ScoutIndex Rating · v2
2017 ratings — DEF
Position-relative, 0–99, from nflverse/nflfastR data. How it's computed →
| # | Rating | Player | Pos | Tm | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99 | Aaron Donald | DEF | LAR | 100 |
| 2 | 99 | Ryan Kerrigan | DEF | WAS | 100 |
| 3 | 99 | Cameron Jordan | DEF | NO | 100 |
| 4 | 97.3 | Chandler Jones | DEF | ARI | 100 |
| 5 | 96 | DeMarcus Lawrence | DEF | DAL | 100 |
| 6 | 95.4 | Calais Campbell | DEF | JAX | 99 |
| 7 | 94.1 | Jadeveon Clowney | DEF | HOU | 99 |
| 8 | 92.9 | Von Miller | DEF | DEN | 99 |
| 9 | 92.3 | Cameron Heyward | DEF | PIT | 99 |
| 10 | 91.5 | Everson Griffen | DEF | MIN | 99 |
| 11 | 90.7 | Ezekiel Ansah | DEF | DET | 99 |
| 12 | 90 | Matthew Judon | DEF | BAL | 99 |
| 13 | 89.7 | Terrell Suggs | DEF | BAL | 99 |
| 14 | 88.8 | Justin Houston | DEF | KC | 98 |
| 15 | 87.9 | Telvin Smith | DEF | JAX | 98 |
| 16 | 87.9 | Joey Bosa | DEF | LAC | 98 |
| 17 | 87.9 | Bruce Irvin | DEF | LV | 98 |
| 18 | 87.9 | Yannick Ngakoue | DEF | JAX | 98 |
| 19 | 87.7 | Brandon Graham | DEF | PHI | 98 |
| 20 | 87.3 | C.J. Mosley | DEF | BAL | 98 |
| 21 | 86.2 | Carlos Dunlap | DEF | CIN | 98 |
| 22 | 85.5 | Khalil Mack | DEF | LV | 98 |
| 23 | 84.5 | Melvin Ingram | DEF | LAC | 97 |
| 24 | 83.5 | Jason McCourty | DEF | CLE | 97 |
| 25 | 81.9 | Preston Smith | DEF | WAS | 97 |
| 26 | 81.3 | Mario Addison | DEF | CAR | 97 |
| 27 | 81.3 | John Simon | DEF | IND | 97 |
| 28 | 81 | Jason Pierre-Paul | DEF | NYG | 96 |
| 29 | 80.6 | Malik Jackson | DEF | JAX | 96 |
| 30 | 80.3 | T.J. Watt | DEF | PIT | 96 |
| 31 | 80 | Julius Peppers | DEF | CAR | 96 |
| 32 | 79.7 | Myles Garrett | DEF | CLE | 96 |
| 33 | 79.4 | Anthony Lanier | DEF | WAS | 96 |
| 34 | 78.8 | Jordan Poyer | DEF | BUF | 96 |
| 35 | 78 | Akiem Hicks | DEF | CHI | 96 |
| 36 | 77.8 | Adrian Amos | DEF | CHI | 95 |
| 37 | 77.4 | Robert Quinn | DEF | LAR | 95 |
| 38 | 77.1 | Emmanuel Ogbah | DEF | CLE | 95 |
| 39 | 76.7 | Frank Clark | DEF | SEA | 95 |
| 40 | 76.7 | Lamarr Houston | DEF | CHI | 95 |
| 41 | 76.4 | Chris Jones | DEF | KC | 95 |
| 42 | 76.4 | Michael Bennett | DEF | SEA | 95 |
| 43 | 76.4 | James Burgess | DEF | CLE | 95 |
| 44 | 76.1 | Marshon Lattimore | DEF | NO | 94 |
| 45 | 76.1 | Dante Fowler Jr. | DEF | JAX | 94 |
| 46 | 75.9 | Bobby Wagner | DEF | SEA | 94 |
| 47 | 75.3 | Trey Flowers | DEF | NE | 94 |
| 48 | 75 | Grady Jarrett | DEF | ATL | 94 |
| 49 | 75 | Mike Hilton | DEF | PIT | 94 |
