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PFF 2023 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
NYG
97
92.9
709
446
258
5
28.9
A
6' 4"
342
-
CLEMSON
2019
1
17
2
LA
99
90.8
916
596
318
2
35.4
A
6' 1"
280
4.68
PITTSBURGH
2014
1
13
3
NYJ
95
90.6
778
465
307
6
28.8
A
6' 3"
303
-
ALABAMA
2019
1
3
4
CAR
95
90.1
938
511
427
0
28.5
A
6' 5"
320
-
AUBURN
2020
1
7
5
KC
95
88.1
947
633
312
2
32.3
A
6' 6"
310
5.03
MISS STATE
2016
2
37
6
PHI
98
87.4
599
427
172
0
25.5
A
6' 3"
314
-
GEORGIA
2023
1
9
7
DET
54
86.8
682
429
251
2
26.4
A
6' 2"
315
-
NC STATE
2021
3
72
8
ATL
90
84.4
594
348
243
3
33.9
IR
6' 4"
300
-
UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA (CANADA)
2016
4
120
9
NE
90
83.8
750
478
272
0
27.2
A
6' 5"
315
-
ALABAMA
2021
2
38
10
LA
91
83.2
729
498
231
0
27.5
IR
6' 3"
288
-
WAKE
2023
3
90
11
CIN
98
82.2
535
314
217
4
32.3
A
6' 3"
335
5.33
CLEMSON
2016
5
166
12
IND
99
81.8
841
495
336
10
32.6
A
6' 7"
295
5.05
OREGON
2016
1
7
13
CLV
90
81.0
302
173
126
3
31.4
A
6' 2"
290
-
MICHIGAN
2018
5
140
14
BLT
58
80.1
698
435
245
18
33.9
A
6' 0"
355
-
SAMFORD
2016
-
-
15
TB
50
80.0
691
448
236
7
31.7
A
6' 4"
347
5.10
WASHINGTON
2018
1
12
16
SF
91
78.4
661
461
199
1
32.9
A
6' 7"
290
5.10
OREGON
2015
1
17
17
BLT
92
77.4
849
575
257
17
28.9
A
6' 3"
305
-
TEXAS A&M
2020
3
71
18
PIT
94
77.3
286
155
131
0
30.2
A
6' 5"
307
-
ARKANSAS
2019
6
190
19
DAL
97
77.0
676
372
303
1
28.2
A
6' 2"
280
-
UCLA
2021
3
75
20
PIT
95
76.9
516
281
235
0
25.2
A
6' 4"
309
5.08
WISCONSIN
2023
2
50
21
PHI
91
76.5
721
510
211
0
35.8
A
6' 4"
310
4.79
MISS STATE
2012
1
12
22
IND
90
76.2
445
218
224
3
33.0
A
6' 4"
314
-
ALBANY ST
2017
4
144
22
SEA
99
76.2
884
502
381
1
32.3
A
6' 5"
302
4.97
USC
2015
1
6
24
SF
98
74.9
775
545
226
4
33.7
IR
6' 2"
305
4.93
SCAR STATE
2016
3
89
25
PIT
97
73.1
497
305
192
0
37.5
A
6' 5"
295
-
OHIO STATE
2011
1
31
26
NO
97
72.9
290
149
139
2
28.3
A
6' 3"
290
-
TEXAS
2020
-
-
27
LA
95
72.1
335
162
173
0
-
A
6' 4"
324
-
TEXAS A&M
2021
4
118
28
DEN
99
71.9
913
560
349
4
29.1
A
6' 4"
285
-
BOSTON COL
2019
3
65
29
MIA
94
71.8
968
609
358
1
30.8
APUP
6' 4"
310
-
CLEMSON
2019
1
13
30
PHI
90
70.9
561
304
257
0
26.7
A
6' 6"
336
-
GEORGIA
2022
1
13
31
CLV
93
70.8
462
253
203
6
35.2
A
6' 3"
300
-
ILL STATE
2014
7
235
32
GB
97
70.4
913
556
348
9
31.0
A
6' 3"
314
5.06
UCLA
2016
1
27
32
PHI
93
70.4
522
322
200
0
27.6
A
6' 3"
290
-
LA TECH
2021
3
73
34
GB
94
69.8
440
309
130
1
26.4
A
6' 4"
296
-
BOWL GREEN
2023
6
181
35
ATL
97
68.4
318
195
121
2
33.5
A
6' 0"
305
5.06
CLEMSON
2015
5
137
35
TEN
98
68.4
657
393
254
10
29.2
A
6' 4"
305
-
MISS STATE
2019
1
19
35
MIA
92
68.4
924
573
351
0
31.1
A
6' 6"
305
-
FERRIS
2018
7
238
38
BLT
98
68.1
518
324
186
8
27.0
A
6' 4"
338
-
UCONN
2022
3
76
39
SEA
97
68.0
393
225
168
0
32.7
IR
6' 3"
280
4.84
FLORIDA ST
2015
2
35
40
CIN
92
67.7
776
499
269
8
31.5
A
6' 3"
311
4.99
NC STATE
2018
3
69
40
LV
90
67.7
504
283
221
0
30.0
A
6' 6"
295
-
NOTRE DAME
2019
1
28
42
CHI
97
66.3
506
265
239
2
31.6
A
6' 1"
311
5.05
BAYLOR
2016
4
122
43
DAL
99
66.1
322
190
130
2
28.7
IR
6' 5"
268
-
IOWA
2021
3
85
44
BUF
91
65.6
817
539
272
6
28.8
A
6' 1"
287
-
HOUSTON
2019
1
9
45
ARZ
98
65.4
395
182
213
0
29.2
A
6' 2"
318
-
ARIZONA
2021
6
196
46
HST
94
64.4
481
269
212
0
30.1
A
6' 2"
310
-
NEBRASKA
2020
6
194
47
SEA
90
63.5
809
483
322
4
33.8
A
6' 3"
307
5.21
ALABAMA
2016
2
49
48
CAR
91
63.4
368
130
238
0
31.3
A
6' 4"
295
-
HOUSTON
2018
-
-
49
BLT
97
63.0
309
161
146
2
35.4
A
6' 7"
309
-
VIRGINIA
2014
4
134
50
TB
92
62.8
286
137
149
0
35.2
A
6' 6"
281
4.96
MICH STATE
2013
4
126