pff punter rankings 2020

At the rate he's going, Fox might crack our top 10 list for best quarterbacks next season. (via @NFL) pic.twitter.com/uk77Hb5yKt. pic.twitter.com/R5mkRKoRqs. Perhaps with Kuechly out of the picture, this is the year that David gets his well-earned recognition. Wishnowsky is the first of two Australians that landed on the top-10 list this year. 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. 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. He explodes off the snap and through offensive linemen when he wants to. 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. 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. Korsak was the 2022 Ray Guy Award winner given to the nation's best punter. 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. 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. Over the past four years, no punter has placedmore balls inside the 10-yard line than Dickson, who has done it nearly 50 times since 2018. 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). Coverage teams love when they see a fair catch, because it means less work for them. He brings athleticism, speed and playmaking ability to the linebacker position that Pittsburgh has missed since Ryan Shazier's injury. Delpits playmaking ability at all levels of the defense is top-notch. PFF's Preseason 2020 NFL Draft Guide is LIVE. 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. 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. In the punting department, some fans might not even be able to name 10 punters, but we're ranking 10 because punters are people, too. Hes a former cornerback who is not afraid to lower the boom over the middle of the field. The Titans punter put 59.5% of his punts (22 of 37) inside the opponents 20, which is an insane number when you consider that only two other full-time punters even hit the 50% mark. 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. according to PFF. Opponents also averaged 12.9 yards per return on his punt, which makes both the punt team and the punter look bad. You could argue that the Jaguars best player over the past two years has been their punter, which is likely one reason why Jacksonville signed Cooke to a four-year, $12 million extension this offseason. 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). Boswell's 95% hit rate on field goals was the fourth-highest in the NFL. 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. 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. He was also a first-team All-American according to Sporting News, and holds the NCAA career record for punting yards . 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. 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). To a lesser extent, both Kwon Alexander and Dre Greenlaw give the 49ers above-average play in coverage from the linebacker position, as well. 14 Utah and 10 against Arizona State. Note: Free agent punters weren't considered for this list since there's no guarantee they'll be playing in the NFL this year. 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. The losses of veterans Luke Kuechly and Thomas Davis in recent seasons mean that Thompson is going to be relied on to lead what projects to be one of the NFL's youngest defenses. coming off the best season in his five-year NFL career, missed just nine of his 254 tackling opportunities, piece highlighting players entering prove-it years in 2020. During the 2020 season, the 49ers punter put 32 punts inside the 20, which was more than any other punter in the NFL. Just a casual career-long 70-yard punt for @MrJackFox#CHIvsDET | FOX pic.twitter.com/I0qGNLrwbU. Arjun Menon and Brad Spielberger (PFF) Landing spots for PFF's top 50 free agents . 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 . As a first-year punter, Fox has plenty of room to get better, which should scare other teams, because he's already one of the best. His lack of high-end traits and dominant play, however, are concerning. A large part of that grade was that Greenlaw simply didn't allow big plays on his watch. AUTOMATIC. Ranking NFL kickers is pretty easy -- at least at the top -- because you just put Justin Tucker at No. Johnston was one of the few bright spots for the Texans last season. 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). 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. 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. The Lions punter hit seven touchbacks last season, which was tied for the second-most in the NFL. 2022 NFL Punting Statistics | The Football Database 2022 NFL Punting Statistics The following are the 2022 NFL Punting statistical leaders, sorted by gross punting average. As a sophomore, Woodward was one of the most productive linebackers in the country. Colorado tries to get the ball in his hands by any means possible and usually good things happen. Whenever the Jaguars offense sputtered, which was often, Cooke would come out and flip the field, which caused opposing offenses to usually start their drives with bad field position. The pass game reigns king in today's NFL, so that kind of skill set is the most valuable to a defense. 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. 2023 NFL Enterprises LLC. For one, he averaged 50 yards per punt, which is the eight-highest single-season total in NFL history. Its head-scratching that he only played 412 snaps a season ago for the Hawkeyes, but his 90.1 overall grade is far more indicative of his skill. Thats right folks, this is a 60 yard punt (in the air) with a 5.15 second hang time. 