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TMW Defensive Player Ratings! TMW is proud to introduce our individual Defensive Player Ratings! The basic measure we begin with is how many "plays" a player makes -- this can be anything from a tackle to a deflected pass to forcing or recovering a fumble. One weakness of this approach is that the numbers below do not reflect the "opportunities" a player has to make the play , but at least gives us a sense of how active a player is on the field. Then we add in some new terminology:

Stop -- a defensive "Stop" is credited when a player's actions causes the offensive play to fail to get the necessary yardage to be deemed a "Success" (see our overview on Play Success Rates if you are not familiar with this subject).
Defeat -- a play is considered "defeated" if it's a 3rd or 4th down play that fails to get the needed yardage for a first down, if the play has negative net yardage, or if there is a fumble, interception or fumble recovery.
Median Yards -- this represents the median yards per defender's "play" or in other words where on the field the player is typically making his plays.
Stop Rate -- the percentage of a defender's plays that are also defensive Stops.
PM Rtg -- the TwoMinuteWarning overall "Playmaker" rating taking into account the above factors. Note that this rating is somewhat dependent on position, so linebackers having more opportunities will generally have the highest numbers. See our positional breakouts for more relevant comparisons.

A player needed a minimum Playmaker Rating of 20 to qualify for the list.

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Player Team Plays Stops Defeats Med
Yds Stop
Rate Pos PM Rtg

