Rank
Player
Position
2017 team
2018 team
Rank change
Reference
Year accomplishments
1
Tom Brady
Quarterback
New England Patriots
0
1
2
Antonio Brown
Wide receiver
Pittsburgh Steelers
2
2
6th Pro Bowl selection
4th First-team All-Pro selection
First player to ever record 100+ receptions, 1200+ receiving yards and 5+ receiving touchdowns in 5 consecutive seasons.
3
Carson Wentz
Quarterback
Philadelphia Eagles
NR
3
4
Julio Jones
Wide receiver
Atlanta Falcons
1
4
5
Le'Veon Bell
Running back
Pittsburgh Steelers
4
5
3rd Pro Bowl selection
2nd First-team All-Pro selection
Most average scrimmage yards per game since 2013 (129.0)
Most scrimmage yards by a Steeler in his first 5 seasons (7,996 yards)
6
Todd Gurley
Running back
Los Angeles Rams
NR
6
7
Aaron Donald
Defensive tackle
Los Angeles Rams
8
7
4th Pro Bowl selection
3rd First-team All-Pro selection
AP DPOY
Leads all DT's with 11 sacks and 27 quarterback hits in 2017
Only player with 25+ quarterback hits, 10+ sacks and 5 Forced fumbles in 2017
8
Drew Brees
Quarterback
New Orleans Saints
8
8
9
Von Miller
Linebacker
Denver Broncos
7
9
10
Aaron Rodgers
Quarterback
Green Bay Packers
4
10
Highest ever career Passer rating (103.8) and Touchdown-Interception Ratio (313-79)
11
Russell Wilson
Quarterback
Seattle Seahawks
13
11
12
Luke Kuechly
Linebacker
Carolina Panthers
8
12
5th Pro Bowl selection
4th First-team All-Pro selection, first defensive player to do so since 2013
Art Rooney Award winner
100+ tackles in all 6 season in NFL
Most tackles in NFL since 2012 with 818
13
DeAndre Hopkins
Wide receiver
Houston Texans
NR ( 90 )
13
14
Calais Campbell
Defensive end
Jacksonville Jaguars
69
14
15
Rob Gronkowski
Tight end
New England Patriots
8
15
5th Pro Bowl selection
5th First-team All-Pro selection
76 receiving TD's since 2010, 1st in the NFL
3rd all time in career receiving touchdowns by a tight end
NFL leader for receiving yards by a tight end in 2017 (1,084)
16
Khalil Mack
Defensive end
Oakland Raiders
Chicago Bears
11
16
17
Jalen Ramsey
Cornerback
Jacksonville Jaguars
NR
17
18
Ben Roethlisberger
Quarterback
Pittsburgh Steelers
4
18
6th Pro Bowl selection
Most 500+ passing yard games in NFL history (3 )
19
Everson Griffen
Defensive end
Minnesota Vikings
73
19
20
Alvin Kamara
Running back
New Orleans Saints
NR
20
21
Bobby Wagner
Linebacker
Seattle Seahawks
18
21
4th Pro Bowl selection
3rd First team All-Pro selection
22
A. J. Green
Wide receiver
Cincinnati Bengals
5
22
7th Pro Bowl selection
1000 receiving yards in 7 of 8 seasons
23
Patrick Peterson
Cornerback
Arizona Cardinals
4
23
7th Pro Bowl selection
5 Career Pro Bowl interceptions
24
Travis Kelce
Tight end
Kansas City Chiefs
2
24
3rd Pro Bowl selection
Second team All-Pro selection
Led all TE's in catches (83 ) and yards-after-catches
25
Cam Newton
Quarterback
Carolina Panthers
19
25
Career-high in rushing yards (754 yards)
3rd All-time in rushing yards by a quarterback
26
Cameron Jordan
Defensive end
New Orleans Saints
NR
26
3rd Pro Bowl selection
1st First team All-Pro selection
13 sacks in 2017
27
Larry Fitzgerald
Wide receiver
Arizona Cardinals
18
27
11th Pro Bowl selection
2nd in Pro Bowl appearances amongst active player on the Top 100 list (Tom Brady , 13)
Oldest player to record 100-catch and 1000+ receiving yard and 5+ touchdown season, 3rd consecutive season to reach the mark.
