Player Skill Rankings


Defensive Ends ranked by Pursuit
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
1Bob Sims-- DE620B DEB 25D-A C+D B D D+C C D C-D+C+A-B-A+D-C D-B B+B A-C B 
1Champ Roudebush-- DE620B DEB 26B+C C A-C-C C D-D C-C D B-A-B+A+C-D-D-B-B B-B-C-D+
1Del Anthony-- DE535B DEB 23D-A B C+B+D+D D D C C-D C A-B+A+D C F B-B+C+B-C-B-
1Mel Jeffrey-- DE620B DEB 25D A-B B-B+A-D D C C+D C C B B+A+D D D-C C+B+B C B-
1Ralph Schamel-- DE745B+DEB+30C B C B-B B+D D-D C C B-D+B+B A+D D+D-B-B+B A-B C+
1Ross Barrett-- DE620B DEB 24C B-C-D C+C+D C-C-D+D C-B-B B A+F C-D-B+B A A C-D 
1Troy Hensley-- DE2590B+DEB+26B B+C-B B B+C-D C+C C-C+B-B+A-A+C-F D-B+A-C+B+B+B+
8Al Harris-- DE620B-DEB-26C A B-A-B-C D+D C-C D C+C B+B A C-D F B C+B B-B-D+
8Ben Martin-- DE5006A-DEA-24C-B-C-C+B+B+D-D C D+D+C+C-B+A-A C-C-D-B+A B-B C+C-
8Cleveland Steele-- DE883B+DEB+28D+B C C+A-A-D C-C+C-F C-D-B+B A D+D D-B B+B B C+C+
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
8David Thayer-- DE385B-DEB-22B+C+D D-A C+D-D+C-D-D B-C-B+B-A D D F C B-B-B+B-C-
8Joe Carnelly-- DE4116B+DEB+27D A C+B B+B D+D+B B+D-C+C A-B+A D D+D B A B-B+D+C-
8Joe Carter-- DE6016A-DEA-23D-C C+B+B B-C-C-C C+C-B-B-B+A-A D+D+D-C A+B+B C-B+
8Joe Moss-- DE460B DEB 22D-C+C-B+B+B D D+D D-C-C C-B-B+A C D D-B-B+C+B+C+C 
8John Bibla-- DE2128B+DEB+24C B-B C A+B C-C C+D+C C C+B-A-A C-D-D-B-B+C+A-B-D+
8Johnny Jones-- DE5783B+DEB+29D-B+C B-A-A+D-D+C+C+D+D+C B+A-A D D+D-B-A-A-B-C A-
8Lee Clendenen-- DE620B DEB 24A C-C+B C+C+D-C-C C+D-B-D A-A-A D+C-D-C+B-B+C+C-B 
8Mark Lewis-- DE620B DEB 24A+A-C-B A C D D+D C D D C+B+B-A D+D+F B B+B A-C-C-
8Mike Wallace-- DE1477B+DEB+27B-C+C+D-C-A+D+D C B-D+D+D+B B+A D-D+D-B-B-B-B+B-C+
8Sheldon Allen-- DE10577A-DEA-22C+C-C-B B B D-C C+C-D-C-D+A-A A C D+D-C+A+C-B-C B-
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
8Tom Hennessy-- DE460B-GUNB 21D+C+D+B-B-C+D+F D+B+C C-B B B A D+D D-B B+C+B-B+D+
22Dean Nelson-- DE385B DEB 22B A C+B-A+B-C-D C+C-D+C-D+A-B A-C-D+D-B-B+C-B+B+B+
22Dutch Shehee-- DE845B DEB 31C+B+B-B-C+B-D D+D-D F C+B-B+B+A-D D D-B B+B-B-C+D 
22Dwight Townsend-- DE1007B+DEB+24D+A+C A-B B-C-D-C+B D+C-C-A-B+A-F D+D-B-B C+B+C+C 
22Eddie Brown-- DE620B DEB 25A-A-B-A C+C-D D+C-B D+D-C+A B-A-C-C-D-B+A A-C+C D+
22Estus Aronson-- DE620B DEB 26D-B-C+A B-C D D B-B D C-C-B B+A-C-D+D-B B-B+B+B C-
22Greg Dozier-- DE620B DEB 27F C C B+B B+D F C C-C C-C-B+B A-C-D+D-B B-B-B B+C+
22Harry Schmarr-- DE3058B+DEB+28B-B C C+B B+D+C D B-D+C-C+B B-A-D C D-B A+B-A-C+C 
