Who is the best linebacker in Dolphins 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. Zach Thomas (2000s) tops the list at 89.
The ranking
Best Dolphins linebackers ever · rating out of 100
- 1Zach Thomas
Dolphins · 2000s89 - 2Nick Buoniconti
Dolphins · 1970s86 - 3Junior Seau
Dolphins · 2000s85 - 4Bryan Cox
Dolphins · 1990s82 - 5John Offerdahl
Dolphins · 1980s80 - 6A.J. Duhe
Dolphins · 1970s78 - 7Jerome Baker
Dolphins · 2020s78 - 8Hugh Green
Dolphins · 1980s78 - 9Kiko Alonso
Dolphins · 2010s76 - 10Bob Matheson
Dolphins · 1970s76 - 11Karlos Dansby
Dolphins · 2010s76 - 12Bob Brudzinski
Dolphins · 1980s75
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