Centennial Class Speculation Revisited

All day yesterday, I was eagerly anticipating the Pro Football Hall of Fame's announcement of the 15-inductees of the Centennial Class of 2020. It didn't happen. Apparently the "blue-ribbon panel" did make their decision but the Hall won't release the results until January 15. Six days. That leaves Hall of Fame speculation. Personally, I find that more interesting than speculation on the next Cleveland Browns head coach and supposed experts blathering on about the four teams that are assured of victories in the Divisional Round of the playoffs. So, as a refresher, here are the 38 finalists (20 players, 8 coaches, 10 contributors) for those 15 spots (10 players, 2 coaches, 3 contributors).

SENIORS (20 FINALISTS) - A player who last played more than 25 seasons ago

Cliff Branch, WR - 1972-1985 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders

Harold Carmichael, WR - 1971-1983 Philadelphia Eagles, 1984 Dallas Cowboys

Jim Covert, T - 1983-1990 Chicago Bears

Roger Craig, RB - 1983-1990 San Francisco 49ers, 1991 Los Angeles Raiders, 1992-93 Minnesota Vikings

Bobby Dillon, S - 1952-59 Green Bay Packers

LaVern Dilweg, E - 1926 Milwaukee Badgers, 1927-1934 Green Bay Packers

Ox Emerson, G/LB/C - 1931-37 Portsmouth Spartans/Detroit Lions, 1938 Brooklyn Dodgers

Randy Gradishar, LB - 1974-1983 Denver Broncos

Cliff Harris, S - 1970-79 Dallas Cowboys

Winston Hill, T - 1963-1976 New York Jets, 1977 Los Angeles Rams

Cecil Isbell, TB/DB/HB - 1938-1942 Green Bay Packers

Alex Karras, DT - 1958-1962, 1964-1970 Detroit Lions

Verne Lewellen, HB - 1924-27, 1928-1932 Green Bay Packers, 1927 New York Yankees

Tommy Nobis, LB - 1966-1976 Atlanta Falcons

Drew Pearson, WR - 1973-1983 Dallas Cowboys

Donnie Shell, S - 1974-1987 Pittsburgh Steelers

Duke Slater, T - 1922 Milwaukee Badgers, 1922-25 Rock Island Independents, 1926-1931 Chicago Cardinals

Mac Speedie, E - 1946-1952 Cleveland Browns [AAFC/NFL]

Ed Sprinkle, DE/LB/E - 1944-1955 Chicago Bears

Al Wistert, OT/DT/G - 1943 Phil-Pitt, 1944-1951 Philadelphia Eagles

COACHES (8 FINALISTS) - Coaches who last coached more than five seasons ago

Don Coryell - 1973-77 St. Louis Cardinals, 1978-1986 San Diego Chargers

Bill Cowher - 1992-2006 Pittsburgh Steelers

Tom Flores - 1979-1987 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, 1992-94 Seattle Seahawks

Mike Holmgren - 1992-98 Green Bay Packers, 1999-2008 Seattle Seahawks

Jimmy Johnson - 1989-1993 Dallas Cowboys, 1996-99 Miami Dolphins

Buddy Parker - 1949 Chicago Cardinals, 1951-56 Detroit Lions, 1957-1964 Pittsburgh Steelers

Dan Reeves - 1981-1992 Denver Broncos, 1993-96 New York Giants, 1997-2003 Atlanta Falcons

Dick Vermeil - 1976-1982 Philadelphia Eagles, 1997-99 St. Louis Rams, 2001-05 Kansas City Chiefs

CONTRIBUTORS (10 FINALISTS) - An individual other than a player or coach

Bud Adams, Owner - 1960-2013 Houston Oilers/Tennessee Oilers/Titans

Ralph Hay, Owner - 1918-1922 Canton Bulldogs

Frank "Bucko" Kilroy, Scout/General Manager/Executive - 1960-61 Philadelphia Eagles, 1962-64 Washington Redskins, 1965-1970 Dallas Cowboys, 1971-2006 New England Patriots

Art McNally, Official/Administrator - 1959-2015 National Football League

Art Modell, Owner - 1961-1995 Cleveland Browns, 1996-2011 Baltimore Ravens

Clint Murchison, Founder/Owner - 1960-1983 Dallas Cowboys

Steve Sabol, Administrator/President - 1964-2012 NFL Films

Seymour Siwoff, Owner/President - 1952-2019 Elias Sports Bureau

Paul Tagliabue, Commissioner - 1989-2006 National Football League

George Young, Contributor/General Manager - 1968-1974 Baltimore Colts, 1975-78 Miami Dolphins, 1979-1997 New York Giants, 1998-2001 National Football League

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My opinions on the members of the Centennial Class haven't changed much such the finalists were announced.

