NFL Top 100 Players of 2011

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Season of television series

NFL Top 100 Players of 2011

Season 2011

Tom Brady, the #1 ranked player

No. of episodes| 11
Release
Original network| NFL Network
Original release| April 30 (2011-04-30) –
July 3, 2011 (2011-07-03)
Season chronology

Next →
2012

The NFL Top 100 Players of 2011 was the first season of the series. It ended with reigning NFL MVP Tom Brady being ranked #1, while Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers was ranked #11.[1]

## Episode list

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Episode
No. | Air date | Numbers
revealed

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1 | April 30 | 100–91
2 | May 7 | 90–81
3 | May 14 | 80–71
4 | May 21 | 70–61
5 | May 28 | 60–51
6 | June 4 | 50–41
7 | June 11 | 40–31
8 | June 18 | 30–21
9 | June 25 | 20–11
10 | July 3 | 10–6
11 | July 3 | 5–1

## The list

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Rank | Player | Position | 2010 Team | 2011 Team | Reference

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1 | Tom Brady | Quarterback | New England Patriots | 1
2 | Peyton Manning | Quarterback | Indianapolis Colts | 2
3 | Adrian Peterson | Running back | Minnesota Vikings | 3
4 | Ray Lewis | Linebacker | Baltimore Ravens | 4
5 | Ed Reed | Safety | Baltimore Ravens | 5
6 | Troy Polamalu | Safety | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6
7 | Andre Johnson | Wide receiver | Houston Texans | 7
8 | Darrelle Revis | Cornerback | New York Jets | 8
9 | Drew Brees | Quarterback | New Orleans Saints | 9
10 | Julius Peppers | Defensive end | Chicago Bears |
11 | Aaron Rodgers | Quarterback | Green Bay Packers | 11
12 | DeMarcus Ware | Linebacker | Dallas Cowboys | 12
13 | Chris Johnson | Running back | Tennessee Titans | 13
14 | Larry Fitzgerald | Wide receiver | Arizona Cardinals | 14
15 | Dwight Freeney | Defensive end | Indianapolis Colts |
16 | Charles Woodson | Cornerback | Green Bay Packers | 16
17 | Haloti Ngata | Defensive tackle | Baltimore Ravens |
18 | Nnamdi Asomugha | Cornerback | Oakland Raiders | Philadelphia Eagles | 18
19 | Clay Matthews | Linebacker | Green Bay Packers | 19
20 | Michael Vick | Quarterback | Philadelphia Eagles | 20
21 | James Harrison | Linebacker | Pittsburgh Steelers | 21
22 | Antonio Gates | Tight end | San Diego Chargers | 22
23 | Patrick Willis | Linebacker | San Francisco 49ers | 23
24 | Roddy White | Wide receiver | Atlanta Falcons | 24
25 | Arian Foster | Running back | Houston Texans | 25
26 | Philip Rivers | Quarterback | San Diego Chargers | 26
27 | Calvin Johnson | Wide receiver | Detroit Lions | 27
28 | Jake Long | Offensive tackle | Miami Dolphins |
29 | DeSean Jackson | Wide receiver | Philadelphia Eagles | 29
30 | Maurice Jones-Drew | Running back | Jacksonville Jaguars | 30
31 | Reggie Wayne | Wide receiver | Indianapolis Colts | 31
32 | Devin Hester | Wide receiver | Chicago Bears |
33 | Jamaal Charles | Running back | Kansas City Chiefs | 33
34 | Jahri Evans | Guard | New Orleans Saints |
35 | Vince Wilfork | Defensive tackle | New England Patriots | 35
36 | Jason Witten | Tight end | Dallas Cowboys |
37 | Jonathan Vilma | Linebacker | New Orleans Saints | 37
38 | Steven Jackson | Running back | St. Louis Rams | 38
39 | Logan Mankins | Guard | New England Patriots | 39
40 | Terrell Suggs | Linebacker | Baltimore Ravens | 40
41 | Ben Roethlisberger | Quarterback | Pittsburgh Steelers |
42 | Michael Turner | Running back | Atlanta Falcons | 42
43 | Joe Thomas | Offensive tackle | Cleveland Browns | 43
44 | Robert Mathis | Defensive end | Indianapolis Colts | 44
45 | Dwayne Bowe | Wide receiver | Kansas City Chiefs | 45
46 | Tony Gonzalez | Tight end | Atlanta Falcons | 46
