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Niko Koutouvides

Purdue · Linebacker · 2000-03

TAK
73
COV
77
SPD
76

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Koutouvides was a 2-time first-team all-conference pick (2002 and 2003).

Koutouvides was the No. 116 overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 74 overall, the highest linebacker rating at Purdue since 1990 and No. 46 among all linebackers of the 2000-2004 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2002
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 2003
    • First-team all-conference
  3. 2004
    • No. 116 overall pick, NFL Draft

Purdue Teammates

  1. 93Drew Brees1997-2000QB
  2. 88Tim Stratton1998-2001TE
  3. 86Taylor Stubblefield2000-04WR
  4. 74Akin Ayodele1999-2001EDGE
  5. 74Shaun Phillips2000-03EDGE
  6. 74Stuart Schweigert2000-03S
  7. 72John Standeford2000-03WR
  8. 72Kyle Orton2001-04QB
  9. 72Vinny Sutherland1997-2000WR
  10. 70Bernard Pollard2003-05S

Full Purdue all-time roster

Top Linebackers of the 2000-2004 Era

  1. 91A.J. HawkOhio State · 2002-05LB
  2. 91Dan MorganMiami · 1997-2000LB
  3. 91Rocky CalmusOklahoma · 1998-2001LB
  4. 91Teddy LehmanOklahoma · 2001-03LB
  5. 90DeMeco RyansAlabama · 2002-05LB
  6. 90Derrick JohnsonTexas · 2001-04LB
  7. 90E.J. HendersonMaryland · 1998-2002LB
  8. 90Paul PoslusznyPenn State · 2003-06LB

Best college linebackers since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Niko Koutouvides) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.