Rasheem Biles
Texas#53 overallDraft Movement
Down 13 spots since Jun 8
Scouting Report
Rasheem Biles is a smaller, twitched-up, downhill off-ball linebacker who transferred from Pittsburgh to Texas after a breakout 2025, arriving in Austin as one of the top-ranked linebackers in the portal and slotting into the Mike role in Will Muschamp's defense. A former do-it-all high school athlete who played running back, receiver and defensive back, he tied a Pitt record with three blocked kicks as a true freshman, then anchored the Sharks linebacker group in 2025, leading the ACC with 17 tackles for loss while adding 101 tackles, 4.5 sacks, two interceptions returned for scores and two forced fumbles. Scouts flagged him as one of the most athletic linebackers in the class, with twitchy reactions and sideline-to-sideline range. Scouts called him a Swiss Army Knife who can blitz, drop into multiple coverages and contribute on special teams, projecting him as a Day 3 situational piece given tweener size. He grades as a starting-caliber run-and-hit linebacker with playmaking on top, landing near the top of the linebacker class. The recurring knock is a 1st-percentile weight profile for the position; scouts project him best as a WILL or bigger slot defender who should not live between the tackles. His run defense and tackling clearly lead his coverage, so a downhill front that lets him trigger forward and play fast is the cleanest fit. Timed speed reads good rather than elite, and the jump in SEC blocker size will test him.
The Tape
Strengths
- Led the ACC with 17 tackles for loss in 2025
- Sure, physical tackler who finishes sideline to sideline
- Twitchy, top-tier athlete with quick diagnose-and-trigger reactions
- Real coverage playmaking, two interceptions returned for touchdowns in 2025
- Productive blitzer, adding sacks to heavy tackle volume
- Improved missed-tackle rate, down to roughly 10%
- High-motor player who attacks ball security and forces fumbles
- Sure-fire special teams contributor with three career blocked kicks
Weaknesses
- 1st-percentile weight profile, listed only 6-1, 220
- Too small to play between the tackles full time, can get moved off the ball if he does not shoot gaps
- Tweener fit, big for full-time safety but light for every-down linebacker
- Coverage grades trail his dominant run-game and tackling work
- Downhill aggression can be used against him on misdirection
- Needs added strength to disengage from bigger NFL and SEC blockers
- Timed speed is good rather than elite for the position
NFL Comparison
Kyle Louis (undersized, twitchy Pitt LB who plays bigger than his frame); Sub-package WILL/slot linebacker archetype in the Whit Weeks mold
College Stats
2023 (FR): blocked-kick special teams role, tied Pitt record with 3 blocked kicks; 2024 (SO): 82 tackles, 5.5 sacks, pick-six, 2nd-Team All-ACC; 2025 (JR): 101 tackles, ACC-best 17 TFL, 4.5 sacks, 2 INT (both returned for TD), 2 FF. Career grades: 75.2 run defense, 71.5 coverage, 10.1% missed tackle rate, 93 stops.
College Market Value
Our model prices him at $1.14M on the open college market, built from production, pedigree, role and Texas's program money. No credible deal has been reported for him this season.
Portal: transferred from Pittsburgh to Texas for 2026.
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Awards & Honors
Second-Team All-ACC (2024); ACC tackles-for-loss leader (2025); Butkus Award nominee; All-ACC Academic Team (2023); No. 2-ranked linebacker in the 2026 transfer portal