The worry is whether or not hell be able to stay at tackle with limited height/length. Highest-Graded Player: TE Travis Kelce (93.5), Super Bowl Win Probability: 10% 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. To a lesser extent, both Kwon Alexander and Dre Greenlaw give the 49ers above-average play in coverage from the linebacker position, as well. 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. To join our email list and get notified when we launch the 2023-24 NFL section (probably late May), register for a free account . His first step off the snap is arguably the quickest in college football. If you watched the Texans play last season, you may have noticed that they had one of the worst offenses in the NFL and because of that, Johnston saw A LOT of action. 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. 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. Lambo must love kicking in Jacksonville, because he's made almost every kick he's attempted since signing with the team in 2017. It will be interesting to see how he fares without the Hall of Fame-bound Kuechly in the middle of that defense. Okwuegbunam has speed to get up the seams and body control to be a red-zone threat. He controls offensive linemen with ease snap after snap. 49ers Kicker Mitch Wishnowsky said NO (via @49ers)pic.twitter.com/fJgAacq8jY. 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. 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. 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. 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). 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. 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. The Rank value requires a minimum number of snaps played. 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. Check out the 2020 Cincinnati Bengals Roster, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports and more on Pro-Football-Reference.com. 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. Cleveland went out and got rookie kicker Cade York and punter Corey Bojorquez to try to improve the junior. At least, I think that's why we saved this one for last. 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. Carlson scored 144 points in 2020, which was tied for the most in the NFL. 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. 9:24 am ET, signed Cole to a four-year, $12.4 million extension, more balls inside the 10-yard line than Dickson, Agent's Take: Rodgers' trade value, logistics, best fit, McCarthy discusses taking over Cowboys' play-calling, Brett Favre welfare funds scandal explained, Reich says Carr 'checks a lot of boxes' after meeting, Mock: Carter falls amid warrant, Ravens take QB, Rodgers' trade value, logistics and best fit, Best team fits for top FAs at each position, Ex-NFL GM on ramifications of Carter's legal issue, NFLPA issues team report cards: Commanders fail, 49ers GM says he contacted Brady as team seeks QB help, Jalen Carter issues statement amid charges. 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). Listed at 6-foot-4, Wright is a longer linebacker who can cause problems in coverage for opposing offenses in Seattle's zone defense. His consistency leaves something to be desired, but he has the highest pass-rushing grade of any returning defensive tackle. One reason Washington was able to win the division last year with a lackluster offense was because Way was regularly able to flip the field. This past season, in particular, Davis was excellent across the board for the Saints. Pro Football Focus graded former West Virginia Mountaineers and Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee as NFL's highest-graded punter of the decade at 95.3, nearly three . 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. As PFF's Sam Monson pointed out in a piece highlighting players entering prove-it years in 2020, Smith came out of Georgia as a player who profiled to be a strong point in coverage with the athleticism, instincts and feel needed to be a difference-maker. Net yards per punt is better and the good news for Hekker is that he also thrives at that. Hes one of the toughest receivers to jam at the line of scrimmage in the country. #RavensFlock #BALvsCLE pic.twitter.com/MbYBUbu8bw. 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 has only two drops on 56 catchable in his career. @MiamiDolphins: #NFLHonors | Tonight at 8PM ET on FOX pic.twitter.com/RZKkKXVNVr. At one point during the season, Crosby hit a 57-yarder, which was the 10th longest field goal that any kicker made all year (The clip below says the kick was 58, but it was actually 57). AUTOMATIC. The Jags punter ranked second in the league in net yard per punt (43.6) and seventh in net yards per punt (47.3). Littleton does do two things at an elite level, though cover and tackle. Adebo has ball skills like that of a wide receiver. 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. Leaders based on 2.5 punts per team game. 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). Hes one of the best at collapsing the pocket in the country and physically manhandled OTs. The following are the 2020 NFL Punting statistical leaders, sorted by gross punting average. NFL footage NFL Productions LLC. 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. 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. It's not often that you talk about a kicker being a lock for the Hall of Fame, but Justin Tucker is getting close to being in that category after nine NFL seasons. Bush showed a nose for the football early with 100-plus tackles, two interceptions (to go along with a dropped pick) and four fumble recoveries, and it's clear he was getting more comfortable and consistent as the season progressed. Tucker also has the highest accuracy rate on extra points among active kickers (98.9%). We need more mic'd up punters. Swift is pretty clearly the top receiving threat in the class. All existing EDGE and ELITE subscribers have access to the guide and can download it here .] The @Bridgestone Clutch Performance Play of the Year goes toTHIS PUNTER TO KICKER TOUCHDOWN. 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. 