The Baltimore Ravens continue with their dominance on the NFL Network’s Top 100 Players of 2020 list. The three-part program used its second episode to dive into the middle of the list — 70-41. After putting four players on the bottom third of the list, the Ravens made yet another appearance with cornerback Marcus Peters coming in at No. 53.
Peters was originally with the Los Angeles Rams last year before a midseason trade sent him to Baltimore at the trade deadline. Peters’ placement on this list only highlights how big of a steal he was for Baltimore, getting a star player for relative peanuts. The Ravens sent reserve linebacker Kenny Young and a fifth-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft to Los Angeles for Peters’ services, eventually locking him up to a three-year contract extension as well.
In 10 games for the Ravens, he accounted for three interceptions, returning two of them for touchdowns. Impressively, Peters has six pick-sixes over his five-year career, showing a knack for not only making a big play but rubbing a little salt in the wound in the process. Peters isn’t just all about the splash plays as a defender, however. When targeted, Peters allowed a ridiculously low 63.4 passer rating in 2019, helping create one of the most feared secondaries in the game last season.
Peters making the NFL’s Top 100 list is a bit of redemption after not making the cut last year. He was No. 79 on the 2018 edition of the list and No. 32 in 2017.
