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PFF 2009 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 GradeSnapsCombineDraft
RANKNAMETEAM#DEFPRSHRDEFCOVDEFPRSHRDEFCOVAGERSHTWTSPCOLLEGEYEARR#P#
1
DAL
94
87.3
1065
610
367
88
44.2
-
6' 4"
255
4.56
TROY
2005
1
11
2
CLV
53
82.8
425
175
203
47
44.0
-
6' 4"
272
4.81
IOWA
2005
2
46
3
IND
93
81.6
697
472
222
3
46.6
-
6' 1"
268
4.54
SYRACUSE
2002
1
11
4
NE
95
81.0
710
362
293
55
46.1
-
6' 2"
250
4.82
CAL
2003
7
239
5
CIN
98
80.7
283
194
89
0
45.0
-
6' 6"
274
4.71
ALABAMA
2004
2
57
6
IND
98
80.4
722
490
216
16
45.6
-
6' 2"
235
4.53
ALAB A&M
2003
5
138
7
DAL
93
79.2
1078
522
389
167
42.7
-
6' 2"
265
4.70
PURDUE
2007
1
26
7
PIT
56
79.2
1002
387
364
251
41.9
-
6' 1"
265
4.66
MICHIGAN
2007
2
46
9
ATL
55
77.9
684
420
223
41
48.4
-
6' 4"
256
4.55
S CAROLINA
2000
1
13
10
GB
52
77.8
894
418
294
182
40.4
-
6' 3"
255
4.62
USC
2009
1
26
11
MIN
69
77.0
1038
637
376
25
44.5
-
6' 6"
265
4.72
IDAHO ST
2004
4
126
12
PIT
92
76.5
1004
416
364
224
48.4
-
6' 1"
242
4.80
KENT STATE
2002
-
-
13
NYG
91
76.3
675
402
258
15
43.5
-
6' 5"
268
4.72
NOTRE DAME
2005
3
74
14
PHI
95
75.5
330
215
103
12
40.7
-
6' 4"
267
4.80
NOTRE DAME
2007
2
57
15
TB
91
75.4
587
320
245
22
47.2
-
6' 3"
268
4.83
MINNESOTA
2002
7
229
16
MIN
91
74.8
940
566
349
25
41.8
-
6' 5"
273
4.81
PURDUE
2006
4
127
17
BLT
93
74.5
650
344
302
4
45.4
-
6' 3"
315
5.12
OREGON ST
2004
2
51
18
SF
99
73.8
827
331
344
152
42.3
-
6' 5"
240
4.43
NC STATE
2006
1
22
19
MIA
99
73.3
813
344
341
128
52.1
-
6' 6"
255
4.55
AKRON
1997
3
73
19
PHI
58
73.3
1003
582
371
50
44.0
-
6' 2"
260
4.86
CINCINNATI
2005
5
146
21
ATL
71
73.2
485
342
133
10
41.1
-
6' 3"
242
4.85
MONTANA
2008
5
154
22
CAR
90
71.3
789
447
323
19
46.7
-
6' 7"
295
4.79
N CAROLINA
2002
1
2
23
LV
77
71.2
394
153
235
6
40.1
-
6' 5"
270
4.86
WISCONSIN
2009
3
71
24
JAX
91
70.7
833
349
359
125
39.9
-
6' 5"
252
4.84
FLORIDA
2008
1
8
25
BLT
55
70.6
850
475
333
42
44.0
-
6' 3"
265
4.67
ARIZONA ST
2003
1
10
26
CAR
95
70.2
438
265
162
11
40.3
-
6' 2"
278
4.84
GEORGIA
2007
3
83
27
PHI
90
69.7
468
363
93
12
49.9
-
6' 4"
275
5.09
KANSAS ST
2000
2
33
28
WAS
99
69.5
955
536
411
8
47.4
-
6' 4"
265
4.65
CAL
2001
1
7
28
HST
90
69.5
928
561
350
17
41.7
-
6' 7"
291
4.70
NC STATE
2006
1
1
30
LA
91
69.0
558
292
241
25
52.0
-
6' 3"
261
4.60
TENNESSEE
1998
3
65
31
GB
74
68.8
506
211
220
75
46.9
-
6' 4"
284
4.96
IOWA
2002
5
156
32
BUF
94
68.7
825
457
345
23
49.1
-
6' 4"
262
4.58
TCU
2001
2
46
33
DEN
57
68.6
645
109
371
165
46.6
-
6' 3"
248
4.88
MISS STATE
2003
7
228
34
KC
50
68.5
910
286
428
196
51.2
-
6' 4"
261
4.95
OHIO STATE
1997
3
91
35
DET
92
68.4
661
365
283
13
40.5
-
6' 3"
260
4.51
PURDUE
2008
3
92
36
SEA
55
68.1
688
392
255
41
42.1
-
6' 1"
270
4.83
VA TECH
2006
2
63
36
LV
92
68.1
779
413
363
3
47.0
-
6' 6"
310
4.94
GEORGIA
2001
1
6
38
NYJ
97
67.7
902
426
373
103
46.0
-
6' 4"
270
4.79
WAKE
2003
1
18
39
KC
91
67.2
1085
458
507
120
42.9
-
6' 3"
275
4.88
PENN STATE
2006
1
20
40
NYJ
99
67.1
1015
422
420
173
47.3
-
6' 4"
266
4.47
UAB
2002
1
22
41
LAC
95
66.4
878
367
369
142
45.4
-
6' 3"
262
4.78
PURDUE
2004
4
98
42
DEN
92
66.2
869
419
374
76
42.7
-
5' 11"
250
4.75
LOUISVILLE
2006
4
126
43
LA
96
65.7
703
353
315
35
49.7
-
6' 2"
280
5.03
MICHIGAN
2000
-
-
44
BLT
95
65.6
1009
405
412
192
45.2
-
6' 3"
285
5.07
ALABAMA
2003
4
109
45
NYG
94
65.5
716
418
265
33
43.6
-
6' 6"
265
4.70
BOSTON COL
2006
1
32
46
CHI
96
65.1
767
432
322
13
47.4
-
6' 3"
262
4.67
FLORIDA
2002
4
104
47
MIA
55
64.7
742
354
321
67
49.6
-
6' 2"
250
4.68
COLO STATE
1999
3
73
48
NYG
72
64.4
630
382
225
23
44.9
-
6' 3"
280
4.72
TROY
2003
2
56
48
DEN
56
64.4
419
253
92
74
41.1
-
6' 3"
280
4.77
TENNESSEE
2009
1
18
50
DET
99
64.3
364
231
130
3
47.0
-
6' 2"
273
4.76
LOUISVILLE
2003
2
64