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PFF 2019 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.

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RANKNAMETEAM#DEFPRSHRDEFCOVDEFPRSHRDEFCOVAGERSHTWTSPCOLLEGEYEARR#P#
1
PIT
90
91.3
935
511
372
52
32.0
A
6' 4"
252
4.69
WISCONSIN
2017
1
30
2
SF
97
89.8
920
595
314
11
29.0
A
6' 4"
266
-
OHIO STATE
2019
1
2
3
CIN
96
89.7
739
387
313
39
37.6
A
6' 6"
277
4.68
FLORIDA
2010
2
54
3
GB
55
89.7
976
594
370
12
34.1
A
6' 4"
275
4.83
KENTUCKY
2015
4
122
5
SF
91
89.6
912
593
315
4
32.9
A
6' 7"
290
5.10
OREGON
2015
1
17
5
LAC
97
89.6
836
490
345
1
31.2
A
6' 5"
280
4.86
OHIO STATE
2016
1
3
7
MIN
99
89.0
993
616
366
11
31.9
A
6' 5"
263
4.57
LSU
2015
3
88
8
IND
99
87.1
674
458
196
20
37.7
A
6' 3"
270
4.62
GEORGIA
2011
3
70
9
HST
99
87.0
554
392
161
1
37.7
A
6' 5"
288
4.81
WISCONSIN
2011
1
11
10
NO
94
86.9
950
626
311
13
37.4
A
6' 4"
287
4.74
CAL
2011
1
24
11
CLV
95
86.5
544
324
211
9
30.8
IR
6' 4"
272
4.64
TEXAS A&M
2017
1
1
12
DAL
90
86.2
668
443
220
5
34.5
A
6' 3"
265
4.80
BOISE ST
2014
2
34
12
CHI
52
86.2
925
531
338
56
35.6
A
6' 3"
269
4.65
BUFFALO
2014
1
5
14
ARZ
55
86.0
1069
614
392
63
36.6
RNFI
6' 5"
265
4.87
SYRACUSE
2012
1
21
15
PHI
55
84.2
811
533
265
13
38.5
A
6' 2"
265
4.71
MICHIGAN
2010
1
13
15
NE
53
84.2
875
464
319
92
35.5
A
6' 3"
250
4.71
BYU
2014
2
40
17
NO
92
84.1
533
355
149
29
30.1
P
6' 6"
265
4.58
UTSA
2018
1
14
18
DET
90
82.8
705
446
237
22
33.1
RPUP
6' 2"
265
4.93
ARKANSAS
2015
4
101
19
SEA
90
80.8
712
482
207
23
33.7
A
6' 5"
255
4.53
S CAROLINA
2014
1
1
20
CLV
54
80.4
508
265
226
17
36.0
-
6' 2"
262
4.80
MIAMI FL
2012
3
72
21
PHI
75
79.7
415
275
135
5
38.3
A
6' 3"
279
4.98
MARSHALL
2012
2
59
22
DEN
58
79.3
833
473
314
46
37.7
A
6' 3"
250
4.42
TEXAS A&M
2011
1
2
23
PIT
48
77.7
980
542
390
48
33.7
A
6' 4"
269
4.56
KENTUCKY
2015
1
22
23
TB
58
77.7
889
580
253
56
33.9
A
6' 2"
250
-
COLO STATE
2014
-
-
25
MIN
97
76.0
956
596
338
22
38.8
-
6' 3"
273
4.65
USC
2010
4
100
26
BUF
93
75.2
720
441
260
19
35.8
-
6' 6"
260
4.86
STANFORD
2014
2
47
27
LAC
54
74.7
668
375
252
41
37.5
A
6' 2"
247
4.79
S CAROLINA
2012
1
18
28
MIN
95
74.0
403
299
101
3
32.5
A
6' 3"
258
4.72
NWESTERN
2017
7
220
29
SF
55
73.9
322
252
63
7
35.6
-
6' 2"
252
-
AUBURN
2014
1
23
30
BUF
55
73.4
707
457
235
15
38.2
A
6' 2"
254
4.65
TCU
2010
1
31
31
NYJ
93
73.1
590
329
186
75
32.6
A
6' 4"
266
4.70
OHIO
2017
3
80
32
NE
55
73.0
533
248
251
34
36.0
-
6' 2"
260
-
OHIO STATE
2013
4
129
33
NE
50
72.2
293
234
53
6
31.5
P
6' 3"
251
-
MICHIGAN
2019
3
77
34
LA
56
72.0
880
509
313
58
32.2
A
6' 3"
261
4.60
FLORIDA
2015
1
3
34
JAX
91
72.0
791
488
288
15
31.5
A
6' 2"
246
4.75
MARYLAND
2016
3
69
36
ATL
99
71.7
439
322
108
9
38.3
-
6' 3"
280
4.78
IOWA
2011
1
20
37
BLT
54
70.8
398
224
88
86
31.4
A
6' 3"
250
4.65
HOUSTON
2017
2
47
38
NYG
59
70.7
723
395
285
43
30.8
A
6' 5"
252
4.50
GEORGIA
2018
3
66
39
KC
90
70.1
410
251
150
9
32.9
P
6' 4"
278
4.63
OKLA STATE
2016
2
32
40
MIA
47
69.8
627
317
239
71
33.3
A
6' 3"
246
4.67
WISCONSIN
2017
4
108
41
CHI
94
69.6
899
442
331
126
34.1
A
6' 5"
240
4.60
GEORGIA
2016
1
9
42
DET
42
69.3
935
431
357
147
35.3
-
6' 3"
256
4.70
USC
2014
5
174
43
TB
94
69.2
630
389
193
48
33.5
A
6' 7"
275
4.84
PENN STATE
2016
3
65
43
BLT
99
69.2
837
450
274
113
34.2
P
6' 3"
270
4.73
GRAND VALLEY STATE
2016
5
146
45
DEN
59
69.0
468
234
189
45
30.2
P
6' 2"
235
-
NEVADA
2019
-
-
46
DAL
58
68.5
647
404
241
2
36.8
A
6' 4"
245
4.62
N CAROLINA
2011
1
14
47
JAX
41
68.4
634
388
223
23
29.2
A
6' 5"
255
-
KENTUCKY
2019
1
7
48
NO
97
68.3
316
185
131
0
32.7
IR
6' 3"
280
4.84
FLORIDA ST
2015
2
35
48
NO
91
68.3
456
310
137
9
31.8
A
6' 4"
270
4.65
FAU
2017
3
103
50
DAL
51
68.0
439
289
150
0
35.4
A
6' 2"
275
5.10
TEXAS TECH
2014
-
-