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College Football LB Rankings 2016

Updated September 30, 2026

Every FBS linebacker of the 2016 season, ranked by Model Score.

Position Season

Every position: QB · RB · WR · TE · OT · IOL · EDGE · DT · CB · S
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#	Player	Conf	Model
1	Micah Kiser Virginia	ACC	99.0
2	Tremaine Edmunds Virginia Tech	ACC	96.0
3	Jahlani Tavai Hawai'i	Mountain West	94.2
4	Anthony Walker Northwestern	Big Ten	93.0
5	Jermaine Carter Jr. Maryland	Big Ten	91.7
6	Ben Boulware Clemson	ACC	90.7
7	Keith Brown Western Kentucky	Conference USA	89.8
8	Jordan Evans Oklahoma	Big 12	89.0
9	Mike McCray Michigan	Big Ten	88.3
10	Jayon Brown UCLA	Pac-12	87.7
11	Duke Riley LSU	SEC	87.2
12	Auggie Sanchez South Florida	American Athletic	86.7
13	Joe Giles-Harris Duke	ACC	86.2
14	Tegray Scales Indiana	Big Ten	85.8
15	Kenny Young UCLA	Pac-12	85.4
16	Brandon Bell Penn State	Big Ten	85.0
17	Kenneth Olugbode Colorado	Pac-12	84.5
18	Frank Ginda San José State	Mountain West	84.0
19	Ben Humphreys Duke	ACC	83.5
20	Andrew Motuapuaka Virginia Tech	ACC	83.1
21	Logan Wilson Wyoming	Mountain West	82.6
22	Kevin Davis Colorado State	Mountain West	82.2
23	Elijah Lee Kansas State	Big 12	81.9
24	Reuben Foster Alabama	SEC	81.5
25	Troy Dye Oregon	Pac-12	81.1
26	Caleb Saulo Oregon State	Pac-12	80.8
27	Jordan Jones Kentucky	SEC	80.5
28	Calvin Munson San Diego State	Mountain West	80.2
29	Jerome Baker Ohio State	Big Ten	79.9
30	Matt Milano Boston College	ACC	79.6
31	T.J. Edwards Wisconsin	Big Ten	79.3
32	Chase Hansen Utah	Pac-12	79.0
33	Zaire Franklin Syracuse	ACC	78.7
34	Airius Moore NC State	ACC	78.5
35	Nico Marley Tulane	American Athletic	78.2
36	Haason Reddick Temple	American Athletic	78.0
37	Bryson Allen-Williams South Carolina	SEC	77.7
38	Trenton Greene Bowling Green	Mid-American	77.5
39	Brooks Ellis Arkansas	SEC	77.3
40	Genard Avery Memphis	American Athletic	77.1
41	Ukeme Eligwe Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	76.9
42	James Onwualu Notre Dame	FBS Independents	76.6
43	Fred Warner BYU	FBS Independents	76.4
44	Steve Casali Massachusetts	FBS Independents	76.2
45	Emmanuel Ellerbee Rice	Conference USA	76.0
46	Ben Gedeon Michigan	Big Ten	75.9
47	Kendell Beckwith LSU	SEC	75.7
48	Nigel Harris South Florida	American Athletic	75.5
49	Eric Wilson Cincinnati	American Athletic	75.3
50	Josiah Tauaefa UTSA	Conference USA	75.1
51	Kendall Joseph Clemson	ACC	75.0
52	Robert Spillane Western Michigan	Mid-American	74.8
53	Mark Rucker UCF	American Athletic	74.6
54	Terrill Hanks New Mexico State	Sun Belt	74.5
55	Hardy Nickerson Illinois	Big Ten	74.3
56	Francis Bernard BYU	FBS Independents	74.2
57	Tau Lotulelei UNLV	Mountain West	74.0
58	Stacy Thomas Louisville	ACC	73.9
59	Oren Burks Vanderbilt	SEC	73.7
60	Asantay Brown Western Michigan	Mid-American	73.6
61	Shaquille Quarterman Miami	ACC	73.4
62	Nathan Ricketts Central Michigan	Mid-American	73.3
63	Lucas Wacha Wyoming	Mountain West	73.1
64	Nyles Morgan Notre Dame	FBS Independents	73.0
65	Shaan Washington Texas A&M	SEC	72.8
66	Travin Howard TCU	Big 12	72.7
67	Jeremy Timpf Army	FBS Independents	72.5
68	Raekwon McMillan Ohio State	Big Ten	72.4
69	Claude George Texas A&M	SEC	72.2
70	Brad Koenig Miami (OH)	Mid-American	72.1
71	Jeff Camilli Fresno State	Mountain West	72.0
72	Matt Linscott Tulsa	American Athletic	71.8
73	La'Kel Bass UTSA	Conference USA	71.7
74	Shaun Dion Hamilton Alabama	SEC	71.5
75	Joey Alfieri Stanford	Pac-12	71.4
76	Kaden Elliss Idaho	Sun Belt	71.3
77	Ulysees Gilbert III Akron	Mid-American	71.1
78	Bright Ugwoegbu Oregon State	Pac-12	71.0
79	Zach Cunningham Vanderbilt	SEC	70.9
80	Marquel Lee Wake Forest	ACC	70.7
81	Craig Suits Tulsa	American Athletic	70.6
82	Taylor Young Baylor	Big 12	70.5
83	Nick Cook Charlotte	Conference USA	70.4
84	DJ Calhoun Arizona State	Pac-12	70.3
85	Ishmael Hargrove Buffalo	Mid-American	70.1
86	Shane Cockerille Maryland	Big Ten	70.0
87	Quentin Poling Ohio	Mid-American	69.9
88	Connor Strachan Boston College	ACC	69.8
89	Andrew King Army	FBS Independents	69.7
90	Anthony Wilson Old Dominion	Conference USA	69.6
91	Trent Martin Tulsa	American Athletic	69.4
92	Michael Pinckney Miami	ACC	69.3
93	Willie Harvey Iowa State	Big 12	69.2
94	Jamaal Payton Northern Illinois	Mid-American	69.1
95	Kane Seeley Iowa State	Big 12	69.0
96	Jonathan Celestin Minnesota	Big Ten	68.9
97	DeMarquis Gates Ole Miss	SEC	68.8
98	Otha Peters Louisiana	Sun Belt	68.7
99	Dakota Cox New Mexico	Mountain West	68.6
100	Errol Clarke UCF	American Athletic	68.5

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