2016 NFL Top 100
Based on votes by active NFL players before the 2016 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 | Cam Newton | QB | Carolina Panthers |
| 2 | Tom Brady | QB | New England Patriots |
| 3 | J.J. Watt | DE | Houston Texans |
| 4 | Antonio Brown | WR | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 5 | Adrian Peterson | RB | Minnesota Vikings |
| 6 | Aaron Rodgers | QB | Green Bay Packers |
| 7 | Luke Kuechly | LB | Carolina Panthers |
| 8 | Julio Jones | WR | Atlanta Falcons |
| 9 | Rob Gronkowski | TE | New England Patriots |
| 10 | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR | New York Giants |
| 11 | Josh Norman | CB | Washington Football Team |
| 12 | Carson Palmer | QB | Arizona Cardinals |
| 13 | Khalil Mack | DE | Oakland Raiders |
| 14 | Aaron Donald | DT | Los Angeles Rams |
| 15 | Von Miller | LB | Denver Broncos |
| 16 | A.J. Green | WR | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 17 | Russell Wilson | QB | Seattle Seahawks |
| 18 | Patrick Peterson | CB | Arizona Cardinals |
| 19 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR | Houston Texans |
| 20 | Richard Sherman | CB | Seattle Seahawks |
| 21 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 22 | Todd Gurley | RB | Los Angeles Rams |
| 23 | Joe Thomas | T | Cleveland Browns |
| 24 | Darrelle Revis | CB | New York Jets |
| 25 | Brandon Marshall | WR | New York Jets |
| 26 | Justin Houston | LB | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 27 | Larry Fitzgerald | WR | Arizona Cardinals |
| 28 | Tyrann Mathieu | S | Arizona Cardinals |
| 29 | Geno Atkins | DT | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 30 | Drew Brees | QB | New Orleans Saints |
| 31 | Allen Robinson | WR | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 32 | Kam Chancellor | S | Seattle Seahawks |
| 33 | Doug Martin | RB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 34 | Aqib Talib | CB | Denver Broncos |
| 35 | Andy Dalton | QB | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 36 | DeMarcus Ware | LB | Denver Broncos |
| 37 | Marshal Yanda | G | Baltimore Ravens |
| 38 | Greg Olsen | TE | Carolina Panthers |
| 39 | Muhammad Wilkerson | DE | New York Jets |
| 40 | Ndamukong Suh | DT | Miami Dolphins |
| 41 | Le'Veon Bell | RB | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 42 | Tyron Smith | T | Dallas Cowboys |
| 43 | Ezekiel Ansah | DE | Detroit Lions |
| 44 | Tyler Eifert | TE | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 45 | Trent Williams | T | Washington Football Team |
| 46 | Philip Rivers | QB | San Diego Chargers |
| 47 | Eli Manning | QB | New York Giants |
| 48 | Chandler Jones | DE | Arizona Cardinals |
| 49 | Fletcher Cox | DT | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 50 | Devonta Freeman | RB | Atlanta Falcons |
| 51 | Dez Bryant | WR | Dallas Cowboys |
| 52 | Chris Harris Jr. | CB | Denver Broncos |
| 53 | Lavonte David | LB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 54 | Thomas Davis | LB | Carolina Panthers |
| 55 | Eric Berry | S | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 56 | Blake Bortles | QB | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 57 | Clay Matthews | LB | Green Bay Packers |
| 58 | Kawann Short | DT | Carolina Panthers |
| 59 | Michael Bennett | DE | Seattle Seahawks |
| 60 | Reggie Nelson | S | Oakland Raiders |
| 61 | NaVorro Bowman | LB | San Francisco 49ers |
| 62 | Demaryius Thomas | WR | Denver Broncos |
| 63 | Gerald McCoy | DT | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 64 | Reshad Jones | S | Miami Dolphins |
| 65 | Marcus Peters | CB | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 66 | Earl Thomas | S | Seattle Seahawks |
| 67 | Andrew Whitworth | T | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 68 | T.J. Ward | S | Denver Broncos |
| 69 | LeSean McCoy | RB | Buffalo Bills |
| 70 | Carlos Dunlap | DE | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 71 | Calais Campbell | DE | Arizona Cardinals |
| 72 | Doug Baldwin | WR | Seattle Seahawks |
| 73 | Harrison Smith | S | Minnesota Vikings |
| 74 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR | Denver Broncos |
| 75 | Jamaal Charles | RB | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 76 | Linval Joseph | DT | Minnesota Vikings |
| 77 | Jordan Reed | TE | Washington Football Team |
| 78 | Chris Ivory | RB | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 79 | Ryan Kalil | C | Carolina Panthers |
| 80 | Derrick Johnson | LB | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 81 | Alex Smith | QB | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 82 | Delanie Walker | TE | Tennessee Titans |
| 83 | Telvin Smith | LB | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 84 | Tamba Hali | LB | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 85 | Kirk Cousins | QB | Washington Football Team |
| 86 | Jonathan Stewart | RB | Carolina Panthers |
| 87 | Julian Edelman | WR | New England Patriots |
| 88 | Cameron Heyward | DE | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 89 | Allen Hurns | WR | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 90 | Matt Forte | RB | New York Jets |
| 91 | Travis Kelce | TE | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 92 | Andrew Luck | QB | Indianapolis Colts |
| 93 | Jeremy Maclin | WR | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 94 | Gary Barnidge | TE | Cleveland Browns |
| 95 | Mike Daniels | DT | Green Bay Packers |
| 96 | Sammy Watkins | WR | Buffalo Bills |
| 97 | Richie Incognito | G | Buffalo Bills |
| 98 | Jarvis Landry | WR | Miami Dolphins |
| 99 | Cameron Jordan | DE | New Orleans Saints |
| 100 | Derek Carr | QB | Oakland Raiders |
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