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PFF NCAA Edge Rusher Grades 2026: Edge Defender Rankings

Rank NCAA players by PFF grade for a season, week or game. Filter by position, team and draft year. Rankings include players with at least 25% of the snaps of their position's leader.

PFF GradeSnapsSize
RANKNAMETEAM#DEFPRSHRDEFCOVDEFPRSHRDEFCOVHTWT
1
GAST
-
91.8
276
145
113
18
6' 1"
250
3
KU
-
91.2
379
160
185
34
6' 5"
270
4
WMU
-
91.0
472
249
219
4
6' 1"
255
5
KU
-
90.5
369
161
186
22
6' 4"
255
6
DUKE
-
90.0
296
163
122
11
6' 3"
265
6
SJSU
-
90.0
326
186
140
0
6' 3"
255
6
WIS
-
90.0
409
205
178
26
6' 3"
243
9
UNM
-
89.9
349
198
145
6
6' 6"
252
10
LOU
-
89.8
228
125
82
21
6' 5"
245
12
TUL
-
88.7
228
88
113
27
6' 2"
219
13
TXST
-
88.4
315
200
108
7
6' 5"
235
15
COLO
-
88.2
189
115
69
5
6' 2"
230
17
CLEM
-
87.7
325
178
130
17
6' 6"
260
18
LSU
-
86.3
359
193
130
36
6' 5"
254
18
TCU
-
86.3
272
145
114
13
6' 5"
245
23
ORST
-
85.7
315
177
137
1
6' 3"
270
25
TOL
-
85.4
452
260
190
2
6' 2"
250
28
ND
-
85.1
229
109
101
19
6' 5"
253
31
ORE
-
84.2
136
86
37
13
6' 2"
245
32
WF
-
84.1
388
205
138
45
6' 4"
245
33
UTAH
-
83.6
325
191
117
17
6' 4"
250
35
SCAR
-
83.1
151
87
62
2
6' 5"
250
36
SYR
-
82.9
360
185
150
25
6' 3"
235
36
NW
-
82.9
309
178
127
4
6' 5"
275
38
VT
-
82.6
291
175
112
4
6' 5"
264
40
ASU
-
81.8
379
222
149
8
6' 3"
265
41
MICH
-
81.7
202
100
90
12
6' 5"
245
44
ORE
-
81.5
423
203
200
20
6' 5"
265
46
UK
-
81.4
462
295
162
5
6' 4"
271
48
LOU
-
81.3
459
217
200
42
6' 3"
260
49
GASO
-
81.0
329
161
141
27
6' 2"
245
49
UMD
-
81.0
179
95
83
1
6' 4"
233
51
WYO
-
80.9
424
197
214
13
6' 2"
255
51
UAB
-
80.9
478
166
277
35
6' 5"
240
53
PITT
-
80.8
330
196
125
9
6' 2"
250
57
ECU
-
80.7
257
125
128
4
6' 2"
253
58
EMU
-
80.6
337
178
136
23
6' 1"
230
59
MEM
-
80.4
154
48
93
13
6' 1"
240
60
MISS
-
80.3
322
152
144
26
6' 3"
245
61
TEX
-
80.2
260
142
93
25
6' 3"
240
61
NEV
-
80.2
469
182
248
39
6' 1"
248
61
TLSA
-
80.2
277
127
144
6
6' 2"
265
65
WMU
-
80.0
137
60
70
7
6' 3"
231
65
MICH
-
80.0
146
75
65
6
6' 1"
243
68
SJSU
-
79.8
327
182
143
2
6' 2"
250
72
WMU
-
79.6
388
194
188
6
6' 3"
255
76
OKST
-
79.5
149
78
71
0
6' 3"
284
77
FRES
-
79.3
287
155
125
7
6' 4"
250
77
KENT
-
79.3
324
148
149
27
6' 2"
245
80
OKST
-
79.2
247
134
112
1
6' 4"
270