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PFF 2015 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
DEN
58
91.9
994
582
328
84
37.7
A
6' 3"
250
4.42
TEXAS A&M
2011
1
2
2
LV
52
91.8
999
581
326
92
35.6
A
6' 3"
269
4.65
BUFFALO
2014
1
5
3
KC
50
91.3
669
338
241
90
37.7
A
6' 3"
270
4.62
GEORGIA
2011
3
70
4
NE
93
89.8
665
396
231
38
37.5
-
6' 3"
265
4.68
PITTSBURGH
2011
2
37
5
PIT
92
86.0
698
334
240
124
48.4
-
6' 1"
242
4.80
KENT STATE
2002
-
-
6
CHI
92
85.9
593
316
230
47
37.8
-
6' 3"
265
4.91
MISS STATE
2011
5
165
7
HST
59
84.7
796
437
286
73
36.2
-
6' 4"
258
4.68
ILLINOIS
2012
1
26
8
LA
94
83.9
334
218
116
0
36.8
A
6' 4"
245
4.62
N CAROLINA
2011
1
14
9
MIA
50
83.7
943
540
399
4
36.0
-
6' 2"
262
4.80
MIAMI FL
2012
3
72
10
PHI
55
82.7
849
439
326
84
38.5
A
6' 2"
265
4.71
MICHIGAN
2010
1
13
11
NYG
91
82.5
570
380
178
12
41.1
-
6' 3"
280
4.77
TENNESSEE
2009
1
18
12
LA
95
82.4
579
344
235
0
41.4
-
6' 3"
265
4.83
WSRAMS
2008
4
103
13
NO
94
82.0
979
600
374
5
37.4
A
6' 4"
287
4.74
CAL
2011
1
24
14
KC
91
81.6
905
546
276
83
42.9
-
6' 3"
275
4.88
PENN STATE
2006
1
20
15
SEA
72
81.1
922
573
333
16
40.9
-
6' 4"
274
5.00
TEXAS A&M
2009
-
-
16
DEN
94
80.5
553
345
169
39
44.2
-
6' 4"
255
4.56
TROY
2005
1
11
17
SEA
56
79.6
861
544
297
20
40.5
-
6' 3"
260
4.51
PURDUE
2008
3
92
18
ARZ
54
77.7
308
268
31
9
46.6
-
6' 1"
268
4.54
SYRACUSE
2002
1
11
19
NE
95
76.8
943
579
315
49
36.6
RNFI
6' 5"
265
4.87
SYRACUSE
2012
1
21
20
CHI
97
76.4
525
320
164
41
41.1
-
6' 4"
251
4.88
NC STATE
2010
7
213
21
CIN
96
76.1
945
633
283
29
37.6
A
6' 6"
277
4.68
FLORIDA
2010
2
54
22
DET
94
75.6
656
409
230
17
37.4
-
6' 5"
275
4.63
BYU
2013
1
5
23
HST
90
75.2
559
322
219
18
33.7
A
6' 5"
255
4.53
S CAROLINA
2014
1
1
24
DEN
48
74.8
552
252
213
87
33.9
A
6' 2"
250
-
COLO STATE
2014
-
-
25
LAC
97
74.5
666
385
240
41
33.7
P
6' 3"
252
-
GA TECH
2014
2
50
26
DAL
90
73.6
698
399
291
8
34.5
A
6' 3"
265
4.80
BOISE ST
2014
2
34
27
ATL
44
73.5
534
388
132
14
34.3
A
6' 3"
246
4.53
CLEMSON
2015
1
8
28
BUF
55
72.8
1003
586
360
57
38.2
A
6' 2"
254
4.65
TCU
2010
1
31
29
PHI
75
72.5
424
361
63
0
38.3
A
6' 3"
279
4.98
MARSHALL
2012
2
59
30
CAR
95
72.3
528
349
154
25
40.3
-
6' 2"
278
4.84
GEORGIA
2007
3
83
31
BLT
58
71.8
786
465
285
36
42.7
-
5' 11"
250
4.75
LOUISVILLE
2006
4
126
32
WAS
93
71.4
688
296
307
85
35.8
-
6' 6"
260
4.86
STANFORD
2014
2
47
33
SF
59
71.3
794
367
320
107
33.6
A
6' 6"
270
-
USF
2014
5
150
33
IND
58
71.3
527
289
194
44
44.0
-
6' 2"
260
4.86
CINCINNATI
2005
5
146
35
MIN
97
70.9
913
555
336
22
38.8
-
6' 3"
273
4.65
USC
2010
4
100
36
TEN
98
70.8
960
417
427
116
40.2
-
6' 4"
257
4.63
TEXAS
2009
1
13
37
LAC
54
70.6
961
442
378
141
37.5
A
6' 2"
247
4.79
S CAROLINA
2012
1
18
38
MIN
99
70.3
420
281
127
12
32.0
A
6' 5"
263
4.57
LSU
2015
3
88
39
DET
52
69.9
409
215
192
2
42.1
-
6' 1"
270
4.83
VA TECH
2006
2
63
39
MIA
79
69.9
834
452
375
7
37.6
-
6' 2"
280
4.96
UTAH
2012
-
-
41
DAL
76
69.5
596
330
260
6
38.2
-
6' 4"
281
4.82
OLE MISS
2010
6
175
42
ARZ
44
68.6
633
408
175
50
35.6
A
6' 3"
260
4.90
MISSOURI
2015
2
58
43
ATL
71
68.4
516
224
272
20
41.1
-
6' 3"
242
4.85
MONTANA
2008
5
154
44
NYG
90
68.3
503
314
182
7
37.8
P
6' 5"
275
4.78
USF
2010
1
15
44
CHI
49
68.3
447
111
240
96
38.2
-
6' 3"
259
4.67
TEXAS
2011
4
103
46
PIT
95
67.9
522
236
190
96
37.0
-
6' 2"
245
-
GEORGIA
2013
1
17
47
LV
99
67.6
517
339
154
24
37.0
-
6' 4"
258
4.74
MISSOURI
2011
1
7
47
GB
53
67.6
402
217
172
13
36.5
-
6' 3"
265
4.64
USC
2012
1
28
47
IND
98
67.6
546
330
170
46
45.6
-
6' 2"
235
4.53
ALAB A&M
2003
5
138
50
MIN
96
67.3
946
582
345
19
43.5
-
6' 3"
259
4.67
TEXAS
2007
4
102