Just cause a team sucks and they kick it every other drive doesn't make a punter good . He reaggravated the . The most explosive running back in the nation, Etienne is a big play waiting to happen. Koch has been in Baltimore since 2006 and a big reason he's lasted so long is because he's one of the most consistent punters in the league. 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. Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Win Probability: 30% Fine may be small, but the ball flies out of his hand regardless. His first step off the snap is arguably the quickest in college football. During his three years in Jacksonville, Lambo has hit 95% of his field goals, including a perfect 5-for-5 in 2020. Schobert has shown that he can play the run in the past recording a 77.2 run-defense grade in 2017 so it's not as if his play there is a lost cause. Coverage teams love when they see a fair catch, because it means less work for them. Davis hasn't always been considered one of the game's best linebackers. Nov 22, . No matter what you ask Wagner to do, he does it at a high level, with 90.0-plus run-defense, pass-rush and coverage grades over the course of his career. Just missed: Sam Martin (Broncos), Thomas Morstead (Dolphins), Brett Kern (Titans). 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. Look at him SELL THAT FAKE PUNT. Highest-Graded Player: TE Mark Andrews (81.7), Super Bowl Win Probability: 8% Opponents also averaged 12.9 yards per return on his punt, which makes both the punt team and the punter look bad. Despite the fact that he's only been in the league since 2017, Butker has already proven himself to be one of the best kickers and if he keeps playing the way he's playing, he might soon be at the top of his list. Highest-Graded Player: Edge T.J. Watt (91.6), Super Bowl Win Probability: 3% Wirfs is absurdly powerful and already technically advanced in pass protection. The Ravens coach hates giving up touchbacks and there was no one better at avoiding touchbacks last year than Koch. Gilman is a perfect box or split field safety with the way he comes downhill on routes. Highest-Graded Player: Edge Khalil Mack (92.3), Super Bowl Win Probability: <1% Way also made things easy on his punt coverage team as 25 of his punts went for a fair-catch, which was the third highest total in the NFL. 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. Lambo was dealing with several lower-body injuries and it's not always easy to recover from those. It's a number that highlights both his ability to limit the big play and his ability to make plays on the ball when the opportunity presents itself. Thats right folks, this is a 60 yard punt (in the air) with a 5.15 second hang time. His lack of bend, though, is worrisome at this point. The fourth-year kicker also finished the season with a 92.3% conversion rate on field goals, which is the best mark in Dolphins' history. Over the past few weeks here at CBSSports.com, we've been putting out our annual top-10 ranking for each position group in the NFL. 2022 ALL-PAC-12 CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: AP/ST Daiyan Henley, R-Sr., Washington State,.The Los Angeles native owns five double-digit tackle games this season including game-highs of 11 at No. The Class of 2019 kicker/punter hit 3 of his kickoffs over 67 with his best being a 68-yard kick with 3.64 seconds of hangtime. Punting - Kolton McGhee - 61.4 No one hit the 200 Snap Club, which is to be expected since the season was shorted by three games. He has the size. You first think about the play that he made late in the 49ers' Week 17 matchup with the Seattle Seahawks to secure the No. His 92.1 coverage grade since getting drafted in 2016 trails only Kuechly and David among qualifying linebackers, and despite missing much of the 2018 season, Jones' 26 forced incompletions are tied for second-most at the position over that four-year stretch. Pinkney is not only a special route-runner, but he is also a dynamic after-the-catch threat as well. Wishnowsky is the first of two Australians that landed on the top-10 list this year. His 15 contested catches are top-10 among returning wideouts. Net yards per punt is better and the good news for Hekker is that he also thrives at that. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. When you're punting that often, there's always a chance that you can mess up or your leg can fall off, but neither of those things happened to Way. 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. Despite that success, the Rams released Hekker in March and after that happened, the Panthers quickly snatched him up. All existing EDGE and ELITE subscribers have access to the guide and can download it here .] NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated. Touchbacks aren't ideal in the NFL because you'd rather pin your opponent inside their 20 rather than on their 20. PFF employs over 600 full or part-time analysts, but less than 10% of analysts are trained to the level that they can grade plays. If you're expecting Littleton to come down and make a difference in the run game, you are setting yourself up for disappointment. The Raiders like Carlson so much that they gave the restricted free agent a second-round tender, which is a high tender for a kicker (The tender means a team would have had to give the Raiders a second-round pick to