TOP 2025 LB RECRUITS
The Scout Trout Elite & College Football Now top 2025 LB recruits recruiting database features the top class of 2025 outside & inside linebacker recruits in the world of college football recruiting!
Updated June 1st, 2024 at 3:10 p.m. EST
Updated June 1st, 2024 at 3:10 p.m. EST
TOP 2025 LINEBACKER RECRUITS
Scout Trout Elite & College Football Now top 2025 linebacker recruits scouting profiles can be found below and are updated throughout the course of the 2025 football recruiting process for college coaches nationally.
LB Parker Meese 2025 ALL-AMERICAN Prestonwood Christian (TX) 6'2",220 GPA - 3.4 Player notes - Top 2025 LB recruit Parker Meese was an instinctive playmaker for Prestonwood Christian Academy and possesses the raw athletics, as well as closing speed that college coaches covet at the next level. Meese has a plethora of skills that will inevitably see him rise rapidly in his recruitment status, as well as on the top 2025 football recruit rankings at College Football Today. Parker does an excellent job at diagnosing plays quickly and excels when jumping passes in zone coverage from the MLB position. He possesses an intense motor and outstanding lateral quickness, as he is able to track down ball carriers at a highly efficient level from sideline to sideline and is a very sure tackler upon arrival. As only a freshman, Parker was able to tally 125 total tackles at the JV and Varsity levels, as well as 13 sacks and 5 interceptions and was selected as 2021 FBU/Adidas All-American linebacker. Meese is one of the more technically sound 2025 top LB recruits in his class and demonstrates outstanding overall tackling technique, as he does a great job at keeping his legs churning to decimate any chance of ball carriers escaping his grasps. He also is an outstanding pass rusher when blitzing to collapse the pocket with his 4.8 speed and is constantly witnessed wreaking havoc in the opposing team's offensive backfield throughout his 2021 highlight’s. Top 2025 LB recruit Parker Meese has been added to the 2025 Top Football Recruit Rankings at College Football Today, as we expect him to be a hot commodity on the recruitment trail in the coming future! 
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2025 UNLV LB COMMIT
CFB offers - UNLV, Auburn, Michigan State, UNC-Charlotte, UTSA, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Marshall, Penn State, Maryland, Jackson State, Colorado, Arizona State, Boston College, BYU, Missouri, North Carolina, UAB, Arizona, Western Kentucky, Oregon, Louisville, Arkansas, Virginia Tech & Northern Iowa
CFB programs showing interest - TCU Follow Top 2025 LB Recruit Parker Meese on X! Commitment update: 2025 UNLV LB commit Parker Meese has exceptional lateral quickness that allows him to cover ground rapidly & is a tenacious sideline-to-sideline defender. His explosiveness is particularly evident in his initial burst as he is able to wreak havoc on the opposition with his strength that enables him to shed blocks and deliver powerful bone-crushing tackles which consistently stop ball carriers in their tracks. Meese's tackling technique is one of his strongest assets as he is known for his ability to wrap up and drive through ball carriers minimizing yards after contact. Parker’s technique & aggressive tackling nature will make him a very reliable inside or outside linebacker for the Rebels defense. Parker Meese is poised to make a significant impact at UNLV as his combination of physicality, athleticism & football intelligence provides a strong foundation for success at the collegiate level & possibly beyond. As he transitions to the UNLV program, his leadership qualities and work ethic will likely make him an integral part of the Rebels' defense. Meese has the potential to be a standout player in the Mountain West Conference and a key contributor to UNLV's defensive efforts as he has been a dominant force throughout his illustrious HS football career that inevitably landed him over 30 D1 offers!
