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PFF 2017 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
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1
MIN
22
91.8
1103
666
402
35
37.7
A
6' 2"
211
4.57
NOTRE DAME
2012
1
29
2
CHI
38
90.9
670
390
278
2
33.5
P
6' 0"
214
4.56
PENN STATE
2015
5
142
2
LA
20
90.9
756
466
281
9
35.9
A
5' 8"
185
4.55
FLORIDA ST
2014
2
41
4
DET
27
90.6
1053
630
408
15
40.7
-
6' 0"
207
4.50
NEW MEXICO
2009
4
112
5
SEA
29
90.2
921
543
376
2
37.4
-
5' 10"
202
4.43
TEXAS
2010
1
14
6
NO
43
89.2
1103
710
385
8
30.1
P
6' 1"
207
4.56
UTAH
2017
2
42
7
BUF
21
87.7
1097
611
461
25
35.5
A
6' 0"
191
4.54
OREGON ST
2013
7
218
7
BUF
23
87.7
1101
652
437
12
35.8
P
6' 0"
197
4.56
IOWA
2013
5
159
9
ARZ
41
86.4
741
503
230
8
42.2
-
5' 11"
206
4.39
HOWARD
2006
6
207
10
TEN
31
85.3
1223
775
423
25
33.2
A
5' 11"
212
-
MIDDLE TN
2016
3
64
11
NYG
21
82.3
908
495
374
39
32.8
A
6' 0"
222
4.53
ALABAMA
2015
2
33
12
LA
43
81.5
781
505
272
4
31.8
A
6' 0"
209
4.61
BOSTON COL
2017
3
91
13
MIN
34
81.0
853
531
314
8
39.1
-
6' 1"
210
-
RICE
2010
-
-
14
LAC
33
80.6
1039
624
408
7
34.3
-
6' 1"
205
4.53
N CAROLINA
2014
4
128
15
ARZ
27
79.2
579
347
218
14
39.8
-
6' 1"
210
4.31
UCONN
2008
4
100
16
SF
29
78.6
595
318
259
18
34.6
-
6' 1"
215
4.53
SAMFORD
2015
2
46
17
SEA
31
77.7
598
379
214
5
38.5
-
6' 3"
225
4.62
VA TECH
2010
5
133
18
DAL
38
76.6
880
555
319
6
35.4
-
6' 1"
212
-
SAGINAW VALLEY STATE
2013
-
-
19
WAS
35
76.5
319
206
111
2
30.9
IR
6' 2"
215
4.42
MICH STATE
2017
4
123
20
PHI
23
76.2
1048
706
314
28
36.3
A
5' 10"
183
-
VIRGINIA
2012
-
-
21
HST
35
75.9
307
220
40
47
37.8
-
5' 10"
210
4.63
OREGON
2012
-
-
21
CAR
29
75.9
1022
642
344
36
45.6
-
5' 11"
205
-
DELAWARE
2004
-
-
23
PHI
24
75.5
488
377
101
10
41.2
-
6' 0"
196
4.39
NEW HAMP
2007
5
168
24
IND
41
74.9
928
472
427
29
34.2
P
5' 11"
210
-
NOTRE DAME
2016
-
-
25
DEN
31
74.5
736
400
320
16
32.9
A
6' 2"
202
4.61
BOSTON COL
2016
3
98
25
PHI
27
74.5
1151
743
349
59
38.8
-
6' 0"
204
4.51
OHIO STATE
2009
1
14
27
WAS
36
73.6
1092
627
443
22
35.1
A
5' 10"
205
4.67
S CAROLINA
2013
2
57
27
NE
30
73.6
829
614
211
4
35.7
A
6' 0"
205
-
RUTGERS
2013
3
91
29
SEA
30
73.5
675
393
280
2
35.9
-
6' 1"
215
4.74
KANSAS
2013
-
-
30
BLT
32
73.3
1084
638
414
32
41.8
-
5' 11"
195
4.48
UTAH
2007
2
37
31
SF
38
73.1
530
310
218
2
33.0
A
6' 2"
205
-
MIAMI FL
2017
7
229
32
JAX
42
72.5
1203
735
443
25
38.7
-
6' 2"
218
4.69
TOLEDO
2010
-
-
32
ARZ
36
72.5
515
307
178
30
30.8
A
5' 10"
195
4.45
WASHINGTON
2017
2
36
34
DAL
25
72.4
547
365
165
17
31.2
A
5' 11"
200
4.54
LA TECH
2017
6
191
35
ATL
22
72.2
1174
735
431
8
31.2
A
6' 0"
211
4.62
FLORIDA
2016
1
17
36
ATL
37
72.1
1083
694
386
3
34.8
-
5' 9"
186
4.53
PURDUE
2014
5
147
37
TEN
21
71.5
383
222
154
7
38.0
-
5' 11"
205
4.55
N CAROLINA
2011
4
100
37
NE
32
71.5
1224
780
440
4
39.2
A
5' 10"
195
4.38
RUTGERS
2010
1
27
37
GB
21
71.5
1043
584
450
9
33.8
-
6' 1"
208
4.50
ALABAMA
2014
1
21
40
CIN
43
71.4
988
556
426
6
36.5
-
6' 4"
225
4.66
BOISE ST
2012
5
167
41
LAC
37
70.6
1030
617
406
7
36.7
-
5' 10"
195
-
C MICHIGAN
2013
-
-
42
SF
35
70.2
736
410
303
23
34.8
-
6' 1"
215
4.53
LSU
2013
1
18
42
BLT
23
70.2
1084
628
416
40
34.7
A
5' 11"
212
4.75
OKLAHOMA
2013
-
-
44
NE
23
70.0
1127
698
389
40
39.5
-
5' 11"
215
4.49
OREGON
2009
2
34
45
HST
29
69.6
939
544
376
19
34.4
-
5' 10"
184
4.40
VANDERBILT
2014
7
216
46
CIN
42
68.5
377
171
195
11
33.4
A
6' 1"
202
-
ILLINOIS
2016
7
245
46
NYJ
33
68.5
1100
562
465
73
31.0
IR
6' 1"
213
4.56
LSU
2017
1
6
46
CIN
36
68.5
579
326
234
19
35.4
-
6' 0"
212
4.46
GEORGIA
2013
3
84
49
MIA
20
68.4
1015
560
408
47
40.6
-
6' 1"
215
4.51
GEORGIA
2010
5
163
50
CHI
39
68.3
1055
624
428
3
31.8
P
6' 0"
206
-
ALABAMA
2017
4
112