ProFootballFocus Top/Bottom at every position, as of Week 12

[TheKillerNacho]

Originally I said I'd post these after Week 13, but my friend with the PFF subscription is going on vacation next week so I'm posting this a week early.

A disclaimer: I do not own a PFF subscription but my friend does and sent me this list to post it. PFF is obviously flawed, and in some cases downright laughable, I do not necessarily share their opinions on the top/worst players. Still, this should be interesting. Keep in mind their new player grade scale lists players via a 1-100 format. Also keep in mind that players who do not have a certain Snap % are not included (not sure what exactly the minimum snap count is... I think its like 25%).

I will post these again after the regular season ends... cheers.

QUARTERBACK

Top 6:
1. Drew Brees 95.8
2. Patrick Mahomes 92.3
3. Jared Goff 92.1
4. Aaron Rodgers 91.2
5. Andrew Luck 90.5
6a. Tom Brady 90.2
6b. Philip Rivers 90.2

Bottom 6:
1. Sam Darnold 50.9
2. Ryan Tannehill 52.6
3. Brock Osweiler 52.8
4. Josh Allen 57.4
5. Josh Rosen 57.6
6. Lamar Jackson 60.2

RUNNINGBACK

Top 7:
1. Austin Ekeler 89.5
2. Nick Chubb 88.6
3. Melvin Gordon 87.6
4. Alvin Kamara 85.3
5. Frank Gore 85.0
6. Saquon Barkley 83.4
7. Kareem Hunt 82.9

Bottom 7:
1. Carlos Hyde 55.1
2. Wendell Smallwood 56.2
3. Alfred Morris 56.6
4. LeGarrette Blount 57.9
5. T.J. Yeldon 58.9
6a. Tevin Coleman 59.5
6b. Corey Clement 59.5

FULLBACK

Top 5:
1. Anthony Sherman 84.9
2. Kyle Juszczyk 74.3
3. Elijhaa Penny 73.8
4. Tre Madden 71.7
5. Roosevelt Nix 69.7

Bottom 5:
1. Orson Charles 43.1
2. James Develin 51.4
3. Tra Carson 55.8
4. Cameron Artis-Payne 57.5
5. Zach Line 57.6

WIDE RECEIVER

Top 7:
1. Adam Thielen 91.2
2. Michael Thomas 91.1
3. DeAndre Hopkins 90.8
4a. Tyreek Hill 90.4
4b. Julio Jones 90.4
6. Odell Beckham 89.7
7. Keenan Allen 89.0

Bottom 7:
1. James Washington 47.0
2. Alex Erickson 48.9
3. T.J. Jones 50.8
4. Laquon Treadwell 51.6
5. Chad Williams 51.9
6. D.J. Chark 54.1
7. Michael Gallup 54.4

TIGHT END

Top 5:
1. O.J. Howard 89.4
2. Gerald Everett 86.1
3a. Travis Kelce 85.0
3b. George Kittle 85.0
5. Zach Ertz 77.0

Bottom 5:
1. Dion Sims 40.8
2. Jeremy Sprinkle 42.7
3. Austin Auclair 44.4
4. Ian Thomas 47.7
5. Scott Simonson 48.0

OFFENSIVE TACKLE

Top 6:
1. Terron Armstead 89.4
2. David Bakhtiari 86.4
3. Ryan Ramczyk 84.7
4. Mitchell Schwartz 83.2
5. Rob Havenstein 83.0
5. Andrew Whitworth 82.3

Bottom 6:
1. Josh Walker 42.3
2. Martinas Rankin 44.7
3. Chad Wheeler 46.2
4. Julie'n Davenport 48.9
5. Brandon Parker 50.1
6. LaAdrian Waddle 51.4

OFFENSIVE GUARD

Top 6:
1. Zack Martin 81.0
2. Shaq Mason 80.3
3. Austin Blythe 79.8
4. Marshal Yanda 77.8
5. Mark Glowinski 77.5
6. Mike Person 75.5

Bottom 6:
1. Ted Larsen 37.2
2. Dan Feeney 41.4
3. Caleb Benenoch 42.4
4. Cam Erving 42.7
5. J.R. Sweezy 45.0
6. Andrus Peat 45.3

CENTER

Top 5:
1. Jason Kelce 81.8
2. Matt Paradis 79.0
3. Rodney Hudson 78.2
4. Corey Linsley 77.1
5. Alex Mack 75.7

Bottom 5:
1. Spencer Long 41.7
2. Tyler Shatley 45.6
3. Justin Britt 49.1
4. Pat Elfein 50.5
5. Billy Price 52.5

