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46. Tyron Smith, OT, Dallas Cowboys
At his best, Smith is arguably the best tackle in the game, but injuries have become an ever-increasing spectre hanging over his career. It would be tough to head into the 2018 season absolutely certain we’ll see the best Smith we could see at left tackle for the Cowboys. His run-blocking hasn’t been as strong as we have seen from him since 2015 and he surrendered 21 total pressures despite missing time last year through injury.
37. Demarcus Lawrence, edge, Dallas Cowboys
Finally healthy and in a contract year, Lawrence broke out in 2017 with a spectacular display of pass-rushing dominance on a defensive line in which he was the sole threat much of the time. Lawrence posted an overall PFF grade of 94.1, trailing only Von Miller and Cameron Jordan. He had 79 total pressures, which was second only to Miller’s 83 among edge rushers. Really the only thing keeping Lawrence this low on the list is the fact that we are working from just one year of proven quality, which was a contract year. If Lawrence backs up 2017 with another season of quality, he will vault up this list.
21. Zack Martin, OG, Dallas Cowboys
The consistency of Martin in the NFL has been remarkable – beginning his career with an overall PFF grade of 85.9 as a rookie and elevating that to 92.2 in 2017 without ever dropping below in between. Last season, he was a force for the Cowboys and arguably the best player on that offensive line, surrendering just one sack and 11 total pressures over the season while crushing defenders in the run game. He has now played 4,387 snaps on offense over his four-year career.
14. Travis Frederick, C, Dallas Cowboys
Consistently the best center in the game, Frederick anchors the Dallas offensive line and not only plays as well as any center in the game but may be asked to execute the toughest assignments of any center in football within the Dallas scheme. His run-blocking is peerless, but he can show off some pretty impressive pass-blocking statistics too, having surrendered just one sack over the past four years and none for three consecutive seasons.
46. Tyron Smith, OT, Dallas Cowboys
At his best, Smith is arguably the best tackle in the game, but injuries have become an ever-increasing spectre hanging over his career. It would be tough to head into the 2018 season absolutely certain we’ll see the best Smith we could see at left tackle for the Cowboys. His run-blocking hasn’t been as strong as we have seen from him since 2015 and he surrendered 21 total pressures despite missing time last year through injury.
37. Demarcus Lawrence, edge, Dallas Cowboys
Finally healthy and in a contract year, Lawrence broke out in 2017 with a spectacular display of pass-rushing dominance on a defensive line in which he was the sole threat much of the time. Lawrence posted an overall PFF grade of 94.1, trailing only Von Miller and Cameron Jordan. He had 79 total pressures, which was second only to Miller’s 83 among edge rushers. Really the only thing keeping Lawrence this low on the list is the fact that we are working from just one year of proven quality, which was a contract year. If Lawrence backs up 2017 with another season of quality, he will vault up this list.
21. Zack Martin, OG, Dallas Cowboys
The consistency of Martin in the NFL has been remarkable – beginning his career with an overall PFF grade of 85.9 as a rookie and elevating that to 92.2 in 2017 without ever dropping below in between. Last season, he was a force for the Cowboys and arguably the best player on that offensive line, surrendering just one sack and 11 total pressures over the season while crushing defenders in the run game. He has now played 4,387 snaps on offense over his four-year career.
14. Travis Frederick, C, Dallas Cowboys
Consistently the best center in the game, Frederick anchors the Dallas offensive line and not only plays as well as any center in the game but may be asked to execute the toughest assignments of any center in football within the Dallas scheme. His run-blocking is peerless, but he can show off some pretty impressive pass-blocking statistics too, having surrendered just one sack over the past four years and none for three consecutive seasons.
