The NFL Top 100 is an annual list that features the top one hundred players in the National Football League, as chosen by fellow NFL players. The rankings are based on an off-season poll organized by the NFL, whereby 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. In the ten-year history of the countdown, only Tom Brady has been voted No. 1 multiple times.
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 Redskinsquarterback, Donovan McNabb and ended when New England Patriots quarterback and 2010 NFL MVP Tom Brady was selected as the number one ranked player.
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 Titansrunning back, Chris Johnson, and concluded the reveal of the number one ranked player, and the 2011 MVP, Green Bay Packers quarterback, Aaron Rodgers. 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.
The NFL Top 100 list returned for the 2015 NFL season. The season ran from May 6 to July 8, 2015. The number one ranked player of 2015 was Houston Texansdefensive end J. J. Watt. It marked the first year a defensive player ranked No. 1. It was also the first time the No. 1 ranked player was not the defending MVP of the league. The MVP that year, Aaron Rodgers, was ranked number two.
The NFL Top 100 list returned for the 2017 NFL season. The season ran from May 1 to June 26, 2017. The number one ranked player of 2017 was New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, becoming the first player to be voted No. 1 more than once. It was also the second time the No. 1 player was not the reigning MVP of the league. Matt Ryan, the MVP of that season, was ranked number ten.
2018
The NFL Top 100 list returned for the 2018 NFL season. The season ran from April 30 to June 25, 2018. The number one ranked player of 2018 was New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, marking his third time being voted No. 1.
The NFL Top 100 list returned for the 2020 NFL season, running daily from July 26 to July 29. The number one ranked player was Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson.