28
Chandler Jones
Defensive end
Arizona Cardinals
57
28
2nd Pro Bowl selection
1st First team All-Pro selection
NFL Sacks leader (17 ) and Tackles-for-losses leader (28 )
29
Matt Ryan
Quarterback
Atlanta Falcons
19
29
Fastest player to reach 40,000 passing yards (151 games)
30
LeSean McCoy
Running back
Buffalo Bills
3
30
6th Pro Bowl selection, with 5th in a row
30th NFL player to rush for 10,000 yards in their career
31
Matthew Stafford
Quarterback
Detroit Lions
0
31
31,947 passing yards, 2nd in NFL since 2011 (Drew Brees , 35,179 yards)
32
Jadeveon Clowney
Defensive end
Houston Texans
17
32
2nd Pro Bowl selection
Career high in sacks (9.5), quarterback hits, tackles, forced fumbles and fumble recoveries
1 of 2 players with 20+ quarterback hits and 20+ tackles for losses (Chandler Jones )
2nd with 21 tackles for losses (Chandler Jones, 28)
33
Kareem Hunt
Running back
Kansas City Chiefs
NR
33
34
DeMarcus Lawrence
Defensive end
Dallas Cowboys
NR
34
1st Pro Bowl selection
1st 2nd-team All-Pro selection
Tied 2nd with 14.5 sacks in 2017 (Chandler Jones ).
Most sacks in a season by a Cowboy since DeMarcus Ware in 2011
35
A. J. Bouye
Cornerback
Jacksonville Jaguars
NR
35
1st Pro Bowl selection
1st 2nd-team All-Pro selection
41.7 Passer rating allowed, best amongst CB's with 50+ targets, with no receiving touchdowns allowed
36
Adam Thielen
Wide receiver
Minnesota Vikings
NR
36
1st Pro Bowl selection
1st 2nd-team All-Pro selection
5th in Receiving yards in 2017
1 of 3 undrafted playerswith a season with 90+ receptions and 1200+ season in Super-Bowl Era (Wes Welker , Rod Smith )
2nd in 3rd down receptions with 33 in 2017 (Keenan Allen , 26)
37
Joey Bosa
Defensive end
Los Angeles Chargers
63
37
1st Pro Bowl selection
1 of 2 players with 70+ tackles and 10+ sacks (Khalil Mack )
38
Jared Goff
Quarterback
Los Angeles Rams
NR
38
39
Tyron Smith
Offensive tackle
Dallas Cowboys
21
39
5th Pro Bowl selection
2nd straight year as highest-ranked offensive lineman
1 of 2 tackles to make the last 5 Pro Bowls (Trent Williams )
40
Tyreek Hill
Wide receiver
Kansas City Chiefs
4
40
41
Keenan Allen
Wide receiver
Los Angeles Chargers
NR
41
1st Pro Bowl selection
2017 NFL Comeback Player of the Year
1st player to ever record 10+ Receptions, 100+ Receiving yards, 1+ Receiving TD in 3 consecutive games
1st in NFL in 3rd down receptions in 2016 (26 )
42
Earl Thomas
Free safety
Seattle Seahawks
12
42
6th Pro Bowl selection
2nd 2nd-team All-Pro selection
Only player with 25+ interceptions and 10+ forced fumbles since entering the NFL in 2010
43
Mark Ingram II
Running back
New Orleans Saints
NR
43
2nd Pro Bowl selection
230 Carries, 1124 Rushing yards, 12 Rushing Touchdowns, 58 Receptions, 416 Receiving yards
44
David DeCastro
Guard
Pittsburgh Steelers
53
44
3rd Pro Bowl selection
2nd 1st-team All-Pro selection
Allowed career-low 0.5 sacks
45
Davante Adams
Wide receiver
Green Bay Packers
NR ( 56 )
45
1st Pro Bowl selection
10 Receiving touchdowns in 2017
Lead NFL in receiving touchdowns since 2016 (22 )
No. 101 in the 2017 chart[3 ]
46
Harrison Smith
Free safety
Minnesota Vikings
28
46
3rd Pro Bowl selection
1st-team All-Pro
78 tackles, 7 Tackles-for-losses, 5 interceptions, 12 passes defensed
47
Ryan Shazier
Linebacker
Pittsburgh Steelers
NR
47
2nd Pro Bowl selection
89 tackles, 3 Tackles-for-losses, 3 interceptions, 11 passes defensed
48
Cameron Heyward
Defensive end
Pittsburgh Steelers
NR
48
1st Pro Bowl selection (Listed as Interior Linebacker)
1st First-Team All-Pro
1 of 5 players with 10+ sacks, 15+ Tackles-for-losses and 3 passes defensed
49
Darius Slay
Cornerback
Detroit Lions
NR
49
50
Deshaun Watson
Quarterback
Houston Texans
NR
50
51
Case Keenum
Quarterback
Minnesota Vikings
Denver Broncos
NR
51
1st in Passer rating from weeks 10-17 (107.2)
1 of 6 QB's with 20+ passing TD's and under 10 interceptions
52
Jarvis Landry
Wide receiver
Miami Dolphins
Cleveland Browns
10
52
3rd Pro Bowl selection
Receptions leader
400 receptions in 4 seasons (NFL record)
Only player with 5+ receptions in all 16 games in 2017
53
Aqib Talib
Cornerback
Denver Broncos
Los Angeles Rams
16
53
5th Pro Bowl selection
4th All-time with 10 Interception touchdowns (Rod Woodson with 12)
2nd with 34 interceptions since 2008
54
Ezekiel Elliott
Running back
Dallas Cowboys
47
54
Highest rookie debut in the history of the Top 100 chart in 2017 .
