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PFF 2019 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.

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1
MIN
41
91.1
1033
640
380
13
35.0
P
6' 1"
202
4.56
VIRGINIA
2015
-
-
2
DEN
31
90.7
1053
639
411
3
32.9
A
6' 2"
202
4.61
BOSTON COL
2016
3
98
3
MIN
22
88.4
1094
643
413
38
37.7
A
6' 2"
211
4.57
NOTRE DAME
2012
1
29
4
NO
43
88.2
1028
684
336
8
30.1
P
6' 1"
207
4.56
UTAH
2017
2
42
5
NYJ
33
87.9
959
517
343
99
31.0
IR
6' 1"
213
4.56
LSU
2017
1
6
6
SF
20
85.0
989
623
361
5
35.2
A
5' 11"
195
-
N ILLINOIS
2014
1
30
7
DEN
22
82.3
842
514
325
3
38.5
P
5' 10"
183
4.40
ALABAMA
2010
1
20
8
NE
32
80.8
1007
624
365
18
39.2
A
5' 10"
195
4.38
RUTGERS
2010
1
27
9
PIT
39
79.5
1046
601
438
7
29.9
A
6' 1"
207
4.46
ALABAMA
2018
1
11
10
TEN
31
78.3
1321
849
454
18
33.1
A
5' 11"
212
-
MIDDLE TN
2016
3
64
11
BUF
23
77.7
1036
643
378
15
35.8
P
6' 0"
197
4.56
IOWA
2013
5
159
12
BLT
29
76.9
942
561
319
62
37.4
-
5' 10"
202
4.43
TEXAS
2010
1
14
13
HST
20
76.7
1060
692
349
19
29.6
A
6' 1"
207
4.40
STANFORD
2018
3
68
14
CAR
33
76.4
1104
669
431
4
34.3
-
6' 1"
205
4.53
N CAROLINA
2014
4
128
15
GB
31
75.7
1128
668
431
29
33.4
P
6' 0"
214
4.56
PENN STATE
2015
5
142
16
KC
32
75.4
1277
761
460
56
34.4
A
5' 9"
190
4.50
LSU
2013
3
69
17
NYJ
20
74.5
1089
691
392
6
32.6
P
5' 11"
207
-
FLORIDA
2017
2
39
18
NE
21
74.4
702
458
218
26
35.7
A
6' 0"
205
-
RUTGERS
2013
3
91
19
CHI
21
74.2
1066
644
403
19
33.8
-
6' 1"
208
4.50
ALABAMA
2014
1
21
20
BUF
21
74.0
1044
623
384
37
35.5
A
6' 0"
191
4.54
OREGON ST
2013
7
218
21
JAX
26
73.7
1052
601
424
27
32.7
-
6' 2"
210
-
MICHIGAN
2016
-
-
22
DET
21
73.5
843
523
316
4
31.7
P
6' 1"
206
4.51
LA LAFAYET
2018
3
82
23
SEA
37
73.4
732
462
268
2
33.7
P
5' 9"
200
4.56
TEXAS
2015
6
200
24
DAL
25
73.0
978
621
357
0
31.2
A
5' 11"
200
4.54
LA TECH
2017
6
191
25
DET
32
71.9
840
478
334
28
36.6
-
6' 0"
212
-
ILLINOIS
2012
2
48
26
KC
22
71.8
996
617
364
15
31.0
P
6' 0"
205
-
VIRGINIA
2019
2
63
27
ARZ
32
71.4
1120
640
421
59
30.7
A
5' 10"
195
4.45
WASHINGTON
2017
2
36
28
MIN
34
71.3
437
310
115
12
39.1
-
6' 1"
210
-
RICE
2010
-
-
29
NO
22
70.9
597
407
142
48
28.8
S
6' 0"
208
-
FLORIDA
2019
4
105
30
NYG
24
70.5
408
252
143
13
28.6
A
5' 11"
195
-
NOTRE DAME
2019
4
108
31
LV
42
69.9
575
343
220
12
33.1
A
5' 10"
200
-
W VIRGINIA
2016
1
14
32
BLT
36
69.5
798
388
299
111
31.5
A
6' 0"
210
4.54
VA TECH
2017
6
186
32
IND
37
69.5
620
383
217
20
30.4
-
5' 11"
213
-
MICH STATE
2019
4
109
34
CLV
31
69.4
409
198
181
30
33.2
A
6' 0"
212
4.53
NC STATE
2016
4
118
35
NYG
41
69.3
1107
650
450
7
42.2
-
5' 11"
206
4.39
HOWARD
2006
6
207
35
CLV
23
69.3
723
394
309
20
34.1
P
5' 11"
196
4.46
ARIZONA ST
2015
1
30
37
WAS
20
69.2
1057
573
449
35
32.7
A
6' 0"
222
4.53
ALABAMA
2015
2
33
37
PHI
27
69.2
1075
633
363
79
38.8
-
6' 0"
204
4.51
OHIO STATE
2009
1
14
39
LA
32
69.0
1031
614
411
6
41.8
-
5' 11"
195
4.48
UTAH
2007
2
37
40
CLV
42
68.0
367
200
153
14
37.7
-
6' 1"
210
-
GA TECH
2010
3
71
41
DAL
38
67.9
719
452
245
22
35.4
-
6' 1"
212
-
SAGINAW VALLEY STATE
2013
-
-
42
IND
29
67.3
789
502
287
0
30.5
A
6' 2"
212
-
OHIO STATE
2017
1
15
43
PHI
23
67.2
1073
677
362
34
36.3
A
5' 10"
183
-
VIRGINIA
2012
-
-
44
CHI
39
67.0
1061
650
401
10
31.8
P
6' 0"
206
-
ALABAMA
2017
4
112
45
IND
26
66.9
528
311
212
5
34.4
-
6' 2"
220
4.55
UCF
2015
4
109
46
LV
25
66.7
900
547
342
11
36.5
A
6' 2"
225
-
CALU
2016
-
-
47
CLV
29
66.4
374
191
173
10
29.9
P
6' 0"
196
-
MIAMI FL
2019
4
119
48
GB
26
65.7
978
564
392
22
29.2
A
5' 11"
198
-
MARYLAND
2019
1
21
49
SF
29
65.1
856
522
313
21
34.6
-
6' 1"
215
4.53
SAMFORD
2015
2
46
50
MIA
36
64.9
361
226
134
1
33.0
A
6' 2"
205
-
MIAMI FL
2017
7
229