College Football LB Rankings 2020

Updated August 20, 2026

Every FBS linebacker of the 2020 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	Owen Pappoe Auburn	SEC	99.0
2	Jake Hansen Illinois	Big Ten	96.0
3	Blake Gallagher Northwestern	Big Ten	94.2
4	Buddy Johnson Texas A&M	SEC	93.0
5	Grant Morgan Arkansas	SEC	91.7
6	Payton Wilson NC State	ACC	90.7
7	Nick Bolton Missouri	SEC	89.8
8	Jamin Davis Kentucky	SEC	89.0
9	Jon Rhattigan Army	FBS Independents	88.3
10	Olakunle Fatukasi Rutgers	Big Ten	87.7
11	Aaron Brule Mississippi State	SEC	87.2
12	Ventrell Miller Florida	SEC	86.7
13	Christian Harris Alabama	SEC	86.2
14	Jarell White Cincinnati	American Athletic	85.8
15	D'Marco Jackson App State	Sun Belt	85.4
16	DeMarvion Overshown Texas	Big 12	85.0
17	Mike Rose Iowa State	Big 12	84.5
18	Isaiah Moore NC State	ACC	84.0
19	Jabril Cox LSU	SEC	83.5
20	Isaiah Kaufusi BYU	FBS Independents	83.1
21	Jordan Wright Kentucky	SEC	82.6
22	Isaiah McDuffie Boston College	ACC	82.2
23	Max Richardson Boston College	ACC	81.9
24	Malcolm Rodriguez Oklahoma State	Big 12	81.5
25	Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah Notre Dame	FBS Independents	81.1
26	Erroll Thompson Mississippi State	SEC	80.8
27	Henry To'o To'o Tennessee	SEC	80.5
28	Quez Jackson Georgia Tech	ACC	80.2
29	Antjuan Simmons Michigan State	Big Ten	79.9
30	Jeremiah Gemmel North Carolina	ACC	79.6
31	Terrel Bernard Baylor	Big 12	79.3
32	Diego Fagot Navy	American Athletic	79.0
33	Eriq Gilyard UCF	American Athletic	78.7
34	Justin Wright Tulsa	American Athletic	78.5
35	Darrian Beavers Cincinnati	American Athletic	78.2
36	David Curry Georgia Tech	ACC	78.0
37	Trevor Harmanson UTSA	Conference USA	77.7
38	Carlton Martial Troy	Sun Belt	77.5
39	Brandon Smith Penn State	Big Ten	77.3
40	Dorian Williams Tulane	American Athletic	77.1
41	Tatum Bethune UCF	American Athletic	76.9
42	Elias Neal Marshall	Conference USA	76.6
43	Brian Asamoah Oklahoma	Big 12	76.4
44	Dee Winters TCU	Big 12	76.2
45	Trey Baldwin Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	76.0
46	Baylon Spector Clemson	ACC	75.9
47	Dylan Moses Alabama	SEC	75.7
48	Zakoby McClain Auburn	SEC	75.5
49	Kyle Bailey Western Kentucky	Conference USA	75.3
50	C.J. Avery Louisville	ACC	75.1
51	Mohamoud Diabate Florida	SEC	75.0
52	Traveion Webster UL Monroe	Sun Belt	74.8
53	Rashad Byrd Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	74.6
54	Tony Fields II West Virginia	Big 12	74.5
55	Silas Kelly Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	74.3
56	Noah Taylor Virginia	ACC	74.2
57	Nick Jackson Virginia	ACC	74.0
58	Garret Wallow TCU	Big 12	73.9
59	Chris Bergin Northwestern	Big Ten	73.7
60	Terry Myrick Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	73.6
61	Jamal Ligon UTSA	Conference USA	73.4
62	Ja'Cquez Williams Wake Forest	ACC	73.3
63	Paddy Fisher Northwestern	Big Ten	73.1
64	Jahad Woods Washington State	Pac-12	73.0
65	Zane Zandier Virginia	ACC	72.8
66	Blaze Alldredge Rice	Conference USA	72.7
67	Brenton Cox Florida	SEC	72.5
68	Jamal Hines Toledo	Mid-American	72.4
69	Monty Montgomery Louisville	ACC	72.2
70	Geoff Cantin-Arku Syracuse	ACC	72.1
71	Shaka Heyward Duke	ACC	72.0
72	Tavante Beckett Marshall	Conference USA	71.8
73	Thomas Pickens Memphis	American Athletic	71.7
74	Xavier Smith East Carolina	American Athletic	71.5
75	Chance Campbell Maryland	Big Ten	71.4
76	Trey Cobb App State	Sun Belt	71.3
77	Riley Whimpey Boise State	Mountain West	71.1
78	Tyler Grubbs Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	71.0
79	Lakia Henry Ole Miss	SEC	70.9
80	Anthony Butler Liberty	FBS Independents	70.7
81	Jack Sanborn Wisconsin	Big Ten	70.6
82	Bumper Pool Arkansas	SEC	70.5
83	Delano Robinson SMU	American Athletic	70.4
84	Krishon Merriweather Texas Tech	Big 12	70.3
85	Jimmy Daw Ball State	Mid-American	70.1
86	Aaron Hansford Texas A&M	SEC	70.0
87	Nephi Sewell Utah	Pac-12	69.9
88	Jeremiah Pritchard Hawai'i	Mountain West	69.8
89	Matt Gahm Virginia	ACC	69.7
90	Jaylin Thomas Ball State	Mid-American	69.6
91	Ferrod Gardner Louisiana	Sun Belt	69.4
92	Brandon Martin Ball State	Mid-American	69.3
93	O'Rien Vance Iowa State	Big 12	69.2
94	Emmett Rice Florida State	ACC	69.1
95	Colin Schooler Texas Tech	Big 12	69.0
96	Drake Thomas NC State	ACC	68.9
97	Mike Ruane Massachusetts	FBS Independents	68.8
98	Will Honas Nebraska	Big Ten	68.7
99	Lawson Hall Nevada	Mountain West	68.6
100	Amen Ogbongbemiga Oklahoma State	Big 12	68.5

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