You know it is going to be a quite competitive list when Los Angeles Chargers star safety Derwin James is #13 on it.
Touchdown Wire, our sister site, has started their annual look at the top players as different positions in the NFL with the safety group. A unique and diverse group, they start the piece by noting that only five of the 11 players from last year’s list remain on the expanded list this year.
Last year, Cleveland Browns newest safety John Johnson III was ranked as the sixth-best safety in the NFL. Seen as a “major upgrade,” Johnson struggled in the first half of the season before putting things together as the year went on.