| 50 | 74.9 | Cameron Wake | DEF | MIA | 94 |
| 51 | 74.8 | Ryan Shazier | DEF | PIT | 94 |
| 52 | 74.7 | Harrison Smith | DEF | MIN | 94 |
| 53 | 74.6 | Danielle Hunter | DEF | MIN | 94 |
| 54 | 74.5 | Janoris Jenkins | DEF | NYG | 93 |
| 55 | 74.4 | Eric Weddle | DEF | BAL | 93 |
| 56 | 73.9 | Vince Williams | DEF | PIT | 93 |
| 57 | 73.5 | Marcus Peters | DEF | KC | 93 |
| 58 | 73.4 | Deion Jones | DEF | ATL | 93 |
| 59 | 73.4 | Kenny Vaccaro | DEF | NO | 93 |
| 60 | 73.3 | Alex Okafor | DEF | NO | 93 |
| 61 | 73.2 | Demario Davis | DEF | NYJ | 92 |
| 62 | 73.2 | Bud Dupree | DEF | PIT | 93 |
| 63 | 73.2 | Takk McKinley | DEF | ATL | 93 |
| 64 | 73 | Jurrell Casey | DEF | TEN | 92 |
| 65 | 73 | Sean Lee | DEF | DAL | 92 |
| 66 | 72.8 | Lavonte David | DEF | TB | 92 |
| 67 | 72.7 | Eric Kendricks | DEF | MIN | 92 |
| 68 | 72.2 | Glover Quin | DEF | DET | 92 |
| 69 | 72.2 | Olsen Pierre | DEF | ARI | 92 |
| 70 | 72.2 | Leonard Floyd | DEF | CHI | 92 |
| 71 | 72 | Olivier Vernon | DEF | NYG | 92 |
| 72 | 71.5 | Clay Matthews | DEF | GB | 91 |
| 73 | 71.4 | Tre'Davious White | DEF | BUF | 91 |
| 74 | 71.4 | Jabaal Sheard | DEF | IND | 91 |
| 75 | 71.2 | Zach Brown | DEF | WAS | 91 |
| 76 | 71 | Geno Atkins | DEF | CIN | 91 |
| 77 | 70.9 | Nick Perry | DEF | GB | 91 |
| 78 | 70.8 | Luke Kuechly | DEF | CAR | 91 |
| 79 | 70.8 | Darron Lee | DEF | NYJ | 91 |
| 80 | 70.8 | Blake Martinez | DEF | GB | 91 |
| 81 | 70.7 | Xavien Howard | DEF | MIA | 91 |
| 82 | 70.6 | Wesley Woodyard | DEF | TEN | 90 |
| 83 | 70.4 | Damarious Randall | DEF | GB | 90 |
| 84 | 70.2 | Anthony Zettel | DEF | DET | 90 |
| 85 | 70.1 | Kevin Byard | DEF | TEN | 90 |
| 86 | 70.1 | Sean Davis | DEF | PIT | 90 |
| 87 | 69.9 | Casey Hayward | DEF | LAC | 90 |
| 88 | 69.8 | Adrian Clayborn | DEF | ATL | 89 |
| 89 | 69.5 | Alec Ogletree | DEF | LAR | 89 |
| 90 | 69.4 | Patrick Robinson | DEF | PHI | 89 |
| 91 | 69.3 | Kwon Alexander | DEF | TB | 89 |
| 92 | 69.3 | A.J. Klein | DEF | NO | 89 |
| 93 | 68.9 | Carl Lawson | DEF | CIN | 89 |
| 94 | 68.6 | Dre Kirkpatrick | DEF | CIN | 89 |
| 95 | 68.3 | Kawann Short | DEF | CAR | 89 |
| 96 | 68 | Kyle Van Noy | DEF | NE | 89 |
| 97 | 67.5 | Lamarcus Joyner | DEF | LAR | 88 |
| 98 | 67.4 | Denico Autry | DEF | LV | 88 |
| 99 | 67.4 | Jamal Adams | DEF | NYJ | 88 |
| 100 | 67.3 | Christian Kirksey | DEF | CLE | 88 |
* DEF is a box-score impact score, not a true rating — it misses coverage and snap share. See methodology.