Ranking the top five rookie classes of the 2024 NFL season: Commanders, Eagles struck gold Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean have helped the Eagles' defense dominate. Which other contenders are getting a boost from first-year pros? Bucky Brooks ranks the top five rookie classes of the 20...
ImpactDespite recording 143 fewer defense snaps than in 2023, Adams increased his tackle total by two. He also had one more pass defense that in the previous campaign, though he finished with two fewer interceptions. Adams was somewhat surprisingly benched Weeks 11-14, though he returned to th...
Week 14 result: Lost to the Dolphins 32-26 (OT) Week 14 ranking: 27 Most shocking ranking: T-28th in takeaways It’s hard to believe a defense with three players who earned All-Pro or Pro Bowl status in 2023 (cornerback Sauce Gardner, linebacker Quincy Williams and defensive tackle Qui...
The Raiders' defense has missed star defensive tackle Christian Wilkins since he suffered a foot injury in Week 5. Las Vegas should select a young starting DT in the top half of the 2025 draft to play next to Wilkins next year, especially with John Jenkins and Adam Butler due to hit free...
Click here for the Packers' 2023 NFL Draft recap 19.Chicago Bears Biggest impact player from the draft:OTDarnell Wright Pre-Draft Ranking:26 The Bears, even after making solid moves in free agency, still have the most salary cap available of any team. Their defense ranked last in the leagu...
But it’s also a Jets defense which has struggled against the run ranking 24th in run defense DVOA (-1.8%) despite giving up just 4.2 yards per carry. There are some reinforcements on the horizon for New York though as linebacker CJ Mosley is set to return as early as this week, but...
All of this has come after they won 16 straight regular-season games at home from 2022 to 2023. To avoid a loss, the defense will have to slow down the No. 4 scoring offense in the league (28.8 points per game). -- Todd Archer Stat to know: A loss for the Cowboys would clinch ...
The Jets' run defense has complemented their elite pass defense well over the past couple of seasons. In 2023, they ranked 14th in Run Defense DVOA and in 2022 they ranked eighth. While due in large part to an elite force up front and an underappreciated duo of linebackers, another major...
From Matt Weissman: “I think you went a bit overboard on your critique of The Ringer ranking Brock Purdy so low. It was one writer on staff, not the whole entity. He seems to have gotten it wrong. It happens. Especially in today’s world of ranking everything every w...
Mason ran for 147 yards and a touchdown in place of the injured Christian McCaffrey and the 49ers spoiled Rodgers’ comeback game with a 32-19 victory over the New York Jets on Monday night. The former undrafted free agent overpowered New York's highly acclaimed defense with his physical run...