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This is actually pretty impressive this 2nd go around. Wasn't too impressed at all the first quarter and thought he got away with a few bad passes.
I am soooo loving Tyreek Hill...
This is actually pretty impressive this 2nd go around. Wasn't too impressed at all the first quarter and thought he got away with a few bad passes.
I am soooo loving Tyreek Hill...
7. Chris Jones, DT, Kansas City Chiefs
No player came on stronger over the second half of the season than the Chiefs’ second-rounder. From Week 9 and on, only Rams DT Aaron Donald earned a higher pass-rushing grade than Jones among interior players. For the season, his 9.4 pass-rushing productivity mark was fifth-best among starters on the interior. Jones is also the poster boy for why stats don’t tell the whole story—he only had two sacks and 22 tackles all season long, but his down-to-down disruption is already superb.
8. Tyreek Hill, WR, Kansas City Chiefs
No one on this list played fewer snaps than Tyreek Hill’s 413 (a starting receiver usually plays around 900 for a full season), but no one else impacted games more on a snap-for-snap basis. The Chiefs receiver scored nine times on 85 combined carries and receptions, then added three more scores on 53 combined kick and punt returns. He’s been a nightmare for opposing coaches and adds an element to the Chiefs’ offense they haven’t had in quite some time.
Linebacker Ramik Wilson
Last year, third-year linebacker Ramik Wilson didn't even make the Chiefs' active roster out of training camp. But after Justin March-Lillard went down for the season, Wilson was promoted from the practice squad.
By the end of the year, Wilson was the team's best inside linebacker, racking up 76 total tackles over 11 regular-season starts.
Per Pro Football Focus, Wilson was the NFL's 16th-ranked inside linebacker in 2016. His coverage grade landed him inside the top 10.
As reported by Blair Kerkhoff of the Kansas City Star, longtime defensive cornerstone Derrick Johnson will try to make it back in time for training camp, but the fact is he's a 33-year-old linebacker attempting to return from his second Achilles tear in three seasons.
The Chiefs are a team with Super Bowl aspirations in 2017. And while it would be great if Johnson makes it all the way back, taking his return for granted is a dangerous assumption.
That the Chiefs did very little to address the possibility he won't in the offseason shows how much faith they have in Wilson's ability to man the middle this season.