Linebacker Rankings 2022 NFL Draft

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LAST UPDATED: 04/21/2023

Player Rankings - Linebacker

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
6

LB
Leo
Chenal

6-3 250lbs 4.53
LB
KC   Mascot
KC Mascot
250lbs 6-3 4.53 8 67.1
86.7
Leo Chenal has developed into an elite dominator for Wisconsin who is equally talented as a run defender and a power pass rusher. He has...
5

LB
Christian
Harris

6-0 226lbs 4.44
LB
HOU   Mascot
HOU Mascot
226lbs 6-0 4.44 3 50.7
86.8
Harris does everything well and displays no obvious weakness in his game and will likely be able to start from day one. At the beginning of...
4

LB
Brandon
Smith

6-4 250lbs 4.52
LB
CAR   Mascot
CAR Mascot
250lbs 6-4 4.52 13 94.9
87.0
Brandon Smith is an amazing athlete with perfect size, strength, speed for the position and has always seemed likely to become a star....
3

OLB
Devin
Lloyd

6-3 237lbs 4.66
OLB
JAX   Mascot
JAX Mascot
237lbs 6-3 4.66 1 18.2
89.9
Devin Lloyd has pretty much everything scouts look for in a pro-ready weakside linebacker - he's fast, a hard hitter, who wraps well, and...
2

LB/ED
Nolan
Smith

6-2 238lbs 4.39
LB/ED
PHI   Mascot
PHI Mascot
238lbs 6-2 4.39 5 26.1
87.8
Nolan Smith is a supreme athlete at outside linebacker, the former five-star prospect has the speed of a corner, combined with the strength...
1

LB
Nakobe
Dean

6-0 225lbs 4.52
LB
PHI   Mascot
PHI Mascot
225lbs 6-0 4.52 2 20.8
90.4
Being the leader of the best defense in college football is enabling Nakobe Dean, to build a case for himself to be the first linebacker...

2022 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.
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.

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2022 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.