Watt scored the highest grade among edge rushers and defensive ends in the NFL with a 90.7 grade. In a comeback year, Watt recorded 75 total pressures and 49 total stops. His 16.0 sacks ranked tops in the NFL at his position, and second overall behind Los Angeles Rams DT Aaron Donald, who recorded 20.5 sacks.
Hopkins broke a Pro Football Focus record with 115 catches without a single drop and was the highest-graded wide receiver in the entire league this season. His 92.5 grade was a full point over every other receiver in the NFL, with New Orleans’s Michael Thomas ranking second with a 91.