NFL Top 100 Players of 2016

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Season of television series

NFL Top 100 Players of 2016

Season 2016

Cam Newton, the #1 ranked player

No. of episodes| 11
Release
Original network| NFL Network
Original release| May 4 (2016-05-04) –
July 6, 2016 (2016-07-06)
Season chronology

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The NFL Top 100 Players of 2016[1] was the sixth season in the series. It aired on May 4, 2016. It ended with reigning NFL MVP Cam Newton being ranked #1. The Kansas City Chiefs had the most players selected with nine, while the Chicago Bears were the only team with no selections.[2]

## Episode list

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Episode
No. | Air date | Numbers
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1 | May 4 | 100–91
2 | May 11 | 90–81
3 | May 18 | 80–71
4 | May 25 | 70–61
5 | June 1 | 60–51
6 | June 8 | 50–41
7 | June 15 | 40–31
8 | June 22 | 30–21
9 | June 29 | 20–11
10 | July 6 | 10–6
11 | July 6 | 5–1

## The list

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Rank | Player | Position | 2015 team | 2016 team | Rank change | Reference

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1 | Cam Newton | Quarterback | Carolina Panthers |  72 | 1
2 | Tom Brady | Quarterback | New England Patriots |  1 | 2
3 | J. J. Watt | Defensive end | Houston Texans |  2 | 3
4 | Antonio Brown | Wide receiver | Pittsburgh Steelers |  4 | 4
5 | Adrian Peterson | Running back | Minnesota Vikings |  57 | 5
6 | Aaron Rodgers | Quarterback | Green Bay Packers |  4 | 6
7 | Luke Kuechly | Linebacker | Carolina Panthers |  7 | 7
8 | Julio Jones | Wide receiver | Atlanta Falcons |  5 | 8
9 | Rob Gronkowski | Tight end | New England Patriots |  1 | 9
10 | Odell Beckham Jr. | Wide receiver | New York Giants |  22 | 10
11 | Josh Norman | Cornerback | Carolina Panthers | Washington Redskins | NR | 11
12 | Carson Palmer | Quarterback | Arizona Cardinals | NR | 12
13 | Khalil Mack | Defensive end | Oakland Raiders |  36 | 13
14 | Aaron Donald | Defensive tackle | St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams |  78 | 14
15 | Von Miller | Linebacker | Denver Broncos |  18 | 15
16 | A.J. Green | Wide receiver | Cincinnati Bengals |  21 | 16
17 | Russell Wilson | Quarterback | Seattle Seahawks |  5 | 17
18 | Patrick Peterson | Cornerback | Arizona Cardinals |  1 | 18
19 | DeAndre Hopkins | Wide receiver | Houston Texans | NR | 19
20 | Richard Sherman | Cornerback | Seattle Seahawks |  9 | 20
21 | Ben Roethlisberger | Quarterback | Pittsburgh Steelers |  5 | 21
22 | Todd Gurley | Running back | St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams | NR | 22
23 | Joe Thomas | Offensive tackle | Cleveland Browns |  2 | 23
24 | Darrelle Revis | Cornerback | New York Jets |  7 | 24
25 | Brandon Marshall | Wide receiver | New York Jets |  32 | 25
26 | Justin Houston | Linebacker | Kansas City Chiefs |  1 | 26
27 | Larry Fitzgerald | Wide receiver | Arizona Cardinals |  41 | 27
28 | Tyrann Mathieu | Safety | Arizona Cardinals | NR | 28
29 | Geno Atkins | Defensive tackle | Cincinnati Bengals | NR | 29
30 | Drew Brees | Quarterback | New Orleans Saints |  0 | 30
31 | Allen Robinson | Wide receiver | Jacksonville Jaguars | NR | 31
32 | Kam Chancellor | Safety | Seattle Seahawks |  9 | 32
33 | Doug Martin | Running back | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | NR | 33
34 | Aqib Talib | Cornerback | Denver Broncos | NR | 34
35 | Andy Dalton | Quarterback | Cincinnati Bengals | NR | 35
36 | DeMarcus Ware | Linebacker | Denver Broncos |  51 | 36
37 | Marshal Yanda | Guard | Baltimore Ravens |  42 | 37
38 | Greg Olsen | Tight end | Carolina Panthers |  51 | 38
39 | Muhammad Wilkerson | Defensive end | New York Jets |  35 | 39
40 | Ndamukong Suh | Defensive tackle | Miami Dolphins |  16 | 40
41 | Le'Veon Bell | Running back | Pittsburgh Steelers |  25 | 41
42 | Tyron Smith | Offensive tackle | Dallas Cowboys |  6 | 42
43 | Ezekiel Ansah | Defensive end | Detroit Lions | NR | 43
