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PFF 2017 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.

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1
SEA
54
91.4
1022
577
389
56
36.3
A
6' 0"
241
-
UTAH ST
2012
2
47
2
CAR
59
90.6
973
600
312
61
35.5
-
6' 3"
238
4.58
BOSTON COL
2012
1
9
3
TB
54
90.5
814
406
340
68
36.7
A
6' 1"
233
4.65
NEBRASKA
2012
2
58
4
ATL
45
88.0
1148
719
418
11
31.9
A
6' 1"
227
4.59
LSU
2016
2
52
5
JAX
51
87.5
520
238
265
17
42.0
-
6' 2"
232
4.70
PENN STATE
2007
2
34
6
PIT
50
82.2
671
364
254
53
34.1
-
6' 1"
230
-
OHIO STATE
2014
1
15
7
DAL
50
82.1
622
376
219
27
40.2
-
6' 2"
245
4.71
PENN STATE
2010
2
55
8
JAX
50
81.9
1065
629
401
35
35.5
-
6' 3"
215
4.52
FLORIDA ST
2014
5
144
9
SF
56
81.2
553
279
235
39
32.5
A
6' 1"
228
-
ALABAMA
2017
1
31
10
CHI
44
80.5
382
214
136
32
33.4
A
6' 2"
242
4.73
W VIRGINIA
2016
4
113
11
CHI
59
80.4
714
378
281
55
36.6
-
6' 1"
239
-
KENTUCKY
2012
6
188
12
TEN
54
80.2
742
332
350
60
34.6
-
6' 1"
246
4.66
KENTUCKY
2014
5
151
13
PHI
95
79.9
726
384
283
59
36.0
-
5' 11"
240
4.47
CAL
2012
2
46
14
JAX
44
78.8
1223
691
446
86
31.1
P
6' 1"
255
-
UCLA
2016
2
36
15
KC
59
76.0
369
154
209
6
33.1
A
6' 2"
252
4.72
ALABAMA
2016
2
41
16
GB
47
75.7
506
212
278
16
34.6
-
6' 2"
240
4.65
MICHIGAN
2015
4
129
17
NYJ
56
73.7
1115
503
465
147
37.7
A
6' 2"
248
4.61
ARK STATE
2012
3
77
18
DAL
59
73.0
544
293
224
27
34.3
-
6' 0"
235
4.74
IOWA
2014
4
119
19
CIN
55
72.9
589
315
241
33
36.0
-
6' 1"
255
5.09
ARIZONA ST
2012
-
-
20
BLT
57
72.2
1077
587
411
79
34.3
A
6' 2"
231
-
ALABAMA
2014
1
17
21
DAL
54
69.4
575
295
254
26
32.3
A
6' 2"
245
-
NOTRE DAME
2016
2
34
22
NO
51
69.3
621
274
304
43
35.7
-
6' 1"
241
4.82
NOTRE DAME
2013
2
38
23
ATL
59
69.2
1056
561
403
92
33.3
A
6' 3"
232
4.58
MINNESOTA
2016
4
115
24
HST
55
69.0
959
343
387
229
33.9
-
6' 4"
257
4.66
MISS STATE
2015
2
43
25
CLV
53
68.7
1068
472
460
136
34.9
-
6' 1"
245
4.76
WISCONSIN
2016
4
99
25
SEA
50
68.7
956
527
367
62
37.2
-
6' 4"
246
4.75
MISS STATE
2011
4
99
27
LAC
57
68.3
504
303
177
24
32.6
-
5' 11"
221
-
AKRON
2016
5
175
28
WAS
56
67.7
394
176
192
26
35.5
-
6' 2"
238
-
UTAH ST
2015
-
-
29
LV
53
67.6
997
538
395
64
38.4
-
6' 1"
242
4.70
PENN STATE
2010
3
91
30
SEA
57
67.4
306
88
200
18
39.8
-
6' 1"
245
-
WASHBURN
2011
-
-
31
MIN
54
67.0
1099
623
402
74
34.6
P
6' 0"
232
4.61
UCLA
2015
2
45
32
HST
41
66.6
812
408
310
94
31.8
A
6' 3"
230
4.67
VANDERBILT
2017
2
57
33
BLT
48
66.5
647
282
331
34
34.1
-
6' 0"
227
-
PORTLAND
2016
-
-
34
GB
50
66.2
978
468
434
76
32.8
A
6' 2"
237
4.71
STANFORD
2016
4
131
35
PHI
53
65.6
1125
700
345
80
37.1
-
6' 2"
241
4.64
FLORIDA ST
2012
4
105
36
TB
58
65.5
717
375
296
46
32.2
P
6' 1"
227
4.55
LSU
2015
4
124
37
DEN
51
65.3
520
236
264
20
34.4
-
6' 1"
230
-
SACRAMENTO
2014
-
-
38
KC
56
65.1
893
512
344
37
43.9
-
6' 3"
242
4.52
TEXAS
2005
1
15
38
TEN
59
65.1
1153
599
410
144
40.2
-
6' 0"
233
4.51
KENTUCKY
2008
-
-
40
NO
52
64.3
921
487
340
94
38.7
-
6' 1"
234
-
N TEXAS
2011
-
-
41
CAR
58
64.1
849
429
295
125
43.6
-
6' 1"
235
4.60
GEORGIA
2005
1
14
42
MIN
55
63.8
1050
551
383
116
34.6
A
6' 5"
255
4.66
UCLA
2014
1
9
43
CAR
54
63.6
684
328
290
66
32.5
P
6' 0"
230
4.64
WASHINGTON
2015
1
25
44
IND
57
63.4
914
464
395
55
35.4
A
6' 1"
245
4.61
FLORIDA
2013
2
50
45
ARZ
56
63.0
921
491
361
69
44.9
-
6' 4"
250
4.59
AUBURN
2004
2
33
46
CLV
58
62.0
1068
467
460
141
34.1
A
6' 2"
235
-
IOWA
2014
3
71
47
PIT
98
61.9
785
321
383
81
36.8
-
6' 1"
233
-
FLORIDA ST
2013
6
206
48
DEN
54
61.8
910
456
394
60
37.1
-
6' 1"
250
4.81
NEVADA
2012
5
142
49
LA
26
61.4
896
512
350
34
37.0
-
6' 2"
230
-
ALABAMA
2012
1
7
49
DET
59
61.4
951
461
412
78
36.5
-
6' 2"
241
4.70
TEMPLE
2012
5
138