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Line 1: {{short description\|Television series}} {{For\|the 100th Anniversary All-Time Team\|~~National Football League~~NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team}} {{Infobox television \| image = NFL Top 100 logo.jpg Line 7: \| country = United States \| language = English \| num_seasons = 1314 \| num_episodes = ~~130~~140 \| runtime = 3–9 minutes (per player) \| first_aired = {{Start date\|2011}} \| last_aired = \| related = ''[[NFL Top 10]]'' \| channel = [[NFL+]], [[NFL Network]] }} The '''''NFL Top 100''''' is an annual television series counting down the top one hundred players in the [[National Football League]] (NFL), as chosen by fellow NFL players. The rankings are based on an off-season poll organized by the NFL, where 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.<ref>{{Cite AV media \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTA-Z8YZdWM \|title=Where Would Manning, Megatron & Other Retirees Be on the Top 100 Players of 2016? \|date=July 13, 2016 \|publisher=[[National Football League]]\|via=[[YouTube]]\|access-date=July 10, 2019}}</ref> In 2010, [[NFL Network]] aired ''[[The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players]]'', an all-time top 100 list, with wide receiver [[Jerry Rice]] being voted as the number-one player. The following year, the network debuted their annual ''NFL Top 100'', with quarterback [[Tom Brady]] being voted at the top. Brady holds the record for most number-one selections, with four (2011, 2017, 2018, and 2022). Fellow quarterback [[Patrick Mahomes]] is the only other player to have been voted number-one multiple times (2021, 2023). ~~Running~~Non-quarterbacks to be voted number-one include running back [[Adrian Peterson]] (2013), defensive end [[J. J. Watt]] (2015), ~~and~~ defensive tackle [[Aaron Donald]] (2019), ~~are~~and ~~the~~wide ~~only~~receiver ~~non-quarterbacks~~[[Tyreek toHill]] ~~be voted number-one~~(2024). Following Brady's retirement and resulting exclusion from the [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2023\|2023 list]], quarterback [[Aaron Rodgers]] holds the distinction of being the only player to be an ''NFL Top 100'' selection each year of its existence.<ref>{{cite AV media\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIg0QGrREjE\|title=#51 Aaron Rodgers (QB, Jets) {{pipe}} Top 100 Players of 2023\|work=NFL Top 100\|publisher=[[National Football League]]\|via=[[YouTube]]\|date=August 8, 2023\|accessdate=October 4, 2023}}</ref> ==Series overview== Line 119: \|[[Patrick Mahomes]] \|[[Kansas City Chiefs]] \|-▼ \|bgcolor="#008E97"\| ~~{{Main~~ \|[[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2011}}~~2024\|14]]▼ \| {{Start date\|2024\|7\|22}} \| {{End date\|2024\|8\|2}} \|[[Tyreek Hill]] \|[[Miami Dolphins]] \|} ==History== [[File:Tom Brady2 (1).jpg\|thumb\|~~200px~~220px\|[[Tom Brady]] has been named the #1 player four times]]▼ ▲{{Main\|NFL Top 100 Players of 2011}} Produced by [[NFL Films]], the series' [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2011\|~~The~~ first season]] ~~of the series~~ was released ~~prior to~~during the [[2011 NFL season\|2011 NFL offseason]].<ref name=Roberson>{{cite web\|last=Roberson\|first=Matthew\|url=https://www.gq.com/story/nfl-top-100\|title=How Does the NFL Top 100 Actually Work?\|work=[[GQ]]\|date=July 22, 2024\|accessdate=August 4, 2024}}</ref> The series was aired on [[NFL Network]], which 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 Redskins]] quarterback [[Donovan McNabb]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-top100-2011/09000d5d81f85e35/Top-100-Donovan-McNabb\|title=Top 100: Donovan McNabb\|publisher=National Football League\|date=April 27, 2011\|access-date=May 10, 2013}}</ref> and ended when [[New England Patriots]] [[quarterback]] and [[2010 NFL season\|2010]] NFL MVP [[Tom Brady]] was selected as the number one ranked player.