2025 NFL combine full measurements, testing numbers for linebackers
The Arizona Cardinals will likely take a long look at the off-ball linebackers, as Kyzir White appeared headed to free agency and not likely returning.
Below are all the linebackers at the combine, their measurements and testing numbers (for those who participated in on-field testing). The players are listed alphabetically by school.
This year's batch of linebackers is plenty athletic but didn't have the athletic freaks of years past, like Cardinals linebacker Owen Pappoe.
Only one player (UCLA's Kain Medrano) ran the 40 faster than 4.5 seconds.
Explosiveness was good, with eight players posting 10-foot broad jumps. Another eight posted at least 36-inch vertical leaps.
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