Wilson is the definition of a modern nose tackle. Butker was a huge weapon for the Chiefs in 2020 and he showed just how clutch he can be early in the season when he hit a 58-yard game-winning field goal against the Chargers that still stands as the second-longest overtime field goal in NFL history. When kicking near the end zone, some are asked to attempt a coffin corner kick while others will pooch the ball high into the air hoping it sits inside the 10. Milano still has work to do to improve as a run defender and tackler, but that kind of coverage ability is valuable and rare among linebackers. That impressive average came just one year after a 2020 season where he also finished fifth in the league with an average of 48 yards per punt. The Jaguars took Anger at 70th overall and then the Seahawks took Wilson just five picks later. With Bojorquez now in Los Angeles, that's going to set up one of the greatest punting competitions in training camp history this year and that battle will be with the fifth-ranked guy on this list. After a solid rookie year in 2019, Bailey followed that up with arguably the best overall season by a punter last year. Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Win Probability: 30% Cunningham played more man-coverage snaps than any other linebacker last season (239), and players like Alvin Kamara, Christian McCaffrey and Mark Andrews were able to produce several big plays against Cunningham in man coverage. Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama He averaged 45.5 net yards per punt when he was kicking from inside his own 35-yard line, which was the sixth-best number in the NFL,according to Football Outsiders. Vander Esch has said this offseason that the injury is behind him and that he's better now than he was before the injury last season, and if taken at his word, that's great news for Dallas. In 2020, the Colts . That gamble paid off big time and that's because Fox ended up setting the franchise record for both yards per punt (49.1) and net yards per punt (44.8) during a fantastic 2020 season (Both of those numbers ranked in the top-three in the NFL). Jake Bailey is the best punter in the NFL. He has sported a top-20 coverage grade at the position in each of the past two years reaching as high as sixth in 2018. Being able to pin your opponent deep means a punter has a lot of control over his ball. However, his PFF grades of 57.0 and 59.4 in his first two NFL seasons speak to the idea that it hasn't all come together yet. To put that in perspective, no other punter in the league even did that with 50% of their punts. Our fantasy football projections provide a median projection for each player for each week of the season, independent of the opinion of any one analyst. Were frequently asked how a player can be ranked higher than their projections? Davis has elite size and length combined with above average burst for the position. Hes about as dominant a run blocker as youll see from a rising junior. Touchbacks aren't ideal in the NFL because you'd rather pin your opponent inside their 20 rather than on their 20. Although Way did show off his booming leg last season, he fell out of our top five this year because he struggled with some other parts of his game. The losses of veterans Luke Kuechly and Thomas Davis in recent seasons mean that Thompson is going to be relied on to lead what projects to be one of the NFL's youngest defenses. All existing EDGE and ELITE subscribers have access to the guide and can download it here.]. Leonard is also a sure tackler, having missed just 5.6% of his tackles over the past two seasons (seventh-best at linebacker). #OnePride: #DETvsATL on FOX: NFL app pic.twitter.com/i6bmR7DyBp. To preview the 2020 NFL season, we asked more than 50 league executives, coaches, scouts and players to help us stack the top 10 players at 11 different positions (sorry, special-teamers). Littleton does do two things at an elite level, though cover and tackle. PFF's Preseason 2020 NFL Draft Guide is LIVE. The most explosive running back in the nation, Etienne is a big play waiting to happen. PFF Rankings: The NFL's top 25 linebackers ahead of the 2020 NFL season By Ben Linsey Aug 25, 2020 We're in the heart of rankings season here at PFF. Lambo must love kicking in Jacksonville, because he's made almost every kick he's attempted since signing with the team in 2017. Although Hekker wasn't the best punter in 2020, he arguably had the best single-game of any punter last year. His lack of bend, though, is worrisome at this point. If we were ranking how good players could become, Edmunds would comfortably be in the top five. Feb. 24, 2020 MILAN The landmark Duomo Cathedral, its spires towering over Milan, is closed. Tucker also has the highest accuracy rate on extra points among active kickers (98.9%). Carlson scored 144 points in 2020, which was tied for the most in the NFL. 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/reg/free/stories, at FROM 55 YARDS OUT. Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals . That's an Oscar-worthy performance. Thanks to his booming leg, his punts also led to 28 fair-catches, which. He also missed just six tackles compared to 117 total tackles made, his 28 pressures ranked third among linebackers and his 32 run stops were tied for sixth at the position. