The Browns had kicking woes, as well as punting issues in 2021. The disappearing acts were far too prevalent, though, and likely the reason he returned for his senior year. Of his 51 punts, only one went for a touchback, which was the lowest number of any full-time punter. Now the Cowboys just need to think about moving to a new stadium because Anger is too strong to be kicking indoors. 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. Highest-Graded Player: DI David Onyemata (88.2), Super Bowl Win Probability: 22% 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. There have been two versions of Jamie Collins over his seven-year career the New England Patriots player who looked like one of the best linebackers in the NFL and the Cleveland Browns player who looked far removed from that status. 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. 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. 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. 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 pass game reigns king in today's NFL, so that kind of skill set is the most valuable to a defense. 2020 NFL Punting Statistics. His blend of size, length and athleticism is rare at the position. 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). Despite ranking 12th in the NFL in punts with 29 . He'll look to show that 2019 was no one-year fluke as a key part of the Broncos defense in 2020. Over the past two seasons, Littleton has a PFF coverage grade of 90.6 and has missed just nine of his 254 tackling opportunities. 2023 NFL Enterprises LLC. Moss has the perfect blend of size (5-foot-10, 220 pounds), athleticism and elusiveness (53 broken tackles on 179 carries). Hes a former cornerback who is not afraid to lower the boom over the middle of the field. He rushes the passer with violence unrivaled in this class and has the highest pass-rushing grade of any returning edge. 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. Hes got track speed at 220 pounds. 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. In 2020, the Colts . He has the size. Hes still developing as a route-runner, but his ball skills are superb, as evidenced by his high contested-catch percentage a year ago. Sanders also hit eight field goals of 50 or more yards, which was tied for the most in the NFL. 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. To put that in perspective, no other punter in the league even did that with 50% of their punts. He wasn't exactly a playmaker in coverage, with just one combined interception and pass breakup, but he was far from a liability. The rankings are based on PFF ELO Ratings. 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. NFL 2022 Regular Season Punting Entire League 25 For one, he kicked seven touchbacks, which was tied for the second-most in the NFL. It's what slots him into the top 20 on this list. Henderson locked down his side of the field last year as well as any corner in the country. The Ravens might want to let him play quarterback once in awhile. 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. 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). Huge. Wishnowsky is the first of two Australians that landed on the top-10 list this year. 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. He also comes downhill as a blitzer like hes shot out of a cannon. There's a reason Kern has been to three Pro Bowls in his career and that's because he's consistently been one of the best punters in the NFL over the course of his 13-year career. 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. 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/reg/free/stories, at (via @NFL) pic.twitter.com/uk77Hb5yKt. Hekker put 47.8% of his punts inside the 20 last season, which was the fourth-best percentage in the NFL. In the run game, Thompson uses his quickness to be effective despite being on the smaller end for a linebacker. Hall has incredible ball skills that saw him be the top graded returning corner in the country last year. according to PFF. 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. He brings athleticism, speed and playmaking ability to the linebacker position that Pittsburgh has missed since Ryan Shazier's injury. 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. Tua already has accuracy, pocket presence and anticipation that is well beyond his years. Wil Lutz wins it in OT for the @Saints! Oh, and his 90.3 overall grade led the way at the position. 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. He ended up punting the ball 88 times in 2021, which was the most of any punter in the league. Hes broken 18 tackles on 94 career catches. Back in December, the Raiders signed Cole to a four-year, $12.4 million extension that included $5.9 million in guaranteed money. 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. [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. 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. Check out the 2020 Cincinnati Bengals Roster, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports and more on Pro-Football-Reference.com. Because if not, I might have to rethink that analogy). The Lions punter hit seven touchbacks last season, which was tied for the most in the NFL. Edmunds has performed well in stretches, but he has yet to put it all together for an entire season. 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. Highest-Graded Player: QB Aaron Rodgers (94.5), Super Bowl Win Probability: 8% 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. Were frequently asked how a player can be ranked higher than their projections? 1. section: | slug: ranking-the-nfls-top-10-punters-entering-2022-cowboys-and-raiders-punters-both-crack-the-list | sport: football | route: article_single.us | It will be interesting to see how he fares without the Hall of Fame-bound Kuechly in the middle of that defense. 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. NFL. He has the explosiveness. #ChiefsKingdom: NBC: @peacockTV pic.twitter.com/VF0VTZvrZX. 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. 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. 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. Highest-Graded Player: QB Tom Brady (92.6), Super Bowl Win Probability: 4% Lions punter Jack Fox with a DIME on this fake punt! 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. 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). Carlson was originally drafted by the Vikings in 2018 and they're probably kicking themselves right now for letting him go. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports. 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. 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. Boswell was one of the NFL's best kickers during his first three years in the league (2015-17) and he's returned to that form over the past two years. AUTOMATIC. If you're expecting Littleton to come down and make a difference in the run game, you are setting yourself up for disappointment. This past season was the first year where he didn't record a run-defense grade above 70.0, coming in at 66.7. In 2019, Way finished with the 11th-highest single-season average in NFL history (49.6). As a matter of fact, let's stop for a second to watch this 70-yard punt that he boomed against the Bears on Thanksgiving last season. 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. 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. When you look at his career, Lutz has been consistently good. Fulton graded better than his teammate Greedy Williams on the LSU defense last season. He's consistently one of the better tackling linebackers in the league missing just 6% of his tackles over the past five seasons and he's been about as steady as they come in run defense with run-defense grades between 68.4 and 78.3 in all eight of his NFL seasons. The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. His 15 contested catches are top-10 among returning wideouts. 