| Rank | Player | Position | 2017 team | 2018 team | Rank change | Reference | Year accomplishments |
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| 1 | Tom Brady | Quarterback | | 0 | 1 |
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| 2 | Antonio Brown | Wide receiver | Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 2 | - 6th Pro Bowl selection
- 4th First-team All-Pro selection
- First player to ever record 100+ receptions, 1200+ receiving yards and 5+ receiving touchdowns in 5 consecutive seasons.
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| 3 | | Quarterback | Philadelphia Eagles | NR | 3 |
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| 4 | | Wide receiver | Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 4 |
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| 5 | Le'Veon Bell | Running back | Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 5 | - 3rd Pro Bowl selection
- 2nd First-team All-Pro selection
- Most average scrimmage yards per game since 2013 (129.0)
- Most scrimmage yards by a Steeler in his first 5 seasons (7,996 yards)
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| 6 | Todd Gurley | Running back | Los Angeles Rams | NR | 6 |
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| 7 | Aaron Donald | Defensive tackle | Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 7 | - 4th Pro Bowl selection
- 3rd First-team All-Pro selection
- AP DPOY
- Leads all DT's with 11 sacks and 27 quarterback hits in 2017
- Only player with 25+ quarterback hits, 10+ sacks and 5 Forced fumbles in 2017
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| 8 | Drew Brees | Quarterback | New Orleans Saints | 8 | 8 |
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| 9 | Von Miller | Linebacker | Denver Broncos | 7 | 9 |
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| 10 | Aaron Rodgers | Quarterback | Green Bay Packers | 4 | 10 | - Highest ever career Passer rating (103.8) and Touchdown-Interception Ratio (313-79)
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| 11 | Russell Wilson | Quarterback | Seattle Seahawks | 13 | 11 |
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| 12 | Luke Kuechly | Linebacker | Carolina Panthers | 8 | 12 | - 5th Pro Bowl selection
- 4th First-team All-Pro selection, first defensive player to do so since 2013
- Art Rooney Award winner
- 100+ tackles in all 6 season in NFL
- Most tackles in NFL since 2012 with 818
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| 13 | DeAndre Hopkins | Wide receiver | Houston Texans | NR (90) | 13 | - 2nd Pro Bowl selection
- 1st First-team All-Pro selection
- 2017 NFL receiving touchdowns leader (13, which is also a Texans franchise record)
- Only player with 100+ receptions and 10+ receiving touchdowns in 2017
- No. 103 in the 2017 chart
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| 14 | Calais Campbell | Defensive end | Jacksonville Jaguars | 69 | 14 |
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| 15 | Rob Gronkowski | Tight end | New England Patriots | 8 | 15 | - 5th Pro Bowl selection
- 5th First-team All-Pro selection
- 76 receiving TD's since 2010, 1st in the NFL
- 3rd all time in career receiving touchdowns by a tight end
- NFL leader for receiving yards by a tight end in 2017 (1,084)
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| 16 | Khalil Mack | Defensive end | Oakland Raiders | Chicago Bears | 11 | 16 |
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| 17 | Jalen Ramsey | Cornerback | Jacksonville Jaguars | NR | 17 |
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| 18 | Ben Roethlisberger | Quarterback | Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 18 | - 6th Pro Bowl selection
- Most 500+ passing yard games in NFL history (3)
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| 19 | Everson Griffen | Defensive end | Minnesota Vikings | 73 | 19 |
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| 20 | Alvin Kamara | Running back | New Orleans Saints | NR | 20 |
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| 21 | Bobby Wagner | Linebacker | Seattle Seahawks | 18 | 21 | - 4th Pro Bowl selection
- 3rd First team All-Pro selection
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| 22 | A. J. Green | Wide receiver | Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 22 | - 7th Pro Bowl selection
- 1000 receiving yards in 7 of 8 seasons
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| 23 | Patrick Peterson | Cornerback | Arizona Cardinals | 4 | 23 | - 7th Pro Bowl selection
- 5 Career Pro Bowl interceptions
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| 24 | Travis Kelce | Tight end | Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 24 | - 3rd Pro Bowl selection
- Second team All-Pro selection
- Led all TE's in catches (83) and yards-after-catches
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| 25 | Cam Newton | Quarterback | Carolina Panthers | 19 | 25 | - Career-high in rushing yards (754 yards)
- 3rd All-time in rushing yards by a quarterback
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| 26 | Cameron Jordan | Defensive end | New Orleans Saints | NR | 26 | - 3rd Pro Bowl selection
- 1st First team All-Pro selection
- 13 sacks in 2017
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| 27 | Larry Fitzgerald | Wide receiver | Arizona Cardinals | 18 | 27 | - 11th Pro Bowl selection
- 2nd in Pro Bowl appearances amongst active player on the Top 100 list (Tom Brady, 13)
- Oldest player to record 100-catch and 1000+ receiving yard and 5+ touchdown season, 3rd consecutive season to reach the mark.
