All-time NFL linebackers bracket
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Ray Lewis1996–2012
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Lawrence Taylor
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Ted Hendricks
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Junior Seau1990–2009
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Dick Butkus1965–1973
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Jack Lambert
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Derrick Brooks1995–2008
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Randy White1975–1988
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JH
Jack Ham
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WL
Willie Lanier1967–1977
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Bobby Bell
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Brian Urlacher2000–2012
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Mike Singletary1981–1992
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Joe Schmidt1953–1965
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Luke Kuechly2012–2019
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Jason Taylor1997–2011
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Kevin Greene1985–1999
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DT
Derrick Thomas1989–1999–
Patrick Willis2007–2014
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Zach Thomas
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George Connor
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Chuck Howley1958–1973
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Robert Brazile
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Andre Tippett
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Sam Huff1956–1969
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RJ
Rickey Jackson
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Dave Wilcox1964–1974
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Khalil Mack2014–2026
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Sam Mills
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Randy Gradishar
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Bill George
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Bill Cowher
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Von Miller2011–2026
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DR
Dave Robinson
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Nick Buoniconti
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Harry Carson
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Chris Hanburger
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Bill Parcells
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Ray Nitschke
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Les Richter
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T. J. Watt2017–2026
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Bobby Wagner2012–2025
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Joey Porter
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James Harrison
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Carl Banks1984–1995
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CB
Cornelius Bennett
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BP
Bryce Paup
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Jonathan Vilma2004–2013
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Josh Hines-Allen2019–2026
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Hardy Nickerson
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LK
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Mike Vrabel1997–2010
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Fred Warner2018–2026
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PS
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Lorenzo Alexander
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Shawne Merriman2005–2012
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Jack Del Rio
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Malcolm Smith2011–2021
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Derrick Johnson
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C. J. Mosley2014–2024
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Roquan Smith2018–2026
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Brian Burns2019–2026
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Demario Davis2012–2026
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Jadeveon Clowney2014–2026
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Za'Darius Smith2015–2026
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Ken Norton Jr.1988–2000
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DeMeco Ryans
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Antonio Pierce2001–2009
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Matthew Judon2016–2026
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Shaquille Leonard2018–2023
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Anthony Barr2014–2023
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Eric Kendricks2015–2025
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London Fletcher
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Tremaine Edmunds2018–2026
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Jaylon Smith2017–2025
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Leighton Vander Esch2018–2023
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Robert Mathis2003–2016
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Andrew Van Ginkel2019–2026
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Zach Brown2012–2019
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Ryan Kerrigan2011–2021
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Montez Sweat2019–2026
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Hugh Green
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Clay Matthews Jr.
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Takeo Spikes
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Willie McGinest1994–2008
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Shaquil Barrett2014–2024
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Julian Peterson2000–2010
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NaVorro Bowman2010–2017
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James Farrior
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MC
Mike Curtis1977–1978–
Denzel Perryman2015–2026
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Matt Blair1974–1985
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Zack Baun2020–2026
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Aldon Smith2011–2020
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K. J. Wright2011–2021
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Harold Landry2018–2025
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Pepper Johnson
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Lofa Tatupu
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Keith Brooking
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Cato June2003–2009
Top all-time NFL linebackers — November 2026
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A knockout bracket: pick the winner of every matchup, round by round, until one is left.
The greatest linebackers in NFL history, by their honours.
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