PFF 2009 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 Grade | Snaps | Combine | Draft | |||||||||||||||||
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| RANK | NAME | TEAM | # | DEF | COV | RDEF | PRSH | DEF | COV | RDEF | PRSH | AGE | RS | HT | WT | SP | COLLEGE | YEAR | R# | P# |
1 | BLT | 20 | 91.8 | 892 | 529 | 353 | 10 | 48.1 | - | 5' 11" | 200 | 4.49 | MIAMI FL | 2002 | 1 | 24 | ||||
2 | LAC | 32 | 83.8 | 855 | 462 | 364 | 29 | 41.8 | - | 5' 11" | 195 | 4.48 | UTAH | 2007 | 2 | 37 | ||||
3 | BUF | 37 | 82.2 | 874 | 421 | 434 | 19 | 45.6 | - | 6' 0" | 210 | 4.63 | ARKANSAS | 2004 | - | - | ||||
4 | NYJ | 36 | 80.8 | 1161 | 599 | 469 | 93 | 44.0 | - | 5' 8" | 190 | 4.58 | WISCONSIN | 2005 | - | - | ||||
5 | CLV | 21 | 79.7 | 660 | 343 | 303 | 14 | 42.4 | - | 6' 1" | 208 | 4.54 | OKLAHOMA | 2005 | 2 | 34 | ||||
6 | NYJ | 25 | 77.7 | 1077 | 583 | 425 | 69 | 44.2 | - | 6' 2" | 210 | 4.56 | LOUISVILLE | 2005 | 4 | 123 | ||||
7 | BLT | 28 | 77.1 | 304 | 177 | 116 | 11 | 41.4 | - | 5' 11" | 210 | 4.44 | NOTRE DAME | 2008 | 3 | 86 | ||||
8 | BUF | 43 | 76.9 | 615 | 312 | 274 | 29 | 45.5 | - | 6' 1" | 219 | 4.46 | PENN STATE | 2003 | 2 | 55 | ||||
9 | NE | 31 | 75.1 | 1001 | 557 | 428 | 16 | 42.7 | - | 5' 10" | 195 | 4.47 | MIAMI FL | 2007 | 1 | 24 | ||||
9 | GB | 36 | 75.1 | 975 | 609 | 349 | 17 | 43.2 | - | 5' 11" | 200 | 4.36 | BETH COOK | 2005 | 2 | 51 | ||||
11 | NO | 42 | 74.1 | 1099 | 669 | 413 | 17 | 50.9 | - | 6' 2" | 210 | 4.61 | WM & MARY | 1997 | 2 | 60 | ||||
12 | HST | 31 | 73.8 | 818 | 509 | 283 | 26 | 41.8 | - | 6' 2" | 224 | 4.57 | PURDUE | 2006 | 2 | 54 | ||||
13 | DET | 26 | 72.8 | 925 | 521 | 381 | 23 | 39.5 | - | 5' 11" | 202 | 4.52 | W MICHIGAN | 2009 | 2 | 33 | ||||
14 | WAS | 37 | 72.1 | 644 | 357 | 255 | 32 | 43.9 | - | 6' 0" | 210 | 4.65 | N COLORADO | 2006 | 6 | 173 | ||||
15 | LV | 33 | 72.0 | 1018 | 482 | 513 | 23 | 39.8 | - | 6' 1" | 210 | 4.31 | UCONN | 2008 | 4 | 100 | ||||
16 | DEN | 20 | 71.3 | 935 | 486 | 405 | 44 | 53.0 | - | 6' 0" | 210 | 4.62 | CLEMSON | 1996 | 2 | 61 | ||||
17 | ARZ | 24 | 70.6 | 1137 | 603 | 408 | 126 | 47.0 | - | 6' 2" | 230 | 4.53 | NC STATE | 2001 | 3 | 64 | ||||
17 | PHI | 27 | 70.6 | 1140 | 630 | 435 | 75 | 46.1 | - | 5' 10" | 206 | 4.54 | BOISE ST | 2003 | - | - | ||||
19 | PIT | 25 | 70.2 | 941 | 588 | 349 | 4 | 47.0 | - | 5' 11" | 200 | 4.55 | LSU | 2002 | - | - | ||||
20 | IND | 41 | 69.8 | 1211 | 720 | 480 | 11 | 42.2 | - | 5' 11" | 206 | 4.39 | HOWARD | 2006 | 6 | 207 | ||||
21 | CHI | 38 | 68.7 | 827 | 445 | 330 | 52 | 44.2 | - | 5' 11" | 196 | 4.48 | ABILENE CH | 2006 | 2 | 42 | ||||
22 | ATL | 28 | 68.0 | 1010 | 581 | 403 | 26 | 40.6 | - | 6' 2" | 196 | 4.50 | CAL | 2008 | 3 | 98 | ||||
23 | MIA | 28 | 67.9 | 924 | 514 | 385 | 25 | 44.9 | - | 6' 0" | 197 | 4.50 | TENNESSEE | 2004 | 5 | 136 | ||||
24 | CAR | 43 | 66.7 | 812 | 462 | 337 | 13 | 44.2 | - | 6' 0" | 205 | 4.55 | LA MONROE | 2005 | 6 | 181 | ||||
