What does LB mean in football?

LB is a linebacker in football. The second level of the defence: he stops the run, covers short passes and blitzes.

What a linebacker looks like

365 linebackers are on NFL rosters right now, and the median one is 6' 2" and 238 lb.

On rosters
365
Median height
6' 2"
Median weight
238 lb
Median age
26

Tackles at the position, 2026

The median linebacker with a figure at all posted 15 tackles. These five led the position.

  1. 1Alex SingletonDEN101
  2. 2Anthony Hill Jr.TEN82
  3. 3Ernest Jones IVSEA81
  4. 4Nakobe DeanLV80
  5. 5Carson SchwesingerCLE74
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