LB · 9 prospects
Linebackers.
Stack and shed against the run, fluid in coverage, processing that beats the back to the gap.
- Avg. height
- 6'2"
- Avg. weight
- 230 lb
- Avg. 40
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Pro Bowl ceiling
- 01
Kyngstonn Viliamu-AsaBig Board #28· Rd 1Notre Dame's downhill linebacker had 48 tackles and three sacks in 11 games before tearing his ACL against Syracuse, and he beat the recovery timeline by six weeks to be back for 2026.
6'3" · 234 lb40: —Bomb Grade79.1CompFred Warner (49ers) / Dont'a Hightower (Ret.) — Combines Warner's spatial intelligence and coverage instincts with Hightower's rugged physicality and gap-plugging ability.
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Chris ColeBig Board #32· Rd 1Cole arrived in Athens as a four-star out of Salem, Virginia, played all 14 games as a true freshman in 2024 and earned SEC All-Freshman honors largely on special teams and rotational snaps. In 2025, starting and wearing
6'3" · 235 lb40: —Bomb Grade78CompA long-framed, pursuit-driven interior backer in the Junior Colson mold: range, length and gap discipline ahead of ball production.
Day 1 starter
- 03
Rasheem BilesBig Board #39· Rd 2He piled up 101 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and three defensive touchdowns at Pitt in 2025, then transferred to Texas and won SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week in his debut.
6'1" · 222 lb40: —Bomb Grade75.6CompErnest Jones (Titans) / Lavonte David (Buccaneers)
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Xavier AtkinsBig Board #44· Rd 2Atkins signed with LSU in the 2024 class, barely played as a true freshman and entered the portal, committing to Auburn on Dec. 18, 2024. His first year as a starter was one of the best by a recent SEC linebacker: 84 tac
6'0" · 210 lb40: —Bomb Grade74.5CompAn undersized, high-motor interior linebacker in the blitz-specialist mold: pressure, TFL and speed ahead of anchor against the run.
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Ben RobertsBig Board #57· Rd 2A three-star recruit from Eaton High School in Haslet, Texas, Roberts stepped in as a true freshman in 2023 and posted 107 tackles with 6.5 tackles for loss, followed it with 87 more in 2024, then added a coverage layer
6'3" · 235 lb40: —Bomb Grade71.6CompLogan Wilson / Leighton Vander Esch (pre-injury version)
Rotation
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Suntarine PerkinsBig Board #107· Rd 4A 6-1, 220-pound Ole Miss linebacker who played 15 games in 2025 with 4.5 sacks and returned for 2026 rather than declaring. A true hybrid with elite closing speed, still waiting on a defined position.
6'1" · 220 lb40: —Bomb Grade59.9CompHarold Landry III / Nakobe Dean (hybrid profile)
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Sammy BrownBig Board #115· Rd 4Sammy Brown is a 6-2, 235-pound Clemson linebacker from Commerce, Georgia who arrived as a high school Butkus Award winner and immediately became ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2024. His sophomore season was the con
6'2" · 235 lb40: —Bomb Grade59CompJamien Sherwood / Nick Bolton (downhill thumper with blitz value)
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Harrison TaggartBig Board #129· Rd 5A 6-1, 235-pound inside linebacker who transferred to Utah State for 2026 after a 38-tackle season at Cal and a 69-tackle year as a BYU starter in 2024. Instinctive downhill player with real tackle production in his best
6'1" · 235 lb40: —Bomb Grade57.4CompLogan Wilson / Cole Holcomb (for their combination of length and lateral pursuit ability).
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Austin RomaineBig Board #131· Rd 5A 6-2, 245-pound downhill Mike who posted 96 tackles with 7.5 tackles for loss as a sophomore starter and 66 more in just nine games in 2025. Old-school run-and-hit linebacker with a green-dot brain, but the sub-package
6'2" · 245 lb40: —Bomb Grade57.2CompJack Campbell (Lions) / Alex Anzalone (Lions) - For their combination of size, box instincts, and that relentless motor that compensates for standard hip fluidity.