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PFF 2014 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
CAR
59
90.2
1089
628
396
65
35.5
-
6' 3"
238
4.58
BOSTON COL
2012
1
9
2
SF
50
89.7
476
239
209
28
35.8
-
5' 11"
248
4.83
WISCONSIN
2014
3
77
3
PHI
95
88.7
762
332
308
122
36.0
-
5' 11"
240
4.47
CAL
2012
2
46
4
CLV
56
86.3
815
429
328
58
44.9
-
6' 4"
250
4.59
AUBURN
2004
2
33
5
NE
91
85.3
1110
594
412
104
36.9
P
6' 3"
250
4.64
SO MISS
2013
2
52
6
NE
54
82.3
1015
460
371
184
36.6
-
6' 3"
260
4.68
ALABAMA
2012
1
25
7
CAR
58
82.2
1023
559
368
96
43.6
-
6' 1"
235
4.60
GEORGIA
2005
1
14
8
DAL
55
81.7
662
353
268
41
37.2
-
6' 3"
255
-
ALABAMA
2010
1
8
9
SEA
54
78.9
872
503
317
52
36.3
A
6' 0"
241
-
UTAH ST
2012
2
47
10
BUF
51
77.7
503
240
232
31
39.1
-
6' 3"
249
-
FLORIDA
2010
2
62
11
DEN
54
77.3
906
584
272
50
37.1
-
6' 1"
250
4.81
NEVADA
2012
5
142
12
BLT
51
76.4
1186
703
407
76
44.5
-
6' 2"
242
4.70
GA TECH
2004
2
39
13
SF
52
74.7
342
206
113
23
41.7
-
6' 1"
242
4.51
OLE MISS
2007
1
11
14
MIA
55
74.5
573
270
252
51
39.7
-
6' 3"
251
4.75
UTAH
2010
2
40
15
MIN
50
71.9
502
270
199
33
35.7
-
6' 2"
236
4.78
PENN STATE
2013
4
120
16
TB
54
71.1
919
495
369
55
36.7
A
6' 1"
233
4.65
NEBRASKA
2012
2
58
17
DET
54
70.9
1107
661
367
79
39.5
-
6' 2"
236
-
WISCONSIN
2009
3
76
18
MIN
55
70.4
776
340
321
115
34.6
A
6' 5"
255
4.66
UCLA
2014
1
9
18
HST
54
70.4
510
265
142
103
38.6
-
6' 3"
239
4.65
CAL
2011
6
189
20
BLT
57
70.2
1207
688
400
119
34.3
A
6' 2"
231
-
ALABAMA
2014
1
17
21
CLV
53
68.6
663
291
331
41
38.7
-
6' 1"
234
-
N TEXAS
2011
-
-
22
NYG
59
68.2
331
106
186
39
35.3
-
6' 3"
256
4.70
USC
2014
5
174
22
JAX
55
68.2
573
257
300
16
39.2
-
6' 1"
226
4.64
FLORIDA ST
2008
6
175
24
MIN
54
67.7
461
183
262
16
41.3
-
6' 1"
252
4.67
S CAROLINA
2009
5
150
25
IND
50
67.5
962
469
374
119
40.4
-
6' 0"
220
4.59
MARY HARDIN - BAYLOR
2008
-
-
26
PIT
94
67.1
1036
565
370
101
40.4
-
6' 1"
242
4.66
FLORIDA ST
2007
1
15
27
SEA
51
66.8
872
166
325
381
39.8
A
6' 3"
250
4.50
W VIRGINIA
2012
1
15
27
ATL
53
66.8
340
129
185
26
34.8
-
6' 2"
254
4.71
NOTRE DAME
2014
4
139
29
SEA
50
66.6
1130
606
440
84
37.2
-
6' 4"
246
4.75
MISS STATE
2011
4
99
30
NYJ
52
66.1
1012
508
384
120
42.7
-
6' 2"
250
4.59
MICHIGAN
2007
2
47
31
NE
51
65.7
334
164
138
32
40.6
-
6' 1"
242
4.54
TENNESSEE
2008
1
10
32
BUF
52
65.5
1020
592
380
48
34.0
-
6' 1"
251
4.86
LOUISVILLE
2014
3
73
33
MIA
93
65.0
396
185
172
39
42.3
-
6' 3"
250
4.91
OHIO NORTHERN
2007
-
-
33
BUF
53
65.0
806
420
340
46
37.1
-
6' 2"
241
4.64
FLORIDA ST
2012
4
105
35
TB
51
64.4
630
306
301
23
41.1
-
6' 1"
248
4.78
UCONN
2008
-
-
36
TEN
54
64.2
812
322
378
112
34.6
-
6' 1"
246
4.66
KENTUCKY
2014
5
151
37
LAC
50
64.0
457
245
165
47
35.7
-
6' 1"
241
4.82
NOTRE DAME
2013
2
38
38
JAX
50
63.7
708
405
281
22
35.5
-
6' 3"
215
4.52
FLORIDA ST
2014
5
144
39
PHI
59
63.0
513
245
209
59
42.2
-
6' 1"
229
4.65
ALABAMA
2006
2
33
39
CHI
55
63.0
453
247
173
33
45.9
-
6' 1"
238
4.75
ARIZONA
2003
3
68
41
MIA
52
62.6
379
149
197
33
41.8
-
6' 2"
245
4.76
GA TECH
2008
3
93
41
CIN
58
62.6
458
210
224
24
39.7
-
6' 2"
258
4.78
USC
2009
2
38
43
NYJ
56
62.2
1007
510
388
109
37.7
A
6' 2"
248
4.61
ARK STATE
2012
3
77
44
CLV
58
61.8
681
337
278
66
34.1
A
6' 2"
235
-
IOWA
2014
3
71
44
JAX
51
61.8
488
270
193
25
42.0
-
6' 2"
232
4.70
PENN STATE
2007
2
34
46
SF
57
61.7
1015
562
395
58
39.8
-
6' 1"
245
-
WASHBURN
2011
-
-
47
DET
59
61.4
759
443
264
52
36.5
-
6' 2"
241
4.70
TEMPLE
2012
5
138
48
MIA
53
61.3
901
483
363
55
34.6
-
6' 1"
240
-
FLORIDA
2013
4
104
49
ARZ
51
61.2
336
137
181
18
35.9
-
6' 0"
246
4.81
LSU
2013
2
45
50
LA
55
61.0
1042
492
412
138
39.9
-
6' 2"
244
4.76
OHIO STATE
2009
2
35