2027 NFL Draft Linebacker Rankings - 25-36
LAST UPDATED: 08/30/2026
Player Rankings - Linebacker
| # | Player | Pos | H/W/S | Team | Weight | Height | 40YD | AVG POS RANK | AVG OVR RANK | Rating | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 |
6-2
235lbs
4.62
|
LB |
|
235lbs | 6-2 | 4.62 | 22 | 148 |
82.0
|
Bowen is a productive, downhill team captain who anchored a playoff defense, a tough run-defender who logged forty-six tackles and... | |
18 |
6-2
239lbs
4.50
|
LB |
|
239lbs | 6-2 | 4.50 | 20 | 133 |
82.7
|
A fast, downhill linebacker at Virginia, Robinson plays with the speed and physicality to cover ground and finish, flowing to the ball from... | |
12 |
6-2
235lbs
4.45
|
LB |
|
235lbs | 6-2 | 4.45 | 5 | 35.4 |
85.9
|
Brown is a downhill missile, a linebacker with rare timed speed who triggers fast and explodes through ball carriers, and the run-defense... | |
29 |
6-1
235lbs
4.44
|
LB |
|
235lbs | 6-1 | 4.44 | 29 | 216 |
78.8
|
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... | |
26 |
6-1
230lbs
4.65
|
LB |
|
230lbs | 6-1 | 4.65 | 27 | 192 |
80.2
|
Spillman is a productive downhill linebacker whose anchors against the run, an ascending player who logged fifty tackles and thirty stops... | |
17 |
6-1
228lbs
4.60
|
LB |
|
228lbs | 6-1 | 4.60 | 19 | 115 |
83.5
|
Graham is a downhill off-ball linebacker whose the run defense carries the profile, an instinctive trigger who posted thirty-six stops and... | |
16 |
6-1
235lbs
4.52
|
LB |
|
235lbs | 6-1 | 4.52 | 17 | 89 |
84.6
|
Wilson is a rangy, fast off-ball linebacker who covers ground sideline to sideline and finishes what he reaches, missing only four tackles... | |
10 |
6-1
220lbs
4.65
|
LB |
|
220lbs | 6-1 | 4.65 | 8 | 51.6 |
86.3
|
Biles was one of the most productive defenders in the country in 2025, leading the ACC in tackles for loss and piling up sixty-seven... | |
5 |
6-1
210lbs
4.58
|
LB/ED |
|
210lbs | 6-1 | 4.58 | 9 | 54.3 |
87.2
|
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... | |
35 |
6-0
231lbs
4.70
|
LB |
|
231lbs | 6-0 | 4.70 | 35 | 281 |
74.3
|
Campbell is a high-volume, downhill linebacker who led Penn State with eighty-three tackles and forty-eight run stops, a productive run... | |
19 |
6-0
211lbs
4.60
|
LB |
|
211lbs | 6-0 | 4.60 | 21 | 138 |
82.4
|
Rodriguez held up well across the board on a rotational snap count, a quick, instinctive off-ball linebacker whose stout against the run... | |
14 |
6-0
210lbs
4.45
|
LB |
|
210lbs | 6-0 | 4.45 | 10 | 56 |
84.9
|
An explosive, blitz-heavy linebacker at Auburn, Atkins is one of the more disruptive downhill defenders in the class, with rare speed and a... |












