LB Grades

54 qualified linebackers · composite of TFL rate, coverage damage (yds/tgt), tackle volume + technique, and coverage playmaking (PBU/INT) (data 2018+) (see methodology)

QB RB WR TE OL CB S EDGE iDL LB K P

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						FORMULA						CONTEXT
Rank
1	Eric Wilson	MIN	76.4	100	965	1.76	83.2	10.9	0.0	0.119	1.9	111	6.5	0	4
2	Devin Lloyd	JAX	73.1	98	706	0.85	57.1	7.8	14.9	0.101	2.1	79	1.5	5	0
3	Jordyn Brooks	MIA	72.5	96	984	1.32	109.5	5.2	3.6	0.186	0.7	180	3.5	0	1
4	Devin Bush	CLE	69.4	94	871	0.80	64.2	6.7	18.2	0.145	0.7	123	2	3	2
5	Carson Schwesinger	CLE	69.0	93	956	1.15	104.0	6.1	6.1	0.162	0.9	147	2.5	2	0
6	Jack Campbell	DET	67.0	91	1,097	0.82	98.3	4.0	6.7	0.151	1.1	174	5	0	3
7	Cedric Gray	TEN	66.1	89	922	0.76	102.3	4.1	6.8	0.178	0.8	161	1	0	0
8	Drake Thomas	SEA	64.9	87	764	1.31	81.8	12.0	13.6	0.124	0.9	94	3.5	1	0
9	Bobby Wagner	WAS	64.4	85	1,132	0.71	91.1	4.1	7.1	0.144	1.0	158	4.5	2	0
10	Quay Walker	GB	63.6	83	900	0.89	108.3	3.8	7.7	0.142	1.1	124	2.5	0	0
11	Kaden Elliss	ATL	61.9	81	1,103	0.91	92.9	6.2	9.0	0.096	1.6	105	3.5	1	1
12	Blake Cashman	MIN	59.1	80	790	0.51	109.7	5.3	5.7	0.182	0.9	143	2	0	1
13	Nick Bolton	KC	58.8	78	1,011	0.99	101.9	8.2	8.5	0.134	1.0	150	1	1	1
14	Ernest Jones	SEA	58.6	76	905	0.44	54.0	8.7	11.5	0.139	0.4	124	0.5	5	0
15	Devin White	LV	58.5	74	1,118	0.98	95.1	9.8	3.3	0.156	0.8	169	2.5	1	1
16	Payton Wilson	PIT	57.3	72	732	0.82	104.7	7.4	4.4	0.172	0.5	125	2	1	0
17	Tyrel Dodson	MIA	57.2	70	910	1.10	116.4	8.5	4.8	0.143	1.1	127	5	1	1
18	Terrel Bernard	BUF	57.0	69	621	1.13	94.5	8.2	11.1	0.108	0.8	60	0	1	0
19	Daiyan Henley	LAC	56.0	67	928	0.54	77.7	4.7	9.3	0.110	0.9	101	3.5	2	0
20	Tremaine Edmunds	CHI	55.5	65	813	0.37	77.7	5.9	14.3	0.138	0.5	108	1	4	0
21	Zack Baun	PHI	54.5	63	1,038	0.67	61.8	10.2	13.2	0.111	0.6	122	3.5	2	1
22	Drue Tranquill	KC	54.1	61	883	1.13	130.2	2.0	3.0	0.110	0.6	100	2	0	1
23	Jamien Sherwood	NYJ	53.6	59	1,111	0.72	110.1	6.1	13.1	0.139	0.6	151	2	0	0
24	Teddye Buchanan	BAL	52.4	57	651	0.77	101.8	6.5	3.0	0.132	0.8	88	0.5	0	1
25	Nate Landman	LA	51.9	56	1,017	0.79	112.4	8.4	10.9	0.129	1.1	130	2.5	1	4
