NFL Top 100 Players of 2012

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Season of television series

NFL Top 100 Players of 2012

Season 2012

Aaron Rodgers, the #1 ranked player

No. of episodes| 11
Release
Original network| NFL Network
Original release| April 28 (2012-04-28) –
June 27, 2012 (2012-06-27)
Season chronology

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2011

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2013

The NFL Top 100 Players of 2012 was the second season of the series. It ended with reigning NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers being ranked #1, while Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning was ranked #31.[1]

## Episode list

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Episode
No. | Air date | Numbers
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1 | April 28 | 100–91
2 | May 5 | 90–81
3 | May 12 | 80–71
4 | May 19 | 70–61
5 | May 26 | 60–51
6 | June 2 | 50–41
7 | June 9 | 40–31
8 | June 16 | 30–21
9 | June 23 | 20–11
10 | June 30 | 10–6
11 | June 30 | 5–1

## The list

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Rank | Player | Position | 2011 Team | 2012 Team | Rank Change | Reference

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1 | Aaron Rodgers | Quarterback | Green Bay Packers |  10 | 1
2 | Drew Brees | Quarterback | New Orleans Saints |  7 | 2
3 | Calvin Johnson | Wide receiver | Detroit Lions |  24 | 3
4 | Tom Brady | Quarterback | New England Patriots |  3 | 4
5 | Darrelle Revis | Cornerback | New York Jets |  3 | 5
6 | DeMarcus Ware | Linebacker | Dallas Cowboys |  6 | 6
7 | Larry Fitzgerald | Wide receiver | Arizona Cardinals |  7 | 7
8 | Adrian Peterson | Running back | Minnesota Vikings |  5 | 8
9 | Haloti Ngata | Defensive tackle | Baltimore Ravens |  8 | 9
10 | Patrick Willis | Linebacker | San Francisco 49ers |  13 | 10
11 | Terrell Suggs | Linebacker | Baltimore Ravens |  29 | 11
12 | Maurice Jones-Drew | Running back | Jacksonville Jaguars |  18 | 12
13 | Jared Allen | Defensive end | Minnesota Vikings |  67 | 13
14 | Jimmy Graham | Tight end | New Orleans Saints | NR | 14
15 | Andre Johnson | Wide receiver | Houston Texans |  8 | 15
16 | Ed Reed | Safety | Baltimore Ravens |  11 | 16
17 | Justin Smith | Defensive end | San Francisco 49ers | NR | 17
18 | LeSean McCoy | Running back | Philadelphia Eagles | NR | 18
19 | Troy Polamalu | Safety | Pittsburgh Steelers |  13 | 19
20 | Ray Lewis | Linebacker | Baltimore Ravens |  16 | 20
21 | Rob Gronkowski | Tight end | New England Patriots | NR | 21
22 | Ray Rice | Running back | Baltimore Ravens |  34 | 22
23 | Wes Welker | Wide receiver | New England Patriots |  27 | 23
24 | Jason Pierre-Paul | Defensive end | New York Giants | NR | 24
25 | Arian Foster | Running back | Houston Texans |  0 | 25
26 | Julius Peppers | Defensive end | Chicago Bears |  16 | 26
27 | Clay Matthews | Linebacker | Green Bay Packers |  8 | 27
28 | Frank Gore | Running back | San Francisco 49ers |  66 | 28
29 | James Harrison | Linebacker | Pittsburgh Steelers |  8 | 29
30 | Ben Roethlisberger | Quarterback | Pittsburgh Steelers |  11 | 30
31 | Eli Manning | Quarterback | New York Giants | NR | 31
32 | Jahri Evans | Guard | New Orleans Saints |  2 | 32
33 | Matt Forte | Running back | Chicago Bears | NR | 33
34 | Tamba Hali | Defensive end | Kansas City Chiefs |  30 | 34
35 | Steve Smith | Wide receiver | Carolina Panthers | NR | 35
36 | Charles Woodson | Cornerback | Green Bay Packers |  20 | 36
37 | Steven Jackson | Running back | St. Louis Rams |  1 | 37
38 | Ndamukong Suh | Defensive tackle | Detroit Lions |  13 | 38
39 | Victor Cruz | Wide receiver | New York Giants | NR | 39
40 | Cam Newton | Quarterback | Carolina Panthers | NR | 40
41 | Matthew Stafford | Quarterback | Detroit Lions | NR | 41
42 | Jason Peters | Offensive tackle | Philadelphia Eagles | NR | 42
43 | Vernon Davis | Tight end | San Francisco 49ers |  45 | 43
