Stopping the run isn't nearly as important as defending the pass in today's NFL, but allowing opposing offenses to gash your defense for big plays is never a good situation. Here, we've pulled team run-defense grades from Premium Stats 2.0 to rank all 32 teams' run-defense units after Week 6.
The following ranks purely run off of our team run-defense grades, which are updated weekly and made available to all ELITE subscribers. This is the second installment of a four-part series that will cover all 32 teams’ pass-rush, run-defense, coverage and total defense grades over the next two weeks.
1.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 91.4
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 5.1 (2nd)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 13.1 (32nd)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): DI Akiem Hicks (93.7)
2.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 90.1
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 9.5 (18th)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 27.0 (7th)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): DI Stephon Tuitt (86.3)
3.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 87.1
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 10.5 (22nd)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 18.0 (25th)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): DI Lawrence Guy (91.8)
4.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 85.3
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 8.8 (T-8th)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 30.0 (4th)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): Edge Denico Autry (85.2)
5.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 85.0
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 7.1 (5th)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 23.1 (14th)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): Edge Jadeveon Clowney (88.4)
6.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 84.8
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 4.7 (1st)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 18.6 (T-23rd)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): CB Trae Waynes (84.1)
7.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 82.5
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 5.8 (3rd)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 27.2 (5th)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): LB Demario Davis (90.6)
8.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 82.4
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 8.4 (7th)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 32.7 (3rd)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): DI Fletcher Cox (85.9)
9.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 81.4
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 9.0 (10th)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 26.2 (9th)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): CB Morris Claiborne (80.0)
10.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 77.6
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 9.2 (T-11th)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 33.0 (1st)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): DI Gerald McCoy (85.4)
11.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 77.4
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 9.3 (13th)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 23.3 (13th)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): DI Marcell Dareus (85.0)
12.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 77.3
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 9.3 (T-11th)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 17.5 (26th)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): DI Aaron Donald (90.3)
13.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 76.3
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 11.2 (T-25th)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 16.0 (28th)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): Edge Von Miller (84.5)
14.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 76.0
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 7.6 (6th)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 27.1 (6th)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): LB Leighton Vander Esch (82.6)
15.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 75.3
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 11.1 (24th)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 22.2 (16th)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): CB Tre Flowers (92.3)
16.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 75.2
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 9.4 (T-14th)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 20.6 (T-18th)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): DI Davon Godchaux (82.8)
17.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 74.8
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 10.9 (23rd)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 32.8 (2nd)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): CB Phillip Gaines (90.9)
18.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 74.7
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 10.0 (20th)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 50.0% (25th)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): DI Brent Urban (86.2)
19.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 73.5
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 11.6 (28th)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 25.0 (T-11th)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): Edge Carlos Dunlap (76.7)
20.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 73.3
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 8.8 (T-8th)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 50.0% (25th)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): DI Jurrell Casey (91.4)
21.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 72.3
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 9.7 (19th)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 18.8 (21st)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): DI Damon Harrison (91.9)
22.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 71.8
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 14.0 (29th)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 25.0 (T-11th)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): DI Kawann Short (84.9)
23.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 71.1
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 9.4 (T-14th)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 20.6 (T-18th)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): CB Leon Hall (86.8)
24.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 70.0
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 9.4 (T-14th)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 14.5 (29th)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): DI Kenny Clark (84.2)
25.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 69.4
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 9.4 (T-14th)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 20.1 (20th)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): DI Arik Armstead (86.0)
26.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 66.7
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 10.2 (21st)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 25.2 (10th)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): DI Darius Philon (81.7)
27.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 66.5
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 14.8 (31st)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 21.9 (17th)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): CB Budda Baker (85.2)
27.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 66.5
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 11.2 (T-25th)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 18.7 (22nd)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): DI A'Shawn Robinson (85.0)
29.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 63.5
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 11.3 (27th)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 14.3 (31st)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): DI Grady Jarrett (84.6)
30.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 63.1
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 16.4 (32nd)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 17.2 (27th)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): DI Derrick Nnadi (80.9)
31.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 62.6
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 6.9 (4th)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 18.6 (T-23rd)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): LB Zach Brown (81.4)
32.
TEAM RUN-DEFENSE GRADE: 55.4
Explosive Runs Allowed %: 14.4 (30th)
Team Run-Defense Stuff %: 26.4 (8th)
Top Run Defender (Run-Defense Grade): Edge Myles Garrett (84.0)
[Editor's Note: In case you didn't read the second introductory paragraph, this is the second installment of a four-part series that will cover all 32 teams' pass-rush, run-defense, coverage and total defense grades over the next two weeks.]
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