J.Miller CLE 114 79 37 1 69% LB 139

R.Lewis BAL 170 99 35 3 58% LB 168

M.Strahan NYG 73 58 34 0 79% DE 107

Z.Thomas MIA 163 92 32 3 56% LB 157

M.Barrow NYG 143 86 32 3 60% LB 147

E.Holmes PIT 119 68 30 3 57% LB 122

R.Colvin CHI 79 49 29 3 62% LB 94

J.Trotter PHI 127 72 29 4 56% LB 126

J.Seau SD 104 65 29 3 62% LB 115

J.Mobley DEN 95 61 28 3 64% LB 108

R.Porcher DET 56 42 28 1 75% DE 81

J.Gildon PIT 63 46 28 1 73% LB 87

J.Porter PIT 66 43 28 1 65% LB 84

C.Brown SEA 110 73 28 2 66% LB 123

D.Edwards KC 136 65 27 4 47% LB 119

J.Taylor MIA 77 55 27 2 71% DE 97

K.Bell PIT 83 54 27 2 65% LB 98

A.Simmons SEA 130 79 27 3 60% LB 132

L.Arrington WAS 107 64 27 3 59% LB 112

K.Brooking ATL 136 72 26 4 52% LB 125

P.Boulware BAL 71 53 26 1 74% LB 93

T.Spikes CIN 118 78 26 2 66% LB 128

C.Clemons NO 103 65 26 2 63% LB 112

J.Armstead NYG 88 54 26 3 61% LB 98

V.Holliday GB 82 71 25 1 86% DE 112

N.Wayne GB 94 60 25 3 63% LB 104

M.Patton KC 117 63 25 3 53% LB 111

J.Johnson NO 65 53 25 1 81% DE 91

J.Abraham NYJ 66 45 25 1 68% DE 83

R.Barber TB 86 43 25 4 50% CB 85

B.Simmons CIN 88 59 24 2 67% LB 101

P.Daniels CHI 60 43 23 1 71% DE 78

O.Gibson CIN 60 50 23 0 83% DT 85

S.Rogers DET 83 66 23 1 79% DT 106

K.Holmes NYG 61 45 23 2 73% DE 80

M.Caldwell PHI 103 55 23 3 53% LB 99

T.Vincent PHI 99 46 23 5 46% CB 89

S.Rice TB 51 41 23 0 80% DE 74

R.Wilson CIN 40 29 22 0 72% LB 59

M.Washington IND 95 53 22 3 55% LB 94

G.Walker JAC 47 40 22 0 85% DT 71

T.Brackens JAC 47 38 22 0 80% DE 69

B.Dawkins PHI 87 39 22 5 44% S 78

L.Fletcher STL 126 64 22 4 50% LB 111

G.Wistrom STL 57 43 22 1 75% DE 76

P.Kerney ATL 48 34 21 1 70% DE 65

J.Sharper BAL 120 71 21 3 59% LB 116

M.McCrary BAL 52 43 21 0 82% DE 74

B.Urlacher CHI 124 63 21 4 50% LB 109

G.Ellis DAL 65 42 21 2 64% DE 76

D.Sharper GB 109 38 21 8 34% S 81

T.McBride GB 44 26 21 5 59% S 56

C.Bratzke IND 61 44 21 1 72% DE 77

J.Farrior NYJ 150 61 21 5 40% LB 112

M.Lewis NYJ 111 59 21 4 53% LB 102

W.Thomas OAK 94 53 21 3 56% LB 93

G.Jackson OAK 70 45 21 2 64% DT 80

R.Harrison SD 120 58 21 5 48% S 103

D.McCleon STL 87 40 21 6 45% CB 78

J.Kearse TEN 38 30 21 0 78% DE 59

J.Foreman BUF 100 48 20 4 48% LB 88

M.Rucker CAR 59 42 20 2 71% DE 74

D.Woodson DAL 88 47 20 4 53% S 85

E.Brown DEN 91 41 20 4 45% S 79

B.Harris GB 108 65 20 3 60% LB 107

H.Nickerson JAC 126 54 20 5 42% LB 99

C.Hovan MIN 48 42 20 0 87% DT 72

R.Phifer NE 102 59 20 3 57% LB 98

W.McGinest NE 37 29 20 0 78% DE 56

G.Biekert OAK 112 71 20 3 63% LB 113

C.Scott PIT 100 37 20 7 37% CB 77

R.Johnson SD 41 36 20 0 87% DE 64

