Montana State's Profile for Dane Fletcher

Dane is a 2005 graduate of Bozeman High School (MT) who stayed home and played for the team he grew up rooting for. He earned "Hawk of the Year" honors after an outstanding career at Bozeman High, and was named 1st-team all-sate linebacker and honorable mention tight end. Dane was chosen for the Shrine and Mon-Dak all-star games and was a Great Falls Tribune Super State selection. He was also an outstanding hockey player for the Bozeman Ice Dogs and was one of the top high school defensive catchers in the Northwest for the Bozeman Bucks American Legion squad.

Dane redshirted during his true freshman season in 2005, before registered 14 tackles, primarily on special teams, in 2006, and broke up a pass. In 2007, as a redshirt sophomore, Dane topping the Big Sky Conference with 19 tackles for loss, and tallied 51 total tackles, 3 sacks, 7 PDs and a blocked kick. In 2008, he missed three games with an injury and still registered 44 tackles, 14.5 for a loss, with 6.5 sacks, two blocked kicks, 2 FFs, and 1 FR, and 5 PDs. In 2009, Dane tallied 67 total tackles, 17.5 TFLs, 7 sacks, a breakup, 2 hurries and 2 blocked kicks.

Every father's wish for their daughter. Self made hometown hero with a great motor. Solid initial explosion off the line as a DE. Has enough flexibility, suddeness in his COD, good lateral agility, and the mentality to make a smooth transition to OLB at the next level. Has been very productive in one of the FCS's finest conferences. Speed guy who can fight off the blocks of bigger people with a variety of moves and just plain desire. Great work ethic and dedication to the game. Jumps over chop blocks and is very difficult to cut.

Looks like he can convert, but that proposition is never a sure thing when projecting people from the FCS level to the NFL. May be a bit too thick and tightly wound at present to be a factor at OLB early on. Will struggle with size and strength if left at DE, and would likely be over-powered at the LOS in the running game. When he allows big people to lock on (not often) he can be stopped effectively.

5-6th rounder, who may go lower if he doesn't get the post-season opportunities that he so richly deserves.

Your Projected NFL Draft Round: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Undrafted

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