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PFF 2019 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
NO
56
90.3
1063
529
358
176
37.7
A
6' 2"
248
4.61
ARK STATE
2012
3
77
2
MIN
54
90.1
1071
588
402
81
34.6
P
6' 0"
232
4.61
UCLA
2015
2
45
3
DEN
45
88.5
731
377
254
100
34.8
P
6' 2"
245
-
TENNESSEE
2018
-
-
4
TB
54
88.2
1124
682
343
99
36.7
A
6' 1"
233
4.65
NEBRASKA
2012
2
58
5
CAR
59
85.4
1064
635
403
26
35.5
-
6' 3"
238
4.58
BOSTON COL
2012
1
9
6
BLT
57
80.0
428
176
214
38
37.1
P
6' 1"
235
-
AUBURN
2011
-
-
7
LA
58
79.0
1039
562
408
69
32.9
A
6' 3"
225
4.73
WASHINGTON
2016
-
-
8
IND
53
78.7
828
461
302
65
31.2
A
6' 2"
230
4.70
SCAR STATE
2018
2
36
9
IND
58
78.4
472
219
236
17
30.2
A
6' 1"
235
-
STANFORD
2019
3
89
10
ATL
45
76.6
946
539
362
45
31.9
A
6' 1"
227
4.59
LSU
2016
2
52
11
SEA
54
76.4
1181
666
424
91
36.3
A
6' 0"
241
-
UTAH ST
2012
2
47
12
PIT
98
76.2
397
138
203
56
36.8
-
6' 1"
233
-
FLORIDA ST
2013
6
206
13
WAS
51
74.8
387
187
172
28
31.1
-
6' 0"
235
-
ALABAMA
2018
6
197
14
NYG
55
72.9
631
287
304
40
33.1
A
6' 2"
240
-
TEXAS ST
2015
5
169
15
CHI
44
72.5
512
282
191
39
33.4
A
6' 2"
242
4.73
W VIRGINIA
2016
4
113
16
NE
58
72.3
846
354
299
193
36.9
P
6' 3"
250
4.64
SO MISS
2013
2
52
17
NE
54
71.3
783
203
295
285
36.6
-
6' 3"
260
4.68
ALABAMA
2012
1
25
18
DAL
54
70.2
991
557
359
75
32.3
A
6' 2"
245
-
NOTRE DAME
2016
2
34
19
NO
54
69.5
296
156
91
49
36.2
-
6' 3"
239
-
OREGON
2013
2
46
20
TEN
55
68.8
892
522
299
71
31.6
A
6' 0"
226
4.70
UCLA
2017
5
155
21
HST
41
68.6
1088
635
388
65
31.8
A
6' 3"
230
4.67
VANDERBILT
2017
2
57
22
JAX
48
68.3
325
98
189
38
31.0
A
6' 2"
245
4.48
WISCONSIN
2018
7
230
23
SF
57
67.7
879
509
321
49
29.4
A
6' 0"
230
-
ARKANSAS
2019
5
148
24
MIN
50
66.7
445
213
219
13
32.0
A
6' 1"
230
-
CINCINNATI
2017
-
-
25
LAC
49
66.6
382
229
140
13
31.2
A
6' 2"
234
-
NOTRE DAME
2019
4
130
25
LAC
44
66.6
372
124
238
10
30.5
P
6' 2"
234
-
W VIRGINIA
2018
4
119
27
HST
55
65.8
988
493
352
143
33.9
-
6' 4"
257
4.66
MISS STATE
2015
2
43
27
CAR
54
65.8
962
535
360
67
32.5
P
6' 0"
230
4.64
WASHINGTON
2015
1
25
29
BUF
58
65.6
960
519
350
91
31.6
A
6' 0"
223
4.67
BOSTON COL
2017
5
163
30
DEN
51
65.1
897
525
340
32
34.4
-
6' 1"
230
-
SACRAMENTO
2014
-
-
31
PHI
53
64.6
776
471
241
64
37.1
-
6' 2"
241
4.64
FLORIDA ST
2012
4
105
32
MIA
52
63.9
516
179
290
47
29.9
A
6' 2"
250
4.61
OHIO STATE
2017
2
54
33
SF
54
63.5
1166
689
421
56
29.9
A
6' 3"
230
4.64
BYU
2018
3
70
33
KC
59
63.5
320
95
134
91
33.0
A
6' 2"
252
4.72
ALABAMA
2016
2
41
35
PIT
55
62.9
889
442
408
39
28.2
A
5' 11"
234
-
MICHIGAN
2019
1
10
36
ATL
54
62.7
310
153
136
21
31.2
A
6' 2"
230
-
YALE
2018
6
200
36
HST
37
62.7
549
351
170
28
36.7
-
5' 10"
195
-
C MICHIGAN
2013
-
-
36
SEA
56
62.7
649
284
281
84
36.0
-
5' 11"
240
4.47
CAL
2012
2
46
39
PHI
47
62.2
669
325
292
52
31.6
A
6' 2"
230
4.58
NEBRASKA
2017
5
184
40
CHI
59
61.9
559
307
209
43
36.5
-
6' 1"
239
-
KENTUCKY
2012
6
188
41
LAC
58
61.7
805
402
384
19
43.6
-
6' 1"
235
4.60
GEORGIA
2005
1
14
42
DET
51
61.6
597
245
265
87
30.0
A
6' 2"
255
-
HAWAII
2019
2
43
43
DAL
50
61.5
637
323
284
30
40.2
-
6' 2"
245
4.71
PENN STATE
2010
2
55
44
IND
50
61.0
811
450
332
29
31.2
A
6' 1"
235
4.65
NWESTERN
2017
5
161
44
ARZ
58
61.0
1133
615
423
95
34.3
A
6' 1"
236
4.68
TEXAS
2015
3
84
46
PHI
54
60.1
300
141
140
19
32.4
A
6' 2"
220
-
E ILLINOIS
2016
6
208
47
SEA
50
59.9
1110
636
421
53
37.2
-
6' 4"
246
4.75
MISS STATE
2011
4
99
48
BUF
49
59.4
1048
590
386
72
28.4
IR
6' 5"
250
4.54
VA TECH
2018
1
16
49
LAC
52
59.2
359
159
194
6
33.8
IR
5' 11"
240
4.78
MIAMI FL
2015
2
48
50
CLV
53
59.1
1057
553
442
62
34.9
-
6' 1"
245
4.76
WISCONSIN
2016
4
99