Seniors
Duke Slater
LaVern Dilweg
Al Wistert
Mac Speedie
Alex Karras
Verne Lewellen
Ox Emerson
Drew Pearson
Donnie Shell
Randy Gradishar

I feel strongly about the first seven, the "old guys." The last three spots are a tough call. Cliff Branch is in the debate with Drew Pearson, Donnie Shell, and Randy Gradishar. I'm fine with any three of those four.

Coaches
Don Coryell
Jimmy Johnson

Contributors
Steve Sabol
Seymour Siwoff
George Young

I thought that this post would be my reaction to the 15 new Hall of Famers that have waited far too long. Instead, it's more speculation. On January 15 we'll finally know the real Centennial Class.

2020 NFL Draft Early Entrants

College football players with eligibility remaining have until January 20 to declare for the 2020 NFL Draft. 84 players have made that declaration. At least 100 have players have declared early each year since 2016.

2019: 111
2018: 106
2017: 103
2016: 107

With 12 days remaining until the deadline, it's looks likely that there will be more than 100 college football players declaring for early entry into the 2020 NFL Draft.

2020 NFL Draft declaration tracker:

Alabama
Henry Ruggs III, WR
Jedrick Wills, OT
Jerry Jeudy, WR
Terrell Lewis, LB
Tua Tagovailoa, QB
Xavier McKinney, S

