2026 NFL Draft

2026

2026 Linebackers ranked by ZONE

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

James
Williams

LB
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
68 66 89
80.3
2

Raesjon
Davis

LB
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
54 60 59 55
59.3
3

Harold
Perkins Jr.

LB
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
65 78 71 74
83.1
4

Gabe
Jacas

LB
/ED
Illinois   Mascot
Illinois Mascot
66 76 62 61
80.0
5

Stefon
Thompson

LB
Nebraska   Mascot
Nebraska Mascot
82 60 70 69
55.5
6

Jaiden
Ausberry

LB
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
66 67 75 58
67.2
7

Deontae
Lawson

LB
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
71 77 87 61
84.5
8

Shawn
Murphy

LB
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
38 43 66 41
56.0
9

Raul
Aguirre Jr.

LB
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
60 54 71 62
50.1
10

Drayk
Bowen

LB
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
92 68 77 76
85.0
11

Keanu
Koht

LB
/ED
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
56 51 48 55
43.7
12

Michael
Harris

LB
Maryland   Mascot
Maryland Mascot
63 79 75 55
85.3
13

Princewill
Umanmielen

LB
/ED
Nebraska   Mascot
Nebraska Mascot
42 76 63 59
81.6
14

Amare
Campbell

LB
North Carolina   Mascot
North Carolina Mascot
89 91 79 70
87.1
15

Samuel
M'Pemba

LB
/ED
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
70 54 41 49
51.3
16

Suntarine
Perkins

LB
/ED
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
72 68 63 79
83.1
17

Raylen
Wilson

LB
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
78 65 76 68
86.6
18

Mitchell
Melton

LB
/ED
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
54 73 73 60
65.2
19

Troy
Bowles

LB
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
78 57 60 59
72.0
20

Tony
Rojas

LB
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
45 74 40 81
73.0