Key Highlights
- It works the same way with other players, even when they fly under the radar. Pro Football Focus recently compiled a list of every team's secret superstar, the one player who is the most underrated impact player.
- For the Tennessee Titans, it won't surprise anyone to see who fits the bill for PFF. Tennessee Titans: LB Cedric GrayGray emerged as one of the NFL’s premier run defenders this season.
- His 92.7 PFF run-defense grade ranked second among all defenders, and he consistently showed elite instincts around the football.
- Gray made first contact on 110 plays — no other Titan recorded more than 69 — and he led Tennessee with 13 tackles for loss or no gain, a total that ranked 15th leaguewide. The Titans drafted Gray in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL draft.
- He landed on injured reserve that August and missed the first half of the 2024 season.