ScoutIndex Rating · v1
2003 ratings — DEF
Position-relative, 20–99, from nflverse/nflfastR data. How it's computed →
| # | Rating | Player | Pos | Tm | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 85.9 | Simeon Rice | DEF | TB | 100 |
| 2 | 84 | Ray Lewis | DEF | BAL | 100 |
| 3 | 83 | Mike Vrabel | DEF | NE | 100 |
| 4 | 82.3 | Dre' Bly | DEF | DET | 100 |
| 5 | 82.1 | Leonard Little | DEF | LAR | 100 |
| 6 | 81.2 | Brian Williams | DEF | MIN | 99 |
| 7 | 80.7 | LaVar Arrington | DEF | WAS | 99 |
| 8 | 79.9 | Terrell Suggs | DEF | BAL | 99 |
| 9 | 79.8 | Mike Rucker | DEF | CAR | 99 |
| 10 | 79.6 | Michael Strahan | DEF | NYG | 99 |
| 11 | 79.6 | Charles Grant | DEF | NO | 99 |
| 12 | 78.5 | Fred Thomas | DEF | NO | 99 |
| 13 | 78 | Adewale Ogunleye | DEF | MIA | 99 |
| 14 | 77.9 | Peter Boulware | DEF | BAL | 98 |
| 15 | 77.6 | Jason Taylor | DEF | MIA | 98 |
| 16 | 77.2 | Greg Wesley | DEF | KC | 98 |
| 17 | 77.2 | Ed Reed | DEF | BAL | 98 |
| 18 | 77.1 | Darren Sharper | DEF | GB | 98 |
| 19 | 77 | Julian Peterson | DEF | SF | 98 |
| 20 | 77 | Dwight Freeney | DEF | IND | 98 |
| 21 | 77 | Bertrand Berry | DEF | DEN | 98 |
| 22 | 76.9 | Mike McKenzie | DEF | GB | 97 |
| 23 | 76.9 | Lance Johnstone | DEF | MIN | 97 |
| 24 | 76.8 | Rodney Harrison | DEF | NE | 97 |
| 25 | 76.7 | Tedy Bruschi | DEF | NE | 97 |
| 26 | 76.4 | Corey Chavous | DEF | MIN | 97 |
| 27 | 76.1 | Brian Russell | DEF | MIN | 97 |
| 28 | 76 | Adam Archuleta | DEF | LAR | 97 |
| 29 | 75.9 | Keith Bulluck | DEF | TEN | 96 |
| 30 | 75.5 | Anthony Simmons | DEF | SEA | 96 |
| 31 | 75.4 | Chad Brown | DEF | SEA | 96 |
| 32 | 75.3 | Willie Whitehead | DEF | NO | 96 |
| 33 | 75.3 | Renaldo Hill | DEF | ARI | 96 |
| 34 | 74.9 | Kelly Herndon | DEF | DEN | 96 |
| 35 | 74.8 | Travis Fisher | DEF | LAR | 96 |
| 36 | 74.7 | Ty Law | DEF | NE | 96 |
| 37 | 74.7 | Aaron Schobel | DEF | BUF | 95 |
| 38 | 74.5 | Shawn Barber | DEF | KC | 95 |
| 39 | 74.5 | Jerome Woods | DEF | KC | 95 |
| 40 | 74.4 | Terence Newman | DEF | DAL | 95 |
| 41 | 74.4 | Kevin Williams | DEF | MIN | 95 |
| 42 | 74.4 | Phillip Buchanon | DEF | LV | 95 |
| 43 | 74.4 | Tony Parrish | DEF | SF | 95 |
| 44 | 74.2 | Greg Ellis | DEF | DAL | 95 |
| 45 | 74.1 | Tyrone Poole | DEF | NE | 94 |
| 46 | 74 | Donnie Edwards | DEF | LAC | 94 |
| 47 | 73.9 | Jamie Sharper | DEF | HOU | 94 |
| 48 | 73.8 | Dexter Jackson | DEF | ARI | 94 |
| 49 | 73.7 | Michael Lewis | DEF | PHI | 94 |
| 50 | 73.7 | Ahmed Plummer | DEF | SF | 94 |
