Position draft previews: One number tells story for top prospect Rivers (1 Viewer)

[Dan in Lafayette]

Clark Judge / CBS Sportsline

This is all I need to know about Southern California's Keith Rivers: He wore No. 55 for the Trojans.

Check, please. I'm sold on the guy. Because 55 is the number once worn at USC by Willie McGinest, Junior Seau and Chris Claiborne, and it's a jersey the school's football team doesn't exactly hand out randomly.

"Great linebackers have worn it and made it proud," Rivers said. "It's kind of a club of guys."

Better add Rivers to the list. He not only was one of the top defenders in the nation last season; he was the best linebacker anywhere, named to All-American and All-Pac-10 first teams despite being handicapped by a sore ankle. Full Story – CBS Sportslinehttp://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/story/10759809