My Review of PROMISED LAND: Damon & Krasinski's Underrated Film

 

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This review was originally written in 2016. It is being posted for the first time now.)

One of my all-time favorite people, PR queen Lauren Peteroy (now Kelly), was working the Palm Springs Film Festival a while back, at which Matt Damon was a keynote speaker. As part of his introduction, Damon said something along the lines of, "John Krasinski and I wrote a movie called Promised Land a few years ago, and I think about seven people saw it."

Well, I guess Ms. Peteroy, Sam Ytuarte, Jimmy Kelly, Andrew Meyer, "Big Fro" John and Pauline Frascella and I are those seven people. We all happen to like Promised Land, which at its core, is a story about America's long-term transition from a blue collar farmland to a city-based, technology-and-greed driven corporation of a country. The "Good Ol' Days" are represented by the sincere (but sarcastic) Dustin Noble (Krasinski), whose farm was supposedly destroyed by the marginally dangerous process known as "fracking," during which natural gas conglomerates drill deep into the ground to find potentially profitable land and resources. Dustin works for and supports "Athena," a small environmental group that educates farm towns on the dangerous pitfalls of fracking. 

The greedy-and-selfish present is symbolized by chief salesman Steve Butler (Damon) and the $9 billion corporation he represents, Global Crosspower Solutions (referred to simply as "Global" throughout the film). Steve and his sales partner, Sue (an unspectacular Frances McDormand), arrive in another small Pennsylvania town thinking they are going to buy up all the land in a few days, as per usual. 

However, if that were the case, the movie would end in the first 20 minutes. Lo and behold, Steve and Sue are met with opposition from the town rep, Gerry Richards (a slimy Ken Strunk), a knowledgeable high school science teacher named Frank Yates (the legendary Hal Holbrook) and Dustin, who always seems to be one step ahead of Steve.

Along the way we also meet Alice (Rosemarie DeWitt), a cute, flirtatious and single school teacher, who just so happens to be available to both Steve and Dustin, two good-looking men who are also single and dallying about town. Doesn't it always work that way in the movies? Of course a romantic triangle ensues, though it is thankfully tepid and not overly competitive. Steve actually likes Alice, whereas Dustin appears to be using her as a pawn in his amusing chess match with Steve.

Damon's character does have some depth. Steve too grew up on a farm, but when the town's floundering economy got swallowed up by the urban expansion of corporate America, he decided to switch over to the other side of things. Steve has come to believe in "Fuck You Money," a concept he explains to some of the Pennsylvania town's struggling farmers. This speech does not end well for him.

All things considered, Promised Land is a none-too-subtle metaphor that actually works for me. Damon is in workman mode, Krasinski is energetic and entertaining, DeWitt is charming and Holbrook always brings gravitas, a la Morgan Freeman. 

One of my favorite parts of the film is its truly tricky twist in the final 15 minutes. I didn't see that one coming.

Frascella's Score: 9 out of 10 

MY UP-TO-DATE ARCHIVE OF ALL REVIEWS AND RECENT MOVIES SEEN

Inglourious Basterds (10/10) 

The Social Network (10/10)

The Wolf of Wall Street (10/10)

Almost Famous (10/10)

Training Day (10/10)

25th Hour (10/10)

The 40-Year Old Virgin (10/10)

Cinderella Man (10/10)

Moneyball (10/10)

Crash (10/10)

Bridesmaids (10/10)

City of God (10/10)

Sideways (10/10)

Midnight in Paris (10/10)

Boyhood (10/10)

Zero Dark Thirty (9.5/10)

The Departed (9.5/10)

Birdman (9.5/10)

The Irishman (9.5/10)
Up in the Air (9.5/10)
Steve Jobs (9.5/10)
Django Unchained (9.5/10) 
Collateral (9.5/10)
No Country for Old Men (9.5/10)
The Wrestler (9.5/10)

Ex Machina (9.5/10)

Memento (9.5/10)

Sin City (9.5/10)
Her (9.5/10)
The Drop (9.5/10)
Zodiac (9.5/10)
Kramer vs. Kramer (9.5/10)
Margin Call (9.5/10)

