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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
92.5
275
127
111
37
27.7
A
6' 0"
221
-
FLORIDA
2023
4
122
2
MIN
51
86.2
339
137
132
70
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
BLT
32
79.6
269
104
134
31
25.3
A
6' 2"
238
4.43
CLEMSON
2023
3
87
5
PHI
53
79.5
408
189
182
37
29.8
A
6' 3"
225
-
WISCONSIN
2020
3
74
6
ATL
53
77.7
300
150
135
15
23.8
A
6' 5"
242
-
OKLAHOMA
2026
4
134
7
NYG
52
77.0
438
186
176
76
21.1
A
6' 4"
243
-
OHIO STATE
2026
1
5
8
MIA
20
75.3
345
168
151
26
29.0
A
6' 1"
245
-
TEXAS TECH
2020
1
27
9
CLV
5
75.2
442
228
178
36
30.1
A
5' 11"
225
-
MURRAY ST
2019
3
98
10
DEN
49
74.9
513
285
191
37
32.8
A
6' 2"
240
-
MONTANA ST
2015
-
-
10
KC
32
74.9
410
217
157
36
26.6
A
5' 11"
237
-
MISSOURI
2021
2
58
10
LA
48
74.9
196
75
99
22
-
A
6' 1"
235
-
LSU
2024
-
-
13
ATL
56
74.3
267
191
49
27
22.1
A
6' 1"
222
-
LSU
2026
6
215
14
SF
57
73.3
287
151
118
18
29.4
A
6' 0"
230
-
ARKANSAS
2019
5
148
15
CLV
49
73.0
460
241
180
39
-
A
6' 2"
225
-
UCLA
2025
2
33
16
GB
58
72.9
259
144
89
26
27.2
A
6' 1"
227
-
BOSTON COL
2021
6
221
17
PIT
41
72.6
376
210
147
19
26.5
A
6' 4"
238
-
NC STATE
2024
3
99
18
NO
55
72.2
269
125
109
35
31.3
A
6' 3"
238
-
IDAHO
2019
7
244
19
PHI
54
71.6
142
71
58
13
23.8
A
6' 0"
230
-
CLEMSON
2024
5
156
20
TB
45
71.5
348
178
117
53
21.5
A
6' 2"
237
-
MISSOURI
2026
2
46
21
CAR
55
70.4
377
177
149
51
28.0
A
6' 3"
235
-
UTAH
2022
1
27
22
KC
23
70.3
356
154
156
46
31.2
A
6' 2"
234
-
NOTRE DAME
2019
4
130
23
LV
17
69.7
467
247
195
25
25.8
A
5' 11"
231
-
GEORGIA
2022
3
83
24
HST
35
69.2
319
186
124
9
28.3
A
6' 1"
235
-
ILLINOIS
2022
-
-
25
WAS
52
68.9
361
202
117
42
21.9
A
6' 5"
243
-
OHIO STATE
2026
1
7
26
IND
51
68.0
409
223
170
16
29.1
A
6' 2"
228
-
APP STATE
2020
4
107
26
JAX
23
68.0
343
191
109
43
31.2
A
6' 2"
230
-
YALE
2018
6
200
28
NYJ
44
67.4
448
197
202
49
-
A
6' 2"
216
-
AUBURN
2021
5
147
29
CIN
49
66.4
390
234
136
20
24.0
A
6' 1"
230
-
CLEMSON
2025
4
119
30
NE
53
66.2
416
200
158
58
-
A
6' 3"
231
-
IDAHO
2021
-
-
31
DEN
40
66.1
421
211
173
37
30.1
A
6' 3"
235
-
WAKE
2020
5
178
32
BUF
42
64.6
295
143
131
21
25.3
A
6' 1"
230
4.49
TULANE
2023
3
92
33
CAR
58
64.1
428
200
178
50
30.2
A
6' 1"
235
-
STANFORD
2019
3
89
34
BLT
0
63.7
432
243
155
34
29.5
A
6' 1"
236
4.51
GEORGIA
2018
1
8
35
DET
55
63.4
380
223
111
46
27.4
A
6' 0"
240
-
PURDUE
2021
4
114
36
LAC
53
63.3
254
103
137
14
30.0
A
6' 2"
230
-
ILLINOIS
2019
-
-
37
NO
28
63.2
258
127
107
24
23.6
A
6' 4"
241
-
OKLAHOMA
2025
4
112
38
TEN
50
62.3
368
164
186
18
29.9
A
6' 2"
237
-
UTAH
2019
3
88
39
TEN
33
62.2
195
76
115
4
24.0
A
6' 2"
235
-
N CAROLINA
2024
4
107
39
NO
20
62.2
369
202
142
25
27.4
A
6' 3"
242
-
OHIO STATE
2021
2
60
41
CHI
12
61.4
349
181
129
39
28.2
A
5' 11"
234
-
MICHIGAN
2019
1
10
41
DET
46
61.4
445
269
135
41
26.1
A
6' 5"
243
4.65
IOWA
2023
1
18
43
SF
53
61.3
242
108
113
21
22.6
A
6' 5"
250
-
LA LAFAYET
2026
5
154
44
ATL
0
60.9
349
226
104
19
28.2
A
6' 3"
223
-
VA TECH
2021
3
81
44
CHI
53
60.9
225
120
90
15
30.2
A
6' 1"
242
-
WISCONSIN
2019
-
-
46
SEA
32
60.6
277
148
113
16
26.6
A
6' 0"
223
-
NC STATE
2023
-
-
47
GB
56
60.1
227
101
99
27
24.9
IR
6' 3"
230
-
TEXAS A&M
2024
2
45
48
SEA
13
59.7
432
252
163
17
26.9
A
6' 2"
230
-
S CAROLINA
2021
3
104
49
LA
53
58.4
356
167
170
19
27.9
A
6' 3"
235
-
COLORADO
2022
-
-
50
PIT
6
58.2
439
258
161
20
27.2
A
6' 0"
230
-
LSU
2020
1
28