College Football LB Rankings 2024

Updated August 20, 2026

Every FBS linebacker of the 2024 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 Woodard UNLV	Mountain West	99.0
2	Jacob Rodriguez Texas Tech	Big 12	96.0
3	Chris Paul Jr. Ole Miss	SEC	94.2
4	Carson Schwesinger UCLA	Big Ten	93.0
5	Rasheem Biles Pittsburgh	ACC	91.7
6	Taurean York Texas A&M	SEC	90.7
7	Whit Weeks LSU	SEC	89.8
8	Jayden McDonald UConn	FBS Independents	89.0
9	Tui Faumuina-Brown UConn	FBS Independents	88.3
10	Matt Jones Baylor	Big 12	87.7
11	Kain Medrano UCLA	Big Ten	87.2
12	Justin Barron Syracuse	ACC	86.7
13	Jailin Walker Indiana	Big Ten	86.2
14	Isaiah Glasker BYU	Big 12	85.8
15	Francisco Mauigoa Miami	ACC	85.4
16	John Bullock Nebraska	Big Ten	85.0
17	Jordan Pollard San José State	Mountain West	84.5
18	Nikhai Hill-Green Colorado	Big 12	84.0
19	Deontae Lawson Alabama	SEC	83.5
20	Xavian Sorey Jr. Arkansas	SEC	83.1
21	Shay Taylor Ohio	Mid-American	82.6
22	Randon Fontenette Vanderbilt	SEC	82.2
23	Travion Barnes Florida International	Conference USA	81.9
24	Bryan Longwell Vanderbilt	SEC	81.5
25	Elijah Herring Memphis	American Athletic	81.1
26	Easton Mascarenas-Arnold USC	Big Ten	80.8
27	Michael Batton Houston	Big 12	80.5
28	Nick Jackson Iowa	Big Ten	80.2
29	Mac Harris South Florida	American Athletic	79.9
30	Sean Brown NC State	ACC	79.6
31	JB Brown Kansas	Big 12	79.3
32	Matthew Salopek Miami (OH)	Mid-American	79.0
33	Jordan Turner Michigan State	Big Ten	78.7
34	Khalil Murdock Buffalo	Mid-American	78.5
35	Wade Woodaz Clemson	ACC	78.2
36	Lander Barton Utah	Big 12	78.0
37	Barrett Carter Clemson	ACC	77.7
38	Bryce Boettcher Oregon	Big Ten	77.5
39	Demetrius Knight II South Carolina	SEC	77.3
40	Jamon Dumas-Johnson Kentucky	SEC	77.1
41	Kamren Robinson Virginia	ACC	76.9
42	Kobe Wilson SMU	ACC	76.6
43	Ernest Hausmann Michigan	Big Ten	76.4
44	Colin Ramos Navy	American Athletic	76.2
45	Tyrin Bradley West Virginia	Big 12	76.0
46	Keaton Thomas Baylor	Big 12	75.9
47	Branson Combs Wake Forest	ACC	75.7
48	Blayne Myrick South Alabama	Sun Belt	75.5
49	Jay Higgins Iowa	Big Ten	75.3
50	Kyle Jacob Navy	American Athletic	75.1
51	Ahmad Walker SMU	ACC	75.0
52	Dariel Djabome Rutgers	Big Ten	74.8
53	Bam Martin-Scott South Carolina	SEC	74.6
54	Namdi Obiazor TCU	Big 12	74.5
55	Caleb Woodson Virginia Tech	ACC	74.3
56	Dorian Mausi Jr. Auburn	SEC	74.2
57	Shemar James Florida	SEC	74.0
58	Connor Shay Wyoming	Mountain West	73.9
59	Luke Pirris Navy	American Athletic	73.7
60	Dorian Hopkins UTEP	Conference USA	73.6
61	Cody Lindenberg Minnesota	Big Ten	73.4
62	Braylan Lovelace Pittsburgh	ACC	73.3
63	Jordan Cobbs San José State	Mountain West	73.1
64	Nate Dyman UTEP	Conference USA	73.0
65	Jaxson Campbell Navy	American Athletic	72.8
66	Gaethan Bernadel Stanford	ACC	72.7
67	Aiden Fisher Indiana	Big Ten	72.5
68	Amare Campbell North Carolina	ACC	72.4
69	Marvin Ham II Arkansas State	Sun Belt	72.2
70	TJ Dottery Ole Miss	SEC	72.1
71	Charles Willekes Arkansas State	Sun Belt	72.0
72	Austin Romaine Kansas State	Big 12	71.8
73	Keonta Jenkins Virginia Tech	ACC	71.7
74	Everett Roussaw Jr. UAB	American Athletic	71.5
75	Ozzie Nicholas Duke	ACC	71.4
76	Brandon George Pittsburgh	ACC	71.3
77	Mario Thompson Old Dominion	Sun Belt	71.1
78	Marco Notarainni Boise State	Mountain West	71.0
79	Stanquan Clark Louisville	ACC	70.9
80	Tony Rojas Penn State	Big Ten	70.7
81	Jhalyn Shuler South Florida	American Athletic	70.6
82	Jackson Barrow Toledo	Mid-American	70.5
83	Kalib Fortner Army	American Athletic	70.4
84	Kobe King Penn State	Big Ten	70.3
85	Jack Kiser Notre Dame	FBS Independents	70.1
86	Kavian Gaither Sam Houston	Conference USA	70.0
87	Josiah Robinson Georgia State	Sun Belt	69.9
88	Brendan Jackson Troy	Sun Belt	69.8
89	Jackson Ambush Florida Atlantic	American Athletic	69.7
90	Brandon Berger Ball State	Mid-American	69.6
91	Kolbe Fields Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	69.4
92	Laletia Hale Jacksonville State	Conference USA	69.3
93	Xander Mueller Northwestern	Big Ten	69.2
94	Liona Lefau Texas	SEC	69.1
95	Desmond Purnell Kansas State	Big 12	69.0
96	Jerome Jolly Jr. Liberty	Conference USA	68.9
97	Stone Blanton Mississippi State	SEC	68.8
98	Caleb McCullough Arizona State	Big 12	68.7
99	Nikko Taylor Oregon State	Pac-12	68.6
100	Caleb Wheatland Maryland	Big Ten	68.5

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