Appalachian State
Darrynton Evans, RB

Arizona
J.J. Taylor, RB

Arizona State
Eno Benjamin, RB
Michael Turk, P

Arkansas
Kamren Curl, S

Auburn
Arryn Siposs, P
Nick Coe, DT
Noah Igbinoghene, CB

Baylor
Connor Martin, K

Boise State
Curtis Weaver, EDGE
Ezra Cleveland, OT

Boston College
AJ Dillon, RB

Colorado
Laviska Shenault Jr., WR

Florida
CJ Henderson, CB

Florida Atlantic
James Pierre, CB

Florida State
Cam Akers, RB
Stanford Samuels III, DB

Fresno State
Netane Muti, OG

Georgia
Andrew Thomas, OT
Solomon Kindley, G
D'Andre Swift, RB
Isaiah Wilson, OT

Iowa
Geno Stone, S

Kentucky
Lynn Bowden Jr., WR

Louisiana Tech
Amik Robertson, CB

Louisville
Mekhi Becton, OT

Maryland
Anthony McFarland, RB
Javon Leake, RB

Miami
DeeJay Dallas, RB
Jeff Thomas, WR
Jonathan Garvin, DT
Trajan Bandy, CB

Michigan
Cesar Ruiz, C
Donovan Peoples-Jones, WR
Josh Uche, LB

Michigan State
Josiah Scott, CB

Mississippi State
Cam Dantzler, CB
Kylin Hill, RB
Willie Gay Jr., LB

Missouri
Albert Okwuegbunam, TE
Jordan Elliott, DT
Trystan Colon-Castillo, OT

Notre Dame
Alohi Gilman, S
Cole Kmet, TE
Tony Jones Jr., RB

Ohio State
Chase Young, EDGE
Jeff Okudah, CB
J.K. Dobbins, RB

Oklahoma
CeeDee Lamb, WR
Kenneth Murray, LB

Oregon State
Isaiah Hodgins, WR

Penn State
KJ Hamler, WR
Yetur Gross-Matos, DE

San Diego State
Keith Ismael, C

South Carolina
Kyle Markway, TE

Southern Miss
Quez Watkins, WR

Stanford
Colby Parkinson, TE

Syracuse
Trishton Jackson, WR

TCU
Jalen Reagor WR
Ross Blacklock, DT

Temple
Harrison Hand, CB
Matt Hennessy, C

Texas A&M
Justin Madubuike, DT
Quartney Davis, WR

Texas Tech
Houston Miller, DL

UCF
Gabriel Davis, WR

UCLA
Darnay Holmes, CB
Devin Asiasi, TE

Utah
Javelin Guidry, DB
Jaylon Johnson, CB

Utah State
David Woodward, LB
Jordan Love, QB

Virginia Tech
Deshawn McClease, RB

Washington
Jacob Eason, QB
Hunter Bryant, TE
Salvon Ahmed, RB

Wisconsin
Jonathan Taylor, RB
Quintez Cephus, WR

***

For some reason I'm always surprised when I see kickers and punters among the list of players declaring early. There are three so far this year.

Michael Turk, P, Arizona State
Arryn Siposs, P, Auburn
Connor Martin, K, Baylor

I shouldn't be surprised. Kickers and punters are football players. They play a very important role in a football game. They are often the difference between a win and a loss. They have every right to enter an NFL Draft with college eligibility remaining. It still surprises me. Best of luck to them and all of the football players that are leaving college early.

Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020 Finalists

Last week the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the 15 finalists for the Class of 2020.

Steve Atwater
Tony Boselli
Isaac Bruce
LeRoy Butler
Alan Faneca
Tory Holt
Steve Hutchinson
Edgerrin James
John Lynch
Sam Mills
Troy Polamalu
Richard Seymour
Zach Thomas
Reggie Wayne
Bryant Young

Two are finalists in their first year of eligibility.

Troy Polamalu
Reggie Wayne

Five have been previously eligible but are finalists for the first time.

LeRoy Butler
Tory Holt
Sam Mills
Zach Thomas
Bryant Young

The remaining eight have been through this before. None more than John Lynch's seven times.

For me, the most striking thing about the 15 finalists was one player that didn't make it. Former San Francisco 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis was in his first year of eligibility. Not only did I see his path to Hall of Fame finalist as a certainty I saw his being in Canton next August as a near certainty. From the moment Willis retired after an injury-plagued eighth season I had him as a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020. He was one of the best linebackers of my lifetime and the best linebacker of his generation. He was first team All-Pro in five of his eight seasons. He made the Pro Bowl seven times. The only season with no honors was his final season in 2014 in which he played only six games due to a foot injury. An injury that led to his retirement following the season. His play from 2007-09 and 2010-13 was so great that he'd be one of my All-Decade linebacker for each of the two decades in which he played. It's simply astonishing to me that he didn't even make it to the finalist stage of the selection process. Perhaps his retirement after only eight seasons was too much for the voters. Willis' omission as a finalist is the most puzzling decision by the voters that I've ever seen. And they've had a few puzzling decisions. It's been a week since the finalists were announced and I'm still shocked by it.

So, the 15 players that the voters did select. If it was up to me, the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020 will look something like this.

Troy Polamalu
Steve Hutchinson
Tony Boselli
Alan Faneca
LeRoy Butler

There's a logjam of receivers building (again) and Calvin Johnson is about to be added to it. I've never liked the thinking that a player has to get in for a reason other than he deserves it. A receiver, or any player at any position, shouldn't be passed into the Hall of Fame simply because of the position they play. I really like Isaac Bruce, Tory Holt, and Reggie Wayne but right now I feel that the above five players are more deserving to be part of the next Class of Hall of Famers. Three offensive linemen and two safeties. It's a Class of positions that don't always get a lot of attention. Polamalu is an easy pick. When each of the three offensive linemen were playing I felt that I was watching one of the best to play his position. Being able to say that about a player should carry more weight than the position he plays. Boselli stood out during an era of great left tackles. His peers (Orlando Pace, Walter Jones, Jonathan Ogden) are in the Hall of Fame. He should join them. Hutchinson and Faneca were the best guards of their generation. LeRoy Butler was the most versatile of the safeties currently banging on Canton's door. That versatility pushes him past Steve Atwater and John Lynch in my book.

At this moment, Polamalu, Hutchinson, Boselli, Faneca, and Butler are my five Hall of Famers. We'll know the opinions that actually matter on the eve of Super Bowl LIV.

Vikings-Saints

It's on to Santa Clara.

