1. Luke Kuechly
   Bobby Wagner
2. Khalil Mack
   Aaron Donald

Aaron Donald won back to back NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards in 2017 and 2018. Between the two seasons, he had 31.5 sacks and 40 tackles for a loss while adding 100 combined tackles, proving he can single-handedly change the course of a game.

1. Tom Brady
   Aaron Rodgers
2. Drew Brees
   Philip Rivers

A second round draft pick in 2001, Drew Brees started his NFL career with the San Diego Chargers. However, an injury forced the Chargers to part ways with Brees, and he went to New Orleans, where he has been one of the biggest stars in the league.

1. Khalil Mack
   J.J. Watt
2. Fletcher Cox
   Chris Jones

The Oakland Raiders received a ton of criticism for trading Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears prior to the 2018 season. Mack led the Bears to the playoffs that year, while the Raiders ended up as one of the worse teams in the NFL.

1. Carson Wentz
   Patrick Mahomes
2. Andrew Luck
   Russell Wilson

Patrick Mahomes exploded onto the scene in 2018 after starting only one game the year before. Though his career has just started, Mahomes has the skills to be a Hall of Famer when all is said and done.

1. Alvin Kamara
   Saquon Barkley
2. Todd Gurley
   Ezekiel Elliott

In his junior year of college at the University of Georgia, Todd Gurley suffered a devastating knee injury. In the end, the injury didn't really affect his draft status, as he was still taken by the St. Louis Rams with the 10th pick in the 2015 NFL Draft.

1. Philip Rivers
   Tom Brady
2. Aaron Rodgers
   Ben Roethlisberger

A six-time Super Bowl champion, Tom Brady has little to add to his resume before he finally calls it quits. However, the veteran quarterback is still at the top of the football world as of 2019, and he doesn't seem to plan on leaving just yet.

1. Julio Jones
   DeAndre Hopkins
2. Tyreek Hill
   Antonio Brown

Antonio Brown has recorded over 1,000 yards receiving in every NFL season except two during his career. After the 2018 season, he had 11,207 receiving yards, which puts him up there with the greatest receivers of all time.

1. Aaron Rodgers
   Philip Rivers
2. Carson Wentz
   Nick Foles

Despite his clear talent, Aaron Rodgers slipped to the end of the 2005 NFL Draft, where he was selected with the 24th pick by the Green Bay Packers. He sat behind Brett Favre his first three seasons before finally taking over the reins full time in 2008.

1. Julio Jones
   Michael Thomas
2. Tyreek Hill
   Odell Beckham Jr.

Before joining the NFL, Julio Jones was a star wide receiver at the University of Alabama, playing for head coach Nick Saban. While at Alabama, Jones won the BCS national championship in 2009 when the Crimson Tide defeated the Texas Longhorns.

1. Darius Leonard
   Luke Kuechly
2. Bobby Wagner
   Von Miller

Proving he could show up in big moments, Von Miller had one of the best games of his career in Super Bowl 50. In the game, Miller recorded 2.5 sacks and forced two fumbles, earning him the Super Bowl MVP.

1. Tyreek Hill
   DeAndre Hopkins
2. Adam Thielen
   Davante Adams

Before he entered the NFL, DeAndre Hopkins' final year at Clemson University was one for the ages. He set a school record by recording 18 receiving touchdowns while racking up 1,405 yards, which was the best in the ACC that year.

1. Darius Leonard
   Chris Jones
2. J.J. Watt
   Cameron Jordan

After becoming one of the most dominant forces in the NFL during the early part of his career, injuries almost derailed J.J. Watt in 2016 and 2017. However, he recovered in 2018 and had a stellar season with 16 sacks and seven forced fumbles.

1. Tyreek Hill
   Michael Thomas
2. Odell Beckham Jr.
   Adam Thielen

Michael Thomas led the NFL in receptions in 2018, after recording 125 across 16 games. He was a major reason the New Orleans Saints reached the playoffs, which is why the team rewarded him with a five-year contract prior to the 2019 season.

