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PFF 2012 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
DAL
50
90.6
314
134
144
36
40.2
-
6' 2"
245
4.71
PENN STATE
2010
2
55
2
SF
52
90.4
1173
640
444
89
41.7
-
6' 1"
242
4.51
OLE MISS
2007
1
11
3
SF
53
88.1
1194
671
445
78
38.4
-
6' 1"
242
4.70
PENN STATE
2010
3
91
4
PIT
94
87.7
983
453
381
149
40.4
-
6' 1"
242
4.66
FLORIDA ST
2007
1
15
5
SEA
54
84.1
964
518
378
68
36.3
A
6' 0"
241
-
UTAH ST
2012
2
47
6
ARZ
58
82.8
1058
414
490
154
40.0
-
6' 2"
230
4.58
TCU
2010
2
47
7
KC
56
79.7
963
445
452
66
43.9
-
6' 3"
242
4.52
TEXAS
2005
1
15
8
CLV
56
78.6
485
166
291
28
39.6
-
5' 11"
229
4.70
USC
2009
4
104
9
GB
59
77.9
811
394
319
98
40.5
-
6' 3"
228
-
COLORADO
2009
7
218
10
LV
55
76.5
495
199
243
53
37.2
-
6' 3"
255
-
ALABAMA
2010
1
8
11
MIA
58
76.0
1101
570
405
126
44.9
-
6' 4"
250
4.59
AUBURN
2004
2
33
12
NE
51
74.7
1200
665
447
88
40.6
-
6' 1"
242
4.54
TENNESSEE
2008
1
10
13
PHI
59
73.4
1045
511
467
67
42.2
-
6' 1"
229
4.65
ALABAMA
2006
2
33
14
IND
53
72.9
328
110
201
17
39.6
-
6' 0"
242
4.59
CLEMSON
2010
7
240
15
CAR
58
72.8
778
452
282
44
43.6
-
6' 1"
235
4.60
GEORGIA
2005
1
14
16
MIA
55
72.5
550
165
240
145
39.7
-
6' 3"
251
4.75
UTAH
2010
2
40
16
CAR
59
72.5
921
513
378
30
35.5
-
6' 3"
238
4.58
BOSTON COL
2012
1
9
18
DEN
52
72.2
956
455
362
139
40.2
-
6' 0"
233
4.51
KENTUCKY
2008
-
-
19
DAL
54
72.0
607
306
268
33
38.6
-
6' 2"
240
-
N CAROLINA
2011
2
40
20
LV
52
71.4
1015
459
422
134
41.8
-
6' 2"
245
4.76
GA TECH
2008
3
93
21
NE
54
71.2
654
258
301
95
36.6
-
6' 3"
260
4.68
ALABAMA
2012
1
25
22
MIA
56
71.0
1073
566
393
114
43.8
-
6' 3"
240
4.57
TENNESSEE
2005
2
42
23
CLV
52
70.6
1120
581
436
103
43.0
-
6' 0"
229
4.73
MARYLAND
2006
2
34
24
IND
50
70.3
1098
564
446
88
40.4
-
6' 0"
220
4.59
MARY HARDIN - BAYLOR
2008
-
-
25
IND
58
70.1
394
254
80
60
41.1
-
6' 1"
233
4.65
MARYLAND
2009
7
230
26
CHI
55
70.0
1007
568
361
78
45.9
-
6' 1"
238
4.75
ARIZONA
2003
3
68
27
GB
50
69.9
832
325
428
79
42.8
-
6' 1"
246
4.59
OHIO STATE
2006
1
5
28
BUF
55
69.8
503
178
301
24
38.8
-
6' 2"
249
-
LSU
2011
3
68
29
HST
52
69.7
389
193
133
63
44.0
-
6' 1"
246
4.59
IOWA STATE
2006
5
151
30
JAX
51
69.4
1126
518
517
91
42.0
-
6' 2"
232
4.70
PENN STATE
2007
2
34
31
TB
54
69.1
1057
540
363
154
36.7
A
6' 1"
233
4.65
NEBRASKA
2012
2
58
32
DET
55
68.7
1023
551
395
77
41.8
-
5' 11"
235
4.84
NC STATE
2006
4
116
33
LA
55
68.4
1075
559
417
99
39.9
-
6' 2"
244
4.76
OHIO STATE
2009
2
35
34
BUF
50
68.2
999
500
433
66
45.4
-
6' 2"
232
4.67
OREGON ST
2003
1
29
35
NE
55
67.9
843
415
372
56
39.1
-
6' 3"
249
-
FLORIDA
2010
2
62
35
BLT
59
67.9
960
472
357
131
40.9
-
6' 1"
228
-
GEORGIA
2009
-
-
37
LAC
56
67.3
707
350
254
103
38.0
-
6' 1"
245
-
WASHINGTON
2010
3
79
38
BUF
43
67.2
591
391
171
29
45.5
-
6' 1"
219
4.46
PENN STATE
2003
2
55
39
ATL
52
67.0
557
249
276
32
39.1
-
6' 1"
242
-
GEORGIA
2011
3
91
39
SEA
50
67.0
982
527
348
107
37.2
-
6' 4"
246
4.75
MISS STATE
2011
4
99
41
TEN
55
66.9
742
325
348
69
37.0
-
6' 1"
250
4.50
N CAROLINA
2012
2
52
42
LAC
58
66.7
357
179
126
52
46.3
-
6' 1"
232
4.52
NEBRASKA
2004
4
101
42
LAC
51
66.7
699
334
312
53
49.8
-
6' 2"
242
4.63
AUBURN
1998
1
13
44
WAS
56
66.0
1128
607
376
145
40.4
-
6' 1"
238
4.69
LSU
2010
4
103
45
GB
51
64.2
369
174
140
55
37.7
-
5' 11"
239
4.75
APP STATE
2011
6
186
46
TB
59
63.8
737
337
333
67
37.6
-
6' 1"
250
4.75
WASHINGTON
2011
3
84
47
SEA
56
63.6
564
289
244
31
44.1
-
6' 1"
229
4.65
CLEMSON
2005
3
98
48
CIN
55
63.2
964
490
390
84
36.0
-
6' 1"
255
5.09
ARIZONA ST
2012
-
-
49
MIN
52
63.1
1192
684
420
88
43.7
-
6' 2"
242
4.76
IOWA
2006
1
17
49
KC
59
63.1
332
118
199
15
39.2
-
6' 2"
228
-
MAINE
2009
-
-