Tom Brady lands at no. 2 on Pro Football Focus' PFF50

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Numbers 1-10 of Pro Football Focus' PFF50 list were rolled out on Thursday, and of the five offensive players and three quarterbacks that were listed in the top 10, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady found himself as the highest-graded offensive player on the list, and the second-highest graded player overall.

Here is what PFF had to say about Brady.

Yes, he’s still the best in the business.

Even at 41 years old, Brady turned in an elite 90.6 overall grade in 2018, making it the fourth consecutive season he’s earned an overall grade of 90.0-plus. His passing grade on passes with a step of separation over the last three years leads all qualifying signal-callers, and his passing grade on tight-window throws ranks fourth on the list. Surprising no one, Brady also earned a starting role on PFF’s 2018 NFL Clutch Team for his efforts in one-score games this past season.

From PFF’s Ben Linsey in his 2018 NFL Clutch Team article:

“We kick off the list with a shocker. Tom Brady has been the standard at the quarterback position for the better part of his career, and in a year in which he took home his sixth Super Bowl title, Brady earns a first-team spot on the Clutch Team with his 90.5 grade when it mattered most. He picked up big chunks late in tight games — 1,073 passing yards on 107 attempts — and those 10.0 yards per attempt led all quarterbacks with 50 or more attempts in clutch time.”

Coming in at no. 1 on the PFF50 list was Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald, who is a generational talent and deserves that spot because of his sheer dominance at the position.

No. 2 is still a pretty darn good spot to be at 41-years-old, though.