steal Carlson away this offseason). PFF's Preseason 2020 NFL Draft Guide is LIVE. Oh, and his 90.3 overall grade led the way at the position. His 17 catches through two seasons with five drops is his biggest concern now. Highest-Graded Player: TE Travis Kelce (93.5), Super Bowl Win Probability: 10% While he only played center in his lone year starting at Oklahoma, Humphrey has all the skills to play any interior position at the next level. The Patriots raised some eyebrows in 2019 when they decided to use the 163rd overall pick on a punter, but after three years, Bailey is now making them look like geniuses. #RiseUpATL: #TBvsATL on FOX: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/EJLjYXQNy2 pic.twitter.com/Sr54Ge1iwX. As a matter of fact, let's stop for a second to watch this 70-yard punt that he boomed against the Bears on Thanksgiving last season. Wright has been one of the most reliable linebackers in the NFL since entering the league as a fourth-round pick out of Mississippi State in 2011. Harris has all the skills to excel in a zone scheme in the NFL. Split: Rate: Season: Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) 2023 NFL free agency rankings: The 100 best free agents. Shenault is a weapon in the open field. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. If you play well, no one really notices, but if you mess up, everyone thinks you should be cut. PFF's position rankings Ranking all 32 starting quarterbacks Monson Ranking all 32 starting quarterbacks Palazzolo Ranking all 32 backup quarterbacks The NFL's top 25 running backs The NFL's top 25 wide receivers The NFL's top 15 tight ends The NFL's top 25 offensive tackles The NFL's top 25 interior offensive linemen 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. In 2020, he only kicked three touchbacks making him one of just three punters who had three or less touchbacks on 60 or more punts. For years, the question at the top of the linebacker position has been a straightforward one: Who is the best linebacker in the NFL Luke Kuechly or Wagner? Highest-Graded Player: DI Aaron Donald (94.5), Super Bowl Win Probability: 3% It is highly recommended that you use the latest versions of a supported browser in order to receive an optimal viewing experience. If there was one knock on Butker last year, it was that he struggled with his extra points, hitting just 88.9% of his kicks. If he returns in 2020 and puts up a similar effort, he should find himself comfortably in the top 10 of this list at this time next year. Being able to pin your opponent deep means a punter has a lot of control over his ball. Hes got smooth hips and is an above average athlete for the position, but he still needs to fill out his frame quite a bit. 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. 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 | He explodes off the snap and through offensive linemen when he wants to. Tua already has accuracy, pocket presence and anticipation that is well beyond his years. HARRISON BUTKER FOR THE WIN FROM 58 YARDS! Henderson locked down his side of the field last year as well as any corner in the country. Now, if he can just fix his drop problem that saw him muff 10 a season ago. Now that Kuechly has retired, it's Wagner's crown to take. Struggles in coverage and penalties can both be pointed to as contributing factors, but neither area proved problematic for Jack in prior years. That comes down largely to the ability he has shown in coverage. May 16, 2020 1:01 PM EDT. Bailey also managed to put a total of 31 punts inside his opponents' 20-yard, which was the second-highest number in the NFL. CLUTCH.Daniel Carlson hits the 54-yard FG to put the @Raiders ahead by 10. Although Bailey had one of the best punting averages in 2021 (47.3 yards), his net punting average took a huge hit falling from 45.6 in 2020 to 39.6 in 2021. Johnson's 76.3 coverage grade ranked 10th among qualifiers at the position. The Jags punter ranked sixth in the league in both yards per punt (47.7) and net yards per punt (43.2). Delpits playmaking ability at all levels of the defense is top-notch. Now just days away from the start of the 2019 college football season, I've listed my top-five 2020 NFL Draft prospects at every position. The transfer graded out as a 4.5-star kicking prospect who could double as a back-up punter with continued work in the punt game. J.K. Dobbins, Baltimore Ravens; RB22. 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). If he gets back to that level as a run defender in the middle of Jacksonville's defense and maintains his play in coverage, he'll push himself closer to the top tier of NFL linebackers. 