Defense Rankings

Defense Rankings Heat Map

Updated 10/06/2026 10:41am EST

*Please note we do not update player grades weekly like PFF, so all player grades are based off 2026 Preseason Metric Point. Next grading update beginning Week 9.*

NFL Defense Positional Rankings

Sortable Table

Defense ratings table. Columns are sortable except the first frozen Rank column.
Rank
1PHILADELPHIA EAGLES78.9775.6480.1881.5374.1386.0576.5876.6385.2286.6769.1280.93
2PITTSBURGH STEELERS78.0888.5469.0075.1779.2671.4073.9573.0069.1676.8286.7284.78
3SEATTLE SEAHAWKS78.0077.9883.0285.1172.2977.1671.1371.0084.8283.2874.8774.67
4HOUSTON TEXANS77.7088.2971.0075.8889.8065.0074.6481.1185.8176.1271.6681.33
5LOS ANGELES RAMS77.5081.3372.8690.1580.7671.9679.5465.0086.9376.8475.3978.55
6BALTIMORE RAVENS77.4069.5780.2081.7581.3575.2082.3887.6582.6670.2975.0479.38
7DENVER BRONCOS76.6885.0771.4370.0070.0076.8768.0770.4579.6077.2274.1291.51
8NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS76.6073.3174.5782.3375.0071.1070.0077.3580.0676.2680.0290.60
9JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS75.7176.4667.5074.8684.6182.0068.0373.1579.0979.0072.1577.81
10TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS75.6268.9886.5168.8476.8868.8177.3475.7378.8374.6582.9469.72
11CLEVELAND BROWNS75.5870.1076.7173.8582.3483.1664.0066.3884.3278.2673.2676.73
12WASHINGTON REDSKINS75.4071.5374.0077.1876.9883.5569.9873.1273.2078.0973.5279.31
13DALLAS COWBOYS74.9078.5774.0188.6268.2868.3868.6078.5483.6268.0070.0177.61
14NEW YORK JETS74.7073.9568.5171.5973.1170.8783.4765.5571.2772.0082.4576.21
15KANSAS CITY CHIEFS74.6276.8369.0088.4570.2983.3576.1974.7672.4471.8468.5877.64
16TENNESSEE TITANS74.6178.0467.0095.0770.2471.8074.8372.0077.3469.4673.0575.19
17LOS ANGELES CHARGERS74.5469.9869.1260.9977.4376.2670.0075.0774.6087.4472.4574.74
18NEW ORLEANS SAINTS74.2775.1669.0072.5480.1880.0171.9271.8476.1078.4768.2672.00
19INDIANAPOLIS COLTS74.2465.7174.4383.7780.4866.2764.2666.0085.4071.7178.9078.33
20BUFFALO BILLS74.2182.7565.8166.0073.4872.0168.3872.0080.7371.1680.8976.10
21MINNESOTA VIKINGS74.1666.0066.0078.4374.7076.6780.9475.4769.0073.8381.0574.92
22CINCINNATI BENGALS73.9171.5984.1377.7773.9064.0470.4876.1179.9370.3476.0871.63
23DETROIT LIONS73.6868.2770.4371.7990.2189.2773.9769.7667.0069.0066.4075.40
24CHICAGO BEARS73.4866.1671.0072.5079.8883.6667.9171.4275.3969.0075.6080.26
25NEW YORK GIANTS73.3766.0069.1170.8071.4374.2581.7175.1575.4365.0578.2073.78
26SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS73.3169.0666.0073.1182.6384.6271.1072.6177.2570.1169.7275.19
27CAROLINA PANTHERS73.0783.5767.4768.9478.3078.1683.4166.0370.8270.0073.7764.00
28ATLANTA FALCONS72.7366.0079.5074.0067.0276.0963.1971.8266.0073.2582.4570.59
29LAS VEGAS RAIDERS72.7070.0462.0367.9887.9277.0069.7673.3876.4878.5869.9563.96
30GREEN BAY PACKERS71.9663.0067.8375.4671.4274.3572.8471.6970.8381.8472.6671.98
31MIAMI DOLPHINS71.7369.4663.2877.4770.7082.2378.8176.7867.2469.0070.9669.00
32ARIZONA CARDINALS71.6365.9067.8574.9681.1968.3269.5269.5366.0070.2977.3672.20