22Isaac Davis-- DE4116B+DEB+26D+A C B-A+B-D D+C+D-C-C-B-A-A-A-D D-F B+B+B A B-B 
22Joe Carr-- DE4797B+DEB+24B B-D+B-C-B C D-C C-C-C+C-B+A-A-C D+D-B+B+B+B+C-C 
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
22John Avery-- DE620B DEB 26D+C+C+B-B-A-D D+C B+D D+C-A B A-D+F D-B-C+C+A-C B 
22Larry Nottage-- DE4901B+DEB+28B+A+B-B-C+A-D+D+C D+D C+D-A-B+A-C-C-D-B-A-B B+C-B+
22Lee Jones-- DE620B+DEB+25D C+C+B+C-C D-C D D C B-B A-B+A-D+D+D-B A-B+B-D+C+
22Max Kearse-- DE620B DEB 25C A+C C-A-B-C-C-C B-C C+B-C+B A-C-D D-C+A B B+B-B+
22Mike Heller-- DE1875B+DEB+22B-A C-C A-B-D F D+B D+B-D+B+A-A-D-D D B-B B A-B D 
22Rashad Smith-- DE745B DEB 30B B-C-A A+C-C D-D-C-C C+C-A B-A-C-D+D-B-A B B D+D+
22Rick Aschenbrenner-- DE2128B+DEB+25B-A C-B+B C+C-D C-C-C-D+C B A-A-D D+D-B A-A A-C B+
22Tony Recher-- DE1106B+DEB+27B-B+D+D B-C-C-C-B-C-C-B-C+B+A-A-C-D D-B-A-B-B+D+C+
39Benny Paxton-- DE845B DEB 33A-C+C B C B-D-C-C-C-C-D-F B+B+B+D D-F C+B+D+B C+B+
39Bill Walker-- DE620B DEB 23A A-C-B A-B-F C D C+C-B-B-B A-B+D+C-D-B+B+B-B-D+A-
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
39Bobby Miller-- DE3514B+DEB+20D B-C-B+C-C+D C-C B C-C C-A-A B+D D D-C+A-B-B+B-B-
39Bucky Wyrick-- DE535B-DEB-24A C C+C+B D D+C C-C D-C-D B-B+B+D-D-D-C+B-B-A-B C 
39Carlos Wyche-- DE2917B+DEB+30B A-D+B-D+C D+D+C-C+C C+C+A-A-B+D C D-B-A-B-A-C-D+
39Charlie Lacrosse-- DE620B DEB 24B+A+C A B+B-D+D C+B-D D C+B-B+B+D+D+D-C+B-B A-B-C-
39Chic Pesonen-- DE460B DEB 23F B-C B-B+B C D+C-C F C-C B B+B+D+D-D B B+B+B-C A-
39Chief Krueger-- DE385B DEB 23C B C D+B+B D+D+D D D D-D+B+C+B+C-D-D-C+B+C+B+B-A-
39Chris Tinsley-- DE745B-DEB-29C-C C A B C+D D C C-C-D-B B B-B+D D D-C+C+B A B C+
39Dan Chatman-- DE745B DEB 26B+B-C-A+C+B D+D+D-D+D D+D+B+B B+D D D-B B-C+A-C-B 
39Darius Thomas-- DE745B DEB 29C B+D+B C+B-C D-C C+C-D D+A-A-B+C-C D-C+C+B B-C B-
39Darrell Davis-- DE620B DEB 27D+B+B+C-B B-D+C D-C-C C+D+A-B B+C-D D-B B-C+B+B C+
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
39Deke Gaines-- DE745B DEB 28B+A D+D+C C+C D+B-C D D+D+B+B B+D-D D-B-B+B-B+C-B+
39Devon Faylor-- DE1072B+DEB+25C B C A B+A D D+C-D D C-B-B+A-B+D+C D-B-B C+B B-A-
39Dick Burnett-- DE535B DEB 23B+A-C-B-A C-C-D+C+C-D-C B A-B+B+D+D+D B B-A-A-B C-
39Dick Piepul-- DE883B+DEB+21B+A+C C B-B-D-D B-C-C D C-A A-B+D+F D-B B-B+B-B-A-
39Fran Pickens-- DE2987B+DEB+28B-B-C+B-A+C D F C+B+D-C C B-A B+C-D+D B A B B+C+C+
39George McCombs-- DE3849B+DEB+23B B C A B+A-C-D+D C+D B C+B-B+B+D+D D-B+A+B-B B-C 
