College Football LB Rankings 2023

Updated August 20, 2026

Every FBS linebacker of the 2023 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	Xander Mueller Northwestern	Big Ten	99.0
2	Chandler Martin Memphis	American Athletic	96.0
3	Aaron Beasley Tennessee	SEC	94.2
4	Danny Stutsman Oklahoma	Big 12	93.0
5	Mohamed Toure Rutgers	Big Ten	91.7
6	Elias Neal Marshall	Sun Belt	90.7
7	Jay Higgins Iowa	Big Ten	89.8
8	Matthew Salopek Miami (OH)	Mid-American	89.0
9	D'Eryk Jackson Kentucky	SEC	88.3
10	Marques Watson-Trent Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	87.7
11	Tyren Dupree Liberty	Conference USA	87.2
12	Tyrice Knight UTEP	Conference USA	86.7
13	Greg Penn III LSU	SEC	86.2
14	Chase Wilson Colorado State	Mountain West	85.8
15	Bryce Houston Ohio	Mid-American	85.4
16	Keye Thompson Ohio	Mid-American	85.0
17	Darius Muasau UCLA	Pac-12	84.5
18	Joseph Sparacio Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	84.0
19	Wayne Matthews III Old Dominion	Sun Belt	83.5
20	Eugene Asante Auburn	SEC	83.1
21	Jaylan Ford Texas	Big 12	82.6
22	Kendal Daniels Oklahoma State	Big 12	82.2
23	Barrett Carter Clemson	ACC	81.9
24	Marlowe Wax Syracuse	ACC	81.5
25	Cade Uluave California	Pac-12	81.1
26	C.J. Goetz Wisconsin	Big Ten	80.8
27	Jackson Woodard UNLV	Mountain West	80.5
28	Bryun Parham San José State	Mountain West	80.2
29	Brian Holloway Texas State	Sun Belt	79.9
30	Matt Jones Baylor	Big 12	79.6
31	Keli Lawson Virginia Tech	ACC	79.3
32	Edefuan Ulofoshio Washington	Pac-12	79.0
33	Darren Anders Bowling Green	Mid-American	78.7
34	Easton Gibbs Wyoming	Mountain West	78.5
35	Jhalyn Shuler South Florida	American Athletic	78.2
36	Nick Jackson Iowa	Big Ten	78.0
37	Keyshaun Elliott New Mexico State	Conference USA	77.7
38	Trevin Wallace Kentucky	SEC	77.5
39	Quae Drake Jacksonville State	Conference USA	77.3
40	Debo Williams South Carolina	SEC	77.1
41	Jackson Mitchell UConn	FBS Independents	76.9
42	Colin Ramos Navy	American Athletic	76.6
43	Levelle Bailey Fresno State	Mountain West	76.4
44	Cole Pearce Ball State	Mid-American	76.2
45	Bryce Gallagher Northwestern	Big Ten	76.0
46	Justin Barron Syracuse	ACC	75.9
47	Jordan Magee Temple	American Athletic	75.7
48	Demetrius Knight II Charlotte	American Athletic	75.5
49	Jason Johnson UCF	Big 12	75.3
50	Jamoi Hodge TCU	Big 12	75.1
51	Tre Freeman Duke	ACC	75.0
52	Namdi Obiazor TCU	Big 12	74.8
53	Aiden Fisher James Madison	Sun Belt	74.6
54	Easton Mascarenas-Arnold Oregon State	Pac-12	74.5
55	Maema Njongmeta Wisconsin	Big Ten	74.3
56	Aaron Brule Michigan State	Big Ten	74.2
57	Lee Kpogba West Virginia	Big 12	74.0
58	John McCartan Oregon State	Pac-12	73.9
59	Sean Brown NC State	ACC	73.7
60	Luke Pirris Navy	American Athletic	73.6
61	Jaheim Thomas Arkansas	SEC	73.4
62	Jason Henderson Old Dominion	Sun Belt	73.3
63	JD Bertrand Notre Dame	FBS Independents	73.1
64	Tyler Grubbs Tulane	American Athletic	73.0
65	Dallas Gant Toledo	Mid-American	72.8
66	Alec Mock Air Force	Mountain West	72.7
67	Langston Patterson Vanderbilt	SEC	72.5
68	Cal Haladay Michigan State	Big Ten	72.4
69	Julien Simon Tulsa	American Athletic	72.2
70	Trevor Williams Sam Houston	Conference USA	72.1
71	Jaylon Scott NC State	ACC	72.0
72	Andrew Parker App State	Sun Belt	71.8
73	Keionte Newson Ball State	Mid-American	71.7
74	Shae Suiaunoa Wyoming	Mountain West	71.5
75	Brevin Randle Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	71.4
76	Kaleb Elarms-Orr California	Pac-12	71.3
77	Donyai Taylor UTSA	American Athletic	71.1
78	Justin Abraham Georgia State	Sun Belt	71.0
79	Chase Kline Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	70.9
80	Max Tooley BYU	Big 12	70.7
81	Charles Hicks Missouri	SEC	70.6
82	Geoff Cantin-Arku Memphis	American Athletic	70.5
83	Reggie Peterson Florida International	Conference USA	70.4
84	Anthony Hill Jr. Texas	Big 12	70.3
85	Nikhai Hill-Green Charlotte	American Athletic	70.1
86	Leo Lowin Army	FBS Independents	70.0
87	Ben Roberts Texas Tech	Big 12	69.9
88	Jontrey Hunter Georgia State	Sun Belt	69.8
89	Trey Kiser South Alabama	Sun Belt	69.7
90	Paul Moala Georgia Tech	ACC	69.6
91	Daniel Grzesiak Cincinnati	Big 12	69.4
92	Deontae Lawson Alabama	SEC	69.3
93	Dylan Rosiek Illinois	Big Ten	69.2
94	James Jackson Virginia	ACC	69.1
95	James Gordon Iv South Florida	American Athletic	69.0
96	Jihaad Campbell Alabama	SEC	68.9
97	Jordan Turner Wisconsin	Big Ten	68.8
98	Charles Willekes Arkansas State	Sun Belt	68.7
99	Taurean York Texas A&M	SEC	68.6
100	DJ Lundy Florida State	ACC	68.5

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