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
Day 1 starter
- 02
Sammy BrownBig Board #36· Rd 2Sammy 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 Grade76.3CompJamien Sherwood / Nick Bolton
- 03
Kyngstonn Viliamu-AsaBig Board #39· Rd 2Notre 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 Grade75.6CompC.J. Mosley / Demario Davis
- 04
Xavier AtkinsBig Board #52· 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 Grade72.7CompVentrell Miller / Zack Baun
- 05
Rasheem BilesBig Board #61· 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 Grade70.7CompErnest Jones / Lavonte David
Solid starter
Rotation
- 07
Suntarine PerkinsBig Board #121· 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 Grade58.3CompPete Werner / Harold Landry III
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Austin RomaineBig Board #126· Rd 4A 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 Grade57.8CompElandon Roberts / Alex Anzalone
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Harrison TaggartBig Board #146· 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 Grade55.6CompDrue Tranquill / Logan Wilson