2024 Pre-Season Rank #80, 2023 Pre-Season Rank #75, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #112. Peak Period: 2018-22

Matt Judon’s four-year streak of Pro Bowl appearances ended in 2022, when the then-New England Patriot suffered a torn bicep.  Judon had four Sacks in four Games in 2023 and 15 the year before, but if he returns to double-digit Sacks in 2025, it will be his fourth team, the Miami Dolphins.

2024 Pre-Season Rank #116, 2023 Pre-Season Rank: 116, 2022 Pre-Season Rank: #129.  Peak Period: 2020-24

The Chargers have their Quarterback for the long haul in Justin Herbert, who was the 2020 Offensive Rookie of the Year and a Pro Bowl Selection in 2021, but still has a lot left to prove.  While his 3,870 Passing Yards may not jump off the page in this era, he led the league in Interception Percentage (0.6), throwing only three picks against 23 Touchdowns.   The Chargers made the playoffs last year, and Herbert was ninth in MVP voting; however, he is a deep playoff run away from making a concerted turn toward the Hall.

2024 Pre-Season Rank #15, 2023 Pre-Season Rank #58, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #100. Peak Period 2020-24.

When you think of the recent success of the Kansas City Chiefs, you immediately think of Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and the offense, but you have to stop the ball, and in the 2020s, very few could do it at the level of Chris Jones.

Versatile, consistent, and quick like a cat, Jones does it all.  The defensive stud of Kansas City’s five Super Bowl appearances, Jones combines the power of a pass rusher and the speed of a run-blocker to make a perfect defensive beast.  The pundits agree that Jones begins this year on a three-year streak of First Team All-Pro Selections with six straight Pro Bowls.  The scary thing for opposing offenses is that Jones seems to be constantly improving.

Would KC have won their last three Super Bowls without Jones?  Not a chance.