Here's the top 10 entering the 2022 season: 1. Okereke is a solid stand-in next to Leonard. You are not logged in. Pratt didnt miss many tackles as a run defender, either, whiffing on just 5.9% of opportunities after three straight seasons above 10% to start his career. 2021 PFF grade: 84.3 (2nd of 89). 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/reg/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. Divine Deablo had some interesting moments as a rookie in 2021 and is worth keeping an eye on. There are also linebackers who are at their best in coverage, which is useful for todays NFL. PFFs Fantasy Strength of Schedule (SoS) metric provides a league-wide, season-long view of opponent matchups for each fantasy position. David also graded out as the No. Hes great at every aspect of linebacker play. Pratts 90.1 coverage grade was the best mark in the NFL. In 2019 and 2021 with the Ravens, he graded out to 80.0 and 74.8, respectively. Only Micah Parsons graded out higher than Werner among first-year linebackers last season. Devin Lloyd and Nakobe Dean will be the talk of the class and likely the only two first-round linebacker prospects in 2022, but there's still a lot of talent at the position on Days 2 and 3 of the draft. His 18 quarterback pressures ranked fourth among off-ball linebackers, as Patriots head coach Bill Belichick continued to deploy the 6-foot-3, 260-pounder all over the place in his constantly evolving defense. Parsons was the No. However, he will have to get better in coverage. 3 linebackers Seahawks should . Seahawks LB Jordyn Brooks ranked No. Fred Warner (San Francisco 49ers) earned the top spot and Darius Leonard (Indianapolis Colts). For the purposes of these rankings, we are looking only at true off-ball linebackers, as 3-4 outside linebackers though designated as linebackers are in truth edge rushers. With Smith entering the final year of his rookie deal, Spotrac believes he's in line to sign a five-year, $88.18 million extension. Brown has seen his play taper off after a really nice sophomore campaign in 2018 in which he posted an 81.2 grade. More Stats. The ACC consisted of 14 members in two divisions. The rest of 1A should surprise no one, with this group almost filling out the consensus top-five linebackers in ADP terms,. Parsons is already one of the best defensive playmakers in the NFL as he enters just his second season in the league, but its difficult to rank him purely as an off-the-ball linebacker. Pittsburgh Steelers (94/100) Cameron Heyward was second behind only Aaron Donald in PFF's grades of interior defensive linemen last season. 2 in the NFL, only trailing Fred Warner and the San Francisco 49ers. Asamoah is undersized at 6-foot-1, 228 pounds, but he possesses sideline-to-sideline range. Foyesade Oluokun, JAC: New team, new official scorer. Here are PFF's top 32 linebackers ahead of the 2021 NFL season. . Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indianapolis Colts outside linebacker Darius Leonard (53) reacts to a play in the first half against the Las Vegas Raiders at Lucas Oil Stadium. 3 Rams make PFF's top 101 players of 2022 Teams AFC East Bills Dolphins Jets Patriots AFC North Bengals Browns Ravens Steelers AFC South Colts Jaguars Texans Titans AFC West Broncos Chargers. 6 defense in the league last year, and Smith was a big reason why. He recorded 122 combined tackles, four interceptions and a whopping eight forced fumbles, which led the league. The Falcons defense has fallen apart around him, and he no longer has a free run to the football as often as he did when he was playing his best football. Overall, White has had an incredible start to his career, as he's picked up All-Pro honors, a Pro Bowl bid and a Super Bowl ring in just three years. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. Subscribe to PFF+ to unlock An error occured while loading Position Grades. 1. Gary Cosby Jr./USA TODAY Sports (Dean); Jasen Vinlove/USA TODAY Sports (Ojabo) 1. The Jaguars replaced Jack with Oluokun, who also has outstanding physical traits. Philadelphia brought Edwards back in 2022 on a one-year, $2.15 million deal at a position they have all but refused to invest in with top draft capital or free-agent dollars in many years, but Edwards may put the Eagles positional value to the test this offseason if they want to keep him around. 6 in the NFL in sacks and No. ECR VS. ADP. 2021 Snaps: 979 No linebacker corps gets its collective noses dirtier than the Patriots' unit. 2021 Snaps: 679 He signed a monster five-year, $95 million extension last July, and is worth it considering he's just 25. 