2026 NFL Draft

2026

2026 Linebackers ranked by ZONE

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

Bryce
Boettcher

LB
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
81 85 84
83.3
2

Samuel
Omosigho

LB
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
75 86 78
83.3
3

Raesjon
Davis

LB
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
58 65 63 59
71.0
4

Xavian
Sorey Jr.

LB
Arkansas   Mascot
Arkansas Mascot
65 74 74 48
75.2
5

David
Bailey

LB
/ED
Stanford   Mascot
Stanford Mascot
73 100 65 91
85.1
6

Harold
Perkins Jr.

LB
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
65 78 71 74
84.3
7

Mitchell
Melton

LB
/ED
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
58 79 78 64
74.0
8

Raul
Aguirre Jr.

LB
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
63 65 79 68
69.4
9

James
Williams

LB
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
69 57 67 90
78.7
10

Stephen
Dix Jr.

LB
Marshall   Mascot
Marshall Mascot
79 55 71 62
73.7
11

Eric
Gentry

LB
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
77 84 75 60
76.0
12

Lander
Barton

LB
Utah   Mascot
Utah Mascot
44 72 79 61
82.4
13

Julien
Simon

LB
UConn   Mascot
UConn Mascot
67 67 64 59
74.0
14

Whit
Weeks

LB
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
84 86 86 61
85.2
15

Sonny
Styles

LB
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
69 70 79 76
84.7
16

Samuel
M'Pemba

LB
/ED
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
78 60 46 54
70.0
17

Shawn
Murphy

LB
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
41 48 73 45
72.8
18

Jacob
Rodriguez

LB
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
61 87 76 78
82.9
19

Ethan
Calvert

LB
Cal Poly   Mascot
Cal Poly Mascot
71 60 62 71
68.0
20

Raylen
Wilson

LB
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
77 64 75 67
83.5