E.Robinson TEN 79 43 20 4 54% LB 79

K.Lang WAS 71 49 20 2 69% DE 83

K.Newman BUF 86 42 19 4 48% LB 78

W.Holdman CHI 116 53 19 5 45% LB 95

C.Fuller CLE 113 42 19 7 37% CB 84

D.Nguyen DAL 115 56 19 4 48% LB 98

T.Pryce DEN 45 39 19 1 86% DT 67

R.Morris IND 115 63 19 3 54% LB 105

E.McDaniel MIN 75 45 19 3 60% LB 79

S.Knight NO 111 40 19 6 36% S 81

B.Hamilton NE 58 46 19 1 79% DE 77

C.Simon PHI 51 40 19 1 78% DT 69

B.Taylor PHI 59 35 19 2 59% CB 66

M.Wiley SD 50 37 19 1 74% DE 66

A.Archuleta STL 60 32 19 4 53% S 63

B.Young STL 43 31 19 1 72% DE 59

D.Brooks TB 123 66 19 3 53% LB 110

R.Godfrey TEN 81 51 19 2 62% LB 86

K.Carter TEN 41 35 19 0 85% DE 62

J.Smith CIN 59 47 18 2 79% DE 77

D.Rudd CLE 103 50 18 4 48% LB 89

K.Gbaja-Biamila GB 26 20 18 -6 76% DE 43

K.Wong MIN 104 53 18 4 50% LB 92

B.Short NYG 66 37 18 3 56% LB 68

R.Mickens NYJ 72 29 18 6 40% CB 61

J.Randle SEA 37 30 18 0 81% DT 55

D.Smith SF 114 53 18 4 46% LB 94

J.Evans TEN 54 49 18 0 90% DT 78

S.Rolle TEN 69 29 18 7 42% CB 61

K.Lassiter ARI 122 30 17 8 24% S 71

R.Woodson BAL 88 30 17 7 34% S 65

A.Winfield BUF 93 37 17 7 39% CB 73

G.Warren CLE 70 49 17 1 70% DT 80

A.Wilson DEN 91 46 17 3 50% LB 81

S.Payne JAC 55 45 17 2 81% DT 73

K.Hardy JAC 72 36 17 4 50% LB 67

D.Clemons KC 50 39 17 1 78% DE 66

E.Warfield KC 88 29 17 8 32% CB 64

K.Mitchell NO 92 47 17 4 51% LB 82

S.Williams NYG 107 45 17 5 42% S 83

H.Douglas PHI 47 34 17 1 72% DL 60

L.Carson SD 38 33 17 1 86% DT 58

A.Carter SF 50 39 17 1 78% DE 66

L.Schulters SF 71 31 17 8 43% S 62

B.Young SF 40 34 17 0 85% DT 59

A.Williams STL 92 42 17 5 45% CB 77

L.Little STL 28 21 17 -2 75% DE 44

J.Lynch TB 94 49 17 3 52% S 85

G.Favors TEN 50 32 17 2 64% LB 59

D.Green WAS 45 25 17 5 55% CB 51

R.McKinnon ARI 151 73 16 4 48% LB 119

R.Fredrickson ARI 96 60 16 3 62% LB 95

T.Hall ATL 56 42 16 1 75% DT 69

S.Dronett ATL 41 32 16 1 78% DT 56

C.Harris BAL 91 43 16 6 47% S 77

A.Thomas BAL 36 27 16 0 75% DE 50

N.Clements BUF 81 30 16 7 37% CB 62

D.Evans CAR 83 30 16 6 36% CB 63

D.McCutcheon CLE 82 35 16 6 42% CB 67

D.O'Neal DEN 95 37 16 8 38% CB 72

B.Romanowski DEN 69 33 16 4 47% LB 63

M.McKenzie GB 79 41 16 5 51% CB 73

C.Nwokorie IND 45 30 16 2 66% DE 55

T.Sawyer MIN 62 43 16 2 69% DE 71

L.Hall MIN 65 37 16 3 56% LB 66

D.Howard NO 57 41 16 2 71% DE 68

T.Law NE 80 27 16 7 33% CB 59

J.Sehorn NYG 78 37 16 6 47% CB 69

M.Jones NYJ 138 66 16 4 47% LB 110

A.Smith PIT 30 27 16 0 90% DE 49

J.Parrella SD 68 54 16 2 79% DT 84

J.Webster SF 90 33 16 7 36% CB 67

M.Coleman WAS 42 28 16 1 66% DE 52

B.Smith ATL 33 24 15 0 72% DE 46

