Two Ravens grace PFF’s Top 25 players under 25 list; Rest of the AFC North has only one.
PFF announced their top 25 players under 25, and 2022 first-round picks Kyle Hamilton and Tyler Linderbaum made the list.
Not only was Hamilton on the list, he came in at No. 5 for PFF’s Zoltán Buday.
“Hamilton had a true breakout second NFL season, as his 86.4 PFF overall grade ranked sixth among safeties. He established himself as one of the most versatile players in the league, logging 14 quarterback pressures to rank fourth among safeties,” Buday wrote. “Hamilton’s two-year 89.6 PFF overall grade ranks third among all safeties.”
Linderbaum came in at No. 20.
“Linderbaum was already good in his rookie season, but he showed some weaknesses in pass blocking,” Buday wrote. “Now two seasons into his career, he is one of the best centers in the NFL. He was the only player at the position to earn pass-blocking and run-blocking grades both over 78.0 in 2023.”
As for the rest of the AFC North, only one star made the list. Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, at No. 4.
“Even though Chase played the fewest snaps in a season in his career (889) and was without quarterback Joe Burrow for an extended period, he still put together another very strong season,” Buday wrote. “The former LSU Tiger has graded between 83.9 and 85.4 in all three of his NFL seasons, making him one of the most consistent receivers in the league. He also had a career-low four drops in 2023, bringing in 93.6% of his catchable targets, a rate that ranked seventh in the NFL.”