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. Coming into the NFL in the same 2012 draft class as Kuechly and Wagner has left David as the forgotten man at the position. 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/reg/free/stories, at He'll look to show that 2019 was no one-year fluke as a key part of the Broncos defense in 2020. 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. When you look at his career, Lutz has been consistently good. Despite that success, the Rams released Hekker in March and after that happened, the Panthers quickly snatched him up. His 15 contested catches are top-10 among returning wideouts. Thats a great skill for a modern back. Hekker did that a total of 28 times, which was the third most in the NFL. In 2021, Hekker had a net average of 42.6 yards per punt, which ranked fourth in the NFL. That's an Oscar-worthy performance. 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). Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL player performance data. 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. TOMMY TOWNSEND HAS A CANNON. Being able to pin your opponent deep means a punter has a lot of control over his ball. The Patriots punter regularly got off booming punts, which includes the 60-yarder you see below. 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. Only the top two to three percent of analysts are on the team of "senior analysts" in charge of finalizing each grade after review. 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. 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. 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. Jack was flagged eight times in a partial 2019 season compared to five times across the 2017 and 2018 seasons combined. It's a number that highlights both his ability to limit the big play and his ability to make plays on the ball when the opportunity presents itself. The big returns meant that Cole was sometimes making the tackle, which he didn't seem to mind. Herbert has all the arm talent in the world. 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. PFF's Preseason 2020 NFL Draft Guide is LIVE. This list will not include the likes of T.J. Watt, Khalil Mack or Von Miller all of whom ranked highly in the edge defender rankings that came out earlier this week. Collins will be one of several former Patriots defenders looking for success in his first season in Detroit. Thats the type of rare prospect he is despite not fitting the prototype size-wise (6-foot-1, 192 pounds). 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. 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. Epenesa is a physically dominant 6-foot-7, 280 pounds. WOW.Jason Myers just nails this FG from SIXTY ONE YARDS for the @Seahawks! While he offers almost nothing between the tackles against the run, his range is as good as it gets at the position. He comes in as the second most valuable linebacker, per PFF WAR, over that eight-year stretch, as well. 21: Loshonkohl, Kaden: AZ: 2021: Loshonkohl recently competed at the 2022 Kohl's Western . OGrady has some off-field issues and may be sidelined for the early part of 2019 with an injury, but hes a complete receiver when on the field. Way also averaged 44.3 net yards per punt, which ranked fourth in the NFL. Highest-Graded Player: TE Travis Kelce (93.5), Super Bowl Win Probability: 10% He'll continue to man the position with teammate Rashaan Evans heading into next season. Cooke also placed 28 punts inside his opponents 20-yard line, which was tied for the fifth-best number in the NFL. 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. The most noteworthy part of his game this past season was just how many plays he made on the football. Hes split wide in Georgias offense and won legitimate wide receiver routes. Delpits playmaking ability at all levels of the defense is top-notch. 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). He has to prove he has enough quicks to rush the passer more consistently, though. 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. 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. 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. 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. If you need proof of just how big of a weapon he was for the Cowboys last year, just look at their Week 15 game against the Giants. 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 . He explodes off the snap and through offensive linemen when he wants to. His 17 catches through two seasons with five drops is his biggest concern now. 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. 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. This ranking involves some projection for Bush because his 62.9 PFF grade as a rookie ranked 36th out of 91 qualifiers in 2019, but there is reason to believe he is primed for a significant second-year jump. 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. Highest-Graded Player: OG Wyatt Teller (92.9), Highest-Graded Player: OT Trent Williams (91.9), Highest-Graded Player: CB Xavien Howard (87.3), Highest-Graded Player: OT D.J. Because if not, I might have to rethink that analogy). Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL player performance data. 