Children of Men (9.5/10)

A Star is Born (9.5/10)
Office Space (9/10)
The Hateful Eight (9/10) - Review Coming Soon
Marriage Story (9/10)
Hannah and Her Sisters (9/10)
Mystic River (9/10)
L.A. Confidential (9/10)
Lady Bird (9/10)
Stay (9/10)
Gone Girl (9/10)
Nocturnal Animals (9/10)
45 Years (9/10)
The Edge of Seventeen (9/10)
Bernie (9/10)
Lucky Number Slevin (9/10)

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (9/10)
Tape (9/10)
A Perfect Murder (9/10)

Promised Land (9/10) 
Wanderlust (8.5/10)

War Dogs (8.5/10)
The Founder (8.5/10)
Jackie Brown (8.5/10) - Future Review
In Bruges (8.5/10)

Split (8.5/10)

Bad Moms (8.5/10)

Basquiat (8.5/10)
Love, Actually (8.5/10)

Moonlight (8/10)

Citizen Kane (8/10)
Pretty Woman (8/10)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (7.5/10) - No Review Available
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (7.5/10) - No Review Available
Joker (7.5/10)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (7.5/10)

The Revenant (7.5/10)
The Good Shepherd (7.5/10)

The Shallows (7.5/10)
Focus (7.5/10) 

The Night Before (7.5/10)
The Walk (7/10)

Mank (7/10)

10 Cloverfield Lane (7/10)
Loving (7/10) - No review available
Death Proof (7/10) - No review available
Hail, Caesar! (7/10) - No review available
Escape Room (7/10)

Crazy, Not Insane (7/10) - No review available 
Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood (6.5/10)
A Most Violent Year (6.5/10) - No review available

The Pixar Story (6.5/10) - No review available 

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (6.5/10)
The Shape of Water (6/10) - discussed in this review
The Boy (6/10) - No review available
The Accountant (6/10) - No review available
Bridge of Spies (6/10) - No review available
The Firm (6/10) - No review available

Blaze (6/10) - No review available 
Muhammad Ali: Say My Name (6/10) - No review available

Joy (5.5/10)
Taking Lives (5.5/10) - No review available

La La Land (5.5/10)
Pulp Fiction (5.5/10) - Future Review

Greenland (5.5/10) - No review available
Belichick and Saban: The Art of Coaching (5.5/10)
The Visit (5/10) - discussed in this review
The Mule (5/10) - No review available
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (5/10)
Make Love Great Again (5/10) - No review available
Molly's Game (5/10)
Set It Up (5/10)

Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art (5/10) - No review available 
Get a Job (5/10) - No review available
The Interpreter (5/10) - No review available
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars (5/10) - No review available
Reservoir Dogs (4.5/10) - Future Review

Tenet (4.5/10)
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (4.5/10) - No review available
Brooklyn (4.5/10) - discussed in this review, and this review
Ocean's 8 (4/10)

Alex Cross (4/10) - No review available 

Homefront (4/10) - No review available 
Everything Must Go (4/10) - No review available
Why Him? (3.5/10) - No review available
The Program (3/10)
Open Water 3: Cage Dive (3/10) - No review available
Pitch Perfect 3 (2/10)
Shut In (2/10) - No review available
Premonition (2/10) - No review available

Inside Man: Most Wanted (2/10) - No review available 

Rings (1.5/10)
Mother's Day (1.5/10)
I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (0/10) - No review available

My Review of TENET: Nolan Continues His Steady Decline

Christopher Nolan is arguably the "hottest" and most famous director in Hollywood right now. Sure, we still have the greats like Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, but Nolan - at 50 years old - is still considered to be in the middle of his filmmaking prime. 

TENET had a $200 million budget. As most studios dump their big bucks on superhero franchises and Fast and the Furious type stuff, Nolan seems to be the only director left who can command whatever dollar amount he needs. There is no franchise, here. It's the name. A Christopher Nolan film can get whatever it needs. 

And yet, as Nolan's star consistently rises and the budgets get bigger and bigger, I feel his work getting consistently worse. It all started so promising with excellent films like MEMENTO and INSOMNIA. These were smaller films. Tighter films. Better films. 