44 | Jason Babin | Defensive end | Philadelphia Eagles | Philadelphia Eagles / Jacksonville Jaguars |  41 | 44
45 | Vonta Leach | Fullback | Baltimore Ravens |  20 | 45
46 | Champ Bailey | Cornerback | Denver Broncos |  2 | 46
47 | Mike Wallace | Wide receiver | Pittsburgh Steelers | NR | 47
48 | Devin Hester | Wide receiver | Chicago Bears |  16 | 48
49 | Maurkice Pouncey | Center | Pittsburgh Steelers | NR | 49
50 | Peyton Manning | Quarterback | Indianapolis Colts | Denver Broncos |  48 | 50
51 | Brian Urlacher | Linebacker | Chicago Bears |  2 | 51
52 | Von Miller | Linebacker | Denver Broncos | NR | 52
53 | Tony Gonzalez | Tight end | Atlanta Falcons |  7 | 53
54 | Brian Cushing | Linebacker | Houston Texans | NR | 54
55 | Patrick Peterson | Cornerback | Arizona Cardinals | NR | 55
56 | Greg Jennings | Wide receiver | Green Bay Packers |  18 | 56
57 | Trent Cole | Defensive end | Philadelphia Eagles |  16 | 57
58 | Jonathan Vilma | Linebacker | New Orleans Saints |  21 | 58
59 | Jake Long | Offensive tackle | Miami Dolphins |  31 | 59
60 | Darren McFadden | Running back | Oakland Raiders |  38 | 60
61 | Philip Rivers | Quarterback | San Diego Chargers |  35 | 61
62 | Justin Tuck | Defensive end | New York Giants |  2 | 62
63 | LaMarr Woodley | Linebacker | Pittsburgh Steelers |  19 | 63
64 | Logan Mankins | Guard | New England Patriots |  25 | 64
65 | Roddy White | Wide receiver | Atlanta Falcons |  41 | 65
66 | Earl Thomas | Safety | Seattle Seahawks | NR | 66
67 | Joe Staley | Offensive tackle | San Francisco 49ers | NR | 67
68 | Elvis Dumervil | Defensive end | Denver Broncos | NR | 68
69 | Carlos Rogers | Cornerback | San Francisco 49ers | NR | 69
70 | Michael Vick | Quarterback | Philadelphia Eagles |  50 | 70
71 | DeSean Jackson | Wide receiver | Philadelphia Eagles |  42 | 71
72 | Lance Briggs | Linebacker | Chicago Bears |  20 | 72
73 | Johnathan Joseph | Cornerback | Houston Texans | NR | 73
74 | Joe Flacco | Quarterback | Baltimore Ravens |  16 | 74
75 | Jason Witten | Tight end | Dallas Cowboys |  39 | 75
76 | Carl Nicks | Guard | New Orleans Saints | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |  21 | 76
77 | A. J. Green | Wide receiver | Cincinnati Bengals | NR | 77
78 | Derrick Johnson | Linebacker | Kansas City Chiefs | NR | 78
79 | Nnamdi Asomugha | Cornerback | Philadelphia Eagles |  61 | 79
80 | Jordy Nelson | Wide receiver | Green Bay Packers | NR | 80
81 | Vince Wilfork | Defensive tackle | New England Patriots |  46 | 81
82 | Joe Thomas | Offensive tackle | Cleveland Browns |  39 | 82
83 | Fred Jackson | Running back | Buffalo Bills | NR | 83
84 | Chris Long | Defensive end | St. Louis Rams | NR | 84
85 | NaVorro Bowman | Linebacker | San Francisco 49ers | NR | 85
86 | Darren Sproles | Running back | New Orleans Saints | NR | 86
87 | London Fletcher | Linebacker | Washington Redskins | NR | 87
88 | Michael Turner | Running back | Atlanta Falcons |  46 | 88
89 | Dwight Freeney | Defensive end | Indianapolis Colts |  74 | 89
90 | Hakeem Nicks | Wide receiver | New York Giants | NR | 90
91 | Tony Romo | Quarterback | Dallas Cowboys |  19 | 91
92 | John Kuhn | Fullback | Green Bay Packers | NR | 92
93 | Cortland Finnegan | Cornerback | Tennessee Titans | St. Louis Rams | NR | 93
94 | Marshawn Lynch | Running back | Seattle Seahawks | NR | 94
95 | Tim Tebow | Quarterback | Denver Broncos | New York Jets | NR | 95
96 | D'Qwell Jackson | Linebacker | Cleveland Browns | NR | 96
97 | Donald Penn | Offensive tackle | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | NR | 97
98 | Willis McGahee | Running back | Denver Broncos | NR | 98
99 | Ryan Kalil | Center | Carolina Panthers | NR | 99
100 | Chris Johnson | Running back | Tennessee Titans |  87 | 100

## References

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1. ^ "2012 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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