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Welcome to ranks 90-81 for the r/NFL Top 100 Players of the 2023 Season!
Players whose average rank landed them in places 90-81 are on this portion of the list revealed today. Players are associated with the team they finished playing for at the end of the 2023 season
Below you will see some write-ups from the community summarizing the players’ 2023 season and why they were among the best in 2023. Stats for each player are included below. Additionally, their ranks from previous years are available for y’all to see
METHODOLOGY
Link to more detailed writeup on our methodology
- Step 1: A Call to Rankers right after the Conference Championship games
- Step 2: Rankers from each team nominated players to rank, with a 11 game minimum threshold. Players are associated with the team they played for in 2023
- Step 3: The Grind. We instructed users to tier positions groups into T25, T50, etc based on 2023 regular season play only. This took several weeks as the rankers tiered each position group and discussed them. There were no individual player threads and no arbitrary position caps. Just questions and rankings.
- Step 4: Users submitted their own personal Top 125 lists.
- Step 5: User lists were reviewed by myself, u/mattkud, and u/MikeTysonChicken . The rankers were expected to answer questions about their lists. They were allowed to make any changes to their list, and were not forced to make any changes
- Step 6: The Reveal… where we are now!
And without further ado, here are the players ranked 90-81 in the r/NFL Top 100 Players of the 2023 Season!
#90 - Rashawn Slater - Los Angeles Chargers - Offensive Tackle
Previous Ranks
| 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|
| N/A | 56 |
Written by: u/BigLewi
Despite battling through injury in 2023, Rashawn Slater proved to be one of the premier left tackles in the league, anchoring an otherwise disappointing offensive line for the Chargers.
Slater’s biggest strength as a Tackle is his ability to recover and anchor against some of the best pass rushers in the game on an island by himself. He regularly shows the ability to wall opponents who try to go through him as well as control opponents who try to go around him without the help of a back or tight end.
He shows great agility for his size in the screen game and regularly shows elite reaction at the snap, which is a great asset in the run game seen here sealing the edge and getting to the second level.
Hopefully 2024 is a healthier year for Rashawn and he gets to build upon his already impressive career with a new coaching staff that will no doubt continue designing schemes around his strengths both in run and passing games.
#89 - Montez Sweat - Chicago Bears - EDGE Rusher
Previous Ranks
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Written by: u/falt_ssb
Montez Sweat was one of the bigger trade deadline acquisitions across the NFL this year, being moved from a somewhat-resetting Washington Commanders team, to a Chicago Bears team that at the time was taking quite a risk trading their 2nd round pick, having been 2-7 at the time, and fresh off sending the 32nd pick a year prior for a nothing in Chase Claypool. While a known good player for years, the former first round pick Sweat was not the household name in Washington, and arguably the fourth largest one next to Jonathan Allen, Daron Payne, and Chase Young, who also was traded that same day to San Francisco. The always productive, well rounded Sweat, was a bit of a lesser star, but after moving to a team in the Bears who lacked any notable pass rusher, the closest of which being a non-productive 2023 Yannick Ngakoue, or nose tackle Andrew Billings, who was making near the minimum, Sweat gained quite a bit of notoriety as he joined an ascending unit in Chicago that marked one of the largest single season turnarounds across the NFL.
The Bears, prior to week 9 when they first played with Sweat, ranked 31st in Passing EPA/play allowed despite being among the league’s best vs the run. Their early down performances were great, but kept getting into third and long situations where they would allow a first down. The Bears are a team that relies on a 4 man rush as much as any other team in football, and the same goes for their tendency to play middle of the field open coverages in these spots as well, and without a pass rush, you may as well be playing 7 on 7 out there. It’s bad! However, after acquiring Sweat, they ranked FOURTH (4th!) in dropback EPA/play allowed. There were other factors as well leading to this - the secondary was tattered with injuries prior to this time and got all their starters basically at once. Phil Snow was brought in as a defensive consultant, and after this, the Bears shifted to a lot more varied looks in their rush plan, adding in quite a few overload looks , something they dabbled in before but did not fully major in, and also experimented with more odd fronts, but the addition of Sweat was the engine that allowed for these to actually result in pressures. You’ll see on the last clip especially, he is rushing from 4i, letting them move TJ Edwards, typically their off ball WILL, to the SAM as a pass rusher.
Long story short, Sweat was a massive part of transforming this team’s defense midseason. But who is Sweat as a player? Well, he is known for being a very complete, massive rusher. He may not be among the Myles Garretts or even Danielle Hunter’s of the world, but he is a true lower end lead EDGE for a team, and that matters quite a bit. He’s fairly complete as a pass rusher, able to threaten vertically, with the ability to counter inside, and even use an inside counter to go back to something like an outside swipe, such as here vs Paris Johnson. He has got all of speed, power, and length and builds much of his game through his bull. His motor is also fairly remarkable, he loves to chase down QBs in the keeper game, or ball carriers. And while he may not be of the elite of the elite (vs. Lane Johnson both times with Washington, he had some of his quieter games), he still can hold his own against some of the league’s best, even Penei Sewell at times.
In the run game, Sweat really shines. Much like another Eberflus favorite in Deforest Buckner, Sweat’s length+strength combo plays him massive dividends that allows for him to overcome some leverage issues others of his size may see. He simply is not the type of guy that gets pushed around.. As an unblocked edge on the backside, he still finds ways to show up vs the run. Here is him lock, peek and shedding Ryan Ramcyzk as well. As an actual edge setter/boxer, he is among the league’s best and is also able to fall back in his gaps due to his length.
All things told, he is the complete package. His high end is not as great as some of the others you will see later in this list, but Montez Sweat certainly earned his spot on this list and hopefully will for years to come. He did lead two different teams in sacks this year, after all.
#88 - Jevon Holland - Miami Dolphins - Safety
Previous Ranks
| 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|
| N/A | N/A |
Written by: u/cnvas_home
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