Vikings linebacker Eric Kendricks had the best season of his career in 2019. He made his first Pro Bowl and was named as an All-Pro as well.
So, why wasn’t he on Pro Football Focus’ list of top-50 players for the 2020 season while his teammates Anthony Harris, Harrison Smith and Danielle Hunter will?
Kendricks was listed as a player who just missed out on PFF’s list.
Per Sam Monson, it’s about consistency.
But the concern is how much of an outlier this past season was from his previous career baseline. His PFF grade shot up from a consistent level of high 60s to 90.1, and there simply has to be some degree of reservation as to whether a light just went on or whether he was simply able to ride the crest of a wave for 2019 and next year will look more like the player we have seen in the past: good, not great.
Monson makes a good point. History tells us this is more of a blip on the radar for Kendricks, rather than something we should expect. Regardless, Kendricks will try to prove that narrative wrong.
Take a look at the other players who barely missed out on the list here.