The most underrated free agents in the 2020 league year

Every year, there are free agents ready to make their front offices look very smart with their signing. Here are 11 such players for 2020.

Joe Thuney, G, New England Patriots

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There is consistency, there is alpha consistency, and then, there is what Joe Thuney has been to the Patriots’ offensive line over the last two seasons. During New England’s run to a Super Bowl title over the 2018 season, Thuney did not allow a single sack — including his matchups against Aaron Donald as seen above — and he hasn’t allowed a sack in 10 post-season starts.

After allowing 10 total sacks and 95 total pressures in his first two regular seasons of 2016 and 2017, Thuney hit a new level, allowing one total sack and 43 total pressures in 2,572 total snaps. Technically proficient in any blocking scheme (the Patriots generally switch it up pretty evenly between gap ans zone blocking), Thuney would be a major component in any offensive line he joins. He’s not the biggest guard at 6-foot-5 and 308 pounds, but he has an excellent understanding of leverage and blocking responsibilites both at the line of scrimmage and when asked to head to the second level.