2027 NFL Draft Linebacker Rankings - 25-36

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
12	LB Ben Roberts	6-3 235lbs 4.60	LB	235lbs	6-3	4.60	12	69.3	85.6 MORE>>	Roberts is a stout, instinctive off-ball linebacker who anchors the run and takes the ball away, a coverage ballhawk who picked off four...
11	LB/ED Teitum Tuioti	6-3 263lbs 4.70	LB/ED	263lbs	6-3	4.70	10	62.6	85.9 MORE>>	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...
10	LB Rasheem Biles	6-1 220lbs 4.65	LB	220lbs	6-1	4.65	9	59.2	85.9 MORE>>	Biles was one of the most productive defenders in the country in 2025, leading the ACC in tackles for loss and piling up sixty-seven...
9	LB/ED Clev Lubin	6-3 250lbs 4.65	LB/ED	250lbs	6-3	4.65	8	50.3	86.7 MORE>>	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...
8	LB/ED Damon Wilson II	6-4 250lbs 4.58	LB/ED	250lbs	6-4	4.58	7	48.6	86.7 MORE>>	Wilson is an explosive speed rusher whose get-off is rare for the position, bending the corner and flattening to the quarterback, and he...
7	LB/ED Suntarine Perkins	6-1 210lbs 4.58	LB/ED	210lbs	6-1	4.58	14	79.2	87.1 MORE>>	Perkins is a do-everything chess piece, a 210-pound hybrid who lined up off the ball, in the slot, and on the edge, and whose coverage is...
6	LB Chris Cole	6-3 235lbs 4.55	LB	235lbs	6-3	4.55	5	34.7	87.1 MORE>>	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...
5	LB Sammy Brown	6-2 235lbs 4.45	LB	235lbs	6-2	4.45	4	30.4	87.1 MORE>>	Brown is a downhill missile with rare timed speed who triggers fast and explodes through ball carriers, and the run defense backs it,...
4	LB/ED Yhonzae Pierre	6-3 248lbs 4.60	LB/ED	248lbs	6-3	4.60	3	21.1	87.3 MORE>>	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	LB Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa	6-3 230lbs 4.65	LB	230lbs	6-3	4.65	6	34.7	87.5 MORE>>	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...
2	LB/ED Dylan Stewart	6-5 245lbs 4.60	LB/ED	245lbs	6-5	4.60	1	4.5	89.0 MORE>>	Stewart is a long, explosive edge with the bend and get-off to threaten the corner, and he pressured Texas A&M seven times in one road...
1	LB/ED Colin Simmons	6-3 240lbs 4.58	LB/ED	240lbs	6-3	4.58	2	5.1	90.2 MORE>>	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...

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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.