PFF 2008 NFL Edge Rusher Grades: Edge 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 Grade | Snaps | Combine | Draft | |||||||||||||||||
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| RANK | NAME | TEAM | # | DEF | PRSH | RDEF | COV | DEF | PRSH | RDEF | COV | AGE | RS | HT | WT | SP | COLLEGE | YEAR | R# | P# |
1 | PIT | 92 | 86.6 | 1098 | 452 | 395 | 251 | 48.4 | - | 6' 1" | 242 | 4.80 | KENT STATE | 2002 | - | - | ||||
2 | DAL | 94 | 85.0 | 989 | 495 | 388 | 106 | 44.2 | - | 6' 4" | 255 | 4.56 | TROY | 2005 | 1 | 11 | ||||
3 | ATL | 55 | 84.2 | 666 | 432 | 225 | 9 | 48.4 | - | 6' 4" | 256 | 4.55 | S CAROLINA | 2000 | 1 | 13 | ||||
4 | NYG | 91 | 82.1 | 879 | 536 | 321 | 22 | 43.5 | - | 6' 5" | 268 | 4.72 | NOTRE DAME | 2005 | 3 | 74 | ||||
5 | BLT | 55 | 80.4 | 1066 | 588 | 396 | 82 | 44.0 | - | 6' 3" | 265 | 4.67 | ARIZONA ST | 2003 | 1 | 10 | ||||
6 | CHI | 96 | 79.9 | 862 | 496 | 343 | 23 | 47.4 | - | 6' 3" | 262 | 4.67 | FLORIDA | 2002 | 4 | 104 | ||||
7 | TB | 97 | 79.3 | 424 | 277 | 139 | 8 | 45.8 | - | 6' 3" | 280 | 4.91 | OKLAHOMA | 2003 | 6 | 189 | ||||
8 | TB | 91 | 78.8 | 416 | 287 | 117 | 12 | 47.2 | - | 6' 3" | 268 | 4.83 | MINNESOTA | 2002 | 7 | 229 | ||||
9 | PIT | 56 | 75.8 | 1094 | 450 | 405 | 239 | 41.9 | - | 6' 1" | 265 | 4.66 | MICHIGAN | 2007 | 2 | 46 | ||||
10 | MIN | 69 | 74.8 | 1012 | 608 | 376 | 28 | 44.5 | - | 6' 6" | 265 | 4.72 | IDAHO ST | 2004 | 4 | 126 | ||||
11 | IND | 93 | 73.5 | 691 | 422 | 269 | 0 | 46.6 | - | 6' 1" | 268 | 4.54 | SYRACUSE | 2002 | 1 | 11 | ||||
12 | MIA | 98 | 73.4 | 656 | 219 | 333 | 104 | 44.0 | - | 6' 4" | 272 | 4.81 | IOWA | 2005 | 2 | 46 | ||||
13 | SEA | 97 | 72.6 | 379 | 219 | 156 | 4 | 49.8 | - | 6' 6" | 273 | 4.72 | VIRGINIA | 1999 | 1 | 30 | ||||
14 | IND | 98 | 72.1 | 578 | 360 | 217 | 1 | 45.6 | - | 6' 2" | 235 | 4.53 | ALAB A&M | 2003 | 5 | 138 | ||||
15 | BLT | 95 | 71.8 | 1028 | 422 | 405 | 201 | 45.2 | - | 6' 3" | 285 | 5.07 | ALABAMA | 2003 | 4 | 109 | ||||
16 | PHI | 58 | 71.5 | 1121 | 606 | 472 | 43 | 44.0 | - | 6' 2" | 260 | 4.86 | CINCINNATI | 2005 | 5 | 146 | ||||
17 | PHI | 75 | 70.8 | 841 | 433 | 376 | 32 | 48.4 | - | 6' 2" | 250 | 4.49 | OKLA STATE | 2001 | - | - | ||||
18 | JAX | 97 | 70.7 | 568 | 319 | 247 | 2 | 47.6 | - | 6' 5" | 280 | 4.91 | IOWA STATE | 2001 | 3 | 87 | ||||
19 | CAR | 90 | 69.9 | 1075 | 591 | 445 | 39 | 46.7 | - | 6' 7" | 295 | 4.79 | N CAROLINA | 2002 | 1 | 2 | ||||
20 | TB | 93 | 69.8 | 609 | 288 | 314 | 7 | 53.1 | - | 6' 6" | 305 | 4.78 | FLORIDA | 1995 | 1 | 6 | ||||
21 | MIN | 96 | 69.7 | 320 | 211 | 99 | 10 | 43.5 | - | 6' 3" | 259 | 4.67 | TEXAS | 2007 | 4 | 102 | ||||
21 | PHI | 90 | 69.7 | 530 | 394 | 122 | 14 | 49.9 | - | 6' 4" | 275 | 5.09 | KANSAS ST | 2000 | 2 | 33 | ||||
23 | HST | 90 | 69.3 | 927 | 513 | 406 | 8 | 41.7 | - | 6' 7" | 291 | 4.70 | NC STATE | 2006 | 1 | 1 | ||||
