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The Top Ranked College Football Linebackers of All-Time

 

Notes: Ranking Explanations

 

Rnk Athlete College
1 Manti Te'o Notre Dame
2 Brian Bosworth Oklahoma
3 Marvin Jones Florida St.
4 Donn Moomaw UCLA
5 Lee Roy Jordan Alabama
6 Will Anderson Jr. Alabama
7 Chris Spielman Ohio St.
8 A.J. Hawk Ohio St.
9 Randy Gradishar Ohio St.
10 Rod Shoate Oklahoma
11 Tommy Nobis Texas
12 Cornelius Bennett Alabama
13 Michael Barrow Miami
14 Percy Snow Michigan St.
15 Steve Kiner Tennessee
16 LaVar Arrington Penn St.
17 Rey Maualuga USC
18 Scooby Wright Arizona
19 Jerry Robinson UCLA
20 Jarvis Jones Georgia
21 Derrick Thomas Alabama
22 Roquan Smith Georgia
23 James Laurinaitis Ohio St.
24 George Cumby Oklahoma
25 Luke Kuechly Boston College
26 C.J. Mosley Alabama
27 Dana Howard Illinois
28 Dennis Onkotz Penn St.
29 Derrick Johnson Texas
30 E.J. Henderson Maryland
31 Greg Jones Michigan St.
32 Larry Station Iowa
33 Les Richter Cal
34 Michael Stonebreaker Notre Dame
35 Mike Singletary Baylor
36 Pat Fitzgerald Northwestern
37 Paul Posluszny Penn St.
38 Richard Wood USC
39 Ricky Hunley Arizona
40 Rocky Calmus Oklahoma
41 Teddy Lehman Oklahoma
42 Wilber Marshall Florida
43 Bob Crable Notre Dame
44 Adrian Young USC
45 Alfred Williams Colorado
46 Andy Katzenmoyer Ohio St.
47 Anthony Barr UCLA
48 Bob Golic Notre Dame
49 Brandon Spikes Florida
50 Brian Ruff Citadel
51 Brian Simmons North Carolina
52 Broderick Thomas Nebraska
53 Carl McAdams Oklahoma
54 Dan Connor Penn St.
55 E.J. Junior Alabama
56 Ed Simonini Texas A&M
57 Gregg Carr Auburn
58 Ike Kelley Ohio St.
59 Jaylon Smith Notre Dame
60 Keith Adams Clemson
61 Levar Fisher NC State
62 Patrick Willis Ole Miss
63 Ronnie Caveness Arkansas
64 Shane Conlan Penn St.
65 Ted Daffer Tennessee
66 Tom Cousineau Ohio St.
67 Von Miller Texas A&M
68 Zach Thomas Texas Tech
69 Anthony Simmons Clemson
70 Bill Hobbs Texas A&M
71 Jack Del Rio USC
72 Jim Lynch Notre Dame
73 Johnny Holland Texas A&M
74 Mark Stewart Washington
75 Ray Lewis Miami
76 Robert Jones East Carolina
77 Rolando McClain Alabama
78 Derrick Brooks Florida St.
79 Al Wilson Tennessee
80 Antonio Armstrong Texas A&M
81 Ben Burr-Kirven Washington
82 Bob Matheson Duke
83 Brandon Short Penn St.
84 Canute Curtis West Virginia
85 Carl Banks Michigan St.
86 Carlos Polk Nebraska
87 Chris Claiborne USC
88 Dallas Turner Alabama
89 Dan Morgan Miami
90 Dante Jones Oklahoma
91 Darryl Taylley West Virginia
92 Dat Nguyen Texas A&M
93 Dave Chaney San Jose St.
94 David Little Florida
95 DeMeco Ryans Alabama
96 Devin Lloyd Utah
97 Devin White LSU
98 Don Parrish Stanford
99 Dont'a Hightower Alabama
100 Drew Sanders Arkansas
101 Ed Stewart Nebraska
102 Edgerrin Cooper Texas A&M
103 Elmer Stout Army
104 Eric Norwood South Carolina
105 Evan Weaver Cal
106 Frank Emanuel Tennessee
107 Grant Wiley West Virginia
108 Greg Buttle Penn St.
109 Hau'oli Kikaha Washington
110 Irv Holdash North Carolina
111 Isaiah Simmons Clemson
112 Ivan Pace Jr. Cincinnati
