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College Football LB Rankings 2025

Every FBS linebacker of 2025, ranked by Model Score. Updated November 3, 2026

Position Season

#	Player	Conf	Model
1	Xavier Atkins Auburn	SEC	99.0
2	Sammy Brown Clemson	ACC	96.0
3	Rasheem Biles Pittsburgh	ACC	94.2
4	Caden Fordham NC State	ACC	93.0
5	Isaiah Jones Indiana	Big Ten	91.7
6	Colton Phares App State	Sun Belt	90.7
7	Suntarine Perkins Ole Miss	SEC	89.8
8	Bronson Olevao Utah State	Mountain West	89.0
9	Keaton Thomas Baylor	Big 12	88.3
10	Mani Powell Purdue	Big Ten	87.7
11	Caleb Francl Washington State	Pac-12	87.2
12	Owen Chambliss San Diego State	Mountain West	86.7
13	Jhalyn Shuler South Florida	American Athletic	86.2
14	Daymion Sanford Texas A&M	SEC	85.8
15	Jaden Dugger Louisiana	Sun Belt	85.4
16	Luke Mergott Duke	ACC	85.0
17	Rolijah Hardy Indiana	Big Ten	84.5
18	Owen Heinecke Oklahoma	SEC	84.0
19	Taye Brown Arizona	Big 12	83.5
20	Aiden Fisher Indiana	Big Ten	83.1
21	Kyle Louis Pittsburgh	ACC	82.6
22	Trey Lathan Kansas	Big 12	82.2
23	Javin Wright Nebraska	Big Ten	81.9
24	Matt Rose Stanford	ACC	81.5
25	Riley Wilson Arizona	Big 12	81.1
26	Chris Jones Southern Miss	Sun Belt	80.8
27	Evan Eller Wyoming	Mountain West	80.5
28	Michael Montgomery Southern Miss	Sun Belt	80.2
29	Jordan Hall Michigan State	Big Ten	79.9
30	Oumar Diomande UConn	FBS Independents	79.6
31	Johnny Chaney Jr Florida International	Conference USA	79.3
32	Jacob Rodriguez Texas Tech	Big 12	79.0
33	Isaiah Glasker BYU	Big 12	78.7
34	Ray Coney Tulsa	American Athletic	78.5
35	Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa Notre Dame	FBS Independents	78.2
36	Fred Johnson South Carolina	SEC	78.0
37	Edwin Spillman Tennessee	SEC	77.7
38	Jaxton Eck New Mexico	Mountain West	77.5
39	Justin Jefferson Alabama	SEC	77.3
40	Kaleb Elarms-Orr TCU	Big 12	77.1
41	Anthony Hill Jr. Texas	SEC	76.9
42	Reid Carrico West Virginia	Big 12	76.6
43	Karson Sharar Iowa	Big Ten	76.4
44	Gideon Lampron Bowling Green	Mid-American	76.2
45	Amare Campbell Penn State	Big Ten	76.0
46	Owen Long Colorado State	Mountain West	75.9
47	Cole Kozlowski UCF	Big 12	75.7
48	Noah Flemmings UL Monroe	Sun Belt	75.5
49	Jordan Crook Arizona State	Big 12	75.3
50	Ty Anthony Morris Rice	American Athletic	75.1
51	Charles Correa Purdue	Big Ten	75.0
52	Bryun Parham UConn	FBS Independents	74.8
53	Gavin Moul Delaware	Conference USA	74.6
54	Daniel Wingate Maryland	Big Ten	74.5
55	Mason Posa Wisconsin	Big Ten	74.3
56	Myles Graham Florida	SEC	74.2
57	Khalil Murdock Buffalo	Mid-American	74.0
58	CJ Young Kent State	Mid-American	73.9
59	Walker O'Steen Jacksonville State	Conference USA	73.7
60	John Miller Utah State	Mountain West	73.6
61	MarcAnthony Parker Navy	American Athletic	73.4
62	Cade Uluave California	ACC	73.3
63	Desmond Purnell Kansas State	Big 12	73.1
64	Kip Lewis Oklahoma	SEC	73.0
65	Parker McKenna Washington State	Pac-12	72.8
66	Arvell Reese Ohio State	Big Ten	72.7
67	Braydon Brus Northwestern	Big Ten	72.5
68	Harold Perkins LSU	SEC	72.4
69	Quinton Urwiler Northern Illinois	Mid-American	72.2
70	K'Von Sherman Toledo	Mid-American	72.1
71	Josiah Trotter Missouri	SEC	72.0
72	Nic Mitchell Mississippi State	SEC	71.8
73	Mac Harris South Florida	American Athletic	71.7
74	C.J. Allen Georgia	SEC	71.5
75	Baron Hopson Kennesaw State	Conference USA	71.4
76	Jordan Kwiatkowski Central Michigan	Mid-American	71.3
77	Jordan Pollard San José State	Mountain West	71.1
78	Kanye Young Missouri State	Conference USA	71.0
79	Jackson Kuwatch Miami (OH)	Mid-American	70.9
80	Keyshaun Elliott Arizona State	Big 12	70.7
81	Jayden Woods Florida	SEC	70.6
82	Mason Woods Kent State	Mid-American	70.5
83	Sam Brumfield Memphis	American Athletic	70.4
84	Bryce Boettcher Oregon	Big Ten	70.3
85	Maverick Baranowski Minnesota	Big Ten	70.1
86	Luke Ferrelli California	ACC	70.0
87	Marsel McDuffie UNLV	Mountain West	69.9
88	Luke Pirris Navy	American Athletic	69.8
89	Austin Romaine Kansas State	Big 12	69.7
90	Xavian Sorey Jr. Arkansas	SEC	69.6
91	Trey Fields North Texas	American Athletic	69.4
92	Ethan Wesloski North Texas	American Athletic	69.3
93	Jake Golday Cincinnati	Big 12	69.2
94	Eric Ford Army	American Athletic	69.1
95	Corban Hondru Miami (OH)	Mid-American	69.0
96	Ty'Anthony Smith Texas	SEC	68.9
97	Shadrach Banks UTSA	American Athletic	68.8
98	Caleb Bacon Iowa State	Big 12	68.7
99	Robert Woodyard Jr. Auburn	SEC	68.6
100	Kooper Ebel Iowa State	Big 12	68.5

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