24 | NE | 96 | 68.7 | 465 | 115 | 201 | 149 | 49.2 | - | 6' 2" | 270 | 4.56 | SO MISS | 2000 | 6 | 186 | ||||
25 | LA | 91 | 68.5 | 327 | 212 | 114 | 1 | 52.0 | - | 6' 3" | 261 | 4.60 | TENNESSEE | 1998 | 3 | 65 | ||||
26 | SEA | 55 | 67.7 | 724 | 394 | 306 | 24 | 42.1 | - | 6' 1" | 270 | 4.83 | VA TECH | 2006 | 2 | 63 | ||||
27 | NYJ | 99 | 67.5 | 661 | 214 | 300 | 147 | 47.3 | - | 6' 4" | 266 | 4.47 | UAB | 2002 | 1 | 22 | ||||
28 | DAL | 93 | 67.4 | 355 | 101 | 183 | 71 | 42.7 | - | 6' 2" | 265 | 4.70 | PURDUE | 2007 | 1 | 26 | ||||
29 | KC | 91 | 66.1 | 846 | 439 | 399 | 8 | 42.9 | - | 6' 3" | 275 | 4.88 | PENN STATE | 2006 | 1 | 20 | ||||
30 | TEN | 93 | 65.9 | 461 | 275 | 183 | 3 | 47.9 | - | 6' 4" | 278 | 4.75 | NEBRASKA | 2001 | 2 | 34 | ||||
31 | LA | 96 | 65.3 | 501 | 282 | 217 | 2 | 49.7 | - | 6' 2" | 280 | 5.03 | MICHIGAN | 2000 | - | - | ||||
32 | LV | 56 | 65.1 | 534 | 309 | 222 | 3 | 48.2 | - | 6' 2" | 265 | 4.92 | OLE MISS | 2001 | 3 | 63 | ||||
33 | SF | 99 | 64.9 | 411 | 84 | 226 | 101 | 42.3 | - | 6' 5" | 240 | 4.43 | NC STATE | 2006 | 1 | 22 | ||||
34 | CLV | 55 | 64.5 | 758 | 199 | 399 | 160 | 54.8 | - | 6' 5" | 270 | 4.70 | USC | 1994 | 1 | 4 | ||||
35 | PHI | 95 | 64.0 | 370 | 267 | 101 | 2 | 40.7 | - | 6' 4" | 267 | 4.80 | NOTRE DAME | 2007 | 2 | 57 | ||||
36 | CAR | 95 | 63.6 | 530 | 356 | 149 | 25 | 40.3 | - | 6' 2" | 278 | 4.84 | GEORGIA | 2007 | 3 | 83 | ||||
37 | NYJ | 97 | 63.0 | 1014 | 365 | 379 | 270 | 46.0 | - | 6' 4" | 270 | 4.79 | WAKE | 2003 | 1 | 18 | ||||
38 | NO | 94 | 62.8 | 455 | 279 | 172 | 4 | 48.1 | - | 6' 3" | 290 | 4.68 | GEORGIA | 2002 | 1 | 25 | ||||
39 | TEN | 90 | 62.4 | 659 | 393 | 264 | 2 | 50.1 | - | 6' 5" | 265 | 4.58 | FLORIDA | 1999 | 1 | 16 | ||||
39 | CIN | 91 | 62.4 | 645 | 333 | 300 | 12 | 43.2 | - | 6' 3" | 280 | 4.84 | GEORGIA | 2004 | 4 | 117 | ||||
41 | ATL | 71 | 62.2 | 316 | 199 | 117 | 0 | 41.1 | - | 6' 3" | 242 | 4.85 | MONTANA | 2008 | 5 | 154 | ||||
42 | DET | 93 | 62.0 | 330 | 133 | 191 | 6 | 46.9 | - | 6' 2" | 250 | 4.76 | NC STATE | 2002 | - | - | ||||
43 | DET | 92 | 61.9 | 450 | 239 | 204 | 7 | 40.5 | - | 6' 3" | 260 | 4.51 | PURDUE | 2008 | 3 | 92 | ||||
44 | TEN | 78 | 61.7 | 506 | 313 | 191 | 2 | 43.2 | - | 6' 3" | 249 | 4.65 | CENT ARK | 2007 | 6 | 204 | ||||
45 | CIN | 92 | 61.1 | 327 | 183 | 139 | 5 | 43.1 | - | 6' 3" | 261 | 4.88 | USC | 2006 | 3 | 91 | ||||
45 | LAC | 92 | 61.1 | 366 | 207 | 125 | 34 | 45.1 | - | 6' 1" | 231 | 4.71 | SO UTAH | 2005 | - | - | ||||
47 | NE | 50 | 60.3 | 818 | 304 | 345 | 169 | 51.2 | - | 6' 4" | 261 | 4.95 | OHIO STATE | 1997 | 3 | 91 | ||||
48 | DEN | 92 | 60.2 | 653 | 418 | 230 | 5 | 42.7 | - | 5' 11" | 250 | 4.75 | LOUISVILLE | 2006 | 4 | 126 | ||||
49 | DET | 99 | 59.9 | 502 | 263 | 234 | 5 | 47.0 | - | 6' 2" | 273 | 4.76 | LOUISVILLE | 2003 | 2 | 64 | ||||
50 | TEN | 98 | 59.4 | 395 | 261 | 133 | 1 | 45.8 | - | 6' 5" | 277 | 5.05 | UCLA | 2004 | 5 | 133 | ||||
