2027 NFL Draft Linebacker Rankings - 13-24

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
35	LB Arion Carter	6-1 238lbs 4.56	LB	238lbs	6-1	4.56	33	257.5	78.0 MORE>>	Carter is a fast, instinctive linebacker who ranks among the most productive tacklers in the SEC. He covers ground quickly, finishes in...
70	LB Justin Flowe	6-2 230lbs 4.57	LB	230lbs	6-2	4.57	94	850	59.2 MORE>>	Flowe is a former five-star linebacker with elite speed and a decorated high school career. He has shown flashes, including 14 tackles in...
48	LB Justin Williams	6-2 225lbs 4.57	LB	225lbs	6-2	4.57	51	394.5	74.0 MORE>>	Williams has the athletic traits that made him the top linebacker in his class. He has rare speed, attacks the run with purpose and has...
41	LB/ED Kris Jones	6-2 245lbs 4.58	LB/ED	245lbs	6-2	4.58	39	329.5	75.0 MORE>>	Jones is an athletic, instinctive linebacker who has found a starting role at Boston College. He has rare speed for the position, tackles...
36	LB Payton Pierce	6-1 232lbs 4.58	LB	232lbs	6-1	4.58	45	368	78.0 MORE>>	Pierce is a clean, instinctive off-ball linebacker whose sets a firm edge against the run, a downhill trigger who finishes tackles reliably...
20	LB/ED Wendell Gregory	6-3 265lbs 4.58	LB/ED	265lbs	6-3	4.58	23	159.5	82.0 MORE>>	Gregory is a developmental edge with rare get-off, a redshirt freshman whose pass rush leads a profile built on first-step speed and a...
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...
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...
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...
62	LB Derek Weisskopf	6-3 233lbs 4.59	LB	233lbs	6-3	4.59	54	470	66.0 MORE>>	Weisskopf is a gifted all-around athlete who played five positions in high school. He has rare speed for a linebacker and has been a steady...
61	LB Elijah Newby	6-3 235lbs 4.59	LB	235lbs	6-3	4.59	55	489	66.5 MORE>>	Newby is a fast, athletic linebacker who has bounced between linebacker and defensive end at USC. He took advantage of extra snaps against...
32	LB Cam Buffington	6-3 238lbs 4.59	LB	238lbs	6-3	4.59	46	376.5	79.0 MORE>>	Buffington has gone from eight-man football to the top of the Big Ten tackle chart in one season, and the tape shows why. He reads run...

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.