College Football LB Rankings 2016

Updated August 20, 2026

Every FBS linebacker of the 2016 season, ranked by Model Score: a 0-100 grade of how good he was at what his position asks of him, adjusted for conference and schedule. Explore and filter every player.

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

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