2026 NFL Draft Linebacker Rankings - 25-36

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
28	LB Wesley Bissainthe	6-2 225lbs 4.63	LB	225lbs	6-2	4.63	36	290.6	78.0 MORE>>	Bissainthe is a zone-scheme linebacker whose processing speed and communication skills give him a foundation to work from, but whose...
26	LB Jack Kelly	6-2 240lbs 4.57	LB	240lbs	6-2	4.57	28	201.7	78.7 MORE>>	Kelly is a pass rusher first, second, and third. When he pins his ears back off the edge or shoots an interior gap on a designed blitz,...
25	LB Owen Heinecke	6-2 227lbs 4.62	LB	227lbs	6-2	4.62	29	208.4	79.8 MORE>>	Heinecke's path to a roster runs through special teams, and the tape backs that up clearly. Watch him on punt and kick coverage and you...
22	LB Jimmy Rolder	6-2 238lbs 4.68	LB	238lbs	6-2	4.68	27	198.2	80.1 MORE>>	What you're getting with Rolder is a linebacker who will absolutely thud you in the run game. I've watched plenty of off-ball...
20	LB Red Murdock	6-2 232lbs 4.75	LB	232lbs	6-2	4.75	30	211	81.2 MORE>>	Murdock projects as a rotational linebacker and special teams contributor with the potential to earn more defensive snaps as he...
19	LB/ED Trey Moore	6-2 243lbs 4.54	LB/ED	243lbs	6-2	4.54	23	167.3	81.3 MORE>>	Moore fits best as a sub-package edge rusher in a 3-4 scheme, the kind of player you send after the quarterback on passing downs and maybe...
18	LB Kaleb Elarms-Orr	6-2 234lbs 4.47	LB	234lbs	6-2	4.47	19	151.8	81.3 MORE>>	There is a real football player in Elarms-Orr, but the tape tells you he is not a three-down starter at the next level right now....
14	LB Keyshaun Elliott	6-2 231lbs 4.58	LB	231lbs	6-2	4.58	17	143.4	84.2 MORE>>	The production is real and the football character is the kind NFL staffs trust in a huddle, but the coverage limitations keep this...
8	LB Josiah Trotter	6-2 237lbs 4.61	LB	237lbs	6-2	4.61	9	60.2	85.0 MORE>>	Trotter plays with a physicality that shows up immediately on tape. He trusts his reads, triggers downhill without hesitation, and meets...
5	LB Anthony Hill Jr.	6-2 238lbs 4.51	LB	238lbs	6-2	4.51	5	46.2	85.9 MORE>>	Watch Texas play and the first thing that jumps out is how fast Hill gets from Point A to Point B. This is a linebacker who plays like his...
58	LB Ethan Calvert	6-3 215lbs 4.65	LB	215lbs	6-3	4.65	84	546.5	62.0 MORE>>	Has the fluid hips and long arms to turn and run with tight ends, as well as excellent range when dropping into zone coverage. The talent...
55	LB/ED Sam M'Pemba	6-3 252lbs 4.70	LB/ED	252lbs	6-3	4.70	56	491.5	64.2 MORE>>	The talent is there as a sideline-to-sideline playmaker. M'Pemba has an explosive first step and has the fluidity, flexibility and core...

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.
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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.