Jayon Brown (25)
Brown is already one of the better all-around inside linebackers in the game, but I’m not sure he really gets the credit he deserves from the national media.
Since 2018, Brown’s PFF coverage grade ranks fifth, and he finished second on the team in tackles in 2018 despite making just nine starts, and third in 2019, despite missing two games and playing hurt in others.
When he wasn’t on the field, the drop-off in coverage over the middle of the field was noticeable.
In a contract year, Brown is going to be playing with extra motivation, and as long as he gets a full, healthy season in, the former fifth-round pick could challenge for the league lead in tackles. Year 4 is the one in which Brown cements himself as an elite all-around linebacker in the NFL.