ScoutIndex Rating · v2
2015 ratings — DEF
Position-relative, 0–99, from nflverse/nflfastR data. How it's computed →
| # | Rating | Player | Pos | Tm | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99 | Justin Houston | DEF | KC | 100 |
| 2 | 99 | J.J. Watt | DEF | HOU | 100 |
| 3 | 96.6 | Kawann Short | DEF | CAR | 100 |
| 4 | 95.8 | Melvin Ingram | DEF | LAC | 100 |
| 5 | 94.7 | Khalil Mack | DEF | LV | 100 |
| 6 | 94.5 | Chandler Jones | DEF | NE | 100 |
| 7 | 94.4 | Ezekiel Ansah | DEF | DET | 99 |
| 8 | 93.7 | Telvin Smith | DEF | JAX | 99 |
| 9 | 93.1 | Jamie Collins | DEF | NE | 99 |
| 10 | 92.8 | Carlos Dunlap | DEF | CIN | 99 |
| 11 | 92.6 | Michael Bennett | DEF | SEA | 99 |
| 12 | 92.3 | Tyrann Mathieu | DEF | ARI | 99 |
| 13 | 89.7 | Robert Ayers | DEF | NYG | 99 |
| 14 | 89.6 | Luke Kuechly | DEF | CAR | 99 |
| 15 | 89.5 | Reshad Jones | DEF | MIA | 98 |
| 16 | 89 | Muhammad Wilkerson | DEF | NYJ | 98 |
| 17 | 89 | Geno Atkins | DEF | CIN | 98 |
| 18 | 88.9 | Aaron Donald | DEF | LAR | 98 |
| 19 | 88.8 | Cameron Jordan | DEF | NO | 98 |
| 20 | 88.7 | Lavonte David | DEF | TB | 98 |
| 21 | 88.5 | Dwight Freeney | DEF | ARI | 98 |
| 22 | 87.4 | Jabaal Sheard | DEF | NE | 98 |
| 23 | 86.9 | Thomas Davis | DEF | CAR | 97 |
| 24 | 86.7 | Cliff Avril | DEF | SEA | 97 |
| 25 | 85.6 | Whitney Mercilus | DEF | HOU | 97 |
| 26 | 84.5 | DeMarcus Ware | DEF | DEN | 97 |
| 27 | 84.1 | Mark Barron | DEF | LAR | 97 |
| 28 | 83.9 | Fletcher Cox | DEF | PHI | 97 |
| 29 | 83.6 | Deone Bucannon | DEF | ARI | 97 |
| 30 | 83.5 | Everson Griffen | DEF | MIN | 97 |
| 31 | 83.2 | Von Miller | DEF | DEN | 97 |
| 32 | 83.1 | Ryan Kerrigan | DEF | WAS | 96 |
| 33 | 82.8 | Olivier Vernon | DEF | MIA | 96 |
| 34 | 82.7 | Paul Posluszny | DEF | JAX | 96 |
| 35 | 82.7 | Malcolm Jenkins | DEF | PHI | 96 |
| 36 | 82.7 | Josh Norman | DEF | CAR | 96 |
| 37 | 82.4 | Malcolm Smith | DEF | LV | 96 |
| 38 | 82.4 | Ndamukong Suh | DEF | MIA | 96 |
| 39 | 80.4 | D'Qwell Jackson | DEF | IND | 96 |
| 40 | 80.4 | Marcus Peters | DEF | KC | 96 |
| 41 | 80.3 | Aaron Lynch | DEF | SF | 95 |
| 42 | 79.9 | Cameron Heyward | DEF | PIT | 95 |
| 43 | 79.9 | Brandon Graham | DEF | PHI | 95 |
| 44 | 79.8 | Jeremiah Attaochu | DEF | LAC | 95 |
| 45 | 79.5 | Calais Campbell | DEF | ARI | 95 |
| 46 | 79 | Ryan Shazier | DEF | PIT | 95 |
| 47 | 79 | Brian Orakpo | DEF | TEN | 95 |
| 48 | 78.8 | Kwon Alexander | DEF | TB | 95 |
| 49 | 78.3 | Devin Taylor | DEF | DET | 94 |
