This year’s off-ball Linebackers class is not a strong suit of the 2025 NFL concept, but it offers subhigh-end prospects that should hear their name street on the first two days. The overall department of the position this year is quite thin, so if a team wants to bocgen the Linebacker corps, they better tackle it early.
A group of SB Nation’s concept analysts from our 32 NFL team communities ranked their top LBS in the design and this top 10 is the result of those cumulative rankings.
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10. Cody Simon, Ohio State
Simon benefited from his last year as Buckeye. The team captain had a striking 112 tackles, including 12.5 TFLs and seven bags. He is a well -seasoned university football player who seemed to click for him this season. His ability to diagnose plays and come to football was crucial in the play -off run of Ohio State.
9. Jack Kiser, Notre Dame
Kiser is a sixth -year senior who played a school record 70 games for the Fighting Irish. His athletics leaves something to be desired, but his experience and football IQ help him make up for it. Probably only to two-down LB and a special contribution at the NFL level.
8. Smael Mondon Jr., Georgia
Mondon has a flowering or bust potential; He needs time to develop and put everything together at the NFL level. He was a top 30 five-star recruit that came from high school and has the pedigree to appear as a final starter if he can process the game with NFL speed.
7. Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma
A high-volume tackler at the Binnenlinebacker position that had three straight Seanos with more than 100 tackles. Stutsman is your prototypical inner-the-box downhill defender. I get the job done with an excellent playing collection and block.
6. Chris Paul Jr., Mississippi
“Pooh” is most suitable as an external line lacker in a schedule that does not require a lot of man-to-man coverage. Paul Jr. Is a certain tackler that shows a good burst to close to ball carriers and has a talent for finding the right run -pass form.
5. Jeffrey Bassa, Oregon
Bassa is a three-down Linebacker who played in Oregon, but has the athletics to play outside in the NFL. Bassa fits on the form of the New Age Weak Linebacker, Capable coverage skills and submits SAP as Blitzer.
4. Barrett Carter, Clemsson
Carter has a solid sense of the game on the Linebacker position and has the athletic features to be a secondary-to-subsideline three-down player. Carter is at best when his agility and speed allow to shine like a Blitzer or QB spy.
3. Demetrius Knight, South Carolina
Knight connected to Carson Schwesinger for the second place, but was hardly closed. Knight has a large frame and uses it to unleash violent hits against his opponent. Tailor -made for action in the box, his AGGSION and willingness to fight through the traffic make him a good fit for one that needs an within LB.
2. Carson Schwesinger, UCLA
The former Walk-On turned into an All-American for UCLA in his fourth year. Schwesinger is a Rangy -Backer that is skilled in zone or male coverage. He should find the field early as a starting LB, but if he doesn’t, he has experienced special teams AAS.
1. Jihaad Campbel, Alabama
Campbell was our unanimous top player at Off-Box Linebacker. The former Top-15 Recruut is at best when he hurry up the passer or in the top, where he can take over 6’3 ”frame and superior athletic skills. His special skills are likely to see him countries in the first round of the NFL design, and he would immediately have to imperative imperative imperative imperative.