| 51 | 73.6 | Jessie Armstead | DEF | WAS | 94 |
| 52 | 73.6 | Scott Fujita | DEF | KC | 94 |
| 53 | 73.6 | Tyoka Jackson | DEF | LAR | 94 |
| 54 | 73.4 | Jeremiah Trotter | DEF | WAS | 93 |
| 55 | 73.4 | Ralph Brown | DEF | NYG | 93 |
| 56 | 73.3 | Andre Dyson | DEF | TEN | 93 |
| 57 | 73.3 | Nate Wayne | DEF | PHI | 93 |
| 58 | 73.3 | Courtney Brown | DEF | CLE | 93 |
| 59 | 73.2 | Marcus Coleman | DEF | HOU | 93 |
| 60 | 73.2 | Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila | DEF | GB | 92 |
| 61 | 73.2 | Nick Harper | DEF | IND | 93 |
| 62 | 73 | Willie McGinest | DEF | NE | 92 |
| 63 | 72.9 | Ronde Barber | DEF | TB | 92 |
| 64 | 72.9 | Shaun Ellis | DEF | NYJ | 92 |
| 65 | 72.8 | Charles Tillman | DEF | CHI | 92 |
| 66 | 72.8 | Dat Nguyen | DEF | DAL | 92 |
| 67 | 72.8 | Zach Thomas | DEF | MIA | 92 |
| 68 | 72.8 | Pisa Tinoisamoa | DEF | LAR | 92 |
| 69 | 72.7 | Trevor Pryce | DEF | DEN | 91 |
| 70 | 72.6 | Micheal Barrow | DEF | NYG | 91 |
| 71 | 72.5 | Reggie Tongue | DEF | SEA | 91 |
| 72 | 72.5 | Antoine Winfield | DEF | BUF | 91 |
| 73 | 72.5 | Chad Scott | DEF | PIT | 91 |
| 74 | 72.5 | Richard Seymour | DEF | NE | 91 |
| 75 | 72.3 | Jevon Kearse | DEF | TEN | 91 |
| 76 | 72.3 | Deshea Townsend | DEF | PIT | 91 |
| 77 | 72.2 | Chris Claiborne | DEF | MIN | 90 |
| 78 | 72.2 | Kenard Lang | DEF | CLE | 90 |
| 79 | 72.1 | Tory James | DEF | CIN | 90 |
| 80 | 72 | Ashley Ambrose | DEF | NO | 90 |
| 81 | 72 | Derrick Brooks | DEF | TB | 90 |
| 82 | 71.9 | Reggie Hayward | DEF | DEN | 90 |
| 83 | 71.8 | Chike Okeafor | DEF | SEA | 90 |
| 84 | 71.8 | Eric Warfield | DEF | KC | 90 |
| 85 | 71.8 | Tim Wansley | DEF | TB | 89 |
| 86 | 71.7 | Jay Bellamy | DEF | NO | 89 |
| 87 | 71.6 | Andra Davis | DEF | CLE | 89 |
| 88 | 71.6 | Mike Minter | DEF | CAR | 89 |
| 89 | 71.6 | Mark Simoneau | DEF | PHI | 89 |
| 90 | 71.4 | Marcus Washington | DEF | IND | 89 |
| 91 | 71.3 | Tod McBride | DEF | ATL | 89 |
| 92 | 71.2 | Juran Bolden | DEF | ATL | 89 |
| 93 | 71 | Alex Brown | DEF | CHI | 89 |
| 94 | 70.9 | Roy Williams | DEF | DAL | 88 |
| 95 | 70.9 | Julius Peppers | DEF | CAR | 88 |
| 96 | 70.8 | Aeneas Williams | DEF | LAR | 88 |
| 97 | 70.7 | Rogers Beckett | DEF | CIN | 88 |
| 98 | 70.6 | Dexter McCleon | DEF | KC | 88 |
| 99 | 70.6 | Al Harris | DEF | GB | 88 |
| 100 | 70.5 | Brian Simmons | DEF | CIN | 88 |
* DEF is a box-score impact score, not a true rating — it misses coverage and snap share. See methodology.