113 Jack Campbell Iowa
114 Jack Ham Penn St.
115 James Francis Baylor
116 James Seawright South Carolina
117 Jarrett Irons Michigan
118 Jeff Kelly Kansas St.
119 Jeff Leiding Texas
120 Jeff Siemon Stanford
121 Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah Notre Dame
122 Jerry Murtaugh Nebraska
123 Joe Bowden Oklahoma
124 Joe Palumbo Virginia
125 John Corker Oklahoma St.
126 John Roper Texas A&M
127 John Skorupan Penn St.
128 Johnie Cooks Mississippi St.
129 Jordon Dizon Colorado
130 Joseph Ossai Texas
131 Josey Jewell Iowa
132 Josh Allen Kentucky
133 Keith DeLong Tennessee
134 Keith Flowers TCU
135 Keith McCants Alabama
136 Ken Bernich Auburn
137 Kevin Hardy Illinois
138 Kurt Crain Auburn
139 Lawrence Taylor North Carolina
140 Marcus Buckley Texas A&M
141 Mark Simoneau Kansas St.
142 Matt Grootegoed USC
143 Matt Russell Colorado
144 Matt Wilhelm Ohio St.
145 Maurice Crum Miami
146 Micah Parsons Penn St.
147 Michael Brooks LSU
148 Mike Anderson LSU
149 Mike Taylor Michigan
150 Mike Widger Virginia Tech
151 Mike Woods Cincinnati
152 Nakobe Dean Georgia
153 Paul Dawson TCU
154 Paul McGowan Florida St.
155 Paul Naumoff Tennessee
156 Payton Wilson NC State
157 Ray Beck Georgia Tech
158 Raynoch Thompson Tennessee
159 Reggie Ragland Alabama
160 Reuben Foster Alabama
161 Rich Wood USC
162 Rob Morris BYU
163 Robert Jackson Texas A&M
164 Robert Thomas UCLA
165 Ron Rivera Cal
166 Ron Simpkins Michigan
167 Ryan Shazier Ohio St.
168 Sal Sunseri Pitt
169 Sam Cowart Florida St.
170 Sammy Green Florida
171 T.J. Edwards Wisconsin
172 Trev Alberts Nebraska
173 Tyler Matakevich Temple
174 Zach Cunningham Vanderbilt
175 Zaven Collins Tulsa
176 Marcus Marek Ohio St.
177 Carnell Lake UCLA
178 Darrin Smith Miami
179 Dave Hoffmann Washington
180 Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Clemson
181 Kevin Murphy Oklahoma
182 Lavonte David Nebraska
183 Ricky Young Oklahoma St.
184 Simeon Rice Illinois
185 Takeo Spikes Auburn
186 Alonzo Johnson Florida
187 Daryl Hunt Oklahoma
188 Devin Bush Michigan
189 Eric Striker Oklahoma
190 Jason Henderson Old Dominion
191 Kalimba Edwards South Carolina
192 Michael Jackson Washington
193 Nik Bonitto Oklahoma
194 Tank Carder TCU
195 Trent Murphy Stanford
196 Woodrow Lowe Alabama
197 Calvin O'Neal Michigan
198 Chad Greenway Iowa
199 D'Qwell Jackson Maryland
200 Jackie Walker Tennessee
201 Levon Kirkland Clemson
202 Marco Coleman Georgia Tech
203 Marcus Cotton USC
204 Ned Bolcar Notre Dame
205 Raekwon McMillan Ohio St.
206 Ralph Cindrich Pitt
207 Scott McKillop Pitt
208 Travis Hill Nebraska
209 Aaron Curry Wake Forest
210 Adalius Thomas Southern Miss
211 Adam Archuleta Arizona St.
212 Ahmad Brooks Virginia
213 Albert Richardson LSU
214 Ameer Ismail Western Michigan
215 Andra Davis Florida
216 Andre Collins Penn St.
217 Andy Cannavino Michigan
218 Anthony Denman Notre Dame
219 Arthur Brown Kansas St.
220 Barrin Simpson Mississippi St.
221 Barron Wortham UTEP
222 Barry Krauss Alabama
223 Benardrick McKinney Mississippi St.