CORNERBACK

Top 7:
1. Byron Jones 89.6
2. Stephon Gilmore 89.3
3. Kareem Jackson 87.7
4. Desmond King 87.5
5. Chris Harris Jr. 85.1
6. Kyle Fuller 83.8
7. Jason McCourty 83.4

Bottom 7:
1. Teez Tabor 29.2
2. Aaron Colvin 42.9
3. Ahkello Witherspoon 43.5
4. Parry Nickerson 44.5
5. P.J. Williams 47.3
6. Robert Alford 49.5
7a. Marcus Peters 50.1
7b. Sidney Jones 50.1
7c. Shaquill Griffin 50.1

SAFETY

Top 7:
1. Eddie Jackson 93.2
2. Anthony Harris 92.1
3. Earl Thomas 91.3
4. D.J. Swearinger 89.9
5. Jamal Adams 88.2
6. Derwin James 85.3
7. Marcus Maye 81.7

Bottom 7:
1. Adrian Colbert 31.7
2. Isaiah Johnson 45.3
3. Montae Nicholson 47.2
4. Kendrick Lewis 47.3
5. Barry Church 50.4
6a. Avonte Maddox 51.2
6b. Derrick Kindred 51.2

LINEBACKER

Top 7:
1. Bobby Wagner 90.1
2a. Joe Schobert 86.1
2b. Luke Kuechly 86.1
4. Zach Brown 85.8
5. Darius Leonard 84.9
6. Leighton Vander Esch 84.8
7. Thomas Davis 80.6

Bottom 7:
1. Deone Bucannon 33.9
2. Alec Ogletree 37.5
3. Anthony Hitchens 39.1
4. Hardy Nickerson Jr. 40.2
5. Adarius Taylor 40.4
6. Duke Riley 43.6
7. Mark Barron 44.8

"DEFENSIVE INTERIOR"

Top 7:
1. Aaron Donald 95.1
2. Fletcher Cox 92.2
3a. Shelby Harris 91.3
3b. Damon Harrison 91.3
5. Akiem Hicks 91.0
6. Michael Pierce 90.5
7a. Kenny Clark 89.9
7b. A'Shawn Robinson 89.9

Bottom 7:
1. William Gholston 31.1
2. Justin Jones 42.8
3. Olsen Pierre 45.6
4. Trevon Coley 47.2
5. Jordan Phillips 52.6
6. Jarvis Jenkins 54.6
7. Taylor Stallworth 54.8

"EDGE DEFENDER"

Top 7:
1. J.J. Watt 91.3
2. Trey Flowers 89.7
3. Brandon Graham 89.2
4. Khalil Mack 88.9
5. Dee Ford 88.6
6. Cameron Jordan 88.4
7. Von Miller 87.9

Bottom 7:
1. Vic Beasley 38.2
2. Wes Horton 44.7
3. Andre Branch 45.7
4. Connor Barwin 51.0
5. Jordan Jenkins 52.1
6. Damion Square 52.5
7. Nick Perry 53.1

Let's get on with the PFF bashing!

[TheKillerNacho]

mfw all four rookie QBs aside from Mayfield are in the Bottom 6.

For once, the Browns didn't Brown.

[ET80]

7 minutes ago, TheKillerNacho said:

Bottom 6:
1. Sam Darnold 50.9
2. Ryan Tannehill 52.6
3. Brock Osweiler 52.8
4. Josh Allen 57.4
5. Josh Rosen 57.6
6. Lamar Jackson 60.2

RUNNINGBACK

Top 7:
1. Austin Ekeler 89.5
2. Nick Chubb 88.6
3. Melvin Gordon 87.6
4. Alvin Kamara 85.3
5. Frank Gore 85.0
6. Saquon Barkley 83.4
7. Kareem Hunt 82.9

...yeah the Giants TOTALLY screwed that one up. 

9 minutes ago, TheKillerNacho said:

Bottom 6:
1. Josh Walker 42.3
2. Martinas Rankin 44.7
3. Chad Wheeler 46.2
4. Julie'n Davenport 48.9
5. Brandon Parker 50.1
6. LaAdrian Waddle 51.4

Greg Little is gonna LOVE Houston. Food here is great.

12 minutes ago, TheKillerNacho said:

Top 7:
1. Byron Jones 89.6
2. Stephon Gilmore 89.3
3. Kareem Jackson 87.7
4. Desmond King 87.5
5. Chris Harris Jr. 85.1
6. Kyle Fuller 83.8
7. Jason McCourty 83.4

This bothers me, as anyone watching Kareem can plainly see he's a S now. He hasn't played CB in a full time setting since the midpoint of last season.

This being said, not shocked at how highly he's graded. Kareem has been a beast this season, easily the best season of his career.