As the budgets continue to increase, you can feel Nolan putting extra pressure on himself. The ideas have to be massive. The stakes have to continue to get higher and higher - but to me, that isn't the mark of a great film. It's not about saving the world, or blowing shit up or one-upping yourself. To me, a great film equals two things: Do I care about the characters and am I invested in the story, start to finish?

And once again, this is where Nolan falls way short with TENET. We have some wacky shit going on here: inverted bullets, inverted explosions, inverted timelines... but is The Protagonist (John David Washington) as compelling a lead as Will Dormer in INSOMNIA (Al Pacino) or Leonard in MEMENTO (Guy Pearce)? No hesitation, here: the answer is a resounding NO. 

With TENET, once again it just feels like Nolan is trying to outthink himself, and his audience for that matter. We always seem to get these backstories with Nolan: "It took him 10 years to think of this" or "it took him five years to flesh this one idea out," blah blah blah. That's building a legend. That's good publicity. But what are "mindbenders" like INCEPTION and TENET when you really think about them?

INCEPTION is about a dream, within a dream, within a dream. TENET is about saving the world from extinction. And alotta inverted stuff. 

If you make things overly confusing, the word "genius" seems to get thrown around. We hear those other magic words like "visionary" and "brilliant", too. But I gotta be honest with you - I see right through that. Nolan starts with one or two big ideas, then struggles for years to fill in the gaps. That's emptiness. To me, that's not the mark of good storytelling. 

So, where's the good in TENET? Well, Kenneth Branagh makes for a great villain in Andrei Sator, the trillionaire who holds the key to ending the world. I remember Branagh coming up, as a Shakespeare expert and enthusiast on both stage and film. He made the best Hamlet on film, and his version of Much Ado About Nothing was quite a delight. But here he is getting a bigger paycheck in a much bigger film. And this is what I mean about character - The Protagonist, Neil (Robert Pattinson) and Kat (Elizabeth Debicki) are probably the leads of TENET, but Branagh steals the show without breaking a sweat. If you tell me he isn't the most memorable character in this film, then you were watching a different movie. 

Of course, some of the special effects were really cool. I will let you see them for yourself, mostly. The one I remember most is a building that explodes in reverse, top to bottom then bottom to top. Wacky stuff. A real Nolan trademark. 

But I'm sorry... this movie is empty. I've always felt and written that INCEPTION was empty too, but at least there was more entertainment value there. That's what you get when you have Leonardo Di Caprio and Tom Hardy elevating questionable stuff. But I dunno about John Washington. And Denzel Washington is probably my favorite actor of all time. I liked John a lot better in BLACKKKLANSMAN, maybe because Spike Lee allowed him to showcase more personality and pizazz. He starts off strong in TENET, but then the stupid machinations of the plot stifle a performance that had initial potential. Maybe, again, this is on Nolan. Maybe he needs to keep his eye on the ball more. If we don't consistently care about the characters, why do we care about the resolution of your movie?

In the end, I suppose I could go on forever. But what's the point? You get the idea. Christopher Nolan has lost sight of what it means to make a great film - bigger isn't always better. Tighten up; make us care about the characters. Get us invested, all the way through. Maybe cut down from 2 and a half pointless hours?

You know where this is going...

FRASCELLA'S SCORE: 4.5 out of 10

MY UP-TO-DATE ARCHIVE OF ALL REVIEWS AND RECENT MOVIES SEEN

Inglourious Basterds (10/10) 

The Social Network (10/10)

The Wolf of Wall Street (10/10)

Almost Famous (10/10)

Training Day (10/10)

25th Hour (10/10)

The 40-Year Old Virgin (10/10)

Cinderella Man (10/10)

Moneyball (10/10)

Crash (10/10)

Bridesmaids (10/10)

City of God (10/10)

Sideways (10/10)

Midnight in Paris (10/10)

Boyhood (10/10)

Zero Dark Thirty (9.5/10)

The Departed (9.5/10)

Birdman (9.5/10)

The Irishman (9.5/10)
Up in the Air (9.5/10)
Steve Jobs (9.5/10)
Django Unchained (9.5/10) 
Collateral (9.5/10)
No Country for Old Men (9.5/10)
The Wrestler (9.5/10)

