We’ve reached the part of the NFL offseason where listicles really take off as the premium source of content prior to the start of training camp and preseason. Once again ESPN compiled the thoughts and rankings of “more than 50 league executives, coaches, scouts and players to help us stack the top 10 players at 11 different positions,” and it should be clarified that this is specifically a ranking for now and not projecting well into the future.
Here’s a little more on their methodology for the rankings before we get started:
Here’s how our process worked: Voters gave us their best 10 to 15 players at a position, then we compiled the results and ranked candidates based on number of top-10 votes, composite average, interviews, research and film-study help from ESPN NFL analyst Matt Bowen.