2021 PFF grade: 60.4 (30th of 89). After looking like one of the worst linebackers in the NFL for a few years in Green Bay, Blake Martinez rebounded with a solid season in 2020 in New York before succumbing to injury early in the 2021 campaign. The 2022 season was Long's first as a full-time starter at middle linebacker, but he's made the most of opportunities in the past. Van Noy has now had stints in Detroit and Miami, but his good PFF grades are almost exclusively reserved for his time in the Patriots defense. Vander Esch has had an up and down first four years in the NFL, but the talent that made him a first-round pick in 2018 still flashes on occasion and will certainly draw attention. He may be coming off one of his worst statistical seasons in recent memory, but he also missed five games with injury. However, he earned an additional $500,000 in incentives along with a trip to the Super Bowl, so it couldve been worse, all things considered. Leonard burst onto the scene with 163 combined tackles, seven sacks, four forced fumbles and two interceptions in his rookie season back in 2018. 2022 (146 FBS TEs, minimum 20 targets) Yards per route run: 25th; PFF receiving grade: 12th; YAC: 7th; 2021 (133 FBS TEs, minimum 20 targets) Yards per route run: 94th; PFF receiving grade: 111th . On Tuesday, PFF's Seth Galina released his linebacker rankings for all 32 teams in the NFL. Parsons lined up as an edge rusher on 40.6% of his snaps as a rookie, and thats where he did the bulk of his damage. The entire schedule was released on January 31, 2022. He has top-notch natural coverage skills for a linebacker his size, but everything else is a work in progress. Offensive Line | Quarterback | Backfield | Pass-Catcher | Secondary | Linebackers | Special Teams) 2022 NFL Defensive Line Rankings Below is every team ranked 1-32 by how their defensive line shapes up for 2022. According to PFF, T.J. Edwards was the 10 th-ranked linebacker in 2021 but is still unproven and only has started 30 games in the NFL. The best linebackers in todays league are elite coverage players, but they can also affect the game in other ways. You must be logged in and create a league profile to apply custom fantasy scoring to the stats, projections and rankings pages. Andersen is a converted running back and quarterback who, in his lone full season at linebacker, racked up an absurd 67 stops. That flexibility is tremendously valuable to the Dallas defense, but Parsons could take his game to another level if he shows development off the ball in Year 2. From Week 9 of 2020 through Jewells injury in Week 2 of this season, his 79.8 overall grade ranked fourth among off-ball linebackers and his 79.5 coverage grade ranked fifth. Leonard was a beast in stopping the run, as his 91.1 PFF run defense grade was second among all defenders in 2021 -- not just linebackers. Login or Register Projections: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DEF | DL | LB | DB Click here to view PFF's full IDP rankings for the 2022 season and tiers for the defensive linemen and defensive backs. The former undrafted free agent is in for a big pay raise this offseason after making the absolute most of his one-year deal. NFL free agency is a year-round process, as teams scout opposing players in an effort to defeat them during the year and perhaps sign them in the offseason. Al-Shaair is in line to get paid as a free agent after teammatesFred Warner and Dre Greenlawfind themselves among the 16 highest-paid off-ball linebackers in the NFL. A quick thread on the most efficient coverage scheme for linebacker tackling since 2019, per @PFF: Cover-2 has allowed for >15% tackle efficiency for LBs since 2019 (average being 11-13%) acting as a true edge for #FFIDP leagues! He was arguably the best player on the best college defense of all time but slipped into the third round of the draft with some potential medical red flags. Though he's 32 years old, David hasn't taken a major step backwards just yet. 11 among linebackers,) his AV of 8 was tied for No. Zach Cunningham, if nothing else, stops the run. Nakobe Dean was widely considered to be a potential first-round pick before the 2022 NFL Draft. In 10 seasons, he has been named an All-Pro eight times, made the Pro Bowl eight times and led the NFL in tackles twice. The Steelers brought in former Jaguar Myles Jack to play alongside him. He was not as good a coverage or run-stopping linebacker as he was as a pass rusher, but his talent makes you think he will figure it out shortly. No. This is likely a polarizing selection. 2021 Snaps: 323 1. One of the best off-ball linebackers of his generation, David is still playing at an extremely high level and may benefit from New Orleans Saints linebacker Demario Davis and Los Angeles Rams linebacker Bobby Wagner playing very good football well into their 30s on recently signed contracts of their own. heading into 2022, here's how each team's linebacking corps stacks up. Click here for PFF's full list of top 100 free agents. He put forth a monster rookie season in 2019 but hasnt quite attained the same highs in subsequent seasons. Jayron Kearse was a top 10 strong safety by their own metric. Its hard to overstate Fred Warners effect on the 49ers' defense in their run to the NFC championship in 2021. Devin Lloyd, Utah BIG BOARD RANK: 15 Therefore, they are included in our defensive line rankings despite dropping into coverage at times. NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowler. Wilson showed in the playoffs that he could finally have answered a real problem area for the Cincinnati Bengals, showing up with multiple excellent PFF game grades and making plays in coverage. Wagner is no longer with the Seattle Seahawks, signing with the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Ramsthis offseason. David has been consistent, as only one linebacker has recorded more tackles since he entered the league, and that player is found later on in this list. A defender who can blow up screen plays and make takedowns in the open field. The Georgia product was named second-team All-Pro in 2020 and 2021, and recorded a career-high 163 combined tackles last year -- which ranked fifth among all linebackers. It had been three full seasons since his best play, and that best play was nowhere near elite. Fred Warner, San Francisco 49ers The 49ers struck gold when they drafted Warner in the third round in 2018. Still, the Rams ranked fourth in the NFL last season in zone coverages (82.60%). Those tools caused Edwards to go undrafted despite an excellent college career, and he had to fight his way into a starting job by excelling in the preseason and on special teams. Jordyn Brooks is an ascending star who will get more snaps this year. Both players posted the highest grades of their career, helping the Bengals to a Super Bowl appearance. The soon-to-be 30-year-old is a solid all-around off-ball linebacker who has three straight seasons logging at least 750 snaps, and he took a major leap in 2022 with the. Projected contract: Two years, $14.5 million ($7.25M per year), $8.5 million total guaranteed, PFF Free Agency Rank: 99 Even Micah Parsons a Defensive Player of the Year candidate as a rookie put up middling run-defense and tackling grades in his first year in Dallas. Luckily for the Philadelphia Eagles, he was still available in the third round. They're both veteran defenders, and they happened to lead the team in snaps played last season. Cole Holcomb, WAS: Impressive young linebacker who could see the numbers improve in 2022. Now, it remains to be seen if Campbell can replicate his 2021 campaign, but based off of how he played last year, Campbell deserves a place on this list. Hightower will be 32 years old in Week 1 of 2022, but there's an argument that taking the 2020 season off has his body refreshed and revitalized. Typically, David is the ideal linebacker for IDP. Roquan Smith has had an up-and-down NFL career so far, and the team will be hoping he can bounce back from a 47.1 grade last season. Perryman was looking for a new contract heading into 2022 but ultimately played out the year, earning a strong 80.5 run-defense grade. Nevertheless, he is clearly an ascending young player contributing immensely to Tennessees defense that finished first in expected points added per rush allowed on the season. Edmunds made huge strides in coverage in 2022, a major weakness in his game through his first four seasons. They happily scooped up the extremely talented Georgia linebacker. This is a case of one elite linebacker pulling along another whose narrative hasnt really matched his production. His 62 run stops over the last two seasons ranks ninth among off-ball linebackers, and his 18 tackles for loss or no gain is tied for 14th. After looking like one of the worst linebackers in the NFL for a few years in Green Bay. Monson ranked Long, who has been an absolute steal since being drafted in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL draft, as the No. PFF analyzes every player and every play of every game in the 2022 NFL season. Josey Jewell and Jonas Griffith should be the starters, with free agent signing Alex Singleton looking for snaps, as well. We thought about if Parsons should even be included in this list since he played a fair amount of pass-rusher last season, but the bottom line is that Parsons is a great linebacker who can wear several different hats on defense. 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He tallied a career-high six pass breakups in 2022. David missed five games in 2021 due to injury, but he still had a solid season, recording 97 combined tackles. JaWhaun Bentley is a hard-nosed player like his counterpart Mack Wilson. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. The Georgia Bulldogs have a 12 players participating at the 2023 NFL combine. The grades for the Detroit Lions in their 9-8 campaign offer up an analytically-based glimpse of how the Lions performed. Elandon Roberts and Jerome Baker are average linebackers who have just one 70.0-plus season grade among their 10 combined years in the NFL. With both Bengals starting safeties in Jessie Bates III and Vonn Bell pending free agents, a big extension for wide receiver Tee Higgins likely in play and fellow off-ball linebacker Logan Wilson also eligible for an extension after the season, its possible Pratt hits the market even after a career year. NFL 2022 Draft Positional Rankings: Linebackers By Jacob Wayne | Mar 30, 2022, 1:34pm #1: Devin Lloyd - Utah #2: Nakobe Dean - Georgia #3: Chad Muma - Wyoming #4: Leo Chenal - Wisconsin #5: Christian Harris - Alabama #6: Brian Asamoah - Oklahoma #7: Brandon Smith - Penn State #8: Channing Tindall - Georgia #9: Damone Clark - LSU Mosley, Foye Oluokun. 