Who is the best linebacker in 49ers history? Here are the top 12, ranked by their rating in 17-0 — the free game where you draft an all-time roster and simulate whether it can go a perfect 17-0 season. Fred Warner (2020s) tops the list at 93.
The ranking
Best 49ers linebackers ever · rating out of 100
- 1Fred Warner
49ers · 2020s93 - 2Patrick Willis
49ers · 2010s93 - 3NaVorro Bowman
49ers · 2010s86 - 4Dave Wilcox
49ers · 1970s86 - 5Aldon Smith
49ers · 2010s86 - 6Dre Greenlaw
49ers · 2020s84 - 7Ken Norton Jr.
49ers · 1990s82 - 8Bill Romanowski
49ers · 1990s78 - 9Julian Peterson
49ers · 2000s78 - 10Ahmad Brooks
49ers · 2010s77 - 11Azeez Al-Shaair
49ers · 2020s76 - 12Lee Woodall
49ers · 1990s76
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