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PFF 2020 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
CHI
52
92.5
963
531
381
51
35.6
A
6' 3"
269
4.65
BUFFALO
2014
1
5
2
PIT
90
91.6
916
507
345
64
32.0
A
6' 4"
252
4.69
WISCONSIN
2017
1
30
3
LAC
97
90.2
549
350
197
2
31.2
A
6' 5"
280
4.86
OHIO STATE
2016
1
3
4
DAL
90
88.7
668
394
262
12
34.5
A
6' 3"
265
4.80
BOISE ST
2014
2
34
5
WAS
99
87.1
834
498
301
35
27.5
A
6' 5"
264
-
OHIO STATE
2020
1
2
6
CLV
95
86.0
875
568
284
23
30.8
IR
6' 4"
272
4.64
TEXAS A&M
2017
1
1
7
HST
99
85.4
1013
582
427
4
37.7
A
6' 5"
288
4.81
WISCONSIN
2011
1
11
8
NO
94
84.6
908
572
324
12
37.4
A
6' 4"
287
4.74
CAL
2011
1
24
9
DET
90
83.3
309
183
117
9
33.1
RPUP
6' 2"
265
4.93
ARKANSAS
2015
4
101
10
PHI
55
81.5
759
429
318
12
38.5
A
6' 2"
265
4.71
MICHIGAN
2010
1
13
11
WAS
90
80.0
746
430
298
18
30.1
A
6' 6"
262
-
MISS STATE
2019
1
26
12
MIA
43
79.3
479
212
196
71
31.3
A
6' 4"
242
-
WISCONSIN
2019
5
151
13
CAR
53
76.8
750
418
241
91
28.5
IR
6' 5"
250
-
FLORIDA ST
2019
1
16
14
CIN
58
76.3
723
437
270
16
31.3
P
6' 2"
265
4.67
AUBURN
2017
4
116
14
GB
55
76.3
958
612
339
7
34.1
A
6' 4"
275
4.83
KENTUCKY
2015
4
122
16
LV
96
76.1
461
274
181
6
29.4
P
6' 4"
265
-
CLEMSON
2019
1
4
17
SF
91
76.0
750
463
278
9
32.9
A
6' 7"
290
5.10
OREGON
2015
1
17
18
BUF
55
75.6
783
454
297
32
38.2
A
6' 2"
254
4.65
TCU
2010
1
31
19
TEN
99
74.9
425
266
149
10
33.7
A
6' 5"
255
4.53
S CAROLINA
2014
1
1
20
NO
92
74.8
440
287
146
7
30.1
P
6' 6"
265
4.58
UTSA
2018
1
14
20
CLV
54
74.8
805
463
298
44
36.0
-
6' 2"
262
4.80
MIAMI FL
2012
3
72
22
TB
58
74.7
1064
654
308
102
33.9
A
6' 2"
250
-
COLO STATE
2014
-
-
23
LAC
42
73.2
356
195
144
17
29.8
A
6' 2"
251
4.65
USC
2018
2
48
24
PIT
56
72.9
459
224
203
32
29.2
A
6' 4"
242
-
CHARLOTTE
2020
3
102
25
ARZ
43
72.8
874
412
312
150
32.0
A
6' 1"
240
4.52
TEMPLE
2017
1
13
26
BLT
90
72.4
510
321
153
36
37.8
-
6' 3"
265
4.91
MISS STATE
2011
5
165
27
LAC
54
72.3
361
236
116
9
37.5
A
6' 2"
247
4.79
S CAROLINA
2012
1
18
28
MIA
90
70.9
571
351
203
17
32.3
P
6' 3"
265
4.70
CLEMSON
2016
1
19
28
NO
91
70.9
586
384
195
7
31.8
A
6' 4"
270
4.65
FAU
2017
3
103
30
DEN
55
70.7
741
421
265
55
30.3
A
6' 4"
275
4.65
NC STATE
2018
1
5
31
NE
91
70.6
565
321
243
1
32.2
A
6' 5"
280
4.92
ARKANSAS
2017
4
131
32
PHI
94
70.2
422
238
174
10
29.5
A
6' 5"
265
4.53
FLORIDA ST
2018
4
130
33
JAX
41
69.6
397
246
145
6
29.2
A
6' 5"
255
-
KENTUCKY
2019
1
7
34
TB
98
69.5
387
234
117
36
29.6
A
6' 7"
271
-
IOWA
2019
4
107
34
NE
50
69.5
593
348
207
38
31.5
P
6' 3"
251
-
MICHIGAN
2019
3
77
34
LA
54
69.5
1040
548
376
116
34.1
A
6' 5"
240
4.60
GEORGIA
2016
1
9
37
NYJ
48
69.4
528
301
197
30
32.3
A
6' 3"
259
4.80
GEORGIA
2016
3
83
38
BLT
91
69.3
698
475
200
23
31.5
A
6' 2"
246
4.75
MARYLAND
2016
3
69
39
DET
95
68.9
748
424
296
28
31.3
A
6' 4"
255
4.90
NOTRE DAME
2016
-
-
40
BLT
45
68.6
303
141
138
24
30.8
-
6' 5"
275
-
LA TECH
2019
3
85
40
SF
92
68.6
722
437
259
26
35.4
A
6' 2"
275
5.10
TEXAS TECH
2014
-
-
40
PHI
75
68.6
310
178
123
9
38.3
A
6' 3"
279
4.98
MARSHALL
2012
2
59
43
BLT
54
68.3
582
284
143
155
31.4
A
6' 3"
250
4.65
HOUSTON
2017
2
47
44
GB
52
68.1
530
349
173
8
28.9
A
6' 5"
277
-
MICHIGAN
2019
1
12
45
PHI
96
67.9
535
308
219
8
30.3
A
6' 3"
259
4.88
TENNESSEE
2017
1
14
45
CIN
94
67.9
665
369
269
27
30.3
A
6' 5"
265
-
OHIO STATE
2018
3
77
47
SEA
98
67.7
344
207
122
15
28.3
A
6' 4"
260
-
SYRACUSE
2020
5
148
48
LA
58
67.5
427
164
186
77
30.7
IR
6' 5"
248
-
OREGON
2019
5
156
49
MIA
91
66.4
792
522
268
2
32.9
P
6' 4"
278
4.63
OKLA STATE
2016
2
32
49
TB
90
66.4
1185
747
353
85
37.8
P
6' 5"
275
4.78
USF
2010
1
15