Pro Football Focus's Top NFL Players for 2015-16 (Defense)
Top 10 Pass Rushing Edge Rushers:
*Players must have played at least 300 snaps to qualify
1. Olivier Vernon (Miami Dolphins)
1. Von Miller (Denver Broncos)
3. Khalil Mack (Oakland Raiders)
4. Robert Ayers (New York Giants)
5. Michael Bennett (Seattle Seahawks)
6. Justin Houston (Kansas City Chiefs)
7. Cameron Jordan (New Orleans Saints)
8. Cliff Avril (Seattle Seahawks)
9. Tamba Hali (Kansas City Chiefs)
10. Melvin Ingram (San Diego Chargers)
Top 10 Worst Pass Rushing Edge Rushers:
1. Kerry Wynn (New York Giants)
2. Mike Neal (Green Bay Packers)
3. Mario Williams (Buffalo Bills)
4. Bobby Richardson (New Orleans Saints)
5. Bud Dupree (Pittsburgh Steelers)
6. Michael Johnson (Cincinnati Bengals)
7. Courtney Upshaw (Baltimore Ravens)
8. Dee Ford (Kansas City Chiefs)
9. Kasim Edebali (New Orleans Saints)
10. Ahmad Brooks (San Francisco 49ers)
Top 10 Best Run Defending Edge Rushers:
1. Khalil Mack (Oakland Raiders)
2. Michael Bennett (Seattle Seahawks)
3. Jadeveon Clowney (Houston Texans)
4. William Hayes (St. Louis Rams)
5. Pernell McPhee (Chicago Bears)
6. Jabaal Sheard (New England Patriots)
7. Justin Houston (Kansas City Chiefs)
8. Von Miller (Denver Broncos)
9. Mario Edwards (Oakland Raiders)
10. Cliff Avril (Seattle Seahawks)
Top 10 Worst Run Defending Edge Rushers:
1. Jacquies Smith (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
2. Nate Palmer (Green Bay Packers)
3. Chris Clemons (Jacksonville Jaguars)
4. Eugene Sims (St. Louis Rams)
5. Kony Ealy (Carolina Panthers)
6. Andre Branch (Jacksonville Jaguars)
7. Bud Dupree (Pittsburgh Steelers)
8. Kasim Edebali (New Orleans Saints)
9. Connor Barwin (Philadelphia Eagles)
10. Adrian Clayborn (Atlanta Falcons)
Top 10 Best Edge Rushers:
1. Khalil Mack (Oakland Raiders)
2. Olivier Vernon (Miami Dolphins)
3. Von Miller (Denver Broncos)
4. Justin Houston (Kansas City Chiefs)
5. Michael Bennett (Seattle Seahawks)
6. Cameron Jordan (New Orleans Saints)
7. Robert Ayers (New York Giants)
8. Jabaal Sheard (New England Patriots)
9. Pernell McPhee (Chicago Bears)
10. Tamba Hali (Kansas City Chiefs)
Top 10 Worst Edge Rushers:
1. Chris Clemons (Jacksonville Jaguars)
2. Bud Dupree (Pittsburgh Steelers)
3. Nate Palmer (Green Bay Packers)
4. Eugene Sims (St. Louis Rams)
5. Bobby Richardson (New Orleans Saints)
6. Dee Ford (Kansas City Chiefs)
7. Kasim Edebali (New Orleans Saints)
8. Jacquies Smith (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
9. Chris Long (St. Louis Rams)
10. Mike Neal (Green Bay Packers)
Top 10 Run Defending Interior Linemen:
*Player must have played at least 300 snaps to qualify
1. Aaron Donald (St. Louis Rams)
2. Brandon Williams (Baltimore Ravens)
3. J.J. Watt (Houston Texans)
4. Marcell Dareus (Buffalo Bills)
5. Leonard Williams (New York Jets)
6. Ian Williams (San Francisco 49ers)
7. Mike Daniels (Green Bay Packers)
8. Calais Campbell (Arizona Cardinals)
9. Bennie Logan (Philadelphia Eagles)
10. Muhammad Wilkerson (New York Jets)
Top 10 Worst Run Defending Interior Linemen:
1. Nick Hayden (Dallas Cowboys)
2. Gerald McCoy (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
3. David Parry (Indianapolis Colts)
4. Jared Crick (Houston Texans)
5. Tyson Alualu (Jacksonville Jaguars)
6. Brandon Mebane (Seattle Seahawks)
7. Ahytba Rubin (Seattle Seahawks)
8. Quinton Dial (San Francisco 49ers)
9. Kendall Langford (Indianapolis Colts)
10. Malik Jackson (Denver Broncos)
Top 10 Pass Rushing Interior Linemen:
1. Aaron Donald (St. Louis Rams)
2. J.J. Watt (Houston Texans)
3. Ndamukong Suh (Miami Dolphins)
4. Geno Atkins (Cincinnati Bengals)
5. Kawann Short (Carolina Panthers)
6. Fletcher Cox (Philadelphia Eagles)
7. Malik Jackson (Denver Broncos)
8. Jurrell Casey (Tennessee Titans)
9. Mike Daniels (Green Bay Packers)
10. Vinny Curry (Philadelphia Eagles)
