Player Skill Rankings


Defensive Ends ranked by Tackling
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
1Bobby 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-
1Charlie 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+
1Fran 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+
1Rich 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-
1Sheldon 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-
1Tony 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-
7Andy 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-
7Ben 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-
7Bill 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-
7Carlos 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+
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
7Darius 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-
7Devon 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-
7Dick 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-
7Isaac 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 
7Jeff 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-
7Jim 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-
7Joe 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 
7Joe 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+
7John 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+
7Johnny 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-
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
7Karl 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-
7Larry 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-
7Lee 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 
7Mike 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+
7Mike 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 
7Nick 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 
7Randy 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 
7Rick 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+
7Rodney 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-
7Roger 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-
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
7Tony 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+
7Troy 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+
7Tyrone 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 
7Walker 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+
35Benny 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+
35Bill 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-
35Bucky 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 
35Champ 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+
35Charlie 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-
35Chet 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 
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
35Chic 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-
35Del 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-
35Dick 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-
35Dutch 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 
35Dwight 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 
35Estus 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-
35George 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 
35Herb 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+
35Jack 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-
35Jamie 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 
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
35Joe 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-
35Joe 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 
35John 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-
35John 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-
35Johnny 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+
35Joseph 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-
35Kevin 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+
35Larry 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+
35Lee 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+
35Mel 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-
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
35Michael 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 
35Mike 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 
35Mike 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-
35Mike 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+
35Paul 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-
35Randy 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 
35Red 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+
35Rich 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-
35Ron 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+
35Scott 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 
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
35Shyrone 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 
35Steve 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-
35Terry 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+
35Tom 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 
35Vince 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-
35Wayne 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+
77Al 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+
77Angelo 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 
77Bart 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 
77Bill 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+
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
77Cleveland 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+
77Craig 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-
77Dan 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 
77Darrell 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+
77Dave 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-
77Dean 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+
77Deke 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+
77Donovin 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 
77Frank 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 
77Greg 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+
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
77Jacque 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 
77Joe 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+
77Joe 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-
77John 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 
77Juran 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 
77Kenoy 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 
77Larry 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+
77Max 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+
77Milt 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 
77Paul 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-
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
77Ralph 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+
77Ray 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 
77Red 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+
77Robert 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 
77Ross 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 
77Ross 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-
77Roy 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-
77Stacy 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+
77Tom 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+
77Tom 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+
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
77Tony 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-
77Walter 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 
77Walter 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 
114Bob 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 
114Bryan 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+
114Chris 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+
114Clarence 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-
114Cory 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+
114David 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-
114Eddie 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+
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
114Fletcher 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-
114Harry 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 
114Jim 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 
114Malcolm 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-
114Mark 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-
114Mike 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-
114Oliver 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 
114Rashad 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+
114Reggie 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-
114Ronald 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+
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
114Rulon 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 
114Steve 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 
114Ted 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 
114Tom 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+
114Vin 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-
136Chief 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-
136Chuck 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-
136Rich 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+
139Anthony 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+
Note: Players with the same Tackling rating are considered equal for ranking purposes.