Ranking Index
| Rank | Name | Pos | Location | Stars | Ht | Wt | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Vontaze Burfict | LB | Corona, CACentennial | 5 stars | 6'2" | 244 | Arizona St. |
| #2 | Manti Te'o | LB | Laie, HIPunahou | 5 stars | 6'2" | 225 | Notre Dame |
| #3 | Shayne Skov | LB | Pawling, NYTrinity Pawling | 4 stars | 6'2" | 235 | Stanford |
| #4 | Jon Bostic | LB | Wellington, FLPalm Beach Central | 4 stars | 6'1" | 218 | Florida |
| #5 | Tana Patrick | LB | Stevenson, ALNorth Jackson | 4 stars | 6'3" | 215 | Alabama |
| #6 | Jerod Askew | LB | Chesapeake, VAOscar Smith | 4 stars | 6'0" | 230 | Tennessee |
| #7 | Tom Wort | LB | New Braunfels, TXNew Braunfels | 4 stars | 6'1" | 210 | Oklahoma |
| #8 | Larvez Mars | LB | Apopka, FLApopka | 4 stars | 5'11" | 205 | Florida Intl. |
| #9 | Justin Dixon | LB | Smithfield, NCSmithfield Selma Senior | 4 stars | 6'0" | 228 | North Carolina |
| #10 | Todd Golper | LB | Arcadia, CAArcadia | 4 stars | 6'0" | 225 | UCLA |
| #11 | Chris Williams | LB | Abilene, TXAbilene | 4 stars | 6'0" | 230 | Nebraska |
| #12 | Trevor Erno | LB | Lakewood, CALakewood | 4 stars | 6'0" | 225 | Arizona |
| #13 | Glenn Carson | LB | Manahawkin, NJSouthern Regional | 4 stars | 6'2" | 220 | Penn St. |
| #14 | Hawatha Bell | LB | Matthews, NCButler | 4 stars | 6'1" | 225 | North Carolina |
| #15 | Jordan Whiting | LB | Louisville, KYTrinity | 4 stars | 6'0" | 230 | Ohio St. |
| #16 | Tariq Allen | LB | Irving, TXIrving Macarthur School | 4 stars | 6'2" | 231 | Texas |
| #17 | Kevin Minter | LB | Suwanee, GAPeachtree Ridge | 4 stars | 6'0" | 231 | LSU |
| #18 | Jonathan Stewart | LB | Shreveport, LAByrd | 4 stars | 6'4" | 221 | Texas A&M |
| #19 | C.J. Mizell | LB | Tallahassee, FLLeon | 4 stars | 6'2" | 212 | Florida St. |
| #20 | Dan Mason | LB | Pittsburgh, PAPenn Hills | 4 stars | 6'0" | 220 | Pittsburgh |
| #21 | Austin Moss | LB | Rockwall, TXRockwall-Heath | 4 stars | 6'2" | 209 | Arkansas |
| #22 | Lamin Barrow | LB | Marrero, LAJohn Ehret | 3 stars | 6'2" | 209 | LSU |
| #23 | Jaydan Bird | LB | Conway Springs, KSConway Springs | 3 stars | 6'2" | 215 | Oklahoma |
| #24 | Spencer Shuey | LB | Charlotte, NCSouth Mecklenburg | 3 stars | 6'4" | 241 | Clemson |
| #25 | Carlo Calabrese | LB | Verona, NJVerona | 3 stars | 6'2" | 225 | Notre Dame |
| #26 | Eric Martin | LB | Moreno Valley, CARancho Verde | 3 stars | 6'2" | 216 | Nebraska |
| #27 | Justin Isadore | LB | Beaumont, TXOzen | 3 stars | 5'11" | 200 | TCU |
| #28 | Jordan Barnes | LB | Fort Wayne, INHomestead | 3 stars | 6'0" | 225 | Oklahoma St. |
| #29 | Telvion Clark | LB | Norfolk, VAGranby | 3 stars | 6'1" | 210 | Virginia Tech |
