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College Football LB Rankings 2017

Updated September 30, 2026

Every FBS linebacker of the 2017 season, ranked by Model Score.

Position Season

Every position: QB · RB · WR · TE · OT · IOL · EDGE · DT · CB · S
Every season: 2026 · 2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020 · 2019 · 2018 · 2016

#	Player	Conf	Model
1	Joel Lanning Iowa State	Big 12	99.0
2	Devin White LSU	SEC	96.0
3	Khaleke Hudson Michigan	Big Ten	94.2
4	Tyrel Dodson Texas A&M	SEC	93.0
5	Nate Hall Northwestern	Big Ten	91.7
6	Dorian O'Daniel Clemson	ACC	90.7
7	Roquan Smith Georgia	SEC	89.8
8	Jayd Kirby Kansas State	Big 12	89.0
9	Dakota Allen Texas Tech	Big 12	88.3
10	Andrew Motuapuaka Virginia Tech	ACC	87.7
11	Al-Rasheed Benton West Virginia	Big 12	87.2
12	Joe Bachie Michigan State	Big Ten	86.7
13	Jaboree Williams Wake Forest	ACC	86.2
14	Joe Giles-Harris Duke	ACC	85.8
15	Willie Harvey Iowa State	Big 12	85.4
16	Thomas Barber Minnesota	Big Ten	85.0
17	Skai Moore South Carolina	SEC	84.5
18	Bryton Barr Massachusetts	FBS Independents	84.0
19	Ulysees Gilbert III Akron	Mid-American	83.5
20	Devin Bush Michigan	Big Ten	83.1
21	Eric Boggs App State	Sun Belt	82.6
22	Troy Dye Oregon	Pac-12	82.2
23	Christian Sam Arizona State	Pac-12	81.9
24	Terrill Hanks New Mexico State	Sun Belt	81.5
25	Tegray Scales Indiana	Big Ten	81.1
26	Colin Schooler Arizona	Pac-12	80.8
27	Micah Kiser Virginia	ACC	80.5
28	Markus Bailey Purdue	Big Ten	80.2
29	Kyran Mitchell SMU	American Athletic	79.9
30	Matthew Thomas Florida State	ACC	79.6
31	Marcel Spears Jr. Iowa State	Big 12	79.3
32	Rashaan Evans Alabama	SEC	79.0
33	Otaro Alaka Texas A&M	SEC	78.7
34	Tony Fields II Arizona	Pac-12	78.5
35	DeMarquis Gates Ole Miss	SEC	78.2
36	Josh Allen Kentucky	SEC	78.0
37	Ryan Connelly Wisconsin	Big Ten	77.7
38	Dalton Herrington New Mexico State	Sun Belt	77.5
39	Oluwaseun Idowu Pittsburgh	ACC	77.3
40	Drue Tranquill Notre Dame	FBS Independents	77.1
41	Michael Pinckney Miami	ACC	76.9
42	Chris Covington Indiana	Big Ten	76.6
43	Tevin Crews UAB	Conference USA	76.4
44	David Long Jr. West Virginia	Big 12	76.2
45	Jawuan Johnson Northern Illinois	Mid-American	76.0
46	Parris Bennett Syracuse	ACC	75.9
47	Ty Summers TCU	Big 12	75.7
48	Alex Aukerman Army	FBS Independents	75.5
49	Jahlani Tavai Hawai'i	Mountain West	75.3
50	De'Jon Harris Arkansas	SEC	75.1
51	T.J. Edwards Wisconsin	Big Ten	75.0
52	Cameron Smith USC	Pac-12	74.8
53	Austin Paulhus Nevada	Mountain West	74.6
54	Genard Avery Memphis	American Athletic	74.5
55	Austin Hall Memphis	American Athletic	74.3
56	DJ Calhoun Arizona State	Pac-12	74.2
57	Manase Hungalu Oregon State	Pac-12	74.0
58	Tremaine Edmunds Virginia Tech	ACC	73.9
59	Suli Tamaivena Utah State	Mountain West	73.7
60	Cale Garrett Missouri	SEC	73.6
61	Josh Watson Colorado State	Mountain West	73.4
62	Quentin Poling Ohio	Mid-American	73.3
63	Auggie Sanchez South Florida	American Athletic	73.1
64	Paddy Fisher Northwestern	Big Ten	73.0
65	Oren Burks Vanderbilt	SEC	72.8
66	Ty Schwab Boston College	ACC	72.7
67	Andrew Van Ginkel Wisconsin	Big Ten	72.5
68	Joe Dineen Jr. Kansas	Big 12	72.4
69	David Reese Florida	SEC	72.2
70	Pat Jasinski UCF	American Athletic	72.1
71	Danny Ezechukwu Purdue	Big Ten	72.0
72	Bobby Okereke Stanford	Pac-12	71.8
73	Asantay Brown Western Michigan	Mid-American	71.7
74	Kaden Elliss Idaho	Sun Belt	71.5
75	Justin Strnad Wake Forest	ACC	71.4
76	Jerome Baker Ohio State	Big Ten	71.3
77	George Helmuth Fresno State	Mountain West	71.1
78	Fred Warner BYU	FBS Independents	71.0
79	Jason Cabinda Penn State	Big Ten	70.9
80	Sione Takitaki BYU	FBS Independents	70.7
81	Alex Briones Central Michigan	Mid-American	70.6
82	Raymond Davison III California	Pac-12	70.5
83	Brad Koenig Miami (OH)	Mid-American	70.4
84	D.J. Palmore Navy	American Athletic	70.3
85	Chase Hancock Marshall	Conference USA	70.1
86	Justin Phillips Oklahoma State	Big 12	70.0
87	Ben Humphreys Duke	ACC	69.9
88	Jim Jones Kent State	Mid-American	69.8
89	Te'von Coney Notre Dame	FBS Independents	69.7
90	Chris Weber Nebraska	Big Ten	69.6
91	Chequan Burkett UCF	American Athletic	69.4
92	Khalil Hodge Buffalo	Mid-American	69.3
93	James Nachtigal Army	FBS Independents	69.2
94	Jermaine Carter Jr. Maryland	Big Ten	69.1
95	Kenny Young UCLA	Pac-12	69.0
96	Shaun Bradley Temple	American Athletic	68.9
97	Travin Howard TCU	Big 12	68.8
98	Stacy Thomas Louisville	ACC	68.7
99	Matthew Adams Houston	American Athletic	68.6
100	Jordan Kunaszyk California	Pac-12	68.5

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