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PFF NFL Interior DL Grades 2026: Interior Defender Rankings

Rank NFL 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 GradeSnapsCombineDraft
RANKNAMETEAM#DEFPRSHRDEFCOVDEFPRSHRDEFCOVAGERSHTWTSPCOLLEGEYEARR#P#
1
NYG
98
90.4
251
122
124
5
32.3
A
6' 3"
335
5.33
CLEMSON
2016
5
166
2
CIN
97
87.6
268
173
90
5
28.9
A
6' 4"
342
-
CLEMSON
2019
1
17
3
TB
91
85.8
194
109
85
0
31.6
A
6' 4"
320
5.20
ALABAMA
2016
2
46
4
IND
95
81.8
155
99
53
3
25.6
A
6' 2"
282
4.49
NWESTERN
2023
4
111
5
DET
54
80.4
363
252
109
2
26.4
A
6' 2"
315
-
NC STATE
2021
3
72
5
BUF
96
80.4
310
196
114
0
22.6
A
6' 6"
345
-
KENTUCKY
2025
4
109
7
DEN
99
79.8
344
238
104
2
29.1
A
6' 4"
285
-
BOSTON COL
2019
3
65
8
ATL
95
79.4
281
188
92
1
25.0
A
6' 6"
312
4.88
FLORIDA
2023
2
54
9
MIN
61
79.2
290
179
110
1
27.6
A
6' 2"
291
4.81
OKLAHOMA
2023
-
-
10
PIT
97
78.3
283
179
101
3
37.5
A
6' 5"
295
-
OHIO STATE
2011
1
31
11
PIT
95
77.2
269
166
100
3
25.2
A
6' 4"
309
5.08
WISCONSIN
2023
2
50
12
TEN
98
76.7
425
241
178
6
29.2
A
6' 4"
305
-
MISS STATE
2019
1
19
13
JAX
52
74.8
172
86
84
2
29.7
A
6' 4"
335
-
OHIO STATE
2020
3
73
14
LA
99
74.7
202
136
66
0
35.4
A
6' 1"
280
4.68
PITTSBURGH
2014
1
13
15
SEA
99
74.6
317
205
111
1
32.3
A
6' 5"
302
4.97
USC
2015
1
6
16
GB
98
74.1
123
77
44
2
33.7
IR
6' 2"
305
4.93
SCAR STATE
2016
3
89
17
NE
90
73.4
181
129
52
0
27.2
A
6' 5"
315
-
ALABAMA
2021
2
38
18
BLT
92
73.0
235
154
79
2
28.9
A
6' 3"
305
-
TEXAS A&M
2020
3
71
19
NYJ
99
72.4
229
109
118
2
25.2
A
6' 4"
362
-
TEXAS
2024
2
38
20
DAL
91
72.2
220
92
128
0
26.1
A
6' 4"
320
-
UCLA
2022
5
160
21
ARZ
51
71.2
222
92
130
0
29.2
A
6' 2"
318
-
ARIZONA
2021
6
196
22
HST
72
70.6
306
156
150
0
27.1
A
6' 2"
296
-
OHIO STATE
2021
4
133
23
CAR
97
70.1
142
69
70
3
-
A
6' 4"
324
-
TEXAS A&M
2021
4
118
23
CAR
95
70.1
282
174
107
1
28.5
A
6' 5"
320
-
AUBURN
2020
1
7
25
ATL
54
69.1
272
189
83
0
25.6
A
6' 3"
290
-
OREGON
2024
4
110
25
LA
97
69.1
151
47
104
0
30.9
IR
5' 11"
310
-
TEXAS
2018
-
-
27
PHI
90
67.8
248
112
135
1
26.7
A
6' 6"
336
-
GEORGIA
2022
1
13
28
DET
91
67.1
231
132
96
3
23.6
A
6' 3"
327
-
OHIO STATE
2025
1
28
28
NO
91
67.1
233
128
105
0
-
A
6' 4"
305
-
TEXAS
2025
3
71
30
LA
91
66.8
232
132
92
8
27.5
IR
6' 3"
288
-
WAKE
2023
3
90
31
TEN
91
66.5
251
153
94
4
30.0
A
6' 4"
288
4.75
STF AUSTIN
2018
4
135
32
BLT
98
66.4
247
128
117
2
27.0
A
6' 4"
338
-
UCONN
2022
3
76
33
ATL
94
66.0
204
102
102
0
29.2
A
6' 5"
280
-
W ILLINOIS
2020
-
-
34
CAR
94
65.6
149
79
70
0
23.5
A
6' 4"
290
-
DUKE
2026
-
-
35
CLV
94
65.3
179
111
68
0
23.1
A
6' 3"
320
-
MICHIGAN
2025
1
5
36
WAS
94
65.0
292
186
103
3
29.4
A
6' 3"
320
4.95
ALABAMA
2018
1
13
37
LAC
94
64.8
113
53
60
0
32.6
A
6' 3"
325
5.19
ALABAMA
2017
2
55
38
LAC
99
64.4
183
66
117
0
-
A
6' 1"
340
-
OREGON
2025
3
86
39
BUF
97
63.9
137
77
60
0
30.4
A
6' 1"
312
-
WASHINGTON
2019
4
134
40
IND
90
63.7
260
133
126
1
33.0
A
6' 4"
314
-
ALBANY ST
2017
4
144
41
SF
93
63.6
210
114
96
0
22.7
A
6' 2"
292
-
OKLAHOMA
2026
4
107
42
DEN
97
63.4
283
181
102
0
28.3
A
6' 3"
290
-
TEXAS
2020
-
-
43
MIA
94
63.3
219
103
116
0
-
A
6' 3"
320
-
MARYLAND
2025
5
143
44
TB
94
63.0
275
190
84
1
25.6
A
6' 1"
281
4.67
PITTSBURGH
2023
1
19
44
IND
99
63.0
353
222
130
1
32.6
A
6' 7"
295
5.05
OREGON
2016
1
7
46
PIT
94
62.8
175
92
83
0
-
A
6' 5"
317
-
IOWA
2025
5
166
47
CLV
96
62.7
299
193
106
0
31.5
A
6' 2"
310
5.03
NEBRASKA
2016
3
67
48
WAS
99
62.5
239
138
98
3
29.0
A
6' 5"
319
-
S CAROLINA
2020
1
14
48
DAL
92
62.5
315
185
130
0
28.8
A
6' 3"
303
-
ALABAMA
2019
1
3
50
ATL
92
62.1
264
164
100
0
24.0
A
6' 6"
315
-
LSU
2024
2
48