NFL: Top 101 Current Players

by Chad Jones

Is JJ Watt the best player in the NFL? Photo credit NFL 

During the Lull on the NFL Calendar, lists & rankings fill the void. On a yearly basis, the Players vote on an NFL Top 100 list, which leads to spirited debate. Here's my Top 100 List entering the 2013 NFL Season. Let's hear your criticism! 

1    J.J. Watt DL Houston
2    Aaron Rodgers QB Green Bay
3    Adrian Peterson RB Minnesota
4    Peyton Manning QB Denver
5    Calvin Johnson WR Detroit
6    Von Miller OLB Denver
7    Tom Brady QB New England
8    Darrelle Revis CB Tampa Bay
9    Geno Atkins DT Cincinnati
10    Patrick Willis ILB San Francisco
11    Larry Fitzgerald WR Arizona
12    Clay Matthews III OLB Green Bay
13    Drew Brees QB New Orleans
14    A.J. Green WR Cincinnati
15    Richard Sherman CB Seattle
16    Rob Gronkowski TE New England
17    Cameron Wake DE Miami
18    Duane Brown LT Houston
19    Andre Johnson WR Houston
20    Earl Thomas FS Seattle
21    Patrick Peterson CB Arizona
22    Haloti Ngata DL Baltimore
23    Vincent Jackson WR Tampa Bay
24    Aldon Smith OLB San Francisco
25    Julio Jones WR Atlanta
26    Justin Smith DL San Francisco
27    Vince Wilfork NT New England
28    Marshawn Lynch RB Seattle
29    Jimmy Graham TE New Orleans
30    Jason Pierre-Paul DE New York Giants
31    Ndamukong Suh DT Detroit
32    Navarro Bowman ILB San Francisco
33    DeMarcus Ware OLB-DE Dallas
34    Eli Manning QB New York Giants
35    Calais Campbell DL Arizona
36    Joe Staley LT San Francisco
37    Ben Roethlisberger QB Pittsburgh
38    Joe Thomas LT Cleveland
39    Muhammad Wilkerson DL New York Jets
40    Brandon Marshall WR Chicago
41    Ryan Clady LT Denver
42    Julius Peppers DE Chicago
43    Carl Nicks LG Tampa Bay
44    Percy Harvin WR Seattle
45    Jairus Byrd FS Buffalo
46    Matt Ryan QB Atlanta
47    Charles Tillman CB Chicago
48    Joe Flacco QB Baltimore
49    Reggie Wayne WR Indianapolis
50    Gerald McCoy DT Tampa Bay
51    Mario Williams DE Buffalo
52    Terrell Suggs OLB Baltimore
53    Vernon Davis TE San Francisco
54    Kyle Williams NT Buffalo
55    Charles Johnson DE Carolina
56    Marshal Yanda RG Baltimore
57    Daryl Washington ILB Arizona
58    Jahri Evans RG New Orleans
59    Ray Rice RB Baltimore
60    Max Unger C Seattle
61    Demaryius Thomas WR Denver
62    Sean Weatherspoon OLB Atlanta
63    Jason Witten TE Dallas
64    Steve Smith WR Carolina
65    Tamba Hali OLB Kansas City
66    Russell Okung LT Seattle
67    Eric Weddle FS San Diego
68    Tony Romo QB Dallas
69    Jared Allen DE Minnesota
70    Reshad Jones SS Miami
71    Jamaal Charles RB Kansas City
72    Chris Long DE St. Louis
73    Ladarius Webb CB Baltimore
74    Dez Bryant WR Dallas
75    Mike Iupati LG San Francisco
76    Tony Gonzalez TE Atlanta
77    Antonio Cromartie CB New York Jets
78    LeSean McCoy RB Philadelphia
79    Luke Kuechly MLB Carolina
80    Joe Haden CB Cleveland
81    Roddy White WR Atlanta
82    Trent Williams LT Washington
83    Jerod Mayo LB New England
84    Victor Cruz WR New York Giants
85    Devin McCourty DB New England
86    Wes Welker WR Denver
87    Kam Chancellor SS Seattle
88    Brandon Flowers CB Kansas City
89    Anthony Spencer DE Dallas
90    Chad Greenway OLB Minnesota
91    Frank Gore RB San Francisco
92    Aaron Hernandez TE New England
93    Andy LeVitre LG Tennessee
94    Anthony Davis RT San Francisco
95    Derrick Johnson ILB Kansas City
96    Ed Reed FS Houston
97    Dashon Goldson FS Tampa Bay
98    Logan Mankins LG New England
99    Nick Mangold C New York Jets
100    Bobby Wagner MLB Seattle
101    Barry Coefield NT Washington