5 Chiefs among PFF Top 101 players of 2019

A total of five Chiefs made the annual list from PFF celebrating the top 101 players in the NFL.

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No. 50 Chris Jones:

“A dominant Super Bowl performance that could justifiably have earned MVP honors saw Chris Jones climb up this list despite missing time earlier in the season through injury. Jones tallied 64 total pressures over the season, including the playoffs, and he added five batted passes, two of which came in the Super Bowl and helped to swing the game in Kansas City’s direction. At his best, Jones is a game-changing force inside, and while he wasn’t that every game this season, he had six games of 80.0-plus PFF grades.”

Considering Jones’ availability and having to play out of position at defensive end for a few games, I feel like this is a good spot for him. Last season he came in at No. 15 on the list, but he also finished the season with 15.5 sacks. The Chiefs don’t win the Super Bowl without those two batted passes from Jones and I feel like PFF properly took that into account here.