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PFF 2020 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
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1
SF
54
88.6
973
510
374
89
29.9
A
6' 3"
230
4.64
BYU
2018
3
70
2
SEA
54
85.1
1212
701
401
110
36.3
A
6' 0"
241
-
UTAH ST
2012
2
47
3
MIN
54
82.6
754
398
300
56
34.6
P
6' 0"
232
4.61
UCLA
2015
2
45
4
TB
54
78.8
1338
820
413
105
36.7
A
6' 1"
233
4.65
NEBRASKA
2012
2
58
5
NO
56
77.8
1151
579
419
153
37.7
A
6' 2"
248
4.61
ARK STATE
2012
3
77
6
NYG
54
75.9
1063
573
411
79
32.7
A
6' 2"
237
4.71
STANFORD
2016
4
131
7
SEA
50
75.7
1049
559
371
119
37.2
-
6' 4"
246
4.75
MISS STATE
2011
4
99
8
ATL
43
74.0
387
161
165
61
29.1
IR
6' 3"
230
-
FRESNO ST
2020
4
119
9
BLT
58
71.5
421
211
151
59
36.8
-
6' 0"
232
-
N IOWA
2012
-
-
10
IND
53
70.4
884
512
309
63
31.2
A
6' 2"
230
4.70
SCAR STATE
2018
2
36
11
JAX
44
69.1
931
461
425
45
31.1
P
6' 1"
255
-
UCLA
2016
2
36
12
ATL
45
68.7
1040
607
348
85
31.9
A
6' 1"
227
4.59
LSU
2016
2
52
13
DEN
47
68.1
1011
545
386
80
31.8
A
6' 2"
236
4.82
IOWA
2018
4
106
14
WAS
54
67.7
506
256
209
41
35.0
A
6' 0"
231
4.51
BOSTON COL
2014
4
132
14
CLV
56
67.7
618
403
178
37
37.3
-
6' 0"
225
-
USC
2011
7
242
16
CLV
44
67.5
498
234
232
32
31.3
IR
6' 1"
238
-
BYU
2019
3
80
17
CHI
58
67.2
1016
565
403
48
29.5
A
6' 1"
236
4.51
GEORGIA
2018
1
8
18
LV
44
67.1
651
345
281
25
33.4
A
6' 2"
242
4.73
W VIRGINIA
2016
4
113
19
PHI
57
66.5
492
215
254
23
30.2
A
6' 1"
242
-
WISCONSIN
2019
-
-
20
TEN
55
66.3
653
377
241
35
31.6
A
6' 0"
226
4.70
UCLA
2017
5
155
21
CLV
93
66.0
937
555
339
43
33.4
-
6' 1"
241
4.69
CLEMSON
2016
4
109
22
DEN
45
65.4
1063
507
411
145
34.8
P
6' 2"
245
-
TENNESSEE
2018
-
-
23
WAS
55
64.8
626
329
245
52
30.2
A
6' 1"
240
-
N CAROLINA
2019
5
173
24
DET
58
64.2
829
393
359
77
36.9
P
6' 3"
250
4.64
SO MISS
2013
2
52
25
LV
50
63.7
723
411
272
40
31.3
P
6' 0"
216
-
GREENVILLE
2017
-
-
26
MIA
53
61.6
811
254
311
246
35.5
A
6' 3"
250
4.71
BYU
2014
2
40
27
LA
51
61.3
556
308
217
31
32.1
P
6' 3"
245
-
DELAWARE
2019
-
-
28
HST
41
60.9
944
411
471
62
31.8
A
6' 3"
230
4.67
VANDERBILT
2017
2
57
29
ARZ
48
59.9
376
206
112
58
28.2
A
6' 4"
238
-
CLEMSON
2020
1
8
30
SF
57
59.8
700
340
292
68
29.4
A
6' 0"
230
-
ARKANSAS
2019
5
148
31
NYJ
46
59.0
1130
576
435
119
33.5
A
6' 2"
234
-
MARSHALL
2015
-
-
32
PHI
49
58.9
750
360
351
39
32.8
A
6' 2"
240
-
MONTANA ST
2015
-
-
33
NO
58
58.6
668
328
276
64
32.2
P
6' 1"
227
4.55
LSU
2015
4
124
34
NO
47
57.0
642
313
258
71
32.0
A
6' 3"
238
4.63
FLORIDA
2017
3
76
35
ATL
54
56.6
895
461
297
137
31.2
A
6' 2"
230
-
YALE
2018
6
200
36
PIT
41
56.1
438
200
203
35
30.8
A
6' 1"
229
-
W MICHIGAN
2018
-
-
37
BUF
58
55.6
552
293
187
72
31.6
A
6' 0"
223
4.67
BOSTON COL
2017
5
163
38
MIA
55
55.2
868
430
303
135
29.8
A
6' 2"
225
4.53
OHIO STATE
2018
3
73
39
PHI
50
55.1
571
254
282
35
32.2
A
6' 1"
227
4.58
LSU
2017
3
75
39
TEN
54
55.1
958
454
403
101
29.9
P
6' 2"
232
-
ALABAMA
2018
1
22
41
CIN
55
54.7
343
166
115
62
30.3
A
6' 2"
245
-
WYOMING
2020
3
65
42
TEN
51
54.4
442
241
165
36
30.0
A
5' 11"
227
-
W VIRGINIA
2019
6
188
42
LAC
56
54.4
959
543
381
35
27.9
P
6' 2"
241
-
OKLAHOMA
2020
1
23
44
KC
54
54.2
637
239
334
64
33.4
A
6' 1"
245
4.77
MINNESOTA
2015
4
127
44
DAL
54
54.2
1083
538
472
73
32.3
A
6' 2"
245
-
NOTRE DAME
2016
2
34
44
JAX
47
54.2
1110
545
504
61
34.9
-
6' 1"
245
4.76
WISCONSIN
2016
4
99
47
WAS
53
53.7
1039
553
421
65
35.4
A
6' 1"
245
4.61
FLORIDA
2013
2
50
48
MIN
50
53.5
1034
519
440
75
32.0
A
6' 1"
230
-
CINCINNATI
2017
-
-
49
NE
51
53.2
608
249
297
62
30.1
P
6' 2"
250
-
PURDUE
2018
5
143
50
CIN
56
52.5
761
342
390
29
37.1
P
6' 1"
235
-
AUBURN
2011
-
-