Linebacker LB
Tackle + PBU production combined with speed + agility. The most consensus-driven of the front-seven positions.
Likeliest career, by the outcome model.
How many linebackers land in each career bucket as the model's single most likely finish. This is a different question from the board grades below — a prospect can be a Day 3 grade and still have “starter” as his likeliest outcome. The tails (elite, bust) are where the model separates; the middle two buckets sit close to a coin flip.
The board.
All 33 linebackers with a draftable grade on Draftanomics's 2020 board, tier by tier.
No blue-chip linebacker this cycle — Isaiah Simmons is the class's best, and he carries the next grade down.
The first-round tier runs from Isaiah Simmons at No. 10 down to Patrick Queen at No. 30. After Queen the board breathes — Zack Baun projects 14 picks later.
Zack Baun leads a 11-deep Day 2 group — the meat of the LB board — starting at a projected No. 44 overall. Barely a seam here — Markus Bailey comes off just 8 picks later. The model is planting a flag on Willie Gay Jr., 61 spots ahead of where the room ranks him (No. 124).
The Day 3 tier runs 19 deep, opening with Markus Bailey out of Purdue at No. 108 and closing with Tae Crowder at No. 250. The room is higher on Cam Brown than we are: consensus No. 52 to our No. 187.