BEST RATED RUN DEFENDING LINEBACKERS 2025 NFL Draft

2025 BEST RATED RUN DEFENDING LINEBACKERS

A dominant run defense often pivots on the linebacker’s capability to decipher plays, navigate through blocks, and bring down ball carriers with efficacy. Throughout the years, linebackers like Reuben Foster (Alabama) and Jaylon Smith (Notre Dame) have etched their names in college football lore, being recognized for their exceptional ability to quell opposing run games through astute play reading and unyielding tackling.

Explore, in the subsequent data, a compilation of current linebackers who stand as bastions against the run in college football. Delve into their play via metrics like run-stop percentage, tackles for loss, and run defense grading, offering a nuanced view of how these linebackers are curbing opposing run offenses and fortifying their team’s defensive front.

2025 Linebackers ranked by RUN DEFENSE

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING PASS RUSH RUN DEFENSE COVERAGE Rating
1

David
Walker

LB
/ED
Central Arkansas   Mascot
Central Arkansas Mascot
70 98 88 68
77.1
2

Deontae
Lawson

LB
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
75 86 87 53
84.7
3

Jay
Higgins

LB
Iowa   Mascot
Iowa Mascot
89 67 82 98
84.2
4

Reid
Carrico

LB
West Virginia   Mascot
West Virginia Mascot
74 54 82 67
70.0
5

Cody
Simon

LB
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
72 83 82 76
78.2
6

Danny
Stutsman

LB
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
71 74 79 64
83.6
7

Jamon
Dumas-Johnso...

LB
Kentucky   Mascot
Kentucky Mascot
57 67 79 63
82.1
8

Jack
Kiser

LB
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
88 65 79 81
78.1
9

Jihaad
Campbell

LB
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
78 76 78 76
83.0
10

Shawn
Murphy

LB
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
68 54 76 55
56.0
11

J.J.
Weaver

LB
/ED
Kentucky   Mascot
Kentucky Mascot
76 76 76 76
75.0
12

Karene
Reid

LB
Utah   Mascot
Utah Mascot
85 72 76 71
83.3
13

Power
Echols

LB
North Carolina   Mascot
North Carolina Mascot
70 68 75 72
78.2
14

Jaishawn
Barham

LB
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
78 66 75 49
82.0
15

Barryn
Sorrell

LB
/ED
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
55 71 75 75
77.8
16

Stephen
Dix Jr.

LB
Arkansas   Mascot
Arkansas Mascot
79 59 74 68
62.3
17

Lander
Barton

LB
Utah   Mascot
Utah Mascot
56 60 74 76
83.7
18

Barrett
Carter

LB
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
62 75 73 71
86.3
19

Que
Robinson

LB
/ED
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
67 83 73 71
72.5
20

Francisco
Mauigoa

LB
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
61 66 73 66
77.7