The Minnesota Vikings were supposed to be a Wild Card Playoff punching bag for the New Orleans Saints. After all, the Saints were supposed to be headed to the Super Bowl. The Vikings were just the first step on their path. An easy first step. The Vikings were playing in New Orleans. They ended the season with two losses. They were terrible in one of them. The one that mattered. Kirk Cousins is their quarterback. It was all scripted. Ignoring the nonsense outside the team, the Vikings decided to write their own script. Their script ended with Cousins connecting with Kyle Rudolph on a 4-yard fade in the corner of the Saints end zone. With that score on the opening and only possession of overtime, the Vikings beat the Saints, 26-20. The Vikings move on to the Divisional Round. The Saints will be at home.

In all honest sincerity, the Saints did enter the playoffs looking like the best team in the NFC. That's one of the reasons that I was pleased that they were the Vikings opponent in the Wild Card round. As the saying goes, you have to beat the best to be the best. The Vikings are a good team with the potential to be a very good team, maybe even a great team. I feel that if they can put a complete game together they can beat any team in the league. Even their best games during the season (Eagles, Cowboys) were hardly complete games. But every good team (with potential to be a very good team) can beat the best teams in the league. The talent disparity between playoff teams is usually slight. The best team on any given day usually wins. The Vikings can play with any team in the league. They proved that yesterday. It was their day and they outplayed the big, bad Saints. For the second time in three years they walked off the Saints. Now, it all starts again. In the Divisional Round. The Vikings are rewarded with the #1 seed San Francisco 49ers. In Santa Clara. You have to beat the best to be the best.

There's a narrative about Kirk Cousins. This Wild Card game against the Saints is the sort of game that he can't win. He chokes. He doesn't do all the things that he did yesterday. The 43-yard beauty that he threw to Adam Thielen in overtime is always intercepted rather than a 43-yard beauty to the Saints 2-yard line. He always falls short in games like this. Yesterday, he played like he supposedly can't. He made all the plays that the narrative says he won't. Yesterday, he outplayed Drew Brees. Yesterday, Kirk Cousins led his team to a playoff win.

Cousins:
19/31, 242 yards, 1 TD, 96.4 rating

Brees:
26/33, 208 yards, 1 TD, 1 Int., 90.4 rating

Cousins made plays and the Vikings defense didn't let Brees take over the game.

The player that damn near did turn this into a Saints win was Taysom Hill. My goodness, that guy is a pain-in-the-ass if your team is playing the Saints. The Vikings did a very good job against the usual playmakers that dot the Saints roster. Brees, Alvin Kamara, Michael Thomas, Jared Cook. Those players had modest games. Hill was a monster.

Passing:
1/1, 50 yards

Rushing:
4 carries, 50 yards

Receiving:
2 catches, 25 yards, 1 TD

Whenever Hill stepped onto the field everyone knew that he was going to be involved in the play. The Vikings couldn't stop him. He set up the Saints first touchdown with a 50-yard heave to the 4-yard line. He scored their second touchdown on a 20-yard reception. He was responsible for 125 of his team's 324 yards and largely, if not directly, responsible for both touchdowns. It even got to the point that it was a relief to see Brees on the field. The Vikings survived Taysom Hill.

Dalvin Cook is back:
28 carries, 94 yards, 2 TDs
3 catches, 36 yards

Cook looked like his pre-shoulder/chest injury self in the first half. The Vikings offense is at their best when Cook is a big part of it. The only blemish to his game and the offense was the final 17 minutes of regulation. With a 10-point lead, the Vikings turned conservative. They wanted to burn time with the run. The Saints sold out to stop the run. It didn't work in the Vikings favor. On their final three possessions of regulation, the Vikings offense ran 15 plays for 13 yards and burned little time off of the clock. It wasn't pretty and the Saints got back in the game.

Adam Thielen is back:
7 catches, 129 yards

Thielen had a rocky start to the game when he fumbled on the first possession of the game. That was a hiccup. He made up for that hiccup. The Saints couldn't cover him. He looked like himself for the first time in a long time. It was a welcome site.

Vikings defensive ends Danielle Hunter and Everson Griffen dominated the Saints offensive line. They split equally the three sacks of Brees. Hunter's strip sack of Brees with just over four minutes to play ended a Saints scoring threat. If the offense had done anything with the ball the Vikings might not have needed overtime to win the game. In a nice twist, Hunter and Griffen lined up on the interior on a few passing situations. Often standing up. The twist appeared to cause some issues for the Saints. Hunter and Griffen caused problems for the Saints wherever they lined up. Hunter was his usual beastly self. Griffen played his best game of the season.

