San Francisco 49ers star Fred Warner was once again named the top off-ball linebacker in the NFL this year via an anonymous poll of league coaches, scouts and executives.

According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Warner repeated after also being named No. 1 last year, and he garnered over 80 percent of the first-place votes this year.

The top 10 selections on the 2024 off-ball linebackers list are as follows:

An NFL coordinator gave Fowler a glowing review of Warner’s play, saying: “He’s like an elite quarterback in terms of managing the game. Checks, adjustments, unbelievable awareness and instincts. He allows the other 10 people around him to function at a high level collectively because of what he’s able to do mentally.”

The 27-year-old Warner has been named a Pro Bowler and First Team All-Pro in three of the past four seasons, and he placed in the NFL Defensive Player of the Year voting for the first time last season, coming in sixth.

As the defensive leader for the NFC champion Niners, Warner racked up 132 tackles and 2.5 sacks last season, while also setting career highs with four interceptions and four forced fumbles.

In addition to Warner taking the top spot for the second year in a row, the No. 2 spot also remained unchanged with Roquan Smith of the Baltimore Ravens occupying second place in back-to-back years.

Smith, 27, is a polar opposite of Warner in many ways, as he primarily thrives close to the line of scrimmage.

Named a Pro Bowler and First Team All-Pro in each of his two seasons in Baltimore, the physical Smith registered 158 tackles, five tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and one interception last season, and he finished eighth in the DPOY voting for a Ravens team that had the best record in the NFL last season.

One other linebacker in this year’s top five also made the top five last year, that being Matt Milano of the Buffalo Bills.