The Longhorns had Keenan Robinson drafted in the fourth round by Washington and Emmanuel Acho picked in the sixth round by the Cleveland Browns. , the sophomore linebacker has lived up to his fathers name and then some. Should be viewed as one of the top three-down linebacker prospects in the class of 2023 given sideline-to-sideline playmaking ability and overall physical demeanor. this past season and is the most valuable returning linebacker according to PFFs, Dumas-Johnson is the next great Georgia linebacker, following past Bulldog greats such as. Excellent overall athletic profile coupled with strong on-field context. Run it back! Rather instinctive in the box as a run defender and is quick to read and react. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. By: CollegeFootballNews.com, College Basketball Predictions. Sun Belt: Texas State (David Mayo and Michael Orakpo). Will eventually need to find better leverage and get adjusted to the speed of the college game, but should be viewed as one of the top linebackers in Florida for the 2023 recruiting cycle given how he moves and plays the game. Hes a menace as a blitzer, with his 30.6% pass-rush win rate last year leading all FBS linebackers. Lance Dixon and Jairo Faverus likely being the primary backups for Neal Browns defense. 11 is reserved for the elite linebackers at Penn State, as Parsons. Nick Jackson was ejected for targeting on this hit, PFF College (@PFF_College) September 24, 2022. Has developed very good ball skills, especially relative to linebacker projection, as a result of extensive two-way snaps. Subscribe to 247Sports YouTube for the latest college football, basketball and recruiting news including live college commitments. Productive two-way play who plays on edge of 3-4 defense. Might not be as long as schools want in an edge-rusher so he projects more as a traditional outside backer who can blitz off the edge when needed. As a true freshman, he led all Power-Five linebackers with a 91.0 pass-rushing grade. Adequate in-space athleticism appeared to take the next step during senior campaign. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. 9 amongst his peers across the nation. Intelligent player that has a good feel for whats going on around him, which isnt surprising given the fact that his father is an NFL defensive coordinator. Nate Landman, Colorado: The former three-star prospect has blossomed into one of the most experienced and The top 15 signees are attending 11 different schools. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports. His 26 pressures in 2021 trailed only. Naturally low center of gravity and impressive core balance allows him to change directions without wasting much, if any, motion. Excels on contact, exhibiting excellent play strength and power at the point of attack. Displays good athleticism in multiple phases of the game with the majority of his snaps coming at the running back position. Diagnosis whats going on in front of him better than most his age. Trotter played only 58 snaps last year as a true freshman but showed some nice flashes. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. The other three, Devin Lloyd, Nakobe Dean and Channing Tindall, all were taken within the first three rounds of the 2022 NFL Draft. Needs to continue to develop upper body strength to handle physical nature of college game in the box. Likes to lead with his weight and will explode through his hips in hopes of getting ball carriers to get them to the ground. 95 overall) all got a draft call. Shayne Skov, Stanford 5. The junior has allowed only 172 receiving yards in that span, the fifth fewest for Power Five linebackers. Hes No. Tone-setter for an FBS-loaded Texas 5A D-I state championship defense as a sophomore and perennially highly-ranked program over final two high school seasons. The Rebels pulled in one of the more underrated transfers this offseason in. , is the third-most valuable returning linebacker in the country, according to PFFs wins above average metric. Size at one point was a bit of a concern, but lived in the weight room winter after junior season and bulked up significantly in the upper half. . In his first year as a starter, he missed just three percent of his tackles and in 2019 he led the Bulldogs with 89 total tackles. More than capable of making a difference outside of the hashes given his initial burst and will exert plenty of energy over the course of four quarters. Rather effective in pursuit and has also shown that he can get the job done as a face-up tackler. Lorenzo Carter could be a high-upside add on a one-year, prove-it deal at 27 years old. Oklahoma: Eric Striker and Dominique Alexander. Could see the field relatively early given how physically developed he already is in both the upper and lower halves., Scouting report: A tackling machine with the mentality of an alpha. As a blitzer this season, his 84.0 pass-rushing grade placed 11th among Power Five linebackers. Using PFFs preseason