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: nfl | pageType: stories | In the end, the Steelers decided to keep their kicker and the gamble definitely paid off because Boswell has been one of the best kickers in the NFL over the past two years. section: | slug: ranking-the-top-10-nfl-kickers-and-top-10-punters-heading-into-the-2021-regular-season | sport: football | route: article_single.us | His 15 contested catches are top-10 among returning wideouts. It doesn't take long, though, before you get to players who excel against the run or against the pass but not against both. There have been two versions of Jamie Collins over his seven-year career the New England Patriots player who looked like one of the best linebackers in the NFL and the Cleveland Browns player who looked far removed from that status. In 2019, Way finished with the 11th-highest single-season average in NFL history (49.6). He explodes off the snap and through offensive linemen when he wants to. @MiamiDolphins: #NFLHonors | Tonight at 8PM ET on FOX pic.twitter.com/RZKkKXVNVr. Kendricks was credited with 14 forced incompletions, which led all linebackers and came in at fifth among all defenders. If you need proof of just how big of a weapon he was for the Cowboys last year, just look at their Week 15 game against the Giants. It was a promising debut. To put that in perspective, there were only two other punters who even landed 30 kicks inside their opponents' 20-yard line. He was as sound as any safety in the country last season. He controls offensive linemen with ease snap after snap. As if that's not impressive enough, Townsend also placed 20 of his 37 punts inside the 20-yard line, which means he pinned his opponents deep an NFL-leading 54.1% of the time. Over the past three years, no punter has placedmore balls inside the 10-yard line than Dickson, who has done it 41 times since 2018. Butker actually hit two different 58-yard field goals in that game, making him one of only two kickers in NFL history to hit multiple kicks from 58 yards or longer in a game. Some players get worse as they get older, but not Crosby, who had a career year in 2020. Wishnowsky is the first of two Australians that landed on the top-10 list this year. @tommy_townsend had the mic against the Chargers pic.twitter.com/zua6j8l7tJ. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. Not to be forgotten, Koch also might be the most efficient passer in NFL history. As he enters the 2020 campaign at 31 years old, there's a chance his play could be on the decline, but it's too early to say that's the case at this point. PFF's Big Board for the 2023 NFL Draft offers three-year player grades, combine measurables, position rankings, and in-depth player analysis for all of the top draft prospects. It's not difficult to get overshadowed by Wagner, but Wright is still one of the better linebackers in the league in his own right. Moses is still a work in progress one-on-one in coverage, but he can play in space as well as any linebacker in the country. He picked up overall grades of 65.0 or higher in each of the first eight seasons of his career, but that streak came to an end this past season. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL player performance data. This past season, in particular, Davis was excellent across the board for the Saints. His 45.9 PFF grade was easily the lowest of his career. All Rights Reserved. Costellos ability to throw with anticipation and give his receivers a chance to make plays down the field are great skills to have when projecting to the NFL. Since his rookie year in 2012, Hekker has been an absolute weapon for the Rams and during the early part of his career with the team, he was arguably the only weapon. Hes as sticky in man coverage as any defensive back in the country and is a complete corner. Wirfs is absurdly powerful and already technically advanced in pass protection. It's what slots him into the top 20 on this list. The Raiders punter also dropped 43.8% of his punts inside the opponents 20-yard line, which was the sixth-best percentage in the NFL last season. Hekker put 47.8% of his punts inside the 20 last season, which was the fourth-best percentage in the NFL. He reaggravated the . Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) 2023 NFL free agency rankings: The 100 best free agents. Anger might not have been the most important player on the Cowboys roster last season, but he was definitely the most consistent. The Jaguars punter also made a habit of avoiding touchbacks. Hes capable of playing in a Derwin James-Jamal Adams role, but weve yet to see him really dominate in any of those facets. NFL Football Player Stats & Stats Leaders - Punts Who's your favorite NFL team? You name it, Young has it. He offers nothing as a runner, though, or outside the pocket. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. The Jags punter ranked sixth in the league in both yards per punt (47.7) and net yards per punt (43.2). His success in 2020 hinges on him returning to form as the strong coverage linebacker he was in 2017 and 2018, and there's reason to believe he can achieve that. Oh, and his 90.3 overall grade led the way at the position. He also comes downhill as a blitzer like hes shot out of a cannon. Hes still developing as a route-runner, but his ball skills are superb, as evidenced by his high contested-catch percentage a year ago. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. In each of his four full seasons with the Patriots (2013, 2014, 2015 and 2019), Collins has delivered PFF coverage grades of 69.0 or higher and PFF pass-rushing grades of 75.0 or higher as one of the better blitzing linebackers in the league. No one was really clear about it, so I'm just going to assume this is a classic "save the best for last" scenario. Over that same two-year stretch, the 37.9 coverage grade for Raiders' linebackers collectively came out ahead of only the Arizona Cardinals, Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Giants. The Patriots punter regularly got off booming punts, which includes the 60-yarder you see below. If you watched any Jaguars games in 2020, then you probably saw a lot of Cooke and that's because he was one of Jacksonville's busiest players. This list will not include the likes of T.J. Watt, Khalil Mack or Von Miller all of whom ranked highly in the edge defender rankings that came out earlier this week. During the 2021 season, Way averaged a booming 48.3 yards per punt, which ranked fifth in the NFL. Not only was he the NFC's Pro Bowl punter last year, but he was also named second-team All-Pro. The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. For one, he kicked seven touchbacks, which was tied for the second-most in the NFL. Like a delicious Wisconsin cheddar cheese, Mason Crosby has only gotten better with age (Cheese gets better with age right? Despite his impressive year, the Bills decided to let the left-footed