College Football LB Rankings 2022

Updated August 20, 2026

Every FBS linebacker of the 2022 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	Jackson Mitchell UConn	FBS Independents	99.0
2	Charlie Thomas Georgia Tech	ACC	96.0
3	Jaylan Ford Texas	Big 12	94.2
4	Amari Burney Florida	SEC	93.0
5	Daiyan Henley Washington State	Pac-12	91.7
6	Danny Stutsman Oklahoma	Big 12	90.7
7	Justin Wright Tulsa	American Athletic	89.8
8	Tommy Eichenberg Ohio State	Big Ten	89.0
9	Josh Chandler Colorado	Pac-12	88.3
10	Cedric Gray North Carolina	ACC	87.7
11	Ayinde Eley Georgia Tech	ACC	87.2
12	Xavier Cullens Memphis	American Athletic	86.7
13	Shaka Heyward Duke	ACC	86.2
14	Dorian Williams Tulane	American Athletic	85.8
15	Austin Ajiake UNLV	Mountain West	85.4
16	Cody Moon New Mexico	Mountain West	85.0
17	James Patterson Buffalo	Mid-American	84.5
18	Maema Njongmeta Wisconsin	Big Ten	84.0
19	Taurus Jones James Madison	Sun Belt	83.5
20	Payton Wilson NC State	ACC	83.1
21	Dwayne Boyles South Florida	American Athletic	82.6
22	Jalen Mackie Massachusetts	FBS Independents	82.2
23	Ahmad Walker Liberty	FBS Independents	81.9
24	Steele Chambers Ohio State	Big Ten	81.5
25	Karene Reid Utah	Pac-12	81.1
26	Jackson Sirmon California	Pac-12	80.8
27	Jett Johnson Mississippi State	SEC	80.5
28	Austin Moore Kansas State	Big 12	80.2
29	Jordan Wright Kentucky	SEC	79.9
30	Marlowe Wax Syracuse	ACC	79.6
31	Ty'Ron Hopper Missouri	SEC	79.3
32	Kyle Harmon San José State	Mountain West	79.0
33	Dax Hollifield Virginia Tech	ACC	78.7
34	Jordan Magee Temple	American Athletic	78.5
35	DeMarvion Overshown Texas	Big 12	78.2
36	Leo Lowin Army	FBS Independents	78.0
37	Shaun Dolac Buffalo	Mid-American	77.7
38	Easton Gibbs Wyoming	Mountain West	77.5
39	Curtis Jacobs Penn State	Big Ten	77.3
40	Marvin Pierre Kent State	Mid-American	77.1
41	Aaron Beasley Tennessee	SEC	76.9
42	DaShaun White Oklahoma	Big 12	76.6
43	Zaire Barnes Western Michigan	Mid-American	76.4
44	Keye Thompson Ohio	Mid-American	76.2
45	Tatum Bethune Florida State	ACC	76.0
46	Derrick Smith Western Kentucky	Conference USA	75.9
47	Elias Neal Marshall	Sun Belt	75.7
48	Reco Hannah New Mexico	Mountain West	75.5
49	Chase Jones Wake Forest	ACC	75.3
50	Owen Pappoe Auburn	SEC	75.1
51	Mohamed Sanogo Louisville	ACC	75.0
52	Colin Ramos Navy	American Athletic	74.8
53	Anfernee Orji Vanderbilt	SEC	74.6
54	Mason Cobb Oklahoma State	Big 12	74.5
55	Jamoi Hodge TCU	Big 12	74.3
56	Bubba Arslanian Akron	Mid-American	74.2
57	Cal Haladay Michigan State	Big Ten	74.0
58	Power Echols North Carolina	ACC	73.9
59	Brandon Randle UConn	FBS Independents	73.7
60	Matthew Salopek Miami (OH)	Mid-American	73.6
61	Jack Campbell Iowa	Big Ten	73.4
62	Francisco Mauigoa Washington State	Pac-12	73.3
63	Ryan McWood Miami (OH)	Mid-American	73.1
64	Isaiah Moore NC State	ACC	73.0
65	Sione Tupou Texas State	Sun Belt	72.8
66	Dyontae Johnson Toledo	Mid-American	72.7
67	Bryce Gallagher Northwestern	Big Ten	72.5
68	JT Killen Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	72.4
69	Charlie Gray Marshall	Sun Belt	72.2
70	Aaron Casey Indiana	Big Ten	72.1
71	Tyrice Knight UTEP	Conference USA	72.0
72	Craig Young Kansas	Big 12	71.8
73	Shane Lee USC	Pac-12	71.7
74	Jordan Veneziale Georgia State	Sun Belt	71.5
75	Kyle Moretti Central Michigan	Mid-American	71.4
76	Santrell Latham Southern Miss	Sun Belt	71.3
77	TD Blackmon Air Force	Mountain West	71.1
78	Myron Morrison Rice	Conference USA	71.0
79	Chris Russell Texas A&M	SEC	70.9
80	Bryce Houston Ohio	Mid-American	70.7
81	Kyrei Fisher-Morris Oregon State	Pac-12	70.6
82	Tyreem Powell Rutgers	Big Ten	70.5
83	Noah Sewell Oregon	Pac-12	70.4
84	Deion Jennings Rutgers	Big Ten	70.3
85	Jontrey Hunter Georgia State	Sun Belt	70.1
86	Mikel Jones Syracuse	ACC	70.0
87	David Ugwoegbu Oklahoma	Big 12	69.9
88	Donovan Manuel Florida International	Conference USA	69.8
89	Kameron Arnold Boston College	ACC	69.7
90	AJ Vongphachanh Utah State	Mountain West	69.6
91	Lee Kpogba West Virginia	Big 12	69.4
92	Clayton Coll Ball State	Mid-American	69.3
93	Jamon Dumas-Johnson Georgia	SEC	69.2
94	Daylen Gill Southern Miss	Sun Belt	69.1
95	Bumper Pool Arkansas	SEC	69.0
96	Ezekiel Noa Boise State	Mountain West	68.9
97	Joseph Sparacio Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	68.8
98	Ben Bywater BYU	FBS Independents	68.7
99	Nick Anderson Tulane	American Athletic	68.6
100	Micah Baskerville LSU	SEC	68.5

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