Buffalo Bills safeties Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde were not held in top-10 regard according to an ESPN survey.
NFL insider Jeremy Fowler helps rank the top-10 players in the league at each position on the football field. He polls coaches, executies, scouts and more in order to come to his final ranking.
After doing so with the safety position, the findings weren’t the kindest to the Bills duo. Buffalo’s safeties both appeared outside of the top 10 and landed in the “honorable mention” category.
Disappointing, but not all that shocking with the way 2022 went.
Early, Hyde suffered a neck injury and his year ended. Then Poyer failed to record an interception after Week 4. It was known that he was playing through multiple injuries throughout the rest of the season.
If anything, after Poyer surprisingly re-signed in Buffalo this offseason, this is the type of motivation the pair could use heading into 2023.
For what it’s worth, here’s how ESPN’s poll of NFL front offices ranked the top-10 safeties in the NFL:
- Minkah Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Steelers
- Derwin James Jr., Los Angeles Chargers
- Justin Simmons, Denver Broncos
- Budda Baker, Arizona Cardinals
- Jevon Holland, Miami Dolphins
- Jessie Bates III, Atlanta Falcons
- Kevin Byard, Tennessee Titans
- C.J. Gardner-Johnson, Detroit Lions
- Talanoa Hufanga, San Francisco 49ers
- Antoine Winfield Jr., Tampa Bay Buccaneers
And here’s the intel provided on Poyer and Hyde in the honorable mention category: