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