The New England Patriots’ roster may not be among the NFL’s best top-to-bottom, but that also does not mean it features no blue-chip talent. Christian Gonzalez definitively belongs in that category — and not just that.
The second-year man has a strong case for being the best player on the team right now, and one of the top cornerbacks in all of football. You just wouldn’t know when visiting Pro Football Focus.
According to the site’s widely-publicized grading system, Gonzalez is currently the 127th ranked cornerback in the NFL. Even when eliminating players below a certain playing time threshold — an average of 10 snaps per game — he still only ranks 95th among 112 qualifying players.