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. Townsend averaged 43.8 net yard per punt last season, which ranked behind only Bryan Anger. He has only two drops on 56 catchable in his career. Punting - Kolton McGhee - 61.4 No one hit the 200 Snap Club, which is to be expected since the season was shorted by three games. Lamb is incredibly advanced as a route-runner. 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. 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). Pinkney is not only a special route-runner, but he is also a dynamic after-the-catch threat as well. Punting is an art form, so let's find out who the best artists are. The Raiders like Carlson so much that they gave the restricted free agent a second-round tender, which is a high tender for a kicker (The tender means a team would have had to give the Raiders a second-round pick to steal Carlson away this offseason). It hasn't taken long for Leonard to become a focal point of the Colts defense under defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus. 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. Falcons retake the lead on a 52-yard FG from YoungHoe Koo. 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 Nathan is the lead fantasy analyst for PFF. 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). In 2020, the Colts . He rushes the passer with violence unrivaled in this class and has the highest pass-rushing grade of any returning edge. He wasn't exactly a playmaker in coverage, with just one combined interception and pass breakup, but he was far from a liability. The big returns meant that Cole was sometimes making the tackle, which he didn't seem to mind. 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. 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). 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. Fox has a booming leg and his ability to flip the field has made him a huge asset in Detroit. Cleveland is an enormous guard who pretty much never gets overpowered. 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 | His 45.9 PFF grade was easily the lowest of his career. Jack is a good candidate to bounce back next season with Schobert coming in to take middle linebacker duties next to him. 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. 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. Super Bowl Win Probability: 30% He makes some throws down the field that only a handful of guys in the NFL could make. His 72.6 coverage grade ranked 15th among 91 qualifying linebackers on the season. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. The Jaguars punter also made a habit of avoiding touchbacks. PFFs Fantasy Football Rankings include draft and current week ranks from our experts, projections, auction values, advanced stats and our Strength of Schedule metric. 1. . Reagor isnt your typical 5-foot-11, 195-pound wideout. 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. When you're punting that often, there's always a chance that you could mess up or your leg could fall off, but neither of those things happened to Johnston. Johnson was on precisely no one's radar heading into last season. 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. 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). See NFL player statistics across every major statistical category. To put that in perspective, no other punter in the league even did that with 50% of their punts. JUSTIN TUCKER. section: | slug: ranking-the-top-10-nfl-kickers-and-top-10-punters-heading-into-the-2021-regular-season | sport: football | route: article_single.us | Over the course of his career, the four-time Pro Bowler has averaged 46.7 yards per punt, which is the fifth-highest number in NFL history. Thompson already looks the part of an NFL linebacker. Carlson scored 144 points in 2020, which was tied for the most in the NFL. 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. Johnsons shake as a route-runner is arguably the best in the nation. The 2020 first-team All-Big Ten selection had 20 punts inside the 20-yard line, ranking second in the Big Ten punters in 2020. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports. 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. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL player performance data. His 17 catches through two seasons with five drops is his biggest concern now. Tucker also has the highest accuracy rate on extra points among active kickers (98.9%). 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. In the run game, Thompson uses his quickness to be effective despite being on the smaller end for a linebacker. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. FROM 55 YARDS OUT. Having a former special teams coordinator as your head coach might add pressure for some people, but not for Koch, who seems to share a brain with John Harbaugh. In 2019, Way finished with the 11th-highest single-season average in NFL history (49.6). 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. [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. Since entering the league in 2012, Wagner's 92.1 PFF grade ranks second out of 103 qualifying linebackers, behind only Kuechly. Only one punter was voted a first-team All-Pro in 2021 and that punter was A.J. In Matt Patricia's defense, the Lions are hoping they get the former. Defense is top-notch has sported a top-20 coverage grade at the rate he 's going, might! 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