224 Bernie Lemonick Penn
225 Bill Athey Baylor
226 Bill Cody Auburn
227 Bill Curry Georgia Tech
228 Bill Romanowski Boston College
229 Bob Babich Miami (OH)
230 Bob Breunig Arizona St.
231 Bob Olson Notre Dame
232 Boss Bailey Georgia
233 Bradie James LSU
234 Brian Cushing USC
235 Britt Hager Texas
236 Byron Evans Arizona
237 Charles Thornhill Michigan St.
238 Chris Borland Wisconsin
239 Clete Pillen Nebraska
240 Courtney Upshaw Alabama
241 Curtis Lofton Oklahoma
242 Dan Bass Michigan St.
243 Darrick Brownlow Illinois
244 Dave Hodge Houston
245 David Harris Michigan
246 David Long Jr. West Virginia
247 David Ojabo Michigan
248 Dorian O'Daniel Clemson
249 Doug Buffone Louisville
250 Duane Clemons Cal
251 Dwayne Rudd Alabama
252 Ed O'Neil Penn St.
253 Eric Kendricks UCLA
254 Eric Wilson Maryland
255 Garth Ten Nappel Texas A&M
256 George Bevan LSU
257 Glen Gaspard Texas
258 Greg Collins Notre Dame
259 Hamilcar Rashed Oregon St.
260 J Leman Illinois
261 Jack O'Billovich Oregon St.
262 Jamie Duncan Vanderbilt
263 Jamie Rotella Tennessee
264 Jamir Miller UCLA
265 Jamon Dumas-Johnson Georgia
266 Jason Glenn Texas A&M
267 Jay Higgins Iowa
268 Jeff Davis Clemson
269 Jermaine Petty Arkansas
270 Jerrott Willard Cal
271 Jerry Groom Notre Dame
272 Jerry Olsavsky Pitt
273 Jevon Kearse Florida
274 Jim Carroll Notre Dame
275 Joe Dineen Kansas
276 Joe Federspiel Kentucky
277 John Small Citadel
278 Jonathan Vilma Miami
279 Jordyn Brooks Texas Tech
280 Josh Buhl Kansas St.
281 Julian Peterson Michigan St.
282 Junior Seau USC
283 Justin Houston Georgia
284 Karlos Dansby Auburn
285 Keith Bulluck Syracuse
286 Kentrell Brothers Missouri
287 Kevin Burnett Tennessee
288 Kevin Minter LSU
289 Khalil Mack Buffalo
290 Knox Culpepper Georgia
291 LaMarcus McDonald TCU
292 Lance Mehl Penn St.
293 Larry Foote Michigan
294 Leo Chenal Wisconsin
295 Lucius Sanford Georgia Tech
296 Malcolm Rodriguez Oklahoma St.
297 Malik Jefferson Texas
298 Marty Schottenheimer Pitt
299 Michael Boley Southern Miss
300 Mike Croel Nebraska
301 Mike Hall Alabama
302 Mike Junkin Duke
303 Mike Mallory Michigan
304 Mike Mizerany Alabama
305 Mike Peterson Florida
306 Mike Rose Iowa St.
307 Na'il Diggs Ohio St.
308 Nick Bolton Missouri
309 Ogbonnia Okoronkwo Oklahoma
310 Pat Angerer Iowa
311 Pat Tillman Arizona St.
312 Pepper Johnson Ohio St.
313 Phil Croyle Cal
314 Reggie Herring Florida St.
315 Reggie Williams Dartmouth
316 Rick Kingrea Tulane
317 Ron Pritchard Arizona St.
318 Sam Sword Michigan
319 Sergio Kindle Texas
320 Steve DeOssie Boston College
321 T.J. Watt Wisconsin
322 Ted Johnson North Carolina
323 Terrell Farley Nebraska
324 Thomas Howard Texas Tech
325 Tim Williams Alabama
326 Tom Jackson Louisville
327 Tommy Eichenberg Ohio St.
328 Townsend Clarke Army
329 Vaughan Johnson NC State
330 Willie Hall USC
331 Willie Pless Kansas
332 Xavier Adibi Virginia Tech
333 Zack Braun Wisconsin
334 Tom Boyd Alabama
335 Gary Spani Kansas St.
336 Andy Ponselgo Navy
337 Chip Banks USC
338 Fred Carr UTEP
339 Van Waiters Indiana
