ESPN position group rankings

[UnluckyforSome]

Not a whole bunch of good news overall.

Interior d-line is the highest ranking position group, and makes it into the top half.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45908900/2025-nfl-season-positional-group-best-worst-quarterbacks-cornerbacks-receivers

[Carolina Cajun]

You can tell the list is compete dogshit when our RB group, ya know, THE  ONLY ONE in the NFL with TWO 1000 yard rushers ranks 28th.  Im not saying we deserve a ton of respect or anything, but dude, anyone with a functional brain can see that position group is top 10 at least.

[kungfoodude]

7 minutes ago, UnluckyforSome said:

Not a whole bunch of good news overall.

Interior d-line is the highest ranking position group, and makes it into the top half.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45908900/2025-nfl-season-positional-group-best-worst-quarterbacks-cornerbacks-receivers

Was just about to post this.

This authors lists are highly suspect, IMO.

I am definitely not buying we are worse at QB than the Seahawks. Unless Milroe turns out to be a stud. 

Highly disrespectful for our RB group to be 28th. That's insane.

OL at 19, I feel the same way. We should easily be in the top 15.

IDL at 14 is probably a little high, TBH. DB is doing a lot of the heavy lifting there.

CB at 16 is debateable. Easily could be lower. More so due to the question marks.

S at 27 feels like we are getting very little credit for signing Moehrig. Now, it is a pretty awful in terms of depth.  

 

Edited August 15 by kungfoodude

[kungfoodude]

Just now, Carolina Cajun said:

You can tell the list is compete dogshit when our RB group, ya know, THE  ONLY ONE in the NFL with TWO 1000 yard rushers ranks 28th.  Im not saying we deserve a ton of respect or anything, but dude, anyone with a functional brain can see that position group is top 10 at least.

Even if it isn't top 10, there is absolutely zero justification for it being outside the top 15.

[PleaseCutStewart]

5 minutes ago, UnluckyforSome said:

Not a whole bunch of good news overall.

Interior d-line is the highest ranking position group, and makes it into the top half.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45908900/2025-nfl-season-positional-group-best-worst-quarterbacks-cornerbacks-receivers

The fact that our RBs are 28th when Chuba was top 10 in rushing yards and rushing TDs among RBs just tells you how clueless ESPN is...

The oline being 19th is a joke also

[L-TownCat]

 

it’s for fantasy but still, t-Mac at 12 is pretty cool to see.

[UnluckyforSome]

Yeah, I agree that the rb ranking doesn't make much sense. I expected that to be higher.

[kungfoodude]

20 minutes ago, L-TownCat said:

 

it’s for fantasy but still, t-Mac at 12 is pretty cool to see.

12 and 14 are a bit out to lunch if you ask me. Taking a rookie that high??? Yowzer. Risky.

[Icege]

39 minutes ago, Carolina Cajun said:

You can tell the list is compete dogshit when our RB group, ya know, THE  ONLY ONE in the NFL with TWO 1000 yard rushers ranks 28th.  Im not saying we deserve a ton of respect or anything, but dude, anyone with a functional brain can see that position group is top 10 at least.

I was watching a podcast with Kyle Long and one of the guys... I think his name was Brock Vereen? He mentioned that the RB room in Carolina wasn't impressive despite it being the only one with two 1k-yard backs from 2024 in the room.

Kyle Long also thought we were dog water and wouldn't get over 5 wins. He gave them the two against the Saints, Miami, Arizona, and the Jets. I've got 7 wins as the team's floor atm... those five games Long gave them plus Jacksonville and at least splitting with Atlanta. 

[Icege]

42 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Was just about to post this.

This authors lists are highly suspect, IMO.

I am definitely not buying we are worse at QB than the Seahawks. Unless Milroe turns out to be a stud. 

Highly disrespectful for our RB group to be 28th. That's insane.

OL at 19, I feel the same way. We should easily be in the top 15.

IDL at 14 is probably a little high, TBH. DB is doing a lot of the heavy lifting there.

CB at 16 is debateable. Easily could be lower. More so due to the question marks.

S at 27 feels like we are getting very little credit for signing Moehrig. Now, it is a pretty awful in terms of depth. 

This is why I respect your takes even if I disagree with some.

Even when low on the team and questioning stuff that might oversell them, you give the same energy to the stuff that might be underselling them.

It's a great example that other Huddlers could certainly benefit from adopting as well.

[Move the Panthers to Raleigh]

You see TMAC cooked Derrick Stingley for a TD in practice?

That WR group is gonna go up the rankings.

 

[rebelrouser]

1 hour ago, kungfoodude said:

12 and 14 are a bit out to lunch if you ask me. Taking a rookie that high??? Yowzer. Risky.

Especially Egbuka with Evans and maybe Godwin in front of him. A rookie who won't even be the no. 1 on his team at 14????? Terrible.  

[kungfoodude]

3 minutes ago, rebelrouser said:

Especially Egbuka with Evans and maybe Godwin in front of him. A rookie who won't even be the no. 1 on his team at 14????? Terrible.  

That's a massive bet on some things to really change or maybe that Godwin doesn't recover quickly.

Don't get me wrong, I like that Egbuka kid a lot and he is probably going to be the ultimate replacement for Evans but that is a wild thing to say.

TMac is wild too. It's assuming a lot about what our offense actually ends up looking like. AT has been the only real mildly significant fantasy WR since Bryce got here. I wouldn't bet on TMac being a fantasy stud in year 1.

[CPcavedweller]

3 hours ago, Carolina Cajun said:

You can tell the list is compete dogshit when our RB group, ya know, THE  ONLY ONE in the NFL with TWO 1000 yard rushers ranks 28th.  Im not saying we deserve a ton of respect or anything, but dude, anyone with a functional brain can see that position group is top 10 at least.

Mike Jackson and Jaycee are both really good, as a duo, as well. They got disrespected in this. I also think they overvalue our QB room.

Even though the Browns have Flacco, Pickett, and Sanders, I'd put them over Young and Dalton.