ScoutIndex Rating · v2
2023 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 | Khalil Mack | DEF | LAC | 100 |
| 3 | 99 | Danielle Hunter | DEF | MIN | 100 |
| 4 | 99 | Myles Garrett | DEF | CLE | 100 |
| 5 | 95.7 | Trey Hendrickson | DEF | CIN | 100 |
| 6 | 94.6 | Maxx Crosby | DEF | LV | 100 |
| 7 | 93.8 | Josh Hines-Allen | DEF | JAX | 99 |
| 8 | 93.1 | Kyle Hamilton | DEF | BAL | 99 |
| 9 | 93 | Aidan Hutchinson | DEF | DET | 99 |
| 10 | 91 | Micah Parsons | DEF | DAL | 99 |
| 11 | 89.2 | Jaelan Phillips | DEF | MIA | 99 |
| 12 | 89.2 | Bradley Chubb | DEF | MIA | 99 |
| 13 | 88.9 | Kayvon Thibodeaux | DEF | NYG | 99 |
| 14 | 88.6 | Jonathan Greenard | DEF | HOU | 99 |
| 15 | 88.6 | Antoine Winfield Jr. | DEF | TB | 99 |
| 16 | 88.5 | Devon Witherspoon | DEF | SEA | 99 |
| 17 | 88.2 | Montez Sweat | DEF | CHI | 98 |
| 18 | 86.8 | Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah | DEF | CLE | 98 |
| 19 | 86.7 | Haason Reddick | DEF | PHI | 98 |
| 20 | 86.1 | Nick Bosa | DEF | SF | 98 |
| 21 | 85.6 | A.J. Epenesa | DEF | BUF | 98 |
| 22 | 85 | Joey Bosa | DEF | LAC | 98 |
| 23 | 84.4 | Zach Sieler | DEF | MIA | 98 |
| 24 | 84.1 | DaRon Bland | DEF | DAL | 98 |
| 25 | 83.5 | Jermaine Johnson II | DEF | NYJ | 98 |
| 26 | 83.2 | Fred Warner | DEF | SF | 98 |
| 27 | 82.9 | Chris Jones | DEF | KC | 97 |
| 28 | 82.7 | Bobby Okereke | DEF | NYG | 97 |
| 29 | 82.2 | Aaron Donald | DEF | LAR | 97 |
| 30 | 82.1 | Quincy Williams | DEF | NYJ | 97 |
| 31 | 82.1 | Denico Autry | DEF | TEN | 97 |
| 32 | 80.9 | Kyle Van Noy | DEF | BAL | 97 |
| 33 | 80.9 | Brian Branch | DEF | DET | 97 |
| 34 | 80.8 | Nnamdi Madubuike | DEF | BAL | 97 |
| 35 | 80.7 | Lavonte David | DEF | TB | 96 |
| 36 | 80.5 | Carl Granderson | DEF | NO | 96 |
| 37 | 80.3 | DeForest Buckner | DEF | IND | 96 |
| 38 | 80.3 | Kenny Moore II | DEF | IND | 96 |
| 39 | 80.3 | Brian Burns | DEF | CAR | 96 |
| 40 | 80.2 | Harold Landry III | DEF | TEN | 96 |
| 41 | 79.5 | Ifeatu Melifonwu | DEF | DET | 96 |
| 42 | 79.3 | Christian Barmore | DEF | NE | 96 |
| 43 | 78.5 | Jessie Bates | DEF | ATL | 95 |
| 44 | 78.3 | Boye Mafe | DEF | SEA | 95 |
| 45 | 78.1 | Ernest Jones | DEF | LAR | 95 |
| 46 | 78.1 | Alex Highsmith | DEF | PIT | 95 |
| 47 | 77.7 | Greg Rousseau | DEF | BUF | 95 |
| 48 | 77.6 | Samson Ebukam | DEF | IND | 95 |
| 49 | 77.5 | Darious Williams | DEF | JAX | 95 |
| 50 | 77.1 | Rasul Douglas | DEF | BUF | 95 |
