Matty Lane · Jul 9, 2026
Matty gave his top 10 linebackers for 2026 with Fred Warner clearly first and Zach Baun second, excluding rookies entirely. He also predicted the Chiefs' offensive line will finish better than the 18th/19th consensus ranking.
“There is no world in which Fred Warner is not number one until one single other person proves that... they don't suck.”
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Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.
- Top Player ListsJul 9, 2026
“Devin Lloyd, number 10. Edron Cooper, number nine. Carson Schwesinger, number eight. Diane Henley, number seven. And Jordan Brooks, number six... We have Ernest Jones coming in at five, Roquan Smith at four, and Jack Campbell making his jump in here to number three... This is not Fred Warner, but he's good. It's Zach Vaughn... Mine is, Fred Warner... Clearly the number one linebacker in the NFL.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.