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Best Outside Linebackers

If you want the best outside linebacker in CFB 26, Jacob Rodriguez at Texas Tech is the 97 OVR answer. Sonny Styles (Ohio State) is the next best at 93, but the 4-point gap means there's only one tier-one outside linebacker this dynasty cycle. By rank 25 you're at 86 OVR (Stanquan Clark, Louisville) — that's the floor for an immediate-starter tier-one outside 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.

Best Outside Linebackers in CFB 26: top 25 ranked by overall rating.
#	Player	Pos	Yr	Team	OVR	Top Attribute
01	Jacob Rodriguez	ROLB	Sr	Texas Tech	97	Play Recognition 99
02	Sonny Styles	ROLB	Sr	Ohio State	93	Hit Power 96
03	Rasheem Biles	LOLB	Jr	Pittsburgh	92	Pursuit 93
04	Suntarine Perkins	ROLB	Jr	Ole Miss	92	Pursuit 98
05	Xavier Atkins	ROLB	So	Auburn	91	Acceleration 94
06	Gabe Jacas	LOLB	Sr	Illinois	91	Injury 97
07	Jack Kelly	ROLB	Sr	BYU	91	Play Recognition 98
08	Jake Golday	LOLB	Sr	Cincinnati	90	Acceleration 91
09	Deontae Lawson	LOLB	Sr	Alabama	90	Hit Power 96
10	Kyle Louis	ROLB	Jr	Pittsburgh	90	Stamina 98
11	Keaton Thomas	LOLB	Jr	Baylor	90	Stamina 96
12	Taurean York	ROLB	Jr	Texas A&M	90	Stamina 95
13	Harold Perkins Jr.	ROLB	Jr	LSU	89	Acceleration 97
14	Teitum Tuioti	LOLB	Jr	Oregon	89	Injury 94
15	Lander Barton	ROLB	Sr	Utah	88	Stamina 94
16	Keyshaun Elliott	ROLB	Sr	Arizona State	88	Pursuit 93
17	Rolijah Hardy	ROLB	So	Indiana	88	Pursuit 92
18	Gideon ESPN Lampron	ROLB	Jr	Bowling Green	88	Stamina 91
19	Kip Lewis	ROLB	Jr	Oklahoma	88	Play Recognition 92
20	Trey Moore	ROLB	Sr	Texas	88	Play Recognition 97
21	Tony Rojas	ROLB	Jr	Penn State	88	Pursuit 93
22	Sammy Brown	ROLB	So	Clemson	87	Jumping 92
23	Marques Watson-Trent	ROLB	Sr	Nebraska	87	Injury 96
24	Arion Carter	ROLB	Jr	Tennessee	86	Jumping 93
25	Stanquan Clark	ROLB	Jr	Louisville	86	Stamina 91

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: 10 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.