The Kansas City Chiefs have enjoyed a lot of success the past few seasons, and some of that can be attributed to some solid player for one of their young stars.
In a recent article by PFF’s Jonathon Macri, he ranks who he believes are the top 25 players under the age of 25 in the NFL. At No. 5, he has Chiefs defensive back Trent McDuffie ranked as the best young cornerback in the league.
“McDuffie went from being a top-five nickel cornerback in PFF overall grade for Steve Spagnuolo’s defense in 2023 to a top-five outside cornerback in 2024,” Macri writes. “He is the NFL’s highest-graded cornerback since 2023.”
His first two years in the league, McDuffie did not record an interception, but he was perhaps the best tackling corner in the league. But now, Chiefs defensive coordinator Stever Spagnuolo has him on the outside.
He recorded his first two career interceptions in 2024, and he was tied for sixth in the NFL in passes defended with 13. He was also able to show his versatility with six tackles for loss and four quarterback hits.
All of this led him to be named to one of the All-Pro teams for the second time in just his first three seasons in the league.
The Chiefs fell short of the three-peat this past season, losing to the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl. McDuffie and the rest of the team’s defense will be looking to help the team get back to the mountaintop.
