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College Football LB Rankings 2023

Updated September 30, 2026

Every FBS linebacker of the 2023 season, ranked by Model Score.

Position Season

Every position: QB · RB · WR · TE · OT · IOL · EDGE · DT · CB · S
Every season: 2026 · 2025 · 2024 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017 · 2016

#	Player	Conf	Model
1	Chandler Martin Memphis	American Athletic	99.0
2	Nickolas Martin Oklahoma State	Big 12	96.0
3	Cedric Gray North Carolina	ACC	94.2
4	Nathaniel Watson Mississippi State	SEC	93.0
5	Jett Johnson Mississippi State	SEC	91.7
6	Harold Perkins LSU	SEC	90.7
7	Jay Higgins Iowa	Big Ten	89.8
8	Jacob Manu Arizona	Pac-12	89.0
9	Andrew Simpson Boise State	Mountain West	88.3
10	Cade Uluave California	Pac-12	87.7
11	Danny Stutsman Oklahoma	Big 12	87.2
12	Payton Wilson NC State	ACC	86.7
13	Jackson Woodard UNLV	Mountain West	86.2
14	Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Clemson	ACC	85.8
15	Xander Mueller Northwestern	Big Ten	85.4
16	Kendal Daniels Oklahoma State	Big 12	85.0
17	Aaron Beasley Tennessee	SEC	84.5
18	Marques Watson-Trent Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	84.0
19	Edgerrin Cooper Texas A&M	SEC	83.5
20	Ty Wise Miami (OH)	Mid-American	83.1
21	Francisco Mauigoa Miami	ACC	82.6
22	Wayne Matthews III Old Dominion	Sun Belt	82.2
23	Jhalyn Shuler South Florida	American Athletic	81.9
24	Kalen DeLoach Florida State	ACC	81.5
25	Debo Williams South Carolina	SEC	81.1
26	Jacob Roberts Wake Forest	ACC	80.8
27	Zyrus Fiaseu San Diego State	Mountain West	80.5
28	Trey Moore UTSA	American Athletic	80.2
29	Aiden Fisher James Madison	Sun Belt	79.9
30	Keli Lawson Virginia Tech	ACC	79.6
31	Greg Penn III LSU	SEC	79.3
32	Jason Johnson UCF	Big 12	79.0
33	Langston Patterson Vanderbilt	SEC	78.7
34	Chase Wilson Colorado State	Mountain West	78.5
35	Keyshaun Elliott New Mexico State	Conference USA	78.2
36	Mohamed Toure Rutgers	Big Ten	78.0
37	Barrett Carter Clemson	ACC	77.7
38	Bryun Parham San José State	Mountain West	77.5
39	Kaleb Elarms-Orr California	Pac-12	77.3
40	Tre Freeman Duke	ACC	77.1
41	Colin Ramos Navy	American Athletic	76.9
42	Namdi Obiazor TCU	Big 12	76.6
43	Anthony Hill Jr. Texas	Big 12	76.4
44	Ben Roberts Texas Tech	Big 12	76.2
45	D'Eryk Jackson Kentucky	SEC	76.0
46	Jaylan Ford Texas	Big 12	75.9
47	Easton Mascarenas-Arnold Oregon State	Pac-12	75.7
48	Jihaad Campbell Alabama	SEC	75.5
49	Kendre' Gant Louisiana	Sun Belt	75.3
50	Luke Pirris Navy	American Athletic	75.1
51	Julien Simon Tulsa	American Athletic	75.0
52	Matthew Salopek Miami (OH)	Mid-American	74.8
53	Trevin Wallace Kentucky	SEC	74.6
54	Sean Brown NC State	ACC	74.5
55	Trevor Williams Sam Houston	Conference USA	74.3
56	Tyrice Knight UTEP	Conference USA	74.2
57	Javante Mackey Arkansas State	Sun Belt	74.0
58	Justin Barron Syracuse	ACC	73.9
59	Brevin Randle Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	73.7
60	Jamoi Hodge TCU	Big 12	73.6
61	Quae Drake Jacksonville State	Conference USA	73.4
62	Maema Njongmeta Wisconsin	Big Ten	73.3
63	Matt Jones Baylor	Big 12	73.1
64	Bryce Gallagher Northwestern	Big Ten	73.0
65	Dylan Rosiek Illinois	Big Ten	72.8
66	Taurean York Texas A&M	SEC	72.7
67	Aaron Casey Indiana	Big Ten	72.5
68	Marlowe Wax Syracuse	ACC	72.4
69	Caleb Bacon Iowa State	Big 12	72.2
70	Cole Pearce Ball State	Mid-American	72.1
71	Bryce Houston Ohio	Mid-American	72.0
72	Easton Gibbs Wyoming	Mountain West	71.8
73	Elias Neal Marshall	Sun Belt	71.7
74	James Jackson Virginia	ACC	71.5
75	Kamren Robinson Virginia	ACC	71.4
76	C.J. Goetz Wisconsin	Big Ten	71.3
77	Deontae Lawson Alabama	SEC	71.1
78	Chris Braswell Alabama	SEC	71.0
79	Eugene Asante Auburn	SEC	70.9
80	Jason Henderson Old Dominion	Sun Belt	70.7
81	Jaheim Thomas Arkansas	SEC	70.6
82	Cal Haladay Michigan State	Big Ten	70.5
83	Will McLaughlin Iowa State	Big 12	70.4
84	Reggie Peterson Florida International	Conference USA	70.3
85	Tyren Dupree Liberty	Conference USA	70.1
86	Dallas Turner Alabama	SEC	70.0
87	Darius Muasau UCLA	Pac-12	69.9
88	JD Bertrand Notre Dame	FBS Independents	69.8
89	Chris Paul Jr. Arkansas	SEC	69.7
90	Jordan Magee Temple	American Athletic	69.6
91	Jared Small Tulane	American Athletic	69.4
92	Donnell Brown Maryland	Big Ten	69.3
93	Joe Andreessen Buffalo	Mid-American	69.2
94	Edefuan Ulofoshio Washington	Pac-12	69.1
95	Leon Lowery Syracuse	ACC	69.0
96	Justin Abraham Georgia State	Sun Belt	68.9
97	Desmond Purnell Kansas State	Big 12	68.8
98	Lee Kpogba West Virginia	Big 12	68.7
99	Keye Thompson Ohio	Mid-American	68.6
100	Brian Holloway Texas State	Sun Belt	68.5

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