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PFF 2006 NFL LB Grades: Linebacker 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#DEFCOVRDEFPRSHDEFCOVRDEFPRSHAGERSHTWTSPCOLLEGEYEARR#P#
1
LAC
58
90.7
375
137
188
50
53.5
-
6' 2"
245
4.60
GEORGIA
1996
2
49
2
MIA
54
90.6
1038
464
452
122
53.1
-
5' 11"
228
4.85
TEXAS TECH
1996
5
154
3
CHI
54
90.4
1233
649
461
123
48.4
-
6' 4"
258
4.59
NEW MEXICO
2000
1
9
4
BLT
52
90.2
906
442
337
127
51.4
-
6' 1"
245
4.66
MIAMI FL
1996
1
26
5
CHI
55
89.9
1223
672
457
94
45.9
-
6' 1"
238
4.75
ARIZONA
2003
3
68
6
BUF
59
89.3
1055
541
460
54
51.4
-
5' 9"
245
4.55
JOHNCA
1998
-
-
7
CIN
58
86.4
492
253
195
44
46.1
-
6' 3"
228
4.66
ARKANSAS
2004
3
80
8
LAC
59
85.6
1038
587
370
81
53.5
-
6' 2"
227
4.75
UCLA
1996
4
98
9
SEA
51
83.7
1151
535
493
123
43.9
-
6' 0"
238
4.83
USC
2005
2
45
10
LAC
54
83.1
424
142
194
88
47.3
-
6' 1"
235
4.65
MAINE
2003
-
-
11
CAR
52
82.4
1015
481
428
106
50.6
-
5' 11"
232
4.75
STANFORD
1998
6
157
12
CLV
58
80.2
618
258
332
28
43.0
-
6' 0"
229
4.73
MARYLAND
2006
2
34
13
MIN
56
79.6
1004
504
343
157
46.2
-
6' 1"
245
4.72
MARYLAND
2003
2
40
13
NO
58
79.6
926
451
416
59
46.9
-
6' 2"
245
4.72
NEBRASKA
2003
7
251
15
BLT
57
79.5
1008
375
389
244
46.1
-
6' 2"
240
4.69
S ILLINOIS
2002
-
-
16
LV
52
78.6
994
423
533
38
44.6
-
6' 1"
240
4.72
S DIEGO ST
2005
3
78
17
MIN
51
78.5
582
210
249
123
47.8
-
6' 3"
244
4.62
KANSAS ST
2002
3
71
18
MIA
59
77.7
532
162
317
53
50.2
-
6' 3"
242
4.95
STANFORD
1999
-
-
19
CAR
53
76.7
562
256
286
20
48.3
-
6' 4"
240
4.60
OHIO STATE
2000
4
98
20
JAX
55
76.1
445
174
240
31
47.2
-
6' 1"
245
4.88
WISCONSIN
2002
5
152
21
TEN
53
75.7
1094
542
493
59
49.5
-
6' 3"
235
4.50
SYRACUSE
2000
1
30
22
DAL
50
75.4
738
307
361
70
47.1
-
6' 2"
246
4.81
PURDUE
2002
3
89
23
CHI
92
75.2
691
277
338
76
46.0
-
6' 4"
238
4.74
VANDERBILT
2003
5
166
24
PIT
50
74.7
804
340
369
95
46.3
-
6' 1"
239
4.83
MICHIGAN
2002
4
128
25
BUF
56
74.4
458
201
236
21
42.7
-
6' 1"
229
4.76
OREGON ST
2006
6
178
26
GB
50
74.0
994
478
424
92
42.8
-
6' 1"
246
4.59
OHIO STATE
2006
1
5
27
SEA
59
73.7
1136
316
488
332
48.2
-
6' 3"
235
4.70
MICH STATE
2000
1
16
28
CLV
54
73.6
916
380
412
124
47.8
-
6' 1"
255
4.80
FLORIDA
2002
5
141
29
PHI
56
73.1
423
234
140
49
51.7
-
6' 2"
240
4.57
RICHMOND
1998
4
113
30
SEA
56
72.9
855
389
430
36
44.1
-
6' 1"
229
4.65
CLEMSON
2005
3
98
31
KC
56
72.3
780
365
345
70
43.9
-
6' 3"
242
4.52
TEXAS
2005
1
15
32
JAX
52
72.1
966
484
388
94
44.5
-
6' 2"
242
4.70
GA TECH
2004
2
39
33
ATL
59
71.8
851
295
386
170
44.1
-
6' 3"
236
4.56
SO MISS
2005
5
160
33
NO
55
71.8
1022
452
434
136
47.5
-
6' 5"
250
4.64
CAL
2002
5
143
35
GB
56
71.0
950
493
381
76
45.4
-
6' 2"
232
4.67
OREGON ST
2003
1
29
36
NO
53
70.6
614
234
333
47
49.7
-
6' 0"
245
4.60
KANSAS ST
2000
3
67
37
PIT
51
70.4
946
430
378
138
51.8
-
6' 2"
243
4.70
VIRGINIA
1997
1
8
38
BUF
55
70.2
717
364
304
49
45.2
-
6' 0"
235
4.73
VIRGINIA
2003
3
94
39
NYJ
51
70.1
1127
541
484
102
44.5
-
6' 0"
230
4.55
MIAMI FL
2004
1
12
40
NE
55
69.6
419
176
197
46
57.7
-
6' 3"
248
4.60
USC
1990
1
5
41
DET
53
68.5
926
447
403
76
48.9
-
6' 2"
240
4.70
RICHMOND
2000
-
-
42
DEN
52
68.3
899
431
399
69
48.1
-
6' 1"
223
4.56
MICHIGAN
2000
2
40
43
ATL
56
68.1
1034
476
435
123
51.0
-
6' 2"
245
4.58
GA TECH
1998
1
12
44
TB
53
67.7
714
310
325
79
55.1
-
6' 1"
225
4.80
VANDERBILT
1994
-
-
45
WAS
53
67.5
896
301
407
188
49.0
-
6' 3"
247
4.67
AUBURN
2000
2
59
46
NE
54
67.0
1126
629
424
73
53.3
-
6' 1"
247
4.90
ARIZONA
1996
3
86
47
ATL
50
66.4
331
110
196
25
48.4
-
6' 1"
250
4.65
W ILLINOIS
2001
4
126
48
NYG
54
66.3
344
136
183
25
49.3
-
6' 3"
253
4.65
PENN STATE
2000
4
105
49
DET
97
66.1
651
253
363
35
47.0
-
6' 3"
233
4.44
GEORGIA
2003
2
34
50
IND
51
65.9
540
193
326
21
44.4
-
6' 1"
228
4.80
PURDUE
2004
3
69