Cincinnati Bengals’ defensive tackle Geno Atkins made the NFL’s top 100 best players of 2018 list. The former Georgia Bulldog Atkins has been as consistent as any player in the NFL. Atkins is a seven time Pro Bowler, yet is never mentioned among the best defenders in the NFL. J.J. Watt, Fletcher Cox and Aaron Donald steal the headlines among the defensive interior. Here’s where he checked in among the NFL’s best:
NFL.com posted a video of players describing Atkins’ impact on the game and what makes him so hard to block. Atkins has produced the second most pressures in the NFL over the past three seasons according to PFF.