You probably would not struggle to identify the NFL's best players, if asked. Any casual fan can point to the game's elite quarterbacks -- , , etc. -- or pick a random starter from recent rosters. But what if you were asked to rank the best from each team? What if you could take one from each of the 32 clubs? Well, we asked ourselves those very questions in an effort to procure the 's top duos entering 2021.A couple of notes on our proce s before we get to the ranking:Consider this like adraft for the 2021 season. Sometimes that requires separating Logan Forsythe Jersey players from their context/actual situations. If you were building a team for 2021 alone and could draft this duo of a team's best players over that team's duo of best players, which would you rather have?We chose players for each duo based on past performance and future projection. So, for example, was in consideration for the , but we thought and had big enough resumes enough future promise to represent Atlanta. The , meanwhile, have few players with as much upside as , so he made it.Positional value matters, but it doesn't hold all the weight. We used this mindset in finalizing each duo and ranking said duos. Example A: may be an upgrade at quarterback in Washington, but and ended up representing Football Team because they're more irreplaceable. Example B: and may not presently be more proven/talented than and , but they're arguably more valuable because of their positions.This ranking does not fairly a se s which teams are better than others. Just because someone has two elite players doesn't mean the rest of their roster is balanced or deep. It should, however, give some indication as to which clubs are better off than others. One Mahomes, after all, is equivalent to maybe two dozen other "top" duos.And one final, albeit totally anecdotal and subjective, observation about the forthcoming ranking: Below are a few teams that had more or fewer elite-duo players to choose from than expected:Teams with more "top duo" candidates than expected:Teams with fewer "top duo" candidates than expected:FalconsJaguarsWashingtonNow, without further ado, ranking 2021's top NFL duos, from worst to first:At this point, the only reasonable thing to do is expect will either not be a Texan or not play a full season, regardle s of whether his civil lawsuit case is settled prior to the fall. In that case, you're left with an underrated but injury-prone wideout best suited for No. 2 duties and a left tackle who's never once played a full season. Houston is hurting.These are two bona fide defensive starters when healthy, but that's kind of the point: We're in the year 2021. Want to replace one with 31-year-old linebacker , who mi sed all of 2020? Be our guest. New England may have a much higher floor this year, but it' David Freese Jersey s still lacking in elite playmakers. Gilmore may or may not even be back as he enters his age-31 season. Nothing wrong with these guys. You could do a heck of a lot worse if you're building an offensive line, and the trenches are more important than most realize. But the plethora of playmakers ahead of them on this list prove how devoid of skill talent Detroit really is. If you want to argue for here, that's fine, but it doesn't move the needle. , , and maybe even rookie could fit as well. Like the Pats, however, they're pretty reliant on older or banged-up defensive talent. Chubb and Simmons can still be Grade-A starters for years to come, but the former has mi sed time in two straight Kenta Maeda Jersey seasons.Nothing splashy about this duo, but boy are you getting some beef on both sides of the ball. Becton has the looks of a short- and long-term fix at left tackle, and Williams is probably a bit underrated after an improved year rushing the pa ser in New York. The only reason they edge out the Jets is because they're safer bets to produce regularly in 2021. Both vets could easily be on the decline in the next year or two, though, and Cox isn't as steady as you'd hope. That said, the Eagles have a surprising amount of other candidates: , , and newcomer among them.If he's at full form, Barkley single-handedly makes New York better just because he's a freak of nature -- more than capable of changing a game. Bradberry is a No. 1 cover man. But is either guy really, deeply scaring you right now? and could be swapped in, and New York's spot would probably remain the same.Such a tough duo to rank. When healthy, McCaffrey is one of the game's top dual threats. Problem is, he plays a very replaceable position. Moore, meanwhile, doesn't get the credit he deserves but isn't nece sarily a game-wrecker. and are Maury Wills Jersey two other names who drew consideration here. Who else are you picking here? , who's played a full season just once in six years? Waddle at least offers more explosive upside. Howard is maybe the league's premier ballhawk at corner but may or may not be back in Miami.This is almost entirely about Lawrence, who offers as much promise as any rookie QB and obviously gives you far more positional value than, say, Waddle or McCaffrey. As a whole, though, this is an extremely unproven duo. Plug in or or , and Jacksonville is still lacking star power. is no longer the chief reason Pittsburgh is competitive. Heyward and Watt alone give you an All-Pro-caliber defensive line, and the latter is still ascending. or even also deserve mention. If you buy into the idea that Arthur Smith is going to turn Ryan into , then sure, bump them up a few spots. But Ryan has been far more good, if not serviceable, than special lately. Ridley helps, boasting No. 1 play-making production. You could argue Kyle Pitts belongs here, but if Ryan's still a top 15 QB, that counts for a lot.If you haven't noticed yet, so many of these bottom- and mid-tier duos could easily be shuffled and remain accurate. Carr and Waller are a Joc Pederson Jersey Pro Bowl-caliber pairing at key spots, even if Carr has tended to fizzle down the stretch along with the rest of the Raiders. and/or could easily be slotted in as well. But Bosa and Warner, much like the Steelers' pairing of Heyward and Watt, are golden building blocks for a feisty defense. Not as important as QB or other spots in 2021, but considering the ceiling for Bosa's pa s rushing and Warner's field patrolling, you'd be hard-pre sed to pa s on them. Another tough one to rank. Why? Because you aren't going to find many linemen better than Nelson or linebackers better than Leonard, and yet OG and LB are fairly far down on the totem pole of importance. Talent-wise, they're probably a top five or 10 duo. could probably be swapped in for Leonard, and the ranking would remain the same.This exemplifies the positional value stuff. Most would agree Nelson and Leonard, in Indy, are better at their respective positions. But a No. 1 WR and No. 1 pa s rusher is almost always a better deal than a No. 1 guard and No. 1 linebacker. The Bears may not