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PFF 2008 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
SF
52
90.9
1025
544
433
48
41.7
-
6' 1"
242
4.51
OLE MISS
2007
1
11
2
BLT
52
87.2
1129
571
419
139
51.4
-
6' 1"
245
4.66
MIAMI FL
1996
1
26
3
SF
51
86.0
763
324
394
45
49.8
-
6' 2"
242
4.63
AUBURN
1998
1
13
4
TB
51
84.1
954
488
415
51
43.4
-
6' 2"
241
4.75
NEBRASKA
2005
2
36
5
PIT
94
83.6
582
294
163
125
40.4
-
6' 1"
242
4.66
FLORIDA ST
2007
1
15
6
WAS
59
81.5
961
496
383
82
51.4
-
5' 9"
245
4.55
JOHNCA
1998
-
-
7
PIT
50
79.7
631
263
322
46
46.3
-
6' 1"
239
4.83
MICHIGAN
2002
4
128
7
DAL
55
79.7
632
253
348
31
53.1
-
5' 11"
228
4.85
TEXAS TECH
1996
5
154
9
BUF
51
78.7
972
421
442
109
42.0
-
6' 2"
232
4.70
PENN STATE
2007
2
34
10
MIA
52
78.0
970
528
364
78
42.9
-
6' 2"
245
4.72
FLORIDA
2005
3
70
11
HST
59
77.9
966
472
418
76
42.2
-
6' 1"
229
4.65
ALABAMA
2006
2
33
12
ARZ
54
77.5
936
404
456
76
46.0
-
6' 1"
241
4.67
PITTSBURGH
2003
3
70
13
PIT
51
77.3
1118
549
412
157
51.8
-
6' 2"
243
4.70
VIRGINIA
1997
1
8
14
NYG
57
77.1
347
140
177
30
43.3
-
6' 3"
247
5.10
AKRON
2005
-
-
15
DAL
56
76.8
874
357
380
137
45.7
-
6' 2"
250
4.63
LSU
2003
4
103
16
BLT
57
76.7
1079
482
418
179
46.1
-
6' 2"
240
4.69
S ILLINOIS
2002
-
-
17
DEN
59
75.6
323
156
148
19
40.2
-
6' 0"
233
4.51
KENTUCKY
2008
-
-
18
DEN
58
74.4
579
272
281
26
48.9
-
6' 0"
240
4.70
MIAMI FL
2000
3
90
19
CAR
52
73.9
1140
561
467
112
41.8
-
6' 0"
232
4.72
MIAMI FL
2007
1
25
20
TEN
55
73.7
646
321
311
14
41.8
-
5' 11"
235
4.84
NC STATE
2006
4
116
21
PHI
96
73.2
574
263
258
53
42.6
-
6' 1"
234
4.78
TENNESSEE
2006
5
168
21
NO
55
73.2
556
229
300
27
47.5
-
6' 5"
250
4.64
CAL
2002
5
143
23
NE
54
72.9
401
132
241
28
53.3
-
6' 1"
247
4.90
ARIZONA
1996
3
86
24
ATL
50
72.7
611
274
321
16
40.3
-
6' 0"
238
4.79
OKLAHOMA
2008
2
37
25
NYJ
50
72.6
827
398
364
65
49.0
-
6' 3"
245
4.68
MARYLAND
1999
5
146
26
DAL
57
72.5
395
273
62
60
43.8
-
6' 3"
240
4.57
TENNESSEE
2005
2
42
27
SEA
56
72.1
663
288
322
53
44.1
-
6' 1"
229
4.65
CLEMSON
2005
3
98
28
CHI
55
71.3
1107
554
435
118
45.9
-
6' 1"
238
4.75
ARIZONA
2003
3
68
29
CIN
57
70.9
1027
489
472
66
48.6
-
6' 1"
240
4.68
MICHIGAN
2000
6
177
30
NO
51
70.6
1038
559
425
54
44.5
-
6' 0"
230
4.55
MIAMI FL
2004
1
12
31
TEN
53
70.1
1027
592
397
38
49.5
-
6' 3"
235
4.50
SYRACUSE
2000
1
30
32
JAX
54
69.1
672
322
300
50
50.3
-
6' 1"
235
4.47
FLORIDA
1999
2
36
33
MIN
52
68.6
981
492
377
112
43.7
-
6' 2"
242
4.76
IOWA
2006
1
17
34
GB
54
68.4
485
252
203
30
44.0
-
6' 3"
253
4.71
UCLA
2004
4
130
34
WAS
54
68.4
334
118
187
29
42.0
-
5' 10"
236
4.76
PITTSBURGH
2007
6
179
36
LA
52
68.3
349
132
194
23
50.6
-
5' 11"
232
4.75
STANFORD
1998
6
157
37
ARZ
58
67.9
1217
631
489
97
44.9
-
6' 4"
250
4.59
AUBURN
2004
2
33
38
NYG
55
67.3
505
181
288
36
49.4
-
6' 2"
245
4.75
ILLINOIS
2000
7
245
39
PHI
56
67.0
521
217
234
70
41.2
-
6' 1"
226
-
JAMES MAD
2007
-
-
40
GB
56
66.8
591
311
254
26
45.4
-
6' 2"
232
4.67
OREGON ST
2003
1
29
41
MIN
51
65.5
947
481
367
99
47.8
-
6' 3"
244
4.62
KANSAS ST
2002
3
71
41
SEA
51
65.5
903
400
378
125
43.9
-
6' 0"
238
4.83
USC
2005
2
45
43
LV
52
64.7
1079
508
528
43
44.6
-
6' 1"
240
4.72
S DIEGO ST
2005
3
78
43
CAR
58
64.7
1106
534
463
109
43.6
-
6' 1"
235
4.60
GEORGIA
2005
1
14
45
TB
55
64.5
733
350
358
25
53.5
-
6' 0"
235
4.67
FLORIDA ST
1995
1
28
45
CIN
93
64.5
627
209
367
51
43.5
-
6' 3"
230
-
UCF
2006
-
-
47
CHI
54
64.4
1110
546
436
128
48.4
-
6' 4"
258
4.59
NEW MEXICO
2000
1
9
48
LAC
54
64.3
876
448
353
75
47.3
-
6' 1"
235
4.65
MAINE
2003
-
-
49
PHI
57
64.0
603
189
357
57
42.9
-
6' 2"
263
4.70
CAL POLY
2006
3
71
50
CIN
59
63.8
723
363
294
66
43.4
-
6' 5"
224
4.44
LOUISVILLE
2006
5
142