Not a LB player, but Ezra Manjon (ex UCD) was an absolute stud for Vanderbilt down the stretch and in the SEC tournament (All Tourn Tm), almost leading his team to a very unlikely NCAAT bid.
That dude could have easily been BW MVP and possibly put UCD in contention for a title if he hung around. Buggs moved on and had moderate success at Mizzou, just a smaller role. I’m getting old and bad with names, but Northridge had a guy who transfered to OK St and did really well. The common thread, guys that were already good players seem to survive the move up, provided they’re happy just being in a rotation versus being a featured player. Guys that are just unhappy with their roles here, especially early on, and think it’s going to get better somewhere else usually fade into oblivion.