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College Football LB Rankings 2021

Updated September 30, 2026

Every FBS linebacker of the 2021 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 · 2020 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017 · 2016

#	Player	Conf	Model
1	Damone Clark LSU	SEC	99.0
2	Devin Lloyd Utah	Pac-12	96.0
3	Cedric Gray North Carolina	ACC	94.2
4	Storey Jackson Liberty	FBS Independents	93.0
5	Jeremy Banks Tennessee	SEC	91.7
6	Noah Sewell Oregon	Pac-12	90.7
7	Will Anderson Jr. Alabama	SEC	89.8
8	Darius Muasau Hawai'i	Mountain West	89.0
9	Zack Woodard UL Monroe	Sun Belt	88.3
10	Nakobe Dean Georgia	SEC	87.7
11	Tyrus Wheat Mississippi State	SEC	87.2
12	Drake Thomas NC State	ACC	86.7
13	Cal Haladay Michigan State	Big Ten	86.2
14	Jack Campbell Iowa	Big Ten	85.8
15	Malcolm Rodriguez Oklahoma State	Big 12	85.4
16	Chance Campbell Ole Miss	SEC	85.0
17	Darren Anders Bowling Green	Mid-American	84.5
18	Vince Sanford Air Force	Mountain West	84.0
19	Byron Young Tennessee	SEC	83.5
20	Elias Neal Marshall	Conference USA	83.1
21	Avery Roberts Oregon State	Pac-12	82.6
22	SirVocea Dennis Pittsburgh	ACC	82.2
23	Justin Wright Tulsa	American Athletic	81.9
24	Joel Dublanko Cincinnati	American Athletic	81.5
25	Ivan Pace Jr. Miami (OH)	Mid-American	81.1
26	Shaka Heyward Duke	ACC	80.8
27	Aaron Hansford Texas A&M	SEC	80.5
28	Tyrice Knight UTEP	Conference USA	80.2
29	Micah McFadden Indiana	Big Ten	79.9
30	Blake Carroll Georgia State	Sun Belt	79.6
31	Jett Johnson Mississippi State	SEC	79.3
32	D'Marco Jackson App State	Sun Belt	79.0
33	Chris Ojoh New Mexico State	FBS Independents	78.7
34	Nolan Smith Georgia	SEC	78.5
35	Tyler Grubbs Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	78.2
36	Jermaine Johnson Florida State	ACC	78.0
37	Chad Muma Wyoming	Mountain West	77.7
38	KD Davis North Texas	Conference USA	77.5
39	Mark Robinson Ole Miss	SEC	77.3
40	Henry To'o To'o Alabama	SEC	77.1
41	Christian Harris Alabama	SEC	76.9
42	Seth Benson Iowa	Big Ten	76.6
43	Cam'ron Carter Colorado State	Mountain West	76.4
44	Devin Harper Oklahoma State	Big 12	76.2
45	Terrel Bernard Baylor	Big 12	76.0
46	David Ojabo Michigan	Big Ten	75.9
47	Xavier Cullens Memphis	American Athletic	75.7
48	Cannon Blauser Ohio	Mid-American	75.5
49	Tony Grier Jr. South Florida	American Athletic	75.3
50	Micah Baskerville LSU	SEC	75.1
51	Aaron Beasley Tennessee	SEC	75.0
52	Ryan Selig Western Michigan	Mid-American	74.8
53	Zakoby McClain Auburn	SEC	74.6
54	Justin Rice Utah State	Mountain West	74.5
55	Levelle Bailey Fresno State	Mountain West	74.3
56	Ricky Miezan Stanford	Pac-12	74.2
57	JD Bertrand Notre Dame	FBS Independents	74.0
58	Tarique Barnes Illinois	Big Ten	73.9
59	Daniel Green Kansas State	Big 12	73.7
60	Darius Snow Michigan State	Big Ten	73.6
61	Josh Chandler West Virginia	Big 12	73.4
62	Nathaniel Watson Mississippi State	SEC	73.3
63	Noah Burks Wisconsin	Big Ten	73.1
64	Darrian Beavers Cincinnati	American Athletic	73.0
65	Jacoby Windmon UNLV	Mountain West	72.8
66	Noah Taylor Virginia	ACC	72.7
67	Rich Miller Kansas	Big 12	72.5
68	Trenton Simpson Clemson	ACC	72.4
69	John Petrishen Pittsburgh	ACC	72.2
70	Colin Schooler Texas Tech	Big 12	72.1
71	Jack Sanborn Wisconsin	Big Ten	72.0
72	JoJo Domann Nebraska	Big Ten	71.8
73	Luke Reimer Nebraska	Big Ten	71.7
74	Joshua Carr Jr. Southern Miss	Conference USA	71.5
75	Leo Chenal Wisconsin	Big Ten	71.4
76	Dax Hollifield Virginia Tech	ACC	71.3
77	Hayden Henry Arkansas	SEC	71.1
78	DeAndre Square Kentucky	SEC	71.0
79	DQ Thomas Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	70.9
80	Kalen DeLoach Florida State	ACC	70.7
81	Dillon Doyle Baylor	Big 12	70.6
82	Alan Tisdale Virginia Tech	ACC	70.5
83	Mikel Jones Syracuse	ACC	70.4
84	Dyontae Johnson Toledo	Mid-American	70.3
85	Jake Hummel Iowa State	Big 12	70.1
86	Brandon Smith Penn State	Big Ten	70.0
87	Luke Brockermeyer Texas	Big 12	69.9
88	Tatum Bethune UCF	American Athletic	69.8
89	A.J. Musolino Kent State	Mid-American	69.7
90	Jordan Veneziale Georgia State	Sun Belt	69.6
91	Jurriente Davis Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	69.4
92	Diego Fagot Navy	American Athletic	69.3
93	Yasir Abdullah Louisville	ACC	69.2
94	Carson Wells Colorado	Pac-12	69.1
95	Nick Jackson Virginia	ACC	69.0
96	Jeremiah Gemmel North Carolina	ACC	68.9
97	Ty'Ron Hopper Florida	SEC	68.8
98	Tommy Eichenberg Ohio State	Big Ten	68.7
99	Baylon Spector Clemson	ACC	68.6
100	Gavin Potter Kansas	Big 12	68.5

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