| 50 | 78.3 | Clay Matthews | DEF | GB | 95 |
| 51 | 78 | C.J. Mosley | DEF | BAL | 94 |
| 52 | 77.7 | DeMarcus Lawrence | DEF | DAL | 94 |
| 53 | 77.5 | Kurt Coleman | DEF | CAR | 94 |
| 54 | 77.5 | Ron Parker | DEF | KC | 94 |
| 55 | 77.2 | Rolando McClain | DEF | DAL | 94 |
| 56 | 77.2 | James Harrison | DEF | PIT | 94 |
| 57 | 76.7 | William Hayes | DEF | LAR | 94 |
| 58 | 76.2 | Derrick Johnson | DEF | KC | 93 |
| 59 | 76.2 | Julius Peppers | DEF | GB | 93 |
| 60 | 75.9 | Karlos Dansby | DEF | CLE | 93 |
| 61 | 75.8 | Bashaud Breeland | DEF | WAS | 93 |
| 62 | 75.7 | Greg Hardy | DEF | DAL | 93 |
| 63 | 75.6 | Lamarr Houston | DEF | CHI | 93 |
| 64 | 75.5 | Tamba Hali | DEF | KC | 93 |
| 65 | 75.5 | Shaquil Barrett | DEF | DEN | 93 |
| 66 | 75.4 | Connor Barwin | DEF | PHI | 93 |
| 67 | 75 | Will Allen | DEF | PIT | 93 |
| 68 | 74.6 | Jurrell Casey | DEF | TEN | 92 |
| 69 | 74.6 | Mychal Kendricks | DEF | PHI | 92 |
| 70 | 74.5 | Preston Smith | DEF | WAS | 92 |
| 71 | 74.3 | Mike Adams | DEF | IND | 92 |
| 72 | 74.1 | Jared Odrick | DEF | JAX | 92 |
| 73 | 74 | Willie Young | DEF | CHI | 92 |
| 74 | 73.6 | Pernell McPhee | DEF | CHI | 92 |
| 75 | 73.5 | Jadeveon Clowney | DEF | HOU | 91 |
| 76 | 73.3 | Anthony Barr | DEF | MIN | 91 |
| 77 | 72.4 | Tony Jefferson | DEF | ARI | 91 |
| 78 | 72.3 | Armonty Bryant | DEF | CLE | 91 |
| 79 | 72.2 | Derek Wolfe | DEF | DEN | 91 |
| 80 | 72.2 | Valentino Blake | DEF | PIT | 91 |
| 81 | 72 | David Amerson | DEF | LV | 91 |
| 82 | 72 | Kendall Langford | DEF | IND | 91 |
| 83 | 71.7 | Brandon Marshall | DEF | DEN | 91 |
| 84 | 71.7 | Trumaine Johnson | DEF | LAR | 90 |
| 85 | 71.6 | Vontaze Burfict | DEF | CIN | 90 |
| 86 | 71.4 | Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | DEF | NYG | 90 |
| 87 | 71.4 | Jacquies Smith | DEF | TB | 90 |
| 88 | 70.6 | Chris Baker | DEF | WAS | 90 |
| 89 | 70.5 | Sean Lee | DEF | DAL | 90 |
| 90 | 70.2 | Jaye Howard | DEF | KC | 90 |
| 91 | 70 | Allen Bailey | DEF | KC | 90 |
| 92 | 69.6 | Jerry Hughes | DEF | BUF | 90 |
| 93 | 69.5 | Stephon Tuitt | DEF | PIT | 89 |
| 94 | 69.1 | Jasper Brinkley | DEF | NYG | 89 |
| 95 | 68.8 | Aqib Talib | DEF | DEN | 89 |
| 96 | 68.7 | Lawrence Timmons | DEF | PIT | 89 |
| 97 | 68.5 | Rob Ninkovich | DEF | NE | 89 |
| 98 | 68.3 | Davon House | DEF | JAX | 89 |
| 99 | 68.3 | Derrick Morgan | DEF | TEN | 89 |
| 100 | 68.3 | William Gay | DEF | PIT | 89 |
* DEF is a box-score impact score, not a true rating — it misses coverage and snap share. See methodology.