Who are the 10 best players in Super Bowl LIX?

For the second time in three years, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles will meet within the Super Bowl.

Philly is trying to avenge its slim 38-35 loss to Kansas Metropolis in Tremendous Bowl LVII two years in the past.

Lots of the identical gamers are nonetheless round for the rematch (Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app), however there are a few new faces who may make a huge impact on Sunday.

Listed here are the ten finest gamers who will take the sector in Tremendous Bowl LIX.

10 finest gamers in Tremendous Bowl LIX

Kelce is likely one of the finest tight ends in NFL historical past. A four-time All-Professional and 10-time Professional Bowler, Kelce lately totaled 1,000-plus receiving yards in seven consecutive seasons (2016-22). This 12 months, the 35-year-old logged 97 receptions for 823 yards and three touchdowns, whereas tallying 9 receptions for 136 yards and one landing within the postseason. Kelce is third amongst tight ends in all-time receptions (1,004) and all-time receiving yards (12,151) and fifth in all-time touchdowns (77). Furthermore, he is first in NFL historical past amongst all gamers with 174 profession postseason receptions and second with 2,039 profession postseason receiving yards and 20 postseason receiving touchdowns.

McDuffie, a one-time All-Professional, shortly established himself as an important a part of Kansas Metropolis’s protection in his three seasons within the league. This season, McDuffie put up two interceptions, one pressured fumble, 13 passes defended and 59 mixed tackles. McDuffie ranks third amongst cornerbacks in general grade (83.1), seventh in pass-rush grade (90.5), ninth in protection grade (80.6) and 18th in run-defense grade (79.9) this season, based on Professional Soccer Focus.

A 3-time Professional Bowler, Brown has been Philadelphia’s No. 1 receiver since 2022. He has averaged 87 receptions for 1,344 yards and eight touchdowns per season in three seasons with the Eagles. In 2022, Brown registered a career-high 1,496 receiving yards and 11 receiving touchdowns and hauled in six catches for 96 yards and a landing within the aforementioned Tremendous Bowl loss to Ok.C. This season, Brown recorded 67 receptions for 1,079 yards and 7 scores in 13 video games; he missed 4 video games on account of hamstring and knee accidents. Brown then had six receptions for 96 yards and one landing in Philadelphia’s victory over the Washington Commanders within the NFC Championship Sport.

Johnson has been Philadelphia’s beginning proper sort out, barring harm, since his 2013 rookie season. In that point, he grew to become a two-time All-Professional and six-time Professional Bowl choice. Tremendous Bowl LIX may also mark the third Tremendous Bowl that Johnson has began in (LII and LVII). This season, Johnson is sixth amongst offensive tackles in pass-blocking grade (88.1), seventh in general grade (85.4) and twelfth in run-blocking grade (80.0), per PFF.

After logging six sacks and one pressured fumble in his 2023 rookie marketing campaign with the Eagles, Carter earned Professional Bowl honors in 2024. Within the common season, he totaled 4.5 sacks, two pressured fumbles, six passes defended and 42 mixed tackles. His finest recreation within the NFC playoffs got here in Philadelphia’s divisional-round victory over the Los Angeles Rams through which Carter had two sacks and one pressured fumble. Carter is seventh amongst defensive linemen this season in pass-rush grade (81.5) and twenty second in general grade (74.1), per PFF.

After spending the primary 5 seasons of his NFL profession with the New England Patriots — and successful two Tremendous Bowls in the course of the 2016 and 2018 seasons — Thuney got here to Kansas Metropolis and received two extra Tremendous Bowls (2022 and 2023). A two-time All-Professional and three-time Professional Bowler, Thuney ranks fifth amongst guards this season in pass-blocking grade (81.9), twelfth in general grade (79.9) and twenty third in run-blocking grade (73.5), based on PFF.

Humphrey has by no means missed a recreation (common season or postseason) in his four-year profession, which has been spent solely with the Chiefs. A one-time All-Professional and three-time Professional Bowler, Humphrey ranks first amongst facilities this season in pass-blocking grade (90.6) and second in general grade (92.8) and run-blocking grade (91.1), per PFF.

A 3-time All-Professional and six-time Professional Bowler, Jones has been probably the greatest defensive linemen within the NFL since he entered the league. The 30-year-old racked up 5 sacks, 37 mixed tackles and one pressured fumble in 15 video games this season; he averaged 13.0 sacks per season from 2022-23 and has 80.5 profession sacks and 13 profession pressured fumbles. Jones is first amongst defensive linemen this season in pass-rush grade (91.0), third in general grade (89.7) and thirty eighth in run-defense grade (64.3), per PFF.

Barkley, a three-time Professional Bowler, is within the midst of a historic season with the Eagles. He recorded 2,005 yards and 13 touchdowns on 5.8 yards per keep it up the bottom in 16 video games in the course of the common season. Within the course of, he grew to become simply the ninth participant in NFL historical past to surpass 2,000 speeding yards in a single season. Barkley additionally accounted for 34.8% of Philadelphia’s complete yards (speeding and passing) from scrimmage. Moreover, in Philadelphia’s first three postseason video games, Barkley rushed for 442 yards and 5 touchdowns, with three of his scores going for a minimum of 60 yards. That is his first season with the Eagles, following a six-year stint with the New York Giants.

Mahomes, a two-time All-Professional, two-time NFL MVP and six-time Professional Bowler, has cemented himself as one of many best quarterbacks of his era. Throughout his seven-year profession as a starter (2018-24), Mahomes has thrown for 4,000 yards in all however one season, posted a passer score north of 100.0 in 4 seasons and led the league in passing touchdowns twice (2018 and 2022) and passing yards as soon as (2022). Most notably, Mahomes has guided the Chiefs to a few Tremendous Bowl titles and 5 Tremendous Bowl appearances. The Chiefs are 89-23 within the common season and 17-3 within the postseason with Mahomes underneath middle. Mahomes will turn out to be the youngest quarterback in league historical past to start out in 5 Tremendous Bowls in Tremendous Bowl LIX.

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