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.*
Sortable Table
| Rank | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHILADELPHIA EAGLES | 78.97 | 75.64 | 80.18 | 81.53 | 74.13 | 86.05 | 76.58 | 76.63 | 85.22 | 86.67 | 69.12 | 80.93 |
| 2 | PITTSBURGH STEELERS | 78.08 | 88.54 | 69.00 | 75.17 | 79.26 | 71.40 | 73.95 | 73.00 | 69.16 | 76.82 | 86.72 | 84.78 |
| 3 | SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | 78.00 | 77.98 | 83.02 | 85.11 | 72.29 | 77.16 | 71.13 | 71.00 | 84.82 | 83.28 | 74.87 | 74.67 |
| 4 | HOUSTON TEXANS | 77.70 | 88.29 | 71.00 | 75.88 | 89.80 | 65.00 | 74.64 | 81.11 | 85.81 | 76.12 | 71.66 | 81.33 |
| 5 | LOS ANGELES RAMS | 77.50 | 81.33 | 72.86 | 90.15 | 80.76 | 71.96 | 79.54 | 65.00 | 86.93 | 76.84 | 75.39 | 78.55 |
| 6 | BALTIMORE RAVENS | 77.40 | 69.57 | 80.20 | 81.75 | 81.35 | 75.20 | 82.38 | 87.65 | 82.66 | 70.29 | 75.04 | 79.38 |
| 7 | DENVER BRONCOS | 76.68 | 85.07 | 71.43 | 70.00 | 70.00 | 76.87 | 68.07 | 70.45 | 79.60 | 77.22 | 74.12 | 91.51 |
| 8 | NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS | 76.60 | 73.31 | 74.57 | 82.33 | 75.00 | 71.10 | 70.00 | 77.35 | 80.06 | 76.26 | 80.02 | 90.60 |
| 9 | JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS | 75.71 | 76.46 | 67.50 | 74.86 | 84.61 | 82.00 | 68.03 | 73.15 | 79.09 | 79.00 | 72.15 | 77.81 |
| 10 | TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS | 75.62 | 68.98 | 86.51 | 68.84 | 76.88 | 68.81 | 77.34 | 75.73 | 78.83 | 74.65 | 82.94 | 69.72 |
| 11 | CLEVELAND BROWNS | 75.58 | 70.10 | 76.71 | 73.85 | 82.34 | 83.16 | 64.00 | 66.38 | 84.32 | 78.26 | 73.26 | 76.73 |
| 12 | WASHINGTON REDSKINS | 75.40 | 71.53 | 74.00 | 77.18 | 76.98 | 83.55 | 69.98 | 73.12 | 73.20 | 78.09 | 73.52 | 79.31 |
| 13 | DALLAS COWBOYS | 74.90 | 78.57 | 74.01 | 88.62 | 68.28 | 68.38 | 68.60 | 78.54 | 83.62 | 68.00 | 70.01 | 77.61 |
| 14 | NEW YORK JETS | 74.70 | 73.95 | 68.51 | 71.59 | 73.11 | 70.87 | 83.47 | 65.55 | 71.27 | 72.00 | 82.45 | 76.21 |
| 15 | KANSAS CITY CHIEFS | 74.62 | 76.83 | 69.00 | 88.45 | 70.29 | 83.35 | 76.19 | 74.76 | 72.44 | 71.84 | 68.58 | 77.64 |
| 16 | TENNESSEE TITANS | 74.61 | 78.04 | 67.00 | 95.07 | 70.24 | 71.80 | 74.83 | 72.00 | 77.34 | 69.46 | 73.05 | 75.19 |
| 17 | LOS ANGELES CHARGERS | 74.54 | 69.98 | 69.12 | 60.99 | 77.43 | 76.26 | 70.00 | 75.07 | 74.60 | 87.44 | 72.45 | 74.74 |
| 18 | NEW ORLEANS SAINTS | 74.27 | 75.16 | 69.00 | 72.54 | 80.18 | 80.01 | 71.92 | 71.84 | 76.10 | 78.47 | 68.26 | 72.00 |
| 19 | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS | 74.24 | 65.71 | 74.43 | 83.77 | 80.48 | 66.27 | 64.26 | 66.00 | 85.40 | 71.71 | 78.90 | 78.33 |
| 20 | BUFFALO BILLS | 74.21 | 82.75 | 65.81 | 66.00 | 73.48 | 72.01 | 68.38 | 72.00 | 80.73 | 71.16 | 80.89 | 76.10 |
| 21 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS | 74.16 | 66.00 | 66.00 | 78.43 | 74.70 | 76.67 | 80.94 | 75.47 | 69.00 | 73.83 | 81.05 | 74.92 |
| 22 | CINCINNATI BENGALS | 73.91 | 71.59 | 84.13 | 77.77 | 73.90 | 64.04 | 70.48 | 76.11 | 79.93 | 70.34 | 76.08 | 71.63 |
| 23 | DETROIT LIONS | 73.68 | 68.27 | 70.43 | 71.79 | 90.21 | 89.27 | 73.97 | 69.76 | 67.00 | 69.00 | 66.40 | 75.40 |
| 24 | CHICAGO BEARS | 73.48 | 66.16 | 71.00 | 72.50 | 79.88 | 83.66 | 67.91 | 71.42 | 75.39 | 69.00 | 75.60 | 80.26 |
| 25 | NEW YORK GIANTS | 73.37 | 66.00 | 69.11 | 70.80 | 71.43 | 74.25 | 81.71 | 75.15 | 75.43 | 65.05 | 78.20 | 73.78 |
| 26 | SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS | 73.31 | 69.06 | 66.00 | 73.11 | 82.63 | 84.62 | 71.10 | 72.61 | 77.25 | 70.11 | 69.72 | 75.19 |
| 27 | CAROLINA PANTHERS | 73.07 | 83.57 | 67.47 | 68.94 | 78.30 | 78.16 | 83.41 | 66.03 | 70.82 | 70.00 | 73.77 | 64.00 |
| 28 | ATLANTA FALCONS | 72.73 | 66.00 | 79.50 | 74.00 | 67.02 | 76.09 | 63.19 | 71.82 | 66.00 | 73.25 | 82.45 | 70.59 |
| 29 | LAS VEGAS RAIDERS | 72.70 | 70.04 | 62.03 | 67.98 | 87.92 | 77.00 | 69.76 | 73.38 | 76.48 | 78.58 | 69.95 | 63.96 |
| 30 | GREEN BAY PACKERS | 71.96 | 63.00 | 67.83 | 75.46 | 71.42 | 74.35 | 72.84 | 71.69 | 70.83 | 81.84 | 72.66 | 71.98 |
| 31 | MIAMI DOLPHINS | 71.73 | 69.46 | 63.28 | 77.47 | 70.70 | 82.23 | 78.81 | 76.78 | 67.24 | 69.00 | 70.96 | 69.00 |
| 32 | ARIZONA CARDINALS | 71.63 | 65.90 | 67.85 | 74.96 | 81.19 | 68.32 | 69.52 | 69.53 | 66.00 | 70.29 | 77.36 | 72.20 |