Linebacker Rankings 2027 NFL Draft
LAST UPDATED: 08/03/2026
Player Rankings - Linebacker
| # | Player | Pos | H/W/S | Team | Weight | Height | 40YD | AVG POS RANK | AVG OVR RANK | Rating | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 |
6-1
235lbs
4.44
|
LB |
|
235lbs | 6-1 | 4.44 | 31 | 503.5 |
78.8
|
Omosigho is a track-fast off-ball linebacker whose stout against the run and whose tackle finish was the cleanest in this group, with a... | |
18 |
6-2
235lbs
4.62
|
LB |
|
235lbs | 6-2 | 4.62 | 20 | 159.5 |
82.0
|
Bowen is a productive, downhill team captain who anchored a playoff defense, a tough run-defender who logged forty-six tackles and... | |
15 |
6-1
235lbs
4.52
|
LB |
|
235lbs | 6-1 | 4.52 | 16 | 128 |
84.6
|
Wilson is a rangy, fast off-ball linebacker who covers ground sideline to sideline and finishes what he reaches, missing only four tackles... | |
12 |
6-2
235lbs
4.45
|
LB |
|
235lbs | 6-2 | 4.45 | 7 | 40.4 |
85.9
|
Brown is a downhill missile, a linebacker with rare timed speed who triggers fast and explodes through ball carriers, and the run-defense... | |
11 |
6-3
235lbs
4.60
|
LB |
|
235lbs | 6-3 | 4.60 | 12 | 70 |
86.1
|
Roberts is a stout, instinctive off-ball linebacker who anchors the run and takes the ball away, a coverage ballhawk who picked off four... | |
6 |
6-3
235lbs
4.55
|
LB |
|
235lbs | 6-3 | 4.55 | 4 | 37 |
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... | |
1 |
6-3
240lbs
4.58
|
LB/ED |
|
240lbs | 6-3 | 4.58 | 1 | 4.8 |
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... | |
14 |
6-4
242lbs
4.65
|
LB/ED |
|
242lbs | 6-4 | 4.65 | 14 | 95 |
84.9
|
Trick was the centerpiece of Miami of Ohio's defense, a high-volume edge who generated sixty-seven pressures and eight sacks across 671... | |
29 |
6-4
243lbs
4.62
|
LB/ED |
|
243lbs | 6-4 | 4.62 | 28 | 341.5 |
76.1
|
Carter is a developmental edge with a thin profile, a reserve who logged just 88 snaps behind Alabama's deep edge rotation but flashed good... | |
27 |
6-2
245lbs
4.75
|
LB |
|
245lbs | 6-2 | 4.75 | 22 | 175 |
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... | |
24 |
6-4
245lbs
4.55
|
LB |
|
245lbs | 6-4 | 4.55 | 19 | 131.3 |
78.8
|
Alliegro is a fast, blitz-oriented linebacker whose pass rush from depth is the standout trait, a downhill closer who stoned Iowa for four... | |
13 |
6-5
245lbs
4.70
|
LB/ED |
|
245lbs | 6-5 | 4.70 | 13 | 71.7 |
85.0
|
Umanmielen broke out at Ole Miss with eleven sacks and fifty-one pressures, a long edge who uses 77-inch reach to stack tackles and convert... |












