LISTEN: WFT’s Chase Young Underrated In NFL Top 100 List?

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Jeremy Brener | Aug 17, 2021

Just before the 2021 NFL season kicks off, the league is revealing its annual player-generated list of the 100 best players in the league.

With 100-41 already revealed, the Washington Football Team is represented twice on the list with offensive lineman Brandon Scherff at 98 and defensive end Chase Young at 61.

Scherff, 29, lands on the list for the first time in his six-year career and is hoping his rise as one of the top interior linemen in the league can earn him a sizeable contract after his franchise tag expires at the end of the season.

Young finds himself on the list after his rookie year, which should not come as much of a surprise. The NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year recorded 7.5 sacks and three fumble recoveries in his rookie season.

Young finds himself ranked just ahead of No. 66 J.J. Watt of the Arizona Cardinals and behind No. 59 Jason Pierre-Paul of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who had 9.5 sacks, four forced fumbles and a Super Bowl championship in 2020.

The list is still incomplete, but Young has definitely cemented himself as one of the premier defensive ends in the league and his potential is only going to improve from here.

On this episode of "Locked On Washington Football Team," hosts Chris Russell and David Harrison react to Young and Scherff landing on the NFL's Top 100 list.

Chris and David also talk react to Pro Football Focus' grades of the team's first preseason game against the New England Patriots.

The pair also talk about the positive developments from rookie linebacker Jamin Davis and cornerback Benjamin St-Juste, both of whom had interceptions in Monday's practice.

Chris and David deal with all that and more on this episode of "Locked on Washington Football Team". For more podcasts and information, join us here.

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Published Aug 17, 2021

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.