Linebacker Rankings 2027 NFL Draft

70 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
1	LB/ED Colin Simmons	6-3 246lbs 4.58	LB/ED	246lbs	6-3	4.58	1	4.3	91.3 MORE>>	Simmons is the cleanest pass-rush evaluation in this class, a bend-and-burst edge whose production has matched the tape for three straight...
2	LB/ED Dylan Stewart	6-5 250lbs 4.60	LB/ED	250lbs	6-5	4.60	2	4.5	91.1 MORE>>	Stewart is a long, explosive edge rusher with the bend and get-off of a top-ten pick, and he has produced disruption since the day he...
3	LB Chris Cole	6-3 235lbs 4.55	LB	235lbs	6-3	4.55	4	23.9	87.2 MORE>>	Cole is a fast, versatile linebacker who has gone from part-time player to one of the most disruptive defenders in the country in a single...
4	LB Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa	6-3 234lbs 4.65	LB	234lbs	6-3	4.65	5	36.7	87.2 MORE>>	Viliamu-Asa is a do-everything off-ball linebacker whose run defense sits at the top of the position. He is a downhill force who also plays...
5	LB/ED Yhonzae Pierre	6-3 251lbs 4.60	LB/ED	251lbs	6-3	4.60	3	21	87.1 MORE>>	Pierre is a powerful edge rusher with a quick get-off who went from backup to Alabama's sack leader in a matter of weeks in 2025, and he...
6	LB/ED Damon Wilson II	6-4 250lbs 4.58	LB/ED	250lbs	6-4	4.58	7	52.1	85.5 MORE>>	Wilson is an explosive speed rusher whose get-off ranks with the best in the class. He bends the corner, flattens to the quarterback and...
7	LB/ED Clev Lubin	6-3 260lbs 4.65	LB/ED	260lbs	6-3	4.65	9	56.4	85.4 MORE>>	Lubin is a powerful, high-effort edge whose production has followed him to every level. He generated 64 pressures in 2025, fifth-most in...
8	LB/ED Suntarine Perkins	6-2 220lbs 4.58	LB/ED	220lbs	6-2	4.58	13	84.7	85.2 MORE>>	Perkins is a fast, versatile defender who lines up off the ball, in space and on the edge, and few players in the class move as easily...
9	LB Sammy Brown	6-2 235lbs 4.45	LB	235lbs	6-2	4.45	6	45.1	85.1 MORE>>	Brown is a rare athlete at linebacker, a former Georgia Mr. Football and state champion wrestler with sprinter's speed who triggers...
10	LB Rasheem Biles	6-1 222lbs 4.65	LB	222lbs	6-1	4.65	10	59.4	85.1 MORE>>	Biles is an undersized, instinctive linebacker who finds the ball and makes plays on it. He led Pitt with 17 tackles for loss in 2025,...
11	LB/ED Princewill Umanmielen	6-4 244lbs 4.70	LB/ED	244lbs	6-4	4.70	8	55.6	84.9 MORE>>	Umanmielen is a bendy, productive pass rusher who ranks among the most disruptive players in the SEC this fall. He has 10 sacks and 29...
12	LB Tony Rojas	6-2 236lbs 4.44	LB	236lbs	6-2	4.44	11	78.2	84.7 MORE>>	Rojas is a fast, instinctive linebacker who makes plays on the ball and gets after the quarterback. He has rare speed for the position, six...

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.