ScoutIndex Rating · v2
2020 ratings — DEF
Position-relative, 0–99, from nflverse/nflfastR data. How it's computed →
| # | Rating | Player | Pos | Tm | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99 | T.J. Watt | DEF | PIT | 100 |
| 2 | 99 | Haason Reddick | DEF | ARI | 100 |
| 3 | 98.8 | Aaron Donald | DEF | LAR | 100 |
| 4 | 96.8 | Jason Pierre-Paul | DEF | TB | 100 |
| 5 | 96.2 | Myles Garrett | DEF | CLE | 100 |
| 6 | 95.6 | Montez Sweat | DEF | WAS | 99 |
| 7 | 94.6 | Za'Darius Smith | DEF | GB | 99 |
| 8 | 94.6 | Jamal Adams | DEF | SEA | 99 |
| 9 | 94.4 | Roquan Smith | DEF | CHI | 99 |
| 10 | 94.3 | Devin White | DEF | TB | 99 |
| 11 | 93.4 | Mike Hilton | DEF | PIT | 99 |
| 12 | 93.2 | Chase Young | DEF | WAS | 99 |
| 13 | 92.1 | Stephon Tuitt | DEF | PIT | 99 |
| 14 | 91.7 | Bud Dupree | DEF | PIT | 99 |
| 15 | 91.5 | Olivier Vernon | DEF | CLE | 99 |
| 16 | 90.9 | Shaquil Barrett | DEF | TB | 98 |
| 17 | 90 | J.J. Watt | DEF | HOU | 98 |
| 18 | 89.4 | Trey Hendrickson | DEF | NO | 98 |
| 19 | 89 | Quinnen Williams | DEF | NYJ | 98 |
| 20 | 88.9 | Joey Bosa | DEF | LAC | 98 |
| 21 | 88.7 | Khalil Mack | DEF | CHI | 98 |
| 22 | 86 | Brian Burns | DEF | CAR | 98 |
| 23 | 85.8 | Brandon Graham | DEF | PHI | 98 |
| 24 | 85.6 | Kyle Van Noy | DEF | MIA | 98 |
| 25 | 85.4 | Josh Sweat | DEF | PHI | 98 |
| 26 | 85.2 | DeForest Buckner | DEF | IND | 97 |
| 27 | 84.2 | Leonard Floyd | DEF | LAR | 97 |
| 28 | 83.8 | Romeo Okwara | DEF | DET | 97 |
| 29 | 83.6 | DeMarcus Lawrence | DEF | DAL | 97 |
| 30 | 83.4 | Marlon Humphrey | DEF | BAL | 97 |
| 31 | 83.3 | Leonard Williams | DEF | NYG | 97 |
| 32 | 82.4 | K.J. Wright | DEF | SEA | 97 |
| 33 | 81.9 | Maxx Crosby | DEF | LV | 97 |
| 34 | 81.9 | Emmanuel Ogbah | DEF | MIA | 96 |
| 35 | 81.7 | Kenny Moore II | DEF | IND | 96 |
| 36 | 81.5 | Lavonte David | DEF | TB | 96 |
| 37 | 81.3 | Kyler Fackrell | DEF | NYG | 96 |
| 38 | 81.2 | Benson Mayowa | DEF | SEA | 96 |
| 39 | 80.9 | Randy Gregory | DEF | DAL | 96 |
| 40 | 80 | Jabrill Peppers | DEF | NYG | 96 |
| 41 | 79.4 | Deion Jones | DEF | ATL | 96 |
| 42 | 79.4 | Dennis Gardeck | DEF | ARI | 96 |
| 43 | 79.2 | Cameron Jordan | DEF | NO | 95 |
| 44 | 79.1 | Pierre Desir | DEF | BAL | 95 |
| 45 | 78.8 | Jayon Brown | DEF | TEN | 95 |
| 46 | 78.7 | Shaquille Leonard | DEF | IND | 95 |
| 47 | 78.1 | Harold Landry III | DEF | TEN | 95 |
| 48 | 77.9 | Yannick Ngakoue | DEF | BAL | 95 |
| 49 | 77.9 | Bradley Chubb | DEF | DEN | 95 |