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. It's also worth pointing out that returners only averaged 7.3 yards return against the Seahawks, which is a testament to both Dickson and Seattle's coverage team. Nathan is the lead fantasy analyst for PFF. As a first-year punter, Fox has plenty of room to get better, which should scare other teams, because he's already one of the best. Highest-Graded Player: QB Aaron Rodgers (94.5), Super Bowl Win Probability: 8% Hes still developing as a route-runner, but his ball skills are superb, as evidenced by his high contested-catch percentage a year ago. Stanford also led the Pac-12 and ranked 10th nationally in kickoff coverage, allowing just 18.2 yards/return during the 2013 season. He looks primed to take the next step in 2019. Of course, all of these rankings were made using the unique data that can be found as a part of a PFF Elite subscription, and you can use promo code KICKOFF30 here to save 30% off your new PFF subscription today. Bush showed a nose for the football early with 100-plus tackles, two interceptions (to go along with a dropped pick) and four fumble recoveries, and it's clear he was getting more comfortable and consistent as the season progressed. Fulton graded better than his teammate Greedy Williams on the LSU defense last season. Leaders based on 2.5 punts per team game. Some players get worse as they get older, but not Crosby, who had a career year in 2020. #ChiefsKingdom: NBC: @peacockTV pic.twitter.com/VF0VTZvrZX. To put that in perspective, no other punter in the league even did that with 50% of their punts. That's why the Raiders signed him this offseason. 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). When you're punting that often, there's always a chance that you could mess up or your leg could fall off, but neither of those things happened to Johnston. . If there's one knock on Cole, it's that he regularly outkicked his coverage last season, which allowed opposing teams to average 12.2 yards per return against the Raiders, which was the second-worst number in the NFL. In just his second year with the 49ers, Wishnowsky showed why he was worth a fourth-round pick back in 2019. As of February 16, 2023, Rome (Lazio) was the Italian province which registered the highest number of coronavirus . After only playing eight games with the Falcons in 2019, Koo returned in 2020 and made his case to be the team's long-term kicker and he made a pretty solid case. Moss has the perfect blend of size (5-foot-10, 220 pounds), athleticism and elusiveness (53 broken tackles on 179 carries). Thats a great skill for a modern back. Pass protection is a bit of a different story, though, as hes been protected a good deal in Georgias offense. Live picks, grades and reaction to the 2023 NFL Draft. 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. 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. Sanders also hit eight field goals of 50 or more yards, which was tied for the most in the NFL. He still sticks out as a guy who can contribute wherever you need him to defensively, and he has put any doubts about the knee injury that dropped him in the draft behind him. section: | slug: ranking-the-top-10-nfl-kickers-and-top-10-punters-heading-into-the-2021-regular-season | sport: football | route: article_single.us | There's a reason Kern has been to three Pro Bowls in his career and that's because he's consistently been one of the best punters in the NFL over the course of his 13-year career. #RavensFlock #BALvsCLE pic.twitter.com/MbYBUbu8bw. If Lambo does come back healthy, there's a good chance he'll creep up this list in the future, especially because he almost never misses During his six seasons in the NFL, Lambo has hit 88.9% of his field goals, which makes him the third-most accurate kicker in NFL history. He has to prove he has enough quicks to rush the passer more consistently, though. To join our email list and get notified when we launch the 2023-24 NFL section (probably late May), register for a free account . 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. Arjun Menon and Brad Spielberger (PFF) Landing spots for PFF's top 50 free agents . 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). Hes more slot receiver, though, than an actual tight end in Stanfords offense. Dobbins is viewed as damaged goods after a major knee injury that cost him his entire 2021 season. 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. He's consistently one of the better tackling linebackers in the league missing just 6% of his tackles over the past five seasons and he's been about as steady as they come in run defense with run-defense grades between 68.4 and 78.3 in all eight of his NFL seasons. Highest-Graded Player: RB Derrick Henry (92.4), Super Bowl Win Probability: 2% 4. He, however, has only played 566 snaps in his career. When you look at his resume, the fact that his last Pro Bowl appearance came in 2015 is astounding. During the 2020 season, the 49ers punter put 32 punts inside the 20, which was more than any other punter in the NFL. Ranking NFL kickers is pretty easy -- at least at the top -- because you just put Justin Tucker at No. Collins will be one of several former Patriots defenders looking for success in his first season in Detroit. After booming his way to the Pro Bowl as a rookie in 2018, Dickson has somehow only gotten better. They can win as run defenders, pass-rushers and coverage defenders. Hell be a guard at the next level, but in two games at tackle last season before tearing his Achilles, he didnt allow a pressure. For one, he made EVERY SINGLE FIELD GOAL HE ATTEMPTED (24 of 24), which makes him one of only three kickers in NFL history to attempt 20 or more field goals in a season and make all of them (Mike Vanderjagt and Gary Anderson are the others). In 2020 the Broncos allowed 8.1 yards per punt return and that value was down to 6.4 in 2021 (which was third best in the league - only the Bills at 5.6, and the Chiefs at 4.9 allowed fewer. 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. 