<ref>{{cite web\|~~author~~last=~~Aashish~~ Sharma\|first=Aashish\|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/756848-tom-brady-named-nfls-top-player-of-2011-why-he-will-go-down-as-the-greatest\|title=Tom Brady Named NFL's Top Player of 2011: Why He Will Go Down as the Greatest\|website=[[Bleacher Report]]\|date=July 4, 2011\|access-date=May 10, 2013}}</ref>▼ ▲[[File:Tom Brady2 (1).jpg\|thumb\|200px\|[[Tom Brady]] has been named the #1 player four times]] ▲[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2011\|The first season]] of the series was released prior to the [[2011 NFL season]]. [[NFL Network]] 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 Redskins]] quarterback [[Donovan McNabb]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-top100-2011/09000d5d81f85e35/Top-100-Donovan-McNabb\|title=Top 100: Donovan McNabb\|publisher=National Football League\|date=April 27, 2011\|access-date=May 10, 2013}}</ref> and ended when [[New England Patriots]] [[quarterback]] and [[2010 NFL season\|2010]] NFL MVP [[Tom Brady]] was selected as the number one ranked player.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Aashish Sharma\|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/756848-tom-brady-named-nfls-top-player-of-2011-why-he-will-go-down-as-the-greatest\|title=Tom Brady Named NFL's Top Player of 2011: Why He Will Go Down as the Greatest\|website=Bleacher Report\|date=July 4, 2011\|access-date=May 10, 2013}}</ref> The ''NFL Top 100'' list returned for the [[2012 NFL season]]. [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2012\|The season]] ran from April 28 to June 27, 2012. The list began with [[Tennessee Titans]] [[running back]], [[Chris Johnson (running back)\|Chris Johnson]],<ref>{{cite web\|author=Michael David Smith\|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/29/chris-johnson-falls-87-spots-in-nfl-top-100-ranking/\|title=Chris Johnson falls 87 spots in NFL Top 100 ranking\|publisher=NBC Sports\|work=Pro Football Talk\|date=April 29, 2012\|access-date=May 10, 2013}}</ref> and concluded the reveal of the number one ranked player, and the [[2011 NFL season\|2011]] [[National Football League Most Valuable Player Award\|MVP]], [[Green Bay Packers]] [[quarterback]], [[Aaron Rodgers]].<ref>{{cite web\|author=Network Ranking \|url=http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-videos/09000d5d82a2b012/The-Top-100-Players-of-2012-Aaron-Rodgers\|title='The Top 100: Players of 2012': Aaron Rodgers\|publisher=National Football League \|date=June 27, 2012\|access-date=May 10, 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-top100-2012/09000d5d828ba94a/Top-100-reaction-Biggest-surprise\|title=Top 100 reaction: Biggest surprise\|publisher=National Football League\|date=April 28, 2012\|access-date=May 10, 2013}}</ref> The ''NFL Top 100'' list returned following the [[2012 NFL season]], running during the NFL's offseason.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Smith\|first=Michael David\|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/29/chris-johnson-falls-87-spots-in-nfl-top-100-ranking/\|title=Chris Johnson falls 87 spots in NFL Top 100 ranking\|publisher=NBC Sports\|work=Pro Football Talk\|date=April 29, 2012\|access-date=May 10, 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite AV media\|url=http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-top100-2012/09000d5d828ba94a/Top-100-reaction-Biggest-surprise\|title=Top 100 reaction: Biggest surprise\|website=[[National Football League\|NFL.com]]\|date=April 28, 2012\|access-date=May 10, 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503200556/http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-top100-2012/09000d5d828ba94a/Top-100-reaction-Biggest-surprise\|archive-date=May 3, 2012}}</ref> The series has run every offseason since, following the same countdown format, and continuing to feature players and analysts reacting to the rankings.