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TCU lands on Pro Football Focus’ preseason Top 25

TCU safety Travin Howard (left) and defensive end Josh Carraway close in on Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes in a 2015 game in Lubbock. The return of Howard and Carraway is among the reasons TCU is recognized in some preseason Top 25 rankings.
TCU safety Travin Howard (left) and defensive end Josh Carraway close in on Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes in a 2015 game in Lubbock. The return of Howard and Carraway is among the reasons TCU is recognized in some preseason Top 25 rankings. Star-Telegram

Everybody’s getting into the preseason Top 25 game.

Pro Football Focus has put one out, and TCU is on it at No. 19.

PFF, which has built a reputation for grading every play of every player, likes the way TCU’s defense is trending “with 72 percent of defensive snaps returning ... ”

So that’s another preseason Top 25 for TCU. They’ve landed in a similar range in other Top 25s this spring.

Carlos Mendez: 817-390-7760, @calexmendez

This story was originally published May 20, 2016 at 1:33 PM with the headline "TCU lands on Pro Football Focus’ preseason Top 25."

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