Ben Cooper
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pff.com | Ben Cooper
Kyle Monangai is far from buried on the Bears' depth chart: D'Andre Swift, Roschon Johnson and Travis Homer shouldn't keep the rookie RB19 from having a chance to climb the Bears' running back pecking order in 2025. Jacory Croskey-Merritt is being overlooked after a unique college career: The seventh-rounder played in just one game in 2024 due to eligibility issues, but he was previously one of college football's most productive running backs.
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si.com | Ben Cooper
Houston Texans star Will Anderson Jr. has been ranked the ninth-best edge rusher in the NFL ahead of the 2025 season. Anderson Jr. is off to a great start to his career as he won Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2023 and was a Pro Bowler. He had seven sacks, 45 tackles, and 22 quarterback hits in his rookie campaign. Anderson Jr. improved even more in his second season, finishing the year with 11 sacks, 16 tackles for loss, and a forced fumble.
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pff.com | Ben Cooper
A confident passer: Despite his limited college sample size, Manning wasn't afraid to test defenses in 2024. He is set to take Texas' offense to the next level in 2025. The potential QB1 in the 2026 NFL Draft: Manning comes in at No. 1 in Trevor Sikkema's preseason quarterback prospect rankings thanks to his overwhelming potential.
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1 month ago |
pff.com | Ben Cooper
Jared Ivey is a top candidate to crack the Seahawks' roster: The Ole Miss edge defender, ranked 66th on PFF’s big board, inexplicably wasn't drafted despite his high-level production. Johnathan Baldwin could boost the Packers' cornerback room: Among the 50 FBS cornerbacks who faced 50 or more targets in slot coverage in 2024, Baldwin ranked first in yards allowed per coverage snap (0.93).
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pff.com | Ben Cooper
ByBen Cooper Posted Apr 30, 2025 8:00 am EDT The Bears didn't stop adding offensive firepower after Day 1: The team drafted Luther Burden III, the 15th-ranked player on PFF's big board, with the 39th overall pick — a great value selection. The Patriots shored up their edge rusher group: New England capitalized on Bradyn Swinson's surprising slide to the fifth round, bolstering their defense in the process.
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Every UFL team's highest-graded players ahead of Week 3, headlined by: • @USFLPanthers CB D.J. Miller Jr. (96.1) • @USFLShowboats WR Jonathan Adams Jr. (93.5) • @XFLBattlehawks DI Austin Faoliu (90.8) See the rest ⬇️ https://t.co/n2CFQxbMng