A.Schobel BUF 47 33 15 2 70% DE 57

D.Coakley DAL 103 55 15 3 53% LB 91

M.Myers DAL 60 44 15 1 73% DT 71

P.Surtain MIA 74 34 15 5 45% CB 64

L.Glover NO 48 40 15 1 83% DT 65

R.Seymour NE 49 29 15 2 59% DT 54

R.Lyle NYJ 41 26 15 1 63% DE 49

O.Ruff SD 79 43 15 3 54% LB 74

G.Dixon SD 67 38 15 4 56% LB 66

A.Plummer SF 79 36 15 5 45% CB 67

J.Peterson SF 59 31 15 3 52% LB 58

D.Jackson TB 73 24 15 11 32% S 54

T.Rogers CLE 44 38 14 1 86% DE 61

B.Noble DAL 40 31 14 2 77% DT 53

C.Cota IND 101 41 14 6 40% S 75

G.Wesley KC 91 33 14 7 36% S 65

D.Ransom KC 56 37 14 2 66% DT 62

G.Cadrez KC 34 17 14 4 50% LB 38

T.Cousin MIA 56 26 14 5 46% CB 51

L.Bromell MIA 32 25 14 3 78% DE 45

D.Smith NO 75 45 14 2 60% LB 74

K.Mathis NO 89 34 14 6 38% CB 66

F.Thomas NO 77 34 14 6 44% CB 63

O.Smith NE 78 31 14 6 39% CB 61

T.Jones NE 62 21 14 9 33% S 47

C.Woodson OAK 68 27 14 7 39% CB 55

C.Cooper OAK 24 20 14 0 83% DT 39

D.Burgess PHI 29 22 14 1 75% DE 42

R.McNeil SD 90 28 14 8 31% CB 60

J.Zgonina STL 41 33 14 1 80% DT 55

W.Sapp TB 37 30 14 1 81% DT 51

J.Fisk TEN 43 35 14 1 81% DT 58

R.McQuarters CHI 92 37 13 6 40% CB 68

B.Boyer CLE 70 35 13 4 50% LB 62

G.Spires CLE 33 24 13 1 72% DE 44

P.Zellner DAL 47 36 13 2 76% DE 58

B.Green DET 81 29 13 5 35% LB 58

T.Slaughter JAC 55 34 13 2 61% LB 58

K.Thomas JAC 47 20 13 6 42% CB 42

E.Hicks KC 55 35 13 3 63% DE 59

L.Milloy NE 115 38 13 7 33% S 74

A.Pleasant NE 44 32 13 1 72% DE 54

S.Martin NYJ 62 38 13 3 61% DT 63

R.Coleman OAK 50 37 13 2 74% DL 60

K.Von Oelhoffen PIT 30 24 13 0 80% DE 43

J.Ulbrich SF 87 42 13 3 48% LB 72

A.McFarland TB 41 29 13 1 70% DT 50

K.Mitchell WAS 82 53 13 2 64% LB 82

D.Wilkinson WAS 27 25 13 0 92% DT 43

F.Wakefield ARI 43 33 12 1 76% DE 54

R.Buchanan ATL 89 27 12 8 30% CB 57

P.Williams BUF 60 44 12 2 73% DT 68

B.Buckner CAR 42 30 12 2 71% DT 50

C.Slade CAR 26 18 12 2 69% DL 35

B.Robinson CHI 52 37 12 1 71% DL 59

M.Roman CIN 57 20 12 6 35% CB 43

E.Little CLE 89 24 12 6 26% S 54

C.Brown CLE 26 20 12 0 76% DE 37

C.Claiborne DET 126 59 12 3 46% LB 96

J.Hall DET 35 21 12 2 60% DE 40

R.Wynn JAC 43 30 12 2 69% DE 51

A.Battles JAC 52 14 12 9 26% S 36

J.Bellamy NO 99 31 12 7 31% S 63

M.Vrabel NE 66 37 12 3 56% LB 61

M.Coleman NYJ 79 27 12 6 34% CB 55

M.Pope OAK 81 31 12 6 38% S 59

E.Alexander OAK 53 29 12 3 54% LB 52

D.Moore PHI 83 29 12 5 34% S 58

D.Washington PIT 96 32 12 7 33% CB 63

M.Logan PIT 31 15 12 5 48% S 33

R.Tongue SEA 88 24 12 9 27% S 54

A.Cochran SEA 31 23 12 1 74% DT 41

D.Bly STL 37 16 12 7 43% CB 35

S.Quarles TB 47 27 12 4 57% LB 48

