He led the league in passes defended (20) and was tied for the league-lead in interceptions (6), two of which were pick-sixes. His passing grade and passer rating from a clean pocket – two very stable metrics year over year – have both ranked inside the top-10 in each of the past two seasons, and he’s ranked inside the top-10 in at least one of the two metrics in every season but his 2016 campaign. Former Cal star and 2016 No. Chris Godwin was a human highlight reel last season catching passes from Jameis Winston for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Whether Oregon puts him there or in the slot in order to get Mykael Wright on the field, you can count on Graham to make plays. Calais Campbell has had four consecutive seasons with an overall PFF grade of over 90.0, and they have all come after his 30th birthday.

Wagner allowed the second-most yardage in coverage of any linebacker last season, as teams heavily targeted the linebackers in that defense, but in the previous two seasons he had a PFF coverage grade above 90.0 each year. 1, and ranking Chiefs' quarterback Patrick Mahomes No. Moehrig’s playmaking and versatility in coverage is a huge asset. You could make an argument — as it seems I am with this list — that Mitchell Schwartz isn’t just the best right tackle in the league but the best overall tackle and possibly best offensive lineman in the league. But now, for the first time, there’s a question as to whether we’ll see him in top form again. He’s also earned 76.0-plus pass-blocking grades and 77.0-plus run-blocking grades in each of the two seasons. From PFF’s Austin Gayle in his latest on Short: “Only Aaron Donald, Damon Harrison Sr. and Fletcher Cox have earned higher overall grades inside the tackles than Carolina Panthers’ Kawann Short (92.1) over the past three seasons. When you consider his age, the natural reaction is to believe that Father Time is finally catching up with him and gaining an upper hand in that battle. For perspective, 0.69 yards per cover snap allowed by a cornerback in 2019 would have ranked among the top 25 in the country. Only Michael Thomas, DeAndre Hopkins and Julio Jones rank ahead of the Chargers phenom. Evans is second to Julio again in terms of explosive plays and is one of just two players who has registered more than 200 catches of at least 15 yards. After logging 101 snaps as a true freshman in 2018 and struggling (57.5 PFF grade), he came back in 2019 as a starter and earned a 91.1 PFF grade that ranked third in the FBS. The Purdue pass-catcher missed almost all of his 2019 campaign due to injury, but he broke records as a true freshman in 2018 when his 37 broken tackles after the catch were the most ever in a single season by a Power 5 wide receiver in the PFF College era. He’s graded in the top 10 among corners in five of his eight seasons, and he notably finished the 2016 season with an elite 90.2 overall grade that ranked first among his peers. That alone speaks volumes to just how productive Brown has been all throughout his career. He had just a 0.7% turnover-worthy play rate, which is by far the best in the entire country, as well as one of the best deep balls — he ranked behind only Burrow in passing grade 20-plus yards downfield. He had a career year for the Vikings last season, notching by far the best overall PFF grade (89.0) and pass-rushing grade (84.5) of his professional career. drafted quarterback Jordan Love in the first round. Somehow, Danielle Hunter is still just 25 years old. He is an elite lineman. Jordan’s three-year overall grade (92.1) ranks tied for third with Calais Campbell, another underrated edge defender on this list, among players at his position with 1,200 or more defensive snaps played since 2016. We saw him used extensively as a downfield threat in 2018, and he led the country in deep catches with 20. He played 1,000 or more offensive snaps in each of his first five years in the league and earned 85.0-plus overall grades every year.