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| 28 | Chandler Jones | Defensive end | Arizona Cardinals | 57 | 28 | - 2nd Pro Bowl selection
- 1st First team All-Pro selection
- NFL Sacks leader (17) and Tackles-for-losses leader (28)
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| 29 | Matt Ryan | Quarterback | Atlanta Falcons | 19 | 29 | - Fastest player to reach 40,000 passing yards (151 games)
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| 30 | LeSean McCoy | Running back | Buffalo Bills | 3 | 30 | - 6th Pro Bowl selection, with 5th in a row
- 30th NFL player to rush for 10,000 yards in their career
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| 31 | Matthew Stafford | Quarterback | Detroit Lions | 0 | 31 | - 31,947 passing yards, 2nd in NFL since 2011 (Drew Brees, 35,179 yards)
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| 32 | Jadeveon Clowney | Defensive end | Houston Texans | 17 | 32 | - 2nd Pro Bowl selection
- Career high in sacks (9.5), quarterback hits, tackles, forced fumbles and fumble recoveries
- 1 of 2 players with 20+ quarterback hits and 20+ tackles for losses (Chandler Jones)
- 2nd with 21 tackles for losses (Chandler Jones, 28)
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| 33 | Kareem Hunt | Running back | Kansas City Chiefs | NR | 33 | - 1st Pro Bowl selection
- PFWA All-Rookie Team
- NFL rushing yards leader
- PFWA Rookie of the Year
- Most total scrimmage yards on debut (246 yards)
- Led all 2017 rookie with 1782 total scrimmage yards, as well as rushing yards (1327), and yards after contact (839)
- 6th rookie to win rushing title in rookie season in Super Bowl Era (Ezekiel Elliott was the previous winner in 2016)
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| 34 | DeMarcus Lawrence | Defensive end | Dallas Cowboys | NR | 34 | - 1st Pro Bowl selection
- 1st 2nd-team All-Pro selection
- Tied 2nd with 14.5 sacks in 2017 (Chandler Jones).
- Most sacks in a season by a Cowboy since DeMarcus Ware in 2011
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| 35 | A. J. Bouye | Cornerback | Jacksonville Jaguars | NR | 35 | - 1st Pro Bowl selection
- 1st 2nd-team All-Pro selection
- 41.7 Passer rating allowed, best amongst CB's with 50+ targets, with no receiving touchdowns allowed
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| 36 | Adam Thielen | Wide receiver | Minnesota Vikings | NR | 36 | - 1st Pro Bowl selection
- 1st 2nd-team All-Pro selection
- 5th in Receiving yards in 2017
- 1 of 3 undrafted playerswith a season with 90+ receptions and 1200+ season in Super-Bowl Era (Wes Welker, Rod Smith)
- 2nd in 3rd down receptions with 33 in 2017 (Keenan Allen, 26)
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| 37 | Joey Bosa | Defensive end | Los Angeles Chargers | 63 | 37 | - 1st Pro Bowl selection
- 1 of 2 players with 70+ tackles and 10+ sacks (Khalil Mack)
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| 38 | Jared Goff | Quarterback | Los Angeles Rams | NR | 38 |
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| 39 | Tyron Smith | Offensive tackle | Dallas Cowboys | 21 | 39 | - 5th Pro Bowl selection
- 2nd straight year as highest-ranked offensive lineman
- 1 of 2 tackles to make the last 5 Pro Bowls (Trent Williams)
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| 40 | Tyreek Hill | Wide receiver | Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 40 |
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| 41 | Keenan Allen | Wide receiver | Los Angeles Chargers | NR | 41 | - 1st Pro Bowl selection
- 2017 NFL Comeback Player of the Year
- 1st player to ever record 10+ Receptions, 100+ Receiving yards, 1+ Receiving TD in 3 consecutive games
- 1st in NFL in 3rd down receptions in 2016 (26)
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| 42 | Earl Thomas | Free safety | Seattle Seahawks | 12 | 42 | - 6th Pro Bowl selection
- 2nd 2nd-team All-Pro selection
- Only player with 25+ interceptions and 10+ forced fumbles since entering the NFL in 2010
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| 43 | Mark Ingram II | Running back | New Orleans Saints | NR | 43 | - 2nd Pro Bowl selection
- 230 Carries, 1124 Rushing yards, 12 Rushing Touchdowns, 58 Receptions, 416 Receiving yards
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| 44 | David DeCastro | Guard | Pittsburgh Steelers | 53 | 44 | - 3rd Pro Bowl selection
- 2nd 1st-team All-Pro selection
- Allowed career-low 0.5 sacks
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| 45 | Davante Adams | Wide receiver | Green Bay Packers | NR (56) | 45 | - 1st Pro Bowl selection
- 10 Receiving touchdowns in 2017
- Lead NFL in receiving touchdowns since 2016 (22)
