Pair of former USC Trojans among NFL’s top-80 players

Tackle Tyron Smith and defensive end Jurrell Casey were each chosen among the 80 best players in the NFL by their peers.

The NFL is releasing their top-100 players heading into the 2020 season, as voted on by the players themselves.

So far the league has released 71-100 and a pair of former USC Trojans, defensive end Jurrell Casey and left tackle Tyron Smith, have been selected.

Smith came in at No. 78 overall, his seventh consecutive year showing up on the list, after once again proving to be an elite pass protector in 2019. Smith allowed just one sack in 13 games played last year with Dallas.

He is a seven-time Pro Bowler and was a member of the 2010’s All-Decade Team, no doubt cementing himself among the best tackles the game has ever seen, and one of the best USC Trojans to play in the NFL.

Casey came in at No. 71 overall. Entering his first season with the Broncos, Casey will look to make his sixth consecutive Pro Bowl appearance in 2020.

He has solidified himself as one of the most reliable, dependant players at his position over the last decade, playing in 139 of a possible 144 games and racking up 51 sacks and 115 quarterback hits.

There are still 70 players to go, and a handful of other former USC stars could find themselves listed among the best of the best as the rest of the list comes out this week.

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