Best Linebackers
If you want the best linebacker in CFB 26, Jacob Rodriguez at Texas Tech is the 97 OVR answer. Anthony Hill Jr. (Texas) trails by 2 at 95 OVR, so the top of the board is a real two-way race. By rank 25 you're at 89 OVR (Harold Perkins Jr., LSU) — that's the floor for an immediate-starter tier-one linebacker on a national-championship roster.
The Top 25
Ranked by overall rating at dynasty start (Launch / National Championship). Click a team to open its full dynasty guide.
| # | Player | Pos | Team | OVR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Jacob Rodriguez | ROLB | Sr | Texas Tech | 97 | Play Recognition 99 |
| 02 | Anthony Hill Jr. | MLB | Jr | Texas | 95 | Hit Power 97 |
| 03 | Arvell Reese | MLB | Jr | Ohio State | 94 | Play Recognition 97 |
| 04 | CJ Allen | MLB | Jr | Georgia | 93 | Hit Power 95 |
| 05 | Sonny Styles | ROLB | Sr | Ohio State | 93 | Hit Power 96 |
| 06 | Rasheem Biles | LOLB | Jr | Pittsburgh | 92 | Pursuit 93 |
| 07 | Aiden Fisher | MLB | Sr | Indiana | 92 | Awareness 98 |
| 08 | Red Murdock | MLB | Sr | Buffalo | 92 | Stamina 99 |
| 09 | Suntarine Perkins | ROLB | Jr | Ole Miss | 92 | Pursuit 98 |
| 10 | Xavier Atkins | ROLB | So | Auburn | 91 | Acceleration 94 |
| 11 | Gabe Jacas | LOLB | Sr | Illinois | 91 | Injury 97 |
| 12 | Jack Kelly | ROLB | Sr | BYU | 91 | Play Recognition 98 |
| 13 | Bryce Boettcher | MLB | Sr | Oregon | 90 | Injury 93 |
| 14 | Jake Golday | LOLB | Sr | Cincinnati | 90 | Acceleration 91 |
| 15 | Jason Henderson | MLB | Sr | Old Dominion | 90 | Awareness 99 |
| 16 | Deontae Lawson | LOLB | Sr | Alabama | 90 | Hit Power 96 |
| 17 | Kyle Louis | ROLB | Jr | Pittsburgh | 90 | Stamina 98 |
| 18 | Ben Roberts | MLB | Jr | Texas Tech | 90 | Stamina 94 |
| 19 | Austin Romaine | MLB | Jr | Kansas State | 90 | Play Recognition 96 |
| 20 | Keaton Thomas | LOLB | Jr | Baylor | 90 | Stamina 96 |
| 21 | Josiah Trotter | MLB | So | Missouri | 90 | Tackle 96 |
| 22 | Taurean York | ROLB | Jr | Texas A&M | 90 | Stamina 95 |
| 23 | Drayk Bowen | MLB | Jr | Notre Dame | 89 | Injury 92 |
| 24 | Mac Harris | MLB | Sr | USF | 89 | Injury 95 |
| 25 | Harold Perkins Jr. | ROLB | Jr | LSU | 89 | Acceleration 97 |
What the list says
The SEC owns this list with 8 of the top 25. If you're recruiting against the conference, you're recruiting against the position's deepest pool.
The class makeup is balanced: 11 seniors, 0 freshmen, and the rest in between. No senior cliff to plan around, but no obvious "build around them for four years" young anchor either.