| 51 | 77 | Ed Oliver | DEF | BUF | 95 |
| 52 | 76.5 | Malcolm Koonce | DEF | LV | 94 |
| 53 | 76.5 | Demario Davis | DEF | NO | 94 |
| 54 | 76.4 | Charles Omenihu | DEF | KC | 94 |
| 55 | 76.3 | Andrew Van Ginkel | DEF | MIA | 94 |
| 56 | 76.3 | Jadeveon Clowney | DEF | BAL | 94 |
| 57 | 76.2 | Jeffery Simmons | DEF | TEN | 94 |
| 58 | 75.9 | Nik Bonitto | DEF | DEN | 94 |
| 59 | 75.6 | Cam Taylor-Britt | DEF | CIN | 93 |
| 60 | 75.1 | Dayo Odeyingbo | DEF | IND | 93 |
| 61 | 75 | Leonard Floyd | DEF | BUF | 93 |
| 62 | 74.9 | Jason Pinnock | DEF | NYG | 93 |
| 63 | 74.8 | Terrel Bernard | DEF | BUF | 93 |
| 64 | 74.7 | Jamin Davis | DEF | WAS | 93 |
| 65 | 74 | Charvarius Ward | DEF | SF | 93 |
| 66 | 73.8 | George Karlaftis | DEF | KC | 92 |
| 67 | 73.6 | Yaya Diaby | DEF | TB | 92 |
| 68 | 73.5 | Greg Newsome II | DEF | CLE | 92 |
| 69 | 73.3 | Kenny Clark | DEF | GB | 92 |
| 70 | 73.3 | Bryce Huff | DEF | NYJ | 92 |
| 71 | 73.2 | Daron Payne | DEF | WAS | 92 |
| 72 | 73.2 | Nicholas Morrow | DEF | PHI | 92 |
| 73 | 73.2 | Ja'Quan McMillian | DEF | DEN | 92 |
| 74 | 73 | Travon Walker | DEF | JAX | 92 |
| 75 | 72.5 | Kyzir White | DEF | ARI | 91 |
| 76 | 72.4 | Frankie Luvu | DEF | CAR | 91 |
| 77 | 72.3 | DeMarcus Lawrence | DEF | DAL | 91 |
| 78 | 72.3 | Quinnen Williams | DEF | NYJ | 91 |
| 79 | 72.2 | Darius Slay | DEF | PHI | 91 |
| 80 | 72.2 | Jordyn Brooks | DEF | SEA | 91 |
| 81 | 72.1 | Mike Hilton | DEF | CIN | 91 |
| 82 | 72 | D.J. Wonnum | DEF | MIN | 91 |
| 83 | 71.8 | Jalen Thompson | DEF | ARI | 91 |
| 84 | 71.7 | Foyesade Oluokun | DEF | JAX | 90 |
| 85 | 71.5 | E.J. Speed | DEF | IND | 90 |
| 86 | 71.4 | Byron Murphy | DEF | MIN | 90 |
| 87 | 71.4 | Vita Vea | DEF | TB | 90 |
| 88 | 71.2 | Rashan Gary | DEF | GB | 90 |
| 89 | 70.9 | Christian Wilkins | DEF | MIA | 90 |
| 90 | 70.8 | Sheldon Rankins | DEF | HOU | 90 |
| 91 | 70.4 | Tyrique Stevenson | DEF | CHI | 89 |
| 92 | 70.4 | Patrick Queen | DEF | BAL | 89 |
| 93 | 70.4 | Jonathon Cooper | DEF | DEN | 90 |
| 94 | 70.4 | Kwon Alexander | DEF | PIT | 90 |
| 95 | 70.2 | T.J. Edwards | DEF | CHI | 89 |
| 96 | 70.2 | P.J. Locke | DEF | DEN | 89 |
| 97 | 70.1 | Tremaine Edmunds | DEF | CHI | 89 |
| 98 | 70.1 | Josh Metellus | DEF | MIN | 89 |
| 99 | 70.1 | Paulson Adebo | DEF | NO | 89 |
| 100 | 69.6 | Micah McFadden | DEF | NYG | 89 |
* DEF is a box-score impact score, not a true rating — it misses coverage and snap share. See methodology.