College Football LB Rankings 2025

Updated September 22, 2026

Every FBS linebacker of the 2025 season, ranked by Model Score.

Position Season

Every position: QB · RB · WR · TE · OT · IOL · EDGE · DT · CB · S
Every season: 2026 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017 · 2016

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

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