2027 NFL Draft Linebacker Rankings - 13-24
| # | Player | Pos | H/W/S | Team | Weight | Height | 40YD | AVG POS RANK | AVG OVR RANK | Rating | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 |
6-3
263lbs
4.70
|
LB/ED |
|
263lbs | 6-3 | 4.70 | 10 | 62.6 |
85.9
|
Tuioti is a heavy, powerful edge at 263 pounds who wins with strength and holds up against the run, breaking out for eleven sacks and... | |
9 |
6-3
250lbs
4.65
|
LB/ED |
|
250lbs | 6-3 | 4.65 | 8 | 50.3 |
86.7
|
Lubin is a productive, well-rounded edge whose pass rush sat near the ceiling of the position, and the box score backed it: sixty-four... | |
6 |
6-3
235lbs
4.55
|
LB |
|
235lbs | 6-3 | 4.55 | 5 | 34.7 |
87.1
|
Cole is a coverage-first hybrid linebacker whose coverage is among the best at the position, a former five-star with rare speed who carries... | |
4 |
6-3
248lbs
4.60
|
LB/ED |
|
248lbs | 6-3 | 4.60 | 3 | 21.1 |
87.3
|
Pierre is a high-motor rusher with a quick get-off who turned a productive breakout into nine sacks and strip-sacks, and he sets a firm... | |
3 |
6-3
230lbs
4.65
|
LB |
|
230lbs | 6-3 | 4.65 | 6 | 34.7 |
87.5
|
Viliamu-Asa is a do-everything off-ball linebacker whose run defense sits at the very top of the position, a downhill force who also lines... | |
1 |
6-3
240lbs
4.58
|
LB/ED |
|
240lbs | 6-3 | 4.58 | 2 | 5.1 |
90.2
|
Simmons is the cleanest edge evaluation in this class, a bend-and-burst rusher whose pass rush sat at the very top of the position and... | |
36 |
6-2
225lbs
4.70
|
LB |
|
225lbs | 6-2 | 4.70 | 27 | 290 |
74.0
|
Wylie is a rotational off-ball linebacker whose run defense gives him a role on early downs, a flexible piece who can drop or rush and... | |
31 |
6-2
245lbs
4.75
|
LB |
|
245lbs | 6-2 | 4.75 | 25 | 216.5 |
76.7
|
Romaine is a downhill thumper whose stout against the run, a productive two-time all-conference linebacker who piled up forty-one stops and... | |
26 |
6-2
223lbs
4.58
|
LB |
|
223lbs | 6-2 | 4.58 | 29 | 329.5 |
80.2
|
Pierce is a clean, instinctive off-ball linebacker whose sets a firm edge against the run, a downhill trigger who finishes tackles reliably... | |
23 |
6-2
250lbs
4.64
|
LB/ED |
|
250lbs | 6-2 | 4.64 | 36 | 568.5 |
81.9
|
A high-motor, productive edge defender at San Diego State, White wins with effort, hand timing and a relentless rush more than length or... | |
22 |
6-2
235lbs
4.62
|
LB |
|
235lbs | 6-2 | 4.62 | 18 | 135 |
82.0
|
Bowen is a productive, downhill team captain who anchored a playoff defense, a tough run-defender who logged forty-six tackles and... | |
21 |
6-2
225lbs
4.60
|
LB |
|
225lbs | 6-2 | 4.60 | 13 | 78.8 |
82.1
|
Weeks is a blitz weapon whose pass rush led this off-ball group, a relentless, physical linebacker who pressured South Carolina six times... |












