The NFL Top 100 Players of 2016 was the sixth season in the NFL Top 100 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 EpisodeNo. Air date Numbersrevealed 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 Sr. 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
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