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PFF NCAA LB Grades 2026: Linebacker Rankings

Rank NCAA players by PFF grade for a season, week or game. Filter by position, team and draft year. Rankings include players with at least 25% of the snaps of their position's leader.

PFF GradeSnapsSize
RANKNAMETEAM#DEFCOVRDEFPRSHDEFCOVRDEFPRSHHTWT
1
ODU
-
91.9
269
94
123
52
6' 0"
225
2
OHIO
-
91.4
413
182
178
53
6' 3"
227
2
UCLA
-
91.4
404
148
186
70
6' 2"
239
4
MASS
-
91.2
368
132
207
29
6' 1"
235
7
WF
-
90.1
242
146
74
22
6' 4"
230
9
AF
-
90.0
365
157
177
31
6' 1"
230
11
OSU
-
88.2
207
101
91
15
6' 1"
237
12
WIS
-
88.1
412
168
179
65
6' 3"
235
13
IOWA
-
87.9
388
186
173
29
6' 3"
238
17
UNT
-
86.2
222
84
129
9
6' 2"
236
17
UGA
-
86.2
300
92
111
97
6' 3"
235
17
WMU
-
86.2
293
106
164
23
5' 11"
220
21
NDSU
-
85.9
403
161
206
36
6' 4"
230
24
AKR
-
85.4
381
171
188
22
6' 0"
225
24
LSU
-
85.4
400
217
146
37
6' 2"
232
26
SDSU
-
85.3
502
219
248
35
6' 1"
225
31
TT
-
84.6
427
256
143
28
6' 2"
240
33
USU
-
84.0
417
197
163
57
6' 2"
240
35
NEV
-
83.6
457
192
243
22
6' 0"
243
36
NEB
-
83.5
314
152
135
27
6' 3"
240
37
ARST
-
83.4
311
130
151
30
6' 1"
216
39
WSU
-
83.0
274
105
152
17
6' 2"
229
40
UNM
-
82.5
308
132
144
32
5' 11"
216
42
LAT
-
82.2
318
121
146
51
6' 1"
227
44
BAMA
-
81.9
403
161
194
48
6' 3"
235
46
SMU
-
81.7
289
118
147
24
6' 2"
231
48
UNT
-
81.6
338
118
192
28
5' 11"
229
49
CONN
-
81.4
237
120
99
18
6' 3"
211
52
SHSU
-
81.3
390
137
217
36
6' 1"
230
55
PSU
-
81.2
325
127
163
35
6' 2"
236
58
NIU
-
80.8
196
72
92
32
6' 2"
230
60
TCU
-
80.7
316
133
158
25
6' 2"
235
60
UNM
-
80.7
170
83
70
17
6' 1"
228
62
JVST
-
80.4
175
71
85
19
6' 3"
220
64
TLSA
-
80.1
414
174
216
24
6' 0"
210
64
MINN
-
80.1
251
112
115
24
6' 3"
225
64
BALL
-
80.1
255
108
134
13
6' 0"
246
70
BSU
-
79.9
174
84
66
24
6' 3"
242
71
MSU
-
79.8
272
104
157
11
6' 1"
243
74
TUL
-
79.4
364
122
206
36
6' 1"
231
76
VT
-
79.2
307
142
127
38
6' 1"
230
79
CCAR
-
79.1
308
108
182
18
6' 5"
225
79
CIN
-
79.1
326
167
124
35
6' 2"
228
82
OKST
-
79.0
412
182
192
38
6' 1"
234
84
OSU
-
78.9
232
103
83
46
6' 2"
235
85
WMU
-
78.8
413
187
192
34
6' 2"
223
85
IOWA
-
78.8
361
162
170
29
5' 11"
227
87
ECU
-
78.7
407
158
202
47
6' 0"
227
87
ULM
-
78.7
333
105
181
47
6' 2"
230
90
ORST
-
78.6
360
181
152
27
6' 1"
230