[Superman(DH23)]

2 minutes ago, ET80 said:

...yeah the Giants TOTALLY screwed that one up. 

Greg Little is gonna LOVE Houston. Food here is great.

This bothers me, as anyone watching Kareem can plainly see he's a S now. He hasn't played CB in a full time setting since the midpoint of last season.

This being said, not shocked at how highly he's graded. Kareem has been a beast this season, easily the best season of his career.

And people wonder why I continue to point out that off doesnt know what they are watching.

At least they finally got the memo that EJax is the best safety in the league.  But you're going to tell me that Snacks and Shelby Harris have outplayed Akiem Hicks? C'mon man

[Dome]

1 hour ago, TheKillerNacho said:

OFFENSIVE GUARD

Top 6:
1. Zack Martin 81.0
2. Shaq Mason 80.3
3. Austin Blythe 79.8
4. Marshal Yanda 77.8
5. Mark Glowinski 77.5
6. Mike Person 75.5

Bottom 6:
1. Ted Larsen 37.2
2. Dan Feeney 41.4
3. Caleb Benenoch 42.4
4. Cam Erving 42.7
5. J.R. Sweezy 45.0
6. Andrus Peat 45.3

Absolutely unacceptable rating here. Peat is a fine guard. We should burn PFF to the ground. Booooo, hissssssssss.

 

[NJerseypaint]

1 hour ago, ET80 said:

...yeah the Giants TOTALLY screwed that one up. 

Sam also missed all of November with a foot injury. So not like he's had time to make up for his performance against the Vikings. Also something about how rookie HBs an easier time translating their skills from college to the NFL, being a QB is hard, no weapons etc.

[DawgX]

Sounds about right for Browns players. Charles is really a TE so has no business being a fullback. Coley has been disappointing after being solid last season. Chubb and Schobert have both been great. I would guess players like Garrett and Ward probably aren't too far off from being ranked near the top, but Garrett faces a lot of stiff competition.

[Dome]

3 minutes ago, DawgX said:

Charles is really a TE so has no business being a fullback. 

Sean Payton liked him because he could be used out of the backfield, fwiw. He didn’t make the team, but I remember Bengals fans saying they played him at FB a lot too. 

[jrry32]

Always good for a laugh. Hey @Forge or @Jakuvious, how would you like the #2 TE in football? Give us the #3 TE, and we'll call it fair. 

[ET80]

24 minutes ago, NJerseypaint said:

Sam also missed all of November with a foot injury. So not like he's had time to make up for his performance against the Vikings. Also something about how rookie HBs an easier time translating their skills from college to the NFL, being a QB is hard, no weapons etc.

I don't disagree, but people are operating as if drafting Saquan was some sort of horrible decision when they could have had Darnold (or Rosen). Reality is, the Giants would be worse with Darnold/Rosen, as they're just as bad as the Jets, roster wise. 

The Giants went BPA, and nothing is wrong with that. The tandem of Barkley and (Herbert/Grier/Lock) is considerably better than a combo of Darnold and (Harris/Love/Snell). 

The Giants made the right choice. 

[MWil23]

2 minutes ago, ET80 said:

I don't disagree, but people are operating as if drafting Saquan was some sort of horrible decision when they could have had Darnold (or Rosen). Reality is, the Giants would be worse with Darnold/Rosen, as they're just as bad as the Jets, roster wise. 

The Giants went BPA, and nothing is wrong with that. The tandem of Barkley and (Herbert/Grier/Lock) is considerably better than a combo of Darnold and (Harris/Love/Snell). 

The Giants made the right choice. 

They could have drafted Darnold and then the better RB the pick before he was taken: Nick Chubb

[ET80]

53 minutes ago, MWil23 said:

They could have drafted Darnold and then the better RB the pick before he was taken: Nick Chubb

You...you just go away!

[Forge]

4 hours ago, jrry32 said:

Always good for a laugh. Hey @Forge or @Jakuvious, how would you like the #2 TE in football? Give us the #3 TE, and we'll call it fair. 

I feel like that may be a little lopsided. You should be asking us both to throw in a third as well. 

[SotanKing]

4 Vikings players in the list(not sure if I missed anyone) with 2 in 'top' list and 2 in 'bottom' list. Thielen being No1 isn't much of a surprise...Anthony Harris is 2nd among safeties...dude has stepped up in absence of Sendejo but I didn't realize he was this good. Efflien is in bottom Centers list, not much surprising, I am actually surprised Rashod Hill also isn't in bottom Tackles list. He sucks so badly. Also Treadwell is in bottom WR list is expected...dude has dropped lot of catches this year.

[kingseanjohn]

Aside from the Rams game, Cam Erving has been good at LG. I think he should be somewhere in the middle of the pack, not 3rd worst.