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#84 Overall, Jason Pierre-Paul, Free Agent, Defensive End #16: Defensive Lineman/Linebacker: Pass Rusher
2023 Pre-Season Rank #86, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #90, 2021 Pre-Season Rank #95, 2020 Pre-Season Rank #122. Peak Period: 2011-15
We noted before that JPP hasn’t been to the Pro Bowl since 2012, and his best days seem like a generation ago. Perhaps he aimed to prove us wrong as he was healthy in 2020, returned to the Pro Bowl (his third), and won his second Super Bowl, but he enters his year (again) as a Free Agent, and his career might be over.
#92 Overall, Jedeveon Clowney, Carolina Panthers, Defensive End, #20 Defensive Linemann/Linebackers: Pass Rushers
2023 Pre-Season Rank #89, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #87, 2021 Pre-Season Rank #89, 2020 Pre-Season Rank #85. Peak Period: 2015-19.
More of a Swiss-Army Knife type of a player than a pure pass rusher, Clowney went to three straight Pro Bowls (2016-18) with the Houston Texans, though he has not been to one since.
Clowney has been more of a role player, bouncing from various teams but still providing value. The Hall of Fame dream is likely over, but it is a solid career that still should provide more moments this year as a Carolina Panther. A ten-sack season (he had 9.5 twice, including last year) is still within reach.
#21 Overall, Cameron Jordan, New Orleans Saints, Defensive End, #6 Defensive Lineman/Linebacker: Pass Rusher
2023 Pre-Season Rank #27, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #25, 2021 Pre-Season Rank #36, 2020 Pre-Season Rank #42. Peak Period: 2018-22
Jordan is one of the many players on this list whose second half seems to eclipse his first, and isn't that a stunning statement considering that he was a 2010s All-Decade Player? He had a six-year Pro Bowl streak snapped last season but has eight in total, and a healthy number of career Sacks (117.5) and Tackles for Loss (153). His Hall of Fame case is also aided by his association with only one team, New Orleans, where he has been a leader on and off the field for over a decade.
#75 Overall, Joe Thuney, Kansas City Chiefs, Left Guard, #13 Offensive Lineman
2023 Pre-Season Rank #120, 2022 Pre-Season Rank: #140. Peak Period: 2019-23
Joe Thuney is finally getting his due as one of the top pass protectors in football, and you can ask both Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes how good he is at it. Thuney has been a starter in four Super Bowl Championships (two for New England and two for Kansas City) and has been a Pro Bowl Selection his last two years.