I’ll just go ahead and say it: Pro Football Focus has a major stats crush on Aaron Donald. The football analytics site has been zeroed in on just how special the Rams defensive tackle is since his 2013 Defensive Rookie of the Year showing, but this offseason they’ve awarded him an inordinate albeit, warranted, amount of attention.

They’ve ranked him the No. 1 player in the league headed into the 2017 season, and ranked him No. 2 behind Tom Brady in their list of the best players of the 2016 season – naming him the best defensive player of the year.

Outside of Donald though, the Rams are an easy team to overlook. They haven’t posted a .500 season in nearly a decade, and their new coaching regime and relocation to Los Angeles has them lacking the kind of identity that other teams with top notch defenders benefit from – like the Seahawks, Broncos and Texans.

Perhaps that’s why PFF continues to inundate their Twitter feed with glowing Donald statistics that really highlight the fact that he’s in a class of his own among defensive tackles, and even other notable pass rushers.

Here’s what PFF has tweeted about Donald just in the last three days:

Is there a more dominant player in the NFL today? pic.twitter.com/6KbuTcYf8Q — Pro Football Focus (@PFF) July 15, 2017

The highest graded player on the defensive interior from 2016 is no surprise. pic.twitter.com/3x2u4NMM4q — Pro Football Focus (@PFF) July 15, 2017

Is there anything Aaron Donald isn't elite at? pic.twitter.com/h0m0IXuuzK — Pro Football Focus (@PFF) July 16, 2017

Aaron —> Elite Name pic.twitter.com/yL9HmYdmEJ — Pro Football Focus (@PFF) July 17, 2017

Obviously PFF are not the only ones singing Donald’s praises, as he is widely considered to be one of the best defenders in the NFL and capable of being the anchor of a championship-caliber defense. Still, no other analysts have been bold enough to say that he’s the No. 1 player in the league as we approach a new season.

Then again, Donald is transcendent in ways that make him much more versatile than your average defensive tackle. And for a team that will undoubtedly have to rely on their defense as much as the Rams will, it’s quite possible that he will impact the outcome of his team’s season more than any other player in 2017.