Skip to main content
NFL

PFF 2019 NCAA Edge Rusher Grades: 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
OSU
-
96.0
576
320
240
16
6' 5"
264
3
DUKE
-
93.7
409
198
197
14
6' 4"
244
4
TEM
-
93.5
710
392
303
15
6' 3"
245
5
UAB
-
92.0
539
304
226
9
6' 6"
250
7
BSU
-
91.0
820
383
332
105
6' 3"
265
8
UF
-
90.5
554
315
219
20
6' 3"
263
8
UGA
-
90.5
358
224
133
1
6' 3"
275
12
NEV
-
89.9
591
316
273
2
6' 0"
299
13
WIS
-
89.6
741
347
285
109
6' 3"
225
14
MEM
-
89.0
760
381
372
7
6' 3"
255
15
TLSA
-
87.8
628
311
317
0
6' 4"
263
16
BUFF
-
87.4
571
305
258
8
6' 2"
245
17
USF
-
87.2
495
227
266
2
6' 4"
263
18
SMU
-
87.1
684
382
301
1
6' 5"
260
20
BAMA
-
86.9
652
294
281
77
6' 3"
255
21
ECU
-
86.8
821
410
408
3
6' 2"
230
22
WF
-
86.7
757
401
341
15
6' 3"
274
23
ARST
-
86.6
849
447
396
6
6' 4"
254
24
GASO
-
86.5
545
267
271
7
6' 3"
264
25
CHAR
-
85.8
759
322
402
35
6' 4"
242
27
WKU
-
85.6
849
407
408
34
6' 4"
240
27
NW
-
85.6
662
323
293
46
6' 4"
280
30
MINN
-
85.1
598
295
255
48
6' 3"
236
31
ND
-
85.0
561
309
251
1
6' 4"
268
31
NIU
-
85.0
605
296
298
11
6' 4"
255
33
ODU
-
84.8
635
296
323
16
6' 5"
290
33
PSU
-
84.8
561
330
223
8
6' 5"
265
36
IOWA
-
84.4
767
449
295
23
6' 6"
260
38
MICH
-
84.2
470
206
191
73
6' 3"
240
39
CCAR
-
84.0
739
363
373
3
6' 2"
254
40
BUFF
-
83.7
549
312
232
5
6' 2"
250
42
MICH
-
82.9
746
376
359
11
6' 7"
268
44
PITT
-
82.5
684
415
269
0
6' 5"
264
45
ND
-
82.2
348
205
143
0
6' 4"
268
45
BUFF
-
82.2
333
179
140
14
6' 1"
240
47
UMD
-
82.1
738
315
350
73
6' 2"
220
50
UK
-
81.6
539
172
260
107
6' 3"
244
51
TXST
-
81.4
594
273
319
2
6' 2"
260
51
KSU
-
81.4
496
275
214
7
6' 3"
270
54
PSU
-
81.3
606
340
246
20
6' 2"
238
55
AUB
-
81.2
596
375
220
1
6' 3"
303
56
ND
-
81.1
377
175
157
45
6' 3"
255
57
UNM
-
81.0
565
209
263
93
6' 0"
218
58
MIA
-
80.9
591
316
259
16
6' 4"
257
58
MICH
-
80.9
638
316
318
4
6' 2"
265
58
MICH
-
80.9
394
233
161
0
6' 2"
257
62
TENN
-
80.8
634
299
295
40
6' 4"
255
62
HOU
-
80.8
361
177
173
11
6' 2"
241
64
WMU
-
80.7
648
351
296
1
6' 0"
240
64
TUL
-
80.7
751
389
356
6
6' 3"
272