1. Alvin Kamara
   Ezekiel Elliott
2. Melvin Gordon
   Christian McCaffrey

Even though he only officially started in three games, Alvin Kamara earned the NFL Rookie of the Year award in 2017. That season, he proved he was one of the most balanced running backs in the league, recording 728 yards on the ground and 826 receiving yards.

1. Dee Ford
   Jaylon Smith
2. Darius Leonard
   Bobby Wagner

Despite his success in the NFL, Bobby Wagner wasn't highly sought after when he was coming out of high school. The only major college to offer him a scholarship was Utah State. He accepted that offer and attended for four years.

1. James Conner
   Phillip Lindsay
2. Saquon Barkley
   Mark Ingram

The New York Giants were heavily criticized for using the second pick in the 2018 NFL Draft on Saquon Barkley, especially considering they had a major need at the quarterback position. Barkley lived up to the hype, though, and put up over 1,300 rushing yards in his first season.

1. Russell Wilson
   Jared Goff
2. Philip Rivers
   Ben Roethlisberger

Entering the NFL in 2004, Philip Rivers has only appeared in the playoffs seven times in his career. His playoff numbers have not matched his regular season numbers, and his ability to play under pressure has been put into question.

1. Ezekiel Elliott
   James Conner
2. Mark Ingram
   Derrick Henry

Ezekiel Elliott has led the NFL in rushing yards twice since he joined the league in 2016, including his rookie season. Had he not missed part of the 2017 season due to a suspension, he might have led the league in rushing yards for three straight seasons.

1. Adam Thielen
   Davante Adams
2. Keenan Allen
   Tyreek Hill

Though he's not even 6 feet tall, Tyreek Hill has found a place in the NFL due to his incredible speed, which has earned him the nickname "Cheetah." Coming out of college, Hill ran a 4.29-second 40-yard dash at his Pro Day with West Alabama.

1. Carson Wentz
   Andrew Luck
2. Jared Goff
   Jimmy Garoppolo

Andrew Luck was a number one draft pick who had the responsibility of replacing Peyton Manning for the Indianapolis Colts in 2012. Other than his injury-filled seasons, Luck did a fair job, but he didn't have much playoff success. He retired in 2019 due to ongoing injuries.

1. Travis Kelce
   Jimmy Graham
2. Greg Olsen
   Zack Ertz

It took Travis Kelce a few years to establish himself as a star in the NFL, but once he did, he never looked back. Kelce recorded over 1,000 yards receiving for three straight seasons and averaged at least 12 yards per catch.

1. Richard Sherman
   Stephon Gilmore
2. Aqib Talib
   Chris Harris Jr.

Stephon Gilmore was part of a dominant defensive performance by the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LIII. His biggest contribution in the game was a fourth-quarter interception that helped end the game.

1. Adam Thielen
   Davante Adams
2. JuJu Smith-Schuster
   Odell Beckham Jr.

Due to personality conflicts, Odell Beckham Jr. was traded from the New York Giants to the Cleveland Browns prior to the 2019 season. The trade gave the Browns another receiving option for their young star quarterback Baker Mayfield.

1. K.J. Wright
   Clay Matthews
2. Luke Kuechly
   Sean Lee

Luke Kuechly is a menace on the field, as he's had several seasons with over 150 combined tackles. He had his most combined tackles in his rookie year, with 165 of them, including 103 by himself.

1. Eli Manning
   Russell Wilson
2. Kirk Cousins
   Matt Ryan

Russell Wilson is one of the most reliable quarterbacks, with a career passing percentage over 64%. He's also very durable and has yet to miss a game in his seven-year career with the Seattle Seahawks.

1. Joey Bosa
   Xavien Howard
2. Melvin Ingram
   Darius Leonard

Playing college football at a small school, Darius Leonard wasn't well known until the 2018 Senior Bowl. However, he had a breakout performance in the game, leading both teams with 14 tackles.

1. Jalen Ramsey
   Patrick Peterson
2. Harrison Smith
   Darius Slay

Coming into the 2018 season, Jalen Ramsey talked trash about many of the great quarterbacks across the league. Ramsey had a decent season that year, but his team missed the playoffs, showing that talk is cheap if it doesn't result in wins.

