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. Coverage teams love when they see a fair catch, because it means less work for them. 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 No one was really clear about it, so I'm just going to assume this is a classic "save the best for last" scenario. #NOvsCHI #Saints pic.twitter.com/6PfrBXEU3W. 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. 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. 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. Epenesa is a physically dominant 6-foot-7, 280 pounds. Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals . The rankings are based on PFF ELO Ratings. 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. Also, it's worth keeping in mind that unlike other players, most punters are also asked to play at least one other position that have nothing to do with punting (Kickoff specialist or holder). Wilson is the definition of a modern nose tackle. #OnePride: #DETvsATL on FOX: NFL app pic.twitter.com/i6bmR7DyBp. His 17 catches through two seasons with five drops is his biggest concern now. Like a delicious Wisconsin cheddar cheese, Mason Crosby has only gotten better with age (Cheese gets better with age right? Press Cover-3 teams are going to love his skillset. As an added bonus, Townsend can also throw the ball. 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. He also comes downhill as a blitzer like hes shot out of a cannon. In 2019, Way finished with the 11th-highest single-season average in NFL history (49.6). 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. 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. 1 and then go from there (Although Tucker's grip on the top spot isn't as firm as it used to be). 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. Perhaps with Kuechly out of the picture, this is the year that David gets his well-earned recognition. Touchbacks aren't ideal in the NFL because you'd rather pin your opponent inside their 20 rather than on their 20. Now that Kuechly has retired, it's Wagner's crown to take. The only reason Fox isn't higher on this list is because he struggled with touchbacks. Also featured are PFF's AWS-powered simulations and PFF-exclusive player grades. Highest-Graded Player: QB Tom Brady (92.6), Super Bowl Win Probability: 4% Littleton does do two things at an elite level, though cover and tackle. By the way, if you've heard Anger's name before, it's probably because you know him as the punter who got drafted ahead of Russell Wilson in 2012. NFL footage NFL Productions LLC. 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. Hes got an ideal guard build with power throughout his frame. His first step off the snap is arguably the quickest in college football. 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. Robinson was reportedly ousted from West Virginia over the summer and still hasnt found a home for this upcoming fall. Despite ranking 12th in the NFL in punts with 29 . Maybe the Chiefs should think about moving him to quarterback. 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. Oh, and his 90.3 overall grade led the way at the position. It's not often you see one of the best punters in the NFL switch teams, but that's exactly what's happening with Bojorquez this offseason. His blend of size, length and athleticism is rare at the 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. 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. 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. Anger forced 24 fair catches last season, which was tied for the fourth-highest total in the NFL. He's not as versatile as Cunningham in coverage, but he isn't a big negative there, either. His consistency, run defense and versatility still makes him one of the top linebackers in the NFL. 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. 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). Kendricks was credited with 14 forced incompletions, which led all linebackers and came in at fifth among all defenders. The Ravens might want to let him play quarterback once in awhile. They can win as run defenders, pass-rushers and coverage defenders. 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. 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. 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. Tucker also has the highest accuracy rate on extra points among active kickers (98.9%). For one, he averaged 50 yards per punt, which is the eight-highest single-season total in NFL history. Hes about as dominant a run blocker as youll see from a rising junior. Tega Wanogho has made incredible strides over his college career after never having played offensive line before coming to Auburn. 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. Bailey also had three punts blocked in 2021, which made him the only punter to have multiple kicks blocked. Not even 250 pounds, hes one of the best bull-rushers in the country. Also featured are PFF's AWS-powered simulations and PFF-exclusive player grades. Having just turned 22 years old in May, this upcoming season could very well be the one where he does just that. 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. Carlson scored 144 points in 2020, which was tied for the most in the NFL. 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. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL player performance data. In 2018, not only did the lead the league in punts inside the 20, but he was also the only full-time punter in the NFL who didn't kick a touchback. We're in the heart of rankings season here at PFF. Highest-Graded Player: DI David Onyemata (88.2), Super Bowl Win Probability: 22% The Lions punter hit seven touchbacks last season, which was tied for the most in the NFL. His consistency leaves something to be desired, but he has the highest pass-rushing grade of any returning defensive tackle. Davis comes from a track background, and it shows up on his tape. Hes split wide in Georgias offense and won legitimate wide receiver routes. 