The NFL Top 100 Players of 2014 was the fourth season in the NFL Top 100 series. It ended with reigning NFL MVP Peyton Manning being ranked 1, while Super Bowl MVP Malcolm Smith was not ranked on the list. 4 teams ended up with no players on the list: Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders, Tennessee Titans.
Episode list EpisodeNo. Air date Numbersrevealed 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 Rank Player Position 2013 team 2014 team Rank change Reference 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
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