26	Alex Anzalone	DET	51.7	54	1,004	0.40	77.6	5.5	17.3	0.086	1.1	95	2.5	1	0
27	Germaine Pratt	IND	51.4	52	913	0.66	96.0	6.7	16.1	0.137	0.1	124	0	1	1
28	Robert Spillane	NE	50.4	50	740	0.54	81.8	8.6	10.4	0.130	0.5	96	1	2	1
29	Divine Deablo	ATL	50.2	48	750	0.67	89.5	6.4	21.2	0.097	0.5	71	1	0	0
30	Christian Rozeboom	CAR	50.1	46	823	0.85	88.8	12.1	4.3	0.149	0.5	119	2	1	1
31	Roquan Smith	BAL	49.4	44	953	0.52	88.2	7.0	4.9	0.125	0.7	128	0	0	0
32	Trevin Wallace	CAR	44.7	43	624	0.80	97.7	10.4	8.5	0.096	0.8	61	2	0	0
33	Foye Oluokun	JAX	44.4	41	1,036	0.48	91.6	11.3	14.1	0.137	0.5	142	1	1	2
34	SirVocea Dennis	TB	44.2	39	910	1.10	122.0	12.9	8.3	0.111	1.1	96	3	1	0
35	Dee Winters	SF	44.0	37	993	0.81	90.2	11.4	5.7	0.102	0.7	98	0	1	0
36	Cody Barton	TEN	42.5	35	1,061	0.38	67.1	8.0	20.4	0.075	0.3	78	1	3	0
37	Henry To'oTo'o	HOU	42.4	33	818	1.10	107.8	15.9	6.9	0.116	0.9	95	2.5	0	0
38	Omar Speights	LA	41.3	31	673	0.00	75.4	3.4	2.3	0.126	0.1	83	0	0	0
39	Demario Davis	NO	41.0	30	1,081	0.56	109.9	8.9	7.3	0.133	0.5	140	0.5	0	2
40	Bobby Okereke	NYG	40.6	28	1,104	0.18	84.8	5.1	8.7	0.117	0.2	140	1	2	0
41	Lavonte David	TB	40.5	26	1,023	0.78	121.5	10.2	4.6	0.111	1.2	112	3.5	1	2
42	Demetrius Knight Jr.	CIN	39.2	24	798	0.50	101.1	13.4	15.6	0.122	0.8	103	3	2	1
43	Pete Werner	NO	38.5	22	684	0.58	83.9	15.6	11.1	0.118	0.4	80	2	0	0
44	Akeem Davis-Gaither	ARI	37.9	20	781	0.26	130.0	5.6	8.9	0.151	0.5	117	0	1	1
45	Azeez Al-Shaair	HOU	36.7	19	926	0.11	87.0	8.0	16.7	0.112	0.2	103	0	2	1
46	Jihaad Campbell	PHI	36.3	17	710	0.28	87.2	6.6	8.1	0.100	0.1	78	0	1	1
47	Patrick Queen	PIT	36.3	15	1,112	0.72	100.4	12.5	4.8	0.107	0.6	119	1	0	1
48	Alex Singleton	DEN	35.5	13	1,029	0.29	122.9	8.2	5.7	0.130	1.1	133	1	0	1
49	Quincy Williams	NYJ	35.0	11	784	1.02	132.7	15.3	14.9	0.106	0.6	81	3.5	0	0
50	Edgerrin Cooper	GB	33.7	9	1,046	0.38	96.5	9.8	6.0	0.105	0.5	116	0.5	0	2
51	Zaire Franklin	IND	33.7	7	1,112	0.63	111.6	15.3	7.5	0.114	1.2	123	2	0	1
52	Kenneth Murray, Jr.	DAL	31.4	6	873	0.46	112.0	8.1	4.8	0.090	0.5	81	1	0	0
53	Frankie Luvu	WAS	22.9	4	1,107	0.45	116.9	17.3	15.0	0.078	0.8	84	3	0	2
54	Barrett Carter	CIN	21.3	2	792	0.13	116.3	14.4	6.1	0.128	0.3	104	0	1	0

