Ranking the Ten Best Players In Super Bowl LX

The Super Bowl LX matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots features some of the best talent in the league on offense and defense. Here is a ranking of the ten best players in this Super Bowl LX matchup.

Super Bowl LX: Ranking the Ten Best Players

10. S Nick Emmanwori. Seattle Seahawks

The do-it-all rookie safety has already turned himself into one of the best player-makers on defense in the entire league. Emmanwori has lined up all over the defense from linebacker, defensive line, safety, and cornerback.

9. DT Byron Murphy II, Seattle Seahawks

The second-year 2024 first-round pick has taken a leap from his first to second year in the NFL. He finished the season with seven sacks, and he and Leonard Williams have been key to a Seattle defensive line that is among the top of the league in fewest rushing yards allowed.

8. DT Milton Williams, New England Patriots

Williams signed a four-year $104 million contract with the Patriots in free agency before the season started. He was an integral part of a Philadelphia defensive line that won the Super Bowl just a season ago. He has two sacks during this playoff run and has helped transform the Patriots’ defense. He missed five games this season, and in the games Williams played, the Pats allowed 76.2 rushing yards a game; with him off the field, they allowed 145 rush yards per game.

7. IDL Leonard Williams, Seattle Seahawks

Williams has played some of the best football of his career the last two seasons in Seattle. Williams is a big part of a stout Seattle defensive line that can stop the run and get after the quarterback.

6. LB Ernest Jones, Seattle Seahawks

Jones was one of the best linebackers in the NFL this season, and his production showed that. Jones had 126 tackles and five interceptions for the top defense in the league in Seattle. Jones was also an All-Pro selection this season.

5. QB Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks

Off his play the last two seasons, Darnold has solidified himself among the top-ten rankings of all quarterbacks in the league. Darnold helped lead a top-five offense in Seattle this season by passing for 4,048 yards and 25 touchdowns.

4. CB Devon Witherspoon, Seattle Seahawks

The former top-five pick from the 2023 NFL Draft has shown himself to be one of the best corners in the NFL. He was the top graded corner at Pro Football Focus, and he has ascended to one of the best coverage corners and tackling corners in the league under Seahawks coach Mike MacDonald. Witherspoon was also a second-team All-Pro selection.

3. CB Christian Gonzalez, New England Patriots

Gonzalez is simply one of the best outside cornerbacks in the league. He was a second-team All-Pro selection in 2024 and has been held in high regard with other players at his position, such as Patrick Surtain II and Derek Stingley. As the best defender on the Patriots, he will be key to their success on Sunday.

2. WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle Seahawks

Smith-Njigba has a claim that he is the best player at his position currently. In 2025, Smith-Njigba took his game to the next level by leading. The NFL in receiving yards with 1,793 yards to go, with ten touchdowns. He is a finalist and the current favorite to win the 2025 NFL Offensive Player of the Year award and was a first-team All-Pro selection.

1. QB Drake Maye, New England Patriots

Maye was a second-team All-Pro selection and has quickly turned himself into one of the best quarterbacks in the league in just his second season. Maye has a good chance to not only win the regular season MVP award but the Super Bowl LX MVP award as well. Maye would be the youngest quarterback to ever win a Super Bowl if he and the Patriots get it done.