Top 10 Worst Pass Rushing Interior Linemen:
1. Jared Crick (Houston Texans)
2. Star Lotulelei (Carolina Panthers)
3. Ricardo Matthews (San Diego Chargers)
4. David Parry (Indianapolis Colts)
5. Caraun Reid (Detroit Lions)
6. Allen Bailey (Kansas City Chiefs)
7. Kendall Reyes (San Diego Chargers)
8. Brandon Williams (Baltimore Ravens)
9. Dwan Edwards (Carolina Panthers)
10. Malcolm Brown (New England Patriots)
Top 10 Best Interior Defensive Linemen:
1. Aaron Donald (St. Louis Rams)
2. J.J. Watt (Houston Texans)
3. Linval Joseph (Minnesota Vikings)
4. Geno Atkins (Cincinnati Bengals)
5. Ndamukong Suh (Miami Dolphins)
6. Damon Harrison (New York Jets)
7. Kawann Short (Carolina Panthers)
8. Derek Wolfe (Denver Broncos)
9. Mike Daniels (Green Bay Packers)
10. Fletcher Cox (Philadelphia Eagles)
Top 10 Worst Interior Defensive Linemen:
1. Xavier Cooper (Cleveland Browns)
2. Taylor Hart (Philadelphia Eagles)
3. Ricardo Matthews (San Diego Chargers)
4. Kendall Reyes (San Diego Chargers)
5. Jack Crawford (Dallas Cowboys)
6. Jared Crick (Houston Texans)
7. David Parry (Indianapolis Colts)
8. Markus Kuhn (New York Giants)
9. Nick Hayden (Dallas Cowboys)
10. Will Sutton (Chicago Bears)
Top 10 Linebackers:
*Players had to play at least 300 snaps to qualify
1. Luke Kuechly (Carolina Panthers)
2. Anthony Barr (Minnesota Vikings)
3. Sean Lee (Dallas Cowboys)
4. Jamie Collins (New England Patriots)
5. Jerrell Freeman (Indianapolis Colts)
6. Danny Trevathan (Denver Broncos)
7. K.J. Wright (Seattle Seahawks)
8. Derrick Johnson (Kansas City Chiefs)
9. Wesley Woodyard (Tennessee Titans)
10. Dont'a Hightower (New England Patriots)
Top 10 Worst Linebackers:
1. A.J. Klein (Carolina Panthers)
2. Michael Wilhoite (San Francisco 49ers)
3. Kwon Alexander (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
4. Will Compton (Washington Redskins)
5. Curtis Lofton (Oakland Raiders)
6. Manti Te'o (San Diego Chargers)
7. Kiko Alonso (Philadelphia Eagles)
8. Donald Butler (San Diego Chargers)
9. Preston Brown (Buffalo Bills)
10. Shea McClellin (Chicago Bears)
Top 10 Cornerbacks:
*Player has to have played at least 300 snaps to qualify
1. Tyrann Mathieu (Arizona Cardinals)
2. Darius Slay (Detroit Lions)
3. Richard Sherman (Seattle Seahawks)
4. Ronald Darby (Buffalo Bills)
5. Patrick Peterson (Arizona Cardinals)
6. Jason Verrett (San Diego Chargers)
7. Johnathan Joseph (Houston Texans)
8. Delvin Breaux (New Orleans Saints)
9. Stephon Gilmore (Buffalo Bills)
10. Chris Harris (Denver Broncos)
Top 10 Worst Cornerbacks:
1. Brandon Browner (New Orleans Saints)
2. Joe Haden (Cleveland Browns)
3. Chris Culliver (Washington Redskins)
4. Brandon Flowers (San Diego Chargers)
5. Jamar Taylor (Miami Dolphins)
6. Antwon Blake (Pittsburgh Steelers)
7. Greg Toler (Indianapolis Colts)
8. D.J. Hayen (Oakland Raiders)
9. Morris Claiborne (Dallas Cowboys)
10. Dre Kirkpatrick (Cincinnati Bengals)
Top 10 Safeties:
*Players had to have played at least 300 snaps to qualify
1. Harrison Smith (Minnesota Vikings)
2. Malcolm Jenkins (Philadelphia Eagles)
3. Earl Thomas (Seattle Seahawks)
4. Morgan Burnett (Green Bay Packers)
5. Eric Berry (Kansas City Chiefs)
6. Patrick Chung (New England Patriots)
7. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix (Green Bay Packers)
8. Reggie Nelson (Cincinnati Bengals)
9. T.J. Ward (Denver Broncos)
10. Devin McCourty (New England Patriots)
Top 10 Worst Safeties
1. Maurice Alexander (St. Louis Rams)
2. John Cyprien (Jacksonville Jaguars)
3. Craig Dahl (New York Giants)
4. Andrew Sendejo (Minnesota Vikings)
5. Josh Evans (Jacksonville Jaguars)
6. Sergio Brown (Jacksonville Jaguars)
7. Jaquiski Tartt (San Francisco 49ers)
8. Walt Aikens (Miami Dolphins)
9. J.J. Wilcox (Dallas Cowboys)
10. Landon Collins (New York Giants)
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