When it comes to ranking the best defenders in football, typically, the discussion comes down to Cleveland’s Myles Garrett and Pittsburgh’s T.J. Watt.
More often than not, at least lately, from the national media perspective, it’s common to rank Garrett over Watt.
Former NFL running back and NFL Network analyst Maurice Jones-Drew has had enough. In his latest piece for NFL.com ranking his top 10 players in the NFL today, Jones-Drew ranked Watt over Garrett and used something very common and understandable to justify his decision.
Statistics.
“No, T.J. Watt didn’t win his second career Defensive Player of the Year award last season — but he should have.