NFL Pro Bowl: First-Timer Projections For All 32 Teams
By Erik Lambert
New England Patriots
Playing on bad teams makes it so easy to get overlooked. Trent Brown has suffered that fate as the San Francisco 49ers have tried to fight their way out of the cellar for years now. Brown started his first full season in 2016 when the team went 2-14. One would think he’d be bad right? Not so fast. The 49ers actually ranked 4th in rushing that season. Carlos Hyde actually had the best rushing year of his career and Brown was a big part of that, literally and figuratively.
Look no further for a valid opinion on how good he is than Von Miller. The superstar pass rusher called him the best right tackle in the NFL and one of the five best tackles in all of football. His mixture of size, strength, and movement skills are exceedingly rare. Now you put him in an offense with Tom Brady and a loaded backfield featuring Sony Michel, Jeremy Hill, James White and Rex Burkhead? This will finally be Brown’s time to shine.