When you look at his career, Lutz has been consistently good. Hes more slot receiver, though, than an actual tight end in Stanfords offense. Hes already one of the best pass protectors in college football. Kicking & Punting *ProBowl, +1st-tm All-Pro. The Jags punter ranked second in the league in net yard per punt (43.6) and seventh in net yards per punt (47.3). 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. His first step off the snap is arguably the quickest in college football. Team Stats and Rankings Table; Tot Yds & TO Passing Rushing Penalties Average Drive; Player PF Yds Ply Y/P TO FL 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A . The rankings are based on PFF ELO Ratings. 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. Week SB Rankings PPR .5 PPR Non-PPR IDP 2022 Draft Rankings PPR .5 PPR 2 QB PPR Non-PPR IDP Best Ball Dynasty Startup Dynasty Rookie Dynasty IDP Startup Dynasty IDP Rookie He was as sound as any safety in the country last season. Versatility wont be his strong suit, though, as he was a different player in the box. NFL Player Grades PFF analyzes every player and every play of every game in the 2022 NFL season. His 45.9 PFF grade was easily the lowest of his career. 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. Despite his impressive year, the Bills decided to let the left-footed punter leave to sign with the Rams (Buffalo replaced Bojorquez with Matt Haack). The Jags punter ranked sixth in the league in both yards per punt (47.7) and net yards per punt (43.2). 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. Despite that success, the Rams released Hekker in March and after that happened, the Panthers quickly snatched him up. Dallas will be hoping both Smith and Vander Esch get back to 2018 form next season. 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. It hasn't taken long for Leonard to become a focal point of the Colts defense under defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus. Davis should be an anchor in the middle of the Saints' defense once again in 2020. If Sanders does have one weakness, it's kicking extra points. WOW.Jason Myers just nails this FG from SIXTY ONE YARDS for the @Seahawks! It was a promising debut. 4. After a solid rookie year in 2019, Bailey followed that up in 2020 with an All-Pro season. Pass protection is a bit of a different story, though, as hes been protected a good deal in Georgias offense. He rushes the passer with violence unrivaled in this class and has the highest pass-rushing grade of any returning edge. Highest-Graded Player: QB Tom Brady (92.6), Super Bowl Win Probability: 4% 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. During the 2021 season, Way averaged a booming 48.3 yards per punt, which ranked fifth in the NFL. Provinces with the most coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Italy February 2023. Hes the definition of a modern safety. For the past few weeks here at CBSSports.com, we've been ranking every position group in the NFL, and now, we've saved the most important position for last: Punters. He doesnt have the high-end athleticism of the top of the linebacker class, but hes no slouch himself. Although his stats were slightly down in 2021, his track record suggests that he should bounce back big time in 2022. Size, length, athleticism and production. 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. 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. Check out the 2020 Cincinnati Bengals Roster, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports and more on Pro-Football-Reference.com. If you watched any Jaguars games in 2021, then you probably saw a lot of Cooke and that's because he was one of Jacksonville's busiest players. Hekker averaged just 39.2 net yards per punt, which ranked an ugly 24th in the NFL. He wasn't quite as good this past season as he has been in years past, but when looking at the past five seasons as a whole, McKinney's 86.8 run-defense graderanks fifth among the 66 linebackers with 2,000 or more defensive snaps. Fulton graded better than his teammate Greedy Williams on the LSU defense last season. 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). Mason Crosby drills a 58-yard FG to put the @packers up 10. Lutz also hit 98.3% of his extras points in 2020 (57 of 58), which was the third-most accurate in the NFL. Tega Wanogho has made incredible strides over his college career after never having played offensive line before coming to Auburn. Koo was deadly from long range, hitting 8-of-8 from 50 yards or more, making him the only kicker in the NFL who attempted five or more kicks from 50 yards or longer while hitting 100% of them. Dickson seems to have perfected the art of pinning a punt inside the 20-yard line because he did it 40 times last season, which was the most in the NFL. Collins will be one of several former Patriots defenders looking for success in his first season in Detroit. Tucker's accuracy numbers would be even higher if the Ravens didn't regularly trot him out for crazy kicks. Onwuzurike is arguably the most athletic defensive tackle in the class. He's also pinned the opponent inside their own five-yard line more times (15) than any other punter over that span. Subscribe to PFF+ to unlock Sign Up NFL NFL Home Tools NFL Scores NFL Premium Stats As an added bonus, Townsend can also throw the ball. When a punter is pinning teams deep, he'll sometimes have to give up some of his strength for finesse, but not Dickson, who was regularly booming punts in Seattle. #NOvsCHI #Saints pic.twitter.com/6PfrBXEU3W. Falcons retake the lead on a 52-yard FG from YoungHoe Koo. Hes got an ideal guard build with power throughout his frame. 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. It is highly recommended that you use the latest versions of a supported browser in order to receive an optimal viewing experience. That's why the Raiders signed him this offseason. 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. Gay can absolutely fly sideline to sideline. pic.twitter.com/lPan593VO1. Vander Esch turned in a terrific rookie season in 2018 he graded out as one of the top five linebackers in the NFL, with an 85.4 overall grade but he wasn't able to build on that this past season thanks to a neck injury that limited him to just six healthy games at the start of the year. Punting is an art form, so let's find out who the best artists are. He makes some throws down the field that only a handful of guys in the NFL could make. 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). Only the top two to three percent of analysts are on the team of "senior analysts" in charge of finalizing each grade after review. 