Linebacker Rankings 2027 NFL Draft

36 linebackers ranked

LINEBACKER RANKINGS 2027 NFL DRAFT

This is the deepest linebacker class we have graded. Five sit inside our top thirty-two, more than in any of the previous six years, and two are inside the top six.

Texas's Colin Simmons leads it after winning the SEC sack title with ten sacks and 59 pressures, having already become the first Longhorn to take national freshman of the year. Notre Dame's Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa is the off-ball counterweight, a Butkus Award finalist in high school who lined up in the slot and on the line as a chess piece before a season-ending knee injury in November. South Carolina's Dylan Stewart, the top-ranked edge recruit in his class, forced three fumbles and generated 37 pressures as a sophomore.

The two jobs sit side by side here and they are not interchangeable. Simmons and Stewart rush the passer off the edge; Viliamu-Asa is a true off-ball defender who covers, fills and lines up in the slot. The pass rushers carry the higher grades.

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
29	LB Sammy Omosigho	6-1 235lbs 4.44	LB	235lbs	6-1	4.44	29	216	78.8 MORE>>	Omosigho is a track-fast off-ball linebacker whose stout against the run and whose tackle finish was the cleanest in this group, with a...
23	LB Tony Rojas	6-2 230lbs 4.44	LB	230lbs	6-2	4.44	16	87	81.7 MORE>>	Rojas is a rare athlete at linebacker, a track-fast cover backer whose coverage is strong and whose burst lets him close in space and carry...
14	LB Xavier Atkins	6-0 210lbs 4.45	LB	210lbs	6-0	4.45	10	56	84.9 MORE>>	An explosive, blitz-heavy linebacker at Auburn, Atkins is one of the more disruptive downhill defenders in the class, with rare speed and a...
12	LB Sammy Brown	6-2 235lbs 4.45	LB	235lbs	6-2	4.45	5	35.4	85.9 MORE>>	Brown is a downhill missile, a linebacker with rare timed speed who triggers fast and explodes through ball carriers, and the run-defense...
18	LB Kam Robinson	6-2 239lbs 4.50	LB	239lbs	6-2	4.50	20	133	82.7 MORE>>	A fast, downhill linebacker at Virginia, Robinson plays with the speed and physicality to cover ground and finish, flowing to the ball from...
16	LB Raylen Wilson	6-1 235lbs 4.52	LB	235lbs	6-1	4.52	17	89	84.6 MORE>>	Wilson is a rangy, fast off-ball linebacker who covers ground sideline to sideline and finishes what he reaches, missing only four tackles...
28	LB Christian Alliegro	6-4 245lbs 4.55	LB	245lbs	6-4	4.55	25	158	78.8 MORE>>	Alliegro is a fast, blitz-oriented linebacker whose pass rush from depth is the standout trait, a downhill closer who stoned Iowa for four...
6	LB Chris Cole	6-3 235lbs 4.55	LB	235lbs	6-3	4.55	6	37.9	87.1 MORE>>	Cole is a coverage-first hybrid linebacker whose coverage is among the best at the position, a former five-star with rare speed who carries...
27	LB Payton Pierce	6-2 223lbs 4.58	LB	223lbs	6-2	4.58	28	193	80.1 MORE>>	Pierce is a clean, instinctive off-ball linebacker whose sets a firm edge against the run, a downhill trigger who finishes tackles reliably...
24	LB/ED Wendell Gregory	6-3 255lbs 4.58	LB/ED	255lbs	6-3	4.58	24	157	81.6 MORE>>	Gregory is a developmental edge with rare get-off, a redshirt freshman whose pass rush leads a profile built on first-step speed and a...
5	LB/ED Suntarine Perkins	6-1 210lbs 4.58	LB/ED	210lbs	6-1	4.58	9	54.3	87.2 MORE>>	Perkins is a do-everything chess piece, a 210-pound hybrid who lined up off the ball, in the slot, and on the edge, and whose coverage is...
4	LB/ED Damon Wilson II	6-4 250lbs 4.58	LB/ED	250lbs	6-4	4.58	7	44.4	87.6 MORE>>	Wilson is an explosive speed rusher whose get-off is rare for the position, and his pass rush leads a profile built on bending the corner...

We've compared players post combine 40 times and weight and charted them on the scatter chart below. You'll find the 40 time on the Y-axis and on the X-axis the weight in pounds.
The exceptional athletic freaks (determined by the combination of speed vs weight) will be found at the top right of the chart while the less impressive athletes will be sitting towards the bottom left.

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We've compared players 40 times and weight and charted them on the scatter chart below. You'll find the 40 time on the Y-axis and on the X-axis the weight in pounds.
The exceptional athletic freaks (determined by the combination of speed vs weight) will be found at the top right of the chart while the less impressive athletes will be sitting towards the bottom left.