CBSSports Has Suh Ranked As Top 15 Player
1. (tie) Peyton Manning, QB, Indianapolis Colts and Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots: How can you pick between them? Rings? Advantage to Brady, but Manning won the last one of the two. MVP awards? That goes to Manning. Numbers? Manning. You make the call.
3. DeMarcus Ware, OLB, Dallas Cowboys: He's the most-feared pass rusher in the league. Even as the Dallas defense struggled last season, Ware was still a force off the edge, leading the NFL in sacks with 15 1/2.
4. Nmandi Asomugha, CB, Oakland Raiders: He doesn't get interceptions because quarterbacks don't throw at him, but his cover skills are better than anybody in the league. He's about to cash in big as a free agent.
5. Andre Johnson, WR, Houston Texans: Big, strong and fast. What else do you want in a receiver? Johnson consistently puts up big numbers, even though he faces constant doubles.
6. Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay Packers: Some might say it's too early to have him this high, but he showed in the playoffs last season that he belongs. Scary thought to opponents: His best football is yet to come.
7. Chris Johnson, RB, Tennessee Titans: He can change a game in a hurry with his explosive speed. He is the prototype for the modern NFL back: Fast with the ability to rip off long runs.
8. Clay Matthews, OLB, Green Bay Packers: For two consecutive seasons, he has been a force off the edge for the Packers. He had 13 1/2 sacks last season.
9. Dwight Freeney, DE, Indianapolis Colts: Too high? Ask the tackles who face him. He is an explosive edge rusher who impacts what the offense does. He had 10 sacks last season, but his pressure is what sets him apart from other speed rushers.
10. Drew Brees, QB, New Orleans Saints: He had another 4,000-yard season for the Saints in 2010, but he didn't play as well as he did in 2009. Without a running game, he was asked to do even more and he threw more interceptions, some bad ones.
11. Julius Peppers, DE, Chicago Bears: He always has been a top talent, but the move to Chicago as a free agent seemed to bring out the best in him. Even though he didn't have great sack numbers (eight), he was a force for the Bears.
12. Ndamukong Suh, DT, Detroit Lions: He was a dominant player as a rookie inside for the Lions. He can play the run and he can rush the passer, leading all tackles in sacks last season with 10. It's scary to think how good he will be once he knows what he's doing.
13. Darrelle Revis, CB, New York Jets: He missed camp with a holdout and it hurt him last season. But he's still a top cover corner and he showed in the playoffs how valuable he is to the Jets defense.
14. Philip Rivers, QB, San Diego Chargers: He was the Chargers in 2010. He carried that team on his back, having one of the best passing seasons in NFL history -- all without his top receivers for most of the season.
