The National Football League has seen a few Linebackers who became instant stars, and in 2021, Micah Parsons was added to that elite list.

Parsons was the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year in 2019, and the Cowboys were fortunate he was still available when they selected the Penn State product 12^th overall in the 2021 draft and captured the player who became the most versatile Linebacker in football. 

Parsons adapted immediately to the highest level of football, showing that regardless of scheme, he could deliver.  As an exemplary pass rusher (he already has 40.5 Sacks), Parsons’s speed and explosiveness allow him to shift effortlessly in the interior.  Parsons has been named to the Pro Bowl in all three of his NFL campaigns, and the 2021 Defensive Rookie of the Year has finished second, second, and third, respectively, for the Defensive Player of the Year.

He enters this star-studded list despite playing only three years.  That is how good Parsons has been.