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. Jake Bailey is the best punter in the NFL. Johnson's 76.3 coverage grade ranked 10th among qualifiers at the position. Cole. Sanders also hit eight field goals of 50 or more yards, which was tied for the most in the NFL. Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals . Sam Koch might be the greatest passer in Ravens history. #RaiderNation: #NOvsLV on ESPN: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/pkp7nq0Q8u pic.twitter.com/cW3CGZDfgU. Lamb is incredibly advanced as a route-runner. He also showed he can be a value add to the receiving game with his work back in 2017. Hes above average in pretty much every aspect of the position you could ask for. The following are the 2020 NFL Punting statistical leaders, sorted by gross punting average. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL player performance data. Highest-Graded Player: QB Josh Allen (90.9), Super Bowl Win Probability: 5% 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. Over the course of the season, he averaged 49.6 yards per punt, which ranked second in the NFL and 10th all-time in NFL history. All existing EDGE and ELITE subscribers have access to the guide and can download it here.]. 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. 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. His career conversion rate is under 90%, which is why he's not higher on this list. And no, I have no idea why they mic'd up their punter, but I love that they did it. Hes one of the best centers in college football in space. He is the only fantasy analyst to rank in the top 5 of FantasyPros ranking competition in 3 of the last 4 years. Thanks to his booming leg, his punts also led to 28 fair-catches, which. Maybe the Chiefs should think about moving him to quarterback. Carlson was originally drafted by the Vikings in 2018 and they're probably kicking themselves right now for letting him go. NFL. As of February 16, 2023, Rome (Lazio) was the Italian province which registered the highest number of coronavirus . In 2019, Way finished with the 11th-highest single-season average in NFL history (49.6). Of his 51 punts, only one went for a touchback, which was the lowest number of any full-time punter. In each of his four full seasons with the Patriots (2013, 2014, 2015 and 2019), Collins has delivered PFF coverage grades of 69.0 or higher and PFF pass-rushing grades of 75.0 or higher as one of the better blitzing linebackers in the league. During the 2021 season, Anger had a net average of 44.6 yard per punt, which led the NFL. The worry is whether or not hell be able to stay at tackle with limited height/length. 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. 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. 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 | 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. 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). In the end, the Steelers decided to keep their kicker and the gamble definitely paid off because Boswell has been one of the best kickers in the NFL over the past two years. The Raiders clearly know they have a good punter in Cole, which probably explains why they didn't even wait until the end of the 2021 season to give him a new contact. Kendricks was credited with 14 forced incompletions, which led all linebackers and came in at fifth among all defenders. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. 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). He looks primed to take the next step in 2019. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports. He'll look to show that 2019 was no one-year fluke as a key part of the Broncos defense in 2020. Just missed: Sam Martin (Broncos), Thomas Morstead (Dolphins), Brett Kern (Titans). Reagor isnt your typical 5-foot-11, 195-pound wideout. Lambo was dealing with several lower-body injuries and it's not always easy to recover from those. Coverage teams love when they see a fair catch, because it means less work for them. 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. 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. 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/reg/free/stories, at After booming his way to the Pro Bowl as a rookie in 2018, Dickson has somehow only gotten better. If you watched any Jaguars games in 2020, then you probably saw a lot of Cooke and that's because he was one of Jacksonville's busiest players. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. HARRISON BUTKER FOR THE WIN FROM 58 YARDS! Shenault is a weapon in the open field. 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. Townsend averaged 43.8 net yard per punt last season, which ranked behind only Bryan Anger. 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 last year). His lack of bend, though, is worrisome at this point. 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. 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. Nathan is the lead fantasy analyst for PFF. . Oh and because he grew up playing Australian rules football, he also likes to tackle. The only reason Fox isn't higher on this list is because he struggled with touchbacks. And today, it's time for the linebackers. Highest-Graded Player: Edge Khalil Mack (92.3), Super Bowl Win Probability: <1% Since entering the league in 2012, Wagner's 92.1 PFF grade ranks second out of 103 qualifying linebackers, behind only Kuechly. 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. Way also averaged 44.3 net yards per punt, which ranked fourth in the NFL. 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). The Rank value requires a minimum number of snaps played. Kern also showed off that control by only allowing 13 of his punts to be returned for yardage, which was the second-lowest number in the NFL behind only Jake Bailey. Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama Johnsons shake as a route-runner is arguably the best in the nation. AUTOMATIC. It doesn't take long, though, before you get to players who excel against the run or against the pass but not against both. Hes broken 18 tackles on 94 career catches. Highest-Graded Player: TE Travis Kelce (93.5), Super Bowl Win Probability: 10% Thanks to the tender, Carlson will make $3.38 million in 2021. He missed only four tackles all year and allowed fewer than seven yards per reception on passes that were deemed to be into his coverage. 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%). Thats the type of rare prospect he is despite not fitting the prototype size-wise (6-foot-1, 192 pounds). That 7.3 return number was the lowest in the league for any team that had to cover 30 or more punt returns. 