2027 NFL Draft Linebacker Rankings - 13-24

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
67	LB Tye Niekamp	6-3 245lbs 4.69	LB	245lbs	6-3	4.69	89	798	62.6 MORE>>	Niekamp is a highly decorated, productive linebacker and one of the standout defenders in the FCS. He was a consensus All-American in 2025...
42	LB/ED Quintavius Johnson	6-4 255lbs 4.68	LB/ED	255lbs	6-4	4.68	49	385.7	75.0 MORE>>	Johnson has the build, background and coaching of an NFL edge defender, and Kirby Smart's staff trusted him enough to start all 14 games as...
39	LB/ED Qua Russaw	6-2 244lbs 4.68	LB/ED	244lbs	6-2	4.68	37	299	75.0 MORE>>	Russaw has carved out a role as a physical edge setter for Ohio State. He holds up well against the run, plays with good leverage and...
64	LB Dion Crawford	6-1 243lbs 4.67	LB	243lbs	6-1	4.67	79	702.5	65.0 MORE>>	Crawford is a tough, productive linebacker who has been a tackling machine since moving to Michigan State. He pursues well and has 19 stops...
60	LB Desman Stephens II	6-3 250lbs 4.67	LB	250lbs	6-3	4.67	70	607.5	66.8 MORE>>	Stephens is a smart, productive linebacker who has started for USC since 2025. He flows to the ball well and makes impact plays, such as 10...
38	LB Caleb Woodson	6-3 240lbs 4.67	LB	240lbs	6-3	4.67	31	240.5	76.5 MORE>>	Woodson is a physical, experienced linebacker who brings energy to the Alabama front. He fills downhill against the run, times his blitzes...
30	LB Owen Chambliss	6-3 240lbs 4.67	LB	240lbs	6-3	4.67	30	240	79.9 MORE>>	Chambliss is a smart, dependable linebacker who has carried his Mountain West production into the Big Ten. He reads plays quickly, takes...
69	LB Michael Harris	6-0 223lbs 4.65	LB	223lbs	6-0	4.65	80	710	61.0 MORE>>	Harris is a fast linebacker and former ESPN 300 recruit and has made a few plays as a pass rusher. He made plays behind the line at...
68	LB E.J. Lightsey	6-2 230lbs 4.65	LB	230lbs	6-2	4.65	42	359.5	61.6 MORE>>	Lightsey has taken the long road to a starting job, from a redshirt and a lost season at Georgia to a touchdown-scoring reserve and finally...
55	LB Edwin Spillman	6-1 225lbs 4.65	LB	225lbs	6-1	4.65	56	491	72.5 MORE>>	Spillman is a productive downhill linebacker whose anchors against the run, an ascending player who logged fifty tackles and thirty stops...
34	LB Isaiah Jones	6-2 227lbs 4.65	LB	227lbs	6-2	4.65	35	274	78.0 MORE>>	Jones is an instinctive, productive linebacker who has been part of Indiana's rise. He diagnoses runs quickly, gets downhill and has a...
17	LB/ED Adam Trick	6-4 250lbs 4.65	LB/ED	250lbs	6-4	4.65	21	142.3	83.3 MORE>>	Trick is a powerful, productive edge rusher who broke out at Miami (Ohio) in 2025. He generated 67 pressures, made 36 run stops and 12.5...

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.