340 Ken Norton UCLA
341 Steve Tovar Ohio St.
342 Warren Capone LSU
343 Akeem Ayers UCLA
344 Al Humphrey Tulsa
345 Ali Highsmith LSU
346 Andre Carter II Army
347 Anthony Walker Northwestern
348 Antwaune Ponds Syracuse
349 Aubrey Beavers Oklahoma
350 Barrett Ruud Nebraska
351 Ben Boulware Clemson
352 Ben Taylor Virginia Tech
353 Bill Ciaravino Lehigh
354 Bill Light Minnesota
355 Blake Martinez Stanford
356 Bob Davis BYU
357 Bob Momsen Ohio St.
358 Brandon Siler Florida
359 Brett Wallerstedt Arizona St.
360 Chad Muma Wyoming
361 Chet Millett Holy Cross
362 Chet Parlavecchio Penn St.
363 Chris Gizzi Air Force
364 Chuck Zapiec Penn St.
365 Cliff Powell Arkansas
366 Corby Robertson Texas
367 Courtney Watson Notre Dame
368 Curt McMillan Miami (OH)
369 D.D. Lewis Mississippi St.
370 Dale Farley West Virginia
371 Dale McCullers Florida St.
372 Danny Kepley East Carolina
373 Danny Lankas Kansas St.
374 Danny Stutsman Oklahoma
375 Daryl Bush Florida St.
376 Daryl Washington TCU
377 David Woodward Utah St.
378 Denicos Allen Michigan St.
379 Denzel Perryman Miami
380 DeWayne Dotson Ole Miss
381 Don Chiafaro Harvard
382 Don Manning UCLA
383 Donnie Edwards UCLA
384 Donnie Thomas Indiana
385 Duane Bickett USC
386 Dwight Lewis Mississippi St.
387 Dylan Moses Alabama
388 Ed McDaniel Clemson
389 Eddie Sheats Kansas
390 Edefuan Ulofoshio Washington
391 Emmanuel Acho Texas
392 Erick Anderson Michigan
393 Frank Manumaleuga San Jose St.
394 Galand Thaxton Wyoming
395 George Mira Jr. Miami
396 Gerald Hayes Pitt
397 Glenn Cameron Florida
398 H.B. Blades Pitt
399 Harold Sears Miami
400 Ike Reese Michigan St.
401 Isiah Robertson Southern
402 Jack Lazor Kent St.
403 Jay Brophy Miami
404 Jaylan Ford Texas
405 Jethro Franklin Fresno St.
406 Jim Corrigall Kent St.
407 Jim Dumont Rutgers
408 Jim Merlo Stanford
409 Jimmie Gilbert Colorado
410 Joe Cooper Ohio St.
411 Joe Schmidt Pitt
412 Joe Schobert Wisconsin
413 John Chapple Stanford
414 John Offerdahl Western Michigan
415 John Pergine Notre Dame
416 Keith Mitchell Texas A&M
417 Keith Rivers USC
418 Ken Criter Wisconsin
419 Ken Fantetti Wyoming
420 Ken Kaczmarek Indiana
421 Kendell Beckwith LSU
422 Kenneth Murray Oklahoma
423 Keyaron Fox Georgia Tech
424 Khaseem Greene Rutgers
425 Kirk Hamon Pacific
426 Kivuusama Mays North Carolina
427 Kurt Allerman Penn St.
428 Kyle Van Noy BYU
429 Leroy Hill Clemson
430 Lofa Tatupu USC
431 Logan Wilson Wyoming
432 Malik Harrison Ohio St.
433 Mark Fields Washington St.
434 Mark Herzlich Boston College
435 Mark Sander Louisville
436 Mark Zavagnin Notre Dame
437 Marty Huff Michigan
438 Mason Foster Washington
439 Max Bullough Michigan St.
440 Micah Kiser Virginia
441 Micah McFadden Indiana
442 Michael Tauiliili Duke
443 Mike Ballou UCLA
444 Mike Curtis Duke
445 Mike Hull Penn St.
446 Mike McGill Notre Dame
447 Mike Merriweather Pacific
448 Nate Irving NC State
449 Nathaniel Watson Mississippi St.
450 Nick Herbig Wisconsin
451 Otis Wilson Louisville
452 Paddy Fisher Northwestern
453 Pete Curkendall Penn St.
