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PFF 2011 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
SF
99
90.5
596
440
107
49
37.0
-
6' 4"
258
4.74
MISSOURI
2011
1
7
2
ATL
55
90.1
676
394
227
55
48.4
-
6' 4"
256
4.55
S CAROLINA
2000
1
13
3
DEN
58
89.9
985
467
399
119
37.7
A
6' 3"
250
4.42
TEXAS A&M
2011
1
2
4
BLT
55
87.6
1117
599
449
69
44.0
-
6' 3"
265
4.67
ARIZONA ST
2003
1
10
5
DAL
94
86.8
880
478
322
80
44.2
-
6' 4"
255
4.56
TROY
2005
1
11
6
PHI
58
86.1
619
376
232
11
44.0
-
6' 2"
260
4.86
CINCINNATI
2005
5
146
7
MIA
91
85.4
875
518
305
52
44.7
-
6' 3"
263
4.65
PENN STATE
2009
-
-
8
MIN
69
84.5
1005
595
390
20
44.5
-
6' 6"
265
4.72
IDAHO ST
2004
4
126
9
GB
52
84.1
1012
501
364
147
40.4
-
6' 3"
255
4.62
USC
2009
1
26
10
PHI
55
83.6
304
172
130
2
42.1
-
6' 1"
270
4.83
VA TECH
2006
2
63
11
KC
91
83.3
985
459
458
68
42.9
-
6' 3"
275
4.88
PENN STATE
2006
1
20
12
CIN
96
82.2
434
302
119
13
37.6
A
6' 6"
277
4.68
FLORIDA
2010
2
54
13
PIT
92
82.1
731
272
302
157
48.4
-
6' 1"
242
4.80
KENT STATE
2002
-
-
14
TB
71
81.4
610
338
264
8
40.9
-
6' 4"
274
5.00
TEXAS A&M
2009
-
-
15
LAC
98
81.3
467
276
164
27
42.0
-
6' 0"
240
4.43
FIU
2007
4
134
16
NE
93
81.1
741
446
295
0
47.4
-
6' 4"
265
4.65
CAL
2001
1
7
17
SEA
91
79.7
929
536
341
52
45.0
-
6' 3"
234
4.68
GEORGIA
2003
-
-
18
LAC
95
78.3
626
270
265
91
45.4
-
6' 3"
262
4.78
PURDUE
2004
4
98
19
NYG
90
78.2
1173
737
415
21
37.8
P
6' 5"
275
4.78
USF
2010
1
15
20
NYJ
97
77.2
958
377
412
169
46.0
-
6' 4"
270
4.79
WAKE
2003
1
18
21
JAX
94
77.0
950
551
384
15
42.8
-
6' 3"
263
4.76
FLORIDA
2006
6
191
22
PHI
93
76.7
697
428
267
2
46.4
-
6' 3"
259
4.62
W MICHIGAN
2004
1
27
23
CHI
90
76.5
887
561
303
23
46.7
-
6' 7"
295
4.79
N CAROLINA
2002
1
2
24
NE
95
75.6
625
418
192
15
43.4
-
6' 4"
255
4.62
ALABAMA
2006
5
159
25
WAS
98
75.2
926
402
389
135
40.2
-
6' 4"
257
4.63
TEXAS
2009
1
13
26
HST
58
73.7
902
472
338
92
39.6
-
6' 3"
254
4.65
ARIZONA
2011
2
42
27
IND
98
73.6
738
432
303
3
45.6
-
6' 2"
235
4.53
ALAB A&M
2003
5
138
28
NE
50
73.5
1102
434
420
248
42.7
-
6' 3"
252
4.91
PURDUE
2006
5
135
29
DET
92
72.8
856
539
304
13
40.5
-
6' 3"
260
4.51
PURDUE
2008
3
92
30
BLT
95
72.4
858
223
430
205
45.2
-
6' 3"
285
5.07
ALABAMA
2003
4
109
30
PIT
56
72.4
551
229
212
110
41.9
-
6' 1"
265
4.66
MICHIGAN
2007
2
46
32
JAX
90
72.1
401
199
195
7
44.0
-
6' 4"
272
4.81
IOWA
2005
2
46
33
LA
96
71.7
718
388
280
50
49.7
-
6' 2"
280
5.03
MICHIGAN
2000
-
-
34
HST
98
71.6
1081
598
395
88
40.0
-
6' 4"
255
4.59
CINCINNATI
2009
2
46
35
MIN
96
71.4
900
533
349
18
43.5
-
6' 3"
259
4.67
TEXAS
2007
4
102
36
CAR
95
71.3
794
433
346
15
40.3
-
6' 2"
278
4.84
GEORGIA
2007
3
83
37
SF
98
71.0
570
176
272
122
42.7
-
6' 1"
250
4.80
TENNESSEE
2006
5
140
38
LV
99
70.7
702
384
304
14
39.3
-
6' 3"
275
4.84
TEXAS
2010
2
44
39
NYG
91
70.1
797
516
256
25
43.5
-
6' 5"
268
4.72
NOTRE DAME
2005
3
74
40
DET
94
69.9
363
243
119
1
41.1
-
6' 5"
268
4.82
USC
2008
1
28
41
LV
96
69.7
1042
475
388
179
43.0
-
6' 4"
245
4.61
FLORIDA ST
2006
1
13
42
DAL
93
69.3
931
428
341
162
42.7
-
6' 2"
265
4.70
PURDUE
2007
1
26
43
ARZ
94
68.5
556
211
231
114
38.2
-
6' 3"
259
4.67
TEXAS
2011
4
103
44
CLV
97
68.2
949
494
444
11
37.5
-
6' 3"
265
4.68
PITTSBURGH
2011
2
37
45
DEN
92
68.0
955
562
383
10
42.7
-
5' 11"
250
4.75
LOUISVILLE
2006
4
126
46
SF
55
67.9
1097
555
362
180
42.6
-
6' 3"
259
-
VIRGINIA
2006
3
-
47
LV
90
67.8
580
300
255
25
40.8
-
6' 5"
280
-
HARVARD
2009
-
-
47
NYG
72
67.8
524
380
139
5
44.9
-
6' 3"
280
4.72
TROY
2003
2
56
49
NYG
94
67.4
948
334
374
240
43.6
-
6' 6"
265
4.70
BOSTON COL
2006
1
32
50
CAR
76
66.4
890
501
377
12
38.2
-
6' 4"
281
4.82
OLE MISS
2010
6
175