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EDGE Reed Blake-Thomas 2025 All-American Brighton HS (MI) 6'1", 215 GPA - 3.25 All-American notes - All-American notes - Top 2025 OLB/EDGE recruit Reed Blake-Thomas proved to be a significant force up front when wreaking havoc in the oppositions backfield & he possesses the overall athletics that project extremely well as an edge rusher or hybrid-DE with his instinctual ball tracking capabilities. Blake-Thomas utilizes excellent technique in the trenches by gaining leverage on his opponent with outstretched arms & is able to quickly detach while keeping his eyes in the backfield on play developing to ferociously bring ball carriers to a screeching halt in the run game. Reed also has very impressive agility while fighting through blockers and is able to propel back to the inside to close off gaps on the interior line with his excellent “bend” when scraping down the line of scrimmage. His combative & violent hands combined with his stellar ability to hold ground when taking on double teams give him the capabilities to extend the edge, as well as shutdown power running plays with his brutalizing style of play in the trenches. His excellent closing speed when creating pressure and zooming down the line of scrimmage could see him excel in the future as a pass rusher who can also be utilized in zone coverage drops with his excellent hip flexion and overall mobility. New Top 2025 Football Recruit Reed Blake-Thomas is being added to the 2025 Top Football Recruit Rankings at College Football Now, as he has already caught the eyes of some big time coaches nationally! |
TOP 2025 LB RECRUIT40 yard dash - 4.81
5-10-5 shuttle - 4.58 CFB offers - Wayne State CFB programs showing interest - UNLV, West Virginia, State, Michigan, Notre Dame, Michigan State, Iowa, Rutgers, Georgia Tech, Eastern Michigan, Tennessee State, Kent State, Bowling Green, Miami (OH), Ball State, Ohio U, Central Michigan, Toledo, Western Michigan & Western Kentucky Follow Top 2025 LB Recruit Reed Blake-Thomas on X! |
LB Parker Elliot 2025 ALL-AMERICAN Ozark HS (MO) 6'2", 205 GPA - 3.8 Player notes - Top 2025 LB recruit Parker Elliot had a tremendous freshman season and was a brutalizing force as a top 2025 LB and RB recruit for the Ozark HS football team, as he was able to rush for 708 yards and ended the season with a total of 81 tackles. Parker proved to have the ability to diagnose plays instinctively from the inside linebacker position and is able to close ground on ball carriers quickly to bring them to a screeching halt. Elliot is one of the most sure tacklers in the 2025 football recruiting class and he possesses excellent lateral agility to be able to track ball carriers down from sideline to sideline. He is able to use his highly combative hands to quickly detach from oncoming blockers and is devastating for opposing offenses upon arrival at the football with his bone crushing tackling abilities. Top 2025 LB/RB recruit Parker Elliot has been added to the College Football Today RokFin Top 2025 LB Recruit Rankings and could also project as a top 2025 H-BACK/FB as his glorious high school football career progresses! |
TOP 2025 LB RECRUIT40 yard dash - 4.89
5-10-5 shuttle - 4.38 Broad jump - 102" Vertical - 25" Bench press - 185 X 7 CFB programs showing interest - Miami of Ohio, Western Carolina, Southern Illinois, Army, Missouri State, South Dakota State & Kansas State Follow Top 2025 LB recruit Parker Elliot on X! |
DE/OLB Orlando Barnes 2025 ALL-AMERICAN Texarkana HS (TX) 6'1",225 Top 2025 Recruit at College Football Today Player notes - Rising Top 2025 football recruit Orlando Barnes has excellent overall athletics for a middle-school football player and is able to create instant pressure in the backfield. Orlando looks like a man among boys playing for Texarkana MS and proves to be a brutalizing downhill runner, who also possesses outstanding agility as a ball carrier. He sets up at defensive end in an explosive stance and does a great job at shedding blockers, while being able to locate ball carriers to make sure tackles in the backfield. He obviously is being well coached and trained to be a big time football recruit coming out of the talent rich State of Texas and will be added to our Top 2025 football recruit rankings on College Football Today RokFin! |
TOP 2025 LB RECRUIT40 yard dash - 4.8
Bench press - 185 X 16 (340 MAX) Squat - 390 Dead-lift - 435 Clean - 250 CFB programs showing interest - Arkansas & Baylor Follow top 2025 football recruit Orlando Barnes on X! Follow top 2025 football recruit Orlando Barnes on Instagram! |
DE Gus Ritchey 2025 ALL-AMERICAN Northwood HS (NC) 6'4",225 GPA - 3.5 Player notes - 2025 Top DE/ATH Recruit Gus Ritchey is an explosive edge rusher who uses his immense amount of strength to collapse the pocket and is able to maintain outstanding leverage out on the edge to shutdown the running game. Ritchey also is utilized in the backfield as a running back and is a brutalizing downhill runner, who is able to break through would-be tacklers with his physicality to gain extra yards after contact. He is a very sound tackler as a top 2025 DE recruit and exhibits violent hands when detaching from opposing offensive linemen, while proving to have the ability to quickly detach to bring ball carriers aggressively to the turf. Gus also has outstanding lateral movement and is able to quickly scrape down the line of scrimmage on outside & inside run plays to bring running backs abruptly to the ground. His 6’4”, 225 pound frame could very well transition into a very fierce OLB/EDGE recruit at the collegiate level, as he possesses the overall athleticism to be able to cover from sideline to sideline. Gus already has 4.8 speed and is extremely quick off the snap of the football when initiating his pass rush skill-set en-route to wreak mayhem in opposing teams backfields. The high motor he demonstrates in backside pursuit in his pass rush will continue to pay off in huge dividends, as he continues to rise as a top 2025 DE recruit and he will rank highly in the College Football Today RokFin 2025 Top Football Recruit rankings with his diverse skill-set on both sides of the ball for Northwood HS in North Carolina. |
2025 NC STATE COMMIT
40 yard dash - 4.9
Bench press - 185 X 18 (300 Max) Squat - 430 Vertical - 30" CFB offers - Florida, Louisville, Notre Dame, Campbell, Miami, Virginia, Colorado, North Carolina, Penn State, Texas A&M, UTSA, North Carolina State, UNC-Charlotte, Ole Miss, East Carolina, Maryland, Duke, Colorado State, Michigan, Georgia, Oregon, Virginia Tech, Miami of Ohio & Washington Follow top 2025 DE recruit Gus Ritchey on X! |
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