- No. 101 in the 2017 chart
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| 46 | Harrison Smith | Free safety | Minnesota Vikings | 28 | 46 | - 3rd Pro Bowl selection
- 1st-team All-Pro
- 78 tackles, 7 Tackles-for-losses, 5 interceptions, 12 passes defensed
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| 47 | Ryan Shazier | Linebacker | Pittsburgh Steelers | NR | 47 | - 2nd Pro Bowl selection
- 89 tackles, 3 Tackles-for-losses, 3 interceptions, 11 passes defensed
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| 48 | Cameron Heyward | Defensive end | Pittsburgh Steelers | NR | 48 | - 1st Pro Bowl selection (Listed as Interior Linebacker)
- 1st First-Team All-Pro
- 1 of 5 players with 10+ sacks, 15+ Tackles-for-losses and 3 passes defensed
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| 49 | Darius Slay | Cornerback | Detroit Lions | NR | 49 |
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| 50 | Deshaun Watson | Quarterback | Houston Texans | NR | 50 |
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| 51 | Case Keenum | Quarterback | Minnesota Vikings | Denver Broncos | NR | 51 | - 1st in Passer rating from weeks 10-17 (107.2)
- 1 of 6 QB's with 20+ passing TD's and under 10 interceptions
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| 52 | Jarvis Landry | Wide receiver | Miami Dolphins | Cleveland Browns | 10 | 52 | - 3rd Pro Bowl selection
- Receptions leader
- 400 receptions in 4 seasons (NFL record)
- Only player with 5+ receptions in all 16 games in 2017
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| 53 | Aqib Talib | Cornerback | Denver Broncos | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 53 | - 5th Pro Bowl selection
- 4th All-time with 10 Interception touchdowns (Rod Woodson with 12)
- 2nd with 34 interceptions since 2008
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| 54 | Ezekiel Elliott | Running back | Dallas Cowboys | 47 | 54 | - Highest rookie debut in the history of the Top 100 chart in 2017.
- 1 of 3 players to average 20+ carries/game. (Leonard Fournette, Le'Veon Bell)
- 1st with 98.3 yards per game in 2017
- 1st in NFL in rushing yards and rushing TD's since 2016 (2,614, 22)
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| 55 | Xavier Rhodes | Cornerback | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 55 | - 2nd Pro Bowl selection
- 1st First-team All-Pro
- 5th consecutive season with 10+ passes defensed
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| 56 | Philip Rivers | Quarterback | Los Angeles Chargers | 17 | 56 |
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| 57 | Trent Williams | Offensive tackle | Washington Redskins | 10 | 57 | - 6th Pro Bowl selection
- No sacks allowed in 363 pass-blocking snaps in only 10 games played and started in 2017
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| 58 | Leonard Fournette | Running back | Jacksonville Jaguars | NR | 58 | - Fastest and 2nd fastest recorded speed by RB on 2 carries (22 mph+ vs. Steelers, 21.76 mph vs. Rams)
- 1 of 3 players to average 20+ carries/game. (Ezekiel Elliott, Le'Veon Bell)
- Tied 2nd with 6 games with 100+ yards including playoffs (Todd Gurley with 7)
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| 59 | Casey Hayward | Cornerback | Los Angeles Chargers | 5 | 59 | - 2nd Pro Bowl selection
- 2nd-Team AP All-Pro
- Tied 2nd with 22 Passes defensed (Darius Slay, 26)
- Lowest completion percentage allowed in 2017 (42%)
- Tied 1st in interceptions since 2016 with 11 interceptions (Marcus Peters)
- 1st in passes defensed with 42 since 2016
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| 60 | Derek Carr | Quarterback | Oakland Raiders | 49 | 60 | - 3rd Pro Bowl selection
- Franchise record 103 Passing TD's in 4 seasons
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| 61 | Ndamukong Suh | Defensive tackle | Miami Dolphins | Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 61 | - Most quarterback hits amongst DT's since entering the league in 2010 (147)
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| 62 | Micah Hyde | Safety | Buffalo Bills | NR | 62 | - 1st Pro Bowl selection
- 1st Second-team All-Pro selection
- Career high in tackles, interceptions and passes defensed (82, 5, 13)
- 1 of 5 current players with 3 straight seasons of 3+ int
- Made playoffs in every season in the NFL (4 with Green Bay Packers, 1 with the Bills)
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| 63 | Geno Atkins | Defensive tackle | Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 63 | - 6th Pro Bowl selection
- 1 of 2 DT's with 20+ quarterback hits and 9+ sacks (Aaron Donald)
- Most sacks amongst DT's since entering the league in 2010 (61.0).