Low-volume / rotational linebackers (34)

Fewer than 600 defensive snaps (LB threshold raised to suppress rotational specialists whose per-snap rates outpace every-down LBs). Grades still computed on the same 0-100 scale but treat them as noisy.

						FORMULA						CONTEXT
Rank
1	Andrew Van Ginkel	MIN	88.1	100	582	1.89	63.8	6.9	38.5	0.093	2.7	51	7	1	0
2	Dennis Gardeck	JAX	78.5	100	423	1.42	100.0	2.0	11.8	0.113	2.8	47	2.5	0	1
3	Nakobe Dean	PHI	73.9	98	403	1.74	82.1	8.9	5.3	0.102	2.2	55	4	0	2
4	Matt Milano	BUF	73.7	98	492	1.42	77.4	5.9	0.0	0.130	1.6	65	3.5	0	1
5	Jack Gibbens	NE	73.7	98	491	1.63	106.2	6.0	13.8	0.161	0.8	79	1	0	1
6	Ivan Pace Jr.	MIN	68.0	91	323	0.62	79.9	11.8	0.0	0.186	2.8	58	1	0	0
7	Tyrice Knight	SEA	66.7	89	307	1.95	114.0	7.8	0.0	0.153	0.7	54	2	0	2
8	Trenton Simpson	BAL	65.9	87	407	0.98	84.8	4.8	3.7	0.145	1.2	64	2.5	0	0
9	Shaq Thompson	BUF	62.9	81	417	1.44	105.2	6.8	8.0	0.132	0.7	56	1	0	1
10	Denzel Perryman	LAC	59.7	80	298	1.34	84.6	13.0	11.5	0.158	0.3	44	0	0	0
11	Fred Warner	SF	57.7	72	330	0.61	72.9	3.8	11.5	0.155	0.0	50	0	0	2
12	Dre Greenlaw	DEN	56.6	67	324	0.62	84.3	2.3	9.1	0.133	0.6	43	1	1	1
13	Tatum Bethune	SF	56.6	67	499	0.80	117.2	5.3	10.8	0.180	0.2	92	1	0	0
14	Ventrell Miller	JAX	54.9	63	220	0.00	36.2	5.6	23.5	0.155	0.0	38	0	1	2
15	Isaiah McDuffie	GB	54.8	63	505	0.59	81.3	7.2	3.4	0.152	0.6	91	1	1	0
16	Shemar James	DAL	50.0	44	544	0.37	118.8	5.5	0.0	0.158	1.3	91	1.5	0	1
17	E.J. Speed	HOU	48.2	43	429	0.47	85.6	9.1	3.7	0.140	0.7	60	0	0	0
18	T.J. Edwards	CHI	47.9	43	569	0.35	95.1	5.6	11.4	0.118	0.9	67	0.5	1	0
19	Troy Dye	LAC	47.6	43	471	1.06	106.7	14.8	22.2	0.110	0.6	56	1	0	1
20	Mack Wilson	ARI	47.4	43	521	0.58	80.8	11.8	17.6	0.115	0.6	57	0	1	1
21	Christian Elliss	NE	46.5	43	506	0.00	105.9	7.9	9.7	0.184	0.8	92	0	0	1
22	Jamal Adams	LV	44.2	37	448	0.89	87.4	15.7	0.0	0.096	1.1	42	1	0	1
23	Curtis Robinson	SF	42.5	35	248	0.40	112.7	7.5	5.9	0.149	0.0	41	0	0	0
24	Dorian Williams	BUF	42.0	31	434	0.23	102.1	9.2	10.5	0.136	0.7	62	0	0	0
25	Jordan Magee	WAS	42.0	31	364	0.82	107.3	13.1	4.8	0.146	0.0	54	0	0	0
26	Darius Muasau	NYG	39.0	22	455	0.44	103.8	8.9	5.9	0.112	0.4	50	1	0	0
27	DeMarvion Overshown	DAL	37.9	19	218	0.46	86.4	12.0	0.0	0.101	0.0	28	0	0	0
28	Jack Sanborn	DAL	37.2	19	230	0.43	111.3	15.0	5.6	0.148	0.0	33	0	0	0
29	Cody Simon	ARI	32.6	6	564	0.35	93.4	15.7	4.9	0.124	0.5	75	0.5	0	1
30	Claudin Cherelus	CAR	31.6	6	207	0.00	107.7	14.3	5.9	0.116	0.0	32	0	0	0
31	Noah Sewell	CHI	31.2	4	409	0.73	127.9	15.5	0.0	0.120	0.5	58	0	0	1
32	Francisco Mauigoa	NYJ	30.7	4	329	0.00	107.2	7.5	0.0	0.112	0.0	45	0	0	0
33	Oren Burks	CIN	25.0	4	340	0.29	123.3	19.2	5.0	0.124	0.0	48	0	0	1
34	Logan Wilson	DAL	23.4	4	586	0.00	121.3	11.0	11.1	0.111	0.2	69	0	0	1