Tremaine Edmunds is as well-regarded around the NFL as he is in Buffalo.
ESPN recently starting publishing its annual lists that rank the top-50 players at each position. This week, the linebackers were given their chance to shine, and Edmunds is slotted inside of the top-10.
ESPN polled more than 50 executives, coaches, scouts and players for its rankings.
The most interesting part of Edmunds’ ranking is the array of opinions on the two-time Pro Bowler. One person ranked Edwards as the league’s No. 1 middle linebacker, while another respondent didn’t rank him in the top-15 at all. After calculating the averages, Edmunds lands at No. 8.
This is actually a slight drop for Edmunds, who was placed at No. 7 last year. That’s a little peculiar, considering Edmunds was (slightly) more productive in 2020 than the previous season. He recorded 119 tackles and two sacks — up from 115 sacks and 1.5 sacks in 2019. Overall, …