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PFF 2022 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
92.5
816
490
322
4
30.8
IR
6' 4"
272
4.64
TEXAS A&M
2017
1
1
2
DAL
11
91.8
1062
577
409
76
27.4
RPUP
6' 3"
245
-
PENN STATE
2021
1
12
3
SF
97
90.6
898
595
299
4
29.0
A
6' 4"
266
-
OHIO STATE
2019
1
2
4
LV
98
90.1
1082
650
420
12
29.1
A
6' 5"
255
-
E MICHIGAN
2019
4
106
5
PHI
55
89.8
524
322
190
12
38.5
A
6' 2"
265
4.71
MICHIGAN
2010
1
13
6
MIA
15
88.8
901
522
280
99
27.4
A
6' 5"
263
-
MIAMI FL
2021
1
18
7
MIN
99
87.1
966
605
327
34
31.9
A
6' 5"
263
4.57
LSU
2015
3
88
8
WAS
90
86.4
731
448
278
5
30.1
A
6' 6"
262
-
MISS STATE
2019
1
26
9
BUF
40
85.8
450
311
135
4
37.7
A
6' 3"
250
4.42
TEXAS A&M
2011
1
2
10
JAX
41
84.7
1005
539
366
100
29.2
A
6' 5"
255
-
KENTUCKY
2019
1
7
11
PHI
7
84.6
926
512
348
66
32.0
A
6' 1"
240
4.52
TEMPLE
2017
1
13
12
PHI
94
83.8
694
417
260
17
29.5
A
6' 5"
265
4.53
FLORIDA ST
2018
4
130
13
MIN
55
83.3
822
528
261
33
34.1
A
6' 4"
275
4.83
KENTUCKY
2015
4
122
14
NE
55
83.1
373
285
47
41
28.1
A
6' 3"
240
-
MICHIGAN
2020
2
60
15
GB
52
82.9
378
204
172
2
28.9
A
6' 5"
277
-
MICHIGAN
2019
1
12
15
CIN
91
82.9
732
456
235
41
31.8
A
6' 4"
270
4.65
FAU
2017
3
103
17
TEN
96
82.8
531
388
130
13
36.2
A
6' 5"
285
-
MISS STATE
2014
-
-
18
NYJ
91
82.6
643
379
260
4
30.0
A
6' 4"
288
4.75
STF AUSTIN
2018
4
135
19
PIT
90
82.1
502
294
189
19
32.0
A
6' 4"
252
4.69
WISCONSIN
2017
1
30
20
BUF
50
80.9
552
352
182
18
26.5
A
6' 6"
266
-
MIAMI FL
2021
1
30
21
DET
97
80.7
953
566
360
27
26.2
A
6' 7"
268
-
MICHIGAN
2022
1
2
22
NO
96
80.4
480
257
213
10
29.8
A
6' 5"
261
-
WYOMING
2019
-
-
23
NYJ
72
78.7
311
145
164
2
29.1
IR
6' 5"
270
-
TEXAS A&M
2022
4
117
24
PIT
56
78.0
941
526
354
61
29.2
A
6' 4"
242
-
CHARLOTTE
2020
3
102
25
BLT
50
77.1
423
306
93
24
37.7
A
6' 3"
270
4.62
GEORGIA
2011
3
70
26
NO
92
76.8
490
282
201
7
30.1
P
6' 6"
265
4.58
UTSA
2018
1
14
27
CLV
90
75.8
494
305
185
4
33.7
A
6' 5"
255
4.53
S CAROLINA
2014
1
1
28
JAX
49
75.7
541
368
146
27
30.4
IR
6' 5"
240
-
LSU
2018
3
87
29
HST
45
75.1
517
268
245
4
31.5
P
6' 2"
250
4.77
OKLAHOMA
2018
5
160
30
NE
91
74.9
828
506
311
11
32.2
A
6' 5"
280
4.92
ARKANSAS
2017
4
131
31
NO
94
74.5
790
468
309
13
37.4
A
6' 4"
287
4.74
CAL
2011
1
24
32
DAL
90
73.9
787
478
297
12
34.5
A
6' 3"
265
4.80
BOISE ST
2014
2
34
33
NE
9
73.6
858
480
305
73
34.2
P
6' 3"
270
4.73
GRAND VALLEY STATE
2016
5
146
34
MIA
43
72.8
357
106
156
95
31.3
A
6' 4"
242
-
WISCONSIN
2019
5
151
35
SEA
10
72.6
952
448
404
100
29.8
A
6' 2"
251
4.65
USC
2018
2
48
36
NYG
5
72.5
859
466
322
71
25.8
A
6' 5"
258
-
OREGON
2022
1
5
37
LAC
52
71.9
921
518
359
44
35.6
A
6' 3"
269
4.65
BUFFALO
2014
1
5
38
NYJ
52
71.7
312
151
158
3
27.8
A
6' 5"
262
-
FLORIDA ST
2022
1
26
39
HST
55
71.4
689
381
305
3
38.2
A
6' 2"
254
4.65
TCU
2010
1
31
40
MIA
6
71.0
536
325
147
64
37.5
A
6' 2"
247
4.79
S CAROLINA
2012
1
18
41
JAX
91
70.3
445
299
132
14
31.6
P
6' 3"
264
4.77
ILLINOIS
2017
3
68
42
BUF
55
69.9
447
283
147
17
28.8
A
6' 3"
274
-
WAKE
2021
2
61
43
SF
94
69.7
659
475
182
2
29.1
A
6' 5"
280
-
TEXAS
2019
5
161
44
IND
51
69.6
547
337
209
1
27.9
A
6' 2"
265
-
MICHIGAN
2021
1
21
45
CIN
94
69.5
962
554
346
62
30.3
A
6' 5"
265
-
OHIO STATE
2018
3
77
46
TB
94
68.8
275
121
135
19
33.5
A
6' 7"
275
4.84
PENN STATE
2016
3
65
47
TB
58
68.3
382
211
136
35
33.9
A
6' 2"
250
-
COLO STATE
2014
-
-
48
DET
79
68.2
554
356
183
15
30.9
A
6' 5"
285
-
CHARLESTON (WV)
2019
4
135
49
LAC
8
67.7
784
362
308
114
35.5
A
6' 3"
250
4.71
BYU
2014
2
40
50
KC
51
67.4
556
371
167
18
28.9
A
6' 2"
257
-
MICHIGAN
2020
5
177