Hes above average in pretty much every aspect of the position you could ask for. Collins will be one of several former Patriots defenders looking for success in his first season in Detroit. 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. 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. He also comes downhill as a blitzer like hes shot out of a cannon. Myers might not be ranked at the top of his list, but he was arguably the best kicker in the NFL last year. 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. Highest-Graded Player: DI DeForest Buckner (89.7), Super Bowl Win Probability: 3% Opponents also averaged 12.9 yards per return on his punt, which makes both the punt team and the punter look bad. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. One thing Bailey did well was flip the field. The Jags punter ranked sixth in the league in both yards per punt (47.7) and net yards per punt (43.2). He comes in as the second most valuable linebacker, per PFF WAR, over that eight-year stretch, as well. The most explosive running back in the nation, Etienne is a big play waiting to happen. Although Kern missed three games due to injury last year, he was still quite the weapon when he was on the field. Kendricks was credited with 14 forced incompletions, which led all linebackers and came in at fifth among all defenders. 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. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. 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. Top Running Back Best Ball Sleepers. Lambo was dealing with several lower-body injuries and it's not always easy to recover from those. 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). Koch has been in Baltimore since 2006 and a big reason he's lasted so long is because he's one of the most consistent punters in the league. He's not as versatile as Cunningham in coverage, but he isn't a big negative there, either. 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. As a 27-year-old undrafted free agent who hadn't yet taken an NFL snap on defense, why would he have been? FROM 55 YARDS OUT. For Vander Esch who will be making an appearance later on it was injury that led to the disappointing season. J.K. Dobbins, Baltimore Ravens; RB22. They can win as run defenders, pass-rushers and coverage defenders. 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. During the 2020 season, the 49ers punter put 32 punts inside the 20, which was more than any other punter in the NFL. Dante Bonamico (178 through 10) was the only one on pace to do so. 2020 NFL Punting Statistics. 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. Highest-Graded Player: QB Aaron Rodgers (94.5), Super Bowl Win Probability: 8% 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). Milano still has work to do to improve as a run defender and tackler, but that kind of coverage ability is valuable and rare among linebackers. 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. 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. Not to be forgotten, Koch also might be the most efficient passer in NFL history. Herbert has all the arm talent in the world. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL and NCAA player performance data. To a lesser extent, both Kwon Alexander and Dre Greenlaw give the 49ers above-average play in coverage from the linebacker position, as well. Okwara is extremely explosive off the edge and is already adept at converting speed to power. PFFs Fantasy Football Rankings include draft and current week ranks from our experts, projections, auction values, advanced stats and our Strength of Schedule metric. He was also a first-team All-American according to Sporting News, and holds the NCAA career record for punting yards . At least, I think that's why we saved this one for last. Littleton does do two things at an elite level, though cover and tackle. 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). To date, though, Cleveland has only been on the field for 569 snaps in his career. NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated. 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. Hes more slot receiver, though, than an actual tight end in Stanfords offense. Tua already has accuracy, pocket presence and anticipation that is well beyond his years. Despite that success, the Rams released Hekker in March and after that happened, the Panthers quickly snatched him up. Epenesa is a physically dominant 6-foot-7, 280 pounds. That being said, even Hekker would probably admit that 2020 wasn't his best year, which is why he's so low on the list. At one point in 2018, he hit 26 straight field goals, which set a Saints franchise record. . The Rank value requires a minimum number of snaps played. 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. That may have to be the case again with three new (young) starters at cornerback. Sam Koch might be the greatest passer in Ravens history. 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. 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. It hasn't taken long for Leonard to become a focal point of the Colts defense under defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus. 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). Dobbins is viewed as damaged goods after a major knee injury that cost him his entire 2021 season. Split: Rate: Season: Since entering the league in 2012, Wagner's 92.1 PFF grade ranks second out of 103 qualifying linebackers, behind only Kuechly. One game that was truly indicative of Bailey's season came in Week 13. Gay can absolutely fly sideline to sideline. NFL 2022 Regular Season Punting Entire League 25 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. 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. A big reason why he had such a high net average is because he excelled at forcing his opponent to call for a fair catch. Provinces with the most coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Italy February 2023. The Kansas City Chiefs and the New Orleans Saints finish PFF's NFL Power Rankings for the 2020 NFL season as the top-ranked reams. Since entering the NFL in 2014, Way has slowly turned into one of the best punters in the league, especially over the past three years. 