454 Ray Costict Mississippi St.
455 Ray Preston Syracuse
456 Rennie Curran Georgia
457 Richard Slough USC
458 Robert Brown Virginia Tech
459 Rod Davis Southern Miss
460 Ron Cox Fresno St.
461 Ron George Stanford
462 Ron Goovert Michigan St.
463 Rufus Alexander Oklahoma
464 Sammy Brown Houston
465 Scott Henderson Texas
466 Scott Studwell Illinois
467 Sean Harris Arizona
468 Sean Lee Penn St.
469 Sean Weatherspoon Missouri
470 Sean Witherspoon Missouri
471 Shayne Skov Stanford
472 Steve Brown Oregon St.
473 Terry Maki Air Force
474 Terry Wooden Syracuse
475 Te'Von Coney Notre Dame
476 Tim Meamber Washington
477 Tom Beutler Toledo
478 Torrance Marshall Oklahoma
479 Tremaine Edmunds Virginia Tech
480 Tyrus McCloud Louisville
481 Waymond Bryant Tennessee St.
482 Wayne Purdon Montana St.
483 Zion Tupuola-Fetui Washington
484 Garin Veris Stanford
485 John Anderson Michigan
486 Matt Blair Iowa St.
487 Anthony McClanahan Washington St.
488 Aundray Bruce Auburn
489 Brad Hastings Texas Tech
490 Buster Davis Florida St.
491 Cedric Figaro Notre Dame
492 Channing Crowder Florida
493 Charlie Hall Houston
494 Chase Thomas Stanford
495 Chazz Surratt North Carolina
496 Chip Healy Vanderbilt
497 Chris Gaines Vanderbilt
498 Clay Matthews Jr. USC
499 Cleveland Vann Oklahoma
500 Clifford Charlton Florida
501 Craig Ogletree Auburn
502 Danny Trevathan Kentucky
503 Darion Conner Jackson St.
504 Darrell Patterson TCU
505 Dave Wyman Stanford
506 David Lewis USC
507 Demetrius DuBose Notre Dame
508 Dennis Johnson USC
509 Derrel Luce Baylor
510 Dion Jordan Oregon
511 Ernie Sims Florida St.
512 Ezekial Gadson Pitt
513 Fred Smalls West Virginia
514 Glen Halsell Texas
515 Harold Randolph East Carolina
516 Jack Reynolds Tennessee
517 Jeff Holland Auburn
518 Jim Sniadecki Indiana
519 Jim Youngblood Tennessee Tech
520 Joe Norman Indiana
521 Joel Lanning Iowa St.
522 John Brantley Georgia
523 John Mitchell Alabama
524 John Thierry Alcorn St.
525 Jon Beason Miami
526 Jonathan Greenard Florida
527 Kanavis McGhee Colorado
528 Keith Burns Oklahoma St.
529 Ken Johnson Army
530 Kevin McLain Colorado St.
531 Kirk Carruthers Florida St.
532 Larry Gordon Arizona St.
533 Marc Munford Nebraska
534 Mark Arneson Arizona
535 Marlo Perry Jackson St.
536 Melvin Foster Iowa
537 Michael Mauti Penn St.
538 Mike Knox Nebraska
539 Mike Kolen Auburn
540 Paul Nunu Wyoming
541 Phil Heck Cal
542 Quentin Coryatt Texas A&M
543 Ralph Ortega Florida
544 Rashaan Evans Alabama
545 Ray Cone Colorado
546 Robert Brazile Jackson St.
547 Rodrigo Barnes Rice
548 Roman Phifer UCLA
549 Ron Warner Kansas
550 Scott Radecic Penn St.
551 Scott Ross USC
552 Shane Bullough Michigan St.
553 Shaq Thompson Washington
554 Spencer Havner UCLA
555 Stephen Boyd Boston College
556 Steve Aycock Oklahoma
557 Steve Strinko Michigan
558 Tony Bennett Ole Miss
559 Tony Caldwell Washington
560 Trey DePriest Alabama
561 Tyronne Stowe Rutgers
562 Vince Hall Virginia Tech
563 Vontaze Burfict Arizona St.

 


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