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Picking 5 of the NFL’s best players under 26 years old

By Sayre Bedinger

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - DECEMBER 30: Saquon Barkley #26 of the New York Giants reacts after scoring during the fourth quarter of the game against the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium on December 30, 2018 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - DECEMBER 30: Saquon Barkley #26 of the New York Giants reacts after scoring during the fourth quarter of the game against the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium on December 30, 2018 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) /
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KANSAS CITY, MO – NOVEMBER 11: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs rolls out of the pocket during the second half of the game against the Arizona Cardinals at Arrowhead Stadium on November 11, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MO – NOVEMBER 11: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs rolls out of the pocket during the second half of the game against the Arizona Cardinals at Arrowhead Stadium on November 11, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) /

If you could start an NFL team with any five players under the age of 26, who would you choose? We pick five of our favorite guys.

Imagine you are the general manager of the NFL’s 33rd team and you have the opportunity to take  any five of the NFL’s best players under the age of 26.

This would be terrible if you were a fan of the players these teams were on, but this is all just for fun, so go along with me.

The future of the NFL is incredibly bright with so many players deserving to be picked for this list, but some difficult decisions have to be made.

Brooks Austin and I took to the airwaves on the NFL Mocks podcast to discuss the top 10 players in the NFL today under the age of 26 in general, and of course half of that list belonged to the quarterback position.

You can listen to our full breakdown of these 10 players here:

Putting together that podcast got me thinking of what I might do if I were allowed the opportunity as a general manager to start my team with some of these franchise cornerstones around the league, and I thought about how I would strategize to make things fit together roster-wise as well as picking players who play premium positions.

Which players under the age of 26 are in line to be the biggest difference makers for the longest period of time? How well would these guys work together?

Here are my five guys.

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