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2025 Linebackers Recruiting Rankings

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Ranked Recruits
235
Committed Schools
112
Blue-Chips
49

State landing pages

Ranked recruits

Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.

RankRecruitTeamStarsRatingState
1Zayden Walker
Schley County
Georgia5★0.987Georgia
2Riley Pettijohn
McKinney
Ohio State4★0.979Texas
3Madden Faraimo
JSerra Catholic
Notre Dame4★0.966California
4Elijah Barnes
Skyline
Texas4★0.966Texas
5Zaydrius Rainey-Sale
Bethel
Washington4★0.950Washington
6Matai Tagoa'i
San Clemente
USC4★0.950California
7Dawson Merritt
Blue Valley
Nebraska4★0.944Kansas
8Noah Mikhail
Bonita
Texas A&M4★0.943California
9Duke Johnson
Dodge County
Alabama4★0.942Georgia
10Charles Ross II
North Shore
LSU4★0.941Texas
11Jaiden Braker
South Gwinnett
LSU4★0.940Georgia
12Ty Jackson
Seminole Ridge
Florida4★0.939Florida
13TJ Alford
Vero Beach
Ohio State4★0.938Florida
14Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng
IMG Academy
Michigan4★0.937Florida
15Tyler Lockhart
Winona
Mississippi State4★0.936Mississippi
16J.J. Faulk
Highland Home
Auburn4★0.935Alabama
17Christian Jones
Westside
Nebraska4★0.933Nebraska
18Jaedon Harmon
Rome
Tennessee4★0.931Georgia
19Elijah Melendez
Osceola
Auburn4★0.930Florida
20Tavion Wallace
Appling County
Arkansas4★0.928Georgia
21Gavin Nix
IMG Academy
Oregon4★0.927Florida
22Nasir Wyatt
Mater Dei
Oregon4★0.926California
23Christian Gass
Eastside
Tennessee4★0.924Georgia
24Mason Posa
La Cueva
Wisconsin4★0.919New Mexico
25Anthony Sacca
St. Joseph's Prep
Notre Dame4★0.917Pennsylvania
26Kaleb Burns
Cy Falls
Baylor4★0.915Texas
27Kellen Wiley Jr.
Armwood
Miami4★0.914Florida
28Burke Gautcher
Sycamore
Iowa4★0.913Illinois
29Logan Anderson
Fyffe
Clemson4★0.911Alabama
30Luke Metz
Mill Creek
Alabama4★0.907Georgia
31Carson Cooney
Oswego
Iowa4★0.906Illinois
32Jarcoby Hopson
Lake Cormorant
Ole Miss4★0.906Mississippi
33Abduall Sanders Jr.
Mater Dei
Alabama4★0.904California
34LaVar Arrington II
Charter Oak
Penn State4★0.903California
35Alex Tatsch
Greater Latrobe
Penn State4★0.902Pennsylvania
36Emmanuel Karmo
Robbinsdale Cooper
Minnesota4★0.901Minnesota
37Zach Weeks
Oconee County
LSU4★0.901Georgia
38Anthony Kruah
Marietta
Georgia4★0.901Georgia
39Dante McClellan
McKinley
Missouri4★0.900Ohio
40Cameron Smith
St. Joseph's Prep
Penn State4★0.898Pennsylvania
41CJ Jimcoily
Lipscomb Academy
LSU4★0.897Tennessee
42Kelvion Riggins
Forney
Texas A&M4★0.895Texas
43Austin Howard
Bartlett
Vanderbilt4★0.895Tennessee
44Keylan Moses
University Lab
LSU4★0.895Louisiana
45DJ McClary
Henry Snyder
Rutgers4★0.895New Jersey
46Jadon Perlotte
Buford
Tennessee4★0.894Georgia
47Grant Beerman
Lakota West
Illinois4★0.893Ohio
48Jonathan Epperson Jr.
Auburn Riverside
Washington4★0.892Washington
49Cyrus Polu
Desert HIlls
Utah4★0.890Utah
50Bryce Deas
St. Frances Academy
Auburn3★0.890Maryland
51Christian Thatcher
Arbor View
Utah3★0.890Nevada
52Charles White
St. Mary's
Michigan State3★0.889Michigan
53Jonathan Cunningham
North Crowley
Texas3★0.889Texas
54Ethan Pritchard
Seminole
Florida State3★0.888Florida
55Kamar Archie
Hun School
Rutgers3★0.887New Jersey
56Ezekiel Marcelin Jr.
