Unveiling the NFL’s Most Feared Defenses: Who’s Poised to Dominate 2026?
Even still, the Philadelphia Eagles ran away with this positional ranking heading into the 2026 season thanks to their duo of Zack Baun and Jihaad Campbell. Together, they had the position’s best average run disruption rate and pressure rate, as well as the lowest burn rate allowed, last season. Among 97 linebackers with at least 200 snaps, both ranked in the top 21 in run-defense rating and top 26 in coverage rating. Baun also ranked eighth for pass-rush rating.
Behind those two, third-year linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr. is an ascending talent with a 21.6% run disruption rate, a 70.8 pass-rush grade and a 70.7 coverage grade after just 81 snaps in 2025.


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