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Top 50
LB's

TMW Playmaker Ratings! TMW is proud to introduce our Top 50 Linebackers! 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 effected by position, so linebackers having more opportunities will generally have the highest numbers.

Also See: Defensive Ends | Defensive Tackles | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties

Top 50 Linebackers

Player	Team	Plays	Stops	Defeats	Med Yds	Stop Rate	PM Rtg
R.Lewis	BAL	170	99	35	3	58%	168
Z.Thomas	MIA	163	92	32	3	56%	157
M.Barrow	NYG	143	86	32	3	60%	147
J.Miller	CLE	114	79	37	1	69%	139
A.Simmons	SEA	130	79	27	3	60%	132
T.Spikes	CIN	118	78	26	2	66%	128
J.Trotter	PHI	127	72	29	4	56%	126
K.Brooking	ATL	136	72	26	4	52%	125
C.Brown	SEA	110	73	28	2	66%	123
E.Holmes	PIT	119	68	30	3	57%	122
R.McKinnon	ARI	151	73	16	4	48%	119
D.Edwards	KC	136	65	27	4	47%	119
J.Sharper	BAL	120	71	21	3	59%	116
J.Seau	SD	104	65	29	3	62%	115
G.Biekert	OAK	112	71	20	3	63%	113
C.Clemons	NO	103	65	26	2	63%	112
J.Farrior	NYJ	150	61	21	5	40%	112
L.Arrington	WAS	107	64	27	3	59%	112
M.Patton	KC	117	63	25	3	53%	111
L.Fletcher	STL	126	64	22	4	50%	111
M.Jones	NYJ	138	66	16	4	47%	110
D.Brooks	TB	123	66	19	3	53%	110
B.Urlacher	CHI	124	63	21	4	50%	109
J.Mobley	DEN	95	61	28	3	64%	108
B.Harris	GB	108	65	20	3	60%	107
R.Morris	IND	115	63	19	3	54%	105
N.Wayne	GB	94	60	25	3	63%	104
M.Lewis	NYJ	111	59	21	4	53%	102
B.Simmons	CIN	88	59	24	2	67%	101
H.Nickerson	JAC	126	54	20	5	42%	99
M.Caldwell	PHI	103	55	23	3	53%	99
D.Nguyen	DAL	115	56	19	4	48%	98
R.Phifer	NE	102	59	20	3	57%	98
J.Armstead	NYG	88	54	26	3	61%	98
K.Bell	PIT	83	54	27	2	65%	98
C.Claiborne	DET	126	59	12	3	46%	96
R.Fredrickson	ARI	96	60	16	3	62%	95
W.Holdman	CHI	116	53	19	5	45%	95
R.Colvin	CHI	79	49	29	3	62%	94
M.Washington	IND	95	53	22	3	55%	94
D.Smith	SF	114	53	18	4	46%	94
P.Boulware	BAL	71	53	26	1	74%	93
W.Thomas	OAK	94	53	21	3	56%	93
K.Wong	MIN	104	53	18	4	50%	92
D.Coakley	DAL	103	55	15	3	53%	91
D.Rudd	CLE	103	50	18	4	48%	89
J.Foreman	BUF	100	48	20	4	48%	88
J.Gildon	PIT	63	46	28	1	73%	87
R.Godfrey	TEN	81	51	19	2	62%	86
L.Towns	CAR	91	55	11	2	60%	84

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