Ex Machina (9.5/10)

Memento (9.5/10)

Sin City (9.5/10)
Her (9.5/10)
The Drop (9.5/10)
Zodiac (9.5/10)
Kramer vs. Kramer (9.5/10)
Margin Call (9.5/10)

Children of Men (9.5/10)

A Star is Born (9.5/10)
Office Space (9/10)
The Hateful Eight (9/10) - Review Coming Soon
Marriage Story (9/10)
Hannah and Her Sisters (9/10)
Mystic River (9/10)
L.A. Confidential (9/10)
Lady Bird (9/10)
Stay (9/10)
Gone Girl (9/10)
Nocturnal Animals (9/10)
45 Years (9/10)
The Edge of Seventeen (9/10)
Bernie (9/10)
Lucky Number Slevin (9/10)

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (9/10)
Tape (9/10)
A Perfect Murder (9/10)
Wanderlust (8.5/10)

War Dogs (8.5/10)
The Founder (8.5/10)
Jackie Brown (8.5/10) - Future Review
In Bruges (8.5/10)

Split (8.5/10)

Bad Moms (8.5/10)

Basquiat (8.5/10)
Love, Actually (8.5/10)

Moonlight (8/10)

Citizen Kane (8/10)
Pretty Woman (8/10)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (7.5/10) - No Review Available
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (7.5/10) - No Review Available
Joker (7.5/10)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (7.5/10)

The Revenant (7.5/10)
The Good Shepherd (7.5/10)

The Shallows (7.5/10)
Focus (7.5/10) 

The Night Before (7.5/10)
The Walk (7/10)

Mank (7/10)

10 Cloverfield Lane (7/10)
Loving (7/10) - No review available
Death Proof (7/10) - No review available
Hail, Caesar! (7/10) - No review available
Escape Room (7/10)

Crazy, Not Insane (7/10) - No review available 
Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood (6.5/10)
A Most Violent Year (6.5/10) - No review available

The Pixar Story (6.5/10) - No review available 

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (6.5/10)
The Shape of Water (6/10) - discussed in this review
The Boy (6/10) - No review available
The Accountant (6/10) - No review available
Bridge of Spies (6/10) - No review available
The Firm (6/10) - No review available

Blaze (6/10) - No review available 
Muhammad Ali: Say My Name (6/10) - No review available

Joy (5.5/10)
Taking Lives (5.5/10) - No review available

La La Land (5.5/10)
Pulp Fiction (5.5/10) - Future Review

Greenland (5.5/10) - No review available
Belichick and Saban: The Art of Coaching (5.5/10)
The Visit (5/10) - discussed in this review
The Mule (5/10) - No review available
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (5/10)
Make Love Great Again (5/10) - No review available
Molly's Game (5/10)
Set It Up (5/10)

Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art (5/10) - No review available 
Get a Job (5/10) - No review available
The Interpreter (5/10) - No review available
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars (5/10) - No review available
Reservoir Dogs (4.5/10) - Future Review

Tenet (4.5/10)
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (4.5/10) - No review available
Brooklyn (4.5/10) - discussed in this review, and this review
Ocean's 8 (4/10)

Alex Cross (4/10) - No review available 

Homefront (4/10) - No review available 
Everything Must Go (4/10) - No review available
Why Him? (3.5/10) - No review available
The Program (3/10)
Open Water 3: Cage Dive (3/10) - No review available
Pitch Perfect 3 (2/10)
Shut In (2/10) - No review available
Premonition (2/10) - No review available

Inside Man: Most Wanted (2/10) - No review available 

Rings (1.5/10)
Mother's Day (1.5/10)
I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (0/10) - No review available

NFL Draft 2021: Frascella's Fast & Furious Thoughts

                                                Photo credit: NorthJersey.com 

You know, when you have a newborn and don't sleep... everything becomes kind of fast and furious. Everything becomes "off the cuff" and stream of consciousness. And that's exactly what I'm going to be doing, here... whatever comes to mind on the NFL Draft thus far! 