88 selection in the 2019 NFL Draft. Lavonte David has been one of the best linebackers in the league for almost a decade, whereas teammate Devin White has not graded above the 51.9 mark he attained as a rookie. Jack is now trying to reboot his career in Pittsburgh after suffering similar ill-fortune in Jacksonville. They also signed linebacker Myles Jack and D-lineman Larry Ogunjobi. Consequently, the list of consistently elite players is far shorter than for other positions, and there is much more volatility in this position group. Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports. Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Chicago Bears inside linebacker Roquan Smith (58) stares into the backfield during pre-game at Nissan Stadium. Aug 9, 2022. The 12th. Seahawks only have one player in PFF's top-40 graded edge defenders Teams AFC East Bills Dolphins Jets Patriots AFC North Bengals Browns Ravens Steelers AFC South Colts Jaguars Texans Titans AFC. Ranking NFL's top 10 linebackers entering 2022: New No. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports. Parsons lined up as an edge rusher on 40.6% of his snaps as a rookie, and thats where he did the bulk of his damage. The folks over at PFF are going through the process of creating rankings and tiers for every position ahead of the 2022 NFL season. NFL NFL Home Tools NFL Scores NFL Premium Stats NFL Player Grades Free Agent Rankings QB Annual 2022 His 913 snaps for the Raiders last season was a career-high mark and more than doubled his previous best. The scheme plays a part in them making some plays. Singleton earned a career-best 82.6 run-defense grade that ranked eighth among off-ball linebackers, tallying more than 100 tackles for the second year in a row, with his two-year total of 212 ranking sixth among off-ball linebackers. He had been one of the more consistent players at the position in the NFL, and so theres a chance he regains his form. This group could rank much higher by the end of next season. Vander Eschs 70.8 grade is his best since his rookie season in 2018, and he also set career highs in missed tackle rate (6.5%) and yards allowed per coverage snap (0.49). The Penn State product ranked No. The Rams attacked the linebacker position this offseason, adding Bobby Wagner. 1 linebacker according to PFF, with a grade of 89.7. Honorable mentions: Tremaine Edmunds, Matt Milano, Logan Wilson, Shaq Thompson, Alexander Johnson, Deion JonesJeremiah Owusu-Koramoah,Zach Cunningham, Anthony Walker, C.J. Anzalone has always shown promise but is probably better coming off the bench, especially after finishing with a bottom-10 overall grade among 94 qualifying linebackers in 2021. Some may think Wagner is too high on this list, and while he took a small step backwards in 2021, he's still one of the best linebackers in the NFL. Milano has put up outstanding PFF grades in both coverage and against the run but has struggled to put it all together over one season. The league may be trending ever more toward the passing game, but there is still a place in the NFL for linebackers who are excellent run defenders first and foremost. If you go back and watch him play throughout his rookie season, you'll not only see a talented pass-rusher, but a good linebacker that can read and react quickly. He was All-Pro just one year ago, and has been a leader for this Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense since the days when the franchise was going 2-14. Campbell is a one-year wonder at the moment, but that year was All-Pro caliber and the most recent thing we have seen from him. Singleton has had quite the career path to this point, finally reaching unrestricted free agency ahead of the 2023 season after entering the NFL as an undrafted free agent of the Seattle Seahawks in 2015. Contract projection: Available in PFF's free agency rankings. For all the young players' struggles, there are a lot of promising linebackers who have the talent to become elite players at this level. Smith is a complete athletic projection. . Here's what PFF wrote about Wagner's season. Maybe the most volatile position in football, linebackers have seen their worth in the NFL fluctuate over the years. 2021 PFF grade: 50.6 (51st of 89). PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. However, both Mike Williams and Tee Higgins didn't get a whole lot of love and are lower on the list. Rankings&Projections |WR/CB Matchup Chart |NFL & NCAA Betting Dashboards | NFL Player Props Tool | NFL & NCAA Power Rankings The soon-to-be 30-year-old is a solid all-around off-ball linebacker who has three straight seasons logging at least 750 snaps, and he took a major leap in 2022 with the Denver Broncos.
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