2012 NFL Top 100
Based on votes by active NFL players before the 2012 season, the table below lists the top 100 NFL players as originally featured on NFL Network.
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| Rank | Player | Pos. | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Rodgers | QB | Green Bay Packers |
| 2 | Drew Brees | QB | New Orleans Saints |
| 3 | Calvin Johnson | WR | Detroit Lions |
| 4 | Tom Brady | QB | New England Patriots |
| 5 | Darrelle Revis | CB | New York Jets |
| 6 | DeMarcus Ware | LB | Dallas Cowboys |
| 7 | Larry Fitzgerald | WR | Arizona Cardinals |
| 8 | Adrian Peterson | RB | Minnesota Vikings |
| 9 | Haloti Ngata | DT | Baltimore Ravens |
| 10 | Patrick Willis | LB | San Francisco 49ers |
| 11 | Terrell Suggs | LB | Baltimore Ravens |
| 12 | Maurice Jones-Drew | RB | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 13 | Jared Allen | DE | Minnesota Vikings |
| 14 | Jimmy Graham | TE | New Orleans Saints |
| 15 | Andre Johnson | WR | Houston Texans |
| 16 | Ed Reed | S | Baltimore Ravens |
| 17 | Justin Smith | DE | San Francisco 49ers |
| 18 | LeSean McCoy | RB | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 19 | Troy Polamalu | S | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 20 | Ray Lewis | LB | Baltimore Ravens |
| 21 | Rob Gronkowski | TE | New England Patriots |
| 22 | Ray Rice | RB | Baltimore Ravens |
| 23 | Wes Welker | WR | New England Patriots |
| 24 | Jason Pierre-Paul | DE | New York Giants |
| 25 | Arian Foster | RB | Houston Texans |
| 26 | Julius Peppers | DE | Chicago Bears |
| 27 | Clay Matthews | LB | Green Bay Packers |
| 28 | Frank Gore | RB | San Francisco 49ers |
| 29 | James Harrison | LB | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 30 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 31 | Eli Manning | QB | New York Giants |
| 32 | Jahri Evans | G | New Orleans Saints |
| 33 | Matt Forte | RB | Chicago Bears |
| 34 | Tamba Hali | DE | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 35 | Steve Smith | WR | Carolina Panthers |
| 36 | Charles Woodson | CB | Green Bay Packers |
| 37 | Steven Jackson | RB | St. Louis Rams |
| 38 | Ndamukong Suh | DT | Detroit Lions |
| 39 | Victor Cruz | WR | New York Giants |
| 40 | Cam Newton | QB | Carolina Panthers |
| 41 | Matthew Stafford | QB | Detroit Lions |
| 42 | Jason Peters | T | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 43 | Vernon Davis | TE | San Francisco 49ers |
| 44 | Jason Babin | DE | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 45 | Vonta Leach | FB | Baltimore Ravens |
| 46 | Champ Bailey | CB | Denver Broncos |
| 47 | Mike Wallace | WR | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 48 | Devin Hester | WR | Chicago Bears |
| 49 | Maurkice Pouncey | C | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 50 | Peyton Manning | QB | Denver Broncos |
| 51 | Brian Urlacher | LB | Chicago Bears |
| 52 | Von Miller | LB | Denver Broncos |
| 53 | Tony Gonzalez | TE | Atlanta Falcons |
| 54 | Brian Cushing | LB | Houston Texans |
| 55 | Patrick Peterson | CB | Arizona Cardinals |
| 56 | Greg Jennings | WR | Green Bay Packers |
| 57 | Trent Cole | DE | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 58 | Jonathan Vilma | LB | New Orleans Saints |
| 59 | Jake Long | T | Miami Dolphins |
| 60 | Darren McFadden | RB | Oakland Raiders |
| 61 | Philip Rivers | QB | San Diego Chargers |
| 62 | Justin Tuck | DE | New York Giants |
| 63 | LaMarr Woodley | LB | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 64 | Logan Mankins | G | New England Patriots |
| 65 | Roddy White | WR | Atlanta Falcons |
| 66 | Earl Thomas | S | Seattle Seahawks |
| 67 | Joe Staley | T | San Francisco 49ers |
| 68 | Elvis Dumervil | DE | Denver Broncos |
| 69 | Carlos Rogers | CB | San Francisco 49ers |
| 70 | Michael Vick | QB | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 71 | DeSean Jackson | WR | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 72 | Lance Briggs | LB | Chicago Bears |
| 73 | Johnathan Joseph | CB | Houston Texans |
| 74 | Joe Flacco | QB | Baltimore Ravens |
| 75 | Jason Witten | TE | Dallas Cowboys |
| 76 | Carl Nicks | G | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 77 | A.J. Green | WR | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 78 | Derrick Johnson | LB | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 79 | Nnamdi Asomugha | CB | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 80 | Jordy Nelson | WR | Green Bay Packers |
| 81 | Vince Wilfork | DT | New England Patriots |
| 82 | Joe Thomas | T | Cleveland Browns |
| 83 | Fred Jackson | RB | Buffalo Bills |
| 84 | Chris Long | DE | St. Louis Rams |
| 85 | NaVorro Bowman | LB | San Francisco 49ers |
| 86 | Darren Sproles | RB | New Orleans Saints |
| 87 | London Fletcher | LB | Washington Football Team |
| 88 | Michael Turner | RB | Atlanta Falcons |
| 89 | Dwight Freeney | DE | Indianapolis Colts |
| 90 | Hakeem Nicks | WR | New York Giants |
| 91 | Tony Romo | QB | Dallas Cowboys |
| 92 | John Kuhn | FB | Green Bay Packers |
| 93 | Cortland Finnegan | CB | St. Louis Rams |
| 94 | Marshawn Lynch | RB | Seattle Seahawks |
| 95 | Tim Tebow | QB | New York Jets |
| 96 | D'Qwell Jackson | LB | Cleveland Browns |
| 97 | Donald Penn | T | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 98 | Willis McGahee | RB | Denver Broncos |
| 99 | Ryan Kalil | C | Carolina Panthers |
| 100 | Chris Johnson | RB | Tennessee Titans |
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