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 5 NFL linebacker impact rankings?

The current leaders are Jaylon Smith, Haason Reddick, Jamie Collins.

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 5

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NFL linebacker impact rankings for week 5 of the 2018 season, with impact scores, grades, and player ranks.

Leaders Jaylon Smith · Haason Reddick · Jamie Collins

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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	Jaylon Smith DAL · LB	DAL	91.8	—	HOU	97.9	3	9	1	3	2
2	Haason Reddick ARI · LB	ARI	88.5	—	SF	80.7	8	6	1	1	1
3	Jamie Collins CLE · LB	CLE	84.8	—	BAL	89.1	11	10	1	1	1
4	Avery Williamson NYJ · LB	NYJ	84.5	—	DEN	72.3	8	8	0	1	1
5	Zach Cunningham HOU · LB	HOU	84.2	—	DAL	85	3	7.5	0	0	2
6	Joe Schobert CLE · LB	CLE	83.9	—	BAL	80.9	5	7	0	0	2
7	Jerome Baker MIA · LB	MIA	83.6	—	CIN	84.5	3	6	2	2	2
8	Jayon Brown TEN · LB	TEN	82.4	—	BUF	87.6	0	6	1	2	1
9	Matt Milano BUF · LB	BUF	82.4	—	TEN	87.6	0	8.5	0	1	0
10	Jordan Hicks PHI · LB	PHI	82.1	—	MIN	90.5	4	8	0	1	1
11	Nick Vigil CIN · LB	CIN	82.0	—	MIA	80.1	5	8	0	1	0
12	Christian Kirksey CLE · LB	CLE	81.5	—	BAL	90.6	9	9.5	0	1	0
13	Blake Martinez GB · LB	GB	79.8	—	DET	86.4	1	4.5	2	2	2
14	Jarrad Davis DET · LB	DET	79.2	—	GB	88.8	9	6.5	0	0	2
15	Leighton Vander Esch DAL · LB	DAL	79.1	—	HOU	111.8	11	10	0	0	0
16	C.J. Mosley BAL · LB	BAL	78.8	—	CLE	95.2	6	7.5	0	1	0
17	Barkevious Mingo SEA · LB	SEA	78.6	—	LA	92.2	3	6.5	0	0	2
18	Kyle Van Noy NE · LB	NE	78.6	—	IND	88	3	7	0	0	1
19	Myles Jack JAX · LB	JAX	77.3	—	KC	91.5	5	7.5	0	0	0
20	Telvin Smith JAX · LB	JAX	77.2	—	KC	96.2	6	10	0	0	0
21	Raekwon McMillan MIA · LB	MIA	76.9	—	CIN	86.6	3	5	0	1	0
22	Cory Littleton LAR · LB	LAR	76.3	—	SEA	80.7	1	4.5	0	0	0
23	Anthony Hitchens KC · LB	KC	76.2	—	JAX	96.9	6	9.5	0	0	0
24	Anthony Barr MIN · LB	MIN	76.0	—	PHI	97.9	3	5.5	0	1	1
25	Alec Ogletree NYG · LB	NYG	75.4	—	CAR	85.5	2	5	0	0	0
26	Mason Foster WAS · LB	WAS	75.0	—	NO	92.5	4	8	0	0	0
27	Jatavis Brown LAC · LB	LAC	74.8	—	LV	85.5	2	2	0	1	1
28	Tremaine Edmunds BUF · LB	BUF	74.8	—	TEN	94.1	6	5	0	0	1
29	Josh Bynes ARI · LB	ARI	74.6	—	SF	101.7	5	7	1	1	1
30	Mark Barron LAR · LB	LAR	74.6	—	SEA	91.1	1	6	0	0	0
31	Josey Jewell DEN · LB	DEN	74.5	—	NYJ	80.7	1	1.5	0	1	0
32	Kiko Alonso MIA · LB	MIA	74.5	—	CIN	91	6	4	0	0	0
33	Luke Kuechly CAR · LB	CAR	74.1	—	NYG	88.5	3	2.5	1	1	2
34	Marquel Lee LV · LB	LV	73.5	—	LAC	93.3	2	3.5	0	0	1
35	Dont'a Hightower NE · LB	NE	73.4	—	IND	91.3	4	3.5	0	0	0
36	Nigel Bradham PHI · LB	PHI	73.3	—	MIN	92.1	4	6	0	0	1
37	Elandon Roberts NE · LB	NE	72.9	—	IND	79.2	2	4.5	0	0	0
38	A.J. Klein NO · LB	NO	72.8	—	WAS	87.5	1	4.5	0	0	0
39	Benardrick McKinney HOU · LB	HOU	72.7	—	DAL	101.2	5	7.5	0.5	1	1
40	Denzel Perryman LAC · LB	LAC	72.6	—	LV	86.7	4	4.5	0	0	1
41	Shaq Thompson CAR · LB	CAR	72.6	—	NYG	89.9	1	1.5	0	1	0
42	Demario Davis NO · LB	NO	72.5	—	WAS	92.7	6	5.5	0	0	2
43	Rashaan Evans TEN · LB	TEN	72.1	—	BUF	88.7	1	4.5	0	0	0
44	B.J. Goodson NYG · LB	NYG	71.8	—	CAR	87.6	0	3.5	0	0	—
45	Preston Brown CIN · LB	CIN	71.7	—	MIA	83.1	3	3	0	0	0
46	Christian Jones DET · LB	DET	71.6	—	GB	87.6	0	2	0	1	—
47	Eric Kendricks MIN · LB	MIN	71.6	—	PHI	101.1	2	5	0	0	0
48	Bobby Wagner SEA · LB	SEA	71.2	—	LA	100.7	6	5.5	0	0	1
49	Todd Davis DEN · LB	DEN	71.1	—	NYJ	93.1	3	5.5	0	0	0
50	Patrick Onwuasor BAL · LB	BAL	70.3	—	—	80.7	1	0.5	0	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 5 NFL linebacker impact rankings?: The current leaders are Jaylon Smith, Haason Reddick, Jamie Collins.
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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