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Defense

Top Defensive Performers

• DeForest Buckner - San Francisco 49ers

The seventh overall pick in the 2016 draft truly has been a silent assassin for the San Francisco 49ers all season. Most if not all the noise and hysteria has been centered around the second overall pick in the draft (Nick Bosa) and Arik Armstead’s breakout season. And while all this has been happening, DeForest Buckner continues to give offensive coordinators nightmares. Buckner was a menace in the backfield all night against the Cardinals sacking the ever-elusive Kyler Murray and recording a team-high two tackles for loss.