Also, no one was better at pinning in punt returners than Koch. The Jags punter ranked sixth in the league in both yards per punt (47.7) and net yards per punt (43.2). Dickerson became a household name and his Jheri Curls and goggles made him recognizable outside of the helmet. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. 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. 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. The Patriots punter regularly got off booming punts, which includes the 60-yarder you see below. Edmunds has performed well in stretches, but he has yet to put it all together for an entire season. Bailey also managed to put a total of 31 punts inside his opponents' 20-yard, which was the second-highest number in the NFL. 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. . Now 7-of-7 for 82 yards in his career after completing this fourth-and-9 pass for 15 yards on a fake punt against Washington #Ravens pic.twitter.com/HETaugUCwU. NFL Player Stats - Punts More Player Stats. Opponents also averaged 12.9 yards per return on his punt, which makes both the punt team and the punter look bad. Hes about as dominant a run blocker as youll see from a rising junior. Anger was so good in 2021 that he ended up being voted a second-team All-Pro. Johnson's 76.3 coverage grade ranked 10th among qualifiers at the position. Thanks to his booming leg, his punts also led to 28 fair-catches, which. 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. Hes got 17 touchdowns over the past two seasons. 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. And today, it's time for the linebackers. Warner was a big part of that. 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. 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. Pro Football Focus graded former West Virginia Mountaineers and Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee as NFL's highest-graded punter of the decade at 95.3, nearly three . Hekker put 47.8% of his punts inside the 20 last season, which was the fourth-best percentage in the NFL. Taylors explosiveness and vision are superb. Ranking NFL kickers is pretty easy -- at least at the top -- because you just put Justin Tucker at No. NFL. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. 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. Look at him SELL THAT FAKE PUNT. 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. Top Running Back Best Ball Sleepers. Bush's overall grade jumped to 69.3 over the Steelers' final eight games 23rd among 85 linebackers to play 150 or more snaps over that time frame. His stiffness likely limits him scheme and versatility wise, though. He is coming off a down year by his standards, but even then, his 76.4 PFF grade ranked 11th at the position. He was as sound as any safety in the country last season. 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. Sanders was also the ONLY kicker in the NFL last season who hit a field goal of 60 yards or more. (via @NFL) pic.twitter.com/uk77Hb5yKt. Johnson was on precisely no one's radar heading into last season. Kern also showed off that control by only allowing 13 of his punts to be returned for yardage, which was the second-lowest number in the NFL behind only Jake Bailey. Over the last three seasons, David ranks seventh in PFF run-defense grade (85.9) and second in PFF coverage grade (92.1) among the 78 linebackers to see at least 1,000 defensive snaps. Although punting seems simple -- you just catch the ball and kick it -- it's not that easy, and because of that, trying to rank the top 10 punters in the NFL also isn't easy. He wasn't quite as good this past season as he has been in years past, but when looking at the past five seasons as a whole, McKinney's 86.8 run-defense graderanks fifth among the 66 linebackers with 2,000 or more defensive snaps. Leonard has posted grades of 75.0 or higher as a run defender, pass-rusher and coverage defender since 2018 joining Wagner and the next guy on this list (Demario Davis) as the only two linebackers to do so. 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. It's not hard to see why he's referred to as The Maniac when you watch him flying around the field and making plays. Biadasz has been one of the best centers in college football since the day he stepped foot on Wisconsins field. Although the Pro Football Hall of Fame has only inducted two true kickers -- Jan Stenerud and Morten Andersen -- in its 58-year existence, Tucker is making a strong case for being the third (or fourth, if Adam Vinatieri gets in), so needless to say, he's at the top of our best kicker list. That's an Oscar-worthy performance. 