Who is the best linebacker in Browns 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. Clay Matthews (1980s) tops the list at 83.
The ranking
Best Browns linebackers ever · rating out of 100
- 1Clay Matthews
Browns · 1980s83 - 2Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah
Browns · 2020s82 - 3Jamie Collins
Browns · 2010s79 - 4D'Qwell Jackson
Browns · 2000s78 - 5Carl Banks
Browns · 1990s78 - 6Pepper Johnson
Browns · 1990s77 - 7Kamerion Wimbley
Browns · 2000s76 - 8Christian Kirksey
Browns · 2010s76 - 9Mike Johnson
Browns · 1980s76 - 10Chip Banks
Browns · 1980s75 - 11Andra Davis
Browns · 2000s75 - 12Karlos Dansby
Browns · 2010s75
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