All existing EDGE and ELITE subscribers have access to the guide and can download it here .] To a lesser extent, both Kwon Alexander and Dre Greenlaw give the 49ers above-average play in coverage from the linebacker position, as well. Sanders also hit eight field goals of 50 or more yards, which was tied for the most in the NFL. 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. 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. See the punts statistics by player for the 2020 NFL season. His performance last season certainly changed that. Were frequently asked how a player can be ranked higher than their projections? 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. While many point to the San Francisco pass rush as the catalyst for their defensive revival in 2019, we shouldn't overlook how good their coverage was as a team. 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. 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. Maybe the Chiefs should think about moving him to quarterback. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. 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. 250+ three-page scouting profiles - advanced stats, 3-year grades, player comps, combine data and Senior Bowl grades - for the 2023 draft class. Boswell's 95% hit rate on field goals was the fourth-highest in the NFL. The @Bridgestone Clutch Performance Play of the Year goes toTHIS PUNTER TO KICKER TOUCHDOWN. All existing EDGE and ELITE subscribers have access to the guide and can download it here.]. 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. Versatility wont be his strong suit, though, as he was a different player in the box. After booming his way to the Pro Bowl as a rookie in 2018, Dickson has somehow only gotten better. Carlson scored 144 points in 2020, which was tied for the most in the NFL. May 16, 2020 1:01 PM EDT. 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. Leonard is also a sure tackler, having missed just 5.6% of his tackles over the past two seasons (seventh-best at linebacker). 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. The Raiders kicker has been in the NFL for three seasons and he's gotten better every year, including last season, when he drilled 94.3% of his field goals, which ranked sixth in the NFL. He's been impressive as a tackler for much of his career and turned in PFF run-defense grades of 70.0 or higher in each of the four seasons prior to last year. 49ers Kicker Mitch Wishnowsky said NO (via @49ers)pic.twitter.com/fJgAacq8jY. 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. There is an argument to be made that Jones is the best coverage linebacker 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. Not even 250 pounds, hes one of the best bull-rushers in the country. One game that was truly indicative of Bailey's season came in Week 13. 1 and then go from there (Although Tucker's grip on the top spot isn't as firm as it used to be). 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. . Listed at 6-foot-4, Wright is a longer linebacker who can cause problems in coverage for opposing offenses in Seattle's zone defense. Thats right folks, this is a 60 yard punt (in the air) with a 5.15 second hang time. During the 2021 season, Way averaged a booming 48.3 yards per punt, which ranked fifth in the NFL. #OnePride: #DETvsATL on FOX: NFL app pic.twitter.com/i6bmR7DyBp. Pinkney is not only a special route-runner, but he is also a dynamic after-the-catch threat as well. He reaggravated the . 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. 2023 NFL Enterprises LLC. In all, his role in the NFL could be . In 2019, Way finished with the 11th-highest single-season average in NFL history (49.6). 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). He's not as versatile as Cunningham in coverage, but he isn't a big negative there, either. The Chiefs kicker showed off his booming leg in February when he became the first kicker in NFL history to hit multiple field goals of 49 yards or more in a Super Bowl. If Jeudy could have come out in the 2019 draft, hed likely have been a top-five pick already. . Myers might not be ranked at the top of his list, but he was arguably the best kicker in the NFL last year. Quarterback 1. Hes one of the best at collapsing the pocket in the country and physically manhandled OTs. 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. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. 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). Johnston was also able to force 22 fair catches with his punts, which was tied for the fifth-highest total in the league. Of his 51 punts, 20 of them were fair-caught and 22 landed inside the 20 and because of that, returners only averaged 4.8 yards per return against Baltimore, which was the second-lowest number surrendered in the NFL. Dallas will be hoping both Smith and Vander Esch get back to 2018 form next season. Dante Bonamico (178 through 10) was the only one on pace to do so. 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's not difficult to get overshadowed by Wagner, but Wright is still one of the better linebackers in the league in his own right. While he offers almost nothing between the tackles against the run, his range is as good as it gets at the position. Okudah has pretty much only shown out as a man corner at this point, but thats where youd like to see corners win. Arjun Menon and Brad Spielberger (PFF) Landing spots for PFF's top 50 free agents . His blend of size, length and athleticism is rare at the position. 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). 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. Brown has prodigious strength that is his calling card. 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. Lambo must love kicking in Jacksonville, because he's made almost every kick he's attempted since signing with the team in 2017. 