| 50 | 77.7 | Eric Wilson | DEF | MIN | 95 |
| 51 | 77.2 | Malcolm Jenkins | DEF | NO | 95 |
| 52 | 76.7 | Joe Schobert | DEF | JAX | 94 |
| 53 | 76.5 | Nicholas Morrow | DEF | LV | 94 |
| 54 | 76.5 | Morgan Fox | DEF | LAR | 94 |
| 55 | 75.6 | Budda Baker | DEF | ARI | 94 |
| 56 | 75.5 | Demario Davis | DEF | NO | 94 |
| 57 | 75.5 | Foyesade Oluokun | DEF | ATL | 94 |
| 58 | 75.4 | Kerry Hyder | DEF | SF | 94 |
| 59 | 75.1 | Ndamukong Suh | DEF | TB | 94 |
| 60 | 75 | Matthew Judon | DEF | BAL | 93 |
| 61 | 74.7 | Fletcher Cox | DEF | PHI | 93 |
| 62 | 74.6 | L'Jarius Sneed | DEF | KC | 93 |
| 63 | 74.6 | Robert Spillane | DEF | PIT | 93 |
| 64 | 74.5 | Andrew Van Ginkel | DEF | MIA | 93 |
| 65 | 74.5 | Tyquan Lewis | DEF | IND | 93 |
| 66 | 74.4 | Marcus Peters | DEF | BAL | 93 |
| 67 | 74.4 | Denico Autry | DEF | IND | 93 |
| 68 | 74.3 | Jerome Baker | DEF | MIA | 93 |
| 69 | 74.3 | Jamie Collins | DEF | DET | 93 |
| 70 | 74.2 | Blake Martinez | DEF | NYG | 93 |
| 71 | 73.4 | Justin Houston | DEF | IND | 92 |
| 72 | 72.9 | Trevon Diggs | DEF | DAL | 92 |
| 73 | 72.8 | David Onyemata | DEF | NO | 92 |
| 74 | 72.7 | Janoris Jenkins | DEF | NO | 92 |
| 75 | 72.5 | Carlton Davis III | DEF | TB | 92 |
| 76 | 72.5 | Patrick Queen | DEF | BAL | 92 |
| 77 | 72.3 | Tyrann Mathieu | DEF | KC | 92 |
| 78 | 72.2 | Vince Williams | DEF | PIT | 92 |
| 79 | 72 | Jeremiah Attaochu | DEF | DEN | 92 |
| 80 | 72 | Carlos Dunlap | DEF | SEA | 91 |
| 81 | 71.8 | Malik Reed | DEF | DEN | 91 |
| 82 | 71.4 | Darius Phillips | DEF | CIN | 91 |
| 83 | 71.2 | Khari Willis | DEF | IND | 91 |
| 84 | 70.8 | Troy Hill | DEF | LAR | 91 |
| 85 | 70.7 | Darnell Savage | DEF | GB | 91 |
| 86 | 70.4 | Chris Jones | DEF | KC | 91 |
| 87 | 70.2 | Daron Payne | DEF | WAS | 91 |
| 88 | 70.1 | Jessie Bates | DEF | CIN | 91 |
| 89 | 70 | Frank Clark | DEF | KC | 90 |
| 90 | 70 | James Bradberry | DEF | NYG | 90 |
| 91 | 69.9 | C.J. Gardner-Johnson | DEF | NO | 90 |
| 92 | 69.9 | Donovan Wilson | DEF | DAL | 90 |
| 93 | 69.7 | Denzel Ward | DEF | CLE | 90 |
| 94 | 69.6 | Jordan Whitehead | DEF | TB | 90 |
| 95 | 69.5 | Ryan Kerrigan | DEF | WAS | 90 |
| 96 | 69.5 | Michael Davis | DEF | LAC | 90 |
| 97 | 69.4 | Jordan Hicks | DEF | ARI | 90 |
| 98 | 69.3 | Minkah Fitzpatrick | DEF | PIT | 90 |
| 99 | 69.2 | Xavien Howard | DEF | MIA | 89 |
| 100 | 69.1 | Matt Milano | DEF | BUF | 89 |
* DEF is a box-score impact score, not a true rating — it misses coverage and snap share. See methodology.