PFF NFL Edge Rusher Grades 2026: 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 Grade | Snaps | Combine | Draft | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANK | NAME | TEAM | # | DEF | PRSH | RDEF | COV | DEF | PRSH | RDEF | COV | AGE | RS | HT | WT | SP | COLLEGE | YEAR | R# | P# |
14 | 50 | 80.0 | 267 | 160 | 103 | 4 | 22.4 | A | 6' 3" | 270 | - | ILLINOIS | 2026 | 2 | 55 | |||||
23 | 90 | 75.4 | 236 | 141 | 87 | 8 | 25.5 | A | 6' 3" | 280 | - | MIAMI FL | 2026 | 1 | 22 | |||||
48 | 51 | 66.8 | 248 | 143 | 84 | 21 | 22.8 | A | 6' 5" | 265 | - | PENN STATE | 2026 | 4 | 120 | |||||
53 | 51 | 66.3 | 215 | 152 | 44 | 19 | 22.2 | A | 6' 2" | 249 | - | OKLAHOMA | 2026 | 2 | 40 | |||||
61 | 31 | 63.9 | 379 | 181 | 159 | 39 | 23.1 | A | 6' 3" | 250 | - | TEXAS TECH | 2026 | 1 | 2 | |||||
65 | 47 | 62.8 | 156 | 65 | 66 | 25 | - | A | 6' 5" | 265 | - | LOUISVILLE | 2026 | - | - | |||||
78 | 9 | 60.1 | 215 | 83 | 125 | 7 | 22.6 | A | 6' 5" | 262 | - | MISSOURI | 2026 | 2 | 45 | |||||
88 | 99 | 57.1 | 143 | 76 | 50 | 17 | 22.1 | A | 6' 3" | 260 | - | CLEMSON | 2026 | 2 | 35 | |||||
99 | 94 | 52.4 | 218 | 136 | 70 | 12 | 25.5 | A | 6' 3" | 240 | - | TEXAS TECH | 2026 | 3 | 70 | |||||
100 | 57 | 51.3 | 226 | 119 | 91 | 16 | 23.2 | A | 6' 4" | 250 | - | UCF | 2026 | 1 | 23 | |||||
108 | 15 | 47.4 | 182 | 86 | 96 | 0 | 21.1 | A | 6' 6" | 285 | - | AUBURN | 2026 | 1 | 31 | |||||
108 | 3 | 47.4 | 213 | 111 | 77 | 25 | 22.1 | A | 6' 3" | 270 | - | MIAMI FL | 2026 | 1 | 15 | |||||
110 | 55 | 46.8 | 185 | 123 | 53 | 9 | 23.5 | IR | 6' 2" | 248 | - | TEXAS A&M | 2026 | 2 | 41 | |||||
