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Buffaloes in the NFL: David Bakhtiari, Tedric Thompson lead the way

Going into the seventh week of the NFL season, the 13 former Colorado Buffaloes have started to make their sizable impact on the league. Here we take a look at how each is doing.

Bakhtiari has not just been the best Buffalo in the NFL, he’s been one of the league’s best players, period. In his sixth season with Green Bay, he has emerged as the best offensive lineman in the world — his 88.9 grade on Pro Football Focus is easily the best of anyone at his position. Robert Mays of The Ringer detailed who he thinks have been the eight best players in the NFL this season and included Bakhtiari:

Putting an offensive linemen on this list amounts to self-parody for me, but it’s been impossible to ignore Bakhtiari’s play this season.