K.Bulluck TEN 51 35 12 3 68% LB 57

S.Shade WAS 93 33 12 5 35% S 64

C.Bailey WAS 70 26 12 6 37% CB 52

C.Draft ATL 71 37 11 4 52% LB 62

S.Price BUF 37 23 11 3 62% DE 41

L.Towns CAR 91 55 11 2 60% LB 84

D.Hambrick CAR 55 36 11 2 65% LB 58

D.Morgan CAR 69 27 11 4 39% LB 52

W.Harris CHI 62 24 11 6 38% CB 47

T.Parrish CHI 71 21 11 9 29% S 46

M.Green CHI 61 19 11 9 31% S 42

T.Williams CIN 41 28 11 2 68% DT 47

V.Booker CIN 39 28 11 2 71% DE 47

O.Roye CLE 30 24 11 0 80% DE 41

K.Washington DEN 36 23 11 2 63% DE 41

N.Diggs GB 72 38 11 4 52% LB 63

E.Johnson IND 37 32 11 1 86% DT 50

W.Bartee KC 40 19 11 5 47% CB 38

D.Gardener MIA 30 27 11 1 90% DT 44

E.Kelly MIN 82 24 11 9 29% CB 51

N.Hand NO 34 28 11 2 82% DT 46

C.Oldham NO 29 21 11 3 72% DB 38

B.Cox NE 51 29 11 2 56% LB 50

C.Griffin NYG 64 39 11 3 60% DT 63

K.Hamilton NYG 35 31 11 1 88% DT 49

S.Ellis NYJ 42 31 11 2 73% DE 50

T.Bryant OAK 42 29 11 2 69% DE 48

B.Whiting PHI 30 23 11 2 76% DT 40

B.Alexander PIT 76 22 11 9 28% S 48

D.Townsend PIT 30 21 11 2 70% CB 38

R.Beckett SD 98 20 11 8 20% S 51

W.Williams SEA 87 35 11 7 40% CB 63

M.Fields STL 68 36 11 4 52% LB 61

J.Duncan TB 86 39 11 3 45% LB 67

B.Smith WAS 44 36 11 1 81% DE 56

R.Davis ARI 55 39 10 2 70% DT 60

P.Tillman ARI 84 21 10 7 25% S 48

A.Wilson ARI 32 17 10 6 53% DB 33

H.Crockett ATL 57 32 10 3 56% LB 53

D.Starks BAL 73 23 10 7 31% CB 48

B.Spoon BUF 62 30 10 2 48% LB 52

M.Brown CHI 71 21 10 9 29% S 45

M.Smith CLE 48 35 10 1 72% DT 55

C.McGlockton DEN 45 30 10 3 66% DT 49

L.Campbell DET 55 22 10 8 40% CB 43

S.Dotson GB 31 22 10 1 70% DT 38

J.Thierry GB 26 19 10 1 73% DE 34

D.Darius JAC 87 33 10 6 37% S 60

P.Spicer JAC 31 23 10 1 74% DE 39

D.Rodgers MIA 75 41 10 3 54% LB 66

K.Mixon MIA 46 32 10 2 69% DE 51

B.Walker MIA 82 23 10 6 28% S 49

L.Johnstone MIN 40 27 10 2 67% DE 45

R.Griffith MIN 68 20 10 6 29% S 44

T.Bruschi NE 76 40 10 3 52% LB 65

W.Allen NYG 55 23 10 6 41% CB 44

A.Dorsett OAK 82 21 10 10 25% S 47

T.James OAK 48 16 10 8 33% CB 36

L.Flowers PIT 65 30 10 5 46% S 53

C.Eaton SEA 58 44 10 1 75% DT 66

M.Sinclair SEA 41 30 10 2 73% DE 48

J.Engelberger SF 36 28 10 0 77% DE 45

D.Stubblefield SF 34 25 10 1 73% DT 42

A.Dyson TEN 77 27 10 8 35% CB 52

D.Jenkins TEN 52 18 10 8 34% DB 38

D.Barrett ARI 64 19 9 7 29% CB 41

C.McAlister BAL 81 28 9 7 34% CB 53

T.Siragusa BAL 30 24 9 1 80% DT 39

R.Hill BUF 54 26 9 5 48% S 46

T.Robertson BUF 28 19 9 2 67% DT 34

M.Minter CAR 89 26 9 8 29% S 53

D.Grant CAR 79 25 9 9 31% S 50

R.Anderson CAR 50 14 9 7 28% DB 33

K.Traylor CHI 33 24 9 1 72% DT 40

