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NFC South's top 25 players & the NFL's Secret Superstars

Pat Yasinskas posted today that he will be posting a countdown of who he considers to be the NFC South's top 25 players, one each day over the next few weeks. He started with 45 players on his list, and today's post list the 20 players that didn't make the cut for the final top 25, and it had some surprises. Panthers who didn't make his his cut from 45 down to the top 25 players list are, TE Greg Olsen, LB Luke Kuechly (no rookies made his list), OT Jordan Gross, and his 26th player CB Chris Gamble. With those players off the list, I'd say that only leaves Cam, Smitty, CJ, Kalil, and maybe Beason (if he doesn't discount him because of last season's injury) with shots at the top 25.

ProFootballFocus.com has been posting a "Secret Superstar" for each of the NFL's 32 teams for almost a month now (27 teams), posting their write up on Panthers DE Greg Hardy yesterday (6-15-12), and bd posted it, so I figure no point in waiting any longer to post it (I can just include the last 5 players later in this post). As you look at the list, you'll see that their emphasis is probably a little more upon "Secret" than on "Superstar", so here it is, ...after the jump...

OG - Andy Levitre - Bills

QB's - Matt Moore & David Garrard - Dolphins

LB - Rob Ninkovich - Patriots

OLB - Aaron Maybin - Jets

DT - Pernell McPhee - Ravens

DE - Carlos Dunlap - Bengals

S - T. J. Ward - Browns

RB - Isaac Redman - Steelers

CB - Brice McCain - Texans

C - Samson Satele - Colts

CB - Derek Cox - Jaguars

DT's - Karl Klug & Jurrell Casey - Titans

DE's - Tyson Jackson & Glenn Dorsey - Chiefs

CB - Chris Harris - Broncos

SS - Tyvon Branch - Raiders

NT - Cam Thomas - Chargers

DE - Sean Lissemore - Cowboys

DT - Linval Joseph - Giants

DT - Derek Landri - Eagles

LB - Perry Riley - Redskins

CB - Tim Jennings - Bears

DE - Willie Young - Lions

LB - D. J. Smith - Packers

CB - Chris Cook - Vikings

S - William Moore - Falcons

DE - Greg Hardy - Panthers

OT - Zach Strief - Saints

Here are the final 5 "Secret Superstars":

DE - Michael Bennett - Buccaneers

NT - David Carter - Cardinals

CB - Richard Sherman - Seahawks

OLB - Ahmad Brooks - 49ers

DE - William Hayes - Rams

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