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PFF 2009 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
59
91.4
376
134
200
42
40.9
-
6' 1"
239
4.62
FLORIDA
2007
7
240
2
BLT
52
91.3
1127
557
448
122
51.4
-
6' 1"
245
4.66
MIAMI FL
1996
1
26
3
SF
52
91.1
1084
564
403
117
41.7
-
6' 1"
242
4.51
OLE MISS
2007
1
11
4
KC
56
90.4
336
214
77
45
43.9
-
6' 3"
242
4.52
TEXAS
2005
1
15
5
JAX
52
87.8
966
375
437
154
44.5
-
6' 2"
242
4.70
GA TECH
2004
2
39
6
BUF
51
86.5
782
352
366
64
42.0
-
6' 2"
232
4.70
PENN STATE
2007
2
34
7
WAS
59
85.4
1030
574
430
26
51.4
-
5' 9"
245
4.55
JOHNCA
1998
-
-
8
SF
51
83.0
588
236
307
45
49.8
-
6' 2"
242
4.63
AUBURN
1998
1
13
9
MIN
56
82.8
650
363
226
61
46.2
-
6' 1"
245
4.72
MARYLAND
2003
2
40
10
SEA
57
80.6
868
438
356
74
41.4
-
6' 0"
240
4.75
TCU
2008
-
-
11
GB
56
80.0
968
495
349
124
45.4
-
6' 2"
232
4.67
OREGON ST
2003
1
29
12
DEN
54
77.4
544
137
333
74
47.8
-
6' 1"
255
4.80
FLORIDA
2002
5
141
13
PIT
94
75.8
793
347
301
145
40.4
-
6' 1"
242
4.66
FLORIDA ST
2007
1
15
14
HST
59
75.7
1025
518
385
122
42.2
-
6' 1"
229
4.65
ALABAMA
2006
2
33
15
DAL
56
75.5
985
496
384
105
45.7
-
6' 2"
250
4.63
LSU
2003
4
103
16
NYJ
52
75.4
1127
451
468
208
42.7
-
6' 2"
250
4.59
MICHIGAN
2007
2
47
16
DAL
51
75.4
873
410
372
91
51.0
-
6' 2"
245
4.58
GA TECH
1998
1
12
18
NO
51
75.0
1179
562
448
169
44.5
-
6' 0"
230
4.55
MIAMI FL
2004
1
12
19
CAR
58
74.9
403
210
164
29
43.6
-
6' 1"
235
4.60
GEORGIA
2005
1
14
20
TB
51
74.3
1064
499
514
51
43.4
-
6' 2"
241
4.75
NEBRASKA
2005
2
36
21
TEN
55
73.8
827
450
338
39
41.8
-
5' 11"
235
4.84
NC STATE
2006
4
116
22
CAR
52
73.7
1022
516
437
69
41.8
-
6' 0"
232
4.72
MIAMI FL
2007
1
25
23
HST
56
73.6
994
491
373
130
39.7
-
6' 3"
243
4.64
USC
2009
1
15
24
DET
55
73.4
896
417
397
82
46.3
-
6' 1"
239
4.83
MICHIGAN
2002
4
128
25
ARZ
58
73.0
1122
569
410
143
44.9
-
6' 4"
250
4.59
AUBURN
2004
2
33
26
ATL
50
72.8
987
485
410
92
40.3
-
6' 0"
238
4.79
OKLAHOMA
2008
2
37
27
PHI
56
72.1
545
228
232
85
41.2
-
6' 1"
226
-
JAMES MAD
2007
-
-
27
HST
54
72.1
495
174
276
45
41.3
-
6' 0"
240
4.79
KANSAS ST
2007
7
218
29
LA
58
71.6
398
124
251
23
40.5
-
6' 1"
236
4.65
IDAHO
2008
7
252
30
IND
58
70.3
1041
505
443
93
46.4
-
5' 11"
235
-
RUTGERS
2003
-
-
31
JAX
56
70.1
745
351
325
69
40.9
-
6' 1"
230
4.51
HAMPTON
2007
2
48
32
TEN
53
69.8
900
537
320
43
49.5
-
6' 3"
235
4.50
SYRACUSE
2000
1
30
33
MIN
51
69.7
682
326
298
58
47.8
-
6' 3"
244
4.62
KANSAS ST
2002
3
71
34
NYG
55
69.5
451
139
264
48
49.4
-
6' 2"
245
4.75
ILLINOIS
2000
7
245
35
SEA
56
69.2
504
200
261
43
44.1
-
6' 1"
229
4.65
CLEMSON
2005
3
98
36
LAC
99
68.1
510
287
169
54
43.8
-
6' 3"
240
4.57
TENNESSEE
2005
2
42
37
MIN
52
67.8
1024
567
376
81
43.7
-
6' 2"
242
4.76
IOWA
2006
1
17
37
CIN
58
67.8
468
173
248
47
39.7
-
6' 2"
258
4.78
USC
2009
2
38
39
LA
53
67.7
461
187
252
22
48.9
-
6' 2"
240
4.70
RICHMOND
2000
-
-
40
CIN
55
67.2
518
196
302
20
40.4
-
6' 3"
235
4.65
USC
2008
1
9
41
SEA
54
66.8
333
138
187
8
43.1
-
6' 2"
221
4.69
AUBURN
2007
5
161
42
LA
55
66.6
1043
480
490
73
39.9
-
6' 2"
244
4.76
OHIO STATE
2009
2
35
43
DEN
59
66.2
361
243
83
35
40.2
-
6' 0"
233
4.51
KENTUCKY
2008
-
-
44
BLT
56
65.9
415
173
204
38
42.0
-
6' 1"
233
4.62
MIAMI FL
2008
3
71
45
LV
52
65.5
985
387
519
79
44.6
-
6' 1"
240
4.72
S DIEGO ST
2005
3
78
46
CLV
96
65.4
976
255
460
261
49.3
-
6' 2"
265
4.85
W ILLINOIS
1999
5
158
47
TB
58
64.7
617
211
370
36
42.7
-
6' 1"
227
4.42
NEW MEXICO
2007
3
68
48
CIN
57
64.5
1043
548
415
80
48.6
-
6' 1"
240
4.68
MICHIGAN
2000
6
177
49
CLV
52
64.4
372
169
177
26
43.0
-
6' 0"
229
4.73
MARYLAND
2006
2
34
50
NYG
58
64.3
488
216
195
77
48.0
-
6' 1"
240
4.56
ARIZONA
2001
-
-