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. . It hasn't taken long for Leonard to become a focal point of the Colts defense under defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus. 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. 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. His lack of high-end traits and dominant play, however, are concerning. Boswell's 95% hit rate on field goals was the fourth-highest in the NFL. Fox was almost as good in 2021. Iowa punter Tory Taylor is the reigning Big Ten Punter of the Year, an impressive accomplishment for his first year as a Hawkeye and his first year as an American punter. 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%). PUNTER HIT STICK @AJCole90 boots the punt, then forces the fumble!#KCvsLV | NBC pic.twitter.com/DGUbeBFb1G. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. Hekker did that a total of 28 times, which was the third most in the NFL. Of course, he also shined some areas and one of those areas was pinning the opponent inside their 20. 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. 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. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. There is an argument to be made that Jones is the best coverage linebacker in the NFL. J.K. Dobbins, Baltimore Ravens; RB22. 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. Herbert has all the arm talent in the world. 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. Quarterback 1. No one was really clear about it, so I'm just going to assume this is a classic "save the best for last" scenario. Houston has one of the best linebacker duos in the league heading into 2020. 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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. To put that in perspective, no other punter in the league even did that with 50% of their punts. And no, I have no idea why they mic'd up their punter, but I love that they did it. The Jaguars punter also made a habit of avoiding touchbacks. 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. The Jaguars took Anger at 70th overall and then the Seahawks took Wilson just five picks later. TOMMY TOWNSEND HAS A CANNON. When he's not punting the ball, the Lions also love to unleash his throwing arm. For one, he averaged 50 yards per punt, which is the eight-highest single-season total in NFL history. 4. His 83.6 coverage grade over the past two seasons is a top-10 mark at the position, while his 46.8 run-defense grade over that same time frame comes in as one of the worst marks among linebackers. 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. 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. During the 2020 season, the 49ers punter put 32 punts inside the 20, which was more than any other punter in the NFL. 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. 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. His 45.9 PFF grade was easily the lowest of his career. Anger also had a knack for regularly getting off huge punts: He averaged 48.4 yards per punt which ranked fourth in the NFL. Punter is easily one of the most thankless positions in the NFL. 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. 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. Over the course of his career, he's made 90.7% of his kicks, which makes him the most accurate kicker in NFL history. 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. Kinlaw has a great combination of size (6-foot-6, 305 pounds) and athleticism when projecting to the NFL. 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. 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. He reaggravated the . Also featured are PFF's AWS-powered simulations and PFF-exclusive player grades. 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. JUSTIN TUCKER. The disappearing acts were far too prevalent, though, and likely the reason he returned for his senior year. 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. Littleton should help correct both those areas. Their 12% missed tackle rate as a unit also came in as a bottom-10 mark across all defenses. 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. Koo finished the year with 144 points scored, which was tied with Daniel Carlson and Jason Sanders for the most in the NFL. 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. 2023 NFL Enterprises LLC. Over the course of his career, the Ravens have asked him to attempt five field goals of 61 yards or more (he's 1 of 5 on those kicks). Despite that success, the Rams released Hekker in March and after that happened, the Panthers quickly snatched him up. Highest-Graded Player: Edge Khalil Mack (92.3), Super Bowl Win Probability: <1% Fine may be small, but the ball flies out of his hand regardless. Hes a former cornerback who is not afraid to lower the boom over the middle of the field. McKinney is a jack of all trades for the Alabama defense. 7. Okwara is extremely explosive off the edge and is already adept at converting speed to power. As of February 16, 2023, Rome (Lazio) was the Italian province which registered the highest number of coronavirus . The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. Lions punter Jack Fox with a DIME on this fake punt! In 2019, Way finished with the 11th-highest single-season average in NFL history (49.6). During his three years in Jacksonville, Lambo has hit 95% of his field goals, including a perfect 5-for-5 in 2020. 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. Despite ranking 12th in the NFL in punts with 29 . 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. Anger forced 24 fair catches last season, which was tied for the fourth-highest total in the NFL. Coverage teams love when they see a fair catch, because it means less work for them. 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. 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/reg/free/stories, at Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama Cole. Press Cover-3 teams are going to love his skillset. 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