College Football LB Rankings 2017

Updated August 20, 2026

Every FBS linebacker of the 2017 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	Devin White LSU	SEC	99.0
2	Joe Bachie Michigan State	Big Ten	96.0
3	Andrew Motuapuaka Virginia Tech	ACC	94.2
4	Ulysees Gilbert III Akron	Mid-American	93.0
5	Thomas Barber Minnesota	Big Ten	91.7
6	Joe Giles-Harris Duke	ACC	90.7
7	Jaboree Williams Wake Forest	ACC	89.8
8	Eric Boggs App State	Sun Belt	89.0
9	Al-Rasheed Benton West Virginia	Big 12	88.3
10	Devin Bush Michigan	Big Ten	87.7
11	Willie Harvey Iowa State	Big 12	87.2
12	Micah Kiser Virginia	ACC	86.7
13	Troy Dye Oregon	Pac-12	86.2
14	Bryton Barr Massachusetts	FBS Independents	85.8
15	Kyran Mitchell SMU	American Athletic	85.4
16	Jayd Kirby Kansas State	Big 12	85.0
17	Ryan Connelly Wisconsin	Big Ten	84.5
18	Dakota Allen Texas Tech	Big 12	84.0
19	Jawuan Johnson Northern Illinois	Mid-American	83.5
20	Colin Schooler Arizona	Pac-12	83.1
21	DeMarquis Gates Ole Miss	SEC	82.6
22	Matthew Thomas Florida State	ACC	82.2
23	Chris Covington Indiana	Big Ten	81.9
24	Skai Moore South Carolina	SEC	81.5
25	T.J. Edwards Wisconsin	Big Ten	81.1
26	Michael Pinckney Miami	ACC	80.8
27	Auggie Sanchez South Florida	American Athletic	80.5
28	Josh Watson Colorado State	Mountain West	80.2
29	Christian Sam Arizona State	Pac-12	79.9
30	Tevin Crews UAB	Conference USA	79.6
31	Drue Tranquill Notre Dame	FBS Independents	79.3
32	Cale Garrett Missouri	SEC	79.0
33	Austin Paulhus Nevada	Mountain West	78.7
34	Asantay Brown Western Michigan	Mid-American	78.5
35	Alex Briones Central Michigan	Mid-American	78.2
36	Tony Fields II Arizona	Pac-12	78.0
37	David Long Jr. West Virginia	Big 12	77.7
38	Parris Bennett Syracuse	ACC	77.5
39	Manase Hungalu Oregon State	Pac-12	77.3
40	Brad Koenig Miami (OH)	Mid-American	77.1
41	Austin Hall Memphis	American Athletic	76.9
42	De'Jon Harris Arkansas	SEC	76.6
43	Ty Schwab Boston College	ACC	76.4
44	Cameron Smith USC	Pac-12	76.2
45	Ty Summers TCU	Big 12	76.0
46	Danny Ezechukwu Purdue	Big Ten	75.9
47	Khalil Hodge Buffalo	Mid-American	75.7
48	Chase Hancock Marshall	Conference USA	75.5
49	David Reese Florida	SEC	75.3
50	Oren Burks Vanderbilt	SEC	75.1
51	Marcel Spears Jr. Iowa State	Big 12	75.0
52	Pat Jasinski UCF	American Athletic	74.8
53	Trevon Young Louisville	ACC	74.6
54	Suli Tamaivena Utah State	Mountain West	74.5
55	Jason Cabinda Penn State	Big Ten	74.3
56	Justin Strnad Wake Forest	ACC	74.2
57	Ben Humphreys Duke	ACC	74.0
58	James Nachtigal Army	FBS Independents	73.9
59	Fred Warner BYU	FBS Independents	73.7
60	Joe Dineen Jr. Kansas	Big 12	73.6
61	Bobby Okereke Stanford	Pac-12	73.4
62	Robert Spillane Western Michigan	Mid-American	73.3
63	Jerome Baker Ohio State	Big Ten	73.1
64	Justin Phillips Oklahoma State	Big 12	73.0
65	Stacy Thomas Louisville	ACC	72.8
66	Chris Weber Nebraska	Big Ten	72.7
67	D.J. Palmore Navy	American Athletic	72.5
68	Frank Ginda San José State	Mountain West	72.4
69	Raymond Davison III California	Pac-12	72.2
70	Paddy Fisher Northwestern	Big Ten	72.1
71	Jermaine Carter Jr. Maryland	Big Ten	72.0
72	Matthew Adams Houston	American Athletic	71.8
73	Frankie Griffin Texas State	Sun Belt	71.7
74	Azeez Al-Shaair Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	71.5
75	Jeffrey Allison Fresno State	Mountain West	71.4
76	William Ossai San José State	Mountain West	71.3
77	Chequan Burkett UCF	American Athletic	71.1
78	Alvin Jones UTEP	Conference USA	71.0
79	Shaquille Quarterman Miami	ACC	70.9
80	Te'von Coney Notre Dame	FBS Independents	70.7
81	Joel Iyiegbuniwe Western Kentucky	Conference USA	70.6
82	George Helmuth Fresno State	Mountain West	70.5
83	Tevis Bartlett Washington	Pac-12	70.4
84	Kenny Young UCLA	Pac-12	70.3
85	Ben Niemann Iowa	Big Ten	70.1
86	D.J. Sanders Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	70.0
87	Jordan Kunaszyk California	Pac-12	69.9
88	Jonathan Celestin Minnesota	Big Ten	69.8
89	Gabe Loyd Texas State	Sun Belt	69.7
90	Grant Dawson Wake Forest	ACC	69.6
91	Junior Joseph UConn	American Athletic	69.4
92	Malik Jefferson Texas	Big 12	69.3
93	Logan Wilson Wyoming	Mountain West	69.2
94	Darius Harris Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	69.1
95	Travin Howard TCU	Big 12	69.0
96	Emmanuel Ellerbee Rice	Conference USA	68.9
97	Terez Hall Missouri	SEC	68.8
98	Nico Sawtelle South Florida	American Athletic	68.7
99	Devante Downs California	Pac-12	68.6
100	Mike McCray Michigan	Big Ten	68.5

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