Also ranks #2 on The Best Defensive Ends of All Time Also ranks #2 on The Greatest Defensive Tackles of All Time Also ranks #2 on The Best NFL Players To Have Their Numbers Retired 10 Dick Butkus Dec. at 80 (1942-2023) 16,292 votes Known for his ferocious tackles and no-nonse...
Matt Bowen, NFL analyst: Lions safety Brian Branch will lead all rookies in interceptions. Branch has the natural instincts and positional versatility to create on-the-ball production as a rookie. Detroit landed a defensive back with first-round traits on Day 2 of the...
In 2023, Murphy had 35 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and five sacks while at Texas. Look for Macdonald to get Murphy loose on interior stunts, using the talented defensive tackle's quicks off the ball while also creating one-on-one matchups out of loaded fronts. Macdonald ...
If not for an injury to Palmer in the 2005 playoffs, that Bengals team may have gone much farther. One of the greatest players though is offensive tackle Anthony Munoz. He is the only Bengal in the Hall of Fame is considered one of the best left tackles in NFL history. ...
But he did register 15 tackles for loss and 10 sacks while earning second-team All-Big Ten honors. Scourton is a bit of an old-school defensive end. He's 6'4" and 280 pounds, but with the upfield quickness to consistently threaten the edge, not including his wi...
ally bad the Bengals' defense was in 2025, it's safe to assume general manager Duke Tobin will be run out of town if he doesn't select a defensive player in the first round, with a local prospect like Sawyer earning him a few brownie points after a rough end to the 2024 NFL season...
Wilkins finished the 2023-24 NFL regular season with 39 solo tackles, 12 assists and 10 sacks. According to Pro Football Focus, Wilkins finished with a PFF defensive grade of 74.9, a run defense grade of 71.5 and a pass rush grade of 72.8. The 2019 first-round draf...
we’re not remotely close to considering him worth a spot close to the top of our 2024 NFL Draft RB rankings. Corum finished last reason ranked 62nd in missed tackles forced, 56th in breakaway run rate, 74th in Elusive rating and 74th in average yards after contact, per Pro Football Fo...
That brings us to the 2020 draft class. This is a very rare class of offensive tackles with four currently expected to go in the top half of the first round and another wave of potential long term starters behind them. The interior offensive line class...
loss (42) in 66 games with the Colts than he got in nearly the same amount of games with the San Francisco 49ers. Also one of the biggest NFL players in 2024 – 6-foot-7 and 295 pounds – Buckner, had the fifth-bestESPN pass-rush win rate(17 percent) among defensive tackles in ...