College Football LB Rankings 2018

Updated August 20, 2026

Every FBS linebacker of the 2018 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	Colin Schooler Arizona	Pac-12	99.0
2	Bryton Barr Massachusetts	FBS Independents	96.0
3	Nate Landman Colorado	Pac-12	94.2
4	Joe Dineen Jr. Kansas	Big 12	93.0
5	Jordan Kunaszyk California	Pac-12	91.7
6	Te'von Coney Notre Dame	FBS Independents	90.7
7	Devin White LSU	SEC	89.8
8	Javahn Fergurson New Mexico State	FBS Independents	89.0
9	T.J. Edwards Wisconsin	Big Ten	88.3
10	Cody Barton Utah	Pac-12	87.7
11	Mykal Walker Fresno State	Mountain West	87.2
12	Kenneth Murray Oklahoma	Big 12	86.7
13	Blake Cashman Minnesota	Big Ten	86.2
14	Vosean Joseph Florida	SEC	85.8
15	Curtis Bolton Oklahoma	Big 12	85.4
16	Evan Weaver California	Pac-12	85.0
17	Andrew Dowell Michigan State	Big Ten	84.5
18	Kyle Rachwal Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	84.0
19	Ben Burr-Kirven Washington	Pac-12	83.5
20	Joe Bachie Michigan State	Big Ten	83.1
21	Malik Fountain Central Michigan	Mid-American	82.6
22	Del'Shawn Phillips Illinois	Big Ten	82.2
23	De'Jon Harris Arkansas	SEC	81.9
24	Jesse Osuna San José State	Mountain West	81.5
25	Markus Bailey Purdue	Big Ten	81.1
26	James Bailey Fresno State	Mountain West	80.8
27	David Woodward Utah State	Mountain West	80.5
28	Merlin Robertson Arizona State	Pac-12	80.2
29	Michael Divinity Jr. LSU	SEC	79.9
30	Deshaun Davis Auburn	SEC	79.6
31	Zaven Collins Tulsa	American Athletic	79.3
32	Charles Snowden Virginia	ACC	79.0
33	Nate Evans UCF	American Athletic	78.7
34	Anfernee Jennings Alabama	SEC	78.5
35	Logan Wilson Wyoming	Mountain West	78.2
36	Kyran Mitchell SMU	American Athletic	78.0
37	Antonio Jones-Davis Northern Illinois	Mid-American	77.7
38	Jordan Griffin Vanderbilt	SEC	77.5
39	Ryan Guthrie Syracuse	ACC	77.3
40	Justin Phillips Oklahoma State	Big 12	77.1
41	Michael Pinckney Miami	ACC	76.9
42	Bobby Okereke Stanford	Pac-12	76.6
43	Zachery Harris Tulane	American Athletic	76.4
44	Malik Harrison Ohio State	Big Ten	76.2
45	Keisean Lucier-South UCLA	Pac-12	76.0
46	Terez Hall Missouri	SEC	75.9
47	Ben Holt Western Kentucky	Conference USA	75.7
48	Jeff Gemmell Charlotte	Conference USA	75.5
49	Erroll Thompson Mississippi State	SEC	75.3
50	Taylor Heflin Navy	American Athletic	75.1
51	Zack Baun Wisconsin	Big Ten	75.0
52	Willie Harvey Iowa State	Big 12	74.8
53	Peyton Pelluer Washington State	Pac-12	74.6
54	Cooper Edmiston Tulsa	American Athletic	74.5
55	Marcel Spears Jr. Iowa State	Big 12	74.3
56	Emeke Egbule Houston	American Athletic	74.2
57	Trevor Morris Rutgers	Big Ten	74.0
58	Gabriel Sewell Nevada	Mountain West	73.9
59	Jordyn Brooks Texas Tech	Big 12	73.7
60	Tron Folsom Troy	Sun Belt	73.6
61	Dre Greenlaw Arkansas	SEC	73.4
62	Krys Barnes UCLA	Pac-12	73.3
63	Chase Winovich Michigan	Big Ten	73.1
64	Otaro Alaka Texas A&M	SEC	73.0
65	Khalil Hodge Buffalo	Mid-American	72.8
66	Kielan Whitner Syracuse	ACC	72.7
67	Mohamed Barry Nebraska	Big Ten	72.5
68	Darrell Williams Auburn	SEC	72.4
69	Javin White UNLV	Mountain West	72.2
70	Josh Watson Colorado State	Mountain West	72.1
71	Terrill Hanks New Mexico State	FBS Independents	72.0
72	Cole Holcomb North Carolina	ACC	71.8
73	Devin Bush Michigan	Big Ten	71.7
74	Alex Grace Western Michigan	Mid-American	71.5
75	Noel Cook App State	Sun Belt	71.4
76	Justin Strnad Wake Forest	ACC	71.3
77	Ryan Connelly Wisconsin	Big Ten	71.1
78	Rayshard Ashby Virginia Tech	ACC	71.0
79	Christian Albright Ball State	Mid-American	70.9
80	Dylan Moses Alabama	SEC	70.7
81	Chris Woolbright UAB	Conference USA	70.6
82	Jordan Fehr App State	Sun Belt	70.5
83	Matt Bahr Kent State	Mid-American	70.4
84	Drake Spears Western Michigan	Mid-American	70.3
85	Sean Barton Stanford	Pac-12	70.1
86	Frankie Hernandez Marshall	Conference USA	70.0
87	Tyrel Dodson Texas A&M	SEC	69.9
88	Mike Rose Iowa State	Big 12	69.8
89	Isaiah Moore NC State	ACC	69.7
90	Josh D. Smith Vanderbilt	SEC	69.6
91	Willie Gay Jr. Mississippi State	SEC	69.4
92	James Nachtigal Army	FBS Independents	69.3
93	Jacob Phillips LSU	SEC	69.2
94	Masai Whyte Western Kentucky	Conference USA	69.1
95	Sione Takitaki BYU	FBS Independents	69.0
96	T.J. Brunson South Carolina	SEC	68.9
97	George Helmuth Fresno State	Mountain West	68.8
98	Akeem Davis App State	Sun Belt	68.7
99	Tre Thomas Colorado State	Mountain West	68.6
100	Jake Hansen Illinois	Big Ten	68.5

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