No. 16 – T Ronnie Stanley
“Ronnie Stanley had one of the greatest statistical pass-blocking seasons we have ever seen at PFF, surrendering just six total pressures and no sacks in the regular season before surrendering four more in the playoffs as the Ravens chased the game for 73 passing snaps. Any way you slice the numbers, Stanley’s pass protection was incredible, but there is no way of quantifying the effect that Lamar Jackson’s unique skill set, threat and the offense that it allowed the Ravens to run, on his numbers. Stanley has been an excellent pass blocker dating back to college and now looks like the gold standard at the position.”
Stanley was already one of the best left tackles in the NFL coming into the 2019 season. But he elevated his game to historical levels and made a great case for arguably being the best tackle in the league. Yet they have Stanley as the third-ranked tackle from last season, which is a huge slight.
New Orleans Saints right tackle Ryan Ramczyk (No. 9) was noted for allowing just 20 pressures and handling top pass rushers. Stanley allowed fewer pressures and also completely negated top pass rushers like San Francisco 49ers’ Nick Bosa.
Kansas City Chiefs right tackle Mitchell Schwartz (No. 15) had his postseason performance called out specifically, seemingly weighing those performances over a solid but unspectacular regular season. That seems to unfairly skew things for a team’s accomplishments.