1. Trevor Lawrence, QB, Jaguars: The no-brainer. Not really much to add, here. It was funny watching the coverage for 10 minutes during the Jags' selection... what else is there to say? Jacksonville is all-in. The Lawrence/Urban Meyer era is officially underway. We wish them the best of luck. It's not the best division to be in because Mike Vrabel and Frank Reich are both excellent head coaches. It will be a grind for Jax, even with the additions. 

2. Zach Wilson, QB, Jets: I'm finally (a little bit) excited about my Jets! It's all about the trio of Wilson, head coach Robert Saleh and offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur. Wilson is gutsier than Sam Darnold. Wilson is better than Sam Darnold. Saleh is lightyears better than Adam Gase. LaFleur is better than any offensive coordinator I can remember with my Jets. This is the trio. This is the time to really start building, and GM Joe Douglas seems to be pretty savvy. I don't think playoffs this season; but maybe the year after? 

3. Trey Lance, QB, 49ers: This was the big decision. A lot of us were on the edge of our seat for this one. It ultimately came down to Lance and Mac Jones, but let's get real - Justin Fields was #2 to Trevor Lawrence at some point. Months of deliberation were hanging in the balance, here. Look, we are splitting hairs between these three young quarterbacks. In the end, Kyle Shanahan makes good things happen. But I dunno... Jimmy G is a winner when healthy. It isn't always pretty, but teammates rally for "The Greek God". Lance is going to have his work cut out for him. Shanahan and the boys will coach him up, but Garoppolo certainly won't be stepping aside easily. 

4. Kyle Pitts, TE, Falcons: Right away, everyone was talking about "Julio Jones, Calvin Ridley and Pitts." Hmm. I'm not so sure about that. Could easily see the Falcons trading Julio away for future assets, with Ridley and Pitts as their new playmaking centerpieces. Anyway, I already tweeted that Pitts might be the 4th-best fantasy tight end already. I go Kelce, Waller then Kittle. Could Pitts already be that No. 4 guy? We'll have to see how he does with the playbook and getting acclimated at the professional level. Regardless, he might be the most gifted player in this particular draft class. 

5. Ja'Marr Chase, WR, Bengals: The gang is back together! Joe Burrow and his WR1 Chase are reunited, now both with the Bengals. Hopefully Joe B. comes back healthy and strong. Chase - a superb all around-route runner - joins Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd in a strong Cincinnati receiving corps. Will they ever get any stops, defensively? I guess they aren't really worried about that right now. Young head coach Zac Taylor is gonna spread it out and Cincy is gonna try to outscore you. Chase should be an immediate fantasy asset. 

6. Jaylen Waddle, WR, Dolphins: Hmm, hmm, hmm... I dunno, man. Doesn't he feel a bit like this year's Henry Ruggs? Sure, I'm totally willing to give the kid a chance, but I think DeVonta Smith might be a better fit for Tua's particular skillset. I would have liked Waddle better for Ryan Fitzpatrick if the latter was still with Miami. I don't write anybody off this early, but I'm not sure about the match here between Waddle, Tua and the Dolphins organization. 

7. Penei Sewell, OT, Lions: Did you see Dan Campbell's reaction to this pick? The Lions know they have an absolute stud, here. Gotta like his mean streak. He's looking to absolutely maul people up front. Finally a savvy maneuver by the Detroit Lions organization. Swift is gonna like running behind this big fella. 

10. DeVonta Smith, WR, Eagles: Is this deja vu, all over again? This feels like the Henry Ruggs vs. Jerry Jeudy discussion, no? Look, Waddle is the big-play guy between the two. Smith is a more possession-type receiver, grinding it out and getting you some key first downs and timely plays. Who is to say who is better at this point? My worry is this: I think the Eagles missed on Jalen Reagor. Do they really know how to evaluate this particular position? 

11. Justin Fields, QB, Bears: Shout to my podcast partner, @Loafinit Wes Easley! Speaking of deja vu all over again... it seems like Wes thinks we have a Mitchell Trubisky situation on our hands, here. He certainly does not trust Pace's ability to evaluate the quarterback position. Still, I look at it this way: Fields was considered the No. 2 QB in this class for quite some time. To me, this is the opposite of the Trubisky situation - the Bears reached for Trubisky - with an obvious pick like Watson on the table - whereas this time they are getting the value play. Fields has dropped from initial stock. My fingers are crossed for Wes and Bears Nation. Getting a true prospect outside of the top 10, here. 

