ScoutIndex Rating · v2
2009 ratings — DEF
Position-relative, 0–99, from nflverse/nflfastR data. How it's computed →
| # | Rating | Player | Pos | Tm | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 96.6 | Patrick Willis | DEF | SF | 100 |
| 2 | 96.3 | Charles Woodson | DEF | GB | 100 |
| 3 | 95.5 | Julius Peppers | DEF | CAR | 100 |
| 4 | 94.2 | DeMarcus Ware | DEF | DAL | 100 |
| 5 | 92.3 | Jared Allen | DEF | MIN | 100 |
| 6 | 89.8 | James Harrison | DEF | PIT | 99 |
| 7 | 89.1 | Aaron Schobel | DEF | BUF | 99 |
| 8 | 88.7 | Elvis Dumervil | DEF | DEN | 99 |
| 9 | 87.7 | Darren Sharper | DEF | NO | 99 |
| 10 | 87.5 | Robert Mathis | DEF | IND | 99 |
| 11 | 87.2 | Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | DEF | ARI | 99 |
| 12 | 86.8 | Brian Cushing | DEF | HOU | 99 |
| 13 | 86.1 | Lawrence Timmons | DEF | PIT | 99 |
| 14 | 85.5 | Andre Carter | DEF | WAS | 98 |
| 15 | 85.4 | Tanard Jackson | DEF | TB | 98 |
| 16 | 85.2 | Will Smith | DEF | NO | 98 |
| 17 | 84.8 | Trent Cole | DEF | PHI | 98 |
| 18 | 84.7 | Justin Tuck | DEF | NYG | 98 |
| 19 | 84.1 | Johnathan Joseph | DEF | CIN | 98 |
| 20 | 84 | Tracy Porter | DEF | NO | 98 |
| 21 | 83.8 | LaMarr Woodley | DEF | PIT | 98 |
| 22 | 83.4 | Shaun Phillips | DEF | LAC | 98 |
| 23 | 83.2 | Calvin Pace | DEF | NYJ | 97 |
| 24 | 82.8 | Josh Wilson | DEF | SEA | 97 |
| 25 | 82.3 | Bernard Pollard | DEF | HOU | 97 |
| 26 | 82 | Jon Beason | DEF | CAR | 97 |
| 27 | 81.9 | Dashon Goldson | DEF | SF | 97 |
| 28 | 81.6 | Terence Newman | DEF | DAL | 97 |
| 29 | 81.5 | Brandon Flowers | DEF | KC | 97 |
| 30 | 81.5 | Jabari Greer | DEF | NO | 97 |
| 31 | 81.4 | Ahmad Brooks | DEF | SF | 97 |
| 32 | 80.7 | Darren Howard | DEF | PHI | 96 |
| 33 | 80.6 | Tamba Hali | DEF | KC | 96 |
| 34 | 80.2 | Leon Hall | DEF | CIN | 96 |
| 35 | 80.2 | D.J. Williams | DEF | DEN | 96 |
| 36 | 79.2 | Joey Porter | DEF | MIA | 96 |
| 37 | 79 | Clay Matthews | DEF | GB | 96 |
| 38 | 78.8 | Brian Orakpo | DEF | WAS | 96 |
| 39 | 78.7 | Terrell Thomas | DEF | NYG | 96 |
| 40 | 78.7 | Anthony Spencer | DEF | DAL | 95 |
| 41 | 78.1 | Mario Williams | DEF | HOU | 95 |
| 42 | 78.1 | David Hawthorne | DEF | SEA | 95 |
| 43 | 77.9 | Leigh Bodden | DEF | NE | 95 |
| 44 | 76.9 | Cortland Finnegan | DEF | TEN | 95 |
| 45 | 76.7 | Sheldon Brown | DEF | PHI | 95 |
| 46 | 76.3 | Paul Posluszny | DEF | BUF | 95 |
| 47 | 76.2 | Darrelle Revis | DEF | NYJ | 95 |
| 48 | 76 | David Harris | DEF | NYJ | 94 |
| 49 | 75.9 | Jason Taylor | DEF | MIA | 94 |
