Several Ravens ranked in the top 5 at their positions according to PFF

Pro Football Focus is considered a great resource for grading players on a snap by snap basis. They recently released their rankings of the top 5 players at each position, and there are some Ravens prominently ranked:

Top 5 Tackles by PFF Pass Block Rating: 1. Joe Thomas 93 2. Andrew Whitworth 91 3. Tyron Smith 90 4. Jason Peters 90 5. Ricky Wagner 89

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Top 5 Interior Defenders by PFF Run Defense Rating:&#10;1. D. Harrison 93&#10;2. M. Dareus 92&#10;3. B. Williams 91&#10;4. J. Watt 90&#10;5. S. Richardson 90</p>&mdash; Pro Football Focus (@PFF) <a href="https://twitter.com/PFF/status/639075158884356096">September 2, 2015</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Top 5 Safeties by PFF Coverage Rating:&#10;1. Will Hill 92&#10;2. Tyrann Mathieu 92&#10;3. Eric Weddle 91&#10;4. Husain Abdullah 88&#10;5. Kam Chancellor 87</p>&mdash; Pro Football Focus (@PFF) <a href="https://twitter.com/PFF/status/638811954455400449">September 1, 2015</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Top 5 Edge Defenders by PFF Run Defense Rating:&#10;1. K. Mack 93&#10;2. V. Miller 91&#10;3. M. Bennett 90&#10;4. J. Hughes 86&#10;5. T. Suggs 86</p>&mdash; Pro Football Focus (@PFF) <a href="https://twitter.com/PFF/status/638744352353710084">September 1, 2015</a></blockquote>

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It is not surprising that any of these players placed in the top 5, as we all watched them on a game to game basis. It is slightly surprising that Will Hill III is the #1 coverage safety though.

Surprisingly, neither inside linebacker made the top 5:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Top 5 LBs by PFF Coverage Rating:&#10;1. Karlos Dansby 94&#10;2. Thomas Davis 92&#10;3. Luke Kuechly 91&#10;4. Jerrell Freeman 90&#10;5. Brandon Marshall 89</p>&mdash; Pro Football Focus (@PFF) <a href="https://twitter.com/PFF/status/638507131164078080">September 1, 2015</a></blockquote>

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