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PFF 2006 NFL Safety Grades: Player 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
NYJ
25
90.7
1121
557
481
83
44.2
-
6' 2"
210
4.56
LOUISVILLE
2005
4
123
2
CIN
34
90.0
643
406
209
28
50.1
-
6' 1"
196
-
AUGUST
2001
-
-
3
BLT
26
89.9
904
520
314
70
43.8
-
6' 1"
220
4.64
GA TECH
2006
5
146
4
GB
36
88.4
1002
585
406
11
43.2
-
5' 11"
200
4.36
BETH COOK
2005
2
51
5
BLT
20
88.1
1024
623
390
11
48.1
-
5' 11"
200
4.49
MIAMI FL
2002
1
24
6
KC
44
86.1
475
259
201
15
42.0
-
6' 0"
225
4.63
UCLA
2006
7
228
7
PIT
43
84.3
740
374
311
55
45.5
-
5' 10"
212
4.41
USC
2003
1
16
8
IND
41
84.1
967
498
468
1
42.2
-
5' 11"
206
4.39
HOWARD
2006
6
207
9
ARZ
34
83.3
1053
603
447
3
55.9
-
5' 11"
200
4.70
S DIEGO ST
1994
-
-
10
PHI
20
82.9
1120
575
495
50
53.0
-
6' 0"
210
4.62
CLEMSON
1996
2
61
11
MIN
42
82.6
981
647
321
13
50.9
-
6' 2"
210
4.61
WM & MARY
1997
2
60
12
CLV
26
81.1
1047
521
489
37
44.6
-
6' 1"
215
4.60
GEORGIA
2004
2
59
13
LAC
42
80.8
316
267
49
0
49.2
-
6' 2"
205
-
CENTRAL FLORIDA C.C.
2002
-
-
14
CHI
38
80.3
1187
744
434
9
44.2
-
5' 11"
196
4.48
ABILENE CH
2006
2
42
15
NE
36
78.3
642
396
237
9
42.9
-
5' 10"
207
4.68
FRESNO ST
2005
4
133
16
TB
23
78.1
992
511
456
25
47.5
-
6' 1"
214
4.66
GEORGIA
2002
5
157
17
NYG
28
77.5
1075
611
426
38
44.9
-
6' 0"
197
4.50
TENNESSEE
2004
5
136
18
PHI
32
77.2
601
333
232
36
46.5
-
6' 1"
222
4.60
COLORADO
2002
2
58
19
SEA
26
77.0
1151
641
493
17
45.7
-
6' 2"
209
4.61
ARKANSAS
2003
2
42
20
MIN
24
76.4
943
607
316
20
48.2
-
5' 10"
201
4.51
AKRON
2001
3
84
21
ARZ
24
76.3
1002
502
420
80
47.0
-
6' 2"
230
4.53
NC STATE
2001
3
64
22
DET
42
75.4
918
502
404
12
46.6
-
6' 2"
208
4.57
NC STATE
2003
5
137
23
CAR
36
75.1
765
407
336
22
50.0
-
6' 1"
217
4.47
UCLA
1998
1
24
24
NYG
47
75.0
1146
669
454
23
46.9
-
6' 0"
205
4.55
S DIEGO ST
2002
-
-
25
DEN
47
74.8
1027
550
436
41
55.0
-
6' 2"
220
4.60
STANFORD
1993
3
82
26
CIN
40
73.9
1053
611
420
22
45.0
-
6' 0"
195
4.65
MARYLAND
2004
2
56
27
SF
28
73.4
588
325
255
8
45.0
-
6' 0"
202
4.60
OREGON
2004
6
198
28
DAL
31
72.5
1077
610
432
35
46.2
-
6' 0"
226
4.53
OKLAHOMA
2002
1
8
29
ATL
36
72.4
1031
538
435
58
52.9
-
6' 0"
190
4.65
WASHINGTON
1996
2
36
30
DAL
25
71.9
556
332
223
1
43.8
-
6' 5"
212
4.42
FLORIDA ST
2006
5
138
31
CHI
35
71.4
322
172
137
13
47.8
-
6' 1"
200
4.56
FLORIDA
2003
4
100
32
CLV
21
71.2
709
383
304
22
42.4
-
6' 1"
208
4.54
OKLAHOMA
2005
2
34
33
JAX
43
71.1
535
313
213
9
43.3
-
6' 0"
210
4.44
N CAROLINA
2005
5
157
33
NO
20
71.1
305
164
137
4
54.3
-
5' 11"
200
4.70
RUTGERS
1994
-
-
35
KC
25
71.0
885
480
384
21
48.6
-
6' 2"
206
-
ARKAPB
2000
3
85
35
LA
21
71.0
999
495
470
34
45.3
-
5' 11"
203
4.52
STANFORD
2005
3
66
37
PHI
37
70.9
805
441
337
27
45.0
-
6' 0"
212
4.50
IOWA
2005
4
102
38
TEN
24
70.3
1096
578
493
25
46.0
-
6' 0"
206
4.58
FLORIDA ST
2002
3
94
38
MIA
24
70.3
1027
554
446
27
47.9
-
5' 11"
190
4.68
MICH STATE
2001
7
202
40
JAX
37
70.2
943
553
369
21
47.6
-
6' 2"
210
4.50
TENNESSEE
2000
2
57
40
NYJ
26
70.2
1035
561
434
40
44.4
-
5' 10"
200
4.64
WASH STATE
2004
5
143
42
CLV
27
69.8
799
451
341
7
48.7
-
6' 2"
204
4.95
S DIEGO ST
2001
-
-
43
SF
26
69.6
777
434
334
9
49.5
-
5' 11"
201
4.55
LSU
2000
2
34
44
KC
29
69.1
864
465
376
23
51.1
-
6' 0"
215
4.87
USC
1997
-
-
45
NO
41
69.0
310
177
113
20
43.8
-
6' 0"
200
4.63
ALABAMA
2006
2
43
46
SEA
28
68.9
654
389
242
23
45.1
-
6' 2"
223
4.50
FLORIDA ST
2004
2
53
46
NE
37
68.9
486
285
186
15
53.8
-
6' 1"
220
4.49
W ILLINOIS
1994
5
145
48
BUF
30
68.8
1032
583
445
4
42.9
-
6' 1"
201
4.45
S CAROLINA
2006
4
105
49
CHI
46
68.4
731
435
268
28
44.2
-
6' 0"
205
4.55
LA MONROE
2005
6
181
50
SEA
27
68.1
756
436
300
20
44.1
-
5' 11"
200
4.65
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS
2004
-
-