College Football LB Rankings 2021

Updated August 20, 2026

Every FBS linebacker of the 2021 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	Malcolm Rodriguez Oklahoma State	Big 12	99.0
2	Darrian Beavers Cincinnati	American Athletic	96.0
3	Cedric Gray North Carolina	ACC	94.2
4	Noah Sewell Oregon	Pac-12	93.0
5	Darren Anders Bowling Green	Mid-American	91.7
6	Elias Neal Marshall	Conference USA	90.7
7	Ivan Pace Jr. Miami (OH)	Mid-American	89.8
8	Avery Roberts Oregon State	Pac-12	89.0
9	Colin Schooler Texas Tech	Big 12	88.3
10	Chad Muma Wyoming	Mountain West	87.7
11	Dax Hollifield Virginia Tech	ACC	87.2
12	Micah Baskerville LSU	SEC	86.7
13	Shaka Heyward Duke	ACC	86.2
14	Aaron Hansford Texas A&M	SEC	85.8
15	Levelle Bailey Fresno State	Mountain West	85.4
16	DeAndre Square Kentucky	SEC	85.0
17	KD Davis North Texas	Conference USA	84.5
18	Tyrice Knight UTEP	Conference USA	84.0
19	Justin Rice Utah State	Mountain West	83.5
20	JoJo Domann Nebraska	Big Ten	83.1
21	C.J. Avery Louisville	ACC	82.6
22	Zack Woodard UL Monroe	Sun Belt	82.2
23	Silas Kelly Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	81.9
24	Jack Campbell Iowa	Big Ten	81.5
25	Hayden Henry Arkansas	SEC	81.1
26	Carlton Martial Troy	Sun Belt	80.8
27	Xavier Cullens Memphis	American Athletic	80.5
28	Nolan Smith Georgia	SEC	80.2
29	Tony Grier Jr. South Florida	American Athletic	79.9
30	Henry To'o To'o Alabama	SEC	79.6
31	Josh Chandler West Virginia	Big 12	79.3
32	SirVocea Dennis Pittsburgh	ACC	79.0
33	Seth Benson Iowa	Big Ten	78.7
34	Jonathan Jones Toledo	Mid-American	78.5
35	Damani Staley South Carolina	SEC	78.2
36	Charlie Thomas Georgia Tech	ACC	78.0
37	Justin Wright Tulsa	American Athletic	77.7
38	Diego Fagot Navy	American Athletic	77.5
39	Tarique Barnes Illinois	Big Ten	77.3
40	Dyontae Johnson Toledo	Mid-American	77.1
41	Noah Burks Wisconsin	Big Ten	76.9
42	Jake Hummel Iowa State	Big 12	76.6
43	Zakoby McClain Auburn	SEC	76.4
44	Olakunle Fatukasi Rutgers	Big Ten	76.2
45	James Patterson Buffalo	Mid-American	76.0
46	Noah Taylor Virginia	ACC	75.9
47	Darien Butler Arizona State	Pac-12	75.7
48	Mikel Jones Syracuse	ACC	75.5
49	Tyler Grubbs Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	75.3
50	Alan Tisdale Virginia Tech	ACC	75.1
51	Grant Morgan Arkansas	SEC	75.0
52	Quez Jackson Georgia Tech	ACC	74.8
53	Ryan Selig Western Michigan	Mid-American	74.6
54	A.J. Musolino Kent State	Mid-American	74.5
55	Jordan Veneziale Georgia State	Sun Belt	74.3
56	Cal Haladay Michigan State	Big Ten	74.2
57	Tatum Bethune UCF	American Athletic	74.0
58	Kyle Soelle Arizona State	Pac-12	73.9
59	Jackson Mitchell UConn	FBS Independents	73.7
60	Daniel Green Kansas State	Big 12	73.6
61	Kadofi Wright Buffalo	Mid-American	73.4
62	Corvin Moment Western Michigan	Mid-American	73.3
63	Brandon Smith Penn State	Big Ten	73.1
64	Baylon Spector Clemson	ACC	73.0
65	Blaze Alldredge Missouri	SEC	72.8
66	Luke Reimer Nebraska	Big Ten	72.7
67	Arik Smith Army	FBS Independents	72.5
68	Isaiah Gay Illinois	Big Ten	72.4
69	Jeremiah Gemmel North Carolina	ACC	72.2
70	Nick Jackson Virginia	ACC	72.1
71	Jordan Genmark-Heath UCLA	Pac-12	72.0
72	Andre Jones Louisiana	Sun Belt	71.8
73	John Petrishen Pittsburgh	ACC	71.7
74	Jaylan Alexander Purdue	Big Ten	71.5
75	Dillon Doyle Baylor	Big 12	71.4
76	Phil Campbell Pittsburgh	ACC	71.3
77	Nathaniel Watson Mississippi State	SEC	71.1
78	Jordan Young Old Dominion	Conference USA	71.0
79	Cannon Blauser Ohio	Mid-American	70.9
80	Chris Bergin Northwestern	Big Ten	70.7
81	JJ Russell Memphis	American Athletic	70.6
82	Omar Speights Oregon State	Pac-12	70.5
83	Jacquez Jones Kentucky	SEC	70.4
84	Lawson Hall Nevada	Mountain West	70.3
85	Jahad Woods Washington State	Pac-12	70.1
86	Payton Wilgar BYU	FBS Independents	70.0
87	Jett Johnson Mississippi State	SEC	69.9
88	Nick Anderson Tulane	American Athletic	69.8
89	Cam Bright Pittsburgh	ACC	69.7
90	Mike Rose Iowa State	Big 12	69.6
91	Breon Hayward UTEP	Conference USA	69.4
92	Drake Jackson USC	Pac-12	69.3
93	Easton Gibbs Wyoming	Mountain West	69.2
94	Troy Brown Central Michigan	Mid-American	69.1
95	DeMarvion Overshown Texas	Big 12	69.0
96	Teddy Gallagher Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	68.9
97	Justus Rogers Washington State	Pac-12	68.8
98	Brad Johnson South Carolina	SEC	68.7
99	Mark Robinson Ole Miss	SEC	68.6
100	T.D. Roof App State	Sun Belt	68.5

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