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PFF 2017 NFL Interior DL Grades: 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
LA
99
94.4
856
558
297
1
35.4
A
6' 1"
280
4.68
PITTSBURGH
2014
1
13
2
CAR
99
91.9
743
494
246
3
37.7
-
6' 3"
315
-
PURDUE
2013
2
44
3
NYG
98
90.9
644
323
310
11
37.9
-
6' 3"
353
-
WILLIAM PENN
2012
-
-
4
PHI
91
90.7
783
548
235
0
35.8
A
6' 4"
310
4.79
MISS STATE
2012
1
12
4
CIN
97
90.7
754
501
251
2
38.5
-
6' 1"
300
4.75
GEORGIA
2010
4
120
6
MIN
98
90.4
759
414
345
0
38.0
A
6' 4"
329
5.09
E CAROLINA
2010
2
46
7
KC
95
89.5
698
448
250
0
32.3
A
6' 6"
310
5.03
MISS STATE
2016
2
37
8
PIT
97
89.1
835
493
334
8
37.5
A
6' 5"
295
-
OHIO STATE
2011
1
31
9
IND
99
87.7
564
236
328
0
39.4
A
6' 4"
309
5.15
LSU
2010
4
123
10
GB
97
87.3
684
344
337
3
31.0
A
6' 3"
314
5.06
UCLA
2016
1
27
11
TB
93
86.9
807
474
333
0
38.6
-
6' 4"
300
5.04
OKLAHOMA
2010
1
3
11
BLT
97
86.9
594
294
299
1
33.9
A
6' 0"
355
-
SAMFORD
2016
-
-
13
MIA
93
85.6
877
534
337
6
39.8
A
6' 4"
313
5.03
NEBRASKA
2010
1
2
14
CHI
98
84.9
389
189
200
0
39.6
-
6' 4"
301
-
WYOMING
2010
-
-
15
TEN
99
84.1
988
660
325
3
36.9
-
6' 1"
305
5.04
USC
2011
3
77
16
ATL
97
83.6
896
573
319
4
33.5
A
6' 0"
305
5.06
CLEMSON
2015
5
137
17
GB
76
81.5
629
354
273
2
37.4
-
6' 0"
310
-
IOWA
2012
4
132
18
SF
99
81.3
867
516
347
4
32.6
A
6' 7"
295
5.05
OREGON
2016
1
7
19
NYG
94
81.0
588
276
299
13
32.6
A
6' 3"
325
5.19
ALABAMA
2017
2
55
19
NYJ
99
81.0
488
241
247
0
40.8
-
6' 3"
310
-
TROY
2009
-
-
21
PIT
91
80.5
627
375
251
1
33.4
-
6' 6"
303
-
NOTRE DAME
2014
2
46
22
LV
78
79.9
462
183
270
9
35.8
P
6' 2"
334
5.27
LA TECH
2014
4
107
23
BLT
98
79.7
475
269
204
2
37.6
A
6' 1"
336
5.37
MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE
2013
3
94
23
DAL
95
79.7
338
228
110
0
33.1
-
6' 7"
290
-
IOWA STATE
2015
-
-
23
IND
95
79.7
687
329
356
2
34.5
RNFI
6' 3"
320
5.31
OHIO STATE
2013
2
49
26
HST
98
79.2
526
242
281
3
32.3
A
6' 3"
335
5.33
CLEMSON
2016
5
166
27
NE
90
79.0
682
361
321
0
32.7
-
6' 2"
320
5.05
TEXAS
2015
1
32
28
DEN
94
78.4
460
214
246
0
41.9
-
6' 3"
325
5.27
MICH STATE
2006
4
123
28
CLV
65
78.4
300
139
154
7
32.4
A
6' 3"
305
4.97
CHARLOTTE
2017
3
65
30
JAX
97
77.8
922
585
326
11
36.7
-
6' 5"
290
4.91
TENNESSEE
2012
5
137
31
LAC
94
77.6
415
254
155
6
36.8
-
6' 2"
300
4.97
ILLINOIS
2011
1
18
32
JAX
99
76.8
540
294
244
2
37.1
-
6' 3"
331
4.93
ALABAMA
2011
1
3
33
DEN
92
76.5
249
125
124
0
36.1
-
6' 2"
334
5.08
DELAWARE
2014
-
-
34
DEN
96
76.3
516
296
220
0
35.2
A
6' 3"
300
-
ILL STATE
2014
7
235
35
CHI
96
76.2
900
539
361
0
36.9
A
6' 5"
324
5.23
UNIVERSITY OF REGINA (CANADA)
2012
3
89
36
TEN
96
75.9
410
201
208
1
37.9
-
6' 2"
328
5.03
N CAROLINA
2013
1
28
37
NYJ
92
75.3
877
503
368
6
32.3
A
6' 5"
302
4.97
USC
2015
1
6
38
ARZ
94
75.2
249
135
114
0
34.7
-
6' 2"
309
-
N IOWA
2015
-
-
39
LA
90
75.1
751
498
251
2
35.8
A
6' 5"
297
5.36
LSU
2012
1
14
40
IND
92
74.7
578
354
220
4
39.2
-
6' 8"
298
4.60
SMU
2013
2
53
40
NO
95
74.7
666
338
327
1
34.1
A
6' 2"
309
5.18
FRESNO ST
2015
5
154
42
PIT
79
74.3
478
241
233
4
33.7
IR
6' 2"
305
4.93
SCAR STATE
2016
3
89
43
IND
96
73.9
380
238
139
3
35.2
A
6' 6"
300
5.03
STANFORD
2015
3
93
44
ARZ
72
73.6
351
230
121
0
35.1
-
6' 5"
293
-
MIAMI FL
2015
-
-
45
TEN
90
72.4
436
267
168
1
34.8
A
6' 4"
320
5.35
PENN STATE
2014
4
112
46
SEA
91
72.2
654
388
258
8
35.9
-
6' 3"
294
5.02
MISSOURI
2013
1
13
47
ARZ
98
72.0
442
266
173
3
38.3
A
6' 3"
295
4.98
KENTUCKY
2010
3
83
48
NO
93
71.6
696
415
275
6
33.9
IR
6' 4"
300
-
UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA (CANADA)
2016
4
120
49
JAX
95
70.3
579
282
296
1
35.1
-
6' 4"
318
-
GEORGIA
2013
-
-
49
ATL
92
70.3
880
531
343
6
36.1
-
6' 3"
346
4.98
MEMPHIS
2012
1
11