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PFF top 32 guards, one that hurts most on this list besides Robert Hunt is Quinn Meinerz, he was my man crush that draft and could’ve had him in the 3rd.

24. JAMES DANIELS, MIAMI DOLPHINS

Before suffering a torn Achilles just four games into his 2024 campaign, Daniels was on pace to produce his best season as a pro. He showcased his ability as a dominant run blocker, posting a 92.5 PFF run-blocking grade — second only to Chris Lindstrom.

If Daniels can recover well from his injury and produce similarly with the Dolphins, he should place well within the top 32 players at the position

16. ROBERT HUNT, CAROLINA PANTHERS

Although Hunt’s pass-blocking metrics dipped substantially following his move to Carolina, he maintains one of the most consistent run-blocking profiles on the interior in the NFL.

Over his five seasons as a pro, Hunt has generated a PFF run-blocking grade above 70.0 four times, including in each of his past three seasons.

I was crushing hard on Meinerz before that draft, too. My buddy @djphinfan can attest to that.
 
CBS 2026 mock, have us as a bottom 10 team, guess they have picking Reeks replacement:

Round 1 - Pick 10
team logo
Antonio Williams WR
CLEMSON • JR • 5'11" / 190 LBS

REC​

75

REYDS​

904

YDS/REC​

12.1

TDS​

12
Williams was targeted 103 times in '24, and while he had eight drops, he consistently wins off the line of scrimmage vs. physical corners, can get open at all three levels and has legit separation ability. He can play outside, in the slot and has punt-return ability.


Most those Clemson wrs come out with a limited route tree.

Not asked to do much else schematically
 
3 out of the top 4 remaining best FAs are CBs, we really should sign one of these guys:



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1. Rasul Douglas, CB​

2024 team: Buffalo Bills | Age entering 2025 season: 30

Douglas is a physical corner with the length to disrupt the ball and the willingness to set an edge against the run (five tackles for loss last season). He's an easy fit in a zone system that allows him to reroute underneath and attack the ball from the outside third of the field. Douglas returned one of his five interceptions for a touchdown in 2023, and he had five pass breakups last season.

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3. Asante Samuel Jr., CB​

2024 team: Los Angeles Chargers | Age entering 2025 season: 25

Samuel has a playmaking mentality at cornerback, with the foot quickness and sudden closing speed to break on the ball. A shoulder injury limited Samuel to four games last season, but he has six interceptions and 26 pass breakups in his four years with the Chargers.


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4. Mike Hilton, CB​

2024 team: Cincinnati Bengals | Age entering 2025 season: 31

A slot corner who plays with a sense of urgency, Hilton had 12 tackles for loss and eight pressures last season. He has a natural feel for playing in space as a coverage defender with the aggressive mentality to tackle and blitz on the edges. In eight seasons, Hilton has 13 interceptions, 11.5 sacks and 34 pass breakups.

Hiltons play has fallen off quick. There was a time when he was one of the best slots in the league
 
PFF rebuilding the 2010 draft...think they had us confused with the Chargers cause we traded down with them for 28...heres some of the players we passed on from 12 to 28 by trading back, safe to say we screwed up on this trade bad.

EDGE Brandon Graham, Michigan (Round 1, Pick 13)

S Earl Thomas III, Texas Round 1 Pick 14

EDGE Jason Pierre-Paul, USF (Round 1, Pick 15)

G Mike Iupati, Idaho (Round 1, Pick 17)

EDGE Jerry Hughes, TCU (Round 1, Pick 31)

LB NaVorro Bowman, Penn State (Round 3, Pick 91)

T Bryan Bulaga, Iowa (Round 1, Pick 23)

S Kam Chancellor, Virginia Tech (Round 5, Pick 133)

WR Golden Tate, Notre Dame (Round 2, Pick 60)



12. Miami Dolphins: QB Sam Bradford, Oklahoma (Round 1, Pick 1)

Bradford didn’t live up to the hype attached to being drafted No. 1 overall, but Miami desperately needed a quarterback in 2010, with Chad Henne as their best option.

Bradford started his career poorly but actually earned PFF passing grades between 72.0 and 77.0 in four consecutive seasons from 2012 to 2016 with three teams, excluding his lost 2014 campaign due to a torn ACL.

