Who is the best linebacker in Cowboys 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. Micah Parsons (2020s) tops the list at 94.
The ranking
Best Cowboys linebackers ever · rating out of 100
- 1Micah Parsons
Cowboys · 2020s94 - 2DeMarcus Ware
Cowboys · 2000s91 - 3Chuck Howley
Cowboys · 1960s89 - 4Lee Roy Jordan
Cowboys · 1970s80 - 5Sean Lee
Cowboys · 2010s79 - 6Dexter Coakley
Cowboys · 2000s78 - 7Bradie James
Cowboys · 2000s78 - 8Jaylon Smith
Cowboys · 2010s78 - 9Bob Breunig
Cowboys · 1970s78 - 10Ken Norton Jr.
Cowboys · 1990s77 - 11Leighton Vander Esch
Cowboys · 2010s77 - 12Darrin Smith
Cowboys · 1990s76
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