NFL Defensive Line Grades 2026: DL Leaderboard

Qualified: played in at least half of his team's games. Everyone else still has a grade on his player page; he just isn't ranked yet.

Defensive grades use box-score stats, not play-level attribution, so they carry lower confidence than offense grades. Why?

Will Anderson Jr.

HOU · DL

Mason Graham

CLE · DL

Aidan Hutchinson

DET · DL

#	Player	Team	EPA/play	Success%	Grade
1	Will Anderson Jr.HOU · EPA -	HOU	-	-	99.8
2	Mason GrahamCLE · EPA -	CLE	-	-	99.3
3	Aidan HutchinsonDET · EPA -	DET	-	-	98.8
4	Leonard WilliamsSEA · EPA -	SEA	-	-	98.3
5	Zach AllenDEN · EPA -	DEN	-	-	97.8
6	Jeffery SimmonsTEN · EPA -	TEN	-	-	97.3
7	Malcolm KoonceLV · EPA -	LV	-	-	96.8
8	Malcolm RoachDEN · EPA -	DEN	-	-	95.8
9	Deone WalkerBUF · EPA -	BUF	-	-	95.8
10	Dexter LawrenceCIN · EPA -	CIN	-	-	95.8
11	Sheldon RankinsHOU · EPA -	HOU	-	-	94.6
12	Isaiah McGuireCLE · EPA -	CLE	-	-	94.6
13	DeForest BucknerIND · EPA -	IND	-	-	93.6
14	Jonathan AllenCIN · EPA -	CIN	-	-	93.6
15	Danielle HunterHOU · EPA -	HOU	-	-	92.9
16	Cameron HeywardPIT · EPA -	PIT	-	-	92.4
17	Maxx CrosbyLV · EPA -	LV	-	-	91.6
18	Cameron ThomasATL · EPA -	ATL	-	-	91.6
19	Travis JonesBAL · EPA -	BAL	-	-	90.9
20	Alim McNeillDET · EPA -	DET	-	-	90.1
21	A'Shawn RobinsonTB · EPA -	TB	-	-	90.1
22	Kwity PayeLV · EPA -	LV	-	-	89.4
23	Cedric JohnsonCIN · EPA -	CIN	-	-	88.4
24	George KarlaftisKC · EPA -	KC	-	-	88.4
25	Dayo OdeyingboCHI · EPA -	CHI	-	-	88.4
26	Jared VerseCLE · EPA -	CLE	-	-	87.2
27	Austin BookerCHI · EPA -	CHI	-	-	87.2
28	Josh Hines-AllenJAX · EPA -	JAX	-	-	86.0
29	Derrick HarmonPIT · EPA -	PIT	-	-	86.0
30	Jalen CarterPHI · EPA -	PHI	-	-	86.0
31	Keion WhiteSF · EPA -	SF	-	-	84.2
32	Quinnen WilliamsDAL · EPA -	DAL	-	-	84.2