2027 NFL Draft Linebacker Rankings - 25-36

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
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...
16	LB Whit Weeks	6-3 223lbs 4.60	LB	223lbs	6-3	4.60	16	97.7	84.0 MORE>>	Weeks is an instinctive, productive linebacker whose 2024 season was one of the best by any defender in the SEC. He made 125 tackles,...
14	LB/ED Teitum Tuioti	6-3 263lbs 4.70	LB/ED	263lbs	6-3	4.70	14	86.2	84.7 MORE>>	Tuioti is a heavy, powerful edge who sets the edge against the run and pushes the pocket as a rusher. He led Oregon in sacks, tackles and...
13	LB Ben Roberts	6-3 245lbs 4.60	LB	245lbs	6-3	4.60	12	84.1	84.7 MORE>>	Roberts is an instinctive, productive linebacker who has made big plays at every stage of his career. A former high school safety, he reads...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
53	LB Keon Wylie	6-2 228lbs 4.70	LB	228lbs	6-2	4.70	50	393	73.0 MORE>>	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...

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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.