2026 NFL Draft Linebacker Rankings - 37-48

LAST UPDATED: 04/27/2026

Player Rankings - Linebacker

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
5

LB
Anthony
Hill Jr.

6-2 238lbs 4.51
LB
TEN   Mascot
TEN Mascot
238lbs 6-2 4.51 5 46.2
85.9
Watch Texas play and the first thing that jumps out is how fast Hill gets from Point A to Point B. This is a linebacker who plays like his...
29

LB
Jaden
Dugger

6-5 239lbs 4.61
LB
SF   Mascot
SF Mascot
239lbs 6-5 4.61 42 315
77.0
9

OLB
Jake
Golday

6-4 239lbs 4.62
OLB
MIN   Mascot
MIN Mascot
239lbs 6-4 4.62 8 56.4
84.9
With Golday, teams are buying the body, the speed, and the trajectory more than a finished product. The gap between his run defense and...
54

LB
Stefon
Thompson

6-1 240lbs 4.73
LB
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
240lbs 6-1 4.73 94 586
63.6
Thompson has the fluid movement skills and speed to turn and run in coverage against tight ends. Possesses strong upper body to be...
48

LB
Stephen
Dix Jr.

6-1 240lbs 4.70
LB
Arkansas   Mascot
Arkansas Mascot
240lbs 6-1 4.70 90 562.5
70.0
Work in progress as a pass rusher, with upfield burst and flexibility to dip and scrape. Looks the part. Good height and a thick, muscular...
25

LB
Jack
Kelly

6-2 240lbs 4.57
LB
NYG   Mascot
NYG Mascot
240lbs 6-2 4.57 28 201.7
78.7
Kelly is a pass rusher first, second, and third. When he pins his ears back off the edge or shoots an interior gap on a designed blitz,...
12

LB/ED
Jaishawn
Barham

6-4 240lbs 4.64
LB/ED
DAL   Mascot
DAL Mascot
240lbs 6-4 4.64 12 82.1
84.5
Run defense is the calling card here, full stop. The way Barham attacks down blocks, stacks offensive linemen at the point, and triggers...
2

LB
Arvell
Reese

6-4 241lbs 4.46
LB
NYG   Mascot
NYG Mascot
241lbs 6-4 4.46 1 3.9
89.0
Reese is a heat-seeking missile against the run with the kind of closing speed that makes offensive coordinators cringe when they see him...
19

LB/ED
Trey
Moore

6-2 243lbs 4.54
LB/ED
MIA   Mascot
MIA Mascot
243lbs 6-2 4.54 23 167.3
81.3
Moore fits best as a sub-package edge rusher in a 3-4 scheme, the kind of player you send after the quarterback on passing downs and maybe...
31

LB/ED
Keyshawn
James-Newby

6-2 244lbs 4.53
LB/ED
PHI   Mascot
PHI Mascot
244lbs 6-2 4.53 44 319
77.0
3

LB
Sonny
Styles

6-5 244lbs 4.46
LB
WSH   Mascot
WSH Mascot
244lbs 6-5 4.46 3 12.1
88.5
The combine in Indianapolis confirmed what Ohio State's strength staff had been whispering about for two years. A 4.46 forty, a 43.5-inch...
34

LB/ED
Marvin
Jones Jr.

6-5 245lbs 4.69
LB/ED
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
245lbs 6-5 4.69 46 345.3
75.0

2026 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Linebacker

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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2026 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Linebacker

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.