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Best Linebackers

The top 24 linebackers of all time — ranked.

Who are the greatest linebackers in football history? Here are the top 24, 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. Lawrence Taylor (Giants) tops the list at 98.

The ranking

Best linebackers ever · rating out of 100
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