39Jack White-- DE845B DEB 30C+B+C-C B B-C-C B-B-C-C-C B-B+B+D D D-C+A-B C+B+C-
39Jacque Cooper-- DE745B DEB 27D+C+B C-B+C+D D-C+C+C-B-C B-B B+D D+D B B+C+B C+B 
39Jamie Drechsler-- DE745B DEB 27B+B-C-D A B D+D-B-B+C-B C-B B+B+D+D D-C+B-D+B+C-C 
39Jeff Kelly-- DE913B+DEB+28B-A+C C-A D D C-C+C C-D-C B+A-B+C C-D-B-A-B-B C+C-
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
39John Schultz-- DE4116B+DEB+25B-A+C+A+C-A-C-F C C C C-D B+B+B+C D+D-B+A-B+A-C+A-
39Joseph Kadish-- DE1072B+DEB+24A-B C+B B+D+C-D C B-C-B B-B B+B+D D D-B A+B A-C C-
39Mike Crews-- DE745B DEB 28C C+B B-C+C-D+D D B F C D+B B+B+D D-D-B+A B-B+C-C 
39Mike Griffin-- DE460B GUNB+24B-C+C B C B-D D+C-B+C-D B-A-B+B+D C D-B+C+B+B+C-A-
39Red Crawford-- DE620B DEB 24B+B+C C+C D+D-D C B-D C D B B+B+D+D+D-B-B+B-A-C+C+
39Rich Hodge-- DE7111A-DEA-30B+C D+D-C+C D C-B-B+D+B-B A A B+D+C-D-B-B+B+A-B+B-
39Robert Swenson-- DE1397B+DEB+24D-A C+A+A B+D D+C+C D-C+C-A-B B+D+C-F B-B+A B+B+C 
39Rodney Dahl-- DE1518B+DEB+33C-B C+C C+B+F D C C+C-D+D+B+A-B+D-D-D-B-B B+B A-D-
39Rulon Galbreath-- DE1320B+DEB+25C B+C B+B-A-D+D B-C D+D C-B B-B+C-C-D-A-A+A-B+C-B 
39Stacy Clark-- DE3514B+DEB+23C-A C B B A C-C-C C+F C-D+A-B B+D C-D-C+B+B B+C+C+
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
39Tony Rembert-- DE7858A-DEA-32B-C C+C-A-B C-C D-D+D+C+D-B A B+D+D+D-B A B B C+B-
39Vince Schwartz-- DE460B-GUNB-23C+A-C-C A-B D D-D+B D C C+C+B+B+D D D-C+C+B-B B-B-
73Andy Barker-- DE1735B+DEB+27C C+C+A-C+A-D D D+C D+B C B A-B D+D D-B-B D+B+D+C-
73Bill Bentz-- DE620B DEB 25B+A-C B+B-C D D-D C D-C C+B B+B C D+D-B B+A B+D+B-
73Bryan Leonard-- DE535B-GUNB 23B-B-C-B+A C C-D+C+B-C-C C C+B-B D D+D-B+A-B A-B-B+
73Chet Schulz-- DE620B DEB 27D A+C-A B C C-D D C+D D-C+A B+B D D D B B+B B-C C 
73Chuck Harrison-- DE745B-DEB-31C+A D+C-B C C C-D-C-D C-C-A C+B D D-F B-B B B C-B-
73Cory Adams-- DE2128B+DEB+24F D+C+B-B+A D C C D+D B+B-A-B-B D+D+D-B A-B-A-C-D+
73Craig Blailock-- DE620B-DEB-23B A C A B-C+C D+D+C-C-D D+B B B C C-D-B+B B B B-C-
73Dave Mitchell-- DE1320B+DEB+24B-C C-D+B C+D D-C-B-C-B-C+A-B B D-D+D-A-B+C A-C+C-
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
73Fletcher Bolan-- DE3763B+DEB+22B-A-C+D+B+B-D-D-B D+C C+C-A B-B C C D-B-A+C-A-B D-
73John Foley-- DE745B DEB 30D C B-B-B C-D-D D B-C-B-C+B+B+B C-D F C B+B-B-C+D-
73Karl Morton-- DE739B+DEB+21C A-B-B+B C-D+C D C-D B D B A-B D D D-B-A B B B-A-
73Kenoy Strong-- DE582B DEB 24C A B B-B-B+D+D C C+D-D+D B+B B D+D-D-C+B C+A-B-C 
