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PFF 2011 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
JAX
51
90.1
971
484
409
78
42.0
-
6' 2"
232
4.70
PENN STATE
2007
2
34
2
SF
52
89.9
937
584
282
71
41.7
-
6' 1"
242
4.51
OLE MISS
2007
1
11
3
SF
53
84.8
1159
698
363
98
38.4
-
6' 1"
242
4.70
PENN STATE
2010
3
91
4
BLT
52
83.3
916
440
388
88
51.4
-
6' 1"
245
4.66
MIAMI FL
1996
1
26
5
DET
55
82.3
1165
646
425
94
41.8
-
5' 11"
235
4.84
NC STATE
2006
4
116
6
KC
56
81.8
1021
448
489
84
43.9
-
6' 3"
242
4.52
TEXAS
2005
1
15
6
MIN
50
81.8
573
246
272
55
40.3
-
6' 3"
244
4.73
MARYLAND
2008
-
-
8
HST
56
81.6
1064
448
391
225
39.7
-
6' 3"
243
4.64
USC
2009
1
15
9
CLV
52
80.7
1073
418
518
137
43.0
-
6' 0"
229
4.73
MARYLAND
2006
2
34
10
WAS
59
80.4
1003
474
419
110
51.4
-
5' 9"
245
4.55
JOHNCA
1998
-
-
11
CHI
54
79.8
1067
616
367
84
48.4
-
6' 4"
258
4.59
NEW MEXICO
2000
1
9
12
MIA
58
78.7
905
444
328
133
44.9
-
6' 4"
250
4.59
AUBURN
2004
2
33
13
JAX
52
78.6
897
397
412
88
44.5
-
6' 2"
242
4.70
GA TECH
2004
2
39
14
GB
55
77.6
899
456
294
149
42.2
-
6' 1"
241
4.78
CAL
2007
6
192
15
NYJ
57
76.1
667
190
366
111
46.1
-
6' 2"
240
4.69
S ILLINOIS
2002
-
-
16
ARZ
58
75.7
986
449
396
141
40.0
-
6' 2"
230
4.58
TCU
2010
2
47
17
LA
55
75.4
1071
483
483
105
39.9
-
6' 2"
244
4.76
OHIO STATE
2009
2
35
18
NE
55
75.3
535
248
239
48
39.1
-
6' 3"
249
-
FLORIDA
2010
2
62
19
LAC
56
75.1
634
268
335
31
38.0
-
6' 1"
245
-
WASHINGTON
2010
3
79
20
SEA
57
75.0
988
523
399
66
41.4
-
6' 0"
240
4.75
TCU
2008
-
-
21
NYG
93
73.7
375
181
178
16
43.3
-
6' 3"
247
5.10
AKRON
2005
-
-
22
BUF
50
73.5
956
484
419
53
45.4
-
6' 2"
232
4.67
OREGON ST
2003
1
29
23
IND
51
73.0
1027
478
506
43
39.7
-
6' 0"
235
4.71
IOWA
2010
2
63
24
NYJ
52
72.2
961
408
411
142
42.7
-
6' 2"
250
4.59
MICHIGAN
2007
2
47
25
BLT
51
71.7
308
194
31
83
50.1
-
6' 1"
228
4.67
UCLA
1999
-
-
26
CAR
55
71.3
471
162
290
19
40.9
-
6' 3"
233
4.66
PENN STATE
2008
3
74
27
NE
51
70.2
1103
632
401
70
40.6
-
6' 1"
242
4.54
TENNESSEE
2008
1
10
27
CIN
99
70.2
521
162
313
46
42.3
-
6' 5"
240
4.43
NC STATE
2006
1
22
29
ATL
50
70.1
1053
589
381
83
40.3
-
6' 0"
238
4.79
OKLAHOMA
2008
2
37
30
IND
50
69.6
532
189
329
14
41.8
-
6' 2"
245
4.76
GA TECH
2008
3
93
31
TEN
52
68.9
534
287
208
39
38.4
-
6' 1"
238
4.59
MIAMI FL
2011
4
109
32
DAL
50
68.7
838
438
292
108
40.2
-
6' 2"
245
4.71
PENN STATE
2010
2
55
33
ATL
56
68.2
1043
575
379
89
38.8
-
6' 2"
244
4.62
MISSOURI
2010
1
19
34
BUF
55
68.1
435
163
267
5
38.8
-
6' 2"
249
-
LSU
2011
3
68
35
MIN
56
67.7
862
390
378
94
46.2
-
6' 1"
245
4.72
MARYLAND
2003
2
40
36
SEA
56
67.0
961
458
411
92
44.1
-
6' 1"
229
4.65
CLEMSON
2005
3
98
37
WAS
56
66.7
495
244
213
38
40.4
-
6' 1"
238
4.69
LSU
2010
4
103
38
JAX
50
66.1
293
103
172
18
40.4
-
6' 3"
230
-
S DIEGO ST
2009
-
-
39
BLT
53
65.8
814
350
393
71
41.2
-
6' 1"
250
4.74
SYRACUSE
2008
-
-
40
SEA
50
65.6
562
221
308
33
37.2
-
6' 4"
246
4.75
MISS STATE
2011
4
99
41
HST
59
65.5
663
251
347
65
42.2
-
6' 1"
229
4.65
ALABAMA
2006
2
33
41
DEN
51
65.5
765
282
380
103
41.3
-
5' 11"
245
4.91
N DAK ST
2008
6
200
43
CHI
55
65.1
1081
626
370
85
45.9
-
6' 1"
238
4.75
ARIZONA
2003
3
68
44
LA
57
64.7
597
229
342
26
41.0
-
6' 2"
226
4.84
TULSA
2008
7
228
45
PIT
94
63.1
1029
415
416
198
40.4
-
6' 1"
242
4.66
FLORIDA ST
2007
1
15
46
PHI
59
62.7
644
297
305
42
38.0
-
5' 10"
229
4.53
OHIO STATE
2011
6
193
47
LAC
51
62.6
918
467
400
51
49.8
-
6' 2"
242
4.63
AUBURN
1998
1
13
48
DET
52
62.4
626
303
284
39
40.9
-
6' 1"
230
4.51
HAMPTON
2007
2
48
49
GB
50
62.3
943
440
337
166
42.8
-
6' 1"
246
4.59
OHIO STATE
2006
1
5
50
CIN
53
61.7
1032
524
431
77
43.2
-
6' 3"
240
4.42
UTEP
2006
2
38