100 Names for Linebackers on a Youth Football Defense
I guess I was a little bored today and started looking at linebacker position names like Mike, Sam and Will. We’ve all heard of these names for LBs but I decided to dig a little deeper and see what other names have been used over the last 100 years of football. I made up a few of my own too as to complete the 112 name list of linebackers.
I have tried to separate the names out into the various linebacker responsibilities but don’t hold me at 100% correctness. You should use this as a tool to come up with your own linebacker names for your youth football team’s defense.
Here we go naming linebackers…..
Mike, Sam and Will
| Strong / Field | Middle L-backer | Weak / Boundary |
| SLB | MLB | WLB |
| Sam | Mike | BLB |
| Stub | Mack | Will |
| Sara | Meg | Buck |
| Strike | Mo | Wanda |
| Zack | More | Whip |
| Spear | Mace | Dick |
| Snake | Mickey | Bob |
| Otto | Ace | Nick |
| Flacker | Moose | West |
| Saw | Missle | Bear |
| Frank | Ogre | Wolf |
| Fox | Dart | Barb |
| Saber | Headhunter | Beast |
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Outside Linebackers and Inside Linebackers
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| Left OLB | Rt OLB | Inside LB |
| LOLB | ROLB | ILB |
| Leo | Roy | Ted |
| Jack | Charlie | Zip |
| Lee | Rebel | Zack |
| Lance | Rex | Plugger |
| Lion | Rod | Ike |
| Lotto | Rush | Axe |
| Lola | Ram | Bull |
| Lefty / LT | Rhino | Pike |
| Ox | Ray | Butkus |
| Owl | Rolo | Hammer |
| East | Ralph | Chuck |
| Lakeside | Arty / RT | Charlie |
| Lynx | Ranger | Victor |
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Hybrid Linebackers
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| OLB Def End | SS/DB OLB |
| JLB | Rover |
| Joker | Monster |
| Jack | Dagger |
| Dave | Gunner |
| Ted | Stinger |
| Devil | Nickel |
| Elephant | Raider |
| Dog | Moneybacker |
| Bandit | Lobo |
| Viper | Robber |
| Tiger | Star |
| Ollie | Spur |
| Elle | Lurker |
| Predator | Pirate |
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This list is over 100 linebacker names and most of them have been actually used by College and NFL football teams in the past. I hope you enjoyed this list of LB names. If you have any names that you have used in the past please leave them in the comments below.
Remember to Play for Fun and Winning is Funner!
Coach Parker
Fort Worth, Texas
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