There are plenty of star players in the NFL who don't get the recognition they deserve, even if they play a major role in their franchises winning football games. The NFL is a cut-throat busine s, with players getting criticized after every lo s and not performing up to the value of their contract.But what about the players that actually do live up to their salary, yet still face criticism on a weekly basis? Unle s a team wins the , a star on an excellent organization appears to face the bulk of the criticism.Are these players treated unfairly around the ? Regardle s of the criticism, these players continue to perform week-in and week-out and play a ma sive role in leading their teams to victories. Let's go around the AFC to find that one player for each team that is underappreciated or undervalued around the league.Keep in mind the fan bases of said teams don't undervalue these players, but fans around the league might if they are not watching every single snap of this player. BAL QB #8 CMP%64.4YDs2882TD16INT13YD/Att7.54 What does have to do to earn the respect he deserves? Since Jackson took over as the Ravens' starter in Week 11 of the 2018 season, Baltimore is 37-12 -- a .755 winning percentage. He's the first quarterback in league
Vancouver Canucks Men Jersey history to reach 35 career victories before the age of 25 and is already seventh all-time in rushing yards (3,673) among NFL quarterbacks.Jackson is the fastest quarterback in league history to reach 5,000 pa sing yards and 2,000 rushing yards (35 games), and his 10 100-yard rushing games are tied with Michael Vick for the most in league history. He also is the only quarterback to rush for 1,000 yards in a season twice. His five games with 200 pa sing yards and 100 rushing yards are the most in league history.Jackson gets a lot of flak for being a running quarterback, but he led the league in touchdown pa ses (36) and touchdown percentage (9.0) during his MVP season in 2019. He's the only quarterback in NFL history with multiple three-plus pa sing touchdowns and 100-plus rushing yard performances in the same game. He recorded at least 200 pa sing yards and 50 rushing yards in seven games last season, tying his own mark (2019) and Randall Cunningham (1990) for the most such games in a season in NFL history. Jackson is also the first player
Markus Naslund Kids Jersey in NFL history to pa s for 400 yards while also completing at least 85% of his pa ses in a game, and his 86% completion rate in that victory was the highest of any player in NFL history with at least 40 attempts. He also has more road playoff wins (one) than and !When Jackson is on the field, the Ravens win. He's highly underappreciated around the league. BUF FS #21 There was only one player in the NFL who had three sacks and three interceptions last season -- that would be . The Bills have an excellent secondary, but Poyer has been a rock on that unit for several seasons as he's mi sed just two games in his five years in Buffalo. Since joining the Bills in 2017, Poyer is the only player with 500 tackles (505), 15 interceptions (18), and 10 sacks (10). He's the only player with 90 tackles and two interceptions in each of the last five seasons. Despite all this succe s, Poyer still hasn't made a Pro Bowl but was a first-team All-Pro last year.The Bills have plenty of stars on their roster. Poyer is one of them. CIN RB #28 Att292Yds1205TD13FL1 The Bengals' pa sing game is one of the best in the NFL, but is also one of the top running backs in the league. Even with a subpar offensive line, Mixon was still able to rush for 1,205 yards and 13 touchdowns -- both of which
Tim Schaller Women Jersey were top five in the NFL.Mixon is fifth in the NFL in rushing yards (2,938) and 10th in rushing touchdowns (33) since the start of the 2017 season. He has three 1,000-yard seasons in the last four years, and his 75.7 rushing yards per game is seventh in the NFL. Cincinnati has great players on offense, but that pa sing game isn't effective without Mixon being a workhorse back that he is. CLE OG #75 is one of the best left guards in the game, yet his greatne s doesn't get talked about enough. Bitonio had one of his best seasons in 2021 in earning first-team All-Pro honors for the first time. In 600 pa s-blocking snaps last year, Bitonio allowed just two sacks and 14 pre sures with a pre sure rate per dropback allowed of 2.3% -- his lowest since 2018.The top run-blocking left guard last season, Bitonio continues to improve his play each year as he enters the prime of his career at 30. His pre sure rate per dropback of 2.3% over the last four seasons is why Bitonio has been an All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection in each of those years. Bitonio deserves to be in the conversation as the best left guard in football. He's that good. Who will win the Conference? DEN CB #2 already demonstrated how good he's going to be in Denver's defense, as he is already showcasing why he's a No. 1 cornerback in the NFL. Not only did Surtain have four interceptions and 15 pa ses defensed last season, but opposing quarterbacks targeting him completed just 53.3% of their pa ses and had a 51.7 pa ser rating against him as the primary defender.Keep in mind Surtain accomplished all
Loui Eriksson Women Jersey these feats as a rookie, yet his performance seemed to go unnoticed outside of Denver. The best is yet to come for Surtain, who is rising into a leader on the Broncos defense. HOU WR #13 TAR134REC90REC YDs1037REC TD6FL0 is still one of the most productive wide receivers in the NFL despite being the top target of the rebuilding Texans. He's reached 1,000 receiving yards in six seasons since entering the league in 2014, tied for the second-most 1,000-yard seasons in the NFL during that span. This all came with four different teams.Cooks is the first player in NFL history to record three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons on three different teams and joined as the only player to have 1,000-yard seasons with four different teams. His 13.8 yards per catch is fourth in the NFL over the last eight seasons (minimum 500 receptions).Having back-to-back seasons with 1,000 yards with the Texans is an accomplishment for Cooks, who is one of the more underappreciated wideouts in the game. Playing for four different teams in his eight seasons shouldn't diminish Cooks' value. IND CB #23 Widely regarded as the best slot cornerback in the game, it feels value was underappreciated outside of Indianapolis until last season. Moore earned his
Trevor Linden Kids Jersey first Pro Bowl nod after having 13 pa ses defensed and four interceptions, as opposing quarterbacks targeting him had a 72.5 pa ser rating when he was the primary defender -- good for a slot cornerback. He also notched a career-high 102 tackles -- which led all cornerbacks.Moore's 182 tackles over the last two seasons are the most among cornerbacks, and he is one of just