Miami Central
Miami3★0.887Florida
57Carlton Smith
Maury
3★0.885Virginia
58Carl'veon Young
Carl Albert
3★0.885Oklahoma
59Brenden Anes
Fred J Page
3★0.884Tennessee
60Ko'o Kia
Punahou
3★0.884Hawaii
61Nusi Taumoepeau
Westlake
3★0.883Utah
62Talibi Kaba
Hillside
3★0.883New Jersey
63Carrington Coombs
Hebron Christian Academy
3★0.883Georgia
64Eli Lee
Archbishop Hoban
3★0.882Ohio
65Brett Clatterbaugh
Eastern View
Virginia Tech3★0.882Virginia
66Corey Amos
Opelousas
Ole Miss3★0.881Louisiana
67Will Hawthorne
Gilbert
Iowa State3★0.881Iowa
68Pierce Mooberry
Millard North
3★0.879Nebraska
69Weston Port
San Juan Hills
3★0.879California
70AJ Tuitele
Mojave
3★0.879Nevada
71Myles Johnson
T.R. Miller
3★0.879Alabama
72Landon McComber
Bishop Gorman
3★0.879Nevada
73Chase Taylor
Stockbridge
3★0.878Georgia
74Isaiah Deloatch
Hillside
3★0.877North Carolina
75Christian Pierce
Brother Rice
3★0.877Illinois
76Ethan Johnson
Decatur
3★0.877Georgia
77Weston Polk
Coppell
3★0.876Texas
78Marcus James
Carl Albert
3★0.875Oklahoma
79Brock Golwas
Marcus
3★0.875Texas
80JJ Shelton
South Oak Cliff
3★0.875Texas
81Jason King
DeSmet
3★0.874Missouri
82Ethan Stendel
Caledonia
3★0.874Minnesota
83Josiah Broxton
Florida State University School
3★0.874Florida
84Cameron White
Armwood
3★0.874Florida
85Justin Thompson
Our Lady of Good Counsel
3★0.874Maryland
86Mantrez Walker
Buford
3★0.873Georgia
87Noah Chambers
DeMatha Catholic
3★0.873Maryland
88Mark Iheanachor
Narbonne
3★0.873California
89Malakhi Boone
South Sumter
UCF3★0.873Florida
90Josh Smith
Dutch Fork
South Carolina3★0.873South Carolina
91Donovan Jones
Midway
26403★0.872Texas
92Cooper Catalano
Germantown
Wisconsin3★0.872Wisconsin
93Cannon Valenzuela
Jacksboro
Colorado State3★0.872Texas
94Myron Robinson
East Central
Arizona3★0.872Texas
95Javar Thomas
Aldine Nimitz
3★0.871Texas
96Mickey Vaccarello
Peters Township
3★0.871Pennsylvania
97Tyler Houser
Pope John XXIII
3★0.871New Jersey
98Keylan Abrams
DeSoto
3★0.871Texas
99Mekhi Mixon
East St. Louis
3★0.870Illinois
100Sam Haley
Ensworth
3★0.870Tennessee
101LaCorian Hodge
Seguin
3★0.870Texas
102Dylan Gill
South Dade
3★0.870Florida
103Travares Daniels II
St. Thomas Aquinas
Maryland3★0.870Florida
104CJ Crite
Lincoln County
Cincinnati3★0.869Georgia
105Taani Makasini
Timpview
BYU3★0.869Utah
106AJ Holloway
Buford
South Carolina3★0.869Georgia
107AJ Rice
Madison Academy
Mississippi State3★0.869Alabama
108Caleb Matelau
Manatee
Louisville3★0.869Florida
109Donovan Robinson Jr.