13. Rashawn Slater, OT, Chargers: Plain and simple, Justin Herbert needs the help up front. This was a must for the Chargers. They can only hope Slater pans out. I can't knock this pick at all; it's working on necessity. 

14. Alijah Vera-Tucker, OL, Jets: Joe Douglas knows offensive linemen. Mekhi Becton is an absolute beast. Things are coming together for the Jets with Douglas at the helm. Becton and Tucker are looking to become Nick Mangold and D'Brickashaw Ferguson, relatively speaking. My Jets are building from the inside-out. Hopefully the foresight leads to future success. Fingers crossed. 

15. Mac Jones, QB, Patriots: Are you kidding me with this? When is it gonna end with these Patriots?? For awhile, this was Kyle Shanahan's guy. Mac was looking like the possible No. 3 overall pick in the draft to the San Francisco 49ers. And now he drops to freakin' Belichick and McDaniels at 15? Just another nightmare in the AFC East. I'm sure Belichick and McDaniels will coach him up good and proper. Still... he could be the 4th-best QB in the division long term behind Josh Allen, Zach Wilson and Tua. Maybe Tua is actually the weakest of the 4? 

20. Kadarius Toney, WR, Giants: Initially the "prevailing thought" was that the Giants were going WR at 11. I talked about this yesterday on Twitter, actually. Of course, after the trade they go to No. 20 and go WR anyway. I just don't know with Dave Gettleman. You're talking about a team that already has Kenny Golladay, Darius Slayton, Sterling Shepard, John Ross, Evan Engram and Saquon Barkley. Is this really necessary? I personally like stockpiling playmakers, but the Giants have so many other positions to address. I can't really say I'm on board, here. More than anything... is Daniel Jones really the answer, anyway? I'd rather see a better all-around quarterback with these particular weapons. 

24. Najee Harris, RB, Steelers: James Conner was never really the answer. He's a nice No. 2 RB, I guess. He's not a bellcow to me. Not a workhorse. I'm behind Mike Tomlin and his Steelers on this selection. Najee should step in as an immediate fantasy force. One situation I keep bringing up is Aaron Jones vs. A.J. Dillon with the Packers last season - the fantasy world got tricked by Dillon's Twitter posts showcasing insane muscles. He became a "sexy" pick. A fresh name and fresh player to gush over. But Aaron Jones wasn't going anywhere. He's one of the best all-around running backs in the NFL. Well, that isn't the situation here with the Steelers. Conner needs to step aside and we can safely draft Najee in all formats. 

25. Travis Etienne, RB, Jaguars: Whoaaaa, nelly! The Twitterverse is ablaze with this one. What happened to our fantasy darling, James Robinson? He's already the hottest topic of discussion on fantasy Twitter today. Etienne comes in and we gotta be looking at a Josh Jacobs/Kenyan Drake situation here, no? At least that's the way I feel. None of the 4 can be a true fantasy RB1. Robinson and Jacobs still look like the RB2s to me, while Drake spells Jacobs and Etienne finds his footing at this level. I'm not abandoning J-Rob yet, no way. Najee Harris has alot more fantasy value than Etienne right now. 

27. Rashod Bateman, WR, Ravens: I don't think anyone is particularly impressed by Miles Boykin or Devin Duvernay. Bateman really has a shot to emerge here, but I dunno if we can trust the Ravens evaluating wide receivers. I trust them with rough-and-tough guys in the trenches - also obviously with running backs - but something always seems to fall short with the finesse players. Still, Bateman will get every opportunity. We have to give him a real shot in Dynasty leagues. 

Hopefully I'll have more coming soon! 

2021 NFL Fantasy Rankings: AFC East & AFC North

 

Photo Credit: BillsWire/Nick Wojton

Gettin' started early! Here's what I have thus far... 

