2026 NFL Draft

2026

2026 Linebackers ranked by ZONE

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

Bryce
Boettcher

LB
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
81 85 84
83.3
2

Samuel
Omosigho

LB
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
75 86 78
83.3
3

Troy
Bowles

LB
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
75 75 75 75
75.0
4

Xavian
Sorey Jr.

LB
Arkansas   Mascot
Arkansas Mascot
65 74 74 48
75.2
5

David
Bailey

LB
/ED
Stanford   Mascot
Stanford Mascot
73 100 65 91
85.1
6

Deontae
Lawson

LB
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
73 79 90 62
87.8
7

Kyle
Louis

LB
Pittsburgh   Mascot
Pittsburgh Mascot
76 68 84 87
82.9
8

CJ
Allen

LB
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
89 71 91 56
86.2
9

James
Williams

LB
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
69 57 67 90
78.7
10

Jacob
Rodriguez

LB
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
61 87 76 78
82.9
11

Ethan
Calvert

LB
Cal Poly   Mascot
Cal Poly Mascot
71 60 62 71
68.0
12

Samuel
M'Pemba

LB
/ED
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
78 60 46 54
70.0
13

Gabe
Jacas

LB
/ED
Illinois   Mascot
Illinois Mascot
67 80 65 57
84.4
14

Harold
Perkins Jr.

LB
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
65 78 71 74
84.3
15

Rasheem
Biles

LB
Pittsburgh   Mascot
Pittsburgh Mascot
78 87 76 79
82.0
16

Lander
Barton

LB
Utah   Mascot
Utah Mascot
44 72 79 61
82.4
17

Michael
Harris

LB
Maryland   Mascot
Maryland Mascot
61 75 72 52
76.1
18

Stephen
Dix Jr.

LB
Marshall   Mascot
Marshall Mascot
79 55 71 62
73.7
19

Raesjon
Davis

LB
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
58 65 63 59
71.0
20

Raul
Aguirre Jr.

LB
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
63 65 79 68
69.4