Who is the best linebacker in Patriots 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. Andre Tippett (1980s) tops the list at 86.
The ranking
Best Patriots linebackers ever · rating out of 100
- 1Andre Tippett
Patriots · 1980s86 - 2Tedy Bruschi
Patriots · 2000s84 - 3Jerod Mayo
Patriots · 2010s82 - 4Chris Slade
Patriots · 1990s81 - 5Nick Buoniconti
Patriots · 1960s80 - 6Dont'a Hightower
Patriots · 2010s79 - 7Mike Vrabel
Patriots · 2000s78 - 8Steve Nelson
Patriots · 1980s78 - 9Jamie Collins
Patriots · 2010s78 - 10Kyle Van Noy
Patriots · 2010s77 - 11Ja'Whaun Bentley
Patriots · 2020s76 - 12Ted Johnson
Patriots · 1990s76
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