Welcome to the reveal for players ranked 60-51 for this year’s r/NFL Top 100 Players for the 2020 Season!
Players whose average rank had them land in places 60-51 are on this portion of the list revealed today. Players are associated with the team they finished 2020 with.
Below you will see write-ups from rankers summarizing the players' 2020 season and why they were among the best in 2020. Stats for each player are from this season and are included below. Additionally, their previous ranks in this long running series are also available for all of you.
Lastly, we have a return of the individual player cards this year with some fun “facts” about each player.
Methodology
LINK TO THE HUB POST WITH A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE METHODOLOGY
- A CALL FOR RANKERS just before the Super Bowl.
- Rankers for each team nominated players to rank. 10 Games Played Minimum Threshold. Players are associated with the team they finished the 2020 Season with.
- The Grind. Utilize ranking threads for individual rankers broken up by positional groups. Users were tasked with ranking players within the following tiers based on their evaluation: T-25, T-50, T-100, T-125 based on 2020 regular season only. There were no individual user case threads. There were no arbitrary position limit caps. Just questions and rankings.
- Users submitted their individual Top 125 list.
- User lists were reviewed for outliers by me with assistance from two former rankers. Users were permitted to correct any mistakes found. Once complete, lists were locked.
- Reveal the list… right now.
So now, without further ado, here are the players ranked 60-51 in the r/NFL Top 100 Players of the 2020 Season!
#60 - Frank Ragnow - Center (OC) - Detroit Lions
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Written By: /u/mattkud
With another disappointing season from the Detroit Lions and another HC/GM combo fired there were few bright spots for the Lions. Frank Ragnow was one of them. Recently signing a massive 4 year $54 Million deal, Ragnow has proven himself to be a massive building block in Detroit's rebuild.
Frank Ragnow was a top center in the league in 2021. He took a huge step up with his power and skill in pass protection. He uses grip strength, control and toughness to finish his blocks. He allowed 0 sacks in 2021 and was 4th in pressures allowed. He was also 3rd in pressures per snap. Here's an example of Ragnow moving upfield with a screen pass to go for 6. He wins regularly with athleticism.
Ragnow's best part of his game is his power in the run game. Ragnow was 2nd in PFF's run block grades. He was apart of the Lions slowly but surely improved running game. Ragnow is a bonafide STUD, puts Akiem Hicks on the ground with ease. Here is another reason why the Lions made Ragnow one of the highest paid centers in the league, moves Danny Trevathan back creating a large hole in the middle.
Overall, Bob Quinn made a few decent selections as GM, with his best one being the 60th best player in the NFL in 2020. Frank Ragnow is a key piece in the Lions foundation and will only continue to rise as one of the best Centers in the league for many more years.
#59 - Ryan Tannehill - Quarterback (QB) - Tennessee Titans
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Written By: /u/ThatOneGuyFrom93
Ball-placement, anticipation, and fearlessness. Those are the main tools Tannehill used that led to his incredibly efficient 2020 season. Ryan Tannehill returns following his stellar 2019 Comeback Player of the year season, and he did not disappoint. In 2020 Tannehill ended the regular season with 4085 total yards, 40 total touchdowns, and 7 interceptions. He was 5th in the NFL with a 106.5 passer rating, tied for 4th in yards per attempt with 7.9, and he finished 4th in QBR at 78.4. The man also was a closer, leading the NFL with five 4th quarter comebacks and six game-winning drives.
What stood out to me watching Tannehill this season was his ball placement on deep passes. He routinely maximized what was available on these throws; receiving a 93.4 PFF Grade on 20+ yard throws. Hitting receivers in stride so they did not have to adjust for the pass or slow down to give the pass a chance. Notice the ball placement on these two deep throws. The wideout is able to maintain his position with the defender due to the accuracy of the pass and defender has no chance at interfering with the pass.
Another thing that stood out to me was how little the pass rush affected his accuracy. Given that it was not a free release to the QB, Tannehill routinely stood in the pocket and delivered pinpoint passes while getting drilled by a rusher. In fact, against the blitz he was exceptional. With an 89.8 PFF grade against the blitz he posted 14 TDs and 2 INTs. Notice that most of these passes are also deep throws where he anticipates the coverage and delivers a ball that catches the receiver in stride. 1, 2, 3, 4. Tannehill was not a one trick pony. He had the wheels to complement his consistently accurate arm. He ended the season with 7 rushing touchdowns and was clocked at 20.13 mph on a TD run, which was tied for 2nd behind Lamar Jackson’s (21.01 mph and 21.13 mph) clocked speed. Green Bay witnessed this first hand on a 45 yard TD run.
