https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-offens...-32-best-players-entering-the-2021-nfl-season Jets OGs 26. Greg Van Roten, New York Jets Part of the overhaul on the New York Jets offensive line, Van Roten has been a consistently above-average pass-blocker in the NFL, even if his run blocking has been less than ideal on a similarly consistent basis. In his first season with the Jets, he allowed 24 total pressures from 13 games of action. 30. Alijah Vera-Tucker, New York Jets It’s always tough projecting rookies to lists like these. It’s never an easy transition, and this may look foolish by the end of the season, but Alijah Vera-Tucker is too good a prospect for us to assume he won’t be good right out of the gate. Playing at left tackle at USC, Vera-Tucker allowed just 16 total pressures on almost 1,000 snaps of pass protection. I'm really surprised to see GVR so high and nice to see the rookie making the list. some other positions LBer: https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-linebacker-rankings-entering-2021-nfl-season no jets Edge: https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-edge-defender-rankings-the-32-best-players-entering-the-2021-nfl-season 18. Carl Lawson, New York Jets Since entering the league in 2017, Lawson’s pass-rush grade on true pass-rush sets ranks in the 96th percentile among all edge defenders — firmly in elite territory. Injuries and inconsistent play limited his opportunities to begin his career, but he finished the 2020 season with a career-high 723 defensive snaps and 84.9 pass-rushing grade. The arrow is pointing up. Lawson could become the most impactful edge rusher that the Jets have had on defense in the past decade. OTs: https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-offensive-tackle-rankings-2021-nfl-season 29. MEKHI BECTON, NEW YORK JETS Becton was a huge (literally and figuratively) surprise last season. There were some major red flags on his scouting report that made us question whether he could make an impact right away. He came from a screen- and play-action-heavy offense at Louisville that limited his true pass set opportunities. And when he did see those true one-on-ones, it wasn’t pretty. Needless to say, it was a shock to see the 6-foot-7, 369-pound tackle outperform in pass protection as much as he did. Becton’s true pass set grade ranked 13th among left tackles in his rookie campaign. C: https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-center-rankings-2021-nfl-season 22. Connor McGovern, New York Jets The fear that McGovern would regress following a career season in 2019 with the Broncos came to fruition last year in New York. His overall PFF grade fell 10 points from 2019 to 2020, and that was even with improved play as a run blocker. McGovern was one of the worst pass-protecting centers in the NFL in 2020, coming away from the season with a 42.7 pass-blocking grade. The left side of the Jets’ offensive line should be set, but McGovern is part of a group that will need to show improvement to keep Zach Wilson upright in 2021. IDL: https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-interior-defender-rankings-entering-2021-nfl-season 14. Quinnen Williams, New York Jets Williams always seemed likely to pan out coming out of college. A 67.4 overall grade as a rookie in 2019 was disappointing given that context, but there was a clear second-year leap this past season. The Alabama product improved his PFF grade to 81.4 in 2020, recording the highest run-stop percentage of any qualifying interior defender in the NFL. He’ll be a key piece of first-year head coach Robert Saleh’s defense. 27. Folorunso Fatukasi, New York Jets Fatukasi's first significant role on the defensive line came in 2019, and he increased his snaps to over 500 in 2020. Across those two seasons, he has been one of the highest-graded run defenders in the league. The only qualifying interior defenders to grade higher than Fatukasi as a run defender on a per-snap basis since 2019 are Calais Campbell, Aaron Donald and Mike Purcell. 28. Sheldon Rankins, New York Jets Rankins’ spot on this list involves some projection because the former first-round pick out of Louisville has not been a top-32 interior defender over the past two seasons. Multiple injuries have played a role in those results. He talked this offseason about how he finally feels as healthy as he did during the 2018 season, when he recorded a career-high 78.8 PFF grade. The Jets are hoping that health brings back that level of play after adding Rankins to a group that already has plenty of talent. 30. John Franklin-Myers, New York Jets After primarily playing on the edge with the Rams in 2018, Franklin-Myers saw more time on the interior with New York this past season. The results were impressive, particularly when rushing the passer. The only interior defenders with a higher pass-rush win rate than Franklin-Myers in 2020 (17.5%) were Aaron Donald, Chris Jones and Javon Hargrave. What he brings as a pass-rusher who can line up across the defensive line is just one reason to be excited about this Jets’ unit heading into next season.
"I have high hopes!" <== That's what Benjamin Franklin said when he flew a kite with a key attached to it during a thunderstorm and used hemp string and a Leyden jar to capture electricity. OK, I just made up that first part up on the fly. Word Play.
considering there’s 64 starters in the league I guess they’re saying we have average guards. PFF has always loved Van Roten for some reason as I think he’s slightly below average. AVT should definitely rise as the year goes on.
Van Rotten sucks. Destroys their credibility to have him this high. Wouldn't be surprised if Feeney takes his job or if Feeney plays center and McGovern takes his job
don't get it. he let up 3 sacks last year and also was graded by PFF lower then lewis. Still they think we have 2 of the top 32 OGs in the NFL. It's worth looking at. Personally I thought GVR was awful last year
Paid sports pros at PFF, who sit and examine a player's performance on EVERY snap the entire season, don't know shit compared to the Sports pros at TGG who may notice the player on 2 or 3 plays a game, that's for sure. Amazing.
Actually they aren't exactly "paid sports pros." It is a mixture of part time employees and unpaid interns. See for yourself in a recent job posting* nowhere does the application require professional knowledge of the game. If PFF was hiring former GMs, scouts, players, etc. I mean agree with you. But they don't. - Their analysts watch every snap for their love of the game and not because they are paid sports pros. I guess it makes it similar to posters here, right? we all love football and comment on it, professional experience not required. https://www.pff.com/news/get-involved-how-to-join-the-team
Fant is a good RT, he’s played well - definitely a good signing. However if the Jets are smart (and they’re probably already scouting) they need to draft another tackle relatively high in the next year or so. Fant will be 30 when his contract ends and he’s gonna want a bigger contract assuming it’s his last. I can’t see JD spending that much on a 30 year old. That’ll be interesting to see how he handles RT. When that contract comes up will be right around the time the rebuild will be almost complete and the Jets should be serious contenders ....
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