2026 NFL Draft

2026

2026 Linebackers ranked by ZONE

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING PASS RUSH RUN DEFENSE COVERAGE Rating
1

Ethan
Calvert

LB
Cal Poly   Mascot
Cal Poly Mascot
71 60 62 71
70.0
2

Jacob
Rodriguez

LB
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
61 87 77 78
83.0
3

Keanu
Koht

LB
/ED
Vanderbilt   Mascot
Vanderbilt Mascot
67 60 57 65
68.0
4

Eric
Gentry

LB
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
77 84 75 60
77.0
5

Prince
Kollie

LB
Vanderbilt   Mascot
Vanderbilt Mascot
76 66 63 71
74.2
6

Rara
Dillworth

LB
/ED
Troy   Mascot
Troy Mascot
58 55 60 59
73.7
7

Stefon
Thompson

LB
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
89 65 75 75
71.0
8

David
Bailey

LB
/ED
Stanford   Mascot
Stanford Mascot
73 100 65 91
85.0
9

Jaishawn
Barham

LB
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
84 71 88 46
81.1
10

Lander
Barton

LB
Utah   Mascot
Utah Mascot
44 72 79 62
82.8
11

Julien
Simon

LB
UConn   Mascot
UConn Mascot
67 67 64 59
74.0
12

Xavian
Sorey Jr.

LB
Arkansas   Mascot
Arkansas Mascot
65 74 74 48
76.1
13

James
Williams

LB
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
69 57 67 90
78.9
14

Tyler
Grubbs

LB
Tulane   Mascot
Tulane Mascot
55 61 62 53
72.0
15

Reid
Carrico

LB
West Virginia   Mascot
West Virginia Mascot
77 77 77 77
75.0
16

Stephen
Dix Jr.

LB
Marshall   Mascot
Marshall Mascot
79 55 71 62
74.0
17

Deontae
Lawson

LB
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
73 79 90 62
87.8
18

Shad
Banks Jr.

LB
TCU   Mascot
TCU Mascot
58 57 64 63
72.1
19

Raesjon
Davis

LB
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
58 65 63 59
72.5
20

Samuel
M'Pemba

LB
/ED
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
78 60 46 54
71.0