The NFL Top 100 Players of 2013 was the third season in the NFL Top 100 series. It ended with reigning NFL MVP Adrian Peterson being ranked #1, while Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco was ranked #19. 3 teams ended up with no players on the list: New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Rams.
Episode list EpisodeNo. Air date Numbersrevealed 1 April 27 100–91 2 May 4 90–81 3 May 11 80–71 4 May 18 70–61 5 May 25 60–51 6 June 1 50–41 7 June 8 40–31 8 June 15 30–21 9 June 22 20–11 10 June 29 10–6 11 June 29 5–1
The list
Rank Player Position 2012 team 2013 team Rank change Reference 1 Adrian Peterson Running back Minnesota Vikings 7 1 2 Peyton Manning Quarterback Denver Broncos 48 2 3 Calvin Johnson Wide receiver Detroit Lions 0 3 4 Tom Brady Quarterback New England Patriots 0 4 5 J. J. Watt Defensive end Houston Texans NR 5 6 Aaron Rodgers Quarterback Green Bay Packers 5 6 7 Aldon Smith Linebacker San Francisco 49ers NR 7 8 Arian Foster Running back Houston Texans 17 8 9 Von Miller Linebacker Denver Broncos 43 9 10 Patrick Willis Linebacker San Francisco 49ers 0 10 11 Drew Brees Quarterback New Orleans Saints 9 11 12 DeMarcus Ware Linebacker Dallas Cowboys 6 12 13 Ray Rice Running back Baltimore Ravens 9 13 14 Andre Johnson Wide receiver Houston Texans 1 14 15 Robert Griffin III Quarterback Washington Redskins NR 15 16 A. J. Green Wide receiver Cincinnati Bengals 61 16 17 Matt Ryan Quarterback Atlanta Falcons NR 17 18 Ed Reed Safety Baltimore Ravens Houston Texans / New York Jets 2 18 19 Joe Flacco Quarterback Baltimore Ravens 55 19 20 Jamaal Charles Running back Kansas City Chiefs NR 20 21 Reggie Wayne Wide receiver Indianapolis Colts NR 21 22 Larry Fitzgerald Wide receiver Arizona Cardinals 15 22 23 Andrew Luck Quarterback Indianapolis Colts NR 23 24 Marshawn Lynch Running back Seattle Seahawks 70 24 25 Rob Gronkowski Tight end New England Patriots 4 25 26 Julio Jones Wide receiver Atlanta Falcons NR 26 27 Brandon Marshall Wide receiver Chicago Bears NR 27 28 Joe Thomas Offensive tackle Cleveland Browns 54 28 29 Justin Smith Defensive end San Francisco 49ers 12 29 30 Vince Wilfork Defensive tackle New England Patriots 51 30 31 Clay Matthews Linebacker Green Bay Packers 4 31 32 Frank Gore Running back San Francisco 49ers 4 32 33 Patrick Peterson Cornerback Arizona Cardinals 22 33 34 Charles Tillman Cornerback Chicago Bears NR 34 35 Dez Bryant Wide receiver Dallas Cowboys NR 35 36 Geno Atkins Defensive tackle Cincinnati Bengals NR 36 37 NaVorro Bowman Linebacker San Francisco 49ers 48 37 38 Vernon Davis Tight end San Francisco 49ers 5 38 39 Roddy White Wide receiver Atlanta Falcons 26 39 40 Ndamukong Suh Defensive tackle Detroit Lions 2 40 41 Jason Witten Tight end Dallas Cowboys 34 41 42 Haloti Ngata Defensive tackle Baltimore Ravens 33 42 43 Eli Manning Quarterback New York Giants 12 43 44 Wes Welker Wide receiver New England Patriots Denver Broncos 21 44 45 LeSean McCoy Running back Philadelphia Eagles 27 45 46 Cam Newton Quarterback Carolina Panthers 6 46 47 Tony Gonzalez Tight end Atlanta