Post by Doc on May 18, 2018 8:19:34 GMT -5
PFF ranked the top 25 players under the age of 25. Landon Collins checks in at #3. I am extremely excited about Collins this year. I think he continues to progress as a perennial All-Pro. His 2016 season was one of the best we've ever seen for a safety. He wasn't quite as good last year but I think that had more to do with the overall dysfunction across the team. With a new coaching staff and a stronger culture, I expect great things from Landon.
www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-top-25-under-25-for-2018
1. JOEY BOSA, EDGE, LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
As a rookie in 2016, Bosa earned the highest-ever grade for a first-year edge defender at 89.8. His 59 total pressures that year (37 hurries, 11 QB hits, 11 sacks) were the most we have ever seen through a player’s first 12 games, but he wasn’t done there. Bosa took his play to another level in 2017, solidifying himself as not only an elite player for his age, but among the entire NFL. Bosa’s 2017 pass-rush grade of 93.2 led all edge defenders while his 46 combined hits and sacks since entering the league in 2016 ranks sixth. At only 22 years old, Bosa could hold the top spot down for years to come.
2. JALEN RAMSEY, CB, JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
With just two seasons under his belt, Ramsey has already catapulted himself into the “best cornerback in the league” conversation. Building on an impressive rookie season, he put forth a 91.8 overall grade in 2017 which ranked third among cornerbacks. Perhaps the most impressive part of Ramsey’s performance is that his success has come while more often than not, shadowing opposing teams No. 1 receivers.
3. LANDON COLLINS, S, NEW YORK GIANTS
Collins’ 2016 performance was one of the best for a safety in the PFF era. His 92.5 overall grade that year ranked sixth all time among safeties. This past year, on a Giants’ team that saw regression at large, Collins managed to put up another near-elite season, checking in with an 88.5 overall grade. Over the past two seasons, no safety has racked up more than Collins’ 46 run stops.
As a rookie in 2016, Bosa earned the highest-ever grade for a first-year edge defender at 89.8. His 59 total pressures that year (37 hurries, 11 QB hits, 11 sacks) were the most we have ever seen through a player’s first 12 games, but he wasn’t done there. Bosa took his play to another level in 2017, solidifying himself as not only an elite player for his age, but among the entire NFL. Bosa’s 2017 pass-rush grade of 93.2 led all edge defenders while his 46 combined hits and sacks since entering the league in 2016 ranks sixth. At only 22 years old, Bosa could hold the top spot down for years to come.
2. JALEN RAMSEY, CB, JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
With just two seasons under his belt, Ramsey has already catapulted himself into the “best cornerback in the league” conversation. Building on an impressive rookie season, he put forth a 91.8 overall grade in 2017 which ranked third among cornerbacks. Perhaps the most impressive part of Ramsey’s performance is that his success has come while more often than not, shadowing opposing teams No. 1 receivers.
3. LANDON COLLINS, S, NEW YORK GIANTS
Collins’ 2016 performance was one of the best for a safety in the PFF era. His 92.5 overall grade that year ranked sixth all time among safeties. This past year, on a Giants’ team that saw regression at large, Collins managed to put up another near-elite season, checking in with an 88.5 overall grade. Over the past two seasons, no safety has racked up more than Collins’ 46 run stops.