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PFF 2018 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
JAX
93
90.9
816
502
312
2
40.1
A
6' 8"
282
5.04
MIAMI FL
2008
2
50
2
CHI
52
90.8
818
505
244
69
35.6
A
6' 3"
269
4.65
BUFFALO
2014
1
5
3
HST
99
90.5
1026
676
348
2
37.7
A
6' 5"
288
4.81
WISCONSIN
2011
1
11
4
DEN
58
90.3
844
506
312
26
37.7
A
6' 3"
250
4.42
TEXAS A&M
2011
1
2
5
NO
94
89.9
1001
651
312
38
37.4
A
6' 4"
287
4.74
CAL
2011
1
24
6
NE
98
89.6
892
581
282
29
33.2
RPUP
6' 2"
265
4.93
ARKANSAS
2015
4
101
7
PHI
55
88.6
877
618
251
8
38.5
A
6' 2"
265
4.71
MICHIGAN
2010
1
13
8
DAL
90
88.0
848
536
294
18
34.5
A
6' 3"
265
4.80
BOISE ST
2014
2
34
9
BUF
55
87.9
668
397
243
28
38.2
A
6' 2"
254
4.65
TCU
2010
1
31
10
KC
55
87.6
1143
626
410
107
35.6
-
6' 2"
252
-
AUBURN
2014
1
23
11
HST
90
87.2
967
613
323
31
33.7
A
6' 5"
255
4.53
S CAROLINA
2014
1
1
12
CLV
95
86.9
1012
599
379
34
30.8
IR
6' 4"
272
4.64
TEXAS A&M
2017
1
1
13
NYG
54
86.3
665
414
238
13
36.0
-
6' 2"
262
4.80
MIAMI FL
2012
3
72
14
KC
50
85.8
848
437
310
101
37.7
A
6' 3"
270
4.62
GEORGIA
2011
3
70
15
MIA
91
81.7
517
313
198
6
44.7
-
6' 3"
263
4.65
PENN STATE
2009
-
-
16
CIN
96
78.2
839
536
291
12
37.6
A
6' 6"
277
4.68
FLORIDA
2010
2
54
17
MIN
99
77.8
879
512
353
14
32.0
A
6' 5"
263
4.57
LSU
2015
3
88
18
SEA
55
77.4
774
489
259
26
33.3
A
6' 3"
272
4.79
MICHIGAN
2015
2
63
19
BUF
90
76.5
440
220
208
12
32.3
P
6' 3"
265
4.70
CLEMSON
2016
1
19
20
WAS
94
76.3
834
468
315
51
33.9
A
6' 5"
265
4.74
MISS STATE
2015
2
38
21
WAS
91
75.9
820
470
309
41
38.2
-
6' 4"
259
4.67
PURDUE
2011
1
16
22
CAR
90
75.8
506
344
151
11
46.7
-
6' 7"
295
4.79
N CAROLINA
2002
1
2
22
PHI
77
75.8
831
609
211
11
40.9
-
6' 4"
274
5.00
TEXAS A&M
2009
-
-
24
PIT
90
75.7
903
458
314
131
32.0
A
6' 4"
252
4.69
WISCONSIN
2017
1
30
25
PHI
56
75.4
685
506
173
6
41.5
-
6' 3"
270
4.75
VIRGINIA
2008
1
2
26
SF
91
74.2
608
328
279
1
32.9
A
6' 7"
290
5.10
OREGON
2015
1
17
27
LAC
54
73.9
1041
620
383
38
37.5
A
6' 2"
247
4.79
S CAROLINA
2012
1
18
28
CHI
99
72.8
353
203
117
33
33.6
A
6' 6"
270
-
USF
2014
5
150
28
ARZ
91
72.8
550
292
237
21
35.2
-
6' 3"
265
-
IDAHO
2013
-
-
30
JAX
91
72.7
766
497
256
13
31.5
A
6' 2"
246
4.75
MARYLAND
2016
3
69
31
ARZ
55
72.3
969
526
419
24
36.6
RNFI
6' 5"
265
4.87
SYRACUSE
2012
1
21
32
LAC
99
71.5
427
277
149
1
31.3
A
6' 5"
280
4.86
OHIO STATE
2016
1
3
33
LAC
42
71.0
309
183
93
33
29.8
A
6' 2"
251
4.65
USC
2018
2
48
34
IND
93
70.0
941
595
320
26
37.5
-
6' 3"
265
4.68
PITTSBURGH
2011
2
37
35
CAR
97
69.9
666
408
234
24
39.1
A
6' 3"
260
-
TROY
2011
-
-
36
NO
92
69.7
465
296
153
16
30.1
P
6' 6"
265
4.58
UTSA
2018
1
14
37
CHI
94
69.6
854
467
268
119
34.1
A
6' 5"
240
4.60
GEORGIA
2016
1
9
37
BLT
90
69.6
741
485
223
33
34.1
A
6' 4"
275
4.83
KENTUCKY
2015
4
122
39
GB
51
69.5
626
243
255
128
34.9
-
6' 5"
245
4.72
UTAH ST
2016
3
88
39
BLT
55
69.5
789
468
250
71
44.0
-
6' 3"
265
4.67
ARIZONA ST
2003
1
10
41
MIA
94
69.4
635
367
259
9
36.8
A
6' 4"
245
4.62
N CAROLINA
2011
1
14
42
NO
57
69.0
732
471
223
38
35.7
-
6' 4"
261
-
TEXAS
2013
4
103
43
TB
94
68.7
598
346
239
13
33.5
A
6' 7"
275
4.84
PENN STATE
2016
3
65
44
LA
96
68.5
287
137
141
9
35.1
-
6' 3"
265
-
NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE
2015
-
-
45
TEN
98
68.2
572
307
209
56
40.2
-
6' 4"
257
4.63
TEXAS
2009
1
13
46
MIN
97
68.0
585
332
244
9
38.8
-
6' 3"
273
4.65
USC
2010
4
100
47
PIT
56
67.8
295
160
98
37
33.8
-
6' 3"
255
4.79
MIAMI FL
2015
6
212
48
NE
94
67.7
410
363
46
1
38.3
-
6' 3"
280
4.78
IOWA
2011
1
20
49
DEN
55
67.4
844
456
317
71
30.3
A
6' 4"
275
4.65
NC STATE
2018
1
5
49
NYJ
51
67.4
611
357
200
54
35.3
-
6' 3"
263
-
PENN
2013
-
-