1. Chris Jones
   Akiem Hicks
2. Fletcher Cox
   Melvin Ingram

Fletcher Cox was the centerpiece of a Philadelphia Eagles defense that won Super Bowl LII against the New England Patriots. Even though he won the only Super Bowl of his career, Cox didn't have a great game, as the Patriots game plan included stopping him.

1. Antonio Gates
   Jason Witten
2. Jared Cook
   George Kittle

2018 was only the second year of George Kittle's professional career, but it was one for the ages. During the regular season, Kittle set an NFL single season record for tight ends by putting up 1,377 receiving yards.

1. Eddie Jackson
   Derwin James
2. Jamal Adams
   Harrison Smith

In 2018, Eddie Jackson ended a record streak of pass attempts without an interception that was being set by Aaron Rodgers in Week 15 of the regular season. However, the play resulted in an injury that forced Jackson to miss the next game against the San Francisco 49ers.

1. Nick Foles
   Jared Goff
2. Carson Wentz
   Ben Roethlisberger

Although he was picked number one overall in the 2016 NFL Draft, Jared Goff seemed like a bust following his rookie season, when he completed only 54 percent of his passes. However, after new head coach Sean McVay came in during the 2017 season, Goff's numbers exploded, and he became one of the top quarterbacks in the league.

1. Keenan Allen
   Mike Evans
2. Adam Thielen
   A.J. Green

Adam Thielen caught a career-high 113 passes for 1,373 yards in 2018 with the Minnesota Vikings. However, the team as a whole took a step back and missed the playoffs after reaching the NFC Championship Game in 2017.

1. Christian McCaffrey
   Melvin Gordon
2. James Conner
   Phillip Lindsay

While in college at the University of Wisconsin, Melvin Gordon set the single-game rushing record when he put up 408 yards against Nebraska. In a strange turn of events, the record was broken a week later by Samaje Perine.

1. Davante Adams
   Keenan Allen
2. JuJu Smith-Schuster
   Mike Evans

Davante Adams was a decent receiver during his first four years in the pros, but 2018 was a breakout year for the young star receiver. That season, he recorded career highs in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns.

1. Cameron Jordan
   DeMarcus Lawrence
2. Chris Jones
   Myles Garrett

The Kansas City Chiefs relied more on their offense than their defense in 2018, but Chris Jones was one of the few playmakers on the defensive side of the ball. Whenever the Chiefs needed a big play, it was Jones who made it, finishing the season with 15.5 sacks.

1. Harrison Smith
   Devin McCourty
2. Byron Jones
   Jamal Adams

Jamal Adams might have to play for a weak New York Jets team, but that doesn't mean the gifted safety can't shine on his own. In his second season with the team, Adams made the 2018 Pro Bowl and was named the Defensive MVP of the game.

1. Akiem Hicks
   DeMarcus Lawrence
2. Myles Garrett
   Joey Bosa

Playing alongside other talented defenders on the Chicago Bears, Akiem Hicks finally got to shine in 2018, making his first Pro Bowl. He played all 16 games that year and had 7.5 sacks with 55 combined tackles.

1. Kyle Rudolph
   Jared Cook
2. Antonio Gates
   Zach Ertz

Zach Ertz was one of the many tight ends to shine in 2018, setting the NFL single season record for receptions by a tight end at 116. He made his second Pro Bowl and helped the Philadelphia Eagles reach the playoffs as well.

1. James Conner
   Christian McCaffrey
2. Phillip Lindsay
   Mark Ingram

In his rookie season, Christian McCaffrey had more receiving yards than he did rushing yards, despite playing the running back position. He flipped those categories in 2018, although he still had over 800 yards receiving.

1. Baker Mayfield
   Matt Ryan
2. Ben Roethlisberger
   Kirk Cousins

Ben Roethlisberger is a two-time Super Bowl champion, but he hasn't won a championship since the 2008 season. In recent years, his leadership has come into question, but the Pittsburgh Steelers are standing behind their veteran quarterback.