Who are the 30 best AFC East Players under 30?

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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

 

[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

 

[jah]

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

Incognito? Really?

 

[BadMoFo]

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

Same with Chung and Vollmer. And Ninkovich, really?

 

[JackBauer]

Same with Chung and Vollmer. And Ninkovich, really?

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

 

[JackBauer]

Incognito? Really?

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

 

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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

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

 

[Rob0729]

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

Revis is easily #1. Gronk is a strong contender for #2 (he already broke the single season TD record for a TE and has a very good chance to break the yardage record for TEs this weekend). I don't know about Long. He has not been all that good this year. Still a top guy, but I don't know if I would put him even in the top three based on this year. I think I might put a healthy Fred Jackson #3 (he is still third in the league in yards per game) and the Bills' offense fell apart when he got injured.

EDIT: Jackson is already 30. Sorry about that.

 

[BradyBranch39]

Gronk
Hernandez
Solder
Mayo
Mankins
Gostkowski
Arrington
Green-Ellis

Revis
Mangold
Holmes
Harris
(Tomlinson thinks this list is disrespectful)

Marcell Dareus (21)
Andy Levitre (25)
Steve Johnson (25)
Kyle Williams
A couple more of the Bills O-linemen
CJ Spiller

Vontae Davis (23),
Davone Bess (26),
Reggie Bush (26),
Jake Long (26),
Brandon Marshall (27),
Cameron Wake (29)
Matt Moore

 

[Coach42]

Maybe its just because they started out so badly that people are forgetting about him but Jake Long is number 1 Revis 2 Gronk 3. I LOVE Gronk but LT and a shutdown CB are more valuable commodities in my opinion.

 

[BTTA]

I would have thought Mangold and Ferguson were older. Seems like they both have a lot of miles on the tires already. When is Mangold a FA? Need to get him out of NYC.

 

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Alright, here's my attempt to rank them as objectively as I can. Please tear apart as you see fit.

1. CB Darrelle Revis, Jets
2. TE Rob Gronkowski, Patriots
3. T Jake Long, Dolphins
4. G Andy Levitre, Bills
5. C Nick Mangold, Jets
6. G Logan Mankins, Patriots
7. WR Brandon Marshall, Dolphins
8. T D’Brickashaw Ferguson, Jets
9. WT Steve Johnson, Bills
10. LB Cameron Wake, Dolphins
11. TE Aaron Hernandez, Patriots
12. LB Jerod Mayo, Patriots
13. CB Vontae Davis, Dolphins
14. S Jarius Byrd, Bills
15. DT Kyle Williams, Bills
16. HB Reggie Bush, Dolphins
17. HB Shonn Greene, Jets
18. TE Anthony Fasano, Dolphins
19. WR Santonio Holmes, Jets
20. DT Marcell Dareus, Bills
21. DE Anthony Starks, Dolphins
22. TE Dustin Keller, Jets
23. LB David Harris, Jets
24. CB Kyle Arrington, Patriots
25. HB BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Patriots
26. G Eric Wood, Bills
27. T Sebastian Vollmer, Patriots
28. LB Rob Ninkovich, Patriots
29. DB/KR Joe McKnight, Jets
30. T Nate Solder, Patriots

31. K Dan Carpenter, Dolphins
32. P Brandon Fields, Dolphins
33. S Pat Chung, Patriots
34. CB Devin McCourty, Patriots
35. QB Matt Moore, Dolphins
36. K Stephen Gostkowski, Patriots
37. TE Scott Chandler, Bills
38. WR/PR Davone Bess, Dolphins
39. HB Danny Woodhead, Patriots
40. WR/CB/PR Julian Edelman, Patriots
41. HB CJ Spiller, Bills
42. WR/PR Jeremy Kerley, Jets
43. WR David Nelson, Bills
44. QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, Bills
45. QB Mark Sanchez, Jets
46. WR Brian Hartline, Dolphins
47. CB Antonio Cromartie, Jets
48. P Zoltan Mesko, Patriots
49. DE Mark Anderson, Patriots
50. G Chad Rinehart, Bills
51. HB Stevan Ridley, Patriots
52. FB John Conner, Jets
53. LB Brandon Spikes, Patriots

Top 30

Patriots 9 players
Jets 8
Dolphins 7
Bills 6