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PFF 2016 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
91.0
656
384
225
47
35.5
-
6' 3"
238
4.58
BOSTON COL
2012
1
9
2
CHI
50
90.9
806
454
317
35
40.4
-
6' 0"
220
4.59
MARY HARDIN - BAYLOR
2008
-
-
3
PHI
58
88.4
971
561
362
48
34.3
A
6' 1"
236
4.68
TEXAS
2015
3
84
4
SEA
54
86.4
1195
608
487
100
36.3
A
6' 0"
241
-
UTAH ST
2012
2
47
5
CIN
55
83.3
674
367
262
45
36.0
-
6' 1"
255
5.09
ARIZONA ST
2012
-
-
6
JAX
51
82.0
1057
558
413
86
42.0
-
6' 2"
232
4.70
PENN STATE
2007
2
34
7
WAS
54
79.6
771
363
355
53
37.6
-
6' 1"
250
4.75
WASHINGTON
2011
3
84
8
CAR
54
78.6
533
271
226
36
32.5
P
6' 0"
230
4.64
WASHINGTON
2015
1
25
9
DAL
50
78.5
1041
650
314
77
40.2
-
6' 2"
245
4.71
PENN STATE
2010
2
55
9
CIN
57
78.5
590
327
227
36
39.1
-
6' 0"
240
-
DUKE
2010
-
-
11
SF
51
78.4
584
229
319
36
35.7
-
6' 2"
236
4.78
PENN STATE
2013
4
120
11
KC
53
78.4
591
311
267
13
34.1
-
6' 2"
238
4.77
GEORGIA
2015
4
118
13
NE
54
78.2
864
387
303
174
36.6
-
6' 3"
260
4.68
ALABAMA
2012
1
25
14
LAC
57
77.6
600
347
206
47
32.6
-
5' 11"
221
-
AKRON
2016
5
175
15
DEN
54
77.3
596
294
267
35
37.1
-
6' 1"
250
4.81
NEVADA
2012
5
142
16
BLT
57
76.3
875
492
308
75
34.3
A
6' 2"
231
-
ALABAMA
2014
1
17
17
PHI
53
75.9
989
555
371
63
37.1
-
6' 2"
241
4.64
FLORIDA ST
2012
4
105
18
BUF
53
75.7
978
480
448
50
37.0
-
6' 1"
250
4.50
N CAROLINA
2012
2
52
19
SEA
50
75.6
1174
607
478
89
37.2
-
6' 4"
246
4.75
MISS STATE
2011
4
99
19
LV
54
75.6
698
369
286
43
40.4
-
6' 1"
238
4.69
LSU
2010
4
103
21
TEN
59
74.2
614
291
255
68
40.2
-
6' 0"
233
4.51
KENTUCKY
2008
-
-
22
LAC
56
73.0
479
277
180
22
37.8
-
6' 2"
235
-
IDAHO
2012
5
154
22
JAX
50
73.0
1048
587
405
56
35.5
-
6' 3"
215
4.52
FLORIDA ST
2014
5
144
24
HST
55
72.0
1044
471
380
193
33.9
-
6' 4"
257
4.66
MISS STATE
2015
2
43
25
KC
56
70.5
841
487
317
37
43.9
-
6' 3"
242
4.52
TEXAS
2005
1
15
26
ATL
45
70.1
1114
749
339
26
31.9
A
6' 1"
227
4.59
LSU
2016
2
52
27
MIN
54
68.9
869
474
324
71
34.6
P
6' 0"
232
4.61
UCLA
2015
2
45
27
TB
58
68.9
1023
571
401
51
32.2
P
6' 1"
227
4.55
LSU
2015
4
124
29
CLV
51
68.8
980
472
377
131
36.9
P
6' 3"
250
4.64
SO MISS
2013
2
52
30
ARZ
51
67.6
1002
472
403
127
35.9
-
6' 0"
246
4.81
LSU
2013
2
45
31
CLV
58
67.5
1111
539
493
79
34.1
A
6' 2"
235
-
IOWA
2014
3
71
32
PIT
50
67.2
968
505
323
140
34.1
-
6' 1"
230
-
OHIO STATE
2014
1
15
33
CAR
58
66.4
1008
579
327
102
43.6
-
6' 1"
235
4.60
GEORGIA
2005
1
14
34
DEN
51
66.1
697
279
383
35
34.4
-
6' 1"
230
-
SACRAMENTO
2014
-
-
35
HST
56
65.3
754
368
301
85
39.7
-
6' 3"
243
4.64
USC
2009
1
15
36
MIA
42
65.1
334
195
105
34
38.3
-
6' 2"
231
-
OREGON
2011
-
-
37
CHI
59
65.0
565
315
221
29
36.6
-
6' 1"
239
-
KENTUCKY
2012
6
188
37
NYJ
52
65.0
900
417
368
115
42.7
-
6' 2"
250
4.59
MICHIGAN
2007
2
47
37
CIN
56
65.0
782
429
292
61
44.9
-
6' 4"
250
4.59
AUBURN
2004
2
33
37
LA
26
65.0
1087
577
404
106
37.0
-
6' 2"
230
-
ALABAMA
2012
1
7
41
DAL
59
64.6
632
359
250
23
34.3
-
6' 0"
235
4.74
IOWA
2014
4
119
42
ARZ
54
64.3
411
225
151
35
36.4
-
6' 1"
240
4.65
UCONN
2013
3
66
43
TEN
55
64.2
503
306
143
54
37.7
-
5' 11"
231
4.71
MIAMI FL
2012
3
86
44
TEN
54
64.1
908
484
296
128
34.6
-
6' 1"
246
4.66
KENTUCKY
2014
5
151
45
TB
54
63.7
1042
534
409
99
36.7
A
6' 1"
233
4.65
NEBRASKA
2012
2
58
46
LA
52
63.3
1090
561
405
124
35.0
-
6' 2"
235
4.70
GEORGIA
2013
1
30
47
NE
52
62.3
344
148
166
30
32.5
P
6' 1"
238
-
HOUSTON
2016
6
214
48
CLV
56
61.5
786
330
391
65
37.7
A
6' 2"
248
4.61
ARK STATE
2012
3
77
49
DEN
52
61.4
543
267
226
50
34.5
-
6' 1"
226
-
OKLAHOMA
2014
7
242
49
ARZ
20
61.4
819
430
314
75
34.1
-
6' 1"
211
4.50
WASH STATE
2014
1
27