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%). During the 2021 season, Anger had a net average of 44.6 yard per punt, which led the NFL. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. McKinney has picked up PFF coverage grades of 70.0 or higher in three of the past five seasons. Pinkney is not only a special route-runner, but he is also a dynamic after-the-catch threat as well. The @Bridgestone Clutch Performance Play of the Year goes toTHIS PUNTER TO KICKER TOUCHDOWN. Brown has prodigious strength that is his calling card. For one, he was one of only two kickers to hit 100% of his extra points last season (Matt Gay was the other one). Split: Rate: Season: 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. It's not hard to see why he's referred to as The Maniac when you watch him flying around the field and making plays. Coming into the NFL in the same 2012 draft class as Kuechly and Wagner has left David as the forgotten man at the position. 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. Lambo was dealing with several lower-body injuries and it's not always easy to recover from those. Fox was almost as good in 2021. 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. 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. He's not as versatile as Cunningham in coverage, but he isn't a big negative there, either. Davis should be an anchor in the middle of the Saints' defense once again in 2020. He is coming off a down year by his standards, but even then, his 76.4 PFF grade ranked 11th at the position. 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. Lemieux is one of the most accomplished guards in the country with 2,601 career snaps to his name. 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. Onwuzurike is arguably the most athletic defensive tackle in the class. The worry is whether or not hell be able to stay at tackle with limited height/length. He can get from the middle of the field to the sideline with the best of them. His 86.8 coverage grade over those two years is lower than only Lavonte David, Cory Littleton and Luke Kuechly 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. In a loss to the Bills where the wind was crazy, Bailey had both the longest punt of his career (71 yards) and shortest punt of his career (15 yards). As a sophomore, Woodward was one of the most productive linebackers in the country. . . Although Hekker wasn't the best punter in 2020, he arguably had the best single-game of any punter last year. Hes one of the best at collapsing the pocket in the country and physically manhandled OTs. 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 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. Press Cover-3 teams are going to love his skillset. 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). Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Win Probability: 30% @tommy_townsend had the mic against the Chargers pic.twitter.com/zua6j8l7tJ. Thats a great skill for a modern back. When you look at his resume, the fact that his last Pro Bowl appearance came in 2015 is astounding. Littleton should help correct both those areas. 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. 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 | He controls offensive linemen with ease snap after snap. 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. One thing Bailey did well was flip the field. 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. Also featured are PFF's AWS-powered simulations and PFF-exclusive player grades. His 72.6 coverage grade ranked 15th among 91 qualifying linebackers on the season. That means a lot of the ordering particularly later on comes down to preference on the type of linebacker that you're looking for. Reagor isnt your typical 5-foot-11, 195-pound wideout. 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. His lack of high-end traits and dominant play, however, are concerning. 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. Highest-Graded Player: QB Russell Wilson (90.3), Super Bowl Win Probability: 2% Almost every punter in the NFL is asked to do their jobs differently: Some are asked to kick it out of bounds, some are asked to keep the ball near the sideline without putting it out of bounds, some are asked to boot the ball as far as they can while others are asked to shoot for a big hang time so that the returner will be forced into a fair catch. Highest-Graded Player: TE Mark Andrews (81.7), Super Bowl Win Probability: 8% Not to be forgotten, Koch also might be the most efficient passer in NFL history. Only one punter was voted a first-team All-Pro in 2021 and that punter was A.J. 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. 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. His stiffness likely limits him scheme and versatility wise, though. 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. Having just turned 22 years old in May, this upcoming season could very well be the one where he does just that. He also averaged 44.4 net yards per punt, which ranked third in the league. 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. Okudah has pretty much only shown out as a man corner at this point, but thats where youd like to see corners win. 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. 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. Just a casual career-long 70-yard punt for @MrJackFox#CHIvsDET | FOX pic.twitter.com/I0qGNLrwbU. Hed be an elite athlete for a safety, and his coverage skills are unsurprisingly elite already. Atlanta needs several of the young cornerbacks they've added to step up in order to see meaningful improvement in their team coverage, but the impact that Jones has over the middle of the field shouldn't be overlooked. Falcons retake the lead on a 52-yard FG from YoungHoe Koo. I mean, who can forget the time that a punter won the NFL's award for Clutch Performance Play of the Year back in 2019 and he won it by throwing a pass to a KICKER. 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). Colorado tries to get the ball in his hands by any means possible and usually good things happen. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. 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. Gilman is a perfect box or split field safety with the way he comes downhill on routes. Hes split wide in Georgias offense and won legitimate wide receiver routes. Not only was he the NFC's Pro Bowl punter last year, but he was also named second-team All-Pro. 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 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. Johnson's 76.3 coverage grade ranked 10th among qualifiers at the position. pic.twitter.com/R5mkRKoRqs. Some players get worse as they get older, but not Crosby, who had a career year in 2020. 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. 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. Cole. Jack is a good candidate to bounce back next season with Schobert coming in to take middle linebacker duties next to him. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. 2022 ALL-PAC-12 CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: AP/ST Daiyan Henley, R-Sr., Washington State,.The Los Angeles native owns five double-digit tackle games this season including game-highs of 11 at No. Littleton does do two things at an elite level, though cover and tackle. Cleveland went out and got rookie kicker Cade York and punter Corey Bojorquez to try to improve the junior. Harris has all the skills to excel in a zone scheme in the NFL. PFFs Fantasy Football Rankings include draft and current week ranks from our experts, projections, auction values, advanced stats and our Strength of Schedule metric. HARRISON BUTKER FOR THE WIN FROM 58 YARDS! 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. 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. 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 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. During the 2021 season, Fox completed two passes for 38 yards. 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