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. He controls offensive linemen with ease snap after snap. As an added bonus, Townsend can also throw the ball. Highest-Graded Player: QB Russell Wilson (90.3), Super Bowl Win Probability: 2% Not even 250 pounds, hes one of the best bull-rushers in the country. Just missed: Sam Martin (Broncos), Thomas Morstead (Dolphins), Brett Kern (Titans). TOMMY TOWNSEND HAS A CANNON. In all, his role in the NFL could be . JUSTIN TUCKER. 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. CLUTCH.Daniel Carlson hits the 54-yard FG to put the @Raiders ahead by 10. 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. He's not as versatile as Cunningham in coverage, but he isn't a big negative there, either. Greenlaw's play as a rookie came as a pleasant surprise for San Francisco, particularly with him needing to take on a larger role as Kwon Alexander missed time due to injury. Hes got an ideal guard build with power throughout his frame. Hes yet another back, though, that has had no exposure in Wisconsins passing game with only 16 catches and four drops. The only reason Fox isn't higher on this list is because he struggled with touchbacks. Hes more slot receiver, though, than an actual tight end in Stanfords offense. He ended up punting the ball 88 times in 2021, which was the most of any punter in the league. Fox has a booming leg and his ability. Kendricks is coming off the best season in his five-year NFL career. Kendricks was credited with 14 forced incompletions, which led all linebackers and came in at fifth among all defenders. 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). 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. Although Hekker wasn't the best punter in 2020, he arguably had the best single-game of any punter last year. @MiamiDolphins: #NFLHonors | Tonight at 8PM ET on FOX pic.twitter.com/RZKkKXVNVr. 49ers Kicker Mitch Wishnowsky said NO (via @49ers)pic.twitter.com/fJgAacq8jY. The @Bridgestone Clutch Performance Play of the Year goes toTHIS PUNTER TO KICKER TOUCHDOWN. 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. 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. Back in December, the Raiders signed Cole to a four-year, $12.4 million extension that included $5.9 million in guaranteed money. The most noteworthy part of his game this past season was just how many plays he made on the football. 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. A large part of that grade was that Greenlaw simply didn't allow big plays on his watch. 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. Nathan is the lead fantasy analyst for PFF. 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. 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. Wirfs is absurdly powerful and already technically advanced in pass protection. In the run game, Thompson uses his quickness to be effective despite being on the smaller end for a linebacker. 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. Korsak was the 2022 Ray Guy Award winner given to the nation's best punter. 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. 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. 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. Jack Fox (Detroit Lions) Lions rookie Jack Fox is PFF's top-ranked punter in 2020, with a grade of 92.2 (five higher than any other punter). Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) 2023 NFL free agency rankings: The 100 best free agents. Trevathan is another player coming off a career-low overall grade in 2019 (61.9), but his track record gives him the benefit of the doubt and keeps him as one of the top 25 linebackers in the NFL heading into the 2020 season. Hes one of the best at collapsing the pocket in the country and physically manhandled OTs. 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. It's what slots him into the top 20 on this list. AUTOMATIC. 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. Sanders also hit eight field goals of 50 or more yards, which was tied for the most in the NFL. Wishnowsky is the first of two Australians that landed on the top-10 list this year. Davis has elite size and length combined with above average burst for the position. 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 | Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama His lack of high-end traits and dominant play, however, are concerning. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. 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). Henderson locked down his side of the field last year as well as any corner in the country. For one, he kicked seven touchbacks, which was tied for the second-most in the NFL. Subscribe to PFF+ to unlock Sign Up NFL NFL Home Tools NFL Scores NFL Premium Stats 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. Colorado tries to get the ball in his hands by any means possible and usually good things happen. We're in the heart of rankings season here at PFF. Fulton graded better than his teammate Greedy Williams on the LSU defense last season. The Jaguars punter also made a habit of avoiding touchbacks. 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. 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. To put that in perspective, there were only two other punters who even landed 30 kicks inside their opponents' 20-yard line. His 15 contested catches are top-10 among returning wideouts. Lemieux is one of the most accomplished guards in the country with 2,601 career snaps to his name. Hes capable of playing in a Derwin James-Jamal Adams role, but weve yet to see him really dominate in any of those facets. If you play well, no one really notices, but if you mess up, everyone thinks you should be cut. In 2020, the Colts . 