| #30 | Jonathan Davis | LB | Tucker, GATucker | 3 stars | 5'9" | 205 | UCF |
| #31 | Greg King | LB | Memphis, TNMelrose | 3 stars | 6'3" | 200 | Tennessee |
| #32 | Petey Smith | LB | Seffner, FLArmwood | 3 stars | 6'0" | 230 | Alabama |
| #33 | Willie Ferrell | LB | Tallahassee, FLFAMU High | 3 stars | 6'0" | 220 | Mississippi |
| #34 | Mike Marry | LB | Largo, FLLargo | 3 stars | 6'3" | 205 | Mississippi |
| #35 | Robert Nelson | LB | Stone Mountain, GAStone Mountain | 3 stars | 6'0" | 205 | Tennessee |
| #36 | TyQuan Hammock | LB | Fort Wayne, INBishop Luers | 3 stars | 6'1" | 220 | Michigan St. |
| #37 | Sam Barrington | LB | Jacksonsville, FLTerry Parker | 3 stars | 6'3" | 220 | South Florida |
| #38 | Daniel Mack | LB | Miami, FLDade Christian | 3 stars | 6'0" | 196 | Wake Forest |
| #39 | Gus Jones | LB | Wagoner, OKWagoner | 3 stars | 6'2" | 211 | Oklahoma |
| #40 | Will Studlien | LB | Sunbury, OHBig Walnut | 3 stars | 6'2" | 220 | Northwestern |
| #41 | Tanner Brock | LB | Copperas Cove, TXCopperas Cove | 3 stars | 6'3" | 220 | TCU |
| #42 | Earnest Norman | LB | Euless, TXTrinity | 3 stars | 5'10" | 220 | Portland St. |
| #43 | Nigel Mitchell-Thornton | LB | Stone Mountain, GAStephenson | 3 stars | 6'2" | 228 | Tennessee |
| #44 | Mike Privott | LB | Norfolk, VALake Taylor | 3 stars | 5'10" | 233 | Louisville |
| #45 | LeRon Furr | LB | Columbus, GACarver | 3 stars | 6'2" | 225 | Oklahoma St. |
| #46 | Tim Tucker | LB | Harbor City, CANarbonne | 3 stars | 6'2" | 240 | Washington |
| #47 | Jordan Barrett | LB | Sherman Oaks, CANotre Dame | 3 stars | 6'3" | 225 | UNLV |
| #48 | LT Filiaga | LB | South Jordan, UTBingham | 3 stars | 5'10" | 231 | Utah |
| #49 | Corico Hawkins | LB | Milledgeville, GABaldwin | 3 stars | 6'0" | 218 | Clemson |
| #50 | Travis Brown | LB | Fresno, CAClovis West | 3 stars | 6'0" | 220 | Fresno St. |
| #51 | Darren Markle | LB | Eagle, IDMountain View | 3 stars | 6'0" | 227 | Washington St. |
| #52 | Darrius Moffett | LB | Chicago, ILHubbard | 3 stars | 6'3" | 225 | East. Michigan |
| #53 | Quanthony Fletcher | LB | Miami, FLDr. Krop | 3 stars | 6'1" | 244 | Marshall |
| #54 | Shane Gordon | LB | Weston, FLCypress Bay | 3 stars | 5'11" | 224 | Pittsburgh |
| #55 | Austin Gamble | LB | Weston, FLCypress Bay | 3 stars | 6'1" | 230 | Duke |
| #56 | Joel Kight | LB | Lithonia, GAMartin Luther King | 3 stars | 5'9" | 200 | Mississippi |
| #57 | Will Saddler | LB | Columbus, INEast | 3 stars | 6'5" | 225 | Cincinnati |
| #58 | Demarcus Knight | LB | Morristown, TNMorristown Hamblen East | 3 stars | 6'2" | 230 | Mississippi |
