NFL Top 100 Players of 2014

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Season of television series

NFL Top 100 Players of 2014

Season 2014

Peyton Manning, the #1 ranked player

No. of episodes| 11
Release
Original network| NFL Network
Original release| May 10 (2014-05-10) –
July 9, 2014 (2014-07-09)
Season chronology

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2013

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2015

The NFL Top 100 Players of 2014 was the fourth season in the series. It ended with reigning NFL MVP Peyton Manning being ranked No.1, while Super Bowl MVP Malcolm Smith was not ranked on the list.[1]

## Episode list

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Episode
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1 | May 10 | 100–91
2 | May 17 | 90–81
3 | May 24 | 80–71
4 | May 31 | 70–61
5 | June 7 | 60–51
6 | June 14 | 50–41
7 | June 21 | 40–31
8 | June 28 | 30–21
9 | July 5 | 20–11
10 | July 12 | 10–6
11 | July 12 | 5–1

## The list

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Rank | Player | Position | 2013 Team | 2014 Team | Rank Change | Reference

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1 | Peyton Manning | Quarterback | Denver Broncos |  1 | 1
2 | Calvin Johnson | Wide receiver | Detroit Lions |  1 | 2
3 | Tom Brady | Quarterback | New England Patriots |  1 | 3
4 | Adrian Peterson | Running back | Minnesota Vikings |  3 | 4
5 | LeSean McCoy | Running back | Philadelphia Eagles |  40 | 5
6 | Drew Brees | Quarterback | New Orleans Saints |  5 | 6
7 | Richard Sherman | Cornerback | Seattle Seahawks |  43 | 7
8 | Jamaal Charles | Running back | Kansas City Chiefs |  12 | 8
9 | A. J. Green | Wide receiver | Cincinnati Bengals |  7 | 9
10 | Jimmy Graham | Tight end | New Orleans Saints | NR | 10
11 | Aaron Rodgers | Quarterback | Green Bay Packers |  5 | 11
12 | J. J. Watt | Defensive end | Houston Texans |  7 | 12
13 | Robert Quinn | Defensive end | St. Louis Rams | NR | 13
14 | Marshawn Lynch | Running back | Seattle Seahawks |  10 | 14
15 | Luke Kuechly | Linebacker | Carolina Panthers |  64 | 15
16 | Josh Gordon | Wide receiver | Cleveland Browns | NR | 16
17 | Earl Thomas | Safety | Seattle Seahawks |  49 | 17
18 | Joe Thomas | Offensive tackle | Cleveland Browns |  10 | 18
19 | Robert Mathis | Linebacker | Indianapolis Colts |  55 | 19
20 | Russell Wilson | Quarterback | Seattle Seahawks |  31 | 20
21 | Andre Johnson | Wide receiver | Houston Texans |  7 | 21
22 | Patrick Peterson | Cornerback | Arizona Cardinals |  11 | 22
23 | Antonio Brown | Wide receiver | Pittsburgh Steelers | NR | 23
24 | Cam Newton | Quarterback | Carolina Panthers |  22 | 24
25 | Dez Bryant | Wide receiver | Dallas Cowboys |  10 | 25
26 | Terrell Suggs | Linebacker | Baltimore Ravens |  30 | 26
27 | Patrick Willis | Linebacker | San Francisco 49ers |  17 | 27
28 | Gerald McCoy | Defensive tackle | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |  64 | 28
29 | Mario Williams | Defensive end | Buffalo Bills |  43 | 29
30 | Andrew Luck | Quarterback | Indianapolis Colts |  7 | 30
31 | Ben Roethlisberger | Quarterback | Pittsburgh Steelers |  30 | 31
32 | Kyle Williams | Defensive tackle | Buffalo Bills | NR | 32
33 | Aldon Smith | Linebacker | San Francisco 49ers |  26 | 33
34 | Philip Rivers | Quarterback | San Diego Chargers | NR | 34
35 | Lavonte David | Linebacker | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | NR | 35
36 | Brandon Marshall | Wide receiver | Chicago Bears |  9 | 36
37 | Darrelle Revis | Cornerback | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | New England Patriots |  30 | 37
38 | Larry Fitzgerald | Wide receiver | Arizona Cardinals |  16 | 38
39 | Joe Haden | Cornerback | Cleveland Browns | NR | 39
40 | Ndamukong Suh | Defensive tackle | Detroit Lions |  0 | 40
41 | Rob Gronkowski | Tight end | New England Patriots |  16 | 41
