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

341 linebackers are on NFL rosters right now, and the median one is 6' 2" and 237 lb.

On rosters
341
Median height
6' 2"
Median weight
237 lb
Median age
26

Tackles at the position, 2026

The median linebacker with a figure at all posted 5 tackles. These five led the position.

  1. 1Anthony Hill Jr.TEN26
  2. 2Alex SingletonDEN25
  3. 3Josiah TrotterTB25
  4. 4Ernest Jones IVSEA21
  5. 5Payton WilsonPIT21
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