2 — The ranking of Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald, who in 2019 became one of only two defensive players (along with JJ Watt in 2015) to earn the No. 1 spot. 3 — Aaron Rodgers’ ranking in each of the last two years after winning AP NFL Most Valuable Player. Rodgers was No. 2 on the list in 2015 after winning the 2014 MVP. Having won four MVP awards, Rodgers has only one Top 100 No. 1 ranking to his credit in 2012, which came after winning of the 2011 MVP. 4 — Tom Brady has now been voted No. 1 in the Top 100 four times. No other player has won the award more than once. Brady has been voted No. 1 in 2011, 2017, 2018 and 2022. 6 — Number of rookies in Top 100: Falcons TE Kyle Pitts (No. 92), Patriots QB Mac Jones (86), Chargers OT Rashawn Slater (79), Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle (63), Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase (24) and Cowboys LB Micah Parsons (16). 7 — There are seven Rams (including free agent Odell Beckham Jr., new addition Bobby Wagner and free agent Von Miller) on the list, the most in the NFC. 8 — That the team with the most picks is Los Angeles is no surprise. That’s what the chargers are. The Bolts have seven players on the roster who were with them in 2021 and one addition in cornerback Jake Jackson. 9 — Nine NFC North players, including Davante Adams — who was traded from the Packers to the Raiders during the offseason — are on the list, the fewest of any NFC division. 10 — The top spot for a tight end, held by Chiefs TE Travis Kelce. It’s the second year in a row that Kelce has been the top player at his position in the top 10, following his No. 5 ranking last year. Kelce has been the top TE in three of the last four years, a streak separated only by George Kittle’s No. 7 ranking in 2020. 12 — This is the 12th installment of the Top 100. It started in 2011 with Tom Brady taking the top spot and continues over a decade later with Brady still at the top. 14 — Niners offensive lineman Trent Williams earned the highest ranking ever for an offensive lineman at No. 14. 16 — Dallas linebacker Micah Parsons, the AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, set a new standard for the highest ranking for a rookie defensive player, surpassing the previous best of Nick Bosa, who was No. 17 in 2020. 20 — JC Jackson is the highest-ranked undrafted defensive player in list history and one of five UDFAs on this year’s list. He is joined by new Chargers teammate Austin Ekeler (No. 46), fellow cornerback Kenny Moore II (82), Buccaneers pass rusher Shaq Barrett (87) and Ravens kicker Justin Tucker (94). 21 — The age of Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts, the youngest player ranked in this year’s Top 100.