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). McKinney has picked up PFF coverage grades of 70.0 or higher in three of the past five seasons. Kendricks is coming off the best season in his five-year NFL career. section: | slug: ranking-the-nfls-top-10-punters-entering-2022-cowboys-and-raiders-punters-both-crack-the-list | sport: football | route: article_single.us | Leonard is also a sure tackler, having missed just 5.6% of his tackles over the past two seasons (seventh-best at linebacker). For one, he averaged 50 yards per punt, which is the eight-highest single-season total in NFL history. That 7.3 return number was the lowest in the league for any team that had to cover 30 or more punt returns. 2023 NFL Enterprises LLC. The Lions punter hit seven touchbacks last season, which was tied for the most in the NFL. 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. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NCAA player performance data. With some of the struggles at cornerback for Minnesota, play like that in coverage from Kendricks and the Vikings' safety duo of Harrison Smith and Anthony Harris maintained their spot as a top-10 pass defense in 2019. 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. See NFL player statistics across every major statistical category. FROM 55 YARDS OUT. Punter Brad Robbins not ranked . Cleveland is an enormous guard who pretty much never gets overpowered. The Steelers will be counting on him to play a big role in 2020 because the depth behind Bush and Vince Williams at linebacker is unproven at best. AUTOMATIC. Highest-Graded Player: DI Aaron Donald (94.5), Super Bowl Win Probability: 3% If Sanders does have one weakness, it's kicking extra points. At one point in 2018, he hit 26 straight field goals, which set a Saints franchise record. Like Milano, Schobert is going to produce more against the pass than he is against the run. Sanders also hit eight field goals of 50 or more yards, which was tied for the most in the NFL. Highest-Graded Player: QB Tom Brady (92.6), Super Bowl Win Probability: 4% After all, he is playing some of the best football of his career he ranked fourth at the position with an 88.2 PFF grade in 2019. The . The only reason Fox isn't higher on this list is because he struggled with touchbacks. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL player performance data. Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) 2023 NFL free agency rankings: The 100 best free agents. Anger also had a knack for regularly getting off huge punts: He averaged 48.4 yards per punt which ranked fourth in the NFL. 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. 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. Coming into the NFL in the same 2012 draft class as Kuechly and Wagner has left David as the forgotten man at the position. #OnePride: #DETvsATL on FOX: NFL app pic.twitter.com/i6bmR7DyBp. Highest-Graded Player: QB Russell Wilson (90.3), Super Bowl Win Probability: 2% Cole. Highest-Graded Player: RB Derrick Henry (92.4), Super Bowl Win Probability: 2% TOMMY TOWNSEND HAS A CANNON. He looks primed to take the next step in 2019. Enjoy! PFF's Preseason 2020 NFL Draft Guide is LIVE. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. 9:24 am ET, signed Cole to a four-year, $12.4 million extension, more balls inside the 10-yard line than Dickson, Agent's Take: Rodgers' trade value, logistics, best fit, McCarthy discusses taking over Cowboys' play-calling, Brett Favre welfare funds scandal explained, Reich says Carr 'checks a lot of boxes' after meeting, Mock: Carter falls amid warrant, Ravens take QB, Rodgers' trade value, logistics and best fit, Best team fits for top FAs at each position, Ex-NFL GM on ramifications of Carter's legal issue, NFLPA issues team report cards: Commanders fail, 49ers GM says he contacted Brady as team seeks QB help, Jalen Carter issues statement amid charges. 2023 NFL Enterprises LLC. According to Football Outsiders, Fox averaged 52.5 yards per punt when he was forced to kick the ball from inside his own 35-yard line and that number ranked second in the NFL behind only A.J. You name it, Young has it. The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. When Lutz catches fire, he gets in a groove that few other kickers can match. 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/reg/free/stories, at In 2021, Hekker had a net average of 42.6 yards per punt, which ranked fourth in the NFL. 