Leonard Williams (79.8 PFF grade in 2020) and Dexter Lawrence (79.7) remain one of the best inside duos in the NFL. Shelby Harris, coming off an 88.3 overall grade in 2020, is one of the more underrated interior defenders in the NFL. They needed more of a pass-rushing presence after ranking 29th in the NFL in team pressure rate a season ago. Seattles defense has certainly been better than it was early in the year, but its still a far cry from being good. Whatever your favorite defensive statistic is, the Jets are probably the worst in the NFL at it. Robert Quinn was the best player on the Bears last season and one of the best defensive players in the league. Its not often that a team signs a defensive end to a four-year, $60 million contract in the offseason and gets worse at the position. Offense . highest PFF pass-rushing grade (69.9) since 2018, 111.8 passer rating (Shaquill Griffin) and a 90.3 passer rating (Tyson Campbell), notching 45 pressures and an 80.8 overall PFF grade. Why the Julio Jones trade benefits the Eagles, Where the Eagles land in a ranking of NFL's worst to first candidates in 2021, Eagles won't face Julio Jones in season opener after Falcons agree to trade star WR to the Titans, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. The Saints need that performance over the course of a full season opposite the always-reliable, San Franciscos defensive line went from borderline unblockable in 2019 to underwhelming in 2020. DeForest Buckner was everything Indianapolis hoped he would be last season. However, the Browns were far and away the highest in pass blocking grade at 86.5. Brown and Gross-Matos still have plenty of room to grow heading into 2021, but Burns already began to show signs of becoming one of the NFLs elite pass rushers last year. The Jacksonville Jaguars' defense showed a lot of flashes late in the regular season, holding its final five opponents to 197.8 pass ypg with an 81.2 QB rating and a 6-5 TD-INT line. EDGE 1: 19.1% of overall score. Slay now carries an 85.9 PFF coverage grade, is allowing a 73.9 passer rating when targetedand has multiple defensive scores to his name. #Browns offensive line in 2020: Pass blocking grade - 86.5 (1st) AFC . He earned just a 30.0 run-defense grade in 2020. wont be easily replaced in the middle of New Yorks defensive line. Despite his size, he graded out better as a pass-rusher than a run defender in college and won 9.4% of his pass-rushing snaps in 2022. Jordan Phillips did not make the kind of impact the Cardinals hoped for in 2020, earning a 54.4 overall grade before a hamstring injury cut his season short. The team still has major personnel problems both at pass-rusher without Danielle Hunterand at cornerback, where four out of the top five players have allowed a 100.0-plus passer ratingthis season. AP Defensive Rookie of the Year: Micah Parsons.