47 | Nick Mangold | Center | New York Jets |
48 | Champ Bailey | Cornerback | Denver Broncos |
49 | Brian Urlacher | Linebacker | Chicago Bears | 49
50 | Wes Welker | Wide receiver | New England Patriots | 50
51 | Ndamukong Suh | Defensive tackle | Detroit Lions | 51
52 | Matt Ryan | Quarterback | Atlanta Falcons | 52
53 | Marques Colston | Wide receiver | New Orleans Saints | 53
54 | Asante Samuel | Cornerback | Philadelphia Eagles | 54
55 | Carl Nicks | Guard | New Orleans Saints |
56 | Ray Rice | Running back | Baltimore Ravens | 56
57 | Andre Gurode | Center | Dallas Cowboys | Baltimore Ravens | 57
58 | Brandon Lloyd | Wide receiver | Denver Broncos | Denver Broncos / St. Louis Rams | 58
59 | Jeff Saturday | Center | Indianapolis Colts | 59
60 | Justin Tuck | Defensive end | New York Giants | 60
61 | Brandon Marshall | Wide receiver | Miami Dolphins | 61
62 | Jerod Mayo | Linebacker | New England Patriots |
63 | Cameron Wake | Defensive end | Miami Dolphins | 63
64 | Tamba Hali | Defensive end | Kansas City Chiefs | 64
65 | Vonta Leach | Fullback | Houston Texans | Baltimore Ravens | 65
66 | Richard Seymour | Defensive tackle | Oakland Raiders | 66
67 | Brian Waters | Guard | Kansas City Chiefs | New England Patriots | 67
68 | Antrel Rolle | Safety | New York Giants |
69 | John Abraham | Defensive end | Atlanta Falcons | 69
70 | Miles Austin | Wide receiver | Dallas Cowboys | 70
71 | Mario Williams | Defensive end | Houston Texans | 71
72 | Tony Romo | Quarterback | Dallas Cowboys | 72
73 | Trent Cole | Defensive end | Philadelphia Eagles |
74 | Greg Jennings | Wide receiver | Green Bay Packers | 74
75 | Jay Ratliff | Defensive tackle | Dallas Cowboys | 75
76 | Santonio Holmes | Wide receiver | New York Jets | 76
77 | Chris Snee | Guard | New York Giants | 77
78 | Dallas Clark | Tight end | Indianapolis Colts | 78
79 | D'Brickashaw Ferguson | Offensive tackle | New York Jets |
80 | Jared Allen | Defensive end | Minnesota Vikings | 80
81 | B. J. Raji | Defensive tackle | Green Bay Packers | 81
82 | LaMarr Woodley | Linebacker | Pittsburgh Steelers |
83 | Mike Williams | Wide receiver | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 83
84 | Josh Cribbs | Wide receiver | Cleveland Browns | 84
85 | Jason Babin | Defensive end | Tennessee Titans | Philadelphia Eagles |
86 | Josh Freeman | Quarterback | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 86
87 | Jordan Gross | Offensive tackle | Carolina Panthers |
88 | Vernon Davis | Tight end | San Francisco 49ers | 88
89 | Adrian Wilson | Safety | Arizona Cardinals | 89
90 | Joe Flacco | Quarterback | Baltimore Ravens |
91 | Terrell Owens | Wide receiver | Cincinnati Bengals | None |
92 | Lance Briggs | Linebacker | Chicago Bears |
93 | Eric Berry | Safety | Kansas City Chiefs |
94 | Frank Gore | Running back | San Francisco 49ers | 94
95 | Jon Beason | Linebacker | Carolina Panthers |
96 | Nick Collins | Safety | Green Bay Packers | 96
97 | Shaun Phillips | Linebacker | San Diego Chargers |
98 | Darren McFadden | Running back | Oakland Raiders | 98
99 | Chad Clifton | Offensive tackle | Green Bay Packers |
100 | Donovan McNabb | Quarterback | Washington Redskins | Minnesota Vikings |

## References

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1. ^ "2011 NFL Top 100". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-07-24.

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No. 1 players on NFL Top 100

* Rice (Top 100 – 2010)
* Brady (2011)
* Rodgers (2012)
* Peterson (2013)
* Manning (2014)
* Watt (2015)
* Newton (2016)
* Brady (2017)
* Brady (2018)
* Donald (2019)
* Jackson (2020)
* Mahomes (2021)
* Brady (2022)
* Mahomes (2023)
* Hill (2024)

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