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PFF 2021 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
CLV
95
92.0
866
543
312
11
30.8
IR
6' 4"
272
4.64
TEXAS A&M
2017
1
1
2
LV
98
91.7
977
626
349
2
29.1
A
6' 5"
255
-
E MICHIGAN
2019
4
106
3
LA
40
91.2
939
541
329
69
37.7
A
6' 3"
250
4.42
TEXAS A&M
2011
1
2
4
DAL
90
90.9
320
216
98
6
34.5
A
6' 3"
265
4.80
BOISE ST
2014
2
34
5
GB
52
89.8
722
481
232
9
28.9
A
6' 5"
277
-
MICHIGAN
2019
1
12
6
PIT
90
89.6
814
449
314
51
32.0
A
6' 4"
252
4.69
WISCONSIN
2017
1
30
7
SF
97
89.4
975
613
357
5
29.0
A
6' 4"
266
-
OHIO STATE
2019
1
2
8
NO
92
88.8
437
297
135
5
30.1
P
6' 6"
265
4.58
UTSA
2018
1
14
9
LAC
97
85.8
847
468
352
27
31.2
A
6' 5"
280
4.86
OHIO STATE
2016
1
3
10
NO
94
84.3
831
545
274
12
37.4
A
6' 4"
287
4.74
CAL
2011
1
24
11
HST
52
82.9
414
215
199
0
29.4
A
6' 3"
263
-
FLORIDA
2020
3
90
12
GB
91
81.5
732
457
230
45
33.9
A
6' 5"
265
4.74
MISS STATE
2015
2
38
13
TB
58
81.0
861
539
239
83
33.9
A
6' 2"
250
-
COLO STATE
2014
-
-
14
KC
24
80.9
731
460
231
40
37.5
A
6' 2"
247
4.79
S CAROLINA
2012
1
18
15
MIN
99
80.8
384
241
141
2
31.9
A
6' 5"
263
4.57
LSU
2015
3
88
16
NYJ
91
80.3
717
431
281
5
30.0
A
6' 4"
288
4.75
STF AUSTIN
2018
4
135
17
LA
45
79.5
314
150
130
34
31.5
P
6' 2"
250
4.77
OKLAHOMA
2018
5
160
18
JAX
41
78.5
767
439
270
58
29.2
A
6' 5"
255
-
KENTUCKY
2019
1
7
19
BLT
50
77.8
577
391
160
26
37.7
A
6' 3"
270
4.62
GEORGIA
2011
3
70
20
MIA
91
77.0
755
524
215
16
32.9
P
6' 4"
278
4.63
OKLA STATE
2016
2
32
21
PHI
94
76.1
654
414
234
6
29.5
A
6' 5"
265
4.53
FLORIDA ST
2018
4
130
22
WAS
90
75.6
483
304
166
13
30.1
A
6' 6"
262
-
MISS STATE
2019
1
26
23
ARZ
44
75.2
726
398
261
67
35.6
A
6' 3"
260
4.90
MISSOURI
2015
2
58
24
WAS
99
75.1
477
297
165
15
27.5
A
6' 5"
264
-
OHIO STATE
2020
1
2
25
LA
54
73.8
1134
643
383
108
34.1
A
6' 5"
240
4.60
GEORGIA
2016
1
9
26
BLT
54
73.7
832
338
276
218
31.4
A
6' 3"
250
4.65
HOUSTON
2017
2
47
27
CIN
91
73.4
893
561
277
55
31.8
A
6' 4"
270
4.65
FAU
2017
3
103
28
BUF
50
73.1
599
309
273
17
26.5
A
6' 6"
266
-
MIAMI FL
2021
1
30
29
CHI
52
73.0
315
176
125
14
35.6
A
6' 3"
269
4.65
BUFFALO
2014
1
5
30
SEA
8
72.1
482
309
129
44
37.6
A
6' 6"
277
4.68
FLORIDA
2010
2
54
31
IND
94
71.3
311
193
108
10
31.7
A
6' 3"
267
-
OHIO STATE
2018
2
64
32
BUF
55
70.7
624
395
209
20
38.2
A
6' 2"
254
4.65
TCU
2010
1
31
33
CHI
99
70.4
489
229
237
23
29.3
A
6' 4"
263
-
TULSA
2020
5
155
34
CHI
94
69.9
755
402
310
43
36.8
A
6' 4"
245
4.62
N CAROLINA
2011
1
14
35
TEN
96
69.7
755
535
210
10
36.2
A
6' 5"
285
-
MISS STATE
2014
-
-
36
IND
51
69.6
638
399
223
16
27.9
A
6' 2"
265
-
MICHIGAN
2021
1
21
37
TB
98
69.3
399
237
131
31
29.6
A
6' 7"
271
-
IOWA
2019
4
107
38
DEN
53
69.1
457
265
170
22
28.8
A
6' 4"
257
-
OHIO STATE
2021
7
240
39
DET
53
68.3
871
447
350
74
31.6
P
6' 3"
250
4.82
MISSOURI
2017
1
22
40
SF
98
68.1
434
310
121
3
30.4
IR
6' 5"
240
-
LSU
2018
3
87
40
JAX
91
68.1
675
421
229
25
31.6
P
6' 3"
264
4.77
ILLINOIS
2017
3
68
42
CAR
43
67.9
852
438
341
73
32.0
A
6' 1"
240
4.52
TEMPLE
2017
1
13
42
BLT
99
67.9
615
421
168
26
27.8
A
6' 5"
257
-
PENN STATE
2021
1
31
44
DET
99
67.7
361
173
119
69
28.8
A
6' 4"
239
-
NOTRE DAME
2020
3
67
44
CIN
94
67.7
1120
684
363
73
30.3
A
6' 5"
265
-
OHIO STATE
2018
3
77
46
HST
54
67.3
700
391
309
0
30.8
A
6' 2"
242
-
TEMPLE
2018
6
186
46
DAL
94
67.3
477
328
142
7
33.9
DNR
6' 5"
242
4.64
NEBRASKA
2015
2
60
48
SF
56
67.0
681
451
215
15
31.4
A
6' 3"
245
-
E WASHGTON
2017
4
125
49
ARZ
55
66.9
875
501
328
46
36.6
RNFI
6' 5"
265
4.87
SYRACUSE
2012
1
21
50
SF
92
66.6
416
240
176
0
29.1
A
6' 5"
280
-
TEXAS
2019
5
161