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PFF 2018 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
91.7
999
585
366
48
36.3
A
6' 0"
241
-
UTAH ST
2012
2
47
2
CAR
59
90.5
927
516
337
74
35.5
-
6' 3"
238
4.58
BOSTON COL
2012
1
9
3
WAS
53
88.2
703
369
295
39
37.0
-
6' 1"
250
4.50
N CAROLINA
2012
2
52
4
BUF
57
86.6
629
132
257
240
43.4
-
6' 1"
245
5.12
CAL
2005
-
-
5
DAL
55
85.4
894
524
353
17
29.7
A
6' 4"
256
4.65
BOISE ST
2018
1
19
6
DAL
54
84.1
1105
576
440
89
32.3
A
6' 2"
245
-
NOTRE DAME
2016
2
34
7
IND
53
81.4
1108
643
413
52
31.2
A
6' 2"
230
4.70
SCAR STATE
2018
2
36
8
TEN
55
81.2
852
449
300
103
31.6
A
6' 0"
226
4.70
UCLA
2017
5
155
9
HST
55
80.5
988
535
377
76
33.9
-
6' 4"
257
4.66
MISS STATE
2015
2
43
10
PHI
58
79.7
775
462
252
61
34.3
A
6' 1"
236
4.68
TEXAS
2015
3
84
11
CLV
53
76.8
897
447
329
121
34.9
-
6' 1"
245
4.76
WISCONSIN
2016
4
99
12
TB
54
76.1
922
487
366
69
36.7
A
6' 1"
233
4.65
NEBRASKA
2012
2
58
12
BUF
58
76.1
741
381
304
56
31.6
A
6' 0"
223
4.67
BOSTON COL
2017
5
163
14
NO
56
75.1
994
539
327
128
37.7
A
6' 2"
248
4.61
ARK STATE
2012
3
77
15
ARZ
57
74.8
726
350
329
47
37.1
P
6' 1"
235
-
AUBURN
2011
-
-
16
GB
50
73.9
1050
544
422
84
32.8
A
6' 2"
237
4.71
STANFORD
2016
4
131
16
CAR
58
73.9
649
330
252
67
43.6
-
6' 1"
235
4.60
GEORGIA
2005
1
14
18
CHI
59
73.7
1052
625
329
98
36.6
-
6' 1"
239
-
KENTUCKY
2012
6
188
18
ATL
45
73.7
384
235
139
10
31.9
A
6' 1"
227
4.59
LSU
2016
2
52
20
BLT
57
73.6
943
452
319
172
34.3
A
6' 2"
231
-
ALABAMA
2014
1
17
21
NYJ
54
72.8
1114
588
427
99
34.6
-
6' 1"
246
4.66
KENTUCKY
2014
5
151
22
NYJ
58
72.4
808
423
324
61
32.0
-
6' 1"
232
4.47
OHIO STATE
2016
1
20
22
PIT
54
72.4
305
162
87
56
36.8
-
6' 0"
232
-
N IOWA
2012
-
-
24
TEN
59
72.2
714
393
258
63
40.2
-
6' 0"
233
4.51
KENTUCKY
2008
-
-
25
SEA
50
71.3
291
168
119
4
37.2
-
6' 4"
246
4.75
MISS STATE
2011
4
99
26
MIN
55
70.9
810
374
333
103
34.6
A
6' 5"
255
4.66
UCLA
2014
1
9
27
MIA
55
70.7
678
366
266
46
29.8
A
6' 2"
225
4.53
OHIO STATE
2018
3
73
28
DEN
51
70.6
842
433
362
47
34.4
-
6' 1"
230
-
SACRAMENTO
2014
-
-
29
LAC
52
70.1
386
210
169
7
33.9
IR
5' 11"
240
4.78
MIAMI FL
2015
2
48
30
NO
53
69.9
734
375
286
73
35.2
P
6' 1"
240
4.66
IOWA STATE
2013
5
148
30
NE
52
69.9
470
220
217
33
32.5
P
6' 1"
238
-
HOUSTON
2016
6
214
32
NE
53
69.7
1128
439
347
342
35.5
A
6' 3"
250
4.71
BYU
2014
2
40
33
CAR
54
68.7
599
283
240
76
32.5
P
6' 0"
230
4.64
WASHINGTON
2015
1
25
34
HST
41
68.5
817
479
298
40
31.8
A
6' 3"
230
4.67
VANDERBILT
2017
2
57
35
JAX
44
68.3
1024
565
400
59
31.1
P
6' 1"
255
-
UCLA
2016
2
36
36
NO
47
67.7
542
333
137
72
32.1
A
6' 3"
238
4.63
FLORIDA
2017
3
76
37
LA
58
67.5
1160
634
433
93
32.9
A
6' 3"
225
4.73
WASHINGTON
2016
-
-
38
CHI
58
66.6
946
601
289
56
29.5
A
6' 1"
236
4.51
GEORGIA
2018
1
8
39
NYG
93
66.2
513
219
257
37
33.4
-
6' 1"
241
4.69
CLEMSON
2016
4
109
40
BLT
48
65.9
474
210
201
63
34.1
-
6' 0"
227
-
PORTLAND
2016
-
-
41
ATL
54
65.7
525
277
229
19
31.2
A
6' 2"
230
-
YALE
2018
6
200
42
TEN
54
65.5
494
207
223
64
29.9
P
6' 2"
232
-
ALABAMA
2018
1
22
43
PIT
98
65.0
744
349
276
119
36.8
-
6' 1"
233
-
FLORIDA ST
2013
6
206
44
DET
52
64.8
643
256
309
78
35.6
-
6' 3"
244
4.74
FLORIDA ST
2014
-
-
45
MIN
54
64.5
877
464
355
58
34.6
P
6' 0"
232
4.61
UCLA
2015
2
45
46
SF
48
64.1
1060
559
425
76
29.9
A
6' 3"
230
4.64
BYU
2018
3
70
47
JAX
50
63.7
1020
575
398
47
35.5
-
6' 3"
215
4.52
FLORIDA ST
2014
5
144
48
PHI
54
63.6
351
168
171
12
32.4
A
6' 2"
220
-
E ILLINOIS
2016
6
208
49
MIN
42
63.5
311
114
190
7
32.0
-
6' 2"
244
4.75
MICHIGAN
2017
4
120
49
DEN
54
63.5
468
267
162
39
37.1
-
6' 1"
250
4.81
NEVADA
2012
5
142