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. 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. 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. 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. The big returns meant that Cole was sometimes making the tackle, which he didn't seem to mind. The last three years have yielded different results, however. 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. Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals . Subscribe to PFF+ to unlock Sign Up NFL NFL Home Tools NFL Scores NFL Premium Stats Wirfs is absurdly powerful and already technically advanced in pass protection. . Stanford also led the Pac-12 and ranked 10th nationally in kickoff coverage, allowing just 18.2 yards/return during the 2013 season. 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). NFL Football Player Stats & Stats Leaders - Punts Who's your favorite NFL team? It's also worth pointing out that returners only averaged 7.3 yards return against the Seahawks, which is a testament to both Dickson and Seattle's coverage team. 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. 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. 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. When you look at his resume, the fact that his last Pro Bowl appearance came in 2015 is astounding. Lambo must love kicking in Jacksonville, because he's made almost every kick he's attempted since signing with the team in 2017. Feb. 24, 2020 MILAN The landmark Duomo Cathedral, its spires towering over Milan, is closed. Vaughn runs with great pacing and patience. No one was really clear about it, so I'm just going to assume this is a classic "save the best for last" scenario. Highest-Graded Player: Edge Chase Young (87.2), Highest-Graded Player: OT Taylor Moton (81.2), Highest-Graded Player: WR Justin Jefferson (90.4), Highest-Graded Player: OG Zack Martin (91.3), Highest-Graded Player: OT Garett Bolles (90.3), Highest-Graded Player: DI Leonard Williams (79.8), Highest-Graded Player: Edge Joey Bosa (90.2), Highest-Graded Player: S Jessie Bates III (90.1), Highest-Graded Player: QB Deshaun Watson (92.5), Highest-Graded Player: Edge Brandon Graham (81.5), Highest-Graded Player: S Marcus Maye (82.8), Highest-Graded Player: QB Matt Stafford (82.0), Highest-Graded Player: C Brandon Linder (80.0). Punter Brad Robbins not ranked . 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. If Jeudy could have come out in the 2019 draft, hed likely have been a top-five pick already. He's earned this top spot with strong, well-rounded play throughout his career. That's why the Raiders signed him this offseason. He has to prove he has enough quicks to rush the passer more consistently, though. Biadasz has been one of the best centers in college football since the day he stepped foot on Wisconsins field. 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. We need more mic'd up punters. 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. 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. @MiamiDolphins: #NFLHonors | Tonight at 8PM ET on FOX pic.twitter.com/RZKkKXVNVr. Hes the definition of a one-cut runner who can cut on a dime and get up to full speed quickly. Moss has the perfect blend of size (5-foot-10, 220 pounds), athleticism and elusiveness (53 broken tackles on 179 carries). Net yards per punt is better and the good news for Hekker is that he also thrives at that. Size, length, athleticism and production. Tucker also has the highest accuracy rate on extra points among active kickers (98.9%). He brings athleticism, speed and playmaking ability to the linebacker position that Pittsburgh has missed since Ryan Shazier's injury. 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 | Jack's 2019 season was not what Jaguars' fans were expecting, and you can say that for a lot of Jacksonville's defense. Here you'll find everything from our NFL quarterback rankings to our position rankings to our all-32 team roster rankings, making it easy for you to enter the 2020 NFL season armed with everything you need to know. 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. He also averaged 44.4 net yards per punt, which ranked third in the league. 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. 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. 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. 49ers Kicker Mitch Wishnowsky said NO (via @49ers)pic.twitter.com/fJgAacq8jY. That means a lot of the ordering particularly later on comes down to preference on the type of linebacker that you're looking for. During the 2020 season, the 49ers punter put 32 punts inside the 20, which was more than any other punter in the NFL. In just his second year with the 49ers, Wishnowsky showed why he was worth a fourth-round pick back in 2019. Davis has elite size and length combined with above average burst for the position. Only one punter was voted a first-team All-Pro in 2021 and that punter was A.J. 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. Over the course of his career, he's made 90.7% of his kicks, which makes him the most accurate kicker in NFL history. Hed be an elite athlete for a safety, and his coverage skills are unsurprisingly elite already. He reaggravated the . Lutz also hit 98.3% of his extras points in 2020 (57 of 58), which was the third-most accurate in the NFL. While he offers almost nothing between the tackles against the run, his range is as good as it gets at the position. 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. He has only two drops on 56 catchable in his career. 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. Highest-Graded Player: RB Derrick Henry (92.4), Super Bowl Win Probability: 2% Leonard is also a sure tackler, having missed just 5.6% of his tackles over the past two seasons (seventh-best at linebacker). #ChiefsKingdom #KCvsLAC pic.twitter.com/7y4KmCEEiA. Look at him SELL THAT FAKE PUNT. 