Who is the best linebacker in Jets 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. Jonathan Vilma (2000s) tops the list at 84.
The ranking
Best Jets linebackers ever · rating out of 100
- 1Jonathan Vilma
Jets · 2000s84 - 2C.J. Mosley
Jets · 2020s84 - 3Mo Lewis
Jets · 1990s83 - 4David Harris
Jets · 2010s81 - 5Demario Davis
Jets · 2010s78 - 6Quincy Williams
Jets · 2020s78 - 7Lance Mehl
Jets · 1980s76 - 8Greg Buttle
Jets · 1970s76 - 9Bryan Cox
Jets · 1990s76 - 10Bart Scott
Jets · 2000s76 - 11Kyle Clifton
Jets · 1990s74 - 12Bryan Thomas
Jets · 2000s74
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