| #59 | Larry Reed | LB | Havana, FLEast Gadsden | 3 stars | 6'0" | 201 | list |
| #60 | Robert Bell | LB | Grand Rapids, MIEast Grand Rapids | 3 stars | 5'11" | 225 | Toledo |
| #61 | Tyrel Wilson | LB | Hampton, VAHampton | 3 stars | 6'3" | 217 | Virginia Tech |
| #62 | Cody Ledford | LB | Tallahassee, FLNorth Florida Christian | 3 stars | 5'11" | 207 | Tulane |
| #63 | Jake Fischer | LB | Oro Valley, AZIronwood Ridge | 3 stars | 5'11" | 223 | Arizona |
| #64 | T.J. Alofipo | LB | Las Vegas, NVSilverado | 3 stars | 6'2" | 240 | Hawaii |
| #65 | Julian Jones | LB | Lawton, OKMacArthur | 3 stars | 6'2" | 253 | Kansas |
| #66 | DeDe Lattimore | LB | Athens, GACedar Shoals | 3 stars | 6'0" | 226 | South Florida |
| #67 | Isaiah Ross | LB | Greenbelt, MDEleanor Roosevelt | 3 stars | 6'1" | 237 | Maryland |
| #68 | Branko Busick | LB | Steubenville, OHSteubenville | 3 stars | 6'1" | 220 | West Virginia |
| #69 | Andrew Wilson | LB | Peculiar, MORaymore-Peculiar | 3 stars | 6'4" | 230 | Missouri |
| #70 | Ryan Cheek | LB | Lancaster, OHLancaster | 3 stars | 6'0" | 232 | N.C. State |
| #71 | Taniela Maka | LB | Long Beach, CAJordan | 3 stars | 6'1" | 220 | UCLA |
| #72 | Cody Marley | LB | Denton, TXGuyer | 3 stars | 5'11" | 230 | Kansas St. |
| #73 | Chase Griffiths | LB | Tallahassee, FLNorth Florida Christian | 3 stars | 6'2" | 213 | South Florida |
| #74 | Robert Franco | LB | San Pedro, CASan Pedro | 3 stars | 5'11" | 220 | list |
| #75 | Ryan Donohue | LB | Montvale, NJSt. Joseph's | 3 stars | 6'2" | 215 | Maryland |
| #76 | Adam Burton | LB | Lee's Summit, MOLee's Summit West | 3 stars | 6'1" | 228 | Missouri |
| #77 | John-Michael Davis | LB | Rancho Santa Margarita, CATesoro | 3 stars | 6'0" | 213 | Boise St. |
| #78 | Will Martin | LB | Madison, MSMadison Central | 3 stars | 6'0" | 201 | Southern Miss |
| #79 | Shawn Reed | LB | Kailua, HIKalaheo | 3 stars | 6'1" | 215 | list |
| #80 | Blake Southerland | LB | Norcross, GAGreater Atlanta Christian | 3 stars | 6'2" | 230 | Vanderbilt |
| #81 | Milton Patterson | LB | College Park, GABanneker | 3 stars | 5'11" | 230 | list |
| #82 | Alex Smith | LB | Barrington, ILBarrington | 3 stars | 6'3" | 225 | Cent. Michigan |
| #83 | LaRoyal Beard | LB | Citra, FLNorth Marion | 3 stars | 5'9" | 210 | list |
| #84 | Adrian Cavanaugh | LB | Ashland, VAPatrick Henry | 3 stars | 5'10" | 210 | James Madison |
| #85 | Greg Smith | LB | Perris, CACitrus Hill | 3 stars | 6'2" | 235 | Arizona St. |
Rivals.com inside linebackers 2009
- 1Vontaze Burfict, Corona, California
- 2Manti Te'o, Laie, Hawaii
- 3Shayne Skov, Pawling, New York
- 4Jon Bostic, Wellington, Florida
- 5Tana Patrick, Stevenson, Alabama