He ranks fifth on the list in completion percentage allowed (53.8%) and eighth in passer rating allowed (72.1), as well. UNC runs a very quarterback-friendly offense and featured numerous play-action deep shots, which Howell executed to perfection. He is an elite lineman. Wilson has ranked inside the top-10 in overall grade among qualifying quarterbacks in six of his seven years in the NFL, and he only dropped to 14th in the only season he ranked outside the top-10 (2014). “Since he entered the league in 2011, Jones ranks second in receptions (698), second in receiving yards (10,731), third in receiving yards after the catch (3747), second in first down receptions (495) and first in explosive plays (302) among receivers in that span. He has earned 84.1 pass-blocking grades each and every season and his 92.7 career pass-blocking grade ranks fourth among the 54 NFL guards with 1,500 or more pass-blocking snaps played in the last five years. He’s elusive in an open field and can power through contact with his 5-foot-9, 181-pound frame. His run to the Super Bowl was one of the greatest postseason performances of any player at any position in NFL history, but because he’s a right tackle, few people noticed. PFF’s Mike Renner listed Ramsey on his list of bounce-back candidates earlier this offseason. His feel for the game and ability to make special plays as a passer is absurd. No first- or second-year edge defender has a higher ceiling than Garrett right now. Morgan had a huge breakthrough in 2019 that ended with him being the ninth-most valuable quarterback in college football. Bakhtiari also has one of the hardest pass-blocking responsibilities of any tackle: protecting for Aaron Rodgers, a quarterback who holds the ball longer than almost all other passers. Wright’s performance in press coverage, in particular, stood out. David Bakhtiari has been the gold standard of pass protection in the NFL at least since Joe Thomas retired, and likely even for a season or two before the future Hall of Famer walked away. He’s shown no signs of being past his prime, and he’s certainly not worth trading away for merely a couple of first-round draft picks. Joey Bosa had arguably his best season last year, but such was the success of his brother in his rookie year, it seemed like few noticed. Sacks don’t tell the whole story for any player in the NFL, and no player epitomizes that more than Graham. In junior and senior seasons at Middle Tennessee (2014-15), Byard earned 81.0-plus overall grades and 86.0-plus coverage grades. Other cornerbacks to make the list so far were San Francisco's Richard Sherman (14) and Los Angeles' Casey Hayward (39). There really aren’t many cornerbacks in the Big Ten that can go up against him one-on-one. We started from the standpoint of a multiyear look at their grading before making adjustments based on situation, relevant injuries and new circumstances that could change a player's future outlook. In fact, only Burrow and Tua Tagovailoa have earned higher passing grades than Purdy in rhythm since 2018. He should be able to maintain strong quarterback play heading into 2020 with a new team and Kyler Murray under center. He was productive both against the run and as a pass-rusher on those limited reps, leading the way to an 87.8 PFF grade. Barring injury, expect more elite-level outings from Campbell next season with the likely possibility of one being the best performance at the edge position once again.”. Just as it is for the NFL PFF50, the PFF College 50 is a product of evaluating every player on every play of each season to produce an unrivaled database of stats, grades and information. Wilson is — and has been for some time — one of the league’s best at the position; he should be Seattle’s number one priority.”. Most recently, Kelce earned a career-high 88.0 pass-blocking grade in addition to his 80.7 run-blocking grade in 2018. Over the past three seasons, Jones leads all receivers in yards per route run, a statistic he led the NFL in for four straight years.

That’s not an issue in Tampa Bay, where the Buccaneers have two receivers on this top-50 list. Patterson is our first Group of Five player to crack the PFF College 50. The Heisman is a quarterback's award to win in this day and age — and rightfully so — but Gainwell is for sure a dark horse candidate in our eyes. He has produced a two-year PFF grade that tied with Javon Kinlaw for the nation's fourth-best grade over that span. He had a remarkable 33:6 big-time throw to turnover-worthy play ratio on throws of 10-plus yards downfield, which helped him once again rank second to only Burrow in grade on such throws. It’s a shame that Cox plays in the same league as Donald; he’d be the unanimous decision for top defensive interior if it weren’t for the Rams superstar. Since Mahomes entered the league, his PFF passing grade on third-and-long alone is 91.4, and his passer rating is 125.3 — comfortably the best in the league. One of the few players with the skills to line up as a wide receiver but also repeatedly carry the ball between the tackles, he has been the Panthers’ offense for the past couple of seasons. Over the past two seasons, only Donald and Cox have more total pressures among interior players than Jones, who has racked up 132 pressures and has the second-best PFF pass-rushing grade in the league, trailing only Donald among players at any position.

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Gardner had one of the more unheralded rises in college football this past year, starting as a three-star true freshman and ending as one of the best players in the country. He reacts swiftly in coverage, and that helped him rack up 26 passing stops in the slot in 2019, nine more than anyone else in the FBS. When Brees is on his game, though, he remains a master of his craft, the most accurate passer in football and one of the best quarterbacks to ever play the game. Even though Bill Belichick & Co. were reluctant to pay him his due to stay in New England, Flowers is still a premier talent in this league and should very well live up to the expectations tied to his new five-year, $90 million deal with the Lions. Pickens has a massive catch radius and great body control that allows him to snag off-target balls, and he has surefire hands, too. Kittle, like Gronk, is an elite receiver at the position while also a rare blocker who becomes a matchup problem because he can dominate smaller players in that facet just as easily as he can win in the passing game.