What are NFL linebacker impact rankings?

FantasyHQ linebacker impact rankings grade players by on-field value using an impact score and letter grade. Higher scores reflect stronger overall performance for the listed season.

Who leads the 2018 Week 1 NFL linebacker impact rankings?

The current leaders are Fred Warner, Darron Lee, Vince Williams.

How often are NFL linebacker impact rankings updated?

Rankings refresh when FantasyHQ syncs new impact data. Each player links to a profile with fantasy stats, snap counts, and advanced metrics.

2018 Linebacker Week 1

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NFL linebacker impact rankings for week 1 of the 2018 season, with impact scores, grades, and player ranks.

Leaders Fred Warner · Darron Lee · Vince Williams

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2018 NFL Linebacker Leaders

2018 NFL Linebacker impact rankings sorted by impact score and season rank.
#	Player	Team	Impact	Grade	Opp	Rtg Allow	Tgt	Tk	Sacks	TFL	Pressures
1	Fred Warner SF · LB	SF	100.0	—	MIN	72.2	6	11.5	0	1	2
2	Darron Lee NYJ · LB	NYJ	95.0	—	DET	61	10	6.5	0	0	0
3	Vince Williams PIT · LB	PIT	89.1	—	CLE	71.6	3	8	0	1	2
4	Jordan Hicks PHI · LB	PHI	88.9	—	ATL	75	4	6	1.5	1	2
5	Nick Vigil CIN · LB	CIN	87.1	—	IND	89.3	8	10	0	2	2
6	Deion Jones ATL · LB	ATL	85.7	—	PHI	60.3	7	6.5	0	0	0
7	Myles Jack JAX · LB	JAX	85.7	—	NYG	61.1	6	6.5	0	0	0
8	Cory Littleton LAR · LB	LAR	85.1	—	LV	72.6	11	9	0	0	1
9	Tremaine Edmunds BUF · LB	BUF	85.1	—	BAL	94.7	8	5	1	0	2
10	Jon Bostic PIT · LB	PIT	84.5	—	CLE	81.7	3	6.5	1	2	2
11	Kiko Alonso MIA · LB	MIA	83.8	—	TEN	42.8	9	3	0	0	0
12	Luke Kuechly CAR · LB	CAR	83.1	—	DAL	92.9	4	12	0	0	1
13	Matt Milano BUF · LB	BUF	82.4	—	BAL	90.4	7	7.5	0	2	0
14	Kenny Young BAL · LB	BAL	81.3	—	BUF	79.7	2	3	1	1	3
15	De'Vondre Campbell ATL · LB	ATL	80.9	—	PHI	61.7	7	5	0	0	0
16	Shaq Thompson CAR · LB	CAR	79.3	—	DAL	86.8	3	7	1	1	2
17	Danny Trevathan CHI · LB	CHI	78.9	—	GB	71.8	5	6	0	0	0
18	Jamie Collins CLE · LB	CLE	78.2	—	PIT	74.7	6	5	0	0	1
19	Preston Brown CIN · LB	CIN	77.3	—	IND	69.9	7	4	0	0	0
20	C.J. Mosley BAL · LB	BAL	77.2	—	BUF	80.7	1	4.5	0	0	1
21	Eric Kendricks MIN · LB	MIN	77.1	—	SF	85.4	6	4	0	0	1
22	Bobby Wagner SEA · LB	SEA	77.0	—	DEN	84.5	3	4.5	0	1	0
23	Brandon Marshall DEN · LB	DEN	76.8	—	SEA	75.6	2	4.5	0	0	0
24	Wesley Woodyard TEN · LB	TEN	76.3	—	MIA	86.9	1	5.5	0	0	0
25	Telvin Smith JAX · LB	JAX	76.1	—	NYG	70.3	5	4	0	0	1
26	Alec Ogletree NYG · LB	NYG	75.9	—	JAX	75	4	4	0	0	0
27	Haason Reddick ARI · LB	ARI	75.8	—	WAS	86.4	1	3.5	0	1	0
28	Joe Schobert CLE · LB	CLE	74.8	—	PIT	81.8	2	5	0	0	2
29	Kyle Van Noy NE · LB	NE	74.5	—	HOU	87.6	0	2	0	1	1
30	Anthony Barr MIN · LB	MIN	74.3	—	SF	79.7	2	1.5	0	1	0
31	Blake Martinez GB · LB	GB	74.2	—	CHI	83.6	8	4	0	1	0
32	Deone Bucannon ARI · LB	ARI	74.2	—	WAS	101.2	5	6	0	0	3
33	Zach Brown WAS · LB	WAS	74.1	—	ARI	84.5	5	5	0	0	0
34	Jarrad Davis DET · LB	DET	74.0	—	NYJ	90.7	2	3.5	0	0	1
35	Demario Davis NO · LB	NO	73.8	—	TB	92	1	6.5	0	1	0
36	Benardrick McKinney HOU · LB	HOU	73.6	—	NE	92	1	6	0	0	0
37	Alex Anzalone NO · LB	NO	72.9	—	TB	92	1	3.5	0	0	0
38	Elijah Lee SF · LB	SF	72.9	—	MIN	87.6	0	3	0	0	—
39	Todd Davis DEN · LB	DEN	72.9	—	SEA	96.3	4	6	0	0	1
40	Anthony Hitchens KC · LB	KC	72.8	—	LAC	119.2	11	10	0	2	0
41	Shaquille Leonard IND · LB	IND	72.8	—	CIN	96.9	6	7.5	0	0	—
42	Tahir Whitehead LV · LB	LV	72.7	—	LA	106.5	5	5.5	0	1	0
43	Josh Bynes ARI · LB	ARI	72.1	—	WAS	97.9	3	9.5	0	0	0
44	Jerome Baker MIA · LB	MIA	72.0	—	TEN	89.3	1	4.5	0	0	0
45	Zach Cunningham HOU · LB	HOU	71.8	—	NE	111.4	8	5	0	0	0
46	Anthony Walker IND · LB	IND	71.7	—	CIN	84.1	3	2	0	0	0
47	Denzel Perryman LAC · LB	LAC	71.7	—	KC	87.5	1	2	0	0	1
48	Roquan Smith CHI · LB	CHI	71.6	—	GB	87.6	0	2	1	1	1
49	Avery Williamson NYJ · LB	NYJ	71.3	—	DET	84.6	4	2.5	0	0	1
50	Kwon Alexander TB · LB	TB	71.1	—	NO	122.6	7	7	0	1	0

What are NFL linebacker impact rankings?: FantasyHQ linebacker impact rankings grade players by on-field value using an impact score and letter grade. Higher scores reflect stronger overall performance for the listed season.
Who leads the 2018 Week 1 NFL linebacker impact rankings?: The current leaders are Fred Warner, Darron Lee, Vince Williams.
How often are NFL linebacker impact rankings updated?: Rankings refresh when FantasyHQ syncs new impact data. Each player links to a profile with fantasy stats, snap counts, and advanced metrics.

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