When I saw safety Andrew Sendejo playing opposite Saints all-everything receiver Michael Thomas I was worried. It looked like a decided mismatch and I thought that Mike Zimmer had lost his mind. Instead, it was part of a well-schemed plan to handle the best receiver in the game. Sendejo was pressed into increased playing time by injuries to cornerbacks Mike Hughes and Mackensie Alexander. Sendejo didn't cover Thomas throughout the game but was part of a coverage rotation. He did a fine job of it. He kept everything in front of him, closed, and tackled. A depleted secondary didn't look so depleted against an explosive Saints passing offense. Sendejo was a big part of that. He also played on every special teams unit. It was a strong, ironman performance.

This game came down to a coaching chess match between Mike Zimmer and Sean Payton. Zimmer's depleted defense vs. Payton's explosive offense. The Vikings didn't have the players to cover all of the Saints weapons. Even healthy, the Vikings secondary would be suspect against the likes of Drew Brees, Michael Thomas, Alvin Kamara, and Jared Cook. With his rush and coverage strategy, Zimmer won the chess match. The biggest problem was slowing Taysom Hill. The Vikings had no answer for him but fortunately they survived his impact.

It was a great win. A great team win.

Vikings 26
Saints 20

I like that!

It's on to Santa Clara!

Minnesota Vikings Playoff Roster

The Minnesota Vikings visit the New Orleans Saints today for a Wild Card playoff game. The Vikings roster hasn't changed much during the season. That's due to the fortunate fact that they've been able to avoid injuries. The team is more healthy than most teams at this stage of the season. But that relative health took a hit in the last week. Cornerback Mike Hughes may or may not have injured his neck in practice this week. While the timing of the injury might be in question. The fact that he injured his neck isn't in question. He was placed on injured reserve on Friday. Long-time Vikings punt returner/emergency cornerback Marcus Sherels was signed to replace Hughes on the roster. The Vikings lost rookie defensive tackle Armon Watts in the season finale against the Chicago Bears. He'd worked his way into a productive part of the defensive line rotation over the last quarter of the season. He'll be missed in the playoffs. Hopefully he'll be back in time for offseason workouts. The Vikings signed defensive end Eddie Yarbrough off of the Buffalo Bills practice squad to fill Watts' spot on the roster. It also led to some juggling of the practice squad. Defensive tackle Curtis Cothran was brought back to provide some interior defensive line insurance. Cornerback Kemon Hall was also added to the practice squad. Defensive end Stacy Keely was placed on injured reserve and center John Keenoy was released to make room for Cothran and Hall on the practice squad.

Here's the Minnesota Vikings roster in advance of their big game with the Saints.

Offense (25 Players)

Quarterbacks (2)
 8 Kirk Cousins
 4 Sean Mannion

Running Backs (5)
33 Dalvin Cook
25 Alexander Mattison
23 Mike Boone
31 Ameer Abdullah
30 C.J. Ham-FB

Receivers (5)
14 Stefon Diggs
19 Adam Thielen
81 Olabisi Johnson
11 Laquon Treadwell
15 Alexander Hollins

Tight Ends (3)
82 Kyle Rudolph
84 Irv Smith Jr.
83 Tyler Conklin

Offensive Line (10)
71 Riley Reiff
65 Pat Elflein
56 Garrett Bradbury
64 Josh Kline
75 Brian O'Neill
69 Rashod Hill
78 Dakota Dozier
73 Dru Samia
76 Aviante Collins
74 Oli Udoh

Defense (25 Players)

Defensive Line (10)
97 Everson Griffen
93 Shamar Stephen
98 Linval Joseph
99 Danielle Hunter
91 Stephen Weatherly
92 Jalyn Holmes
94 Jaleel Johnson
96 Ifeadi Odenigbo
51 Hercules Mata'afa
52 Eddie Yarbrough

Linebackers (5)
55 Anthony Barr
54 Eric Kendricks
50 Eric Wilson
40 Kentrell Brothers
59 Cameron Smith