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). The Patriots raised some eyebrows in 2019 when they decided to use the 163rd overall pick on a punter, but after two years, Bailey is now making them look like geniuses. The 2020 NFL season is now less than a week away, so what better way to prepare for Thursday night's kickoff than to acquaint yourself with every one of PFF's player and team rankings. 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. 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. Since entering the NFL in 2014, Way has slowly turned into one of the best punters in the league, especially over the past few years. 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. 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). Nov 22, . 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. He makes some throws down the field that only a handful of guys in the NFL could make. Now just days away from the start of the 2019 college football season, I've listed my top-five 2020 NFL Draft prospects at every position. The Panthers have put a lot of coverage responsibility on Thompson, and he's held up reasonably well through 546 coverage snaps in the slot since 2015 (nearly 100 more than the next closest linebacker). Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports. 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). That's an Oscar-worthy performance. Just a casual career-long 70-yard punt for @MrJackFox#CHIvsDET | FOX pic.twitter.com/I0qGNLrwbU. 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). 2023 NFL Enterprises LLC. 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. 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. 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). After a solid rookie year in 2019, Bailey followed that up with arguably the best overall season by a punter last year. 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. Anger might not have been the most important player on the Cowboys roster last season, but he was definitely the most consistent. 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. Now the Cowboys just need to think about moving to a new stadium because Anger is too strong to be kicking indoors. Bryan Anger's punt hit the jumbotron : #SFvsDAL on CBS/NICK/Prime Video: NFL app pic.twitter.com/v6QcauOWfx. His 86.8 coverage grade over those two years is lower than only Lavonte David, Cory Littleton and Luke Kuechly at the position. 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. Way also averaged 44.3 net yards per punt, which ranked fourth in the NFL. 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. To put that in perspective, there were only two other punters who even landed 30 kicks inside their opponents' 20-yard line. Back in December, the Raiders signed Cole to a four-year, $12.4 million extension that included $5.9 million in guaranteed money. 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. Only the top two to three percent of analysts are on the team of "senior analysts" in charge of finalizing each grade after review. Hes got an ideal guard build with power throughout his frame. McKinney is a jack of all trades for the Alabama defense. Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Win Probability: 30% 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. Dickerson became a household name and his Jheri Curls and goggles made him recognizable outside of the helmet. Lamb is incredibly advanced as a route-runner. Kicking & Punting *ProBowl, +1st-tm All-Pro. 21: Loshonkohl, Kaden: AZ: 2021: Loshonkohl recently competed at the 2022 Kohl's Western . When Lutz catches fire, he gets in a groove that few other kickers can match. The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. Fine may be small, but the ball flies out of his hand regardless. He rushes the passer with violence unrivaled in this class and has the highest pass-rushing grade of any returning edge. TOMMY TOWNSEND HAS A CANNON. NFL. Highest-Graded Player: QB Russell Wilson (90.3), Super Bowl Win Probability: 2% 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. Being able to pin your opponent deep means a punter has a lot of control over his ball. Tega Wanogho has made incredible strides over his college career after never having played offensive line before coming to Auburn. Delpits playmaking ability at all levels of the defense is top-notch. He'll continue to man the position with teammate Rashaan Evans heading into next season. His stiffness likely limits him scheme and versatility wise, though. pic.twitter.com/R5mkRKoRqs. 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. 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. For one, he averaged 50 yards per punt, which is the eight-highest single-season total in NFL history. 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. He has truly impressive movement and change-of-direction skills for how big he is, and by all accounts, he's the kind of leader you want on your defense. Hes got 17 touchdowns over the past two seasons. 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. The following are the 2020 NFL Punting statistical leaders, sorted by gross punting average. Fine can get sloppy with his throwing motion and ball discipline in the pocket. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. Like several players later on this list, Smith is someone who we know has the tools to be a top-flight NFL linebacker. Jack was flagged eight times in a partial 2019 season compared to five times across the 2017 and 2018 seasons combined. 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. If we were ranking how good players could become, Edmunds would comfortably be in the top five. Hes one of the best centers in college football in space. Sanders was also the ONLY kicker in the NFL last season who hit a field goal of 60 yards or more. 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. The rankings are based on PFF ELO Ratings. 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. 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