Pro Football Focus's Top Graded NFL Players: Week One (Offense)

I've made it no secret that I'm a huge fan of the website ProFootballFocus.com. For those of you unfamiliar with PFF, it's hands down the best website to go to for advanced stats as far as it pertains to the game of football. These guys spend countless hours watching tape and keeping track of every single stat under the sun. It's hands down one of the best resources to go to for any football fan.

Oh, so you think "Tight End #87" is a great player just because he catches TD passes every week? What you might not know about "Tight End #87" is that he's a horrible blocker, doesn't see that many snaps, and is ineffective running the majority of his routes. Had you known this information, you would probably consider "Tight End #87" a "less than average" player instead of an "above average" player. What the average NFL fan sees, these guys might see something different and that's why I love them. They really give you the full meal deal of NFL stats and it's unfortunate that they are getting rid of their subscription based stats, because a lot of NFL writers currently use them to back up their arguments (you tend to read something like "Romo graded out positively with a +5.6 according to ProFootballFocus.com" in a lot of columns these days), but that's a complaint for a different day.

Every week here at THE Ultimate Sports Blog, you will see Pro Football Focus's top graded players for the week, broken into different categories. That's how much we love you guys. Want to win an NFL argument with a friend? Bookmark these columns. Trust me, it will help.

Top Graded Quarterbacks:

1. Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay Packers)

2. Ben Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh Steelers)

3. Tom Brady (New England Patriots)

4. Andy Dalton (Cincinnati Bengals)

5. Marcus Mariota (Tennessee Titans)

Worst Graded Quarterbacks:

1. Jameis Winston (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

2. Johnny Manziel (Cleveland Browns)

3. Ryan Tannehill (Miami Dolphins)

3. Peyton Manning (Denver Broncos)

5. Jay Cutler (Chicago Bears)

Top Graded Running Backs:

1. Carlos Hyde (San Francisco 49ers)

2. DeAngelo Williams (Pittsburgh Steelers)

3. Benny Cunningham (St. Louis Rams)

4. Alfred Morris (Washington Redskins)

5. Mark Ingram (New Orleans Saints)

Worst Graded Running Backs:

1. Justin Forsett (Baltimore Ravens)

2. Danny Woodhead (San Diego Chargers)

3. Tevin Coleman (Atlanta Falcons)

4. Jonathan Grimes (Houston Texans)

5. LeSean McCoy (Buffalo Bills)

Top Graded Wide Receivers:

1. Julio Jones (Atlanta Falcons)

2. Antonio Brown (Pittsburgh Steelers)

3. Roddy White (Atlanta Falcons)

4. James Jones (Green Bay Packers)

5. Keenan Allen (San Diego Chargers)

Worst Graded Wide Receivers:

1. Nelson Agholor (Philadelphia Eagles)

2. Amari Cooper (Oakland Raiders)

3. Leonard Hankerson (Atlanta Falcons)

4. Allen Robinson (Jacksonville Jaguars)

5. Terrance Williams (Dallas Cowboys)

Top Graded Tight Ends:

1. Tyler Eifert (Cincinnati Bengals)

2. Rob Gronkowski (New England Patriots)

3. Jordan Reed (Washington Redskins)

4. Jordan Cameron (Miami Dolphins)

5. Travis Kelce (Kansas City Chiefs)

Worst Graded Tight Ends:

1. Jacob Tamme (Atlanta Falcons)

2. Charles Clay (Buffalo Bills)

3. Jason Witten (Dallas Cowboys)

4. Garrett Celek (San Francisco 49ers)

5. Vernon Davis (San Francisco 49ers)

Top Graded Offensive Tackles: 

1. Tyron Smith (Dallas Cowboys)

2. Andrew Whitworth (Cincinnati Bengals)

3. Terron Armstead (New Orleans Saints)

4. Lane Johnson (Philadelphia Eagles)

5. Sebastian Vollmer (New England Patriots)

Worst Graded Offensive Tackles:

1. Ricky Wagner (Baltimore Ravens)

2. Garry Gilliam (Seattle Seahawks)

3. James Hurst (Baltimore Ravens)

4. Gosder Cherilus (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

5. Rob Havenstein (St. Louis Rams)

Top Graded Offensive Guards:

1. Alex Boone (San Francisco 49ers)

2. Clint Boling (Cincinnati Bengals)

3. Willie Colon (New York Jets)

4. Zane Beadles (Jacksonville Jaguars)

5. Richie Incognito (Buffalo Bills)

Worst Graded Offensive Guards:

1. Vladimir Ducasse (Chicago Bears)

2. J.R. Sweezy (Seattle Seahawks)

3. Kelechi Osemele (Baltimore Ravens)

4. J'Marcus Webb (Oakland Raiders)

5. Kevin Zeitler (Cincinnati Bengals)

Top Graded Centers:

1. Mitch Morse (Kansas City Chiefs)

2. Weston Richburg (New York Giants)

3. Corey Linsley (Green Bay Packers)

4. Max Unger (New Orleans Saints)

5. Nick Mangold (New York Jets)

Worst Graded Centers:

1. Kory Lichtensteiger (Washington Redskins)

2. Cody Wallace (Pittsburgh Steelers)

3. Chris Watt (San Diego Chargers)

4. Khaled Holmes (Indianapolis Colts)

5. Marcus Martin (San Francisco 49ers)

Tomorrow, we do defense!  See you then!