<ref>{{cite web\|~~author~~last=~~Sara~~ Bibel\|first=Sara\|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/04/19/nfl-network-presents-the-top-100-players-of-2013/178807/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501090654/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/04/19/nfl-network-presents-the-top-100-players-of-2013/178807/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=May 1, 2013\|title=NFL Network Presents 'The Top 100 Players of 2013'\|publisher=Zap 2 it\|work=TV by the Numbers\|date=April 19, 2013\|access-date=May 10, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last=Wilson\|first=Aaron\|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/ravens-insider/bal-dennis-pitta-named-nfls-100thbest-player-20130429,0,5097026.story\|title=Dennis Pitta Named NFL's 100th-best player\|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]\|date=April 29, 2013\|access-date=May 10, 2013}}</ref> NFL Films have also released annual lists of ten players who just missed the ''Top 100'' listing.<ref>{{cite tweet\|url=https://twitter.com/NFLFilms/status/1818026953435132286\|number=1818026953435132286\|title=The players who just missed this year's #NFLTop100 list: 👇\|user=NFLFilms\|author-link=NFL Films\|date=July 29, 2024\|accessdate=August 4, 2024}}</ref> ===Players with most ''Top 100'' selections=== [[File:Aaron Rodgers ~~crop~~(51630824502).jpg\|thumb\|~~upright~~220px\|~~Quarteback~~Quarterback [[Aaron Rodgers]] has been selected to the ''Top 100'' list a record 1314 times]] [[File:Von Miller, Trent Williams (~~29315783687~~25405471758).jpg\|thumb\|~~upright\|~~[[Von Miller]] ~~has~~(''left'') ~~the~~and ~~most~~[[Trent Williams]] (''~~Top 100~~right'') have the most selections ~~among~~for a defensive ~~players~~player (10) and a non-quarterback (11), respectively]] {\| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" border="1" \|+ Key Line 150 ⟶ 154: ! Player \|\| Position \|\| {{tooltip\|#Sel.\|Number of Top 100 selections}} \|\| Years selected \|\| Peak \|- \| style="background:#cfecec;"\|[[Aaron Rodgers]]<sup>^</sup> \|\| [[Quarterback]] \|\| align="center"\|1314 \|\| align="left"\|[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2011\|2011]]–[[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2023~~2024\|~~2023~~2024]] \|\| #1 ([[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2014~~2012\|~~2014~~2012]]) \|- \| [[Tom Brady]] \|\| Quarterback \|\| align="center"\|12 \|\| align="left"\|[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2011\|2011]]–[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2022\|2022]] \|\| #1 (4 times) \|- \| style="background:#cfecec;"\|[[~~Drew~~Trent ~~Brees~~Williams]]<sup>^</sup> \|\| ~~Quarterback~~[[Offensive tackle]] \|\| ~~rowspan="5"~~ align="center"\|1011 \|\| align="left"\|[[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2011~~2013\|~~2011~~2013]]–[[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2020~~2019\|~~2020~~2019]], [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2021\|2021]]–[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2023\|2024]] \|\| #27 (2[[NFL ~~times~~Top 100 Players of 2024\|2024]]) \|- \| [[J.Drew ~~J. Watt~~Brees]] \|\| ~~[[Defensive end]]~~Quarterback \|\| rowspan="34" align="center"\|910 \|\| align="left"\|[[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2013~~2011\|~~2013~~2011]]–[[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2021~~2020\|~~2021~~2020]] \|\| #12 (~~[[NFL~~2 ~~Top 100 Players of 2015\|2015]]~~times)▼ \|- \| style="background:#cfecec;"\|[[Von Miller]]<sup>^</sup> \|\| [[Linebacker]] \|\| align="left"\|[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2012\|2012]]–[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2020\|2020]], [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2022\|2022]] \|\| #2 ([[NFL Top 100 Players of 2017\|2017]]) Line 162 ⟶ 168: \| [[Larry Fitzgerald]] \|\| [[Wide receiver]] \|\| align="left"\|[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2011\|2011]]–[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2020\|2020]] \|\| #7 ([[NFL Top 100 Players of 2012\|2012]]) \|- \| ~~style="background:#cfecec;"\|~~[[~~Trent~~J. J. ~~Williams~~Watt]]~~<sup>^</sup>~~ \|\| [[~~Offensive~~Defensive ~~tackle~~end]] \|\| rowspan="6" align="center"\|9 \|\| align="left"\|[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2013\|2013]]–[[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2019~~2021\|~~2019~~2021]], ~~[[NFL~~\|\| ~~Top~~#1 ~~100 Players of 2021\|2021]]–~~([[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2023~~2015\|~~2023~~2015]] ~~\|\| #14 (2 times~~) ▲\|- ▲\| [[J. J. Watt]] \|\| [[Defensive end]] \|\| rowspan="3" align="center"\|9 \|\| align="left"\|[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2013\|2013]]–[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2021\|2021]] \|\| #1 ([[NFL Top 100 Players of 2015\|2015]]) \|- \| style="background:#cfecec;"\|[[Aaron Donald]]<sup>^</sup> \|\| [[Defensive tackle]] \|\| align="left"\|[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2015\|2015]]–[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2023\|2023]] \|\| #1 ([[NFL Top 100 Players of 2019\|2019]]) \|- \| style="background:#cfecec;"\|[[~~Ben~~Khalil ~~Roethlisberger~~Mack]]<sup>^</sup> \|\| ~~Quarterback~~[[Defensive end]] \|\| align="left"\|[[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2011~~2015\|~~2011~~2015]]–[[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2019~~2021\|~~2019~~2021]], [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2024\|2024]] \|\| #183 ([[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2018~~2019\|~~2018~~2019]]) \|- \| style="background:#cfecec;"\|[[~~Cam~~Travis ~~Newton~~Kelce]]<sup>^</sup> \|\| ~~Quarterback~~[[Tight ~~\|\| rowspan="12" align="center"\|8~~end]] \|\| align="left"\|[[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2012~~2016\|~~2012~~2016]]–[[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2019~~2024\|~~2019~~2024]] \|\| #15 (~~[[NFL~~2 ~~Top 100 Players of 2016\|2016]]~~times) \|- \| style="background:#cfecec;"\|[[~~Julio~~Bobby ~~Jones~~Wagner]]<sup>^</sup> \|\| ~~Wide receiver~~Linebacker \|\| align="left"\|[[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2013~~2015\|~~2013~~2015]], [[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2015~~2017\|~~2015~~2017]]–[[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2021~~2024\|~~2021~~2024]] \|\| #313 ([[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2017~~2020\|~~2017~~2020]]) \|- \| ~~style="background:#cfecec;"\|~~[[~~Khalil~~Ben ~~Mack~~Roethlisberger]]~~<sup>^</sup>~~ \|\| ~~[[Defensive end]]~~Quarterback \|\| align="left"\|[[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2015~~2011\|~~2015~~2011]]–[[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2021~~2019\|~~2021]], [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2023\|2023~~2019]] \|\| #318 ([[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2019~~2018\|~~2019~~2018]]) \|- \| ~~style="background:#cfecec;"\|~~[[~~Travis~~Cam ~~Kelce~~Newton]]~~<sup>^</sup>~~ \|\| ~~[[Tight~~Quarterback ~~end]]~~\|\| rowspan="14" align="center"\|8 \|\| align="left"\|[[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2016~~2012\|~~2016~~2012]]–[[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2023~~2019\|~~2023~~2019]] \|\| #51 (2[[NFL ~~times~~Top 100 Players of 2016\|2016]]) \|- \| style="background:#cfecec;"\|[[~~A. J.~~Tyreek ~~Green~~Hill]]<sup>^</sup> \|\| Wide receiver \|\| align="left"\|[[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2012~~2017\|~~2012~~2017]]–[[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2019~~2024\|~~2019~~2024]] \|\| #91 ([[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2014~~2024\|~~2014~~2024]]) \|- \| style="background:#cfecec;"\|[[~~Bobby~~Julio ~~Wagner~~Jones]]<sup>^</sup> \|\| ~~Linebacker~~Wide receiver \|\| align="left"\|[[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2015~~2013\|~~2015~~2013]], [[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2017~~2015\|~~2017~~2015]]–[[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2023~~2021\|~~2023~~2021]] \|\| #133 ([[NFL Top 100 Players of ~~2020~~2017\|~~2020~~2017]]) \|- \| [[A. J. Green]] \|\| Wide receiver \|\| align="left"\|[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2012\|2012]]–[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2019\|2019]] \|\| #9 ([[NFL Top 100 Players of 2014\|2014]]) \|- \| [[Earl Thomas]] \|\| [[Safety (American football position)\|Safety]] \|\| align="left"\|[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2012\|2012]]–[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2018\|2018]], [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2020\|2020]] \|\| #17 ([[NFL Top 100 Players of 2014\|2014]]) Line 193 ⟶ 199: \|- \| style="background:#cfecec;"\|[[Ndamukong Suh]]<sup>^</sup> \|\| Defensive tackle \|\| align="left"\|[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2011\|2011]]–[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2018\|2018]] \|\| #24 ([[NFL Top 100 Players of 2015\|2015]]) \|- \| style="background:#cfecec;"\|[[Mike Evans (wide receiver)\|Mike Evans]]<sup>^</sup> \|\| Wide receiver \|\| align="left"\|[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2015\|2015]], [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2017\|2017]], [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2019\|2019]]–[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2024\|2024]] \|\| #26 ([[NFL Top 100 Players of 2024\|2024]]) \|- \| style="background:#cfecec;"\|[[Cameron Heyward]]<sup>^</sup> \|\| Defensive tackle \|\| align="left"\|[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2016\|2016]], [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2018\|2018]]–[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2024\|2024]] \|\| #42 ([[NFL Top 100 Players of 2022\|2022]]) \|- \| style="background:#cfecec;"\|[[Kirk Cousins]]<sup>^</sup> \|\| Quarterback \|\| align="left"\|[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2016\|2016]]–[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2020\|2020]], [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2022\|2022]]–[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2024\|2024]] \|\| #42 ([[NFL Top 100 Players of 2023\|2023]]) \|- \| style="background:#cfecec;"\|[[Zack Martin]]<sup>^</sup> \|\| [[Guard (gridiron football)\|Guard]] \|\| align="left"\|[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2017\|2017]]–[[NFL Top 100 Players of 2024\|2024]] \|\| #53 ([[NFL Top 100 Players of 2024\|2024]]) \|} ==Reception== Several NFL players have expressed negative opinions of ''NFL Top 100''. Responding to the 2021 list, [[Arizona Cardinals]] offensive tackle [[D. J. Humphries]] called the list "bullshit" and "made up" and cast personal doubt on if players actually vote, stating that he had never voted.<ref name=Balzer>{{cite ~~web~~magazine\|last=Balzer\|first=Howard\|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/cardinals/news/humphries-says-top-100-is-all-made-up\|title=Humphries on NFL Top 100 Players: It's 'All Made Up'\|~~work~~magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]\|date=September 3, 2021\|accessdate=November 15, 2023}}</ref> In 2022, former tackle [[Andrew Whitworth]], a 3× ''NFL Top 100'' selection himself, also asserted that not every player votes on the list, calling it a "joke" and "content filler".<ref>{{cite web\|last=Crisafulli\|first=Owen\|url=https://clutchpoints.com/its-a-joke-andrew-whitworth-rips-nfl-top-100-list-exposes-that-not-all-players-vote\|title='It's a joke': Andrew Whitworth rips NFL Top 100 list, exposes that not all players vote\|publisher=[[ClutchPoints]]\|date=August 15, 2022\|accessdate=November 15, 2023}}</ref> NFL.com writer Jeremy Bergman opined that Aaron Rodgers' inclusion and [[Joe Flacco]]'s near-make on the 2024 list showed that "players continue to suffer simultaneously from [[recency bias]] and a misunderstanding of what the criteria for this exercise are, if there are any".<ref name=Bergman>{{cite web\|last=Bergman\|first=Jeremy\|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-s-top-100-players-of-2024-five-things-the-voters-got-wrong\|title= NFL's 'Top 100 Players of 2024': Five things the voters got wrong \|website=[[National Football League\|NFL.com]]\|date=August 2, 2024\|accessdate=August 4, 2024}}</ref> ==See also== Line 210 ⟶ 226: {{NFL Network}} {{National Football League on television and radio}} [[Category:NFL Top 100]] [[Category:2010s American television series]] [[Category:2011 American television series debuts]] [[Category:2020s American television series]] [[Category:American sports television series]] [[Category:~~National~~NFL ~~Football~~Films ~~League lists~~films]] [[Category:NFL Network original programming]]