Loyola Academy
3★0.868Illinois
110Isaiah Reese
Phillips Exeter Academy
3★0.868New Hampshire
111Jovan Clark
Morgan Park
3★0.868Illinois
112Elliott Schaper
Westlake
3★0.868Texas
113Richmond Ugochukwu
Berkner
3★0.867Texas
114Max Fonoimoana
Kahuku
3★0.867Hawaii
115Jake Bauer
Malvern Prep
North Carolina3★0.867Pennsylvania
116Antoine Deslauriers
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee
Syracuse3★0.865QC
117Dillon Arkansas
Ryan
TCU3★0.865Texas
118PJ Nelson
Princeton
Indiana3★0.865Ohio
119Asher Wasserman
Hamden Hall
3★0.864Connecticut
120Ke'Von Carter
Wagner
3★0.864Texas
121Kenyon Rivera
Buford
3★0.863Georgia
122Bryson Walters
Itawamba Agricultural
3★0.862Mississippi
123Wolf Walker
East Paulding
Memphis3★0.862Georgia
124Isaiah Iosefa
Mililani
Arizona State3★0.862Hawaii
125Jaylon Parnell
Pascagoula
Louisiana Tech3★0.861Mississippi
126Denim Cook
Bishop Hartley
Pittsburgh3★0.861Ohio
127Griffin Collins
Worcester Academy
Boston College3★0.860Massachusetts
128John Insinga
Hun School
Rutgers3★0.860New Jersey
129Tristan Bacon
Raymond S. Kellis
Arizona State3★0.860Arizona
130Bailey Benson
Eastside
Wake Forest3★0.859Georgia
131Sawyer Schilke
Kearney
Kansas State3★0.859Nebraska
132Jamari Farmer
Mooresville
Indiana3★0.859North Carolina
133Zacari Thomas
Jones County
Boston College3★0.859Georgia
134Josh Veldman
Lincoln Way West
Northwestern3★0.858Illinois
135Trent Spence
Klein Collins
Baylor3★0.858Texas
136Tyler Payne
Weber
BYU3★0.858Utah
137Justin Rowe
Asheville School
Virginia3★0.858North Carolina
138Sullivan Schlimgen
O'Gorman
Washington State3★0.858South Dakota
139Maguire Richman
Blue Valley
Kansas State3★0.857Kansas
140Nigel Nelson
Pensacola Catholic
Arkansas State3★0.856Florida
141Ke'Breion Winston
Lancaster
Baylor3★0.855Texas
142Ty Thames
Wimberley
Rice3★0.855Texas
143Jaden Manning
Mansfield Legacy
North Texas3★0.855Texas
144Braxtin McLester
Douglas County
Georgia Southern3★0.855Georgia
145Kris Thompson
Lipscomb Academy
3★0.853Tennessee
146Brennan Johnson
Highland Springs
Virginia Tech3★0.853Virginia
147Etene Pritchard
Pittsburg
San Diego State3★0.853California
148Chris Fileppo
LaSalle College
West Virginia3★0.852Pennsylvania
149Seth McFarland
Pine Tree
Air Force3★0.852Texas
150Cash Archer
Greenwood
21103★0.851Arkansas
151Ashton Moore
Louisburg
Kansas State3★0.851Kansas
152Lance Walker
Christian Brothers College
3★0.851Missouri
153Nathan Cleveland
Hoffman Estates
Minnesota3★0.851Illinois
154Beckham Barney
Mountain View
California3★0.851Arizona
155Coleman Lewis
Lowndes
3★0.850Georgia
156Javon Favors
Manchester
3★0.850Georgia
157Jeremiah McKenzie
Bradford
Central Michigan3★0.850Florida
158CJ Witten
Liberty Christian
Rice3★0.850Texas
159Mana Tuioti
Sheldon
Boise State3★0.850Oregon
160Brayden Knox
Putnam City
North Texas3★0.849Oklahoma
161Caleb Butler
Brunswick
Georgia Southern3★0.848Georgia
162Kendric Davis
Palisades
East Carolina3★0.848North Carolina
163DeAngelo Bowden
St. John's College
South Florida3★0.846District of Columbia
164EahJay McAdams
West Orange
Marshall3★0.846New Jersey
165Bradley Ilunga-Bisselele
Baylor School
Buffalo3★0.846Tennessee
166Jashawn Nelson
Wayne
Northern Illinois3★0.845Indiana
167Jeremiah Ioane
Liberty
Oregon State3★0.845Nevada
168Alexander Green
Palo Verde
UNLV3★0.845Nevada
169Kane Bowen
Sherman
UTEP3★0.845Texas
170Alijah Hamond
Calvert Hall College
1193★0.844Maryland
171Sam Steward