28. San Diego Chargers: T Alejandro Villanueva, Army (Undrafted)

Villanueva, who played tight end, wide receiver, defensive lineman and offensive lineman throughout his college career, went undrafted in 2010 but became a key member of the Pittsburgh Steelers' offensive line, starting 107 of his 113 career games.

In his seven-year career, he recorded a single-season PFF pass-blocking grade below 79.0 just once, with three seasons above 80.0.


Bowman was the steal in that draft. True projection that he could play off ball having not ever done it in college. Very rare a guy can do that at the pro level.

Cam chancellor while an enforcer had stiff hips. So kinda scheme specific.
 
Top 32 safeties, this one stings…we could’ve had a cheap starting Safety duo of Brandon Jones and Deshon Elliott and they wouldn’t have cost anymore than what we agreed paying Davis/Obi. Bad bad decision from the FO on this one

9. BRANDON JONES, DENVER BRONCOS

Durability was an issue for Jones during his years with the Dolphins, but while he never topped 650 snaps with Miami, he logged 1,042 snaps in his first season with the Broncos. He further elevated his play, too, especially in coverage. He earned an 89.8 PFF coverage grade, which ranked third among safeties, similar to his 84.8 PFF overall grade.


10. JEVON HOLLAND, NEW YORK GIANTS

Holland’s rollercoaster career continued in his fourth and final season with the Miami Dolphins. While he earned PFF overall grades of 84.7 and 90.4 in his first and third seasons, the Oregon product finished with PFF overall grades of 67.2 and 63.0 in his second and fourth seasons.

The difference was apparent in coverage, as he was unable to replicate his 2023 play when he earned an 89.9 PFF coverage grade. 2024 was also the first season in Holland’s NFL career in which he failed to record an interception.

16. MINKAH FITZPATRICK, PITTSBURGH STEELERS

Once arguably the best safety in the NFL, Fitzpatrick has taken a back seat to other players in Pittsburgh's defense. The Alabama product’s 65.2 PFF overall grade in 2024 was his lowest since 2021 and ranked only 44th among safeties.

Fitzpatrick recorded six interceptions and broke up an additional six passes in 2022 alone, but over the past two seasons, he recorded just one interception and broke up six passes.

29. DESHON ELLIOTT, PITTSBURGH STEELERS

Elliott constructed his best season yet in 2024, recording a 70.0-plus PFF overall grade for the first time in his career. His 71.1 mark ranked 27th at the position and actually beat out Minkah Fitzpatrick.

Elliott's 83.9 PFF run-defense grade this past season was also a top-10 mark.

I would have kept Elliott he played well for us. And was cheap.

No way I would have paid Brandon jones what he got coming off his play here. He was solid but hurt a lot.
 
Each teams kryptonite, the player they have the least success against…I was just shocked Josh Allen wasn’t on the list for us. Also apparently Chubb is the Jets worst nightmare

MIAMI DOLPHINS: QB RUSSELL WILSON

The Dolphins have faced Wilson only twice since 2020, once as a member of the Seahawks and the other as a Bronco. In those two matchups, Wilson posted a 91.5 PFF passing grade with nine big-time throws and just two turnover-worthy plays.

Wilson’s 84.9 PFF passing grade against Miami in Week 3 of 2023 was the highest mark that he recorded in a single game as a member of the Broncos.

NEW YORK JETS: EDGE BRADLEY CHUBB

Chubb has been a problem for the Jets’ offensive line, regardless of whether he played with Denver or Miami. Across four games against New York since 2020, Chubb has produced a 91.8 PFF overall grade while racking up 24 pressures, seven sacks, two forced fumbles and an 18.8% pass-rush win rate.

In their most recent matchup in Week 15 of 2023, Chubb recorded a 94.0 PFF overall grade, the highest in any game of his career.



Yeah they must be thinking the Seattle version of Russ. The one that was propped up by all that all time half decade level defense and top 5 perennial enforcer run game.

That d gave up like 6.7 ppg one year or something. It was rediculous
 
CBS 2026 mock, have us as a bottom 10 team, guess they have picking Reeks replacement:

Round 1 - Pick 10
team logo
Antonio Williams WR
CLEMSON • JR • 5'11" / 190 LBS

REC​

75

REYDS​

904

YDS/REC​

12.1

TDS​

12
Williams was targeted 103 times in '24, and while he had eight drops, he consistently wins off the line of scrimmage vs. physical corners, can get open at all three levels and has legit separation ability. He can play outside, in the slot and has punt-return ability.


