The NFL Top 100 Players of 2012 was the second season in the NFL Top 100 series. It ended with reigning NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers being ranked #1, while Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning was ranked #31.
Episode list EpisodeNo. Air date Numbersrevealed 1 April 28 100–91 2 May 5 90–81 3 May 12 80–71 4 May 19 70–61 5 May 26 60–51 6 June 2 50–41 7 June 9 40–31 8 June 16 30–21 9 June 23 20–11 10 June 30 10–6 11 June 30 5–1
The list Rank Player Position 2011 team 2012 team Rank change Reference 1 Aaron Rodgers Quarterback Green Bay Packers 10 1 2 Drew Brees Quarterback New Orleans Saints 7 2 3 Calvin Johnson Wide receiver Detroit Lions 24 3 4 Tom Brady Quarterback New England Patriots 3 4 5 Darrelle Revis Cornerback New York Jets 3 5 6 DeMarcus Ware Linebacker Dallas Cowboys 6 6 7 Larry Fitzgerald Wide receiver Arizona Cardinals 7 7 8 Adrian Peterson Running back Minnesota Vikings 5 8 9 Haloti Ngata Defensive tackle Baltimore Ravens 8 9 10 Patrick Willis Linebacker San Francisco 49ers 13 10 11 Terrell Suggs Linebacker Baltimore Ravens 29 11 12 Maurice Jones-Drew Running back Jacksonville Jaguars 18 12 13 Jared Allen Defensive end Minnesota Vikings 67 13 14 Jimmy Graham Tight end New Orleans Saints NR 14 15 Andre Johnson Wide receiver Houston Texans 8 15 16 Ed Reed Safety Baltimore Ravens 11 16 17 Justin Smith Defensive end San Francisco 49ers NR 17 18 LeSean McCoy Running back Philadelphia Eagles NR 18 19 Troy Polamalu Safety Pittsburgh Steelers 13 19 20 Ray Lewis Linebacker Baltimore Ravens 16 20 21 Rob Gronkowski Tight end New England Patriots NR 21 22 Ray Rice Running back Baltimore Ravens 34 22 23 Wes Welker Wide receiver New England Patriots 27 23 24 Jason Pierre-Paul Defensive end New York Giants NR 24 25 Arian Foster Running back Houston Texans 0 25 26 Julius Peppers Defensive end Chicago Bears 16 26 27 Clay Matthews Linebacker Green Bay Packers 8 27 28 Frank Gore Running back San Francisco 49ers 66 28 29 James Harrison Linebacker Pittsburgh Steelers 8 29 30 Ben Roethlisberger Quarterback Pittsburgh Steelers 11 30 31 Eli Manning Quarterback New York Giants NR 31 32 Jahri Evans Guard New Orleans Saints 2 32 33 Matt Forte Running back Chicago Bears NR 33 34 Tamba Hali Defensive end Kansas City Chiefs 30 34 35 Steve Smith Wide receiver Carolina Panthers NR 35 36 Charles Woodson Cornerback Green Bay Packers 20 36 37 Steven Jackson Running back St. Louis Rams 1 37 38 Ndamukong Suh Defensive tackle Detroit Lions 13 38 39 Victor Cruz Wide receiver New York Giants NR 39 40 Cam Newton Quarterback Carolina Panthers NR 40 41 Matthew Stafford Quarterback Detroit Lions NR 41 42 Jason Peters Offensive tackle Philadelphia Eagles NR 42 43 Vernon Davis Tight end San Francisco 49ers 45 43 44 Jason Babin Defensive end Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles / Jacksonville Jaguars 41 44 45 Vonta Leach Fullback Baltimore Ravens 20 45 46 Champ Bailey Cornerback Denver Broncos 2 46 47 Mike Wallace Wide receiver Pittsburgh Steelers NR 47 48 Devin Hester Wide receiver Chicago Bears 16 48 49 Maurkice Pouncey Center Pittsburgh Steelers NR 49 50 Peyton Manning Quarterback Indianapolis Colts Denver Broncos 48 50 51 Brian Urlacher Linebacker Chicago Bears 2 51 52 Von Miller Linebacker Denver Broncos NR 52 53 Tony Gonzalez Tight end Atlanta Falcons 7 53 54 Brian Cushing Linebacker Houston Texans NR 54 55 Patrick Peterson Cornerback Arizona Cardinals NR 55 56 Greg Jennings Wide receiver Green Bay Packers 18 56 57 Trent Cole Defensive end Philadelphia Eagles 16 57 58 Jonathan Vilma Linebacker New Orleans Saints 21 58 59 Jake Long Offensive tackle Miami Dolphins 31 59 60 Darren McFadden Running back Oakland Raiders 38 60 61 Philip Rivers Quarterback San Diego Chargers 35 61 62 Justin Tuck Defensive end New York Giants 2 62 63 LaMarr Woodley Linebacker Pittsburgh Steelers 19 63 64 Logan Mankins Guard New England Patriots 25 64 65 Roddy White Wide receiver Atlanta Falcons 41 65 66 Earl Thomas Safety Seattle Seahawks NR 66 67 Joe Staley Offensive tackle San Francisco 49ers NR 67 68 Elvis Dumervil Defensive end Denver Broncos NR 68 69 Carlos Rogers Cornerback San Francisco 49ers NR 69 70 Michael Vick Quarterback Philadelphia Eagles 50 70 71 DeSean Jackson Wide receiver Philadelphia Eagles 42 71 72 Lance Briggs Linebacker Chicago Bears 20 72 73 Johnathan Joseph Cornerback Houston Texans NR 73 74 Joe Flacco Quarterback Baltimore Ravens 16 74 75 Jason Witten Tight end Dallas Cowboys 39 75 76 Carl Nicks Guard New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21 76 77 A. 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Green Wide receiver Cincinnati Bengals NR 77 78 Derrick Johnson Linebacker Kansas City Chiefs NR 78 79 Nnamdi Asomugha Cornerback Philadelphia Eagles 61 79 80 Jordy Nelson Wide receiver Green Bay Packers NR 80 81 Vince Wilfork Defensive tackle New England Patriots 46 81 82 Joe Thomas Offensive tackle Cleveland Browns 39 82 83 Fred Jackson Running back Buffalo Bills NR 83 84 Chris Long Defensive end St. Louis Rams NR 84 85 NaVorro Bowman Linebacker San Francisco 49ers NR 85 86 Darren Sproles Running back New Orleans Saints NR 86 87 London Fletcher Linebacker Washington Redskins NR 87 88 Michael Turner Running back Atlanta Falcons 46 88 89 Dwight Freeney Defensive end Indianapolis Colts 74 89 90 Hakeem Nicks Wide receiver New York Giants NR 90 91 Tony Romo Quarterback Dallas Cowboys 19 91 92 John Kuhn Fullback Green Bay Packers NR 92 93 Cortland Finnegan Cornerback Tennessee Titans St. Louis Rams NR 93 94 Marshawn Lynch Running back Seattle Seahawks NR 94 95 Tim Tebow Quarterback Denver Broncos New York Jets NR 95 96 D'Qwell Jackson Linebacker Cleveland Browns NR 96 97 Donald Penn Offensive tackle Tampa Bay Buccaneers NR 97 98 Willis McGahee Running back Denver Broncos NR 98 99 Ryan Kalil Center Carolina Panthers NR 99 100 Chris Johnson Running back Tennessee Titans 87 100
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