NFL Top 100 Players — Yearly List of Top-Ranked Player
NFL Network has featured a yearly top 100 list of NFL players, based on votes from active NFL players, since 2011.
Only two players have topped the list more than once — Tom Brady (four times) and Patrick Mahomes (twice).
Below is a list of the top-ranked player in each annual iteration of their rankings with a link to the full list for each year.
| Year | Player | Pos. | Team | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tyreek Hill | WR | Miami Dolphins | 
| 2023 | Patrick Mahomes | QB | Kansas City Chiefs | 
| 2022 | Tom Brady | QB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 
| 2021 | Patrick Mahomes | QB | Kansas City Chiefs | 
| 2020 | Lamar Jackson | QB | Baltimore Ravens | 
| 2019 | Aaron Donald | DT | Los Angeles Rams | 
| 2018 | Tom Brady | QB | New England Patriots | 
| 2017 | Tom Brady | QB | New England Patriots | 
| 2016 | Cam Newton | QB | Carolina Panthers | 
| 2015 | J.J. Watt | DE | Houston Texans | 
| 2014 | Peyton Manning | QB | Denver Broncos | 
| 2013 | Adrian Peterson | RB | Minnesota Vikings | 
| 2012 | Aaron Rodgers | QB | Green Bay Packers | 
| 2011 | Tom Brady | QB | New England Patriots |