NFL Top 100 Players of 2016

NFL Top 100 Players of 2016; (season 6)
	Cam Newton, the #1 ranked player
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	11
Release
Original network	NFL Network
Original release	May 4 – July 6, 2016
Season chronology

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.

Episode list

Episode No.	Air date	Numbers revealed
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

Rank	Player	Position	2015 team	2016 team	Rank change	Reference
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	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

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

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

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