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). Dickson seems to have perfected the art of pinning a punt inside the 20-yard line because he did it 32 times last season, which was the most in the NFL. Hes one of the best at collapsing the pocket in the country and physically manhandled OTs. PFF's expert rankers can include their opinions on a player's season long fantasy prospects, which can consider more extreme outcomes and a certain amount of subjectivity. Tucker's accuracy numbers would be even higher if the Ravens didn't regularly trot him out for crazy kicks. You could argue that the Jaguars best player over the past two years has been their punter, which is likely one reason why Jacksonville signed Cooke to a four-year, $12 million extension this offseason. Hes one of the best centers in college football in space. Punting is an art form, so let's find out who the best artists are. Team Stats and Rankings Table; Tot Yds & TO Passing Rushing Penalties Average Drive; Player PF Yds Ply Y/P TO FL 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A . . Townsend was so good at placing his punts that returners only averaged four yards per return against the Chiefs last season, giving Kansas City one of the best coverage units in the NFL in 2021. At one point during the season, Bailey had a 71-yard punt, which was the third longest that anyone kicked in the NFL all season. 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. At the rate he's going, Fox might crack our top 10 list for best quarterbacks next season. He makes some throws down the field that only a handful of guys in the NFL could make. Tega Wanogho has made incredible strides over his college career after never having played offensive line before coming to Auburn. NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated. Edmunds will have to clean up the missed tackles and improve in coverage to rise toward where most slot him currently a top-10 linebacker on this list next season. Coming into the NFL in the same 2012 draft class as Kuechly and Wagner has left David as the forgotten man at the position. @MiamiDolphins: #NFLHonors | Tonight at 8PM ET on FOX pic.twitter.com/RZKkKXVNVr. 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. 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. In a loss to the Bills where the wind was crazy, Bailey had both the longest punt of his career (71 yards) and shortest punt of his career (15 yards). At one point in 2018, he hit 26 straight field goals, which set a Saints franchise record. coming off the best season in his five-year NFL career, missed just nine of his 254 tackling opportunities, piece highlighting players entering prove-it years in 2020. Dallas will be hoping both Smith and Vander Esch get back to 2018 form next season. or This section is showing information as of the end the 2022-23 season. The Texans punter definitely made the most of his 88 punts by placing 37 of them inside his opponents 20-yard line, which was the second-best number in the NFL. The Browns had kicking woes, as well as punting issues in 2021. Onwuzurike is arguably the most athletic defensive tackle in the class. 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/reg/free/stories, at Iowa punter Tory Taylor is the reigning Big Ten Punter of the Year, an impressive accomplishment for his first year as a Hawkeye and his first year as an American punter. His 86.8 coverage grade over those two years is lower than only Lavonte David, Cory Littleton and Luke Kuechly at the position. His body control at the catch point is also elite as he makes difficult catches look commonplace. Johnston was also able to force 22 fair catches with his punts, which was tied for the fifth-highest total in the league. 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. Of course, he also shined some areas and one of those areas was pinning the opponent inside their 20. His career conversion rate is under 90%, which is why he's not higher on this list. PFFs expert rankers can include their opinions on a players season long fantasy prospects, which can consider more extreme outcomes and a certain amount of subjectivity. Cole, who definitely had the most impressive punting season in the NFL last year. Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals . Leonard is also a sure tackler, having missed just 5.6% of his tackles over the past two seasons (seventh-best at linebacker). 1 and then go from there (Although Tucker's grip on the top spot isn't as firm as it used to be). Anger had such a big season that Cowboys rewarded him a new three-year contract in March that's worth up to $9 million. Cooke only kicked one punt into the end zone the entire season, which was tied for the fewest in the NFL by any punter that had 20 or more punts in 2021. 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/reg/free/stories, at Whenever the Jaguars offense sputtered, which was often, Cooke would come out and flip the field, which caused opposing offenses to usually start their drives with bad field position. The only reason Fox isn't higher on this list is because he struggled with touchbacks. One other reason Boswell is ranked so high is because he holds the NFL postseason record for most field goals without a miss (16 for 16). 