34. LANE JOHNSON
2018: UnrankedAt his best, and when healthy, Lane Johnson is one of a few right tackles who can make a case to be seen as the best in the league. When he went out of the lineup, there was a noticeable drop in play despite his backup, Halapoulivaati Vaitai, actually performing reasonably well. Johnson had the best run-blocking grade (92.6) of any tackle in football this season, and he allowed only one sack across 454 pass-blocking snaps. Injury limited him to just 12 games, however, and that’s what keeps him from being among the very best players on this list because, in pure grading terms, this was the best season of his career.
Johnson, like Brooks, is among the best at his position in regards to the grading system and the status of being the highest-paid at his position.