73Kevin Everitt-- DE845B DEB 31B-C+B B+A B+D+F D C D C+C-B-B+B F D F B-B+C+C+C+D+
73Mike Gay-- DE620B-DEB-24D+C-B B+B+C+D D+C-C-D-B B-A-B-B D+D+D-B B B-B C C-
73Nick Guyton-- DE2528B+DEB+24B+A C B B-C F D C C-D-C C B+A-B D+D+D-B B+B-A C-C 
73Oliver Munchak-- DE633B+DEB+24A-A-B-A+B+B+D D C+C-D+C-C+B-B-B C F D-C+A B-A C+C 
73Paul Kindt-- DE385B DEB 21D+B+C-B B+B C-D-C-C-D-D+C B-B B C-D D-B-B B B B-C-
73Randy Beattie-- DE845B DEB 33D-B-D+B+C+B F F C-C+D-C-D+B-B+B C-D D-C A-B+B+C-B 
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
73Red Sanders-- DE4496A-DEA-23B C-C A+C+B C F C+C+C-B B-A B B C-C D-B A C+A-B+C+
73Rich Montgomery-- DE620B DEB 23D-B+B-B C C D-F D+B D C-B B+B+B D D D-C+B B B B A-
73Roger Krieger-- DE3763B+DEB+25B+A B-B+B C D D D+B D-D C A-A-B D+F D-B+A+B-B-C+A-
73Ronald Stallings-- DE620B-DEB-24C+B+D+B C-B-D+D D C-D+C-C B+B-B D+D D-C+B B B+B+C+
73Shyrone Spellman-- DE944B+DEB+23C+B-C+B B B-D F D D-F B D+B+B+B D+D+D-A-A-B+B-B-B 
73Tom Vidoni-- DE535B DEB 23D A+D+D+A C C-C-B-B C C D B+B B D+D-D-B-C+B+A-B+D+
73Tony Drumstead-- DE535B DEB 23D-C+D+D-C C C-D+C D+C-B-C-B+B B D+D+F C+B+B+B C+B-
73Tyrone Mannelly-- DE535B GUNB+24C-C C B B-B-D+C C B+D+C+C B-A-B D D D-B B+B-B+B B 
73Vin Gaines-- DE745B DEB 31B-B+C-C B-B+C-C C-D F B C+B+B-B D-D+D-B B A-B B B-
73Wayne Pinkett-- DE620B-DEB-28B-A-C+B+A-D+D-D C-C-D-C-B-B+B+B D-D D-B-B-B+B-B-B+
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
101Donovin Hopkins-- DE557B+DEB+24B-B B B-A C-D-F C C-D-B-C B+B B-D+F D-B+A-A-A-B-B 
101Frank Profit-- DE620B DEB 25B C-D+C+B-B-D D+B-B-D+C C-B+B B-D+D+F B B C B+B-B 
101Herb Thornton-- DE845B GUNB+30A-B C+A+B+B C-C-C A-D D-B-A B+B-D D F B B-B+B+C+B+
101Jim Akins-- DE460C+DEC+21D+B B-A B+D+C D+C-D C-B C C+B-B-D C D-B-C+A B+C+B 
101Jim Long-- DE795B+DEB+23B+B+C B B+C+D-C B C-D-B D+B+A-B-D-D D-B-B-B-A-C-C-
101Joe Laird-- DE1518B+DEB+26D C+C A-B A-C-C-C D+D C D B+B B-D C-D-C+A-C A-C+C+
101Joe Matesic-- DE620B DEB 25A+B-C+A-B A-D+F D+D-C D D+B-B B-D C-D B-B+B+B+C C-
101Johnny Eischeid-- DE3204B+DEB+24D+B+C+B-C B+D C-C+C-D C-D A B+B-D C-D-B-B B+B+B-C+
101Larry Kerney-- DE975B+DEB+28C-C B B+C-B D D-C D+D+C+C B+B B-D D-D-B B+C+A-C-C+
101Michael Martin-- DE845B-DEB-31C+B-B-B+C+D C-D+D C-D+F B-B+B+B-D+D-F C A-C+C C+B 
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
101Paul Mercer-- DE913B+DEB+21A+B C+C+A-C-D F D+C-D+C-C+A-B+B-C-C D-B A B B+B C-
101Randy Erwin-- DE7111A-DEA-30D+B B C+C C-C C-C+C+D-C-C+B+A-B-D-C D-B A A A A-D 
101Ray Johnson-- DE745B DEB 31A+C+C-C+C-D C D-C C+C-D+B A-B B-D+D F B-B B-A-D+C 
101Rich Martin-- DE845C+DEC+35D B-D+A D+D D-D-D-C-D-F D B C+B-D D F C B+C C+C C+
101Roy Yanchar-- DE310B-DEB-20D A C F B-D C-C-D+C D+C-C B-B B-C-D+D-C+A-C-B+B-C-
101Scott Pessolano-- DE5783A-DEA-26C C+C+B-B A-C D+C B-D+C-D+A B+B-D D+D-C+A-C+B+C-C 
101Steve Trosch-- DE745C+DEC+34C-C-B-D C D+F D+C+C C-D-D B+B-B-D D+F C B C-C C C 
101Ted Champion-- DE620B DEB 27A B+C-B B A-D D-C-C D-D+B-B B-B-D D-D-C+A-B B-C+D 
101Walter Patmon-- DE845B-DEB-35C-D C+B C+D D+C-D-C-D D F B B B-F D-F C A C+B B-B 
101Walter Samson-- DE745B-DEB-27C+A+C-A-C+D+D+C-B D+D-B-D+A-B B-D+D+D-B+B+B B-D+C 
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
121Anthony Nicolas-- DE845B-DEB-33A C-C+B-B-B C-D+C+C+D B-C+B+C C+D+D F C+B+B-B-B-D+
121Bart Smith-- DE2528B+DEB+27D-B C B B A D D+D+B C-C+B-B-B C+C-D+D-B A C A-C-C 
121Bill Alexander-- DE620B-DEB-26A B B-B-C B-D+D-B-C-D+B C+B+B C+D D+D-B B B C+C+C+
121Charlie Boozer-- DE10279A-DEA-23C+C C-B-A B C-C-D D+D-C C+A A C+C-C-F B+A-C B+C D+
121Clarence Bullard-- DE845B DEB 29A+B B-A+A B D+D+C-C D D+C-C+B-C+F C D-B+B C A B B-
121Juran McRoberts-- DE5113A-DEA-22A B+B-A C-B+D-D-D+C F C C+A B C+D C-D B+A-A-A B B 
121Larry Speegle-- DE913B+DEB+22B C+C C C+C-D F C+C D+C+C+B+A-C+D D+D C+B+C+A-B-C-
121Ron Miniefield-- DE745B GUNB 28D+C+D B-C+B D C D+B D C+C B+B+C+C-D D-B B-A B B-B+
121Ross Joseph-- DE460B-DEB-21D-B+C-D+A C D C D+B-D+C D+A-B C+D D D-B-B B B C C-
121Steve Hartzog-- DE460B DEB 22F B+C B C B F D C-C+D+B-C-C+B+C+C D-D-B-B+B-B B-B-
Rank Name Team Pos Sal Ovr BRole BOvr Age Pot Hlth Sta Att Agr Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agl Hnd BrkT
121Tom Lane-- DE845B-DEB-34D-D+B-D C+C-D D-F C-D C-D-B B-C+D F F B B B B C+D+
121Walker Taylor-- DE620B GUNB 25D+C C-D+B D C-D+C-C+C B-C+C+A-C+C D D-B+A-B B-C+B+
133Angelo Crosby-- DE535B DEB 22B-B-C C-B+C-D D+B F C-C-D+A B C D+D-D-B+A-B+B+B B 
133Malcolm Riffle-- DE620B DEB 24C+B+C+C A+C D+D+C C-D-C-C B+B-C D F D-C+A-C+A C C-
133Mike Garrett-- DE385B-DEB-22C+B C F C-D-C F C+D+D D C+B-A-C D+D D-C+B-B-A-C-B+
133Milt Boiman-- DE845B DEB 29C-C C B-A B D D+C-D D C-C A-B C D D-D-B A-B-C+B+C 
133Reggie Long-- DE745B DEB 31B C-B-A-B B-D C-C-C C-D+B-C+B-C D+D-D-C+A-B B B-B-
133Terry North-- DE620B-GUNB-27D-B-C A+B-D+D+D+C+B C-D+C+B B+C D+D D-B+B B+C+B-B+
133Tom Noa-- DE845B DEB 33C+C+C+C-B-C C-C-D C-F D+C+A B+C D+D F B-A A-B-C+C 
Note: Players with the same Pursuit rating are considered equal for ranking purposes.