Aaron Donald of the Rams Named No. 1 In NFL’s Top 100 Players List, Tom Brady Drops to No. 6
See every athlete who made the grade.
The Los Angeles Rams’ Aaron Donald leads the NFL Network’s Top 100 Players of 2019.
Fellow players including Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard, Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah, and Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen voted the star defensive tackle in at No. 1.
Donald, who set a single-season record for a DT with a league-high 20.5 sacks, is the second defensive player in nine years to come out on top of the annual rankings, according to Yahoo Sports.
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and Chicago Bears linebacker Khalil Mack took the No. 2 and No. 3 spots, respectively. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Donald’s teammate, running back Todd Gurley, round out the top five.
For the first time ever, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady wasn’t named as a top-five player by his peers. At No. 6, he’s still one of four Patriots to appear on the list, NBC Boston notes.
See all of NFL Network’s Top 100 Players of 2019 (in reverse order) below:
100. Eric Weddle, S, Los Angeles Rams
99. Derrick Henry, RB, Tennessee Titans
98. Tyler Lockett, WR, Seattle Seahawks
97. Byron Jones, CB, Dallas Cowboys
96. Carson Wentz, QB, Philadelphia Eagles
95. Kyle Fuller, CB, Chicago Bears
94. Mitchell Schwartz, OT, Kansas City Chiefs
93. T.J. Watt, LB, Pittsburgh Steelers
92. Jurrell Casey, DT, Tennessee Titans
91. Andrew Whitworth, OT, Los Angeles Rams
90. Julian Edelman, WR, New England Patriots
89. Devin McCourty, S, New England Patriots
88. Cameron Heyward, DE, Pittsburgh Steelers
87. Cam Newton, QB, Carolina Panthers
86. Darius Slay, CB, Detroit Lions
85. Frank Clark, DE, Kansas City Chiefs
84. Jarvis Landry, WR, Cleveland Browns
83. Harrison Smith, S, Minnesota Vikings
82. Bradley Chubb, LB, Denver Broncos
81. Trent Williams, OT, Washington
80. Mark Ingram, RB, Baltimore Ravens
79. Geno Atkins, DT, Cincinnati Bengals
78. Kirk Cousins, QB, Minnesota Vikings
77. Taylor Lewan, OT, Tennessee Titans
76. Robert Woods, WR, Los Angeles Rams
75. Gerald McCoy, DT, Carolina Panthers
74. Leighton Vander Esch, LB, Dallas Cowboys
73. Stefon Diggs, WR, Minnesota Vikings
72. Jason Kelce, C, Philadelphia Eagles
71. C.J. Mosley, LB, New York Jets
70. T.Y. Hilton, WR, Indianapolis Colts
69. Matt Ryan, QB, Atlanta Falcons
68. Phillip Lindsay, RB, Denver Broncos
67. Dee Ford, DE, San Francisco 49ers
66. Eric Ebron, TE, Indianapolis Colts
65. Jason Pierre-Paul, DE, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
64. Amari Cooper, WR, Dallas Cowboys
63. Jadeveon Clowney, LB, Houston Texans
62. James Conner, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers
61. Jaylon Smith, LB, Dallas Cowboys
60. Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Arizona Cardinals
59. Zack Martin, OG, Dallas Cowboys
58. A.J. Green, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
57. Danielle Hunter, DE, Minnesota Vikings
56. Joey Bosa, DE, Los Angeles Chargers
55. Xavien Howard, CB, Miami Dolphins
54. Calais Campbell, DE, Jacksonville Jaguars
53. Mike Evans, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
52. Tyron Smith, OT, Dallas Cowboys
51. Deshaun Watson, QB, Houston Texans
50. Baker Mayfield, QB, Cleveland Browns
49. Myles Garrett, DE, Cleveland Browns
48. Melvin Ingram, DE, Los Angeles Chargers
47. JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
46. Patrick Peterson, CB, Arizona Cardinals
45. Demarcus Lawrence, DE, Dallas Cowboys
44. Ben Roethlisberger, QB, Pittsburgh Steelers
43. David Bakhtiari, OT, Green Bay Packers
42. Christian McCaffrey, RB, Carolina Panthers
41. Cameron Jordan, DE, New Orleans Saints
40. Zach Ertz, TE, Philadelphia Eagles
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39. Akiem Hicks, DT, Chicago Bears
38. Keenan Allen, WR, Los Angeles Chargers
37. Jamal Adams, SS, New York Jets
36. Chris Jones, DT, Kansas City Chiefs
35. Davante Adams, WR, Green Bay Packers
34. Melvin Gordon, RB, Los Angeles Chargers
33. Adam Thielen, WR, Minnesota Vikings
32. Jared Goff, QB, Los Angeles Rams
31. Derwin James, SS, Los Angeles Chargers
30. Eddie Jackson, FS, Chicago Bears
29. George Kittle, TE, San Francisco 49ers
28. Fletcher Cox, DT, Philadelphia Eagles
27. Jalen Ramsey, CB, Jacksonville Jaguars
26. Darius Leonard, LB, Indianapolis Colts
25. Russell Wilson, QB, Seattle Seahawks
24. Luke Kuechly, LB, Carolina Panthers
23. Odell Beckham Jr., WR, Cleveland Browns
22. Stephon Gilmore, CB, New England Patriots
21. Travis Kelce, TE, Kansas City Chiefs
20. Andrew Luck, QB, Indianapolis Colts
19. Tyreek Hill, WR, Kansas City Chiefs
18. Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Dallas Cowboys
17. Philip Rivers, QB, Los Angeles Chargers
16. Saquon Barkley, RB, New York Giants
15. Bobby Wagner, LB, Seattle Seahawks
14. Alvin Kamara, RB, New Orleans Saints
13. Michael Thomas, WR, New Orleans Saints
12. J.J. Watt, DE, Houston Texans
11. DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Houston Texans
10. Von Miller, LB, Denver Broncos
9. Julio Jones, WR, Atlanta Falcons
8. Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay Packers
7. Antonio Brown, WR, Oakland Raiders
6. Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots
5. Todd Gurley, RB, Los Angeles Rams
4. Patrick Mahomes, QB, Kansas City Chiefs
3. Khalil Mack, LB, Chicago Bears
2. Drew Brees, QB, New Orleans Saints
1. Aaron Donald, DE, Los Angeles Rams
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