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PFF 2008 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
PIT
43
90.8
1149
704
425
20
45.5
-
5' 10"
212
4.41
USC
2003
1
16
2
PHI
27
90.2
1183
619
496
68
46.1
-
5' 10"
206
4.54
BOISE ST
2003
-
-
3
BLT
20
90.0
1133
704
415
14
48.1
-
5' 11"
200
4.49
MIAMI FL
2002
1
24
4
NYJ
25
86.8
1037
620
388
29
44.2
-
6' 2"
210
4.56
LOUISVILLE
2005
4
123
5
NYJ
27
86.3
493
282
190
21
45.0
-
6' 0"
205
-
KENT STATE
2005
-
-
6
GB
36
85.1
1007
573
429
5
43.2
-
5' 11"
200
4.36
BETH COOK
2005
2
51
7
WAS
30
80.6
959
559
381
19
42.0
-
6' 0"
213
4.35
LSU
2007
1
6
8
BLT
36
80.0
1055
608
387
60
44.0
-
5' 8"
190
4.58
WISCONSIN
2005
-
-
9
PHI
20
77.9
1178
615
494
69
53.0
-
6' 0"
210
4.62
CLEMSON
1996
2
61
10
NYG
37
77.1
896
541
337
18
44.1
-
6' 2"
210
4.51
GA TECH
2005
-
-
11
MIA
37
75.0
1061
614
404
43
48.6
-
6' 0"
200
4.56
E KENTUCKY
2003
6
213
12
TEN
33
74.7
1042
629
399
14
41.8
-
5' 11"
195
4.45
TEXAS
2007
1
19
13
MIN
42
73.6
983
622
357
4
50.9
-
6' 2"
210
4.61
WM & MARY
1997
2
60
13
PIT
25
73.6
1022
630
375
17
47.0
-
5' 11"
200
4.55
LSU
2002
-
-
15
SEA
27
72.9
374
213
130
31
44.1
-
5' 11"
200
4.65
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS
2004
-
-
16
TEN
24
71.4
1051
637
402
12
46.0
-
6' 0"
206
4.58
FLORIDA ST
2002
3
94
17
NE
36
70.9
762
427
331
4
42.9
-
5' 10"
207
4.68
FRESNO ST
2005
4
133
18
BUF
43
70.7
601
272
300
29
45.5
-
6' 1"
219
4.46
PENN STATE
2003
2
55
19
CIN
41
70.3
616
292
282
42
41.6
-
6' 1"
218
4.51
NOTRE DAME
2007
7
253
20
SF
32
70.0
956
527
395
34
46.5
-
6' 1"
222
4.60
COLORADO
2002
2
58
21
IND
41
69.7
1040
566
467
7
42.2
-
5' 11"
206
4.39
HOWARD
2006
6
207
21
LAC
32
69.7
1225
739
453
33
41.8
-
5' 11"
195
4.48
UTAH
2007
2
37
21
CIN
26
69.7
698
337
332
29
42.9
-
6' 1"
199
4.54
TCU
2007
4
114
24
IND
21
68.8
447
244
197
6
45.6
-
5' 8"
206
4.35
IOWA
2004
2
44
25
ARZ
47
68.7
580
392
173
15
43.3
-
6' 2"
206
4.74
BYU
2005
-
-
26
CHI
30
68.0
932
537
364
31
48.7
-
5' 10"
207
4.59
NEBRASKA
2000
2
39
27
ARZ
24
67.4
1152
614
464
74
47.0
-
6' 2"
230
4.53
NC STATE
2001
3
64
28
SEA
24
67.2
1085
601
443
41
47.6
-
6' 2"
210
4.50
TENNESSEE
2000
2
57
29
ARZ
21
67.1
1282
751
512
19
43.8
-
6' 0"
206
4.49
MIAMI FL
2005
1
8
29
LV
31
67.1
449
146
301
2
45.9
-
6' 2"
200
-
LA TECH
2005
-
-
31
MIN
20
67.0
612
386
213
13
45.0
-
6' 0"
195
4.65
MARYLAND
2004
2
56
32
TB
21
66.7
502
273
220
9
43.1
-
6' 2"
235
4.47
OREGON ST
2007
2
64
32
TB
36
66.7
878
474
384
20
41.2
-
6' 0"
200
4.52
SYRACUSE
2007
4
106
34
NE
31
66.6
799
479
310
10
42.7
-
5' 10"
195
4.47
MIAMI FL
2007
1
24
35
CAR
43
66.4
1125
639
464
22
44.2
-
6' 0"
205
4.55
LA MONROE
2005
6
181
36
NYG
21
65.4
588
404
154
30
39.9
-
6' 2"
208
4.48
MIAMI FL
2008
1
31
37
LAC
42
63.7
939
591
341
7
49.2
-
6' 2"
205
-
CENTRAL FLORIDA C.C.
2002
-
-
38
DAL
26
63.5
1005
601
392
12
45.7
-
6' 2"
209
4.61
ARKANSAS
2003
2
42
39
WAS
48
63.3
591
323
226
42
41.8
-
6' 0"
212
4.54
UCLA
2008
7
249
39
CLV
26
63.3
752
330
399
23
44.6
-
6' 1"
215
4.60
GEORGIA
2004
2
59
41
CHI
44
63.1
1101
655
429
17
42.9
-
6' 0"
220
4.60
LA MONROE
2007
5
167
42
LA
21
61.6
1003
483
494
26
45.3
-
5' 11"
203
4.52
STANFORD
2005
3
66
43
GB
37
61.5
444
245
192
7
42.8
-
6' 4"
223
4.58
VA TECH
2007
3
89
44
ATL
26
61.2
1091
654
433
4
44.4
-
5' 10"
200
4.64
WASH STATE
2004
5
143
45
ATL
36
60.6
983
571
388
24
52.9
-
6' 0"
190
4.65
WASHINGTON
1996
2
36
46
CIN
42
60.4
603
348
241
14
46.6
-
5' 11"
194
4.48
MARSHALL
2003
3
84
47
NYJ
33
60.3
367
207
150
10
43.6
-
6' 1"
209
4.63
MICH STATE
2006
3
97
48
IND
33
59.9
662
390
264
8
41.9
-
6' 0"
201
4.52
TEXAS A&M
2007
-
-
49
NO
29
59.8
425
240
180
5
43.6
-
6' 0"
207
4.46
NEBRASKA
2005
2
40
50
MIA
24
59.7
1021
643
375
3
47.9
-
5' 11"
190
4.68
MICH STATE
2001
7
202