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A Chicago Sun-Times blogger made a list for the 30 best players under 30 in the NFC Central.

I haven't seen a similar list for the AFC East. I wouldn't be able to say anything definitive about the other AFC East team's rosters, but I thought the people here should be able to put together a credible list. Who are the 30 best players in the division under 30?

For the Pats, candidates are Gronk, Hernandez, Solder, Mayo, Mankins, Chung, McCourty, maybe Gostkowski, Vollmer. If the other AFC East teams seem thin, you could start arguing for Arrington, Green-Ellis, Mesko, Ninkovich.

Edit to get the ball rolling:

Jets candidates: Revis (26), D'Brickashaw Ferguson (28), Nick Mangold (27), Dustin Keller (27), Santonio Holmes (27), David Harris (27). Shonn Greene? (25). I'll write down Mark Sanchez (25) even though I don't think he's the top 30 of anything. Antonio Cromartie??? (27)

Bills candidates: Marcell Dareus (21), Andy Levitre (25), Steve Johnson (25). Ummm... help me out here. Fitzpatrick is mediocre and 29. David Nelson?

Dolphins candidates: Vontae Davis (23), Brian Hartline (25), Davone Bess (26), Reggie Bush (26), Jake Long (26), Brandon Marshall (27), Cameron Wake (29). Matt Moore? (29)

Ice Cold Bruschi

I don't know about the top 30 but #1 would probably be either Gronkowski, Revis, or Long

IllegalContact

I would not put mccourty on that list until he starts to show something again

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“ I think good coaches will coach with the personnel they have, and if you only have one (good) linebacker, you’re not going to play a 3–4. ”
—Hank Bullough, who installed one of the first 3–4 defenses with the New England Patriots.

IllegalContact

wilkerson, devito of the jets

odrick, fasano,incognito,burnett of the dolphins

byrd,spiller,wood of the bills

unles, of course, if you wish to be bias

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“ I think good coaches will coach with the personnel they have, and if you only have one (good) linebacker, you’re not going to play a 3–4. ”
—Hank Bullough, who installed one of the first 3–4 defenses with the New England Patriots.

Elijah

Incognito? Really?

BadMoFo

Same with Chung and Vollmer. And Ninkovich, really?

JackBauer

When healthy, who is a better RT in the AFCE than Vollmer?

JackBauer

Incognito kind of sucks. I might take Starks over Odrick, but I don't watch enough Dolphins football to say for sure.

slam

I would like the list to be realistic.

Don't know what to think about Spiller. He's come on in the last few games, but has spent most of his first two years playing distant second fiddle as backup RB. Four weeks ago was the first time he broke 65 yards rushing. But his average is good this season. If he's on the list then Woodhead should be too, as his stats are a bit better for the career.

He hasn't been good this year, but I think I'd have to put McCourty on the list for what he showed his rookie year, even though he'd be closer to 30 than 1.

I am in no way, shape, or form the authority. I just thought it was an interesting question.

Banjo

I don't see why they gotta draw the line at 30... Fred Jackson was easily the best RB in the AFC East