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PFF 2020 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
CIN
30
90.1
1050
608
434
8
30.0
A
6' 1"
200
4.50
WAKE
2018
2
54
2
GB
31
89.9
1123
685
423
15
33.4
P
6' 0"
214
4.56
PENN STATE
2015
5
142
3
LA
43
85.3
1159
722
426
11
31.8
A
6' 0"
209
4.61
BOSTON COL
2017
3
91
4
WAS
39
84.1
336
206
126
4
30.1
A
5' 11"
200
-
S ALABAMA
2018
-
-
5
NYJ
20
82.9
1137
663
442
32
32.6
P
5' 11"
207
-
FLORIDA
2017
2
39
6
DEN
22
80.4
1083
666
411
6
38.5
P
5' 10"
183
4.40
ALABAMA
2010
1
20
7
NO
43
78.6
999
632
366
1
30.1
P
6' 1"
207
4.56
UTAH
2017
2
42
8
DEN
31
77.2
1088
664
416
8
32.9
A
6' 2"
202
4.61
BOSTON COL
2016
3
98
9
TB
32
76.6
320
271
41
8
30.4
A
5' 10"
205
-
KENTUCKY
2019
3
99
9
CLV
33
76.6
389
235
138
16
29.5
IR
6' 3"
214
-
ALABAMA
2018
3
93
11
PIT
39
76.4
1088
667
416
5
29.9
A
6' 1"
207
4.46
ALABAMA
2018
1
11
12
ARZ
32
75.3
1005
563
362
80
30.7
A
5' 10"
195
4.45
WASHINGTON
2017
2
36
13
PHI
22
75.1
365
247
112
6
30.7
A
6' 0"
191
-
WYOMING
2019
6
191
14
MIN
22
74.3
1030
556
438
36
37.7
A
6' 2"
211
4.57
NOTRE DAME
2012
1
29
15
SF
20
73.5
851
491
342
18
35.2
A
5' 11"
195
-
N ILLINOIS
2014
1
30
16
LV
38
72.8
415
241
164
10
35.4
-
6' 1"
212
-
SAGINAW VALLEY STATE
2013
-
-
17
GB
26
72.1
991
593
385
13
29.2
A
5' 11"
198
-
MARYLAND
2019
1
21
18
DAL
37
72.0
673
357
308
8
31.6
A
6' 0"
204
-
TEXAS A&M
2019
6
213
18
CHI
38
72.0
1130
669
452
9
36.2
A
5' 11"
212
-
WYOMING
2012
-
-
20
CIN
24
71.4
1061
579
442
40
31.8
A
5' 11"
205
-
OHIO STATE
2016
2
61
21
BUF
21
71.3
1228
711
457
60
35.5
A
6' 0"
191
4.54
OREGON ST
2013
7
218
22
PIT
34
71.2
919
543
346
30
29.7
A
6' 1"
217
4.47
VA TECH
2018
1
28
23
PHI
23
70.8
873
481
370
22
36.3
A
5' 10"
183
-
VIRGINIA
2012
-
-
24
IND
37
70.5
901
534
336
31
30.4
-
5' 11"
213
-
MICH STATE
2019
4
109
25
BUF
23
70.3
1155
710
425
20
35.8
P
6' 0"
197
4.56
IOWA
2013
5
159
26
TB
33
70.0
1119
698
383
38
29.6
A
5' 10"
198
-
PITTSBURGH
2018
4
117
27
BLT
36
69.8
1169
711
392
66
31.5
A
6' 0"
210
4.54
VA TECH
2017
6
186
28
BLT
32
69.6
1149
699
387
63
29.5
A
6' 1"
210
4.58
TEXAS
2018
6
190
29
PHI
21
68.9
1014
569
418
27
32.5
P
6' 0"
200
4.61
LSU
2016
7
233
29
LAC
23
68.9
860
500
347
13
32.7
P
6' 1"
200
4.51
MIAMI FL
2017
4
113
31
JAX
42
68.8
461
225
225
11
29.8
A
6' 0"
200
-
WYOMING
2019
-
-
32
WAS
31
68.4
836
481
314
41
27.5
A
6' 2"
198
-
ARKANSAS
2020
7
216
33
ATL
22
68.2
917
582
302
33
31.2
A
6' 0"
211
4.62
FLORIDA
2016
1
17
34
LA
24
67.5
365
230
127
8
28.8
P
6' 0"
208
-
WASHINGTON
2019
2
61
35
TB
31
67.2
1243
796
389
58
28.1
A
5' 10"
203
-
MINNESOTA
2020
2
45
36
KC
32
67.0
1185
705
437
43
34.4
A
5' 9"
190
4.50
LSU
2013
3
69
37
TEN
37
66.6
476
356
105
15
28.3
A
5' 11"
210
-
IOWA
2019
4
116
38
NE
21
66.2
747
378
327
42
34.5
A
5' 11"
208
-
TEXAS
2014
-
-
38
MIN
41
66.2
1074
602
454
18
35.0
P
6' 1"
202
4.56
VIRGINIA
2015
-
-
40
TEN
31
65.8
1168
704
433
31
33.1
A
5' 11"
212
-
MIDDLE TN
2016
3
64
41
LA
32
65.6
844
540
304
0
28.6
P
6' 2"
203
-
OHIO STATE
2020
6
199
42
HST
32
65.5
702
442
234
26
30.9
A
6' 2"
213
-
KENTUCKY
2019
2
54
43
DET
26
65.3
1102
624
468
10
35.7
A
6' 0"
205
-
RUTGERS
2013
3
91
43
SF
29
65.3
374
217
152
5
34.6
-
6' 1"
215
4.53
SAMFORD
2015
2
46
45
NE
32
65.2
960
536
411
13
39.2
A
5' 10"
195
4.38
RUTGERS
2010
1
27
46
NYG
21
64.7
912
529
342
41
31.0
A
5' 11"
217
4.46
MICHIGAN
2017
1
25
46
JAX
26
64.7
765
427
326
12
32.7
-
6' 2"
210
-
MICHIGAN
2016
-
-
48
NO
27
64.4
1155
645
418
92
38.8
-
6' 0"
204
4.51
OHIO STATE
2009
1
14
49
NE
35
64.1
520
289
214
17
30.6
A
6' 2"
222
-
LENOIR - RHYNE
2020
2
37
49
NYG
23
64.1
1051
631
394
26
35.7
A
5' 11"
195
4.56
RUTGERS
2013
3
83