SI.com · Jun 23, 2022
Every AFC Team’s Most Underrated Player in 2022
From linemen to linebackers to depth receivers, here is one player on every team that doesn’t get as much credit as they deserve.
What makes a player underrated? If you ask players, they’re likely to say it’s a media-driven conversation; that we are the ones who control nebulous topics with weighty words like “best” and “worst.” If you ask GMs, one would imagine it’s a financial conversation. Who are they getting the most out of, versus how much they are shelling out for the privilege? If you ask fans, they’re likely to say a person they appreciate on a weekly basis but do not hear much about from sports outlets that don’t exclusively cater to their local market.