44 | Tyler Eifert | Tight end | Cincinnati Bengals | NR | 44
45 | Trent Williams | Offensive tackle | Washington Redskins |  2 | 45
46 | Philip Rivers | Quarterback | San Diego Chargers |  3 | 46
47 | Eli Manning | Quarterback | New York Giants | NR | 47
48 | Chandler Jones | Defensive end | New England Patriots | Arizona Cardinals | NR | 48
49 | Fletcher Cox | Defensive tackle | Philadelphia Eagles | NR | 49
50 | Devonta Freeman | Running back | Atlanta Falcons | NR | 50
51 | Dez Bryant | Wide receiver | Dallas Cowboys |  36 | 51
52 | Chris Harris Jr. | Cornerback | Denver Broncos | NR | 52
53 | Lavonte David | Linebacker | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |  3 | 53
54 | Thomas Davis Sr. | Linebacker | Carolina Panthers | NR | 54
55 | Eric Berry | Safety | Kansas City Chiefs | NR | 55
56 | Blake Bortles | Quarterback | Jacksonville Jaguars | NR | 56
57 | Clay Matthews | Linebacker | Green Bay Packers |  6 | 57
58 | Kawann Short | Defensive tackle | Carolina Panthers | NR | 58
59 | Michael Bennett | Defensive end | Seattle Seahawks |  31 | 59
60 | Reggie Nelson | Safety | Cincinnati Bengals | Oakland Raiders | NR | 60
61 | NaVorro Bowman | Linebacker | San Francisco 49ers | NR | 61
62 | Demaryius Thomas | Wide receiver | Denver Broncos |  42 | 62
63 | Gerald McCoy | Defensive tackle | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |  35 | 63
64 | Reshad Jones | Safety | Miami Dolphins | NR | 64
65 | Marcus Peters | Cornerback | Kansas City Chiefs | NR | 65
66 | Earl Thomas | Safety | Seattle Seahawks |  45 | 66
67 | Andrew Whitworth | Offensive tackle | Cincinnati Bengals | NR | 67
68 | T.J. Ward | Safety | Denver Broncos | NR | 68
69 | LeSean McCoy | Running back | Buffalo Bills |  40 | 69
70 | Carlos Dunlap | Defensive end | Cincinnati Bengals | NR | 70
71 | Calais Campbell | Defensive end | Arizona Cardinals |  28 | 71
72 | Doug Baldwin | Wide receiver | Seattle Seahawks | NR | 72
73 | Harrison Smith | Safety | Minnesota Vikings | NR | 73
74 | Emmanuel Sanders | Wide receiver | Denver Broncos |  21 | 74
75 | Jamaal Charles | Running back | Kansas City Chiefs |  63 | 75
76 | Linval Joseph | Defensive tackle | Minnesota Vikings | NR | 76
77 | Jordan Reed | Tight end | Washington Redskins | NR | 77
78 | Chris Ivory | Running back | New York Jets | Jacksonville Jaguars | NR | 78
79 | Ryan Kalil | Center | Carolina Panthers | NR | 79
80 | Derrick Johnson | Linebacker | Kansas City Chiefs | NR | 80
81 | Alex Smith | Quarterback | Kansas City Chiefs | NR | 81
82 | Delanie Walker | Tight end | Tennessee Titans | NR | 82
83 | Telvin Smith | Linebacker | Jacksonville Jaguars | NR | 83
84 | Tamba Hali | Linebacker | Kansas City Chiefs |  14 | 84
85 | Kirk Cousins | Quarterback | Washington Redskins | NR | 85
86 | Jonathan Stewart | Running back | Carolina Panthers | NR | 86
87 | Julian Edelman | Wide receiver | New England Patriots |  4 | 87
88 | Cameron Heyward | Defensive end | Pittsburgh Steelers | NR | 88
89 | Allen Hurns | Wide receiver | Jacksonville Jaguars | NR | 89
90 | Matt Forte | Running back | Chicago Bears | New York Jets |  42 | 90
91 | Travis Kelce | Tight end | Kansas City Chiefs | NR | 91
92 | Andrew Luck | Quarterback | Indianapolis Colts |  85 | 92
93 | Jeremy Maclin | Wide receiver | Kansas City Chiefs |  32 | 93
94 | Gary Barnidge | Tight end | Cleveland Browns | NR | 94
95 | Mike Daniels | Defensive tackle | Green Bay Packers | NR | 95
96 | Sammy Watkins | Wide receiver | Buffalo Bills | NR | 96
97 | Richie Incognito | Guard | Buffalo Bills | NR | 97
98 | Jarvis Landry | Wide receiver | Miami Dolphins | NR | 98
99 | Cameron Jordan | Defensive end | New Orleans Saints | NR | 99
100 | Derek Carr | Quarterback | Oakland Raiders | NR | 100

## References

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1. ^ "The Top 100 Players of 2016 on NFL Network". nfl.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
2. ^ "2016 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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