Quarterbacks

 

1.    John Allen – Bills

2.    Lamar Jackson – Ravens

3.    Ben Roethlisberger – Steelers

4.    Baker Mayfield – Browns

5.    Joe Burrow – Bengals

6.    Tua Tagovailoa – Dolphins

7.    Sam Darnold – Jets

8.    Ryan Fitzpatrick – Dolphins

9.    Cam Newton – Patriots

10.  Mason Rudolph – Steelers

11.  Jarrett Stidham – Patriots

12.  Ryan Finley – Bengals

13.  Case Keenum – Browns

14.  James Morgan – Jets   

Running Backs

 

1.    Nick Chubb - Browns

2.    JK Dobbins – Ravens

3.    Damien Harris – Patriots

4.    Joe Mixon – Bengals

5.    Kareem Hunt – Browns

6.    James Conner – Steelers

7.    Myles Gaskin – Dolphins

8.    Salvon Ahmed – Dolphins

9.    Devin Singletary - Bills

10.  Zack Moss – Bills

11.  Gus Edwards – Ravens

12.  Sony Michel – Patriots

13.  Josh Adams – Jets

14.  Ty Johnson – Jets

15.  James White – Patriots

16.  La’Mical Perine – Jets

17.  Anthony McFarland – Steelers

18.  Benny Snell - Steelers

19.  Giovani Bernard – Bengals

20.  Mark Ingram – Ravens

21.  Rex Burkhead – Patriots

22.  Trayveon Williams – Bengals  

23.  D’Ernest Johnson – Browns

24.  Justice Hill – Ravens

25.  Matt Breida – Dolphins

26.  TJ Yeldon – Bills

Wide Receivers

 

1.    Stefon Diggs – Bills

2.    Diontae Johnson - Steelers

3.    JuJu Smith-Schuster - Steelers

4.    DeVante Parker – Dolphins

5.    Tyler Boyd – Bengals

6.    Tee Higgins – Bengals  

7.    Odell Beckham – Browns

8.    Marquise Brown – Ravens

9.    Jarvis Landry – Browns

10.  Chase Claypool – Steelers

11.  Denzel Mims – Jets

12.  Rashard Higgins – Browns

13.  A.J. Green – Bengals

14.  Jamison Crowder – Jets

15.  John Brown - Bills

16.  Gabriel Davis – Bills

17.  Cole Beasley – Bills

18.  Jakobi Meyers – Patriots

19.  Jakeem Grant – Dolphins

20.  Preston Williams – Dolphins

21.  Lynn Bowden – Dolphins

22.  N’Keal Harry – Patriots

23.  Donovan Peoples-Jones – Browns

24.  Willie Snead – Ravens

25.  Breshad Perriman – Jets

26.  Damiere Byrd – Patriots

27.  Devin Duvernay – Ravens

28.  James Washington – Steelers

29.  Isaiah Ford – Dolphins

30.  Isaiah McKenzie – Bills

31.  Miles Boykin – Ravens

32.  Gunner Olszewski – Patriots

33.  Vyncint Smith – Jets

34.  Mack Hollins – Dolphins

Tight Ends

 

1.    Mark Andrews – Ravens

2.    Austin Hooper - Browns

3.    Mike Gesicki – Dolphins

4.    Eric Ebron - Steelers

5.    Dawson Knox – Bills

6.    Devin Asiasi – Patriots

7.    Chris Herndon – Jets

8.    David Njoku - Browns

9.    Drew Sample – Bengals

10.  Harrison Bryant – Browns

11.  Dalton Keene – Patriots

12.  C.J. Uzomah – Bengals

13.  Ryan Griffin – Jets

14.  Tyler Kroft – Bills

Kickers

 

1.    Justin Tucker – Ravens

2.    Jason Sanders – Dolphins

3.    Tyler Bass – Bills

4.    Chris Boswell - Steelers

5.    Randy Bullock – Bengals

6.    Nick Folk – Patriots

7.    Cody Parkey – Browns

8.    Chase McLaughlin - Jets

Defenses

 

1.    Steelers

2.    Dolphins

3.    Ravens

4.    Patriots

5.    Bills

6.    Browns

7.    Jets

8.    Bengals