Luke Kuechly has been the NFL's best linebacker for a number of years now, and this season proved no different.

The Carolina Panthers middle linebacker earned the highest grade of any linebacker in the league and tied the St. Louis Rams' Aaron Donald as best overall defender with a 99.9 overall grade by Pro Football Focus in 2015-16.

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Kuechly graded out as the top linebacker both in pass coverage (99.9) and run defense (98.4). He missed a career-low six tackles, while recording 118 combined tackles and four picks to help lead Carolina's defense.