biggest knock on him has been coverage skills, but most still see him as an every-down defender because of his potential as a quarterback spy.

Brooks finished his Red Raider career seventh on the program's all-time tackles list with 367 to go with 33 stops for loss, seven sacks, two interceptions, two forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and nine pass defenses. He was a quality player all four years, but Brooks took his game to another level as a senior under Texas Tech defensive coordinator Keith Patterson who "unleashed" him as the Houston native amassed 108 tackles, a Big 12-best 20 stops for loss, three sacks, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries in 12 games.

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"I think he's probably gotten a tick faster, but he actually, he plays really fast. I've been told that by a lot of scouts (about) his tape," said Texas Tech head coach Matt Wells late last season about Brooks' improvement as a senior. "He's had a tremendous season. He's had his best season of his career. The other place that I've seen him really change is just become more of a student of the game and continue to really accept Keith Patterson's coaching. And Keith's really strained him, challenged him. But Jordyn allowed himself to be coachable.

"To see a senior do that with a brand new coach, brand new head coach, brand new strength coach his senior year, I think is, it's gratifying for me as a head coach. But I have a lot of respect for that and I think that's why you see Jordyn Brooks playing the best ball of his career. I think every award and every accolade he gets is very, very well deserved. Jordyn Brooks is going to play a lot of football past Texas Tech."