Ranking Index
| Rank | Name | Pos | Location | Stars | Ht | Wt | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Curtis Grant | LB | Richmond, VAHermitage | 5 stars | 6'3" | 222 | Ohio St. |
| #2 | C.J. Johnson | LB | Philadelphia, MSPhiladelphia | 5 stars | 6'3" | 235 | Mississippi |
| #3 | Lamar Dawson | LB | Danville, KYBoyle County | 4 stars | 6'2" | 230 | USC |
| #4 | James Vaughters | LB | Tucker, GATucker | 4 stars | 6'2" | 233 | Stanford |
| #5 | Lawrence Thomas | LB | Detroit, MIRenaissance | 4 stars | 6'4" | 232 | Michigan St. |
| #6 | Anthony Wallace | LB | Dallas, TXSkyline | 4 stars | 6'2" | 220 | Oregon |
| #7 | Kendall Thompson | LB | Carthage, TXCarthage | 4 stars | 6'3" | 232 | Texas |
| #8 | A.J. Johnson | LB | Gainesville, GAGainesville | 4 stars | 6'3" | 226 | Tennessee |
| #9 | Travis Hughes | LB | Virginia Beach, VAKempsville | 4 stars | 6'1" | 228 | North Carolina |
| #10 | Jake Keefer | LB | Baldwin, WIBaldwin-Woodville | 4 stars | 6'4" | 215 | Wisconsin |
| #11 | Chet Moss | LB | Cedar Park, TXCedar Park | 4 stars | 6'1" | 219 | Texas |
| #12 | Ramik Wilson | LB | Tampa, FLJefferson | 4 stars | 6'3" | 218 | Georgia |
| #13 | Amarlo Herrera | LB | College Park, GANorth Clayton | 4 stars | 6'1" | 224 | Georgia |
| #14 | Zack Shaw | LB | Coshocton, OHCoshocton | 4 stars | 6'3" | 218 | Indiana |
| #15 | Shannon Brown | LB | Adel, GACook | 4 stars | 6'2" | 225 | list |
| #16 | Graham Stewart | LB | Middletown, CTXavier | 4 stars | 6'1" | 216 | Florida |
| #17 | Steven Daniels | LB | Cincinnati, OHSt. Xavier | 4 stars | 6'0" | 225 | Boston Coll. |
| #18 | Kent Turene | LB | Lauderdale Lakes, FLBoyd Anderson | 3 stars | 6'3" | 230 | Georgia |
| #19 | Ryan Simmons | LB | Cibolo, TXSteele | 3 stars | 6'1" | 218 | Oklahoma St. |
| #20 | Rob Hankins | LB | Dallas, TXParish Episcopal School | 3 stars | 6'1" | 219 | Arizona |
| #21 | Dexter Staley | LB | Williston, SCWilliston Elko | 3 stars | 6'2" | 215 | list |
| #22 | Quinton Alston | LB | Sicklerville, NJTimber Creek | 3 stars | 6'1" | 234 | Iowa |
| #23 | Blake Renaud | LB | Concord, CADe La Salle | 3 stars | 6'2" | 233 | Boise St. |
| #24 | Jarrett Grace | LB | Cincinnati, OHColerain | 3 stars | 6'4" | 240 | Notre Dame |
| #25 | Denzel Perryman | LB | Coral Gables, FLCoral Gables | 3 stars | 5'11" | 217 | Miami (FL) |
| #26 | Donnie Baggs | LB | League City, TXClear Springs | 3 stars | 6'1" | 204 | Texas A&M |
| #27 | Ben Kline | LB | Dallastown, PADallastown | 3 stars | 6'2" | 220 | Penn St. |
| #28 | Cody Kurz | LB | Ventura, CASt. Bonaventure | 3 stars | 6'3" | 238 | list |
| #29 | Kellen Jones | LB | Houston, TXSt. Pius X | 3 stars | 6'0" | 209 | Michigan |
| #30 | Jared Norris | LB | Bakersfield, CACentennial | 3 stars | 6'2" | 228 | Utah |
| #31 | Demarcus Sherod | LB | Decatur, GAColumbia | 3 stars | 6'2" | 225 | Oklahoma St. |
| #32 | Christian Russell | LB | Raeford, NCHoke | 3 stars | 6'0" | 221 | list |
| #33 | Malique Micenheimer | LB | Stockton, CARonald E. McNair | 3 stars | 6'0" | 220 | Fresno St. |
| #34 | P.L. Lindley | LB | Round Rock, TXStony Point | 3 stars | 6'2" | 225 | Oklahoma |
| #35 | Brady Daigh | LB | Denver, COMullen | 3 stars | 6'2" | 220 | Colorado |
| #36 | Laderice Sanders | LB | Arlington, TXArlington | 3 stars | 6'1" | 220 | TCU |
| #37 | Quinn Bauducco | LB | Moorpark, CAMoorpark | 3 stars | 6'3" | 225 | Minnesota |
| #38 | Cody McCarthy | LB | Boise, IDBishop Kelly | 3 stars | 6'1" | 228 | Eastern Wash. |
| #39 | Ben Heimuli | LB | Salt Lake City, UTCottonwood Senior | 3 stars | 6'2" | 237 | list |
| #40 | Andrew Lewis | LB | Corona, CAEleanor Roosevelt | 3 stars | 6'2" | 220 | list |
| #41 | D.J. Hill | LB | Covington, GANewton | 3 stars | 6'1" | 215 | Virginia |
| #42 | Anthony Harrell | LB | Tampa, FLJesuit | 3 stars | 6'2" | 227 | Georgia Tech |
| #43 | Jordan Stanton | LB | Palmdale, CAPalmdale | 3 stars | 6'1" | 220 | list |
| #44 | Nick Lifka | LB | Naperville, ILNaperville North | 3 stars | 6'2" | 235 | Boston Coll. |
| #45 | Nick Rossi | LB | Taylor, PARiverside | 3 stars | 6'0" | 229 | Akron |
Rivals.com inside linebackers 2011
- 1Curtis Grant, Richmond, Virginia
- 2C.J. Johnson, Philadelphia, Mississippi
- 3Lamar Dawson, Danville, Kentucky
- 4James Vaughters, Tucker, Georgia
- 5Lawrence Thomas, Detroit, Michigan