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Best Linebackers Since 1990

The top 100 college linebackers from the SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, ACC and Notre Dame since 1990. Ray Lewis (Miami) leads the list, ahead of Micah Parsons and James Laurinaitis. Ratings are era-relative, so a 1990s star ranks straight up against today's.

Top 100 Linebackers

  1. 195Ray LewisMiami · 1993-95LB
  2. 293Micah ParsonsPenn State · 2018-20LB
  3. 393James LaurinaitisOhio State · 2005-08LB
  4. 493Luke KuechlyBoston College · 2009-11LB
  5. 593Manti Te'oNotre Dame · 2009-12LB
  6. 691Jay HigginsIowa · 2020-24LB
  7. 791Jacob RodriguezTexas Tech · 2022-25LB
  8. 891Josh AllenKentucky · 2015-18LB
  9. 991A.J. HawkOhio State · 2002-05LB
  10. 1091Brandon SpikesFlorida · 2007-09LB
  11. 1191C.J. MosleyAlabama · 2010-13LB
  12. 1291Dan MorganMiami · 1997-2000LB
  13. 1391Dana HowardIllinois · 1991-94LB
  14. 1491Derrick BrooksFlorida State · 1991-94LB
  15. 1591Greg JonesMichigan State · 2007-10LB
  16. 1691Jarvis JonesGeorgia · 2011-12LB
  17. 1791LaVar ArringtonPenn State · 1997-99LB
  18. 1891Marvin JonesFlorida State · 1990-92LB
  19. 1991Pat FitzgeraldNorthwestern · 1993-96LB
  20. 2091Rocky CalmusOklahoma · 1998-2001LB
  21. 2191Scooby WrightArizona · 2013-15LB
  22. 2291Teddy LehmanOklahoma · 2001-03LB
  23. 2391Zach ThomasTexas Tech · 1992-95LB
  24. 2490Payton WilsonNC State · 2019-23LB
  25. 2590Evan WeaverCalifornia · 2016-19LB
  26. 2690Isaiah SimmonsClemson · 2016-19LB
  27. 2790Jack CampbellIowa · 2019-22LB
  28. 2890Josey JewellIowa · 2013-17LB
  29. 2990Nakobe DeanGeorgia · 2019-21LB
  30. 3090Jeremiah Owusu-KoramoahNotre Dame · 2019-20LB
  31. 3190Roquan SmithGeorgia · 2016-17LB
  32. 3290Shaquem GriffinUCF · 2013-17LB
  33. 3390Ivan Pace Jr.Cincinnati · 2022LB
  34. 3490Reuben FosterAlabama · 2016LB
  35. 3590Zach CunninghamVanderbilt · 2013-16LB
  36. 3690Alfred WilliamsColorado · 1987-90LB
  37. 3790Chris ClaiborneUSC · 1996-98LB
  38. 3890Dat NguyenTexas A&M · 1995-98LB
  39. 3990DeMeco RyansAlabama · 2002-05LB
  40. 4090Derrick JohnsonTexas · 2001-04LB
  41. 4190E.J. HendersonMaryland · 1998-2002LB
  42. 4290Eric KendricksUCLA · 2011-14LB
  43. 4390Kevin HardyIllinois · 1992-95LB
  44. 4490Marcus BuckleyTexas A&M · 1990-92LB
  45. 4590Mark SimoneauKansas State · 1995-99LB
  46. 4690Maurice Crum Sr.Miami · 1990LB
  47. 4790Micheal BarrowMiami · 1989-92LB
  48. 4890Mike StonebreakerNotre Dame · 1990LB
  49. 4990Paul PoslusznyPenn State · 2003-06LB
  50. 5090Reggie RaglandAlabama · 2014-15LB
  51. 5190Rey MaualugaUSC · 2006-08LB
  52. 5290Rolando McClainAlabama · 2007-09LB
  53. 5390Trev AlbertsNebraska · 1990-93LB
  54. 5488Nathaniel WatsonMississippi State · 2018-23LB
  55. 5588Devin LloydUtah · 2018-21LB
  56. 5688Tegray ScalesIndiana · 2014-17LB
  57. 5788Devin WhiteLSU · 2016-18LB
  58. 5888Jalon WalkerGeorgia · 2022-24LB
  59. 5988Xavier AtkinsAuburn · 2025LB
  60. 6088Aaron CurryWake Forest · 2005-08LB
  61. 6188Andy KatzenmoyerOhio State · 1996-98LB
  62. 6288Anthony SimmonsClemson · 1995-97LB
  63. 6388Dan ConnorPenn State · 2004-07LB
  64. 6488Erick AndersonMichigan · 1988-91LB
  65. 6588Jaylon SmithNotre Dame · 2013-15LB
  66. 6688Keith AdamsClemson · 1998-2000LB
  67. 6788Levon KirklandClemson · 1990-91LB
  68. 6888Matt RussellColorado · 1993-96LB
  69. 6988Patrick WillisOle Miss · 2003-06LB
  70. 7086Chase HansenUtah · 2013-18LB
  71. 7186Danny StutsmanOklahoma · 2021-24LB
  72. 7286Edgerrin CooperTexas A&M · 2020-23LB
  73. 7386Mike RoseIowa State · 2018-21LB
  74. 7486Nick MartinOklahoma State · 2021-24LB
  75. 7586CJ AllenGeorgia · 2023-25LB
  76. 7686Dallas TurnerAlabama · 2021-23LB
  77. 7786Devin Bush Jr.Michigan · 2016-18LB
  78. 7886Joseph OssaiTexas · 2018-20LB
  79. 7986Kyle LouisPittsburgh · 2023-25LB
  80. 8086Teitum TuiotiOregon · 2023-25LB
  81. 8186Zack BaunWisconsin · 2015-19LB
  82. 8286Arvell ReeseOhio State · 2023-25LB
  83. 8386Al WilsonTennessee · 1996-98LB
  84. 8486Anthony BarrUCLA · 2010-13LB
  85. 8586Brandon ShortPenn State · 1996-99LB
  86. 8686Brian SimmonsNorth Carolina · 1994-97LB
  87. 8786Canute CurtisWest Virginia · 1993-96LB
  88. 8886Curtis LoftonOklahoma · 2007LB
  89. 8986Derrick RodgersArizona State · 1996LB
  90. 9086Dont'a HightowerAlabama · 2009-11LB
  91. 9186Ed StewartNebraska · 1991-94LB
  92. 9286Grant WileyWest Virginia · 2000-03LB
  93. 9386Jamir MillerUCLA · 1991-93LB
  94. 9486Jarrett IronsMichigan · 1993-96LB
  95. 9586Jeff KellyKansas State · 1997-98LB
  96. 9686Jeremy LemanIllinois · 2003-07LB
  97. 9786Jordon DizonColorado · 2004-07LB
  98. 9886Matt GrootegoedUSC · 2002-04LB
  99. 9986Matt WilhelmOhio State · 2000-02LB
  100. 10086Paul DawsonTCU · 2014LB