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. His 86.8 coverage grade over those two years is lower than only Lavonte David, Cory Littleton and Luke Kuechly at the position. It doesn't take long, though, before you get to players who excel against the run or against the pass but not against both. All Rights Reserved. The disappearing acts were far too prevalent, though, and likely the reason he returned for his senior year. Not only did Koo make more field goals (37) than any other kicker in 2020, but he also finished with the sixth-highest accuracy rate (94.9%). The Lions punter ranked second in the NFL with an average of 49.2 yards per punt while also ranking sixth overall with a net punting average of 42.3 yards. His lack of high-end traits and dominant play, however, are concerning. Not only was he the NFC's Pro Bowl punter last year, but he was also named second-team All-Pro. The Jags punter ranked second in the league in net yard per punt (43.6) and seventh in net yards per punt (47.3). Anger might not have been the most important player on the Cowboys roster last season, but he was definitely the most consistent. Highest-Graded Player: QB Josh Allen (90.9), Super Bowl Win Probability: 5% This ranking involves some projection for Bush because his 62.9 PFF grade as a rookie ranked 36th out of 91 qualifiers in 2019, but there is reason to believe he is primed for a significant second-year jump. Also featured are PFF's AWS-powered simulations and PFF-exclusive player grades. Over the course of his career, the four-time Pro Bowler has averaged 46.7 yards per punt, which is the fifth-highest number in NFL history. Bryan Anger's punt hit the jumbotron : #SFvsDAL on CBS/NICK/Prime Video: NFL app pic.twitter.com/v6QcauOWfx. 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. Super Bowl Win Probability: 30% When you look at his career, Lutz has been consistently good. He brings athleticism, speed and playmaking ability to the linebacker position that Pittsburgh has missed since Ryan Shazier's injury. Hes damn near unblockable one-on-one in the run game but has yet to earn a pass-rushing grade above 70.0 for a season. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. 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. To date, though, Cleveland has only been on the field for 569 snaps in his career. Now the Cowboys just need to think about moving to a new stadium because Anger is too strong to be kicking indoors. 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 | 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. Like a delicious Wisconsin cheddar cheese, Mason Crosby has only gotten better with age (Cheese gets better with age right? Because if not, I might have to rethink that analogy). His blend of size, length and athleticism is rare at the position. Oh, and his 90.3 overall grade led the way at the position. He offers nothing as a runner, though, or outside the pocket. 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). Hes one of the best centers in college football in space. Struggles in coverage and penalties can both be pointed to as contributing factors, but neither area proved problematic for Jack in prior years. Not only did he lead the NFL in the all-important net-punting average (45.6), but he also ranked fourth overall in yards per punt (48.7). Fox has a booming leg and his ability to flip the field has made him a huge asset in Detroit. Nathan is the lead fantasy analyst for PFF. The 2020 first-team All-Big Ten selection had 20 punts inside the 20-yard line, ranking second in the Big Ten punters in 2020. He explodes off the snap and through offensive linemen when he wants to. 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. Of course, yards per punt isn't a great way to measure a punter's skill. 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. Collins will be one of several former Patriots defenders looking for success in his first season in Detroit. In Matt Patricia's defense, the Lions are hoping they get the former. CLUTCH.Daniel Carlson hits the 54-yard FG to put the @Raiders ahead by 10. pic.twitter.com/R5mkRKoRqs. . Hes as sticky in man coverage as any defensive back in the country and is a complete corner. Lambo must love kicking in Jacksonville, because he's made almost every kick he's attempted since signing with the team in 2017. Tucker also has the highest accuracy rate on extra points among active kickers (98.9%). Just a casual career-long 70-yard punt for @MrJackFox#CHIvsDET | FOX pic.twitter.com/I0qGNLrwbU. 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 last year). Over the course of his career, he's made 90.7% of his kicks, which makes him the most accurate kicker in NFL history. For as good as the Cowboys' linebacker duo of Leighton Vander Esch and Smith were in 2018, last season had to come as somewhat of a disappointment. 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. JUSTIN TUCKER. Hes capable of playing in a Derwin James-Jamal Adams role, but weve yet to see him really dominate in any of those facets. His first step off the snap is arguably the quickest in college football. McKinney is a jack of all trades for the Alabama defense. 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. Things got off to a pretty good start as a rookie in 2018 with Smith putting up a 70.0-plus grade in coverage and a 66.6 grade overall, but both of those numbers dipped into the 50s this past season. Age, height, weight, and 40 times will be updated after the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine. During a Week 7 win over the Bears, Hekker put five punts inside of Chicago's 10-yard line. Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals . The Australian only had experience with Australian football but wasn't a punter in high school. Arjun Menon and Brad Spielberger (PFF) Landing spots for PFF's top 50 free agents . Warner's PFF grade this past season was brought down by a 46.8 run-defense grade and over 20 missed tackles, but he was better in both areas as a rookie in 2018 and is developing into one of the better coverage linebackers in the NFL. Lions punter Jack Fox with a DIME on this fake punt! 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. 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 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. Fox went undrafted in 2019 and although he would eventually sign with the Chiefs, he got cut before the 2019 season started, which means he was basically sitting at home when the Lions finally decided to take a gamble on him heading into the 2020 season. NFL 2022 Regular Season Punting Entire League 25 21: Loshonkohl, Kaden: AZ: 2021: Loshonkohl recently competed at the 2022 Kohl's Western . Townsend had just 37 punts in 2021, which didn't meet the minimum requirement to be listed on the NFL's leader board for best punting average, but if he had been there, he would have ranked second in the league. Weaver is a name youre going to be hearing a lot more of next spring. 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. If you watched the Texans play last season, you may have noticed that they had one of the worst offenses in the NFL and because of that, Johnston saw A LOT of action. Gilman is a perfect box or split field safety with the way he comes downhill on routes. During that 21-6 win, Anger pinned the Giants inside their own 10-YARD LINE a total of four times with kicks that were downed at the 9-, 8-, 8- and 7-yard line. 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. He can get from the middle of the field to the sideline with the best of them. During his three years in Jacksonville, Lambo has hit 95% of his field goals, including a perfect 5-for-5 in 2020. . The Titans punter put 59.5% of his punts (22 of 37) inside the opponents 20, which is an insane number when you consider that only two other full-time punters even hit the 50% mark. Subscribe to PFF+ to unlock Sign Up PFF Grade Combine Draft Rank Name Team # Punt Koff Age RS Ht Wt Sp College Year R# P# Sorry, there are no rows here Prev Page Select.. of 0 Rows 50 Next Hes more slot receiver, though, than an actual tight end in Stanfords offense. Reagor isnt your typical 5-foot-11, 195-pound wideout. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL player performance data. 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. Johnson is a bigger linebacker by today's NFL standards at nearly 250 pounds, and he used that size to his advantage in the run game where he posted a 91.4 run-defense grade for the season. He'll look to show that 2019 was no one-year fluke as a key part of the Broncos defense in 2020. Feb. 24, 2020 MILAN The landmark Duomo Cathedral, its spires towering over Milan, is closed. 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. Simmons is on another level athletically from linebackers across the country. Quarterback 1. 1. Despite that success, the Rams released Hekker in March and after that happened, the Panthers quickly snatched him up. He was also a first-team All-American according to Sporting News, and holds the NCAA career record for punting yards . It's not often that you talk about a kicker being a lock for the Hall of Fame, but Justin Tucker is getting close to being in that category after nine NFL seasons. Leaders based on 2.5 punts per team game. 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. Live picks, grades and reaction to the 2023 NFL Draft. If you've ever wondered what it's like to be a punter, the Chiefs gave us an inside look this season when they mic'd up their punter for a game. Shenault is a weapon in the open field. Bailey was also probably pretty loved by the Patriots punt coverage team and that's because only 12 of his 51 punts got returned, which was the fewest returns given up by a punter last year. 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. Thompson already looks the part of an NFL linebacker. 