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. That comes down largely to the ability he has shown in coverage. Live picks, grades and reaction to the 2023 NFL Draft. Not only was he the NFC's Pro Bowl punter last year, but he was also named second-team All-Pro. 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. It was a promising debut. Davis comes from a track background, and it shows up on his tape. . 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. 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. Now that Kuechly has retired, it's Wagner's crown to take. 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. 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. 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. 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. Hes got track speed at 220 pounds. 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 Australian only had experience with Australian football but wasn't a punter in high school. In the punting department, some fans might not even be able to name 10 punters, but we're ranking 10 because punters are people, too. A big reason Hekker's net punting average was so high is because he wasn't allowing any returns. 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. During the 2020 season, the 49ers punter put 32 punts inside the 20, which was more than any other punter in the NFL. Of course, yards per punt isn't a great way to measure a punter's skill. 21: Loshonkohl, Kaden: AZ: 2021: Loshonkohl recently competed at the 2022 Kohl's Western . See NFL player statistics across every major statistical category. Hes split wide in Georgias offense and won legitimate wide receiver routes. 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. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. 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. All Rights Reserved. Coverage teams love when they see a fair catch, because it means less work for them. Although Kern missed three games due to injury last year, he was still quite the weapon when he was on the field. He brings athleticism, speed and playmaking ability to the linebacker position that Pittsburgh has missed since Ryan Shazier's injury. The rankings are based on PFF ELO Ratings. Enjoy! Moss has the perfect blend of size (5-foot-10, 220 pounds), athleticism and elusiveness (53 broken tackles on 179 carries). or This section is showing information as of the end the 2022-23 season. You first think about the play that he made late in the 49ers' Week 17 matchup with the Seattle Seahawks to secure the No. TOMMY TOWNSEND HAS A CANNON. #RaiderNation: #NOvsLV on ESPN: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/pkp7nq0Q8u pic.twitter.com/cW3CGZDfgU. 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. 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. His stiffness likely limits him scheme and versatility wise, though. 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. From has shown such an advanced command of the Georgia offense in his two years. Colorado tries to get the ball in his hands by any means possible and usually good things happen. AUTOMATIC. During the 2021 season, Anger had a net average of 44.6 yard per punt, which led the NFL. Hekker has also mastered the art of pinning his opponents deep in their own territory. Check out the 2020 Cincinnati Bengals Roster, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports and more on Pro-Football-Reference.com. Nathan is the lead fantasy analyst for PFF. Parkinsons has one of the largest catch radii in the country. 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. He has only two drops on 56 catchable in his career. In 2018 and 2019, Lutz ranked in the top-seven in accuracy, including 2019, when he hit 88.9% of his field goals, which ranked seventh overall (He ranked sixth in 2018). He also showed he can be a value add to the receiving game with his work back in 2017. 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). He also comes downhill as a blitzer like hes shot out of a cannon. He can get from the middle of the field to the sideline with the best of them. 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 | Highest-Graded Player: DI DeForest Buckner (89.7), Super Bowl Win Probability: 3% Anger forced 24 fair catches last season, which was tied for the fourth-highest total in the NFL. Although Dickson had a slightly down year in 2021, he still managed to rank in the top-10 in both punting average and net punting average. Hes yet another back, though, that has had no exposure in Wisconsins passing game with only 16 catches and four drops. Johnston was one of the few bright spots for the Texans last season. Atlanta needs several of the young cornerbacks they've added to step up in order to see meaningful improvement in their team coverage, but the impact that Jones has over the middle of the field shouldn't be overlooked. 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 has sported a top-20 coverage grade at the position in each of the past two years reaching as high as sixth in 2018. Vaughn runs with great pacing and patience. It's not easy punting in New England and it's not easy punting for a perfectionist like Bill Belichick, but Bailey made both of those things look easy during a 2020 season where he was voted to the Pro Bowl and named the first-team All-Pro punter. Vander Esch turned in a terrific rookie season in 2018 he graded out as one of the top five linebackers in the NFL, with an 85.4 overall grade but he wasn't able to build on that this past season thanks to a neck injury that limited him to just six healthy games at the start of the year. Onwuzurike is arguably the most athletic defensive tackle in the class. Top Running Back Best Ball Sleepers. After a solid rookie year in 2019, Bailey followed that up with arguably the best overall season by a punter last year. The Browns had kicking woes, as well as punting issues in 2021. 