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). Highest-Graded Player: TE Mark Andrews (81.7), Super Bowl Win Probability: 8% #OnePride: #DETvsATL on FOX: NFL app pic.twitter.com/i6bmR7DyBp. Look at him SELL THAT FAKE PUNT. 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. Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) 2023 NFL free agency rankings: The 100 best free agents. For that reason, we're only looking at off-ball linebackers here, whether that be outside or inside. 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. #ChiefsKingdom #KCvsLAC pic.twitter.com/7y4KmCEEiA. 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. Like a delicious Wisconsin cheddar cheese, Mason Crosby has only gotten better with age (Cheese gets better with age right? Some players get worse as they get older, but not Crosby, who had a career year in 2020. 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. Fox has a booming leg and his ability to flip the field has made him a huge asset in Detroit. 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. Johnston was also able to force 22 fair catches with his punts, which was tied for the fifth-highest total in the league. 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. 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. Houston has one of the best linebacker duos in the league heading into 2020. Anger might not have been the most important player on the Cowboys roster last season, but he was definitely the most consistent. For Vander Esch who will be making an appearance later on it was injury that led to the disappointing season. Touchbacks aren't ideal in the NFL because you'd rather pin your opponent inside their 20 rather than on their 20. He controls offensive linemen with ease snap after snap. Young checks pretty much every single box you could ask for and is only a rising true junior. 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. 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. Way also made things easy on his punt coverage team as 25 of his punts went for a fair-catch, which was the third highest total in the NFL. Edmunds has performed well in stretches, but he has yet to put it all together for an entire season. 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. 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. The Steelers will be counting on him to play a big role in 2020 because the depth behind Bush and Vince Williams at linebacker is unproven at best. For one, he was one of only two kickers to hit 100% of his extra points last season (Matt Gay was the other one). 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. 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. Hekker did that a total of 28 times, which was the third most in the NFL. One thing Bailey did well was flip the field. The Australian is also a great actor, which comes in handy on fake punts. However, it won't be surprising if that ends up being just a one-year thing because before last year, he had hit 95.2% of his PATs through the first three years of his career. He's not as versatile as Cunningham in coverage, but he isn't a big negative there, either. Swift is pretty clearly the top receiving threat in the class. 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). #RavensFlock #BALvsCLE pic.twitter.com/MbYBUbu8bw. Anger was so good in 2021 that he ended up being voted a second-team All-Pro. At the rate he's going, Fox might crack our top 10 list for best quarterbacks next 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. PUNTER HIT STICK @AJCole90 boots the punt, then forces the fumble!#KCvsLV | NBC pic.twitter.com/DGUbeBFb1G. 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. He brings athleticism, speed and playmaking ability to the linebacker position that Pittsburgh has missed since Ryan Shazier's injury. 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 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 has the size. It will be interesting to see how he fares without the Hall of Fame-bound Kuechly in the middle of that defense. Hell be a guard at the next level, but in two games at tackle last season before tearing his Achilles, he didnt allow a pressure. section: | slug: ranking-the-nfls-top-10-punters-entering-2022-cowboys-and-raiders-punters-both-crack-the-list | sport: football | route: article_single.us | 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. . 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). 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. IDP Writer/Ranker for PFF.com + PFF full-time data analyst. [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. 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. 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. FAKE PUNT #SEAHAWKS EXECUTE THE FAKE!!!! All Rights Reserved. McKinney is a jack of all trades for the Alabama defense. May 16, 2020 1:01 PM EDT. 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. So are La Scala, Italy's premier opera house, and the city's universities and schools. Hes got track speed at 220 pounds. Jack was flagged eight times in a partial 2019 season compared to five times across the 2017 and 2018 seasons combined. See NFL player statistics across every major statistical category. 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). This past season was the first year where he didn't record a run-defense grade above 70.0, coming in at 66.7. Of course, all of these rankings were made using the unique data that can be found as a part of a PFF Elite subscription, and you can use promo code KICKOFF30 here to save 30% off your new PFF subscription today. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. Hes yet another back, though, that has had no exposure in Wisconsins passing game with only 16 catches and four drops. To put that in perspective, there were only two other punters who even landed 30 kicks inside their opponents' 20-yard line. 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. With Bojorquez now in Los Angeles, that's going to set up one of the greatest punting competitions in training camp history this year and that battle will be with the fifth-ranked guy on this list. Punter is easily one of the most thankless positions in the NFL. [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. Also featured are PFF's AWS-powered simulations and PFF-exclusive player grades. 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. Butker actually hit two different 58-yard field goals in that game, making him one of only two kickers in NFL history to hit multiple kicks from 58 yards or longer in a game. Anger also had a knack for regularly getting off huge punts: He averaged 48.4 yards per punt which ranked fourth in the NFL. 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). 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