| 50 | 75.9 | Leonard Little | DEF | LAR | 94 |
| 51 | 75.9 | Charles Tillman | DEF | CHI | 94 |
| 52 | 75.5 | Oshiomogho Atogwe | DEF | LAR | 94 |
| 53 | 74.9 | Juqua Parker | DEF | PHI | 94 |
| 54 | 74.2 | Dwight Freeney | DEF | IND | 94 |
| 55 | 74.1 | Ed Reed | DEF | BAL | 94 |
| 56 | 74 | Ray Edwards | DEF | MIN | 94 |
| 57 | 73.8 | Ray Lewis | DEF | BAL | 93 |
| 58 | 73.8 | Asante Samuel | DEF | PHI | 93 |
| 59 | 73.7 | Tully Banta-Cain | DEF | NE | 93 |
| 60 | 73.7 | Antoine Winfield | DEF | MIN | 93 |
| 61 | 73.7 | Julian Peterson | DEF | DET | 93 |
| 62 | 73.5 | Adrian Wilson | DEF | ARI | 93 |
| 63 | 73.4 | Andre' Goodman | DEF | DEN | 93 |
| 64 | 73.3 | Geno Hayes | DEF | TB | 93 |
| 65 | 73.2 | Manny Lawson | DEF | SF | 93 |
| 66 | 73.2 | Derrick Johnson | DEF | KC | 92 |
| 67 | 73.1 | Jacob Lacey | DEF | IND | 92 |
| 68 | 73 | Daryl Smith | DEF | JAX | 92 |
| 69 | 72.9 | Cliff Avril | DEF | DET | 92 |
| 70 | 72.7 | Bryan Scott | DEF | BUF | 92 |
| 71 | 72.5 | Greg Ellis | DEF | LV | 92 |
| 72 | 72 | Eric Weddle | DEF | LAC | 92 |
| 73 | 72 | Hunter Hillenmeyer | DEF | CHI | 92 |
| 74 | 71.9 | London Fletcher | DEF | WAS | 92 |
| 75 | 71.6 | Jarret Johnson | DEF | BAL | 91 |
| 76 | 71.6 | Chris Johnson | DEF | LV | 91 |
| 77 | 71.6 | Aqib Talib | DEF | TB | 91 |
| 78 | 71.6 | James Laurinaitis | DEF | LAR | 91 |
| 79 | 71.5 | Kirk Morrison | DEF | LV | 91 |
| 80 | 71.2 | Dawan Landry | DEF | BAL | 91 |
| 81 | 71.2 | Brodney Pool | DEF | CLE | 91 |
| 82 | 71.1 | Champ Bailey | DEF | DEN | 91 |
| 83 | 71.1 | Louis Delmas | DEF | DET | 91 |
| 84 | 71.1 | Yeremiah Bell | DEF | MIA | 90 |
| 85 | 70.9 | Tyvon Branch | DEF | LV | 90 |
| 86 | 70.9 | Vincent Fuller | DEF | TEN | 90 |
| 87 | 70.9 | Mike Jenkins | DEF | DAL | 90 |
| 88 | 70.8 | Clark Haggans | DEF | ARI | 90 |
| 89 | 70.7 | Brent Grimes | DEF | ATL | 90 |
| 90 | 70.4 | Lance Briggs | DEF | CHI | 90 |
| 91 | 70.4 | Brandon Meriweather | DEF | NE | 90 |
| 92 | 70.2 | Brian Dawkins | DEF | DEN | 89 |
| 93 | 70.2 | Charles Godfrey | DEF | CAR | 89 |
| 94 | 70.1 | Zack Bowman | DEF | CHI | 89 |
| 95 | 69.8 | Jonathan Vilma | DEF | NO | 89 |
| 96 | 69.7 | Thomas DeCoud | DEF | ATL | 89 |
| 97 | 69.7 | Vontae Davis | DEF | MIA | 89 |
| 98 | 69.6 | Darnell Dockett | DEF | ARI | 89 |
| 99 | 69.5 | Brandon Carr | DEF | KC | 89 |
| 100 | 69.5 | William James | DEF | DET | 88 |
* DEF is a box-score impact score, not a true rating — it misses coverage and snap share. See methodology.