The NFL Top 100 Players of 2015 was the fifth season in the NFL Top 100 series. It ended with reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year J. J. Watt being ranked #1, thus marking the first year in the history of the countdown that the reigning NFL MVP was not ranked #1 (Aaron Rodgers was ranked #2). Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady was ranked #3. The San Francisco 49ers were the only team with no players on the list.
Episode list EpisodeNo. Air date Numbersrevealed 1 May 6 100–91 2 May 13 90–81 3 May 20 80–71 4 May 27 70–61 5 June 3 60–51 6 June 10 50–41 7 June 17 40–31 8 June 24 30–21 9 July 1 20–11 10 July 8 10–6 11 July 8 5–1
The list Rank Player Position 2014 team 2015 team Rank change Reference 1 J. J. Watt Defensive end Houston Texans 11 1 2 Aaron Rodgers Quarterback Green Bay Packers 9 2 3 Tom Brady Quarterback New England Patriots 0 3 4 DeMarco Murray Running back Dallas Cowboys Philadelphia Eagles 83 4 5 Peyton Manning Quarterback Denver Broncos 4 5 6 Calvin Johnson Wide receiver Detroit Lions 4 6 7 Andrew Luck Quarterback Indianapolis Colts 23 7 8 Antonio Brown Wide receiver Pittsburgh Steelers 15 8 9 Marshawn Lynch Running back Seattle Seahawks 5 9 10 Rob Gronkowski Tight end New England Patriots 31 10 11 Richard Sherman Cornerback Seattle Seahawks 4 11 12 Jamaal Charles Running back Kansas City Chiefs 4 12 13 Julio Jones Wide receiver Atlanta Falcons NR 13 14 Luke Kuechly Linebacker Carolina Panthers 1 14 15 Dez Bryant Wide receiver Dallas Cowboys 10 15 16 Le'Veon Bell Running back Pittsburgh Steelers NR 16 17 Darrelle Revis Cornerback New England Patriots New York Jets 20 17 18 Jordy Nelson Wide receiver Green Bay Packers 65 18 19 Patrick Peterson Cornerback Arizona Cardinals 3 19 20 Demaryius Thomas Wide receiver Denver Broncos 29 20 21 Earl Thomas Safety Seattle Seahawks 4 21 22 Russell Wilson Quarterback Seattle Seahawks 2 22 23 Joe Haden Cornerback Cleveland Browns 16 23 24 Ndamukong Suh Defensive tackle Detroit Lions Miami Dolphins 16 24 25 Joe Thomas Offensive tackle Cleveland Browns 7 25 26 Ben Roethlisberger Quarterback Pittsburgh Steelers 5 26 27 Justin Houston Linebacker Kansas City Chiefs 30 27 28 Gerald McCoy Defensive tackle Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0 28 29 LeSean McCoy Running back Philadelphia Eagles Buffalo Bills 24 29 30 Drew Brees Quarterback New Orleans Saints 24 30 31 Jimmy Graham Tight end New Orleans Saints Seattle Seahawks 21 31 32 Odell Beckham Jr. Wide receiver New York Giants NR 32 33 Von Miller Linebacker Denver Broncos 43 33 34 Tony Romo Quarterback Dallas Cowboys 37 34 35 T. Y. Hilton Wide receiver Indianapolis Colts NR 35 36 Tyron Smith Offensive tackle Dallas Cowboys 42 36 37 A. J. Green Wide receiver Cincinnati Bengals 28 37 38 Brent Grimes Cornerback Miami Dolphins 57 38 39 Cameron Wake Defensive end Miami Dolphins 27 39 40 Jason Peters Offensive tackle Philadelphia Eagles 27 40 41 Kam Chancellor Safety Seattle Seahawks 24 41 42 Mario Williams Defensive end Buffalo Bills 13 42 43 Philip Rivers Quarterback San Diego Chargers 9 43 44 Robert Quinn