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Who Is The Best Linebacker In The NFL Right Now?
Who is the best linebacker in the NFL right now? That's up to you football fans to decide—and it won't be easy. Complete with some of the best linebackers of all time, the list below features all the top defensemen currently playing. There to prevent runs and block passes, linebackers have a tough job. Of course, they're also there for the potential sack, or rushing a throw at the least—and they can be the offensive team's worst nightmare. If you had to choose from the top NFL linebackers, who would you want on your side?
From C.J. Moseley to Khalil Mack, the best current NFL linebackers are serious forces to be reckoned with, and these two may just be the best out there right now. Nevertheless, you also have to consider powerhouses like Blake Martinez, Sean Lee, Eric Kendricks, and Anthony Barr, among plenty of other talented and fearsome outside and middle linebackers. One thing all these backers have in common is they're at the top of their game. However, the question still remains: who are the best linebackers in the NFL right now?
Vote below for the NFL linebackers you think are the best. You can also vote players down if you feel they should be lower on the list—as well as add players who should also be considered among the best tacklers in football.
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- 1Los Angeles Rams
- Position: Linebacker
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Bobby Joseph Wagner is an American football linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League. He played college football for Utah State. He was drafted by the Seahawks in the ...more - 2Los Angeles Chargers
- Position: Outside linebacker
- Birthplace: Fort Pierce, Florida
Khalil Delshon Mack (born February 22, 1991) is an American football outside linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the ...more - 3Pittsburgh Steelers
- Position: Outside linebacker
- Birthplace: Pewaukee, Wisconsin
Trent Jordan "T. J." Watt is an American football outside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Wisconsin, and ...more - 4Indianapolis Colts
- Position: Outside linebacker
- Birthplace: Nichols, South Carolina
Darius Shaquille Leonard (born July 27, 1995) is an American football Outside linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South ...more - 5Dallas Cowboys
- Position: Linebacker
- Birthplace: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Micah Aaron Parsons (born May 26, 1999), nicknamed "Hot Whistle" and "The Lion", is an American football outside linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played ...more - 6Buffalo Bills
- Position: Outside Linebacker, Defensive end
- Birthplace: Dallas, Texas
Von B'Vsean Miller Jr. (born March 26, 1989) is an American football outside linebacker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). Miller played college football at Texas A&M, where ...more - 7Las Vegas Raiders
- Position: Outside linebacker
- Birthplace: Rochester, New York
Chandler James Jones (born February 27, 1990) is an American football outside linebacker for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). Jones was selected by the New England ...more - 8San Francisco 49ers
- Position: Linebacker
- Birthplace: San Marcos, California
Federico Anthony "Fred" Warner (born November 19, 1996) is an American football linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at BYU and was ...more - 9Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Position: Linebacker
- Birthplace: Miami, Florida
Lavonte David (born January 23, 1990) is an American football linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Nebraska, ...more - 10Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Position: Linebacker
- Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland
Shaquil Akeem "Shaq" Barrett (born November 17, 1992) is an American football outside linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the ...more - 11New Orleans Saints
- Position: Linebacker
- Birthplace: Brandon, Mississippi
Demario Davis (born January 11, 1989) is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New York Jets in the third round of ...more - 12Buffalo Bills
- Position: Linebacker
- Birthplace: Danville, Virginia
Fe'Zahn Tremaine Edmunds (born May 2, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia Tech and was drafted ...more - 13Jacksonville Jaguars
- Position: Linebacker
- Birthplace: Cumberland County, Virginia
Joshua Allen (born July 13, 1997) is an American football linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He most recently played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats. ...more - 14Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Position: Middle linebacker
Devin White (born February 17, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. A consensus All American, White played college football at LSU, winning the 2018 Butkus Award, ...more - 15Carolina Panthers
- Position: Outside linebacker
- Birthplace: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Brian Burns is an American football outside linebacker for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State. - 16Pittsburgh Steelers
- Position: Linebacker
- Birthplace: Pembroke Pines, Florida
Devin Bush Jr. (born July 18, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Michigan. - 17Chicago Bears
- Position: Linebacker
- Birthplace: Mount Vernon, Georgia
Roquan Daevon Smith (born April 8, 1997) is an American football linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia. Smith became the first ...more - 18Minnesota Vikings
- Position: Linebacker
- Birthplace: Clovis, California
Eric-Nathan M. Kendricks (born February 29, 1992) is an American football middle linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UCLA. As a ...more - 19Arizona Cardinals
- Position: Linebacker
- Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska
Isaiah Simmons (born July 26, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson and was drafted by the ...more - 20Cleveland Browns
- Position: Linebacker
- Birthplace: Hampton, Virginia
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (born November 4, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame, where he ...more - 21Kansas City Chiefs
- Position: Linebacker
- Birthplace: Frisco, Texas
Nicholas Bolton (born March 10, 2000) is an American football linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Missouri, and was drafted by ...more - 22Seattle Seahawks
- Position: Linebacker
- Birthplace: Dallas, Texas
Jordyn W. Brooks (born October 21, 1997) is an American football linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas Tech and was drafted by ...more - 23Carolina Panthers
- Position: Outside linebacker
- Birthplace: Sacramento, California
Shaquille Green Thompson (born April 21, 1994) is an American football outside linebacker for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington. He ...more - 24Baltimore Ravens
- Position: Linebacker
- Birthplace: Ventress, Louisiana
Patrick Queen (born August 13, 1999) is an American football middle linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU and was drafted 28th ...more - 25Indianapolis Colts
- Position: Linebacker
- Birthplace: Santa Ana, California
Bobby Okereke (born July 29, 1996) is an American football linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford and was drafted by the ...more
