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PFF 2015 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
93.6
946
570
300
76
35.5
-
6' 3"
238
4.58
BOSTON COL
2012
1
9
2
TEN
59
90.2
502
190
268
44
40.2
-
6' 0"
233
4.51
KENTUCKY
2008
-
-
3
MIN
55
90.0
882
437
335
110
34.6
A
6' 5"
255
4.66
UCLA
2014
1
9
4
IND
50
89.4
748
383
298
67
40.4
-
6' 0"
220
4.59
MARY HARDIN - BAYLOR
2008
-
-
5
DAL
50
88.4
814
425
349
40
40.2
-
6' 2"
245
4.71
PENN STATE
2010
2
55
6
SEA
50
87.9
1089
616
405
68
37.2
-
6' 4"
246
4.75
MISS STATE
2011
4
99
7
NE
54
86.4
722
318
263
141
36.6
-
6' 3"
260
4.68
ALABAMA
2012
1
25
8
KC
56
85.1
1178
708
386
84
43.9
-
6' 3"
242
4.52
TEXAS
2005
1
15
9
NE
91
84.0
869
437
316
116
36.9
P
6' 3"
250
4.64
SO MISS
2013
2
52
10
PHI
58
80.9
446
246
161
39
34.3
A
6' 1"
236
4.68
TEXAS
2015
3
84
11
DEN
59
80.4
883
462
370
51
36.6
-
6' 1"
239
-
KENTUCKY
2012
6
188
12
CAR
58
80.0
1154
656
372
126
43.6
-
6' 1"
235
4.60
GEORGIA
2005
1
14
13
NYG
53
78.8
420
199
203
18
41.3
-
6' 1"
252
4.67
S CAROLINA
2009
5
150
14
CAR
56
78.1
328
201
111
16
35.2
P
6' 1"
240
4.66
IOWA STATE
2013
5
148
15
TEN
55
78.0
489
234
224
31
37.0
-
6' 1"
250
4.50
N CAROLINA
2012
2
52
16
HST
55
77.5
465
195
244
26
33.9
-
6' 4"
257
4.66
MISS STATE
2015
2
43
17
DEN
54
77.0
1082
563
402
117
37.1
-
6' 1"
250
4.81
NEVADA
2012
5
142
18
CAR
54
76.8
441
233
176
32
32.5
P
6' 0"
230
4.64
WASHINGTON
2015
1
25
19
CLV
56
76.7
1028
510
437
81
44.9
-
6' 4"
250
4.59
AUBURN
2004
2
33
20
CIN
55
76.6
540
297
201
42
36.0
-
6' 1"
255
5.09
ARIZONA ST
2012
-
-
21
LAC
52
76.0
387
192
171
24
33.9
IR
5' 11"
240
4.78
MIAMI FL
2015
2
48
22
DAL
55
74.9
639
291
304
44
37.2
-
6' 3"
255
-
ALABAMA
2010
1
8
23
KC
90
72.0
519
266
228
25
39.3
-
6' 1"
243
-
NEVADA
2009
-
-
24
DET
59
70.7
586
316
206
64
36.5
-
6' 2"
241
4.70
TEMPLE
2012
5
138
25
ARZ
20
70.1
1126
628
403
95
34.1
-
6' 1"
211
4.50
WASH STATE
2014
1
27
26
CLV
58
69.7
570
323
200
47
34.1
A
6' 2"
235
-
IOWA
2014
3
71
26
NYJ
52
69.7
970
502
334
134
42.7
-
6' 2"
250
4.59
MICHIGAN
2007
2
47
28
SEA
54
69.2
1027
573
379
75
36.3
A
6' 0"
241
-
UTAH ST
2012
2
47
28
CIN
58
69.2
660
343
290
27
39.7
-
6' 2"
258
4.78
USC
2009
2
38
30
MIA
55
68.7
728
341
328
59
39.7
-
6' 3"
251
4.75
UTAH
2010
2
40
31
DET
57
68.4
815
408
327
80
37.1
P
6' 1"
235
-
AUBURN
2011
-
-
32
JAX
50
68.3
994
568
375
51
35.5
-
6' 3"
215
4.52
FLORIDA ST
2014
5
144
33
LA
26
67.7
915
462
344
109
37.0
-
6' 2"
230
-
ALABAMA
2012
1
7
34
SEA
51
67.1
798
152
295
351
39.8
A
6' 3"
250
4.50
W VIRGINIA
2012
1
15
35
BLT
57
66.8
1043
537
394
112
34.3
A
6' 2"
231
-
ALABAMA
2014
1
17
36
CHI
59
65.7
741
395
301
45
35.6
-
6' 3"
244
4.74
FLORIDA ST
2014
-
-
37
BUF
91
65.0
701
290
288
123
42.3
-
6' 5"
240
4.43
NC STATE
2006
1
22
38
TB
51
63.8
369
137
221
11
41.1
-
6' 1"
248
4.78
UCONN
2008
-
-
38
TB
54
63.8
1083
536
462
85
36.7
A
6' 1"
233
4.65
NEBRASKA
2012
2
58
40
SF
53
63.7
1097
503
468
126
38.4
-
6' 1"
242
4.70
PENN STATE
2010
3
91
41
BLT
51
63.2
971
511
392
68
44.5
-
6' 2"
242
4.70
GA TECH
2004
2
39
42
LV
51
62.7
307
194
86
27
34.4
-
6' 0"
218
4.59
KANSAS
2015
5
140
42
GB
48
62.7
316
216
37
63
35.4
A
6' 1"
232
-
SCAR STATE
2014
-
-
44
GB
52
62.6
1144
359
414
371
40.4
-
6' 3"
255
4.62
USC
2009
1
26
44
CLV
53
62.6
383
154
214
15
38.7
-
6' 1"
234
-
N TEXAS
2011
-
-
46
NYG
59
62.4
483
193
207
83
35.3
-
6' 3"
256
4.70
USC
2014
5
174
47
TEN
54
62.2
922
380
402
140
34.6
-
6' 1"
246
4.66
KENTUCKY
2014
5
151
48
MIA
46
61.9
342
186
143
13
33.5
A
6' 2"
234
-
MARSHALL
2015
-
-
49
PIT
50
61.8
808
426
276
106
34.1
-
6' 1"
230
-
OHIO STATE
2014
1
15
50
JAX
51
60.9
977
542
373
62
42.0
-
6' 2"
232
4.70
PENN STATE
2007
2
34