Hes capable of playing in a Derwin James-Jamal Adams role, but weve yet to see him really dominate in any of those facets. 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. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NCAA player performance data. 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. 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 has elite size and length combined with above average burst for the position. NFL. During a Week 7 win over the Bears, Hekker put five punts inside of Chicago's 10-yard line. 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. He is coming off a down year by his standards, but even then, his 76.4 PFF grade ranked 11th at the position. Lambo must love kicking in Jacksonville, because he's made almost every kick he's attempted since signing with the team in 2017. Cunningham is perhaps most well known for how he uses his length to impact the passing game in coverage, but he's starting to become one of the league's better run defenders at the position. No one was really clear about it, so I'm just going to assume this is a classic "save the best for last" scenario. 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. Hes more likely to come down with jump down the field than the receiver hes guarding. @tommy_townsend had the mic against the Chargers pic.twitter.com/zua6j8l7tJ. In 2021, Hekker had a net average of 42.6 yards per punt, which ranked fourth in the NFL. It hasn't taken long for Leonard to become a focal point of the Colts defense under defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus. 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. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. 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. Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Win Probability: 30% 49ers Kicker Mitch Wishnowsky said NO (via @49ers)pic.twitter.com/fJgAacq8jY. Wirfs is absurdly powerful and already technically advanced in pass protection. As the punter for the Chiefs last season, Tommy Townsend didn't exactly see a lot of action, but when his team did call on him, he came through almost every time. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL player performance data. 2023 NFL Enterprises LLC. His consistency, run defense and versatility still makes him one of the top linebackers in the NFL. Cole's net yardage was almost as impressive as he ranked fifth in the NFL with a net average of 42.5 yards per punt. If Jeudy could have come out in the 2019 draft, hed likely have been a top-five pick already. Coming into the NFL in the same 2012 draft class as Kuechly and Wagner has left David as the forgotten man at the position. Also, no one was better at pinning in punt returners than Koch. Net yards per punt is better and the good news for Hekker is that he also thrives at that. 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. 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. 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. McKinney has picked up PFF coverage grades of 70.0 or higher in three of the past five seasons. Although Kern missed three games due to injury last year, he was still quite the weapon when he was on the field. The pass game reigns king in today's NFL, so that kind of skill set is the most valuable to a defense. His 47 run stops in 2019 were nine more than the second-place Kuechly at linebacker, driving a career-high run-defense grade of 84.8. Enjoy! He missed only four tackles all year and allowed fewer than seven yards per reception on passes that were deemed to be into his coverage. [Editor's note: PFF's Preseason 2020 NFL Draft Guide is LIVE and features 150 Two-Page Player Profiles, giving you advanced stats, game grades and much, much more. 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). For Vander Esch who will be making an appearance later on it was injury that led to the disappointing season. Punter Brad Robbins not ranked . Simmons is on another level athletically from linebackers across the country. 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. Humphries (88.3), Highest-Graded Player: OG Shaq Mason (85.4), Highest-Graded Player: WR Julio Jones (86.3), Highest-Graded Player: TE Darren Waller (86.4), Super Bowl Win Probability: 1% Hes already one of the best pass protectors in college football. At least, I think that's why we saved this one for last. 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'll look to show that 2019 was no one-year fluke as a key part of the Broncos defense in 2020. Now that Kuechly has retired, it's Wagner's crown to take. Highest-Graded Player: QB Josh Allen (90.9), Super Bowl Win Probability: 5% The Lions punter hit seven touchbacks last season, which was tied for the most in the NFL. Although his stats were slightly down in 2021, his track record suggests that he should bounce back big time in 2022. 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). 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. 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. After booming his way to the Pro Bowl as a rookie in 2018, Dickson has somehow only gotten better. 1 seed for San Francisco in the playoffs, but Greenlaw made plays like that in coverage throughout the year. For one, he kicked seven touchbacks, which was tied for the second-most in the NFL. Its head-scratching that he only played 412 snaps a season ago for the Hawkeyes, but his 90.1 overall grade is far more indicative of his skill. You first think about the play that he made late in the 49ers' Week 17 matchup with the Seattle Seahawks to secure the No. Highest-Graded Player: TE Mark Andrews (81.7), Super Bowl Win Probability: 8% HARRISON BUTKER FOR THE WIN FROM 58 YARDS! Kinlaw has a great combination of size (6-foot-6, 305 pounds) and athleticism when projecting to the NFL. Wil Lutz wins it in OT for the @Saints! Live picks, grades and reaction to the 2023 NFL Draft. 