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Defense Wins Championships

Perfect-season outlook: One Sunday will bite

OFF grade B+
DEF grade A+
TRENCH grade A
FIT grade A+
STAR grade A+
DEPTH grade A+

The field

QBTestaverde

RBMcCaffrey

WR1Hill

WR2Robinson

TESenser

OLGillingham

EDGBarrett

DLAllen

LBLeonard

CBIrvin

SJones

The Bench

WR3Justin Jefferson
OL2Joe Thuney
CB2Casey Hayward
WildcardKeith Bostic

QB
Vinny Testaverde '96
4,177 yds · 33 TD · 19 INT
Baltimore Ravens · QB
RB
Christian McCaffrey '23
1,459 rush yds · 14 TD · 67 rec
San Francisco 49ers · RB
WR1
Tyreek Hill '23
119 rec · 1,799 yds · 13 TD
Miami Dolphins · WR
WR2
Allen Robinson '15
80 rec · 1,400 yds · 14 TD
Jacksonville Jaguars · WR
TE
Joe Senser '81
79 rec · 1,004 yds · 8 TD
Minnesota Vikings · TE
OL
Gale Gillingham '70
14 GS · Line A
Green Bay Packers · OL
EDGE
Shaquil Barrett '19
19.5 sk · 40 tkl
Tampa Bay Buccaneers · EDGE
DL
Jonathan Allen '22
7.5 sk · 37 tkl
Washington Commanders · IDL
LB
Darius Leonard '18
7 sk · 93 tkl
Indianapolis Colts · LB
CB
LeRoy Irvin '86
6 INT
Los Angeles Rams · CB
S
Reshad Jones '15
5 INT · 101 tkl
Miami Dolphins · S
WR3
Justin Jefferson '24
103 rec · 1,533 yds · 10 TD
Minnesota Vikings · WR
OL2
Joe Thuney '25
17 GS · Line A
Chicago Bears · OL
CB2
Casey Hayward '17
4 INT · 32 tkl
Los Angeles Chargers · CB
Wildcard
Keith Bostic '87
6 INT
Houston Oilers · S

Scouting report

Signature strength

Nobody runs on this front. LeRoy Irvin makes first contact behind the line, and third and long is where the rest of the defense feasts.

Fatal flaw

Ball security is the thinnest number on the sheet. Most weeks it holds, but one careless quarter against a defense that hunts the ball is how a perfect season dies in regulation.

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