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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

J.Reed NYJ 30 22 5 2 73% DT 33

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

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

C.Okeafor SF 32 22 6 1 68% DE 34

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

M.Simoneau ATL 32 21 6 3 65% LB 33

R.Burnett BAL 33 21 6 1 63% DE 34

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

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

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

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

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

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

C.Hunt GB 26 21 7 1 80% DT 33

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

C.Hampton PIT 23 20 5 1 86% DT 30

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

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

L.King SEA 25 20 7 1 80% DE 32

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

M.Stroud JAC 29 19 4 2 65% DT 29

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

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

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

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

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

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

S.White TB 26 19 7 1 73% DE 31

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

B.Whittington CIN 22 18 2 1 81% DT 24

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

D.Walker DEN 66 18 7 7 27% CB