positional rankings and PFF-exclusive stats, here are the best linebacking corps in the country. Possesses the size to immediately give you snaps at the P5 level. Ivan Pace Jr. transfers in from Miami (Ohio) and is arguably the best linebacker in the country on passing downs. Buy Sooners Tickets. Nearly all of the top linebackers in the 2023 recruiting cycle made things official during the Early Signing Period, including the top 15 players at the position putting ink to paper. The brother of Detroit Lions stud offensive tackle Penei Sewell, Noah became the crown jewel of Oregon once his brother decided to sit out 2020 and then became a top-ten pick. Iowa Hawkeyes First things first, this is not meant to disparage Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell. Might not be as long as schools want in an edge-rusher so he projects more as a traditional outside backer who can blitz off the edge when needed. Capable of consistent sideline-to-sideline pursuit with proven blitzing ability. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. Impact player in high school as linebacker/edge rusher and running back. He was already a stud as the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and a first-team all-conference selection in his second season, but I also love what he offers the NFL. Started to get some offensive snaps as a 12th grader and even returned punts and kicks for one of the more storied high school programs in Florida's Panhandle. Has plenty of room for frame growth and can easily add 25 pounds without losing athletic traits. Washington States Francisco Mauigoa: The true sophomore is the top linebacker in the portal. Can re-direct and move along line of scrimmage. The junior was also second among SEC linebackers with a 51.7% open target rate allowed. Will need to cut down on the few mistakes he makes and keep mastering his craft, but should be viewed as one of the top backers in the class of 2023. Displays good short area explosiveness and change of direction ability, flashing some make you miss ability in the open field. Just missed the cut: Cameron McGrone (Michigan), Nick Bolton Broad, layered athletic profile projects very well in long term. Owns a rocked-up build at 6-foot, 205 pounds. Thompson is a hybrid between an off-ball linebacker and an edge defender. Brees is joining the Purdue coaching staff as an assistant for the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, the school announced Thursday. With that being said, he needs to play with more extension working against blockers in the run game and there are question about this athleticism as to how it projects to the next level, as weve rarely seen him get tasked with man-coverage duty. Gets off quickly at snap. Flashes decent knee bend. The guy most draft rankings seem to have at the top for the position in college football is Trenton Simpson at Clemson. ???????? Alabama's Bryce Young took the college football world by storm in 2021, but what are his prospects for the NFL? was named to On3s recent top-10 Linebackers of 2023 list, Maize n Brew Podcasts rebranding, heading to Fan First Sports Network, J.J. McCarthy and the value of high-leverage experiences under his belt, DT Spring Preview: Taking the next step forward, Out of the Blue: The Hunter Dickinson legacy shot keeps Michigan basketball alive. Has plenty of room for frame growth and can easily add 25 pounds without losing athletic traits. More than likely projects to an off-ball weak side backer role at the next level on the defensive side of the ball. in 2020, he earned a 90.2 coverage grade, which was first among Power Five linebackers. He has some good lateral agility to side-step blockers, but rarely fights through creases and stops the momentum of ball-carriers around the line of scrimmage. UCLA: Myles Jack and Eric Kendricks. Vast pursuit range. Athletic enough to compensate for occasional less-than-ideal angles. Linebackers: Josh Chandler-Semedo/Exree Loe. The redshirt senior was especially stingy in coverage, picking off two passes and breaking up a couple more. 2023 Transfer Portal Rankings QB | RB | WR | TE | OT | OG/C DE/EDGE | DT | LB | CB | Saf | Coaches 15 Jestin Jacobs New School: Oregon Former School: Iowa 14 Ryan Selig New School: Minnesota Former School: Western Michigan 13 DeMario Tolan New School: Auburn Both Pace brothers are among, , the top two linebacker recruits in the 2020 class. He led the nation with 140 tackles in 2021, and hes the The redshirt junior is a dominant run-stuffer, as his 49 run-defense stops in 2022 ranked second among all linebackers in the country while his 20 tackles for loss/no-gain were tied for third. Adequate in-space athleticism appeared to take the next step during senior campaign. Colorado and new head coach Deion Sanders made a late offer to Carter, but he elected to stay in his home state and sign with the Vols. Jordan Pollard Faith Lutheran (Las Vegas, NV) LB. In addition to edge and linebacker reps, owns significant snaps