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. To put that in perspective, no other punter in the league even did that with 50% of their punts. Smith, meanwhile, didn't play poorly by any means, earning a 70.2 PFF grade that ranked 18th among qualifying linebackers in 2019, but he didn't play up to the level that he showed the year before when he was a top-five player at the position. Maybe the Chiefs should think about moving him to quarterback. The big returns meant that Cole was sometimes making the tackle, which he didn't seem to mind. Now that Kuechly has retired, it's Wagner's crown to take. It is highly recommended that you use the latest versions of a supported browser in order to receive an optimal viewing experience. So are La Scala, Italy's premier opera house, and the city's universities and schools. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Now, if he can just fix his drop problem that saw him muff 10 a season ago. Kendricks was credited with 14 forced incompletions, which led all linebackers and came in at fifth among all defenders. 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. 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. Listed at 6-foot-4, Wright is a longer linebacker who can cause problems in coverage for opposing offenses in Seattle's zone defense. Hekker did that a total of 28 times, which was the third most in the NFL. In four seasons with the Chiefs, Butker has hit 90.3 percent of his field goals (121 of 134), which makes him the second-most accurate kicker in NFL history and the only guy he's behind is the guy who's ranked ahead of him on this list. Adebo has ball skills like that of a wide receiver. Vaughn runs with great pacing and patience. Hes broken 18 tackles on 94 career catches. Of course, he also shined some areas and one of those areas was pinning the opponent inside their 20. Huge. For one, he was one of only two kickers to hit 100% of his extra points last season (Matt Gay was the other one). Colorado tries to get the ball in his hands by any means possible and usually good things happen. Despite ranking 12th in the NFL in punts with 29 . Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. There is an argument to be made that Jones is the best coverage linebacker in the NFL. 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 just his second year with the 49ers, Wishnowsky showed why he was worth a fourth-round pick back in 2019. 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. 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. Back in December, the Raiders signed Cole to a four-year, $12.4 million extension that included $5.9 million in guaranteed money. The linebacker position has been somewhat diminished in recent seasons as nickel and dime defenses have become base, but there is still a group of guys at the top that you want on the field every play as a defense. 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. His performance last season certainly changed that. Korsak was the 2022 Ray Guy Award winner given to the nation's best punter. If you're expecting Littleton to come down and make a difference in the run game, you are setting yourself up for disappointment. 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 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. When Fox's NFL career started back in 2019, it didn't actually look like he was going to have a career. NFL footage NFL Productions LLC. Of his 51 punts, only one went for a touchback, which was the lowest number of any full-time punter. 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. From has shown such an advanced command of the Georgia offense in his two years. Hes one of the best at collapsing the pocket in the country and physically manhandled OTs. Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Win Probability: 30% It's what slots him into the top 20 on this list. 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. Only the top two to three percent of analysts are on the team of "senior analysts" in charge of finalizing each grade after review. His coverage grade in the 50s wasn't nearly as impressive, but you have to factor in that his situation plays a role in that grade. It was a promising debut. Hes split wide in Georgias offense and won legitimate wide receiver routes. From 2012 to 2016 Davis' first five seasons in the NFL his highest single-season PFF grade came at just 62.6 in 2014 with the New York Jets. Week SB Rankings PPR .5 PPR Non-PPR IDP 2022 Draft Rankings PPR .5 PPR 2 QB PPR Non-PPR IDP Best Ball Dynasty Startup Dynasty Rookie Dynasty IDP Startup Dynasty IDP Rookie Highest-Graded Player: Edge T.J. Watt (91.6), Super Bowl Win Probability: 3% Johnsons shake as a route-runner is arguably the best in the nation. He has the size. 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. Herbert has all the arm talent in the world. or This section is showing information as of the end the 2022-23 season. If Jeudy could have come out in the 2019 draft, hed likely have been a top-five pick already. If you watched any Jaguars games in 2021, then you probably saw a lot of Cooke and that's because he was one of Jacksonville's busiest players. 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