punter leave to sign with the Rams (Buffalo replaced Bojorquez with Matt Haack). During the 2020 season, Way averaged a booming 48.0 yards per punt, which ranked fifth in the NFL and this came just one year after a 2019 season where he finished with the 10th-highest single-season average in NFL history (49.6). Not even 250 pounds, hes one of the best bull-rushers in the country. While his overall grade had hovered in the 60s from 2016 to 2018, it came in at 90.1 in 2019 (second at the position). Bailey also managed to put a total of 31 punts inside his opponents' 20-yard, which was the second-highest number in the NFL. Bryant has been one of the most productive tight ends in the country over the past couple of seasons, but hes still very undersized for the position and has been schemed a lot of production in FAUs offense. #NOvsCHI #Saints pic.twitter.com/6PfrBXEU3W. Robinson was reportedly ousted from West Virginia over the summer and still hasnt found a home for this upcoming fall. He was also a first-team All-American according to Sporting News, and holds the NCAA career record for punting yards . Although Kern missed three games due to injury last year, he was still quite the weapon when he was on the field. Hes seen a distinct upward trajectory to his career but still needs to clean up some more things. Hes got track speed at 220 pounds. Pass protection is a bit of a different story, though, as hes been protected a good deal in Georgias offense. Hes more likely to come down with jump down the field than the receiver hes guarding. Townsend averaged 43.8 net yard per punt last season, which ranked behind only Bryan Anger. Although Lutz had a down year in 2020, he did prove that he can still hit clutch kicks and one of his biggest came in Week 8 when he hit a game-winner against the Bears. pic.twitter.com/lPan593VO1. Oh and because he grew up playing Australian rules football, he also likes to tackle. 14 Utah and 10 against Arizona State. Back in 2018, nearly everyone in Pittsburgh wanted to see the Steelers release Boswell after a disastrous season where he hit just 65% of his kicks. Gilman is a perfect box or split field safety with the way he comes downhill on routes. Only one punter was voted a first-team All-Pro in 2021 and that punter was A.J. or This section is showing information as of the end the 2022-23 season. He's also pinned the opponent inside their own five-yard line more times (15) than any other punter over that span. If you watched Washington play last season, you may have noticed that they had one of the worst offenses in the NFL and because of that, Tress Way ended up punting the ball 73 times in 2020, which was the most of any punter in the league. He made his first appearance in Week 5 against the Los Angeles Chargers and turned in a 91.9 PFF grade for the game a sign of things to come. Wil Lutz wins it in OT for the @Saints! Hes one of the best centers in college football in space. He has only two drops on 56 catchable in his career. Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Demarcus Robinson (11) celebrates after a touchdown catch against the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth quarter of a NFL game at Arrowhead Stadium. Now, if he can just fix his drop problem that saw him muff 10 a season ago. Although Lutz struggled a little bit last year, he has a long track record of success in the NFL, which is why he made the top-10 even though he ranked just 21st in overall accuracy last season. Since his rookie year in 2012, Hekker has been an absolute weapon and during the early part of his career (2012-16), he was arguably the only weapon (This was back when he played for the Rams while they were still in St. Louis). Falcons retake the lead on a 52-yard FG from YoungHoe Koo. Anger had such a big season that Cowboys rewarded him a new three-year contract in March that's worth up to $9 million. Almost every punter in the NFL is asked to do their jobs differently: Some are asked to kick it out of bounds, some are asked to keep the ball near the sideline without putting it out of bounds, some are asked to boot the ball as far as they can while others are asked to shoot for a big hang time so that the returner will be forced into a fair catch. Thanks to his perfect performance in 2020, Crosby has now hit 90% or more of his field goals in two straight seasons (Before 2019, Crosby had never hit the 90% mark in his career). Having a former special teams coordinator as your head coach might add pressure for some people, but not for Koch, who seems to share a brain with John Harbaugh. Whenever there's a conversation about the best punters in the NFL, Johnny Hekker's name almost always comes up, which makes sense, because he's one of the best punters in the NFL. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. He ended up punting the ball 88 times in 2021, which was the most of any punter in the league. See the punts statistics by player for the 2020 NFL season. OGrady has some off-field issues and may be sidelined for the early part of 2019 with an injury, but hes a complete receiver when on the field. He'll look to show that 2019 was no one-year fluke as a key part of the Broncos defense in 2020. . When a punter is pinning teams deep, he'll sometimes have to give up some of his strength for finesse, but not Dickson, who was regularly booming punts in Seattle. IDP Writer/Ranker for PFF.com + PFF full-time data analyst. However, it won't be surprising if that ends up being just a one-year thing because before last year, he had hit 95.2% of his PATs through the first three years of his career. The 36-year-old kicker went a perfect 16 of 16 on field goals, making him one of just five kickers in NFL history to hit 100% of their field goals in a season where they attempted 15 or more kicks. The amazing thing about Crosby is that he's doing all this while playing in Green Bay, which isn't an easy place to kick due to the weather and the natural grass field. Davis hasn't always been considered one of the game's best linebackers. Vaughn runs with great pacing and patience. 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