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PFF 2022 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
LA
45
90.7
1079
529
437
113
36.3
A
6' 0"
241
-
UTAH ST
2012
2
47
2
SF
54
85.7
1209
719
441
49
29.9
A
6' 3"
230
4.64
BYU
2018
3
70
3
TB
54
85.1
1143
638
448
57
36.7
A
6' 1"
233
4.65
NEBRASKA
2012
2
58
4
NO
56
82.7
1132
584
479
69
37.7
A
6' 2"
248
4.61
ARK STATE
2012
3
77
5
BUF
49
81.9
905
536
320
49
28.4
IR
6' 5"
250
4.54
VA TECH
2018
1
16
6
PHI
57
81.6
1183
689
466
28
30.2
A
6' 1"
242
-
WISCONSIN
2019
-
-
7
NO
55
81.5
632
235
294
103
31.3
A
6' 3"
238
-
IDAHO
2019
7
244
8
NE
8
80.4
907
407
383
117
30.1
P
6' 2"
250
-
PURDUE
2018
5
143
9
SF
57
79.6
1034
616
378
40
29.4
A
6' 0"
230
-
ARKANSAS
2019
5
148
10
DEN
49
79.1
771
405
294
72
32.8
A
6' 2"
240
-
MONTANA ST
2015
-
-
11
CIN
57
78.4
900
436
416
48
30.4
P
6' 3"
250
-
NC STATE
2019
3
72
12
KC
32
77.3
1319
803
441
75
26.6
A
5' 11"
237
-
MISSOURI
2021
2
58
13
BUF
58
77.1
1090
648
369
73
31.6
A
6' 0"
223
4.67
BOSTON COL
2017
5
163
14
TEN
51
76.2
740
477
216
47
30.0
A
5' 11"
227
-
W VIRGINIA
2019
6
188
15
GB
59
75.6
694
360
306
28
33.3
A
6' 3"
232
4.58
MINNESOTA
2016
4
115
16
CAR
49
74.8
941
415
380
146
30.1
A
6' 3"
235
-
WASH STATE
2018
-
-
17
MIA
55
74.6
1081
577
392
112
29.8
A
6' 2"
225
4.53
OHIO STATE
2018
3
73
17
CIN
55
74.6
1155
668
422
65
30.3
A
6' 2"
245
-
WYOMING
2020
3
65
19
SF
51
74.4
383
182
185
16
29.2
A
6' 2"
228
-
FAU
2019
-
-
20
LV
52
74.2
555
257
232
66
33.8
IR
5' 11"
240
4.78
MIAMI FL
2015
2
48
21
NE
48
73.5
570
236
278
56
30.0
A
6' 2"
255
-
HAWAII
2019
2
43
22
IND
58
73.3
970
531
415
24
30.2
A
6' 1"
235
-
STANFORD
2019
3
89
23
DAL
55
73.1
882
468
381
33
29.7
A
6' 4"
256
4.65
BOISE ST
2018
1
19
24
CAR
7
72.3
1089
593
432
64
32.5
P
6' 0"
230
4.64
WASHINGTON
2015
1
25
25
CAR
55
72.2
372
147
200
25
32.9
A
6' 3"
225
4.73
WASHINGTON
2016
-
-
26
BLT
18
72.1
1094
556
466
72
29.5
A
6' 1"
236
4.51
GEORGIA
2018
1
8
27
DEN
47
71.7
825
423
329
73
31.8
A
6' 2"
236
4.82
IOWA
2018
4
106
28
ARZ
56
71.0
484
249
195
40
31.2
P
6' 2"
235
-
IOWA
2018
-
-
29
JAX
23
70.5
1283
700
490
93
31.2
A
6' 2"
230
-
YALE
2018
6
200
30
NYJ
57
69.8
1113
615
461
37
34.3
A
6' 2"
231
-
ALABAMA
2014
1
17
31
BLT
6
69.7
1082
593
376
113
27.2
A
6' 0"
230
-
LSU
2020
1
28
32
KC
50
68.1
737
369
291
77
28.6
A
6' 2"
243
-
MISS STATE
2020
2
63
33
PHI
43
67.2
953
576
344
33
30.5
P
6' 2"
234
-
W VIRGINIA
2018
4
119
34
MIN
58
66.7
991
591
350
50
34.3
A
6' 1"
236
4.68
TEXAS
2015
3
84
35
WAS
55
66.6
446
252
165
29
30.2
A
6' 1"
240
-
N CAROLINA
2019
5
173
36
CLV
44
66.5
498
209
252
37
31.3
IR
6' 1"
238
-
BYU
2019
3
80
37
LAC
49
66.3
1051
553
428
70
31.2
A
6' 2"
234
-
NOTRE DAME
2019
4
130
38
DAL
33
65.5
398
191
192
15
26.3
IR
6' 3"
240
-
LSU
2022
5
176
38
CLV
28
65.5
535
269
235
31
26.9
RPUP
6' 2"
221
-
NOTRE DAME
2021
2
52
40
NO
20
64.7
596
283
269
44
27.3
A
6' 3"
242
-
OHIO STATE
2021
2
60
41
CHI
57
64.5
330
152
159
19
26.2
A
6' 2"
234
-
WISCONSIN
2022
-
-
42
LA
53
63.6
723
380
317
26
26.9
A
6' 2"
230
-
S CAROLINA
2021
3
104
43
TEN
56
63.3
366
188
162
16
27.8
A
6' 0"
233
-
GEORGIA
2021
3
93
44
CHI
45
63.0
413
165
224
24
35.4
A
6' 1"
232
-
SCAR STATE
2014
-
-
44
NYJ
9
63.0
558
252
286
20
32.2
P
6' 1"
227
4.55
LSU
2015
4
124
46
WAS
52
62.9
833
421
347
65
27.8
A
6' 3"
234
-
KENTUCKY
2021
1
19
47
DET
44
62.8
611
277
278
56
27.5
A
5' 11"
234
-
OKLA STATE
2022
6
188
48
DET
55
62.3
346
164
153
29
27.4
A
6' 0"
240
-
PURDUE
2021
4
114
49
DAL
42
61.2
707
363
299
45
34.6
A
6' 5"
255
4.66
UCLA
2014
1
9
50
MIN
54
60.1
1166
692
427
47
34.6
P
6' 0"
232
4.61
UCLA
2015
2
45