In this series on Stampede Blue, I’m going to break down each player on a 50-100 Madden-style scale each week to help identify and illustrate which players are the best and most valuable players on the team. Please take note that these are current values and don’t think into account the value or future potential (or regression) of a player. Here is a breakdown of the tiers:
Tiers
95 to 100 — One of the 3, 4 best players at his position in the NFL
90 to 94 — An elite, top 10 NFL player at his position in the NFL
85 to 89 — A borderline elite player who will make plenty of plays in each game
80 to 84 — An above average starter
75 to 79 — An average starter who won’t hurt you
70 to 74 — An average starter who should only be used in small spurts
65 to 69 — A below average starter and above average backup
60 to 64 — An average backup
60 or below — A borderline roster player
Quarterbacks
Jacoby Brissett — 75 (-1)
Running Backs
Jonathan Taylor — 85 (+3)
Wide Receivers
Zach Pascal — 77 (-2)
Michael Pittman Jr — 76 (+1)
DeMichael Harris — 69
Tight Ends
Mo Alie-Cox — 76
Offensive Line
Quenton Nelson — 97 (+1)
Braden Smith — 82 (+2)
Mark Glowinski — 80 (+1)
Jared Veldheer — 70 (+1)
Will Holden — 63
Anthony Castonzo — 85 (Injured Reserve)
Le’Raven Clark — 60 (Injured Reserve)
Defensive Line
Grover Stewart — 87 (+1)
Al-Quadin Muhammed — 76
Kemoko Turay — 74 (+1)
Linebackers
Secondary
Kenny Moore III — 90
TJ Carrie — 75 (+1)
Special Teams
Rodrigo Blankenship — 78 (-2)
Biggest Climbers
Jonathan Taylor
Taylor had, easily, the best game of his young career rushing over 250 yards and completely destroying the putrid Jaguars defense.