Who are your top fives right now in the NFL? I'll go first. Quarterbacks: 1. Patrick Mahomes 2. Tom Brady 3. Aaron Rodgers 4. Drew Brees 5. Russell Wilson Running backs: 1. Saquon Barkley 2. Ezekiel Elliott 3. Christian McCafferty 4. Le'Veon Bell 5. Todd Gurley Wide receivers: 1. Julio Jones 2. Deandre Hopkins 3. O'dell Beckham Jr. 4. Mike Evans 5. Amari Cooper Linebackers: 1. Luke Kuechly 2. Bobby Wagnor 3. Darius Leonard 4. Leighton Vander Esch 5. Jaylon Smith
No, not just for this season. Just the top players in the league at each position. It likely won't change much from year to year.
Interesting no Antonio Brown on your receivers list, yet your running back list has Leveon Bell who sat out an entire season. We'll see how good Bell is this season without the Steelers line he is accustomed to. Brown, as long as he plays should excel with the Pats.
Yeah, I don't consider AB a top WR anymore. That guy could literally burn a team down from the locker room all the way to the concession stands just with his immaturity. I would factor that in to who is top in the league. I don't see Brown getting half the targets in NE that he received in Pittsburgh. Le'Veon did benefit a lot from a very solid Steelers offense (as did Brown) but his pass blocking, route running, yards after contact, patience, and ability to get to the second level cannot be ignored.
Yeah, a lot of top linebackers are like that. Sean Lee is bad for that too. I think he's in the top five discussion when he's healthy too.