42 | Muhammad Wilkerson | Defensive end | New York Jets | NR | 42
43 | Tamba Hali | Linebacker | Kansas City Chiefs | NR | 43
44 | Vincent Jackson | Wide receiver | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |  8 | 44
45 | Haloti Ngata | Defensive tackle | Baltimore Ravens |  3 | 45
46 | Frank Gore | Running back | San Francisco 49ers |  14 | 46
47 | NaVorro Bowman | Linebacker | San Francisco 49ers |  10 | 47
48 | Geno Atkins | Defensive tackle | Cincinnati Bengals |  12 | 48
49 | Demaryius Thomas | Wide receiver | Denver Broncos |  19 | 49
50 | Eric Berry | Safety | Kansas City Chiefs | NR | 50
51 | Vernon Davis | Tight end | San Francisco 49ers |  13 | 51
52 | Vontaze Burfict | Linebacker | Cincinnati Bengals | NR | 52
53 | Greg Hardy | Defensive end | Carolina Panthers | NR | 53
54 | Alshon Jeffery | Wide receiver | Chicago Bears | NR | 54
55 | Marshal Yanda | Guard | Baltimore Ravens | NR | 55
56 | DeMarcus Ware | Linebacker | Dallas Cowboys | Denver Broncos |  44 | 56
57 | Justin Houston | Linebacker | Kansas City Chiefs |  8 | 57
58 | Joe Flacco | Quarterback | Baltimore Ravens |  39 | 58
59 | DeAndre Levy | Linebacker | Detroit Lions | NR | 59
60 | Trent Williams | Offensive tackle | Washington Redskins |  39 | 60
61 | Troy Polamalu | Safety | Pittsburgh Steelers |  30 | 61
62 | Marcell Dareus | Defensive tackle | Buffalo Bills | NR | 62
63 | DeSean Jackson | Wide receiver | Philadelphia Eagles | Washington Redskins | NR | 63
64 | Derrick Johnson | Linebacker | Kansas City Chiefs |  5 | 64
65 | Kam Chancellor | Safety | Seattle Seahawks | NR | 65
66 | Cameron Wake | Defensive end | Miami Dolphins |  23 | 66
67 | Jason Peters | Offensive tackle | Philadelphia Eagles | NR | 67
68 | Jared Allen | Defensive end | Minnesota Vikings | Chicago Bears |  8 | 68
69 | Justin Smith | Defensive end | San Francisco 49ers |  40 | 69
70 | Nick Foles | Quarterback | Philadelphia Eagles | NR | 70
71 | Tony Romo | Quarterback | Dallas Cowboys | NR | 71
72 | Antrel Rolle | Safety | New York Giants | NR | 72
73 | Wes Welker | Wide receiver | Denver Broncos |  29 | 73
74 | Tim Jennings | Cornerback | Chicago Bears |  5 | 74
75 | Joe Staley | Offensive tackle | San Francisco 49ers |  3 | 75
76 | Von Miller | Linebacker | Denver Broncos |  67 | 76
77 | Clay Matthews | Linebacker | Green Bay Packers |  46 | 77
78 | Tyron Smith | Offensive tackle | Dallas Cowboys | NR | 78
79 | Aqib Talib | Cornerback | New England Patriots | Denver Broncos | NR | 79
80 | Pierre Garçon | Wide receiver | Washington Redskins | NR | 80
81 | Colin Kaepernick | Quarterback | San Francisco 49ers |  0 | 81
82 | T. J. Ward | Safety | Cleveland Browns | Denver Broncos | NR | 82
83 | Jordy Nelson | Wide receiver | Green Bay Packers | NR | 83
84 | Kiko Alonso | Linebacker | Buffalo Bills | NR | 84
85 | Reggie Bush | Running back | Detroit Lions | NR | 85
86 | Duane Brown | Offensive tackle | Houston Texans |  38 | 86
87 | DeMarco Murray | Running back | Dallas Cowboys | NR | 87
88 | Evan Mathis | Guard | Philadelphia Eagles | NR | 88
89 | Charles Clay | Tight end | Miami Dolphins | NR | 89
90 | Eddie Lacy | Running back | Green Bay Packers | NR | 90
91 | Matt Forte | Running back | Chicago Bears | NR | 91
92 | Eric Weddle | Safety | San Diego Chargers | NR | 92
93 | Ryan Kalil | Center | Carolina Panthers | NR | 93
94 | Sheldon Richardson | Defensive tackle | New York Jets | NR | 94
95 | Brent Grimes | Cornerback | Miami Dolphins | NR | 95
96 | Daryl Washington | Linebacker | Arizona Cardinals |  2 | 96
97 | Louis Vasquez | Guard | Denver Broncos | NR | 97
98 | Jason Witten | Tight end | Dallas Cowboys |  57 | 98
99 | Cameron Jordan | Defensive end | New Orleans Saints | NR | 99
100 | Matthew Stafford | Quarterback | Detroit Lions |  24 | 100

## References

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1. ^ "2014 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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