Some may attempt to discredit Tannehill’s performances by pointing out stats such as total passing yards or that he’s only good in play action passes with Henry executing a fake, but in my opinion, neither of those are good takes. When we talk about passing yards, we have to also keep in mind passing attempts. If we take into account that he was tied for 4th in yards per attempt we can clearly see that he does not “Dink and Dunk”. He throws the ball aggressively down the field with intermediate and deep throws. And with play action, he’s completed over 60% of his passes for 12 TDs and 3 INTs. Without play action, he’s completed over 68% of his pass attempts for 21 TDs and 4 INTs.
I’d say he has truly broken out. Again.
#58 - J.C. Tretter - Center (OC) - Cleveland Browns
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Written By: /u/wrhslax1996
Center is, in my opinion, one of the most often overlooked positions in football. On each team, the Center is instrumental in diagnosing defensive fronts, making blocking assignment calls, and being a force in the run game. If a center is lacking in any of these areas, then that OL as a unit will underperform. J.C. Tretter is a great watch because he's smart and really great in space.
Regarding pass protection, there's not a whole lot to say. Tretter is super solid, provides help whenever and wherever needed, and ensures that no pass rusher is unaccounted for. Tretter always knows where he (and the Guards on either side of him) are and slides to whichever side requires more attention. However, on the off-chance you catch him 1v1, he is more than capable of stonewalling you as seen here against Pittsburgh's Tyson Alualu. Tretter gets hands on and never overextends his upper body when Alualu tries to get around him. Keeping his base square, shoulders parallel to the LOS, and eventually using the DT's momentum against him to force him into a mass of bodies was instrumental in keeping Baker clean throughout most of the season.
The run game (and screen game) is most often where great centers shine. I'll start with this clip during which Tretter sells the fake until he needs to block downfield. He breaks off his man, re-engages a few yards later, and hustles his ass downfield to help create a crucial first down late in the game vs JAX. There's something extremely fun about watching a big man haul ass downfield while keeping pace with the RB. Watch this clip. There's something I find hilarious about him making his initial block, breaking off, going out of frame, only to reappear 3 seconds later still finding guys to block 30 yards downfield. Other defenders were there to make the play, but believe me when I say this hustle never leaves his game. Additionally, Tretter's ability to seal DTs and create insane space for his RBs was one of the most important aspects of Cleveland's 2020 offense. Finally, and I have a lot of clips of this, when he pulls in the run game some poor LB or DB is going to get engulfed by 307 lbs of pure man meat. He moves insanely well in space for a man his size and he's really fun to watch.
As a parting gift, here's a compilation of him just shredding the Eagles last year. The Eagles had one of the best interior defensive lines in the game, but he was still able to consistently pull cleanly and get wins against some nice players. He also succeeded in making the Eagles LB corps look worse than usual. He's extremely talented and I cannot wait to see him and the rest of the Browns OL keep killing it next season.
#57 - Wyatt Teller - Offensive Guard (OG) - Cleveland Browns
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Written By: /u/UnbiasedBrownsFan
In 2020 the Cleveland Browns rode to the playoffs on the backs of five stellar offensive linemen. Of all the linemen the most dominant performance came from Wyatt Teller, who despite playing only 11 games and only now bursting onto the scene was named Second Team AP All-Pro. While Teller was great in pass protection during 2020, allowing only three sacks on the season, he absolutely dominated in run-blocking and was a lynchpin in Kevin Stefanski's new offensive system which made the one-two punch of Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt the backbone of the Cleveland Browns offense.
His impact on the rushing production of the team was absolutely undeniable. In 11 games with Wyatt Teller, the Browns averaged 178.6 yards rushing per game while in the 5 games without Teller, the Browns averaged just 81.8 rushing yards per game. The Cleveland Browns' five worst rushing performances of 2020 all coincided with games that Wyatt Teller did not suit up. But, Teller wasn't the only one putting in work on the run game, combined with Jack Conklin to his right and... what's his name to the left? I'm blanking on this one... Who was it? Oh yeah! It's right up there.
#56 - Leonard Williams - Interior Defensive Line (IDL) - New York Giants
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Written By: /u/midgetpenguin
In today's NFL, there are a lot of amazing defensive linemen who wear the number 99, but we can all agree there is one that stands above the rest. Aaron Donald. BUT LEONARD IS VERY GOOD TOO.
