Craig Stout · Jul 9, 2026
Craig ranked his top 10 linebackers for 2026 with Jack Campbell first and Ernest Jones second, dropping Fred Warner to third on the belief that Warner's age-30 season and post-injury form mean he is no longer the league's best linebacker.
“I just think that this is the year that we see that Fred is not the best linebacker in the NFL when he is playing games.”
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- Top Player ListsJul 9, 2026
“I'm a Stiles, number 10... Number nine, Cedric Gray from the Tennessee titans, and number eight, Jordan Brooks for the Miami Dolphins... Number seven, Aziz Alshayir. Number six, Carson Swessinger. And number five, Devin Lloyd... Number four, Zach Vaughn, and number three... This is Fred Warner... my final tier that's called move over, Fred... Number two, Ernest Jones, and number one, Jack Campbell.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.