R.Bean CIN 48 18 9 7 37% CB 37

A.Henry CLE 60 15 9 8 25% CB 36

I.Gold DEN 27 11 9 6 40% LB 25

T.Lyght DET 70 22 9 9 31% CB 45

B.Lyon GB 22 17 9 0 77% DE 30

M.Peterson IND 68 31 9 4 45% LB 54

J.Williams IND 50 35 9 2 70% DT 54

J.Burris IND 65 24 9 8 36% DB 46

D.Macklin IND 72 20 9 9 27% DB 43

A.Beasley JAC 50 18 9 7 36% CB 37

T.Bowens MIA 46 37 9 1 80% DT 55

B.Marion MIA 82 16 9 9 19% S 41

A.Freeman MIA 41 18 9 6 43% S 35

J.Nelson MIN 38 19 9 4 50% LB 36

T.Johnson NE 51 25 9 3 49% LB 44

S.Garnes NYG 82 35 9 5 42% S 60

D.Russell OAK 45 28 9 3 62% DT 46

E.Allen OAK 70 21 9 7 30% CB 44

R.Upshaw OAK 31 25 9 2 80% DE 40

A.Harris PHI 34 15 9 6 44% CB 31

K.Lucas SEA 62 21 9 7 33% CB 42

C.Ahanotu STL 30 20 9 2 66% DE 35

D.Abraham TB 50 19 9 6 38% CB 38

B.Kelly TB 56 17 9 7 30% CB 37

R.Thompson ARI 85 43 8 4 50% LB 68

C.Chavous ARI 78 27 8 8 34% CB 51

R.Hill ARI 25 11 8 8 44% DB 24

J.Trapp BAL 32 16 8 5 50% CB 30

P.Hansen BUF 33 24 8 1 72% DE 39

K.Irvin BUF 42 14 8 7 33% CB 30

E.Flowers BUF 22 16 8 2 72% DE 28

L.Chester CAR 37 27 8 2 72% DT 42

S.Foley CIN 40 23 8 3 57% LB 39

D.Williams CIN 29 15 8 5 51% S 29

K.McKenzie CLE 19 16 8 0 84% DL 28

I.Reese DAL 29 10 8 6 34% CB 24

K.Pittman DEN 35 21 8 2 60% DE 36

T.Williams GB 98 28 8 9 28% CB 56

B.Scioli IND 35 25 8 2 71% DE 40

J.Craft JAC 60 26 8 5 43% CB 46

M.McCree JAC 50 23 8 5 46% S 41

R.Crockett KC 56 24 8 6 42% CB 43

F.Robbins MIN 29 21 8 2 72% DT 35

W.Peterson NYG 63 16 8 7 25% CB 37

V.Green NYJ 86 25 8 7 29% S 50

A.Glenn NYJ 48 19 8 6 39% CB 37

C.Emmons PHI 82 38 8 4 46% LB 62

P.Grasmanis PHI 20 17 8 1 85% DT 29

L.Kirkland SEA 104 54 8 3 51% LB 83

J.Winborn SF 48 20 8 6 41% LB 38

T.Polley STL 81 40 8 5 49% LB 64

T.Jackson STL 19 12 8 3 63% DT 24

M.Jones TB 26 19 8 1 73% DE 32

A.Morris TEN 49 18 8 7 36% S 36

H.Ford TEN 26 21 8 1 80% DT 34

D.Porter TEN 38 13 8 6 34% DB 29

F.Smoot WAS 45 19 8 6 42% CB 36

T.Burke ARI 26 16 7 2 61% DE 28

J.Lucas ARI 34 12 7 7 35% DB 26

R.Bradford ATL 63 23 7 7 36% S 43

E.Jasper ATL 29 20 7 1 68% DT 33

D.Vaughn ATL 26 9 7 7 34% CB 21

S.Adams BAL 25 19 7 1 76% DT 31

C.Lake BAL 31 13 7 7 41% DB 26

B.Fisher BUF 34 20 7 2 58% DT 34

K.Wright BUF 36 18 7 5 50% LB 32

K.Jenkins CAR 35 24 7 2 68% DT 38

D.Wells CAR 40 20 7 5 50% LB 35

S.Gilbert CAR 25 16 7 2 64% DT 28

J.Azumah CHI 55 18 7 7 32% CB 36

W.Rainer CLE 82 40 7 4 48% LB 63

K.Kennedy DEN 76 24 7 7 31% S 46

D.Walker DEN 66 18 7 7 27% CB 38

J.Spencer DEN 36 15 7 9 41% CB 29

T.Scroggins DET 29 17 7 2 58% DE 30

R.Rice DET 44 13 7 6 29% S 29

C.Kriewaldt DET 22 12 7 4 54% LB