1 of 3 players to average 20+ carries/game. (Leonard Fournette , Le'Veon Bell )
1st with 98.3 yards per game in 2017
1st in NFL in rushing yards and rushing TD's since 2016 (2,614, 22)
55
Xavier Rhodes
Cornerback
Minnesota Vikings
11
55
2nd Pro Bowl selection
1st First-team All-Pro
5th consecutive season with 10+ passes defensed
56
Philip Rivers
Quarterback
Los Angeles Chargers
17
56
57
Trent Williams
Offensive tackle
Washington Redskins
10
57
6th Pro Bowl selection
No sacks allowed in 363 pass-blocking snaps in only 10 games played and started in 2017
58
Leonard Fournette
Running back
Jacksonville Jaguars
NR
58
Fastest and 2nd fastest recorded speed by RB on 2 carries (22 mph+ vs. Steelers , 21.76 mph vs. Rams )
1 of 3 players to average 20+ carries/game. (Ezekiel Elliott , Le'Veon Bell )
Tied 2nd with 6 games with 100+ yards including playoffs (Todd Gurley with 7)
59
Casey Hayward
Cornerback
Los Angeles Chargers
5
59
2nd Pro Bowl selection
2nd-Team AP All-Pro
Tied 2nd with 22 Passes defensed (Darius Slay, 26)
Lowest completion percentage allowed in 2017 (42%)
Tied 1st in interceptions since 2016 with 11 interceptions (Marcus Peters )
1st in passes defensed with 42 since 2016
60
Derek Carr
Quarterback
Oakland Raiders
49
60
3rd Pro Bowl selection
Franchise record 103 Passing TD's in 4 seasons
61
Ndamukong Suh
Defensive tackle
Miami Dolphins
Los Angeles Rams
6
61
Most quarterback hits amongst DT's since entering the league in 2010 (147)
62
Micah Hyde
Safety
Buffalo Bills
NR
62
1st Pro Bowl selection
1st Second-team All-Pro selection
Career high in tackles, interceptions and passes defensed (82, 5, 13)
1 of 5 current players with 3 straight seasons of 3+ int
Made playoffs in every season in the NFL (4 with Green Bay Packers , 1 with the Bills)
63
Geno Atkins
Defensive tackle
Cincinnati Bengals
5
63
6th Pro Bowl selection
1 of 2 DT's with 20+ quarterback hits and 9+ sacks (Aaron Donald )
Most sacks amongst DT's since entering the league in 2010 (61.0).
64
Richard Sherman
Cornerback
Seattle Seahawks
San Francisco 49ers
43
64
Most interceptions and passes defensed since entering the league in 2011.
Lowest completion percentage allowed since 2011 with >300 targets (47.4%)
65
Stefon Diggs
Wide receiver
Minnesota Vikings
NR
65
115.0 Passer rating when targeted by Case Keenum
Reached 200 receptions in 40 games played in career
66
Jurrell Casey
Defensive tackle
Tennessee Titans
20
66
3rd Pro Bowl selection
Career-high 19 quarterback hits
5 seasons with 5+ sacks
67
Telvin Smith
Linebacker
Jacksonville Jaguars
NR
67
1st Pro Bowl selection
1st Second-team All-Pro selection
Most tackles in the first 4 seasons as a Jaguar (447)
1 of 3 players with 100+ tackles and 3 interceptions
68
Zach Ertz
Tight end
Philadelphia Eagles
NR
68
1st Pro Bowl selection
Super Bowl champion (1st time)
Tied franchise record with 8 receiving TD's in a season (Brent Celek , 2009) in Super-Bowl era.
3 straight seasons with 70+ receptions and 800+ receiving yards
69
Fletcher Cox
Defensive tackle
Philadelphia Eagles
31
69
3rd Pro Bowl selection
3rd Second-team All-Pro selection
Super Bowl champion (1st time)
2nd best QB pressure percentage amongst DT's on pass rush snaps
70
Devonta Freeman
Running back
Atlanta Falcons
29
70
1 of 2 players with 3,000+ rushing yards and 30+ rushing TD's in the last 3 seasons. (Le'Veon Bell )
71
Zack Martin
Guard
Dallas Cowboys
13
71
4th Pro Bowl selection
2nd Second-team All-Pro selection
Started all 64 regular season games and 3 post-season games in 4 seasons
Allowed least QB pressures by a guard (11 )
Allowed <2 sacks in each of his 4 seasons
Became highest paid guard in NFL in June, 2018.