Leonard “Best DT named Williams in New York” Williams had a major coming out party this year, wreaking havoc on opposing offenses. Coming into his 2020 campaign, Williams had only accumulated 17.5 sacks in 5 NFL seasons, struggling to live up to his 6th overall pick selection. With a new change of scenery, Williams had an insane 13 sacks, and has given the Giants exactly what they needed, an elite interior threat.
This Season, Williams statistics we're off the charts, ranking 2nd in sacks, 2nd in QB hits, 4th in QB pressures, and 6th in QB pressures, amongst interior d-linemen, all while only taking 3 penalties. He and his partner in crime Dexter Lawrence we’re the backbone of the Giants newly revitalized defense for the 2020 season, finishing as a top 10 defense for the first time since 2016 (30th last year), thanks hugely in part to Williams' new found heights.
If you’re looking for something to do while we all wait for football to come back, here are some highlights from Leonards breakout season. Look for Williams to take another step forward coming into the 2021 season, as the Giants try to battle a tight division for top spot.
#55 - Justin Simmons - Safety (SAF) - Denver Broncos
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Written By: /u/BlindmanBaldwin
It’s not Joe Thomas — not even close — but there’s something to that number. Three years without missing a snap. Three years of not getting hurt, of not getting tossed from a game, of not even needing to sit a play out to tie a shoe. Three years of never getting taken off the field due to an inability to play against a particular offense, three years of unbroken stamina.
A lot can be said about Justin Simmons, one of the league’s premiere safeties and perhaps the only blue-chip player on the Denver Broncos over the last few years. His versatility in the defensive backfield, his ability to play the run and the pass. Vic Fangio’s defense asks a lot of his safeties and Simmons delivers. His steady leadership and commitment to the community, being the team’s Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee two years running. It’s easy to see why the Broncos made him the highest paid safety.
But that number — 3,212. It captures everything that is Justin Simmons. A relentless worker, committed to performing regardless of how bleak it gets out there. It is easy to get motivated to contribute to winning football. But to show up week-in and week-out, playing at a high-level for a team that trots out bottom-of-the-league offenses each year is a testament to one’s dedication to their craft. And that dedication is why Justin Simmons is a top player in the league.
#54 - Allen Robinson - Wide Receiver - Chicago Bears
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Written By: /u/Butkus69
In 2020, Allen Robinson was the Bears offense for the majority of the season. He accounted 23.6% of the Bears total yards. This rate was higher than all other WR’s besides Stefon Diggs (24.2%). Robinson also accounted for 34.2% of the Bears net passing yards. This rate was higher than all WR’s besides DeAndre Hopkins (35.9%), and Justin Jefferson (34.9%). As any Bears fan knows, the rushing offense took a major step in week 12, as the ground game started carrying more of the load over the final six games. Until then, Robinson had accounted for 25.1% of the Bears total offense.
Among WR’s with more than 80 targets, Robinson ranked 3rd in targets, 6th in targets per route run (24.8%), and 3rd in drop rate (1%). As we all know, Robinson’s career has been plagued by poor QB play (Hackenberg to Bortles to Trubisky to Foles, please save us Justin Fields). That trend continued in 2020, and one has to wonder what Robinson could do with competent QB play. Among WR’s with 80+ targets, Robinson was the ONLY player to reach 1,000 yards on the season despite over 30% of his targets being contested. In fact, his contested target rate (32.7%) was almost double that of Davante Adams (16.4%). Despite the ridiculous volume that Robinson saw on poor throws and contested targets, he still ranked 13th in yards per target and 8th in receiving yards.
Throw it his way, and odds are he will come down with it. Whether the ball is out of reach. Whether the ball is overthrown. Whether the ball is underthrown. Whether he is being held by the cornerback. Or whether he looks like he will be taken down dead to rights, he has so much determination! This guy is like Stretch Armstrong in shoulder pads. And Ryan Pace, if you are listening, extend A Rob now. Bear Down.
#53 - Laremy Tunsil - Offensive Tackle (OT) - Houston Texans
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Written By: /u/sanswagata
Laremy Tunsil has been worth the trade the Texans made for him, which is astounding because they mortgaged everything on him being an elite LT. His true skill shines in pass protection where he constantly stifles the opponent with great hand usage, an explosive pass set, and his quick processing ability. His run blocking is good as well, but he is not a Terron Armstead/Quenton Nelson type of mauler in the run game. It's more like he constantly does everything asked of him without the massive displacement or pancake type blocks which is still very valuable. Instead of showing off his pretty good run blocking let's look at his elite level pass blocking.