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. Cole, who definitely had the most impressive punting season in the NFL last year. The disappearing acts were far too prevalent, though, and likely the reason he returned for his senior year. 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. 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 footage NFL Productions LLC. The 36-year-old kicker went a perfect 16 of 16 on field goals, making him one of just five kickers in NFL history to hit 100% of their field goals in a season where they attempted 15 or more kicks. It hasn't taken long for Leonard to become a focal point of the Colts defense under defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus. The rankings are based on PFF ELO Ratings. FROM 55 YARDS OUT. Reagor isnt your typical 5-foot-11, 195-pound wideout. Delpits playmaking ability at all levels of the defense is top-notch. 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. Huge. Enjoy! The only reason Lambo isn't higher on this list is because he's coming off an injury-filled season where he was limited to just four games. Although Way did show off his booming leg last season, he fell out of our top five this year because he struggled with some other parts of his game. Hes the definition of a one-cut runner who can cut on a dime and get up to full speed quickly. Overall, Dickson placed 48.2% of his punts inside the 20, which was the second-highest percentage in the NFL. Quarterback 1. All Rights Reserved. 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. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL and NCAA player performance data. Lambo was dealing with several lower-body injuries and it's not always easy to recover from those. Just a casual career-long 70-yard punt for @MrJackFox#CHIvsDET | FOX pic.twitter.com/I0qGNLrwbU. Age, height, weight, and 40 times will be updated after the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine. #OnePride: #DETvsATL on FOX: NFL app pic.twitter.com/i6bmR7DyBp. 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. Not to be forgotten, Koch also might be the most efficient passer in NFL history. And no, I have no idea why they mic'd up their punter, but I love that they did it. Hekker did that a total of 28 times, which was the third most in the NFL. Provinces with the most coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Italy February 2023. 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 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. Dante Bonamico (178 through 10) was the only one on pace to do so. Hekker averaged just 39.2 net yards per punt, which ranked an ugly 24th 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. In 2021, Hekker had a net average of 42.6 yards per punt, which ranked fourth in the NFL. Hes more likely to come down with jump down the field than the receiver hes guarding. 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? 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. 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. His bad play down the stretch gets a tad overblown because it came on the biggest stage, but wed still like to see those issues not show up in 2019. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. Hes split wide in Georgias offense and won legitimate wide receiver routes. . The only reason Fox isn't higher on this list is because he struggled with touchbacks. 2022 NFL Punting Statistics | The Football Database 2022 NFL Punting Statistics The following are the 2022 NFL Punting statistical leaders, sorted by gross punting average. Boswell's 95% hit rate on field goals was the fourth-highest in the NFL. Enjoy! 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. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. 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. He brings athleticism, speed and playmaking ability to the linebacker position that Pittsburgh has missed since Ryan Shazier's injury. 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. . 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. 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. 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. Davis comes from a track background, and it shows up on his tape. Hes got track speed at 220 pounds. He reaggravated the . Versatility wont be his strong suit, though, as he was a different player in the box. During a Week 7 win over the Bears, Hekker put five punts inside of Chicago's 10-yard line. Leaders based on 2.5 punts per team game. For one, he averaged 50 yards per punt, which is the eight-highest single-season total in NFL history. One thing Bailey did well was flip the field. 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). Thanks to the tender, Carlson will make $3.38 million in 2021. Bailey also had three punts blocked in 2021, which made him the only punter to have multiple kicks blocked. Thanks to his booming leg, his punts also led to 28 fair-catches, which. This past season was the first year where he didn't record a run-defense grade above 70.0, coming in at 66.7. Like several players later on this list, Smith is someone who we know has the tools to be a top-flight NFL linebacker. 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. 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. That comes down largely to the ability he has shown in coverage. Over the past two seasons, Littleton has a PFF coverage grade of 90.6 and has missed just nine of his 254 tackling opportunities. 