PFF NFL Safety Grades 2026: 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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| RANK | NAME | TEAM | # | DEF | COV | RDEF | PRSH | DEF | COV | RDEF | PRSH | AGE | RS | HT | WT | SP | COLLEGE | YEAR | R# | P# |
1 | 33 | 90.6 | 560 | 322 | 212 | 26 | - | A | 6' 1" | 205 | - | OREGON | 2024 | 4 | 112 | |||||
2 | 20 | 89.8 | 258 | 178 | 79 | 1 | 24.6 | A | 6' 2" | 202 | - | PENN STATE | 2026 | 5 | 151 | |||||
3 | 28 | 86.5 | 213 | 111 | 101 | 1 | 22.8 | A | 6' 2" | 202 | - | TOLEDO | 2026 | 2 | 58 | |||||
4 | 3 | 84.1 | 532 | 320 | 206 | 6 | 30.0 | A | 6' 1" | 200 | 4.50 | WAKE | 2018 | 2 | 54 | |||||
5 | 8 | 83.2 | 380 | 217 | 151 | 12 | 26.6 | A | 6' 1" | 210 | - | OREGON | 2021 | 2 | 36 | |||||
6 | 37 | 81.0 | 495 | 273 | 211 | 11 | 28.3 | A | 5' 11" | 210 | - | IOWA | 2019 | 4 | 116 | |||||
7 | 6 | 80.6 | 244 | 155 | 87 | 2 | 24.3 | A | 5' 11" | 207 | - | WAKE | 2024 | 4 | 125 | |||||
8 | 28 | 78.7 | 184 | 147 | 37 | 0 | 22.7 | A | 6' 0" | 213 | - | OKLAHOMA | 2026 | 7 | 224 | |||||
9 | 36 | 78.3 | 239 | 138 | 99 | 2 | - | A | 6' 0" | 197 | - | KANSAS ST | 2025 | 5 | 162 | |||||
10 | 23 | 77.9 | 466 | 287 | 159 | 20 | 25.7 | A | 5' 10" | 205 | - | GEORGIA | 2024 | 3 | 90 | |||||
11 | 14 | 77.3 | 502 | 263 | 189 | 50 | 25.6 | A | 6' 4" | 220 | - | NOTRE DAME | 2022 | 1 | 14 | |||||
12 | 37 | 77.0 | 515 | 286 | 207 | 22 | 27.7 | A | 6' 1" | 201 | - | UCLA | 2022 | 6 | 212 | |||||
13 | 5 | 76.5 | 304 | 180 | 112 | 12 | 27.4 | A | 5' 11" | 198 | - | BAYLOR | 2022 | 2 | 37 | |||||
14 | 30 | 75.6 | 155 | 120 | 28 | 7 | - | A | 6' 0" | 200 | - | USC | 2024 | - | - | |||||
15 | 29 | 75.5 | 363 | 175 | 179 | 9 | 29.9 | A | 6' 1" | 207 | 4.46 | ALABAMA | 2018 | 1 | 11 | |||||
16 | 31 | 75.0 | 285 | 161 | 114 | 10 | 28.2 | A | 5' 10" | 203 | - | MINNESOTA | 2020 | 2 | 45 | |||||
17 | 39 | 74.0 | 422 | 265 | 141 | 16 | 30.1 | A | 5' 11" | 200 | - | S ALABAMA | 2018 | - | - | |||||
18 | 20 | 73.2 | 428 | 257 | 160 | 11 | 28.6 | A | 5' 11" | 195 | - | NOTRE DAME | 2019 | 4 | 108 | |||||
19 | 25 | 72.8 | 167 | 85 | 72 | 10 | 27.3 | A | 6' 0" | 205 | - | PITTSBURGH | 2021 | 5 | 176 | |||||
20 | 29 | 71.8 | 552 | 334 | 212 | 6 | 27.2 | A | 6' 0" | 201 | - | ALABAMA | 2020 | 2 | 36 | |||||
21 | 27 | 70.8 | 456 | 274 | 174 | 8 | 26.7 | A | 5' 11" | 202 | 4.65 | PENN STATE | 2023 | 3 | 88 | |||||
22 | 23 | 70.6 | 297 | 135 | 152 | 10 | 34.7 | A | 5' 11" | 212 | 4.75 | OKLAHOMA | 2013 | - | - | |||||
23 | 9 | 70.5 | 322 | 171 | 137 | 14 | 27.7 | I | 6' 0" | 200 | - | USC | 2021 | 5 | 181 | |||||
24 | 22 | 70.0 | 532 | 328 | 194 | 10 | 28.5 | A | 6' 1" | 191 | - | TEXAS | 2020 | 3 | 70 | |||||
25 | 6 | 69.8 | 531 | 285 | 236 | 10 | 25.9 | A | 6' 1" | 205 | - | IOWA | 2022 | 4 | 114 | |||||
26 | 29 | 69.1 | 193 | 98 | 88 | 7 | 26.6 | A | 5' 10" | 211 | 4.47 | ILLINOIS | 2023 | 3 | 67 | |||||
27 | 2 | 69.0 | 230 | 122 | 108 | 0 | 27.7 | A | 5' 10" | 192 | - | WASHINGTON | 2021 | 3 | 101 | |||||
28 | 28 | 68.9 | 256 | 140 | 113 | 3 | 29.9 | A | 6' 0" | 200 | - | WYOMING | 2019 | - | - | |||||
29 | 36 | 68.8 | 426 | 279 | 140 | 7 | 31.5 | A | 6' 0" | 210 | 4.54 | VA TECH | 2017 | 6 | 186 | |||||
30 | 27 | 68.3 | 141 | 69 | 70 | 2 | - | A | 6' 0" | 210 | - | CLEMSON | 2025 | 6 | 216 | |||||
