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PFF NFL LB Grades 2026: Linebacker 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
JAX
51
91.9
315
145
127
43
27.8
A
6' 0"
221
-
FLORIDA
2023
4
122
2
MIN
51
85.4
410
154
171
85
30.4
A
6' 1"
237
-
MINNESOTA
2019
5
157
3
SF
54
81.3
452
246
171
35
29.9
A
6' 3"
230
4.64
BYU
2018
3
70
4
LA
48
79.9
231
92
114
25
-
A
6' 1"
235
-
LSU
2024
-
-
4
CLV
5
79.9
500
252
210
38
30.1
A
5' 11"
225
-
MURRAY ST
2019
3
98
6
PHI
53
79.7
468
215
207
46
29.8
A
6' 3"
225
-
WISCONSIN
2020
3
74
7
BLT
32
78.1
321
122
159
40
25.3
A
6' 2"
238
4.43
CLEMSON
2023
3
87
8
NYG
52
77.0
438
186
176
76
21.1
A
6' 4"
243
-
OHIO STATE
2026
1
5
9
PHI
54
74.0
196
98
81
17
23.8
A
6' 0"
230
-
CLEMSON
2024
5
156
10
DEN
49
73.4
581
324
214
43
32.9
A
6' 2"
240
-
MONTANA ST
2015
-
-
11
SF
57
73.3
287
151
118
18
29.4
A
6' 0"
230
-
ARKANSAS
2019
5
148
12
GB
58
72.9
259
144
89
26
27.2
A
6' 1"
227
-
BOSTON COL
2021
6
221
13
BLT
0
72.5
484
267
180
37
29.5
A
6' 1"
236
4.51
GEORGIA
2018
1
8
14
NO
55
72.2
269
125
109
35
31.3
A
6' 3"
238
-
IDAHO
2019
7
244
15
PIT
41
71.8
440
254
163
23
26.5
A
6' 4"
238
-
NC STATE
2024
3
99
16
LV
17
71.6
531
281
221
29
25.8
A
5' 11"
231
-
GEORGIA
2022
3
83
17
KC
23
71.2
418
184
178
56
31.2
A
6' 2"
234
-
NOTRE DAME
2019
4
130
18
JAX
23
70.6
386
217
124
45
31.2
A
6' 2"
230
-
YALE
2018
6
200
19
WAS
52
70.5
429
242
141
46
21.9
A
6' 5"
243
-
OHIO STATE
2026
1
7
20
CAR
55
70.4
377
177
149
51
28.0
A
6' 3"
235
-
UTAH
2022
1
27
21
NE
53
69.4
481
234
183
64
-
A
6' 3"
231
-
IDAHO
2021
-
-
21
KC
32
69.4
472
254
179
39
26.6
A
5' 11"
237
-
MISSOURI
2021
2
58
23
HST
35
69.2
319
186
124
9
28.3
A
6' 1"
235
-
ILLINOIS
2022
-
-
24
TB
45
68.1
393
198
138
57
21.5
A
6' 2"
237
-
MISSOURI
2026
2
46
25
LAC
53
67.4
288
119
154
15
30.0
A
6' 2"
230
-
ILLINOIS
2019
-
-
26
MIA
20
67.3
405
192
184
29
29.0
A
6' 1"
245
-
TEXAS TECH
2020
1
27
27
CHI
53
66.6
288
164
107
17
30.2
A
6' 1"
242
-
WISCONSIN
2019
-
-
28
CIN
49
66.3
467
275
163
29
24.0
A
6' 1"
230
-
CLEMSON
2025
4
119
29
CLV
49
66.0
519
264
213
42
-
A
6' 2"
225
-
UCLA
2025
2
33
30
NYJ
44
65.8
511
221
235
55
-
A
6' 2"
216
-
AUBURN
2021
5
147
31
BUF
42
64.7
324
151
148
25
25.3
A
6' 1"
230
4.49
TULANE
2023
3
92
32
ATL
56
64.2
309
197
85
27
22.1
A
6' 1"
222
-
LSU
2026
6
215
32
ATL
53
64.2
360
157
188
15
23.8
A
6' 5"
242
-
OKLAHOMA
2026
4
134
34
CAR
58
64.1
428
200
178
50
30.2
A
6' 1"
235
-
STANFORD
2019
3
89
35
IND
51
63.5
445
239
188
18
29.1
A
6' 2"
228
-
APP STATE
2020
4
107
36
NO
28
63.2
258
127
107
24
23.6
A
6' 4"
241
-
OKLAHOMA
2025
4
112
37
CHI
12
62.8
412
225
146
41
28.2
A
5' 11"
234
-
MICHIGAN
2019
1
10
38
TEN
50
62.4
407
191
195
21
29.9
A
6' 2"
237
-
UTAH
2019
3
88
39
PIT
6
62.3
508
302
177
29
27.2
A
6' 0"
230
-
LSU
2020
1
28
40
NO
20
62.2
369
202
142
25
27.4
A
6' 3"
242
-
OHIO STATE
2021
2
60
41
DEN
40
61.9
470
239
190
41
30.2
A
6' 3"
235
-
WAKE
2020
5
178
42
NE
14
61.8
484
250
185
49
30.8
A
6' 1"
229
-
W MICHIGAN
2018
-
-
43
SF
53
61.3
242
108
113
21
22.6
A
6' 5"
250
-
LA LAFAYET
2026
5
154
44
DET
55
61.0
408
240
121
47
27.4
A
6' 0"
240
-
PURDUE
2021
4
114
45
ATL
0
60.9
349
226
104
19
28.2
I
6' 3"
223
-
VA TECH
2021
3
81
46
MIA
10
60.3
429
206
195
28
24.1
A
6' 1"
235
-
TEXAS TECH
2026
2
43
47
GB
56
60.1
227
101
99
27
24.9
IR
6' 3"
230
-
TEXAS A&M
2024
2
45
48
SEA
32
59.9
336
173
143
20
26.6
A
6' 0"
223
-
NC STATE
2023
-
-
49
LA
53
59.6
398
189
188
21
27.9
A
6' 3"
235
-
COLORADO
2022
-
-
50
DET
46
58.9
486
292
149
45
26.2
A
6' 5"
243
4.65
IOWA
2023
1
18