Homestead
Purdue3★0.844Indiana
172Maddox Arnold
Elder
Toledo3★0.843Ohio
173Chase Pearsall
Lee's Summit North
3★0.843Missouri
174Mac Sanders
Ola
Jacksonville State3★0.843Georgia
175Jordan Donald
Perry
Western Kentucky3★0.843Georgia
176Hector Chavez
Columbus
Florida Atlantic3★0.842Florida
177Martin Rhyne
Western
703★0.841Florida
178Trey Dudley
Briar Woods
Syracuse3★0.840Virginia
179George Hill
Woodland Hills
Buffalo3★0.840Pennsylvania
180Jordan Miles
Grissom
East Carolina3★0.840Alabama
181Tyler Moore
Opelika
Georgia State3★0.840Alabama
182Zheric Hill
Ruston
Louisiana Tech3★0.839Louisiana
183Jermaine Minnis
DeMatha Catholic
Ohio3★0.838Maryland
184Joel Lowenberg
Baylor School
Wake Forest3★0.838Tennessee
185Lucas Szymborski
Crown Point
Ball State3★0.837Indiana
186Gabriel Lovorn
South Gibson
Tulane3★0.837Tennessee
187Kamarion Peete
Daphne
3★0.837Alabama
188Venilaite Wolfgramm
Inglewood
3★0.837California
189Tristan Jackson
Choctawhatchee
Houston3★0.835Florida
190Trey Rubinstein
Napoleon
Kent State3★0.835Ohio
191Noah Knigga
Lawrenceburg
Eastern Michigan3★0.834Indiana
192Malachi Henderson
Oak Grove
Southern Miss3★0.834Mississippi
193Rafael Terrero
Emmaus
Kent State3★0.834Pennsylvania
194Albert Simon
Nederland
23203★0.833Texas
195Nate Gregory
St. Edward
Coastal Carolina3★0.833Ohio
196Micah Smith
Ensworth
Middle Tennessee3★0.833Tennessee
197Isaiah Hung
Liberty
Washington State3★0.832Missouri
198Zachary Davis
Homestead
Georgia State3★0.832Florida
199Sirr Bible
Millikan
San José State3★0.831California
200Tristan Lawyer
Wakeland
Tulsa3★0.831Texas
201Steven Perez
Phineas Banning Senior
Wyoming3★0.831California
202Shermon Smith
Worth County
South Alabama3★0.831Georgia
203Devin Reeves
Hayfield
Akron3★0.830Virginia
204Fred Clark
Wossman
UL Monroe3★0.830Louisiana
205Aden Hall
The First Academy
UTSA3★0.830Florida
206Aisiah Paogofie
James Campbell
Hawai'i3★0.830Hawaii
207Kaleb Arterberry
Pearl
3★0.830Mississippi
208Vashon Brunswick II
Sachse
UTEP3★0.830Texas
209Seth Chestnut
Baker County
1193★0.830Florida
210Cody Wells
Notre Dame Preparatory
Nevada3★0.830Arizona
211Jake Silverman
Torrance
Nevada3★0.830California
212Copelin Windfont
Crosby
UTEP3★0.828Texas
213Carter Jones
Crean Lutheran
Arizona3★0.828California
214Freddy Brown
Morton
Western Michigan3★0.828Indiana
215Robert Lee
Osceola
Florida Atlantic3★0.827Florida
216Fale Atuaia
Kahuku
3★0.827Hawaii
217Christian Knoos
Oaks Christian
3023★0.827California
218Gavin Leach
Castle
South Florida3★0.826Indiana
219Julius Puryear
Jensen Beach
Delaware3★0.825Florida
220Vito McConnell
Washington
Miami (OH)3★0.825Ohio
221Gavin James
Lincoln
Akron3★0.824Florida
222Parker Meese
Fayetteville
Purdue3★0.823Arkansas
223Trenton Nixon
Merrillville
Northern Illinois3★0.821Indiana
224Brenden Reese
Longview
North Texas3★0.821Texas
225Lucas Blumling
Desert Mountain
Fresno State3★0.821Arizona
226Sean DaVault
Sachse
Tulsa3★0.820Texas
227Jayveon Johnson
Clear Brook
Sam Houston3★0.820Texas
228Jon Bocchino
Niceville
legacy_name_hudsonvalley3★0.820Florida
229Champ Kapanui
Bishop Gorman
San José State3★0.817Nevada
230Andre Farrow
Norland
3★0.817Florida
231Parker Moore
Lawrence Free State
Wyoming3★0.816Kansas
232Mikeah Webster
Westfield
Ball State3★0.813Indiana
233Zaden Mariteragi
Farrington
Hawai'i3★0.812Hawaii
234Charlie Christopher
Lake
Ohio3★0.810Ohio
235Cam Davis
Blanche Ely
Florida International3★0.809Florida