NCAA Week 1 149 LB Rankings
| Rank | Name | School | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caleb Henson | Virginia Tech | JR |
| 2 | Ty Watters | West Virginia | SO |
| 3 | Shayne Van Ness | Penn State | RSJR |
| 4 | Ridge Lovett | Nebraska | RSSR |
| 5 | Kyle Parco | Iowa | RSSR |
| 6 | Lachlan McNeil | North Carolina | RSJR |
| 7 | Anthony Echemendia | Iowa State | RSJR |
| 8 | Chance Lamer | Cal Poly | RSJR |
| 9 | Jaden Abas | Stanford | RSSR |
| 10 | Jordan Williams | Little Rock | RSSO |
| 11 | Colin Realbuto | Northern Iowa | RSSR |
| 12 | Kannon Webster | Illinois | RSFR |
| 13 | Dylan D'Emilio | Ohio State | RSSR |
| 14 | Carter Young | Oklahoma State | RSJR |
| 15 | Ethan Fernandez | Cornell | JR |
| 16 | Kelvin Griffin | Lehigh | RSSO |
| 17 | Kal Miller | Maryland | JR |
| 18 | Sam Cartella | Northwestern | RSFR |
| 19 | Willie McDougald | Oklahoma | RSJR |
| 20 | Sammy Alvarez | Rider | RSSR |
| 21 | Koy Buesgens | NC State | RSFR |
| 22 | Dylan Gilcher | Michigan | RSFR |
| 23 | Alek Martin | South Dakota State | RSJR |
| 24 | Ryan Burgos | Edinboro | SR |
| 25 | Finn Solomon | Pittsburgh | RSSO |
| 26 | Nicholas Stonecheck | Lock Haven | SR |
| 27 | Gabe Willochell | Wyoming | RSJR |
| 28 | Kaden Cassidy | George Mason | RSJR |
| 29 | Maxwell Petersen | North Dakota State | RSSO |
| 30 | Trae McDaniel | Army | JR |
| 31 | Drew Roberts | Minnesota | RSJR |
| 32 | Eric Almarinez | SIU-Edwardsville | RSSO |
| 33 | Wynton Denkins | Campbell | SO |