ScoutIndex Rating · v1

2002 ratings — DEF

Position-relative, 20–99, from nflverse/nflfastR data. How it's computed →

#	Rating	Player	Pos	Tm	Pct
1	91.3	Jason Taylor	DEF	MIA	100
2	90.7	Simeon Rice	DEF	TB	100
3	89.8	Julius Peppers	DEF	CAR	100
4	89.1	Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila	DEF	GB	100
5	88.2	Dwight Freeney	DEF	IND	100
6	86.4	Rosevelt Colvin	DEF	CHI	99
7	85.1	Mike Rucker	DEF	CAR	99
8	84.9	LaVar Arrington	DEF	WAS	99
9	84.3	Leonard Little	DEF	LAR	99
10	84	Hugh Douglas	DEF	PHI	99
11	83.4	Mark Fields	DEF	CAR	99
12	82.8	Andre Carter	DEF	SF	99
13	82.5	Brian Urlacher	DEF	CHI	99
14	82.3	Tedy Bruschi	DEF	NE	98
15	81.1	Mark Word	DEF	CLE	98
16	81.1	Chad Brown	DEF	SEA	98
17	80.6	Joey Porter	DEF	PIT	98
18	79.5	Rod Coleman	DEF	LV	98
19	79.2	Derrick Brooks	DEF	TB	98
20	78.9	Roy Williams	DEF	DAL	98
21	78.8	John Randle	DEF	SEA	98
22	78.7	Eric Barton	DEF	LV	97
23	78.2	Vonnie Holliday	DEF	GB	97
24	78.1	Marcus Stroud	DEF	JAX	97
25	77	Adewale Ogunleye	DEF	MIA	97
26	76.8	Patrick Kerney	DEF	ATL	97
27	76.7	Bruce Smith	DEF	WAS	97
28	76.6	Kenny Holmes	DEF	NYG	97
29	76.3	Charles Grant	DEF	NO	96
30	75.8	Dre' Bly	DEF	LAR	96
31	75.8	Ronde Barber	DEF	TB	96
32	75.7	Michael Strahan	DEF	NYG	96
33	75.7	Junior Seau	DEF	LAC	96
34	75.6	Brian Dawkins	DEF	PHI	96
35	75.6	Darwin Walker	DEF	PHI	96
36	75.5	Brad Scioli	DEF	IND	96
37	75.4	Eric Hicks	DEF	KC	95
38	75.3	Trevor Pryce	DEF	DEN	95
39	75.3	Kris Jenkins	DEF	CAR	95
40	75	Jamie Sharper	DEF	HOU	95
41	74.9	Jeff Posey	DEF	HOU	95
42	74.8	Chris Claiborne	DEF	DET	95
43	74.7	John Henderson	DEF	JAX	95
44	74.7	John Abraham	DEF	NYJ	95
45	74.6	Darren Howard	DEF	NO	94
46	74.5	Adalius Thomas	DEF	BAL	94
47	74.2	Na'il Diggs	DEF	GB	94
48	74.1	Brady Smith	DEF	ATL	94
49	74.1	Warren Sapp	DEF	TB	94
50	73.9	Peter Boulware	DEF	BAL	94
51	73.8	Jason Gildon	DEF	PIT	94
52	73.7	Aaron Glenn	DEF	HOU	93
53	73.7	Greg Ellis	DEF	DAL	93
54	73.7	Brian Simmons	DEF	CIN	93
55	73.2	Chad Bratzke	DEF	IND	93
56	73.1	Ellis Johnson	DEF	ATL	93
57	72.9	Willie McGinest	DEF	NE	93
58	72.9	Keith Bulluck	DEF	TEN	93
59	72.9	Rod Woodson	DEF	LV	93
60	72.8	Fred Thomas	DEF	NO	92
61	72.7	Aaron Schobel	DEF	BUF	92
62	72.6	Darrin Smith	DEF	NO	92
63	72.6	Aaron Smith	DEF	PIT	92
64	72.6	Bobby Taylor	DEF	PHI	92
65	72.4	Mike Maslowski	DEF	KC	92
66	72.4	Kevin Carter	DEF	TEN	92
67	72.1	Donnie Edwards	DEF	LAC	92
68	72.1	Kailee Wong	DEF	HOU	91
69	72	Patrick Surtain	DEF	MIA	91
70	72	Edgerton Hartwell	DEF	BAL	91
71	72	Cletidus Hunt	DEF	GB	91
72	72	Andre Dyson	DEF	TEN	91
73	72	John Browning	DEF	KC	91
74	71.9	Sammy Knight	DEF	NO	91
75	71.8	Shawn Barber	DEF	PHI	90
76	71.8	Lance Schulters	DEF	TEN	90
77	71.6	Kevin Hardy	DEF	DAL	90
78	71.6	Trace Armstrong	DEF	LV	90
79	71.5	Al Wilson	DEF	DEN	90
80	71.5	Alex Molden	DEF	LAC	90
81	71.4	N. D. Kalu	DEF	PHI	90
82	71.2	Justin Smith	DEF	CIN	89
83	71.2	Ian Gold	DEF	DEN	90
84	71	Carlos Hall	DEF	TEN	89
85	71	La'Roi Glover	DEF	DAL	89
86	70.8	Marcellus Wiley	DEF	LAC	89
87	70.8	Nate Clements	DEF	BUF	89
88	70.7	Daryl Gardener	DEF	WAS	89
89	70.7	Clark Haggans	DEF	PIT	89
90	70.6	Jessie Armstead	DEF	WAS	89
91	70.6	Brentson Buckner	DEF	CAR	89
92	70.6	Kendrell Bell	DEF	PIT	88
93	70.3	Sam Cowart	DEF	NYJ	88
94	70.2	Sam Rogers	DEF	ATL	88
95	70.2	Gary Walker	DEF	HOU	88
96	70.1	Kenard Lang	DEF	CLE	88
97	70.1	Richard Seymour	DEF	NE	88
98	70.1	Robert Porcher	DEF	DET	88
99	70	Jamal Williams	DEF	LAC	88
100	69.9	Kalimba Edwards	DEF	DET	87

* DEF is a box-score impact score, not a true rating — it misses coverage and snap share. See methodology.