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. The most explosive running back in the nation, Etienne is a big play waiting to happen. Although Hekker wasn't the best punter in 2020, he arguably had the best single-game of any punter last year. 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. From quarterbacks to corners to defensive ends to receivers, we've been ranking everyone, and as we do every year, we've saved the best for last: Punters and kickers. Wilson is the definition of a modern nose tackle. Hes already adept at eating double teams and has a toolbox of pass-rushing moves that is on par with any other defensive tackle 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. It doesn't take long, though, before you get to players who excel against the run or against the pass but not against both. 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. 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. 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. The Rank value requires a minimum number of snaps played. Lemieux is one of the most accomplished guards in the country with 2,601 career snaps to his name. Kinlaw has a great combination of size (6-foot-6, 305 pounds) and athleticism when projecting to the NFL. After struggling during a 2019 season where he hit just 76.7% of his field goals, Sanders bounced back in 2020 and finished the year as one of the NFL's best kickers. Just a casual career-long 70-yard punt for @MrJackFox#CHIvsDET | FOX pic.twitter.com/I0qGNLrwbU. Cooke also placed 28 punts inside his opponents 20-yard line, which was tied for the fifth-best number in the NFL. @MiamiDolphins: #NFLHonors | Tonight at 8PM ET on FOX pic.twitter.com/RZKkKXVNVr. 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). It is highly recommended that you use the latest versions of a supported browser in order to receive an optimal viewing experience. He was also a first-team All-American according to Sporting News, and holds the NCAA career record for punting yards . Fox has a booming leg and his ability. They can win as run defenders, pass-rushers and coverage defenders. Thats a great skill for a modern back. All Rights Reserved. For the past few weeks here at CBSSports.com, we've been ranking every position group in the NFL, and now, we've saved the most important position for last: Punters. His 17 catches through two seasons with five drops is his biggest concern now. Robinson packs a punch as a pass-rusher. FROM 55 YARDS OUT. 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). Anger was so good in 2021 that he ended up being voted a second-team All-Pro. 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. At least, I think that's why we saved this one for last. 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. Simmons is on another level athletically from linebackers across the country. 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. Look at him SELL THAT FAKE PUNT. The big returns meant that Cole was sometimes making the tackle, which he didn't seem to mind. Just missed: Sam Martin (Broncos), Thomas Morstead (Dolphins), Brett Kern (Titans). Having just turned 22 years old in May, this upcoming season could very well be the one where he does just that. Anger had such a big season that Cowboys rewarded him a new three-year contract in March that's worth up to $9 million. The last three years have yielded different results, however. He rushes the passer with violence unrivaled in this class and has the highest pass-rushing grade of any returning edge. Thanks to his booming leg, his punts also led to 28 fair-catches, which was the second most that any punter in the NFL forced last season. 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. 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 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. Hes more likely to come down with jump down the field than the receiver hes guarding. Highest-Graded Player: Edge T.J. Watt (91.6), Super Bowl Win Probability: 3% Jack was flagged eight times in a partial 2019 season compared to five times across the 2017 and 2018 seasons combined. His consistency, run defense and versatility still makes him one of the top linebackers in the NFL. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NCAA player performance data. Punter is easily one of the most thankless positions 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. The . 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. Shenault is a weapon in the open field. The pass game reigns king in today's NFL, so that kind of skill set is the most valuable to a defense. Opponents also averaged 12.9 yards per return on his punt, which makes both the punt team and the punter look bad. He has the explosiveness. 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. His body control at the catch point is also elite as he makes difficult catches look commonplace. In Matt Patricia's defense, the Lions are hoping they get the former. Because if not, I might have to rethink that analogy). Hes the definition of a modern safety. 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. Super Bowl Win Probability: 30% CLUTCH.Daniel Carlson hits the 54-yard FG to put the @Raiders ahead by 10. 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. 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. 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. 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. PFFs Fantasy Football Rankings include draft and current week ranks from our experts, projections, auction values, advanced stats and our Strength of Schedule metric. 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. 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