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). 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. 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. Tega Wanogho has made incredible strides over his college career after never having played offensive line before coming to Auburn. McKinney is a jack of all trades for the Alabama defense. Thanks to his booming leg, his punts also led to 28 fair-catches, which was the second most that any punter in the NFL forced last season. The Ravens might want to let him play quarterback once in awhile. 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. PUNTER HIT STICK @AJCole90 boots the punt, then forces the fumble!#KCvsLV | NBC pic.twitter.com/DGUbeBFb1G. Warner was a big part of that. 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. No linebacker who has seen at least 50 targets in coverage since 2018 has allowed a lower yards-per-target mark than Brown's 5.6. Thanks to his booming leg, his punts also led to 28 fair-catches, which. 1 seed for San Francisco in the playoffs, but Greenlaw made plays like that in coverage throughout the year. Coverage teams love when they see a fair catch, because it means less work for them. Like Milano, Schobert is going to produce more against the pass than he is against the run. 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 Gay can absolutely fly sideline to sideline. In four seasons with the Chiefs, Butker has hit 90.3 percent of his field goals (121 of 134), which makes him the second-most accurate kicker in NFL history and the only guy he's behind is the guy who's ranked ahead of him on this list. Enjoy! Pass protection is a bit of a different story, though, as hes been protected a good deal in Georgias offense. He is coming off a down year by his standards, but even then, his 76.4 PFF grade ranked 11th at the position. 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. Highest-Graded Player: DI Aaron Donald (94.5), Super Bowl Win Probability: 3% The Patriots raised some eyebrows in 2019 when they decided to use the 163rd overall pick on a punter, but after three years, Bailey is now making them look like geniuses. 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 Dolphins like Sanders so much that they signed him to a five-year, $22 million extensionthis offseason, which made him the highest-paid kicker in the NFL. The Browns had kicking woes, as well as punting issues in 2021. He brings athleticism, speed and playmaking ability to the linebacker position that Pittsburgh has missed since Ryan Shazier's injury. 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%). The @Bridgestone Clutch Performance Play of the Year goes toTHIS PUNTER TO KICKER TOUCHDOWN. While his overall grade had hovered in the 60s from 2016 to 2018, it came in at 90.1 in 2019 (second at the position). Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. 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. Perhaps with Kuechly out of the picture, this is the year that David gets his well-earned recognition. 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). [Editor's note: PFF's Preseason 2020 NFL Draft Guide is LIVE and features 150 Two-Page Player Profiles, giving you advanced stats, game grades and much, much more. Gilman is a perfect box or split field safety with the way he comes downhill on routes. Lamb is incredibly advanced as a route-runner. 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. He broke up eight passes after breaking up just 12 in his previous seven NFL seasons combined. The . Back in 2018, nearly everyone in Pittsburgh wanted to see the Steelers release Boswell after a disastrous season where he hit just 65% of his kicks. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. IDP Writer/Ranker for PFF.com + PFF full-time data analyst. Punter is easily one of the most thankless positions in the NFL. 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. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. The most explosive running back in the nation, Etienne is a big play waiting to happen. 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. For that reason, we're only looking at off-ball linebackers here, whether that be outside or inside. The only reason Fox isn't higher on this list is because he struggled with touchbacks. Split: Rate: Season: Lambo was dealing with several lower-body injuries and it's not always easy to recover from those. Hes not the most nimble athlete but has the length and balance you like to see at the position. 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. 2020 NFL roster rankings for all 32 teams, Ranking all 32 starting quarterbacks Monson, Ranking all 32 starting quarterbacks Palazzolo, The NFL's top 25 interior offensive linemen, The NFL's top 25 interior defensive linemen, NFL offensive line rankings: All 32 units, NFL defensive line rankings: All 32 units. 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. That's why the Raiders signed him this offseason. Johnson's 76.3 coverage grade ranked 10th among qualifiers at the position. Like a delicious Wisconsin cheddar cheese, Mason Crosby has only gotten better with age (Cheese gets better with age right? Johnston was also able to force 22 fair catches with his punts, which was tied for the fifth-highest total in the league. All existing EDGE and ELITE subscribers have access to the guide and can download it here .] We need more mic'd up punters. Hes seen a distinct upward trajectory to his career but still needs to clean up some more things. 