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. Having just turned 22 years old in May, this upcoming season could very well be the one where he does just that. 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/reg/free/stories, at 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. 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. Townsend averaged 43.8 net yard per punt last season, which ranked behind only Bryan Anger. Koo finished the year with 144 points scored, which was tied with Daniel Carlson and Jason Sanders for the most in the NFL. Sanders was also the ONLY kicker in the NFL last season who hit a field goal of 60 yards or more. Anger was so good in 2021 that he ended up being voted a second-team All-Pro. Myers might not be ranked at the top of his list, but he was arguably the best kicker in the NFL last year. His first step off the snap is arguably the quickest in college football. Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Win Probability: 30% Hes the definition of a modern safety. FAKE PUNT #SEAHAWKS EXECUTE THE FAKE!!!! Jack is a good candidate to bounce back next season with Schobert coming in to take middle linebacker duties next to him. 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. Like a delicious Wisconsin cheddar cheese, Mason Crosby has only gotten better with age (Cheese gets better with age right? His 80.4 coverage grade across those the 2017 and 2018 campaigns ranked ninth among 59 linebackers who saw 500 or more coverage snaps, coming alongside solid play against the run. Thats the type of rare prospect he is despite not fitting the prototype size-wise (6-foot-1, 192 pounds). Wilson is the definition of a modern nose tackle. Over the course of his career, the four-time Pro Bowler has averaged 47.0 yards per punt, which is the second-highest number in NFL history. I mean, who can forget the time that a punter won the NFL's award for Clutch Performance Play of the Year back in 2019 and he won it by throwing a pass to a KICKER. He has the explosiveness. He has only two drops on 56 catchable in his career. Lamb is incredibly advanced as a route-runner. Bailey also managed to put a total of 31 punts inside his opponents' 20-yard, which was the second-highest number in the NFL. He's earned this top spot with strong, well-rounded play throughout his career. Okwuegbunam has speed to get up the seams and body control to be a red-zone threat. 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. 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 Lutz catches fire, he gets in a groove that few other kickers can match. His body control at the catch point is also elite as he makes difficult catches look commonplace. The Ravens coach hates giving up touchbacks and there was no one better at avoiding touchbacks last year than Koch. 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. Cunningham played more man-coverage snaps than any other linebacker last season (239), and players like Alvin Kamara, Christian McCaffrey and Mark Andrews were able to produce several big plays against Cunningham in man coverage. Jack's 2019 season was not what Jaguars' fans were expecting, and you can say that for a lot of Jacksonville's defense. 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 Ravens might want to let him play quarterback once in awhile. His consistency, run defense and versatility still makes him one of the top linebackers in the NFL. Simmons is on another level athletically from linebackers across the country. Hes one of the best centers in college football in space. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. Stanford also led the Pac-12 and ranked 10th nationally in kickoff coverage, allowing just 18.2 yards/return during the 2013 season. Punter is easily one of the most thankless positions in the NFL. 1 and then go from there (Although Tucker's grip on the top spot isn't as firm as it used to be). 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 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. He can get from the middle of the field to the sideline with the best of them. Jake Bailey is the best punter in the NFL. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL player performance data. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. If we were ranking how good players could become, Edmunds would comfortably be in the top five. 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. He also showed he can be a value add to the receiving game with his work back in 2017. His stiffness likely limits him scheme and versatility wise, though. 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. 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. To put that in perspective, no other punter in the league even did that with 50% of their punts. 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. McKinney comes in one spot below his teammate Cunningham on the list, profiling more as a traditional run-stopper at nearly 260 pounds. He's also pinned the opponent inside their own five-yard line more times (15) than any other punter over that span. It's not easy punting in New England and it's not easy punting for a perfectionist like Bill Belichick, but Bailey has managed to make things work for three seasons. 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. Okudah has pretty much only shown out as a man corner at this point, but thats where youd like to see corners win. Collins will be one of several former Patriots defenders looking for success in his first season in Detroit. 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