2 NFC West linebackers in PFF's top 32
2 NFC West linebackers in PFF's top 32 The Cardinals didn't have a linebacker in PFF's top 32 for 2025, but two in the NFC West made the cut.
In the offseason of lists and rankings, PFF has been giving us the top players in the NFL at different positions. That includes off-linebackers. In their rankings of the 32 best off-ball linebackers, the Arizona Cardinals did not have any players.
The NFC West only has two with the Cardinals and LA Rams excluded.
NFC West linebackers in NFL top 32
Fred Warner, San Francisco 49ers: No. 1
Ernest Jones, Seattle Seahawks: No. 30
Warner being at the top of the list is no surprise. He is incredible. He also just got paid again, earning a record-setting contract.
Jones is a curious player because he played for the Rams and produced. But he was traded to the Tennessee Titans for almost nothing, who then traded him to the Seahawks. His presence on Seattle's defense shored up their run defense and led a late season surge that fell short of the division title.
But he was re-signed and will be the leader in the middle of that unit in 2025.
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