at safety and plays with coverage awareness. Willing to fight through double teams. Iowa defensive lineman Deontae Craig (45) gets embraced by teammates Jack Campbell (31) and John Waggoner (92) after sacking Penn State quarterback Ta'Quan Roberson (2) during a NCAA Big Ten Conference football game, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. Buy Sooners Tickets. Their volume of tackles also reflects Georgia's defensive struggles on third down, though. Senior season displayed improved in-space competency as a big-bodied traditional off-ball 'backer who could likely stay there in the long term. pic.twitter.com/dIoT3CCCzG, Max Chadwick (@Chad_Maxwick) February 13, 2023. Last time a Big Ten linebacker duo was selected in the same draft: It happened in May, when Iowa had Christian Kirksey (third round) and Anthony Hitchens (fourth round) drafted. Owner of a 4.62 40 and 100-meter times of 11.16 and 11.18. The Florida transfer was one of four Power Five linebackers who held top-15 grades both as a pass-rusher and in coverage this past season. In the passing game, he can carry slot receivers down the hashes, blitz off the slot, spy the quarterback and pretty much anything you ask of him, because of how loose he is in space. 6 overall), Kevin Minter (Cardinals, second round, No. Closes well on ball carriers. Thumper vs. the run with chase-down athleticism from the back side. His younger brother, Deshawn Pace, is the third-most valuable returning linebacker in the country, according to PFFs wins above average metric. Functional athleticism produces consistent big-play juice on both sides of the ball. Unlike a lot of college LBs nowadays, he can still take on and shed blockers coming right at him, thanks to his robust base. You want height (61-63) and weight for an Inside Linebacker (ILB) to be around 220-245; to take on guards and h-backs. Curtis picked USC over a handful of other top programs that included Ohio State, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee and Wisconsin. Isaiah Simmons Highlights (BEST LINEBACKER IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL) clemson lb highlights isaiah simmons. Go Pokes???? Your login session has expired. All hes done since then is earn a 94.9 career grade, best among FBS linebackers over the past five years. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. Plays fast and is physical, especially when tackling through a ball carrier. Displays impressive linear acceleration with burst and open-field playmaking ability of a Power Five skill prospect. Scouting report: Nichelson is among the most athletic linebackers in the region. One of the biggest risers from this 2020 season has been this 64, 260 pound-listed linebacker that is the heart of a Hurricanes 21st-ranked scoring defense. this season due to his dominance on passing plays. Washington States Travion Brown: Arizona States new linebacker has dominated in coverage over the past two seasons. Gained 1,500-plus receiving yards over sophomore and junior seasons. Power Rankings are PFFs NCAA power ratings based on weekly player grades in each facet of play. Aint No Discussion, You Know Im THE Real Deal. Shows speed to chase play down on back side. If he can stay healthy and live up to it, Oregon could easily top this list. Already established as a hammer, showed violent striking ability during impressive senior season. Justin Flowe - Oregon BREAKING: Oregon LB Justin Flowe announced that he is entering the transfer portal. Jack Campbell's 45 run stops last season was tied for the most by a P5 LB ???? For perspective on the 245 stops they combined for, consider that only six defenders league-wide posted 100-plus tackles, and three of those don't return. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Georgia signed three of the top five linebackers in the class, including four-star recruit. The sophomore was one of three in the Power Five with 75-plus grades as a run-defender, pass-rusher and in coverage. Ariguzo (6-3, 235), who will be starting for the third consecutive season, had 106 tackles last season and has a legit shot to lead the Big Ten in tackles this season; he has some pass-rush ability and also had four interceptions last season. Pursues downhill in the flat and chases plays down from behind. Based on a combination of the best players and wholl make the biggest splashes, heres our ranking of the top linebackers in the 2023 college football transfer Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA; Tulsa Golden Hurricane linebacker Justin Wright (30) runs back an interception for a touchdown during the second quarter of the game against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Boone Pickens Stadium. He posted 80.0-plus grades both in coverage and as a pass-rusher last season, one of only four to do so in the country. Excellent in chase mode as he can get outside the hashes and hawk down ball carriers of all different sizes. 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