Super Bowl LVII between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs is just days away, and it has the potential to be an excellent matchup.
It will feature two of the NFL‘s best young quarterbacks, Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes, as well as some of the game’s better offensive skill players.
ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith ranked what he feels are the top five players in this game.
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By now, Mahomes has become a household name, and by making his third Super Bowl appearance in four years, he has the opportunity to claim his second world championship before turning 28, which would put him on track to assemble quite an impressive career resume.
Hurts really blossomed this season after many questioned his ability to be a game manager and accurately throw the football in his first two years.
This year, he put up 3,701 passing yards while completing 66.5 percent of his pass attempts, to go along with his 760 yards and 13 touchdowns on the ground.
Jones has been growing into one of the NFL’s best defensive linemen, and his 15.5 sacks, 29 quarterback hits and 17 tackles for loss earned him his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl nod and his first All-Pro first-team selection.
Kelce is universally regarded as the league’s best tight end, and the departure of wide receiver Tyreek Hill enabled him to accumulate 1,338 yards and 12 touchdowns this year while getting selected to the Pro Bowl for the eighth straight time and the All-Pro first-team for the fourth time.
Reddick emerged this season as an excellent pass rusher and the main anchor of a Philly pass defense that gave up fewer passing yards than any other team.
The fact that Smith didn’t mention A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith or Miles Sanders shows how much talent will be showcased in this year’s Super Bowl.
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