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PFF 2021 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
DAL
11
89.7
960
295
346
319
27.4
RPUP
6' 3"
245
-
PENN STATE
2021
1
12
2
GB
59
85.0
1041
639
353
49
33.3
A
6' 3"
232
4.58
MINNESOTA
2016
4
115
3
DEN
45
80.9
323
161
119
43
34.8
P
6' 2"
245
-
TENNESSEE
2018
-
-
4
SF
54
80.1
1170
680
442
48
29.9
A
6' 3"
230
4.64
BYU
2018
3
70
5
NO
20
79.9
394
197
172
25
27.3
A
6' 3"
242
-
OHIO STATE
2021
2
60
6
IND
53
79.1
1000
574
367
59
31.2
A
6' 2"
230
4.70
SCAR STATE
2018
2
36
7
NE
58
78.0
335
115
169
51
36.9
P
6' 3"
250
4.64
SO MISS
2013
2
52
8
NO
56
77.9
1038
550
362
126
37.7
A
6' 2"
248
4.61
ARK STATE
2012
3
77
9
CLV
28
76.5
597
322
220
55
26.9
RPUP
6' 2"
221
-
NOTRE DAME
2021
2
52
10
PHI
57
75.5
719
406
298
15
30.2
A
6' 1"
242
-
WISCONSIN
2019
-
-
11
BLT
56
74.8
537
269
239
29
37.1
P
6' 1"
235
-
AUBURN
2011
-
-
12
CAR
7
72.7
796
380
340
76
32.5
P
6' 0"
230
4.64
WASHINGTON
2015
1
25
13
KC
54
72.5
732
349
333
50
26.6
A
5' 11"
237
-
MISSOURI
2021
2
58
14
TB
54
72.3
915
576
272
67
36.7
A
6' 1"
233
4.65
NEBRASKA
2012
2
58
15
SEA
54
71.8
1129
626
453
50
36.3
A
6' 0"
241
-
UTAH ST
2012
2
47
16
NE
53
71.7
864
306
341
217
35.5
A
6' 3"
250
4.71
BYU
2014
2
40
17
CLV
4
69.1
701
399
283
19
31.2
A
6' 1"
235
4.65
NWESTERN
2017
5
161
18
TEN
51
68.0
675
437
185
53
30.0
A
5' 11"
227
-
W VIRGINIA
2019
6
188
19
BUF
58
67.0
1038
543
399
96
31.6
A
6' 0"
223
4.67
BOSTON COL
2017
5
163
20
LAC
44
66.5
979
514
424
41
30.5
P
6' 2"
234
-
W VIRGINIA
2018
4
119
20
KC
50
66.5
554
250
254
50
28.6
A
6' 2"
243
-
MISS STATE
2020
2
63
22
NYG
45
66.3
329
182
121
26
32.3
A
6' 2"
245
-
NOTRE DAME
2016
2
34
23
NE
8
65.1
711
317
331
63
30.1
P
6' 2"
250
-
PURDUE
2018
5
143
23
LV
34
65.1
442
211
227
4
37.2
-
6' 4"
246
4.75
MISS STATE
2011
4
99
25
LAC
49
64.6
560
318
209
33
31.2
A
6' 2"
234
-
NOTRE DAME
2019
4
130
26
LV
52
64.3
913
547
356
10
33.8
IR
5' 11"
240
4.78
MIAMI FL
2015
2
48
27
SF
51
63.5
829
460
325
44
29.2
A
6' 2"
228
-
FAU
2019
-
-
28
MIN
55
62.9
783
419
279
85
34.6
A
6' 5"
255
4.66
UCLA
2014
1
9
28
ARZ
58
62.9
1113
564
442
107
34.3
A
6' 1"
236
4.68
TEXAS
2015
3
84
28
TEN
41
62.9
689
361
289
39
31.8
A
6' 3"
230
4.67
VANDERBILT
2017
2
57
31
CIN
55
61.5
976
613
319
44
30.3
A
6' 2"
245
-
WYOMING
2020
3
65
32
LA
50
61.4
519
299
181
39
26.9
A
6' 2"
230
-
S CAROLINA
2021
3
104
33
NYG
55
61.2
474
215
222
37
33.0
A
6' 2"
252
4.72
ALABAMA
2016
2
41
34
MIA
55
60.9
971
450
365
156
29.8
A
6' 2"
225
4.53
OHIO STATE
2018
3
73
35
LV
5
60.8
326
177
139
10
28.1
A
6' 3"
223
-
VA TECH
2021
3
81
35
DAL
55
60.8
717
345
325
47
29.7
A
6' 4"
256
4.65
BOISE ST
2018
1
19
37
MIN
54
59.2
1032
566
398
68
34.6
P
6' 0"
232
4.61
UCLA
2015
2
45
38
IND
58
58.5
1072
619
393
60
30.2
A
6' 1"
235
-
STANFORD
2019
3
89
39
SEA
56
58.4
1109
586
467
56
29.0
A
6' 1"
245
-
TEXAS TECH
2020
1
27
40
CLV
56
57.0
425
245
162
18
37.3
-
6' 0"
225
-
USC
2011
7
242
41
WAS
55
56.7
1021
587
374
60
30.2
A
6' 1"
240
-
N CAROLINA
2019
5
173
42
DET
44
55.8
615
294
248
73
31.7
A
6' 1"
226
-
TENNESSEE
2017
4
124
43
DEN
56
54.9
528
304
187
37
27.6
A
6' 3"
240
-
OHIO STATE
2021
3
106
44
PHI
49
54.1
784
489
271
24
32.8
A
6' 2"
240
-
MONTANA ST
2015
-
-
44
MIA
52
54.1
620
252
321
47
32.5
P
6' 1"
238
-
HOUSTON
2016
6
214
44
TB
51
54.1
335
188
113
34
35.9
-
6' 0"
246
4.81
LSU
2013
2
45
47
CIN
57
54.0
914
487
377
50
30.4
P
6' 3"
250
-
NC STATE
2019
3
72
48
NO
5
53.9
535
280
170
85
32.2
P
6' 1"
227
4.55
LSU
2015
4
124
49
GB
51
53.8
564
312
236
16
28.5
P
6' 2"
229
-
UCLA
2020
-
-
50
BLT
49
53.6
337
201
76
60
31.2
A
6' 2"
244
-
N DAK ST
2018
-
-