If you draft him at 10 using punt return ability as validation jokes on you.

That grade if it is top 10 worthy has to come completely from wr. Punt return ability is a throw in.
 
If you draft him at 10 using punt return ability as validation jokes on you.

That grade if it is top 10 worthy has to come completely from wr. Punt return ability is a throw in.
Yea if we did that it would remind me of a guy who’s family we drafted back in 2007 lol.
 
Strongly disagree with Pats having a better roster than us right now, they most assuredly had a better FA/draft but they were so far behind that they haven’t caught up…yet:

1. Buffalo Bills​

The Bills have been the standard of the division for the last five years, and there's no reason to think that won't be the case again next season.


Going into the spring, Buffalo has the AFC East's best roster by a wide margin. The Bills are led by MVP quarterback Josh Allen, who comes into OTAs with a new six-year extension promising $250 million guaranteed. Buffalo also has one of the league's best offenses with a plethora of weapons including running backs James Cook and Ty Johnson, receivers Khalil Shakir, Joshua Palmer and Keon Coleman, and tight ends Dalton Kincaid and Dawson Knox. This is to say nothing about one of the NFL's top offensive lines.

There are questions at safety and edge rusher, but the rest of the defense is excellent. Taron Johnson and Christian Benford form one of the league's better corner duos, while Terrel Bernard and Matt Milano are fantastic at the second level. If the edge rusher trio of Greg Rousseau, A.J. Epenesa and Joey Bosa can feast, look out.



2. New England Patriots​

The Patriots might not be ready to hoist another Lombardi Trophy like in the days of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, but this year's roster is miles ahead of where it was a season ago.

New England had the NFL's most cap space this offseason and went to work. The Patriots turned the offense from moribund to respectable with the additions of right tackle Morgan Moses and receivers Stefon Diggs and Mack Hollins. New England also made a bevy of moves on the defensive side with cornerback Carlton Davis, linebacker Robert Spillane and defensive tackle Milton Williams all joining the clubs on big contracts.

The question for coach Mike Vrabel is whether quarterback Drake Make is ready to elevate the team in his second season. He showed flashes of brilliance as a rookie, but it'll take more than that to get New England back to the playoffs for the first time since 2021.



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Tagovailoa has the talent to help the Dolphins into the postseason, but has dealt with multiple concussions in recent years. / Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

3. Miami Dolphins​

Miami has one of the fastest rosters in the league once again, headlined by receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, and running backs De'Von Achane and Jaylen Wright.

The problem? Everything else is questionable at best. The Dolphins have a talented quarterback in Tua Tagovailoa, but he's also dealt with at least three high-profile concussions. Miami also has a middling offensive line with second-year man Patrick Paul and right tackle Austin Jackson protecting the edges.

On defense, Miami has a star cornerback in Jalen Ramsey but the secondary is without safety Jevon Holland, who left for the New York Giants in free agency. The front seven is talented, but there are major injury concerns with edge rushers Bradley Chubb and Jaelen Phillips. Zach Sieler is a good player but lacks game-changing talent. If the Dolphins get significant contributions from their younger players, they could be a playoff team. But that's a big if.



4. New York Jets​

The Jets struggled through one of the most embarrassing seasons in franchise history last year, and considering their history, that's saying something.

Now, they move forward, but this is the start of another rebuild in East Rutherford. New York replaced Aaron Rodgers under center with Justin Fields, who is playing for his third team in as many years. Fields comes in after starting six games in 2024 with the Pittsburgh Steelers, going 4–2 in that time. He won't have a ton around him, though, with Garrett Wilson and little else in the way of playmakers on the outside.

Defensively, the Jets should be formidable. They have an excellent trio up front with Jermaine Johnson, Quinnen Williams and Will McDonald IV, along with good linebackers in Quincy Williams and Jamien Sherwood. On the back end, they lost D.J. Reed but replaced him with Brandon Stephens to play alongside All-Pro corner Sauce Gardner. All told, New York is a good bet for fourth in the AFC

The defensive front needs to carry the defense. If guys don’t step up it’s gonna be a long year.

Grant, Seiler, Chubb, Philips, Robinson. It’s all on you.
 
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