To start I want to provide some context for Tunsil's season. In pass protection he was tasked with the most difficult role out of any of the OTs that I watched. Constantly he was left on an island with an edge rusher and he did not get the benefit of nakeds off wide zone or screen passes which are both much easier assignments for offensive tackles. Instead the Texans slid the protection away from him and left him on an island with premier players like this play against Za'darius Smith. The two areas that jump out on that play are Tunsil's anchor to not give up ground on the bull rush and his ability to quickly move and mirror him as he goes left and right. In another very impressive showing of his anchor he was able to stop Cam Heyward's bull rush. To go with the anchor he has very impressive agility to mirror his assignment during pass sets. In case that wasn't good enough, here is another showing of his lateral agility to mirror pass rushers. This is an elite combo for offensive tackles to possess, because it both stops the power rush (anchor) and the speed rush (mirror) so now to be beaten the pass rusher has to out class his opponent technically. This is a difficult feat for pass rushers, because Tunsil has excellent hand usage and patience to go with his physical ability. He has the patience to wait to punch against guys who want to chop his hands and if they want to swipe him, he uses different levels and independent hands to keep a grip on his assignment. Another quick note on that play is that for my money Zadarius Smith possesses one of the top two or three swipes in the game. Tunsil shut that down like a McDonald's ice cream machine. Here is another high quality hand usage and patience showing. Just look how long he waits through the pass set before he finally punches and latches onto the defender. Lastly for his elite level pass protection is his processing. So he has the technical and physical abilities as shown, but does he have the mental side? Here he shows his mental prowess by gaining depth and waiting for the LG to punch over the DT on a T-E or TEX stunt. Next we have a similar play from him where he once again is tasked with helping the LG on the TEX stunt, but this time he also shows his high level ability as he is picking up Za'darius Smith as the looper. There is not a mask the defense can give that fools him. Plus to go with his ability to process what the defense is doing, he also has shown the awareness to know where his QB is at all times. Which is no small task given their QB last year loved to hold onto the ball and try to make something happen.
#52 - A.J. Brown - Wide Receiver - Tennessee Titans
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Written By: /u/broccolibush42
AJ is one of the most physically dominant receivers in the game. A guy with speed and power that combines to make him one of, if not, the best YAC receiver in the game. AJ has crisp agility that makes his route running sharp. He can play on any part of the field and run any route on the tree. Seriously, his deep ball game is just as good as his short route game. AJ is 6 ft 225 lbs that can run a 4.49 40 yard dash. It's like someone took a prototype Derrick Henry body with a smaller frame and gave it all the receiving stats that Derrick lacks. AJ is built like a brick shithouse, just ask the Ravens defenders on what its like to try and tackle this man. And as if it wasnt hard enough to tackle him, his speed can be more than enough. Just watch this 73 yard TD against the steelers. He catches the ball short of the sticks in the middle of the field and straight up outruns the whole team after making the first defender miss. AJ had a big 2020 that was slowed down in part due to a knee bruise he dealt with all year, and playing in an offense that fed the shit out of Derrick Henry. With a new year and the addition of Julio Jones who is head and shoulders above his old counterpart Corey Davis, I expect AJ to explode onto the scene and insert himself as one of the best receivers in the game.
#51 - Aaron Jones - Running Back (RB) - Green Bay Packers
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Written By: /u/IMissHarambe878
In his 4th year in the league, Pro Bowler Aaron Jones had a breakout season, finishing with the most yards and yards per game, 2nd most rushing touchdowns and tied most yards per attempt. Not only was he good running the ball, but catching the ball for 355 yards and 2 touchdowns off of 47 receptions. That’s better than OBJ in 2020! He only had 4 games where he ran less than 50 yards, 3 of those 4 being over 40 yards. Talk about that for consistency! Check out this game vs the Lions to see how good he can really be!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7OK8TEpOXtM
These numbers don’t just stack up on a personal level, but they add up league wide. Jones finished 4th for rushing yards, 4th in yards per game and tied 9th in touchdowns. His numbers stack up league wide, and show that he is a true Top 10 (borderline Top 5) running back in the league.
He became a massive ground threat in a pass happy team, and was instrumental in getting the attack going. He allowed Rodgers to perform at an MVP level, even with a below average group of wide receivers (besides Adams of course). If the Packers lose Aaron Rodgers this offseason, expect them to lean on Jones even further. Regardless, Jones could very well become a Top 5 running back this season.
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