ScoutIndex Rating · v2

2026 ratings — DEF

Position-relative, 0–99, from nflverse/nflfastR data. How it's computed →

Provisional. The 2026 season is still early, so no one has the 8 games needed to qualify. These are players on pace to qualify, and their ratings shift every week — treat them as a first read, not a verdict.

#	Rating	Player	Pos	Tm	GP	Pct
1	99	Greg Rousseau	DEF	BUF	6	100
2	99	T.J. Watt(ltd)	DEF	PIT	5	100
3	99	David Bailey	DEF	NYJ	6	100
4	99	Devin Lloyd(ltd)	DEF	CAR	4	100
5	98.5	Edgerrin Cooper(ltd)	DEF	GB	4	100
6	97.8	Will Anderson Jr.	DEF	HOU	6	99
7	93.4	Talanoa Hufanga(ltd)	DEF	DEN	5	99
8	92.9	Elijah Ponder	DEF	NE	6	99
9	91	Jalen Carter	DEF	PHI	6	99
10	90.9	Jeffery Simmons	DEF	TEN	6	99
11	90.9	Andrew Van Ginkel(ltd)	DEF	MIN	5	99
12	89.5	Dallas Turner(ltd)	DEF	MIN	5	99
13	89.4	Za'Darius Smith(ltd)	DEF	ATL	4	99
14	88.4	Bobby Okereke(ltd)	DEF	CAR	5	98
15	87.6	Kyle Hamilton	DEF	BAL	6	98
16	86.4	Mason Graham(ltd)	DEF	CLE	3	98
17	86.1	Budda Baker	DEF	ARI	6	98
18	85.9	Austin Booker	DEF	CHI	6	98
19	85.6	Boye Mafe(ltd)	DEF	CIN	5	98
20	85.2	Derrick Barnes(ltd)	DEF	DET	5	98
21	84.3	Chase Young	DEF	NO	6	97
22	84.3	Nick Herbig(ltd)	DEF	PIT	5	98
23	84.1	Josiah Trotter(ltd)	DEF	TB	5	97
24	83.7	D.J. Wonnum(ltd)	DEF	DET	5	97
25	83.1	Zach Allen	DEF	DEN	6	97
26	82.3	Nakobe Dean	DEF	LV	6	97
27	81.9	Kyle Van Noy(ltd)	DEF	MIN	4	97
28	81.9	Gracen Halton(ltd)	DEF	SF	5	97
29	81.7	Sam Kamara(ltd)	DEF	CLE	2	97
30	81.1	George Karlaftis(ltd)	DEF	KC	5	96
31	80.6	Jonathan Allen(ltd)	DEF	CIN	5	96
32	80.5	Jevon Holland	DEF	NYG	6	96
33	80.3	Quinnen Williams	DEF	DAL	6	96
34	80	Alex Highsmith(ltd)	DEF	PIT	5	96
35	79.9	Jalen Ramsey	DEF	PIT	6	96
36	79.8	Drake Thomas(ltd)	DEF	SEA	5	96
37	79.1	Byron Young	DEF	LAR	6	96
38	78.9	DeForest Buckner	DEF	IND	6	96
39	78.8	Barrett Carter(ltd)	DEF	CIN	5	95
40	78.6	Ernest Jones	DEF	SEA	6	95
41	78.5	Trenton Simpson	DEF	BAL	6	95
42	78.3	Arvell Reese	DEF	NYG	6	95
43	77.8	Zack Baun(ltd)	DEF	PHI	5	95
44	77.7	Deonte Banks(ltd)	DEF	NYG	4	95
45	77.7	Tuli Tuipulotu	DEF	LAC	6	95
46	77.6	Dexter Lawrence(ltd)	DEF	CIN	5	95
47	77.2	Aidan Hutchinson(ltd)	DEF	DET	5	95
48	77.1	Alim McNeill(ltd)	DEF	DET	5	94
49	77.1	Quincy Williams	DEF	CLE	6	94
50	77.1	Leonard Williams	DEF	SEA	6	94
51	77.1	Sonny Styles	DEF	WAS	6	94
52	77.1	Martin Emerson(ltd)	DEF	NO	4	94
53	76.9	Payton Wilson	DEF	PIT	6	94
54	76.9	Jacob Parrish(ltd)	DEF	TB	5	94
55	76.7	Carl Granderson(ltd)	DEF	NO	5	94
56	76.7	Evan Williams	DEF	GB	6	93
57	76.6	Nohl Williams(ltd)	DEF	KC	5	93
58	76.2	David Walker	DEF	TB	6	93
59	75.8	Jamel Dean(ltd)	DEF	PIT	5	93
60	75.8	Ja'Quan McMillian(ltd)	DEF	DEN	5	93
61	75.6	Julian Love(ltd)	DEF	SEA	5	93
62	75.3	Trent McDuffie(ltd)	DEF	LAR	5	93
63	75.3	Andrew Wingard(ltd)	DEF	ARI	4	93
64	75.2	Tavius Robinson	DEF	BAL	6	93
65	75.1	Lukas Van Ness	DEF	GB	6	92
66	75	Deone Walker	DEF	BUF	6	92
67	75	Roger McCreary(ltd)	DEF	DET	5	92
68	75	Blake Cashman(ltd)	DEF	MIN	5	92
69	74.7	Nik Bonitto	DEF	DEN	6	92
70	74.2	Christian Izien(ltd)	DEF	DET	4	92
71	74.1	Kingsley Enagbare(ltd)	DEF	NYJ	5	92
72	73.7	Maliek Collins	DEF	CLE	6	92
73	73.6	Danielle Hunter	DEF	HOU	6	91
74	73.2	Zach Sieler(ltd)	DEF	MIA	5	91
75	72.8	Khalil Mack	DEF	LAC	6	91
76	72.7	Odafe Oweh	DEF	WAS	6	91
77	72.7	Isaiah McGuire	DEF	CLE	6	91
78	72.7	Byron Murphy II	DEF	SEA	6	91
79	72.7	Quentin Lake	DEF	LAR	6	91
80	72.6	Dayo Odeyingbo(ltd)	DEF	CHI	5	91
81	72.1	Quinyon Mitchell	DEF	PHI	6	91
82	71.8	Drue Tranquill(ltd)	DEF	KC	5	90
83	71.6	Keisean Nixon	DEF	GB	6	90
84	71.5	Cooper DeJean	DEF	PHI	6	90
85	71.4	K'Lavon Chaisson	DEF	WAS	6	90
86	71.3	Jamien Sherwood	DEF	NYJ	6	90
87	71.1	Pete Werner	DEF	NO	6	90
88	70.9	Troy Dye(ltd)	DEF	LAC	5	90
89	70.7	Dillon Thieneman	DEF	CHI	6	90
90	70.4	Byron Murphy(ltd)	DEF	MIN	5	90
91	70.4	Keith Abney II(ltd)	DEF	DET	2	89
92	70.3	Nolan Smith	DEF	PHI	6	89
93	70.3	Leonard Taylor III(ltd)	DEF	NE	2	89
94	70.3	Xavier McKinney	DEF	GB	6	89
95	70.3	Hezekiah Masses	DEF	LV	6	89
96	70.1	Fred Warner	DEF	SF	6	89
97	70	Carson Schwesinger	DEF	CLE	6	89
98	69.9	Jacob Martin	DEF	TEN	6	89
99	69.9	Ventrell Miller	DEF	JAX	6	88
100	69.9	Mansoor Delane(ltd)	DEF	KC	4	88

* DEF is a box-score impact score, not a true rating — it misses coverage and snap share. See methodology.