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| 64 | Richard Sherman | Cornerback | Seattle Seahawks | San Francisco 49ers | 43 | 64 | - Most interceptions and passes defensed since entering the league in 2011.
- Lowest completion percentage allowed since 2011 with >300 targets (47.4%)
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| 65 | Stefon Diggs | Wide receiver | Minnesota Vikings | NR | 65 | - 115.0 Passer rating when targeted by Case Keenum
- Reached 200 receptions in 40 games played in career
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| 66 | Jurrell Casey | Defensive tackle | Tennessee Titans | 20 | 66 | - 3rd Pro Bowl selection
- Career-high 19 quarterback hits
- 5 seasons with 5+ sacks
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| 67 | Telvin Smith | Linebacker | Jacksonville Jaguars | NR | 67 | - 1st Pro Bowl selection
- 1st Second-team All-Pro selection
- Most tackles in the first 4 seasons as a Jaguar (447)
- 1 of 3 players with 100+ tackles and 3 interceptions
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| 68 | Zach Ertz | Tight end | Philadelphia Eagles | NR | 68 | - 1st Pro Bowl selection
- Super Bowl champion (1st time)
- Tied franchise record with 8 receiving TD's in a season (Brent Celek, 2009) in Super-Bowl era.
- 3 straight seasons with 70+ receptions and 800+ receiving yards
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| 69 | Fletcher Cox | Defensive tackle | Philadelphia Eagles | 31 | 69 | - 3rd Pro Bowl selection
- 3rd Second-team All-Pro selection
- Super Bowl champion (1st time)
- 2nd best QB pressure percentage amongst DT's on pass rush snaps
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| 70 | Devonta Freeman | Running back | Atlanta Falcons | 29 | 70 | - 1 of 2 players with 3,000+ rushing yards and 30+ rushing TD's in the last 3 seasons. (Le'Veon Bell)
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| 71 | Zack Martin | Guard | Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 71 | - 4th Pro Bowl selection
- 2nd Second-team All-Pro selection
- Started all 64 regular season games and 3 post-season games in 4 seasons
- Allowed least QB pressures by a guard (11)
- Allowed <2 sacks in each of his 4 seasons
- Became highest paid guard in NFL in June, 2018.
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| 72 | Delanie Walker | Tight end | Tennessee Titans | 3 | 72 |
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| 73 | Thomas Davis | Linebacker | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 73 |
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| 74 | Cameron Wake | Defensive end | Miami Dolphins | 12 | 74 | - 9 straight seasons with 5+ sacks, on Julius Peppers went 10 straight.
- Led team in sacks (10.5), quarterback hits (27) and tackles for losses (12)
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| 75 | Kam Chancellor | Safety | Seattle Seahawks | 41 | 75 | - 556 tackles since becoming a starter in 2011 (6th amongst safeties)
- First retired player to ever feature on the Top 100 list (announced retirement after the complete list was revealed).