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. He has elite deep speed and is also a dog at the catch point. 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 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. 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. 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. Johnsons shake as a route-runner is arguably the best in the nation. 8:19 am ET, signed him to a five-year, $22 million extension, as the second-longest overtime field goal, more balls inside the 10-yard line than Dickson, they gave him a four-year, $16 million extension this offseason, 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. Dickson seems to have perfected the art of pinning a punt inside the 20-yard line because he did it 32 times last season, which was the most in the NFL. Opponents also averaged 12.9 yards per return on his punt, which makes both the punt team and the punter look bad. 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. 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). Kinlaw has a great combination of size (6-foot-6, 305 pounds) and athleticism when projecting to the NFL. Their 12% missed tackle rate as a unit also came in as a bottom-10 mark across all defenses. pic.twitter.com/lPan593VO1. [Editor's note: PFF's Preseason 2020 NFL Draft Guide is LIVE and features 150 Two-Page Player Profiles, giving you advanced stats, game grades and much, much more. After struggling during a 2019 season where he hit just 76.7% of his field goals, Sanders bounced back in 2020 and finished the year as one of the NFL's best kickers. 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. 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). Smith, meanwhile, didn't play poorly by any means, earning a 70.2 PFF grade that ranked 18th among qualifying linebackers in 2019, but he didn't play up to the level that he showed the year before when he was a top-five player at the position. Of course, yards per punt isn't a great way to measure a punter's skill. Carlson scored 144 points in 2020, which was tied for the most in the NFL. 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. 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 had just 37 punts in 2021, which didn't meet the minimum requirement to be listed on the NFL's leader board for best punting average, but if he had been there, he would have ranked second in the league. Hekker averaged just 39.2 net yards per punt, which ranked an ugly 24th in the NFL. Pinkney is not only a special route-runner, but he is also a dynamic after-the-catch threat as well. NFL Player Stats - Punts More Player Stats. Now that Kuechly has retired, it's Wagner's crown to take. CLUTCH.Daniel Carlson hits the 54-yard FG to put the @Raiders ahead by 10. 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 The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. Being a great kicker in the NFL comes down to one main thing and that's the ability to make field goals and no one does that better than Tucker. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL player performance data. During the 2021 season, Anger had a net average of 44.6 yard per punt, which led the NFL. Johnson is a bigger linebacker by today's NFL standards at nearly 250 pounds, and he used that size to his advantage in the run game where he posted a 91.4 run-defense grade for the season. 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. He makes some throws down the field that only a handful of guys in the NFL could make. Dallas will be hoping both Smith and Vander Esch get back to 2018 form next season. 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. Hes got an ideal guard build with power throughout his frame. That comes down largely to the ability he has shown in coverage. . Thats right folks, this is a 60 yard punt (in the air) with a 5.15 second hang time. 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. Also featured are PFF's AWS-powered simulations and PFF-exclusive player grades. Kendricks is coming off the best season in his five-year NFL career. Taylors explosiveness and vision are superb. McKinney comes in one spot below his teammate Cunningham on the list, profiling more as a traditional run-stopper at nearly 260 pounds. Bojorquez also had a net punting average of 44.0 yards, which ranked fifth in the NFL. If you're expecting Littleton to come down and make a difference in the run game, you are setting yourself up for disappointment. Fine can get sloppy with his throwing motion and ball discipline in the pocket. Live picks, grades and reaction to the 2023 NFL Draft. 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. Although Dickson had a slightly down year in 2021, he still managed to rank in the top-10 in both punting average and net punting average. Korsak was the 2022 Ray Guy Award winner given to the nation's best punter. So are La Scala, Italy's premier opera house, and the city's universities and schools. 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