Who is the best linebacker in Falcons 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. Tommy Nobis (1960s) tops the list at 84.
The ranking
Best Falcons linebackers ever · rating out of 100
- 1Tommy Nobis
Falcons · 1960s84 - 2Keith Brooking
Falcons · 2000s83 - 3Deion Jones
Falcons · 2010s83 - 4Jessie Tuggle
Falcons · 1990s82 - 5Cornelius Bennett
Falcons · 1990s80 - 6Curtis Lofton
Falcons · 2000s78 - 7Vic Beasley
Falcons · 2010s78 - 8Sean Weatherspoon
Falcons · 2010s76 - 9Kaden Elliss
Falcons · 2020s76 - 10Michael Boley
Falcons · 2000s74 - 11De'Vondre Campbell
Falcons · 2010s74 - 12Foyesade Oluokun
Falcons · 2020s74
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