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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

J.Woods KC 88 30 6 5 34% S 54

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

P.Phenix TEN 82 17 5 8 20% S 38

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

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

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

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

I.Bashir IND 81 18 3 8 22% DB 37

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

D.Terrell WAS 76 19 5 8 25% S 39

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

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

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

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

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

D.Hawthorne DAL 73 21 6 7 28% CB 42

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Z.Bronson SF 71 12 6 11 16% S 32

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

O.Thomas MIN 69 18 5 9 26% S 37

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

A.Hawkins CIN 68 20 6 7 29% CB 40

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

J.Hitchcock CAR 64 21 5 8 32% CB 39

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

T.Cody SD 64 20 6 8 31% CB 39

M.Robertson SEA 64 9 1 9 14% S 23

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

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

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

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

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

M.Edwards DAL 62 22 5 6 35% CB 39

G.Teague DAL 62 11 6 10 17% S 29

F.Bryant JAC 62 19 7 8 30% CB 38

M.Greenwood MIA 62 31 4 4 50% LB 47

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

D.Bush CLE 60 19 4 7 31% S 35

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

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

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

A.Ambrose ATL 59 18 6 9 30% CB 36

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

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

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

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

K.Schulz DET 58 13 5 8 22% S 30

T.Carter MIN 58 14 6 9 24% S 32

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

D.Robinson NYJ 58 13 5 8 22% S 30

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

K.Herring STL 58 9 6 14 15% S 27

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

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

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

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

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

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

T.Fair DET 56 20 5 6 35% CB 36

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

H.Thomas PHI 54 29 6 3 53% DT 46

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

A.Pierce WAS 54 20 6 5 37% LB 37

C.Carter CIN 53 10 6 10 18% S 27

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

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

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

P.Ellsworth CLE 52 18 5 8 34% DB 33

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

J.Armour CIN 50 17 4 6 34% S 31

C.Hall CIN 50 14 5 9 28% S 29

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

R.Tate MIN 49 16 7 9 32% CB 33

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

G.McBurrows ATL 47 13 4 7 27% S 26

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

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

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

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

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

K.Wright MIN 47 18 7 7 38% CB 34

S.Burton NYJ 47 34 6 2 72% DE 49

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

R.Holman SF 47 15 7 7 31% CB 31

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

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

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

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

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

A.Aldridge DET 45 24 6 4 53% LB 39

B.Jue GB 45 16 5 7 35% CB 30

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

B.Mitchell NE 45 26 7 3 57% DE 42

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

J.Flanigan GB 42 27 5 2 64% DT 40

L.Butler GB 42 13 3 7 30% S 24

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

R.Jones WAS 41 26 5 2 63% LB 39

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

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

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

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

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

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

M.Stevens NE 40 12 5 9 30% S 25

J.Harris OAK 40 13 6 6 32% S 27

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

B.Tanner ARI 39 26 5 2 66% DT 39

J.Williams CAR 39 27 6 2 69% DE 41

T.Washington CHI 39 28 5 2 71% DT 41

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

M.Steele DAL 39 24 6 3 61% LB 38

S.Madison MIA 39 19 7 5 48% CB 34

D.Carter MIN 39 18 7 4 46% DB 33

T.Tillman BUF 38 11 3 9 28% S 22

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

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

N.Webster TB 38 24 7 2 63% LB 39

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

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

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

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

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

R.Phillips IND 37 16 4 4 43% LB 27

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

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

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

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

T.Knight ARI 36 13 4 7 36% CB 24

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

L.Elliss DET 34 25 4 2 73% DT 36

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

L.Bush KC 34 18 5 4 52% LB 30