BEST RATED RUN DEFENDING LINEBACKERS 2027 NFL Draft

2027 Linebackers ranked by RUN DEFENSE

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING PASS RUSH RUN DEFENSE COVERAGE Rating
41

Justin
Okoronkwo

LB
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
75 75 75 75
75.0
42

Joe
Barna

LB
Illinois   Mascot
Illinois Mascot
54 55 75 57
70.4
43

Kris
Jones

LB
/ED
Boston College   Mascot
Boston College Mascot
75 75 75 75
75.0
44

Whit
Weeks

LB
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
76 82 74 66
84.0
45

Stanquan
Clark

LB
Louisville   Mascot
Louisville Mascot
78 69 73 70
74.0
46

Trey
White

LB
/ED
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
82 70 71 59
73.2
47

TJ
Dottery

LB
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
81 88 71 89
79.8
48

Amare
Campbell

LB
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
71 71 71 64
77.3
49

Wendell
Gregory

LB
/ED
Kansas State   Mascot
Kansas State Mascot
50 75 70 88
82.0
50

Xavier
Atkins

LB
Auburn   Mascot
Auburn Mascot
61 97 70 67
84.5
51

Caleb
Woodson

LB
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
51 75 69 42
76.5
52

Edwin
Spillman

LB
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
56 68 69 54
72.5
53

Desmond
Umeozulu

LB
/ED
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
70 62 69 59
68.0
54

E.J.
Lightsey

LB
Georgia Tech   Mascot
Georgia Tech Mascot
61 48 68 46
61.6
55

Noah
Carter

LB
/ED
Georgia Tech   Mascot
Georgia Tech Mascot
75 73 68 65
73.0
56

Arion
Carter

LB
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
81 82 67 54
78.0
57

Nicholas
Rodriguez

LB
Missouri   Mascot
Missouri Mascot
66 74 67 59
74.0
58

Desman
Stephens II

LB
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
71 58 67 76
66.8
59

Raylen
Wilson

LB
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
90 77 66 79
83.2
60

Adam
Trick

LB
/ED
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
42 67 66 55
83.3