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PFF 2023 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
BUF
25
90.2
589
293
254
42
28.3
A
6' 0"
237
-
TEXAS A&M
2019
-
-
2
SF
54
90.0
1200
760
380
60
29.9
A
6' 3"
230
4.64
BYU
2018
3
70
3
NO
56
89.6
1074
567
429
78
37.7
A
6' 2"
248
4.61
ARK STATE
2012
3
77
4
NE
48
86.6
838
333
419
86
30.0
A
6' 2"
255
-
HAWAII
2019
2
43
5
KC
54
84.0
527
173
272
82
26.0
IR
6' 3"
250
-
WISCONSIN
2022
3
103
6
NYJ
57
82.9
1127
600
486
41
34.3
A
6' 2"
231
-
ALABAMA
2014
1
17
7
SEA
54
82.4
1170
615
474
81
36.3
A
6' 0"
241
-
UTAH ST
2012
2
47
8
HST
53
82.1
746
413
286
47
30.4
A
6' 1"
237
-
MINNESOTA
2019
5
157
9
NYJ
56
81.1
1092
576
475
41
30.1
A
5' 11"
225
-
MURRAY ST
2019
3
98
10
CAR
49
80.0
989
422
463
104
30.1
A
6' 3"
235
-
WASH STATE
2018
-
-
11
CHI
53
79.6
1042
609
356
77
30.2
A
6' 1"
242
-
WISCONSIN
2019
-
-
12
NYG
58
79.0
1128
527
465
136
30.2
A
6' 1"
235
-
STANFORD
2019
3
89
13
LA
53
78.8
988
487
360
141
26.9
A
6' 2"
230
-
S CAROLINA
2021
3
104
14
JAX
33
78.1
966
558
342
66
28.0
A
6' 3"
235
-
UTAH
2022
1
27
15
BLT
0
77.9
1192
725
362
105
29.5
A
6' 1"
236
4.51
GEORGIA
2018
1
8
16
MIN
40
77.1
704
319
276
109
25.8
A
5' 10"
231
-
CINCINNATI
2023
-
-
16
LV
41
77.1
1100
606
439
55
30.8
A
6' 1"
229
-
W MICHIGAN
2018
-
-
18
CLV
6
76.8
802
406
316
80
26.9
RPUP
6' 2"
221
-
NOTRE DAME
2021
2
52
18
DAL
14
76.8
701
401
279
21
27.8
A
6' 3"
205
-
FL A&M
2022
-
-
20
ATL
55
75.4
1082
533
448
101
31.3
A
6' 3"
238
-
IDAHO
2019
7
244
21
JAX
23
75.2
1110
624
383
103
31.2
A
6' 2"
230
-
YALE
2018
6
200
22
MIN
58
74.6
813
366
324
123
34.3
A
6' 1"
236
4.68
TEXAS
2015
3
84
23
SF
57
73.1
999
635
308
56
29.4
A
6' 0"
230
-
ARKANSAS
2019
5
148
24
BLT
6
73.0
1246
732
391
123
27.2
A
6' 0"
230
-
LSU
2020
1
28
25
LAC
6
72.3
847
465
322
60
34.6
P
6' 0"
232
4.61
UCLA
2015
2
45
25
TB
54
72.3
1086
629
366
91
36.7
A
6' 1"
233
4.65
NEBRASKA
2012
2
58
27
PIT
50
72.2
622
297
287
38
32.5
P
6' 1"
238
-
HOUSTON
2016
6
214
28
ATL
53
72.0
809
398
371
40
27.9
A
6' 3"
235
-
COLORADO
2022
-
-
29
MIA
45
71.5
473
242
185
46
32.2
A
6' 1"
227
4.58
LSU
2017
3
75
30
TEN
50
71.2
628
290
316
22
-
A
6' 3"
242
-
MINNESOTA
2022
-
-
31
CLV
5
71.1
454
245
177
32
31.2
A
6' 1"
235
4.65
NWESTERN
2017
5
161
32
CLV
44
70.7
608
321
249
38
31.3
IR
6' 1"
238
-
BYU
2019
3
80
33
DET
34
69.8
1189
690
395
104
32.0
A
6' 3"
238
4.63
FLORIDA
2017
3
76
34
NYG
19
68.9
378
203
84
91
28.2
A
6' 4"
238
-
CLEMSON
2020
1
8
35
KC
23
68.4
721
369
283
69
31.2
A
6' 2"
234
-
NOTRE DAME
2019
4
130
36
PHI
41
68.1
898
526
327
45
31.3
P
6' 0"
216
-
GREENVILLE
2017
-
-
37
WAS
52
67.6
742
385
296
61
27.8
A
6' 3"
234
-
KENTUCKY
2021
1
19
37
PHI
52
67.6
787
519
215
53
31.8
A
6' 3"
230
4.67
VANDERBILT
2017
2
57
39
CHI
57
67.3
412
192
199
21
26.2
A
6' 2"
234
-
WISCONSIN
2022
-
-
40
DEN
47
67.2
796
404
320
72
31.8
A
6' 2"
236
4.82
IOWA
2018
4
106
41
MIA
55
66.6
713
397
262
54
29.8
A
6' 2"
225
4.53
OHIO STATE
2018
3
73
42
CAR
40
66.3
313
195
89
29
31.9
A
6' 1"
227
4.59
LSU
2016
2
52
43
BUF
43
65.9
1031
589
368
74
27.4
A
6' 1"
224
-
BAYLOR
2022
3
89
44
NE
8
65.8
984
461
397
126
30.1
P
6' 2"
250
-
PURDUE
2018
5
143
45
NYG
41
65.6
736
274
376
86
26.8
A
6' 2"
232
-
INDIANA
2022
5
146
46
PIT
55
65.5
447
232
182
33
30.2
A
6' 1"
240
-
N CAROLINA
2019
5
173
47
GB
59
65.1
690
387
277
26
33.3
A
6' 3"
232
4.58
MINNESOTA
2016
4
115
48
HST
48
65.0
869
483
342
44
25.7
A
6' 1"
226
-
ALABAMA
2022
3
75
48
IND
45
65.0
730
394
294
42
31.4
RPUP
6' 3"
227
-
TARLETON
2019
5
164
50
TEN
2
64.7
1101
608
434
59
29.2
A
6' 2"
228
-
FAU
2019
-
-