Cornerbacks (6)
29 Xavier Rhodes
26 Trae Waynes
20 Mackensie Alexander
24 Holton Hill
38 Kris Boyd
35 Marcus Sherels

Safeties (4)
22 Harrison Smith
41 Anthony Harris
34 Andrew Sendejo
27 Jayron Kearse

Special Teams (3 Players)

Kicker
 5 Dan Bailey

Punter
 2 Britton Colquitt

Long Snapper
58 Austin Cutting

Practice Squad (10)
35 Tony Brooks-James, RB
  3 Jake Browning, QB
43 Reshard Cliett, LB
66 Curtis Cothran, DT
16 Davion Davis, WR
86 Brandon Dillon, TE
32 Mark Fields, CB
37 Kemon Hall, DB
44 Nate Meadors, CB
17 Dillon Mitchell, WR

Reserved/Injured
12 Chad Beebe, WR
61 Brett Jones, C
96 Armon Watts, DT
21 Mike Hughes, CB

Reserved/Injured: Designated for Return
61 Brett Jones, C

Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform
89 David Morgan, TE

Practice Squad/Injured
90 Stacy Keely, DE

Flea Flicker Wild Card Round Predictions

Let the NFL Playoff fun begin. Here's a guess of the outcomes of the Wild Card Games.

Buffalo Bills @ Houston Texans
Pick: Texans
The Bills play well far more consistently than the Texans. I can't recall the Bills even playing a bad game this season. They play their game and their opponent simply has to deal with it. The Texans have been wildly inconsistent all season. Despite that, this game comes down to DeShaun Watson or Josh Allen. I'm going with Watson.

Tennessee Titans @ New England Patriots
Pick: Patriots
I want to pick the Titans but I can't. The Patriots simply find ways to win these games. I think that this marginally talented Patriots team finds a way. Today.

Minnesota Vikings @ New Orleans Saints
Pick: Vikings
Reminiscent of 1987, I see the Vikings going on a playoff run. The difference being this run is a game longer the run of 32 years ago. As in 1987, the run begins in New Orleans.

Seattle Seahawks @ Philadelphia Eagles
Pick: Seahawks
I wouldn't too disappointed if both of these teams were eliminated.

Flea Flicker 2019 NFL Honors

The 2019 NFL Regular Season is in the books. It's time for some honors.

Hardware

MVP

Lamar Jackson, QB, Baltimore Ravens

Offensive Player of the Year

Christian McCaffrey, RB, Carolina Panthers

Defensive Player of the Year

Danielle Hunter, DE, Minnesota Vikings

Comeback Player of the Year

Travis Frederick, C, Dallas Cowboys

Coach of the Year

Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Steelers

Offensive Rookie of the Year

A.J. Brown, WR, Tennessee Titans

Defensive Rookie of the Year

Nick Bosa, DE, San Francisco 49ers

All-Pro Team

Offense

Quarterback
Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens

Running Back
Christian McCaffrey, Carolina Panthers

Fullback
Kyle Juszczyk, San Francisco 49ers

Receivers
Micheal Thomas, New Orleans Saints
Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons

Tight End
George Kittle, San Francisco 49ers

Tackles
Ronnie Stanley, Baltimore Ravens
Mitchell Schwartz, Kansas City Chiefs

Guards
Quenton Nelson, Indianapolis Colts
Marshall Yanda, Baltimore Ravens

Center
Rodney Hudson, Oakland Raiders

Defense

Defensive Ends
Cameron Jordan, New Orleans Saints
Danielle Hunter, Minnesota Vikings

Defensive Tackles
Grady Jarrett, Atlanta Falcons
Cameron Heyward, Pittsburgh Steelers

Linebackers
T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers
Eric Kendricks, Minnesota Vikings
Demario Davis, New Orleans Saints

Cornerbacks
Stephon Gilmore, New England Patriots
Tre'Davious White, Buffalo Bills

Safeties
Harrison Smith, Minnesota Vikings
Budda Baker, Arizona Cardinals

Punter
Brett Kern, Tennessee Titans

Kicker
Justin Tucker, Baltimore Ravens

Kick Returner
Cordarrelle Patterson, Chicago Bears

Punt Returner
Diontae Johnson, Pittsburgh Steelers