Television series
NFL Top 100
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Country of origin
| United States
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Original language
| English
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No.
of seasons
| 13
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No.
of episodes
| 130
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Running time
| 3?9 minutes (per player)
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Network
| NFL Network
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Release
| 2011
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2011
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NFL Top 10
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The
NFL Top 100
is an annual television series counting down the top one hundred players in the
National Football League
(NFL), as chosen by fellow NFL players. The rankings are based on an off-season poll organized by the NFL, where players vote on their peers based on their performance for the recent NFL season. Only players that are not retired in the next season are eligible for consideration.
[1]
In 2010,
NFL Network
aired
The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players
, an all-time top 100 list, with wide receiver
Jerry Rice
being voted as the number-one player. The following year, the network debuted their annual
NFL Top 100
, with quarterback
Tom Brady
being voted at the top. Brady holds the record for most number-one selections, with four (2011, 2017, 2018, and 2022). Fellow quarterback
Patrick Mahomes
is the only other player to have been voted number-one multiple times (2021, 2023). Running back
Adrian Peterson
(2013), defensive end
J. J. Watt
(2015), and defensive tackle
Aaron Donald
(2019) are the only non-quarterbacks to be voted number-one. Following Brady's retirement and resulting exclusion from the
2023 list
, quarterback
Aaron Rodgers
holds the distinction of being the only player to be an
NFL Top 100
selection each year of its existence.
[2]
Series overview
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History
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The first season
of the series was released prior to the
2011 NFL season
.
NFL Network
released ten episodes, each revealing ten players on the list during the 2011 offseason. The first episode, revealing the players ranked #100 through #91 was aired on April 30, 2011. The list's top 10 players were revealed when the tenth episode of the 2011 list was aired on July 3, 2011. The list and series began with the #100 ranked player,
Washington Redskins
quarterback
Donovan McNabb
,
[3]
and ended when
New England Patriots
quarterback
and
2010
NFL MVP
Tom Brady
was selected as the number one ranked player.
[4]
The
NFL Top 100
list returned for the
2012 NFL season
.
The season
ran from April 28 to June 27, 2012. The list began with
Tennessee Titans
running back
,
Chris Johnson
,
[5]
and concluded the reveal of the number one ranked player, and the
2011
MVP
,
Green Bay Packers
quarterback
,
Aaron Rodgers
.
[6]
Each episode of the season was followed up by
NFL Top 100 Reaction Show
, which featured
NFL Network
analysts reacting and voicing their opinions on the ten most recent players revealed on the list.
[7]
The series has run every offseason since, following the same countdown format, and continuing to feature players and analysts reacting to the rankings.
[8]
[9]
Players with most
Top 100
selections
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Player
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Position
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Years selected
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Peak
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Aaron Rodgers
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Quarterback
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13
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2011
?
2023
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#1 (
2012
)
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Tom Brady
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Quarterback
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12
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2011
?
2022
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#1 (4 times)
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Drew Brees
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Quarterback
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10
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2011
?
2020
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#2 (2 times)
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Von Miller
^
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Linebacker
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2012
?
2020
,
2022
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#2 (
2017
)
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Russell Wilson
^
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Quarterback
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2013
?
2022
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#2 (
2020
)
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Larry Fitzgerald
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Wide receiver
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2011
?
2020
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#7 (
2012
)
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Trent Williams
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Offensive tackle
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2013
?
2019
,
2021
?
2023
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#14 (2 times)
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J. J. Watt
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Defensive end
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9
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2013
?
2021
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#1 (
2015
)
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Aaron Donald
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Defensive tackle
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2015
?
2023
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#1 (
2019
)
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Ben Roethlisberger
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Quarterback
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2011
?
2019
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#18 (
2018
)
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Cam Newton
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Quarterback
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8
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2012
?
2019
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#1 (
2016
)
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Julio Jones
^
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Wide receiver
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2013
,
2015
?
2021
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#3 (
2017
)
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Khalil Mack
^
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Defensive end
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2015
?
2021
,
2023
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#3 (
2019
)
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Travis Kelce
^
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Tight end
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2016
?
2023
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#5 (2 times)
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A. J. Green
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Wide receiver
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2012
?
2019
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#9 (
2014
)
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Bobby Wagner
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Linebacker
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2015
,
2017
?
2023
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#13 (
2020
)
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Earl Thomas
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Safety
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2012
?
2018
,
2020
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#17 (
2014
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Philip Rivers
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Quarterback
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2011
,
2012
,
2014
?
2019
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#17 (
2019
)
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Patrick Peterson
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Cornerback
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2012
?
2019
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#18 (
2016
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Tyron Smith
^
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Offensive tackle
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2014
?
2020
,
2022
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#18 (
2017
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Cameron Jordan
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Defensive end
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2014
,
2016
,
2018
?
2023
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#23 (
2020
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Ndamukong Suh
^
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Defensive tackle
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2011
?
2018
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#24 (
2015
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Reception
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Several NFL players have expressed negative opinions of
NFL Top 100
. Responding to the 2021 list,
Arizona Cardinals
offensive tackle
D. J. Humphries
called the list "bullshit" and "made up" and cast personal doubt on if players actually vote, stating that he had never voted.
[10]
In 2022, former tackle
Andrew Whitworth
, a 3×
NFL Top 100
selection himself, also asserted that not every player votes on the list, calling it a "joke" and "content filler".
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See also
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References
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- ^
Where Would Manning, Megatron & Other Retirees Be on the Top 100 Players of 2016?
.
National Football League
. July 13, 2016
. Retrieved
July 10,
2019
– via
YouTube
.
- ^
#51 Aaron Rodgers (QB, Jets) | Top 100 Players of 2023
.
NFL Top 100
.
National Football League
. August 8, 2023
. Retrieved
October 4,
2023
– via
YouTube
.
- ^
"Top 100: Donovan McNabb"
. National Football League. April 27, 2011
. Retrieved
May 10,
2013
.
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Aashish Sharma (July 4, 2011).
"Tom Brady Named NFL's Top Player of 2011: Why He Will Go Down as the Greatest"
.
Bleacher Report
. Retrieved
May 10,
2013
.
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Michael David Smith (April 29, 2012).
"Chris Johnson falls 87 spots in NFL Top 100 ranking"
.
Pro Football Talk
. NBC Sports
. Retrieved
May 10,
2013
.
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Network Ranking (June 27, 2012).
"
'The Top 100: Players of 2012': Aaron Rodgers"
. National Football League
. Retrieved
May 10,
2013
.
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"Top 100 reaction: Biggest surprise"
. National Football League. April 28, 2012
. Retrieved
May 10,
2013
.
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Sara Bibel (April 19, 2013).
"NFL Network Presents 'The Top 100 Players of 2013'
"
.
TV by the Numbers
. Zap 2 it. Archived from
the original
on May 1, 2013
. Retrieved
May 10,
2013
.
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Wilson, Aaron (April 29, 2013).
"Dennis Pitta Named NFL's 100th-best player"
.
The Baltimore Sun
. Retrieved
May 10,
2013
.
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Balzer, Howard (September 3, 2021).
"Humphries on NFL Top 100 Players: It's 'All Made Up'
"
.
Sports Illustrated
. Retrieved
November 15,
2023
.
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Crisafulli, Owen (August 15, 2022).
"
'It's a joke': Andrew Whitworth rips NFL Top 100 list, exposes that not all players vote"
.
ClutchPoints
. Retrieved
November 15,
2023
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