25 | MIA | 37 | 66.6 | 948 | 524 | 393 | 31 | 48.6 | - | 6' 0" | 200 | 4.56 | E KENTUCKY | 2003 | 6 | 213 | ||||
26 | CIN | 41 | 66.3 | 923 | 509 | 353 | 61 | 41.6 | - | 6' 1" | 218 | 4.51 | NOTRE DAME | 2007 | 7 | 253 | ||||
27 | BUF | 31 | 66.0 | 649 | 351 | 298 | 0 | 40.0 | - | 5' 10" | 203 | - | OREGON | 2009 | 2 | 42 | ||||
27 | LA | 21 | 66.0 | 748 | 370 | 350 | 28 | 45.3 | - | 5' 11" | 203 | 4.52 | STANFORD | 2005 | 3 | 66 | ||||
29 | NO | 41 | 65.6 | 1163 | 607 | 441 | 115 | 43.8 | - | 6' 0" | 200 | 4.63 | ALABAMA | 2006 | 2 | 43 | ||||
30 | LAC | 27 | 65.2 | 416 | 282 | 100 | 34 | 42.5 | - | 6' 0" | 208 | 4.55 | GEORGIA | 2007 | 4 | - | ||||
31 | LV | 31 | 65.1 | 370 | 167 | 201 | 2 | 45.9 | - | 6' 2" | 200 | - | LA TECH | 2005 | - | - | ||||
32 | PIT | 23 | 65.0 | 650 | 372 | 262 | 16 | 50.5 | - | 5' 8" | 190 | 4.50 | MINNESOTA | 2000 | 4 | 118 | ||||
33 | LAC | 25 | 64.9 | 427 | 182 | 222 | 23 | 39.8 | - | 6' 1" | 221 | 4.80 | USC | 2009 | 6 | 189 | ||||
34 | LV | 24 | 64.7 | 720 | 390 | 323 | 7 | 43.6 | - | 6' 0" | 205 | 4.34 | TEXAS | 2006 | 1 | 7 | ||||
35 | HST | 26 | 63.7 | 454 | 294 | 160 | 0 | 46.2 | - | 5' 10" | 195 | 4.48 | ILLINOIS | 2003 | 2 | 36 | ||||
36 | DAL | 43 | 63.6 | 910 | 585 | 319 | 6 | 43.3 | - | 6' 0" | 210 | 4.44 | N CAROLINA | 2005 | 5 | 157 | ||||
37 | CAR | 30 | 63.0 | 699 | 399 | 297 | 3 | 40.9 | - | 6' 0" | 207 | 4.43 | IOWA | 2008 | 3 | 67 | ||||
38 | GB | 20 | 62.5 | 776 | 510 | 253 | 13 | 45.1 | - | 5' 11" | 205 | 4.60 | UCF | 2005 | - | - | ||||
39 | LA | 43 | 62.4 | 646 | 326 | 268 | 52 | 41.3 | - | 6' 1" | 207 | 4.55 | N DAK ST | 2007 | - | - | ||||
39 | MIN | 20 | 62.4 | 1047 | 647 | 377 | 23 | 45.0 | - | 6' 0" | 195 | 4.65 | MARYLAND | 2004 | 2 | 56 | ||||
41 | TEN | 24 | 61.8 | 1074 | 653 | 398 | 23 | 46.0 | - | 6' 0" | 206 | 4.58 | FLORIDA ST | 2002 | 3 | 94 | ||||
42 | NE | 36 | 61.3 | 420 | 217 | 191 | 12 | 42.9 | - | 5' 10" | 207 | 4.68 | FRESNO ST | 2005 | 4 | 133 | ||||
43 | CIN | 42 | 61.0 | 764 | 464 | 284 | 16 | 46.6 | - | 5' 11" | 194 | 4.48 | MARSHALL | 2003 | 3 | 84 | ||||
44 | WAS | 48 | 60.9 | 304 | 170 | 126 | 8 | 41.8 | - | 6' 0" | 212 | 4.54 | UCLA | 2008 | 7 | 249 | ||||
45 | SEA | 27 | 60.5 | 1055 | 614 | 417 | 24 | 44.1 | - | 5' 11" | 200 | 4.65 | SOUTHERN ARKANSAS | 2004 | - | - | ||||
46 | CLV | 26 | 60.4 | 1030 | 517 | 466 | 47 | 45.0 | - | 6' 0" | 205 | - | KENT STATE | 2005 | - | - | ||||
47 | SF | 32 | 59.4 | 825 | 478 | 310 | 37 | 46.5 | - | 6' 1" | 222 | 4.60 | COLORADO | 2002 | 2 | 58 | ||||
48 | SF | 26 | 59.0 | 573 | 420 | 138 | 15 | 49.5 | - | 5' 11" | 201 | 4.55 | LSU | 2000 | 2 | 34 | ||||
49 | MIN | 25 | 58.4 | 965 | 618 | 339 | 8 | 41.4 | - | 6' 0" | 207 | 4.41 | ARK STATE | 2008 | 2 | 43 | ||||
50 | ATL | 26 | 58.0 | 1026 | 573 | 414 | 39 | 44.4 | - | 5' 10" | 200 | 4.64 | WASH STATE | 2004 | 5 | 143 | ||||