2023 NFL Enterprises LLC. (via @NFL) pic.twitter.com/uk77Hb5yKt. As a sophomore, Woodward was one of the most productive linebackers in the country. McKinney is a jack of all trades for the Alabama defense. While he offers almost nothing between the tackles against the run, his range is as good as it gets at the position. If we were ranking how good players could become, Edmunds would comfortably be in the top five. The following are the 2020 NFL Punting statistical leaders, sorted by gross punting average. In 2020, the Colts . 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. 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. 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. After a solid rookie year in 2019, Bailey followed that up with arguably the best overall season by a punter last year. 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. 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. Hall has incredible ball skills that saw him be the top graded returning corner in the country last year. Jake Bailey is the best punter in the NFL. No one's more clutch than Tucker and he proved that last season when he hit a 55-yarder as time expired to beat the Browns in a wild Monday night game played in Week 14. Thomas is a brute. His stiffness likely limits him scheme and versatility wise, though. 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. Lutz also hit 98.3% of his extras points in 2020 (57 of 58), which was the third-most accurate in the NFL. Age, height, weight, and 40 times will be updated after the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine. 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. Highest-Graded Player: Edge Khalil Mack (92.3), Super Bowl Win Probability: <1% After a solid rookie year in 2019, Bailey followed that up in 2020 with an All-Pro season. 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). The Seahawks clearly know they have something special in Dickson, which is probably why they gave him a four-year, $16 million extension this offseason. 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. 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 Dobbins is viewed as damaged goods after a major knee injury that cost him his entire 2021 season. 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. 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. Nov 22, . . Although he struggled on extra points in 2020 -- he hit just 89.5% -- he's only one year removed from a 2019 season where he made them all. The big returns meant that Cole was sometimes making the tackle, which he didn't seem to mind. . Also, no one was better at pinning in punt returners than Koch. 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. 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. May 16, 2020 1:01 PM EDT. 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. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL player performance data. The Bills decided to let Bojorquez walk in free agency despite a 2020 season where he led the NFL in yards per punt with a number (50.8) that ranked as the fourth-highest of all-time. 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). The Jaguars punter also made a habit of avoiding touchbacks. Punter is easily one of the most thankless positions in the NFL. Johnston was one of the few bright spots for the Texans last season. Johnson was on precisely no one's radar heading into last season. Like several players later on this list, Smith is someone who we know has the tools to be a top-flight NFL linebacker. He has the combination of awareness in the middle of the field to read plays in zone and the athleticism to react and be in position to make plays that all great coverage linebackers need. He controls offensive linemen with ease snap after snap. 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). The Jags punter ranked second in the league in net yard per punt (43.6) and seventh in net yards per punt (47.3). The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. 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. Harris has all the skills to excel in a zone scheme in the NFL. 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 hit 19 of 20 field goals, which is even more impressive when you consider that his only miss came from 59 yards out. CLUTCH.Daniel Carlson hits the 54-yard FG to put the @Raiders ahead by 10. 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. Mason Crosby drills a 58-yard FG to put the @packers up 10. Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. He makes some throws down the field that only a handful of guys in the NFL could make. 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. Gay can absolutely fly sideline to sideline. #RiseUpATL: #TBvsATL on FOX: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/EJLjYXQNy2 pic.twitter.com/Sr54Ge1iwX. Subscribe to PFF+ to unlock Sign Up NFL NFL Home Tools NFL Scores NFL Premium Stats Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NCAA player performance data. Townsend averaged 43.8 net yard per punt last season, which ranked behind only Bryan Anger. 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. 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. McKinney comes in one spot below his teammate Cunningham on the list, profiling more as a traditional run-stopper at nearly 260 pounds. We need more mic'd up punters. Not only was he the NFC's Pro Bowl punter last year, but he was also named second-team All-Pro. Bryan Anger's punt hit the jumbotron : #SFvsDAL on CBS/NICK/Prime Video: NFL app pic.twitter.com/v6QcauOWfx. 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