Falcons 6 47 48 Duane Brown Offensive tackle Houston Texans NR 48 49 Justin Houston Linebacker Kansas City Chiefs NR 49 50 Richard Sherman Cornerback Seattle Seahawks NR 50 51 Russell Wilson Quarterback Seattle Seahawks NR 51 52 Vincent Jackson Wide receiver Tampa Bay Buccaneers NR 52 53 Champ Bailey Cornerback Denver Broncos 7 53 54 Julius Peppers Defensive end Chicago Bears 28 54 55 Jason Pierre-Paul Defensive end New York Giants 31 55 56 Terrell Suggs Linebacker Baltimore Ravens 45 56 57 Doug Martin Running back Tampa Bay Buccaneers NR 57 58 Victor Cruz Wide receiver New York Giants 19 58 59 Derrick Johnson Linebacker Kansas City Chiefs 19 59 60 Jared Allen Defensive end Minnesota Vikings 47 60 61 Ben Roethlisberger Quarterback Pittsburgh Steelers 31 61 62 Chris Johnson Running back Tennessee Titans 38 62 63 Stephen Tulloch Linebacker Detroit Lions NR 63 64 Alfred Morris Running back Washington Redskins NR 64 65 Dwayne Bowe Wide receiver Kansas City Chiefs NR 65 66 Earl Thomas Safety Seattle Seahawks 0 66 67 Darrelle Revis Cornerback New York Jets Tampa Bay Buccaneers 62 67 68 Demaryius Thomas Wide receiver Denver Broncos NR 68 69 Tim Jennings Cornerback Chicago Bears NR 69 70 Chad Greenway Linebacker Minnesota Vikings NR 70 71 Trent Richardson Running back Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns / Indianapolis Colts NR 71 72 Mario Williams Defensive end Buffalo Bills NR 72 73 Antonio Gates Tight end San Diego Chargers NR 73 74 Robert Mathis Defensive end Indianapolis Colts NR 74 75 Brandon Flowers Cornerback Kansas City Chiefs NR 75 76 Matthew Stafford Quarterback Detroit Lions 35 76 77 Aaron Hernandez Tight end New England Patriots None NR 77 78 Joe Staley Offensive tackle San Francisco 49ers 11 78 79 Luke Kuechly Linebacker Carolina Panthers NR 79 80 Dwight Freeney Defensive end Indianapolis Colts San Diego Chargers 9 80 81 Colin Kaepernick Quarterback San Francisco 49ers NR 81 82 Logan Mankins Guard New England Patriots 18 82 83 Lance Briggs Linebacker Chicago Bears 11 83 84 Steve Smith Wide receiver Carolina Panthers 49 84 85 Charles Woodson Cornerback Green Bay Packers Oakland Raiders 49 85 86 London Fletcher Linebacker Washington Redskins 1 86 87 Bernard Pollard Safety Baltimore Ravens Tennessee Titans NR 87 88 Jacoby Jones Wide receiver Baltimore Ravens NR 88 89 Cameron Wake Linebacker Miami Dolphins NR 89 90 Percy Harvin Wide receiver Minnesota Vikings Seattle Seahawks NR 90 91 Troy Polamalu Safety Pittsburgh Steelers 72 91 92 Gerald McCoy Defensive tackle Tampa Bay Buccaneers NR 92 93 Anquan Boldin Wide receiver Baltimore Ravens San Francisco 49ers NR 93 94 Daryl Washington Linebacker Arizona Cardinals NR 94 95 Max Unger Center Seattle Seahawks NR 95 96 Dashon Goldson Safety San Francisco 49ers Tampa Bay Buccaneers NR 96 97 Heath Miller Tight end Pittsburgh Steelers NR 97 98 Maurice Jones-Drew Running back Jacksonville Jaguars 86 98 99 Trent Williams Offensive tackle Washington Redskins NR 99 100 Dennis Pitta Tight end Baltimore Ravens NR 100
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