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. Mason Crosby drills a 58-yard FG to put the @packers up 10. 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. 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. Versatility wont be his strong suit, though, as he was a different player in the box. He was also a first-team All-American according to Sporting News, and holds the NCAA career record for punting yards . NFL Player Grades PFF analyzes every player and every play of every game in the 2022 NFL season. Enjoy! Stanford also led the Pac-12 and ranked 10th nationally in kickoff coverage, allowing just 18.2 yards/return during the 2013 season. 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). If you play well, no one really notices, but if you mess up, everyone thinks you should be cut. Taylors explosiveness and vision are superb. 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. Hes the definition of a one-cut runner who can cut on a dime and get up to full speed quickly. Johnsons shake as a route-runner is arguably the best in the nation. As a sophomore, Woodward was one of the most productive linebackers in the country. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. Perhaps with Kuechly out of the picture, this is the year that David gets his well-earned recognition. Little had a bit of a hitch in his pass sets that was worrisome, but there were few better tackles in the country down the stretch last season. If Sanders does have one weakness, it's kicking extra points. He has the length to be disruptive in Indianapolis' zone-heavy defense and has shown himself to be well-rounded through his first two NFL seasons. Though their position may be listed as outside linebacker, they don't play close to the same position as someone like Lavonte David. Highest-Graded Player: TE Travis Kelce (93.5), Super Bowl Win Probability: 10% 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. Over the course of his career, he's made 90.7% of his kicks, which makes him the most accurate kicker in NFL history. NFL footage NFL Productions LLC. The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. It is highly recommended that you use the latest versions of a supported browser in order to receive an optimal viewing experience. Bailey also had three punts blocked in 2021, which made him the only punter to have multiple kicks blocked. He's not as versatile as Cunningham in coverage, but he isn't a big negative there, either. Kendricks is coming off the best season in his five-year NFL career. His stiffness likely limits him scheme and versatility wise, though. 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. 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. 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. He's earned this top spot with strong, well-rounded play throughout his career. J.K. Dobbins, Baltimore Ravens; RB22. To put that in perspective, no other punter in the league even did that with 50% of their punts. When Fox's NFL career started back in 2019, it didn't actually look like he was going to have a career. 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. 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. 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. Lemieux is one of the most accomplished guards in the country with 2,601 career snaps to his name. Hekker put 47.8% of his punts inside the 20 last season, which was the fourth-best percentage in the NFL. #RiseUpATL: #TBvsATL on FOX: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/EJLjYXQNy2 pic.twitter.com/Sr54Ge1iwX. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL and NCAA player performance data. 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. Not only was he accurate, but he also showed off his range as he was one of just four kickers in the NFL who attempted four or more field goals from beyond 50 yards and made all of them. 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. Jack's 2019 season was not what Jaguars' fans were expecting, and you can say that for a lot of Jacksonville's defense. From has shown such an advanced command of the Georgia offense in his two years. NFL 2022 Regular Season Punting Entire League 25 No linebacker who has seen at least 50 targets in coverage since 2018 has allowed a lower yards-per-target mark than Brown's 5.6. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL player performance data. 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 | 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. 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. Hekker has also mastered the art of pinning his opponents deep in their own territory. Johnson was on precisely no one's radar heading into last season. 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. 1 and then go from there (Although Tucker's grip on the top spot isn't as firm as it used to be). 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 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%). Okwara is extremely explosive off the edge and is already adept at converting speed to power. [Editor's note: PFF's Preseason 2020 NFL Draft Guide is LIVE and features 150 Two-Page Player Profiles, giving you advanced stats, game grades and much, much more. 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