2026 NFL DRAFT · POSITION RANKINGS

2026 NFL Draft Linebackers Rankings

Top 26 linebackers with projected rounds, measurables, and scouting notes.

Class take: First top-10 LB since Isaiah Simmons in 2020 possible with Sonny Styles.

Top of the class: Sonny Styles (Ohio State). Safety-to-LB convert; elite coverage.

Full Rankings (26 prospects)

#NameSchoolHT/WTRoundScouting Nugget
1Sonny StylesOhio State6-4 / 235R1 top 5Safety-to-LB convert; elite coverage
2CJ AllenGeorgia6-0 / 230R1 15-25Three-down throwback
3Jacob RodriguezTexas Tech6-1 / 240R1-R2Sideline-to-sideline
4Josiah TrotterMissouri6-2 / 230R2Trotter bloodline
5Anthony Hill Jr.Texas6-2 / 235R2SEC three-down
6Jake GoldayCincinnati6-2 / 230R2-R3G5 hitter
7Kyle LouisPittsburgh6-1 / 225R3Pitt playmaker
8Deontae LawsonAlabama6-2 / 235R3SEC
9Keyshaun ElliottArizona State6-1 / 225R3Big 12 riser
10Bryce BoettcherOregon6-2 / 230R3-R4Two-sport athlete
11Jimmy RolderMichigan6-2 / 230R5-R6Michigan tackler-machine
12Red MurdockBuffalo6-1 / 225R6MAC standout — run instincts
13Jaden DuggerLouisiana6-2 / 230R6-R7Sun Belt producer
14Justin JeffersonAlabama6-2 / 235R6-R7SEC run-stopper (not the Vikings WR)
15Jack KellyBYU6-2 / 230R7BYU captain
16Kendal DanielsOklahoma6-4 / 215R7OK State transfer; hybrid S/LB
17West WeeksLSU6-2 / 230R7-UDFAVirginia transfer
18Eric GentryUSC6-6 / 215R7-UDFAUSC long LB with coverage
19Logan FanoUtah6-3 / 245R7-UDFASpencer Fano's cousin — Utah
20Xavian Sorey Jr.Arkansas6-3 / 225R7Florida transfer
21Brandon SmithMissouri6-3 / 240UDFAPenn State transfer
22Khari BurtonOle Miss6-1 / 230UDFAVirginia transfer
23Harold Perkins Jr.LSU6-1 / 220R5-R6Bama transfer to LSU; ACL recovery profile
24Lander BartonUtah6-3 / 235R6-R7Utah Barton bloodline
25Scooby WilliamsTexas A&M6-1 / 230UDFAFlorida transfer
26Wesley BissaintheMiami (FL)6-1 / 225UDFAMiami young athlete

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