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| 76 | Melvin Ingram | Defensive end | Los Angeles Chargers | NR | 76 |
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| 77 | Odell Beckham Jr. | Wide receiver | New York Giants | 69 | 77 | - 1 of 8 players in NFL history to record 300+ receptions, 4,000+ yards and 30+ TD's in the first 4 seasons
- 2nd in NFL with 38 receiving TD's since 2014 (Antonio Brown)
- 3rd in NFL with 94.1 yards per game since 2014 (Brown, Julio Jones)
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| 78 | Taylor Lewan | Offensive tackle | Tennessee Titans | 6 | 78 | - 2nd Pro Bowl selection
- 32 starts, 5 sacks conceded in 2-season span
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| 79 | Marcus Peters | Cornerback | Kansas City Chiefs | Los Angeles Rams | 47 | 79 | - Tied 3rd in interceptions (5)
- Only player with 5+ in each of the last 3 seasons
- 60.5 Passer rating allowed since 2015, 2nd to A. J. Bouye with 200+ targets
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| 80 | Kevin Byard | Safety | Tennessee Titans | NR | 80 |
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| 81 | Michael Thomas | Wide receiver | New Orleans Saints | NR | 81 |
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| 82 | Marshon Lattimore | Cornerback | New Orleans Saints | NR | 82 | - 11th overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft
- 1st Saint to win AP DROY
- Leads all rookies with 5 interceptions and 18 passes defensed
- 3rd lowest Passer rating allowed amongst CB's (45.3)
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| 83 | Linval Joseph | Defensive tackle | Minnesota Vikings | NR (21) | 83 |
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| 84 | J. J. Watt | Defensive end | Houston Texans | 49 | 84 |
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| 85 | Bruce Irvin | Defensive end | Oakland Raiders | NR | 85 | - Most Forced Fumbles in a two-season span (10)
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| 86 | Chris Harris Jr. | Cornerback | Denver Broncos | 23 | 86 | - Tied fewest missed tackles amongst CB's with 40+ tackles (2)
- 68.0 Passer rating when targeted since 2014
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| 87 | Andrew Whitworth | Offensive tackle | Los Angeles Rams | NR | 87 | - 4th Pro Bowl selection
- 1st-Team AP All-Pro
- Oldest tackle to start 10+ games in 2017 (36)
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| 88 | Yannick Ngakoue | Defensive end | Jacksonville Jaguars | NR | 88 | - 1st Pro Bowl selection
- 1 of 2 players with 10+ sacks and 5+ forced fumbles (Aaron Donald)
- Only player with 20+ sacks and 10+ forced fumbles since 2016
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| 89 | Jimmy Graham | Tight end | Seattle Seahawks | Green Bay Packers | NR | 89 |
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| 90 | Jimmy Garoppolo | Quarterback | New England Patriots/San Francisco 49ers | San Francisco 49ers | NR | 90 |
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| 91 | David Bakhtiari | Offensive tackle | Green Bay Packers | NR | 91 |
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| 92 | Landon Collins | Safety | New York Giants | 64 | 92 | - 2nd Pro Bowl selection
- Since 2015, leads all safeties in tackles (332) and 2nd in passes defensed (28)
- 3-time team leader (99)
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| 93 | Mike Daniels | Defensive end | Green Bay Packers | 9 | 93 |
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| 94 | Kirk Cousins | Quarterback | Washington Redskins | Minnesota Vikings | 24 | 94 | - 1st QB in NFL history to change teams after 3 consecutive seasons with 4,000+ passing yards
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| 95 | Lane Johnson | Offensive tackle | Philadelphia Eagles | NR | 95 |
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| 96 | Malcolm Jenkins | Safety | Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 96 | - 2nd Pro Bowl selection
- Super Bowl champion (2nd time)
- 1 of 2 safeties with 5+ tackles for losses, and 8+ passes defensed (Harrison Smith)
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| 97 | Carlos Hyde | Running back | San Francisco 49ers | Cleveland Browns | NR | 97 | - One of 3 RB's to lead team in carries and receptions (Todd Gurley, LeSean McCoy)
- 3-time team leader in rushing yards (2015–17)
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| 98 | C. J. Mosley | Linebacker | Baltimore Ravens | NR | 98 |
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| 99 | Doug Baldwin | Wide receiver | Seattle Seahawks | 11 | 99 | - 2nd Pro Bowl selection
- Tied fewest in drops with 100+ targets (2 drops of 116 targets)
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| 100 | Ha Ha Clinton-Dix | Safety | Green Bay Packers | 23 | 100 | - 1 of 2 safeties with 70+tackles, 3+ interceptions and <5 missed tackles
- 1 of 7 safeties with multiple interceptions in 3 straight seasons.
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