PFF's Team of the Preseason: Chicago's Brett Rypien and New York's Israel Abanikanda lead the way

• A home-run hitter: Jets running back Israel Abanikanda finished the preseason with a 90.4 PFF rushing grade to lead all at the position.

• A veteran performance: Longtime NFL safety Tony Jefferson forced a fumble, recorded a pass breakup and scored two interceptions in the preseason finale. He finished the preseason with 10 solo tackles and three defensive stops.

• Dominate your fantasy draft: Subscribe to PFF+ to get full access to PFF’s suite of fantasy football tools, including the fantasy mock draft simulator, live draft assistant, fantasy draft rankings, cheat sheets and more! Click here to subscribe!

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

Offense

QB: Brett Rypien, Chicago Bears
RB: Israel Abanikanda, New York Jets
WR: Laquon Treadwell, Indianapolis Colts
WR: Easop Winston Jr., Seattle Seahawks
TE: David Martin-Robinson, Tennessee Titans
Flex: WR Bryce Oliver, Tennessee Titans
LT: David Quessenberry, Minnesota Vikings
LG: Chandler Zavala, Carolina Panthers
C: Sam Mustipher, Denver Broncos
RG: Bill Murray, Chicago Bears
RT: Cole Van Lanen, Jacksonville Jaguars

Defense

EDGE: Jesse Luketa, Arizona Cardinals
EDGE: Tre'Mon Morris-Brash, Los Angeles Chargers
DI: Taki Taimani, Minnesota Vikings
DI: Lwal Uguak, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
LB: Ben VanSumeren, Philadelphia Eagles
LB: Jake Hummel, Los Angeles Rams
CB: Jarrick Bernard-Converse, New York Jets
CB: Nate Wiggins, Baltimore Ravens
S: Tony Jefferson, Los Angeles Chargers
S: Keidron Smith, Denver Broncos
Flex: CB Dwight McGlothern, Minnesota Vikings

Special teams

K: Brandon Aubrey, Dallas Cowboys
P: Michael Dickson, Seattle Seahawks
K/PR: D'Wayne Eskridge, Seattle Seahawks
ST: Darnay Holmes, New York Giants

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE PRESEASON: RB ISRAEL ABANIKANDA, NEW YORK JETS

The Jets’ 2023 fifth-round draft pick proved his ability as a home-run hitter with a 45-yard touchdown run against the New York Giants in Week 3. He finished the preseason with a 90.4 PFF rushing grade to lead all at the position.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE PRESEASON: S TONY JEFFERSON, LOS ANGELES CHARGERS

The veteran defensive back played 90 snaps against the Dallas Cowboys in the preseason finale and had a monster game. He forced a fumble, recorded a pass breakup and scored two interceptions. He finished the preseason with 10 solo tackles and three defensive stops.