2020 NFL roster rankings for all 32 teams, Ranking all 32 starting quarterbacks Monson, Ranking all 32 starting quarterbacks Palazzolo, The NFL's top 25 interior offensive linemen, The NFL's top 25 interior defensive linemen, NFL offensive line rankings: All 32 units, NFL defensive line rankings: All 32 units. Though their position may be listed as outside linebacker, they don't play close to the same position as someone like Lavonte David. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NCAA player performance data. NFL Player Grades PFF analyzes every player and every play of every game in the 2022 NFL season. That being said, even Hekker would probably admit that 2020 wasn't his best year, which is why he's so low on the list. He is coming off a down year by his standards, but even then, his 76.4 PFF grade ranked 11th at the position. 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. So are La Scala, Italy's premier opera house, and the city's universities and schools. The Panthers have put a lot of coverage responsibility on Thompson, and he's held up reasonably well through 546 coverage snaps in the slot since 2015 (nearly 100 more than the next closest linebacker). It may be a surprise to see Milano come in above his teammate 2019 Pro Bowl linebacker Tremaine Edmunds on this list, but the coverage ability he has shown over the past two seasons is hard to ignore. Alamar steered Stanford's 2013 special teams to a trio of top 40 NCAA rankings, including net punting (33rd - 38.49 yards/punt), punt returns (21st - 11.96 yards/return) and kickoff returns (39th - 23.09). Brown is not a player who comes up all that often when discussing the league's best linebackers, but he deserves a spot in the conversation. The big returns meant that Cole was sometimes making the tackle, which he didn't seem to mind. Koo finished the year with 144 points scored, which was tied with Daniel Carlson and Jason Sanders for the most in the NFL. During the 2021 season, Way averaged a booming 48.3 yards per punt, which ranked fifth in the NFL. 2023 NFL Enterprises LLC. Consistency will be key for Smith in 2020 as he looks to show why Chicago made him a top-10 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. He comes in as the second most valuable linebacker, per PFF WAR, over that eight-year stretch, as well. While he offers almost nothing between the tackles against the run, his range is as good as it gets at the position. Note: Free agent punters weren't considered for this list since there's no guarantee they'll be playing in the NFL this year. Wil Lutz wins it in OT for the @Saints! 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. For Vander Esch who will be making an appearance later on it was injury that led to the disappointing season. Biadasz has been one of the best centers in college football since the day he stepped foot on Wisconsins field. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. This past season, in particular, Davis was excellent across the board for the Saints. Being a great kicker in the NFL comes down to one main thing and that's the ability to make field goals and no one does that better than Tucker. Cleveland went out and got rookie kicker Cade York and punter Corey Bojorquez to try to improve the junior. The Patriots raised some eyebrows in 2019 when they decided to use the 163rd overall pick on a punter, but after two years, Bailey is now making them look like geniuses. For one, he kicked seven touchbacks, which was tied for the second-most in the NFL. Of his 51 punts in 2021, only nine of them were returned, and his 17.6% return rate was by far the lowest return percentage for any full-time punter in the NFL last season. Despite that success, the Rams are bringing in some competition for Hekker this year and although he's been one of the league's top punters for nearly a decade, there's no guarantee he's going to make it to his 10th year with the Rams. Koo was deadly from long range, hitting 8-of-8 from 50 yards or more, making him the only kicker in the NFL who attempted five or more kicks from 50 yards or longer while hitting 100% of them. Anger also had a knack for regularly getting off huge punts: He averaged 48.4 yards per punt which ranked fourth in the NFL. Hes got an ideal guard build with power throughout his frame. Highest-Graded Player: DI David Onyemata (88.2), Super Bowl Win Probability: 22% As a 27-year-old undrafted free agent who hadn't yet taken an NFL snap on defense, why would he have been? Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. Parkinsons has one of the largest catch radii in the country. Sanders was also the ONLY kicker in the NFL last season who hit a field goal of 60 yards or more. 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. Hes one of the toughest receivers to jam at the line of scrimmage in the country. Since entering the league in 2012, Wagner's 92.1 PFF grade ranks second out of 103 qualifying linebackers, behind only Kuechly. McKinney is a jack of all trades for the Alabama defense. The Rank value requires a minimum number of snaps played. It's what slots him into the top 20 on this list. Although his stats were slightly down in 2021, his track record suggests that he should bounce back big time in 2022. Following that impressive 2020 season, Bailey made it all the way up to third in our ranking last year, but he's now down to seventh after struggling through most of the 2021 season. 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