72
Delanie Walker
Tight end
Tennessee Titans
3
72
73
Thomas Davis
Linebacker
Carolina Panthers
16
73
74
Cameron Wake
Defensive end
Miami Dolphins
12
74
9 straight seasons with 5+ sacks, on Julius Peppers went 10 straight.
Led team in sacks (10.5), quarterback hits (27 ) and tackles for losses (12 )
75
Kam Chancellor
Safety
Seattle Seahawks
41
75
556 tackles since becoming a starter in 2011 (6th amongst safeties)
First retired player to ever feature on the Top 100 list (announced retirement after the complete list was revealed).
76
Melvin Ingram
Defensive end
Los Angeles Chargers
NR
76
77
Odell Beckham Jr.
Wide receiver
New York Giants
69
77
1 of 8 players in NFL history to record 300+ receptions, 4,000+ yards and 30+ TD's in the first 4 seasons
2nd in NFL with 38 receiving TD's since 2014 (Antonio Brown )
3rd in NFL with 94.1 yards per game since 2014 (Brown, Julio Jones )
78
Taylor Lewan
Offensive tackle
Tennessee Titans
6
78
2nd Pro Bowl selection
32 starts, 5 sacks conceded in 2-season span
79
Marcus Peters
Cornerback
Kansas City Chiefs
Los Angeles Rams
47
79
Tied 3rd in interceptions (5 )
Only player with 5+ in each of the last 3 seasons
60.5 Passer rating allowed since 2015, 2nd to A. J. Bouye with 200+ targets
80
Kevin Byard
Safety
Tennessee Titans
NR
80
81
Michael Thomas
Wide receiver
New Orleans Saints
NR
81
82
Marshon Lattimore
Cornerback
New Orleans Saints
NR
82
11th overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft
1st Saint to win AP DROY
Leads all rookies with 5 interceptions and 18 passes defensed
3rd lowest Passer rating allowed amongst CB's (45.3)
83
Linval Joseph
Defensive tackle
Minnesota Vikings
NR ( 21 )
83
84
J. J. Watt
Defensive end
Houston Texans
49
84
85
Bruce Irvin
Defensive end
Oakland Raiders
NR
85
Most Forced Fumbles in a two-season span (10 )
86
Chris Harris Jr.
Cornerback
Denver Broncos
23
86
Tied fewest missed tackles amongst CB's with 40+ tackles (2 )
68.0 Passer rating when targeted since 2014
87
Andrew Whitworth
Offensive tackle
Los Angeles Rams
NR
87
4th Pro Bowl selection
1st-Team AP All-Pro
Oldest tackle to start 10+ games in 2017 (36 )
88
Yannick Ngakoue
Defensive end
Jacksonville Jaguars
NR
88
1st Pro Bowl selection
1 of 2 players with 10+ sacks and 5+ forced fumbles (Aaron Donald )
Only player with 20+ sacks and 10+ forced fumbles since 2016
89
Jimmy Graham
Tight end
Seattle Seahawks
Green Bay Packers
NR
89
90
Jimmy Garoppolo
Quarterback
New England Patriots /San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
NR
90
91
David Bakhtiari
Offensive tackle
Green Bay Packers
NR
91
92
Landon Collins
Safety
New York Giants
64
92
2nd Pro Bowl selection
Since 2015, leads all safeties in tackles (332) and 2nd in passes defensed (28 )
3-time team leader (99 )
93
Mike Daniels
Defensive end
Green Bay Packers
9
93
94
Kirk Cousins
Quarterback
Washington Redskins
Minnesota Vikings
24
94
1st QB in NFL history to change teams after 3 consecutive seasons with 4,000+ passing yards
95
Lane Johnson
Offensive tackle
Philadelphia Eagles
NR
95
96
Malcolm Jenkins
Safety
Philadelphia Eagles
6
96
2nd Pro Bowl selection
Super Bowl champion (2nd time)
1 of 2 safeties with 5+ tackles for losses, and 8+ passes defensed (Harrison Smith )
97
Carlos Hyde
Running back
San Francisco 49ers
Cleveland Browns
NR
97
One of 3 RB's to lead team in carries and receptions (Todd Gurley , LeSean McCoy )
3-time team leader in rushing yards (2015–17)
98
C. J. Mosley
Linebacker
Baltimore Ravens
NR
98
99
Doug Baldwin
Wide receiver
Seattle Seahawks
11
99
2nd Pro Bowl selection
Tied fewest in drops with 100+ targets (2 drops of 116 targets)
100
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
Safety
Green Bay Packers
23
100
1 of 2 safeties with 70+tackles, 3+ interceptions and <5 missed tackles
1 of 7 safeties with multiple interceptions in 3 straight seasons.