Defensive end St. Louis Rams 31 44 45 Julius Thomas Tight end Denver Broncos Jacksonville Jaguars NR 45 46 Elvis Dumervil Linebacker Baltimore Ravens NR 46 47 Trent Williams Offensive tackle Washington Redskins 13 47 48 Matt Forte Running back Chicago Bears 43 48 49 Khalil Mack Linebacker Oakland Raiders NR 49 50 DeSean Jackson Wide receiver Washington Redskins 13 50 51 Clay Matthews Linebacker Green Bay Packers 26 51 52 Antonio Gates Tight end San Diego Chargers NR 52 53 Marcell Dareus Defensive tackle Buffalo Bills 9 53 54 Steve Smith Wide receiver Baltimore Ravens NR 54 55 Sheldon Richardson Defensive end New York Jets 39 55 56 Lavonte David Linebacker Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21 56 57 Brandon Marshall Wide receiver Chicago Bears New York Jets 21 57 58 Connor Barwin Linebacker Philadelphia Eagles NR 58 59 Vontae Davis Cornerback Indianapolis Colts NR 59 60 Eddie Lacy Running back Green Bay Packers 30 60 61 Jeremy Maclin Wide receiver Philadelphia Eagles Kansas City Chiefs NR 61 62 Adrian Peterson Running back Minnesota Vikings 58 62 63 Jerry Hughes Defensive end Buffalo Bills NR 63 64 Charles Woodson Safety Oakland Raiders NR 64 65 Justin Forsett Running back Baltimore Ravens NR 65 66 DeAndre Levy Linebacker Detroit Lions 7 66 67 Tashaun Gipson Safety Cleveland Browns NR 67 68 Larry Fitzgerald Wide receiver Arizona Cardinals 30 68 69 Bobby Wagner Linebacker Seattle Seahawks NR 69 70 Tamba Hali Linebacker Kansas City Chiefs 27 70 71 Julius Peppers Linebacker Green Bay Packers NR 71 72 Kyle Williams Defensive tackle Buffalo Bills 40 72 73 Cam Newton Quarterback Carolina Panthers 49 73 74 Muhammad Wilkerson Defensive end New York Jets 32 74 75 Mike Evans Wide receiver Tampa Bay Buccaneers NR 75 76 Sen'Derrick Marks Defensive tackle Jacksonville Jaguars NR 76 77 Matt Ryan Quarterback Atlanta Falcons NR 77 78 Ryan Kerrigan Linebacker Washington Redskins NR 78 79 Marshal Yanda Guard Baltimore Ravens 24 79 80 Arian Foster Running back Houston Texans NR 80 81 Darren Sproles Running back Philadelphia Eagles NR 81 82 Haloti Ngata Defensive tackle Baltimore Ravens Detroit Lions 37 82 83 Maurkice Pouncey Center Pittsburgh Steelers NR 83 84 Terrell Suggs Linebacker Baltimore Ravens 58 84 85 Golden Tate Wide receiver Detroit Lions NR 85 86 Eric Weddle Safety San Diego Chargers 6 86 87 DeMarcus Ware Linebacker Denver Broncos 31 87 88 Glover Quin Safety Detroit Lions NR 88 89 Greg Olsen Tight end Carolina Panthers NR 89 90 Michael Bennett Defensive end Seattle Seahawks NR 90 91 Julian Edelman Wide receiver New England Patriots NR 91 92 Aaron Donald Defensive tackle St. Louis Rams NR 92 93 Jason Witten Tight end Dallas Cowboys 5 93 94 C. J. Mosley Linebacker Baltimore Ravens NR 94 95 Emmanuel Sanders Wide receiver Denver Broncos NR 95 96 Jurrell Casey Defensive end Tennessee Titans NR 96 97 Joe Flacco Quarterback Baltimore Ravens 39 97 98 Adam Vinatieri Kicker Indianapolis Colts NR 98 99 Calais Campbell Defensive end Arizona Cardinals NR 99 100 Randall Cobb Wide receiver Green Bay Packers NR 100
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