NFL Top 100 in 2026 (UPDATED 9/4 - Josh #2, Garrett #1)

[Kirby Jackson]

4 hours ago, dave mcbride said:

Nix obviously isn't as good as Lamar but if you look at their 2025 numbers, they're pretty similar along a couple of key collective metrics. Jackson's QBR was 62.7 and Nix's was 58.3, and both had an AV of 13. Jackson was also sacked at an unacceptable 10.65 percent rate, the worst of his career. Nix had seven game winning drives to Jackson's one, and he had a 1.8 percent INT rate to Jackson's 2.3.  He was also more durable than Jackson.

 

Again, I'm not saying he's a better player. I'm just saying that last season, they weren't far apart in terms of value and production.

I don’t disagree. These lists lose all credibility, as do the players, when they do crazy stuff like this. You can’t produce a list that says, “I think Bo Nix is better than Lamar for 2026” and be taken seriously. I actually think Nix is fine. He and Purdy I probably like a little more than most but you never win BECAUSE of Bo Nix. You often win BECAUSE of Lamar.

Edited July 22 by Kirby Jackson

[Sierra Foothills]

20 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:

If you think that there are 68 players in the NFL, including Bo Nix, Trevor Lawrence, that are better than Lamar, we disagree. 

I think you’re supposed to say, “I don’t know what to tell you.”

 

[MasterStrategist]

31 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:

It is not. It is the top 100 players of 2026. If you think that there are 68 players in the NFL, including Bo Nix, Trevor Lawrence, that are better than Lamar, we disagree. 

You misunderstand how these lists are compiled, every year is based on preceding year reg season + playoffs for a high majority.

 

Ie: 2026 list, is based on 2025 season

[Kirby Jackson]

17 minutes ago, MasterStrategist said:

You misunderstand how these lists are compiled, every year is based on preceding year reg season + playoffs for a high majority.

 

Ie: 2026 list, is based on 2025 season

Well of course it is. They don’t base these lists on things that happen in the future. They vote in like November.

 

That’s all irrelevant though. There is a list out now, “top 100 players of 2026” and Bo Nix and Trevor Lawrence are rated ahead of Lamar Jackson. I think that’s absurd and cannot take that list seriously. If Lamar was like 28, I would think it’s a little low. At 69, I think it’s not to be taken seriously. 

[DrDawkinstein]

4 hours ago, Kirby Jackson said:

I don’t disagree. These lists lose all credibility, as do the players, when they do crazy stuff like this. You can’t produce a list that says, “I think Bo Nix is better than Lamar for 2026” and be taken seriously. I actually think Nix is fine. He and Purdy I probably like a little more than most but you never win BECAUSE of Bo Nix. You often win BECAUSE of Lamar.

 

I think it might speak to how some of his own teammates are feeling about him. Not even trying to dramatic or scandalous.

 

We know the NFLN list is compiled by players filling out their top-20. So for this deep into the list, it's really a matter of how many times you get mentioned anywhere at all.

 

A lot of these lower tier QBs even make the list because their teammates make it a point to put them down.

 

For Lamar to fall all the way to #69, that means a lot of people left him off completely this year.  Maybe on purpose, or maybe because he was barely an afterthought this year.

[Kirby Jackson]

8 hours ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

I think it might speak to how some of his own teammates are feeling about him. Not even trying to dramatic or scandalous.

 

We know the NFLN list is compiled by players filling out their top-20. So for this deep into the list, it's really a matter of how many times you get mentioned anywhere at all.

 

A lot of these lower tier QBs even make the list because their teammates make it a point to put them down.

 

For Lamar to fall all the way to #69, that means a lot of people left him off completely this year.  Maybe on purpose, or maybe because he was barely an afterthought this year.

Good point. 
 

I guess that I’ve just grown to hate this particular list because of the extremes. Maybe it is because they just vote for 20 guys. Then I go back to, “who had the nerve to write Bryce Young’s name on a list of the top 20 players in football?” 

[DrDawkinstein]

7 hours ago, Kirby Jackson said:

Good point. 
 

I guess that I’ve just grown to hate this particular list because of the extremes. Maybe it is because they just vote for 20 guys. Then I go back to, “who had the nerve to write Bryce Young’s name on a list of the top 20 players in football?” 

 

Easy. Most of the Falcons defense, trying to justify why they got lit up by Bryce Young 30-0 and 30-27 last year!  

[SydneyBillsFan]

 

 

[Buffalo716]

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[DrDawkinstein]

 

Players who just missed the NFL Top 100... 110: Tyler Warren 109: Tee Higgins 108: Brian Branch 107: Devon Witherspoon 106: Jameson Williams 105: Dexter Lawrence 104: Chris Lindstrom 103: CJ Stroud 102: Lane Johnson 101: Mike Evans...

 

And as this clip shows, it all comes down to how many of your own teammates vote for you plus some division rivals.

[DrDawkinstein]

 

 

An update on the list: 50-41 can be found here - https://www.nfl.com/news/top-100-players-of-2026-nos-50-41

 

Joe Burrow dropping out of the top 10 and all the way to 44. Much like Lamar, the 2025 season was rough for a couple top QBs...

[DrDawkinstein]

Bijan #3

 

Josh and Garrett to round out the top

 

https://www.nfl.com/news/top-100-players-of-2026-nos-10-1

[Taro Nimbus]

I had Josh at 3.  lol. There’s no way in hell they put him at 1 above Garrett right?!?!  😂

[Special K]

20 minutes ago, Taro Nimbus said:

I had Josh at 3.  lol. There’s no way in hell they put him at 1 above Garrett right?!?!  😂

 

Josh didn't let Garrett sack him when they played each other.....even though Josh had to injure his ankle in the process of avoiding him.

 

That's gotta count for something!!😀

[DapperCam]

Allen will be #2, but still cool to be ranked the top QB in the league by his peers.

[DrDawkinstein]

57 minutes ago, DapperCam said:

Allen will be #2, but still cool to be ranked the top QB in the league by his peers.

 

To this day, it makes me giddy when I stop and think "this is our guy, our QB"

[Rubes]

Hard to believe we actually had a chance to have both #1 AND #2 on the team.

 

[Doc Brown]

2 hours ago, Taro Nimbus said:

I had Josh at 3.  lol. There’s no way in hell they put him at 1 above Garrett right?!?!  😂

If they do, Chiefs and Ravens fans will lose their mind.  It should be Garrett though.  It's interesting to me that Allen was #3 last year winning MVP but is in the top 2 this year despite having a slightly worse season.

[Sojourner]

13 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:

If they do, Chiefs and Ravens fans will lose their mind.  It should be Garrett though.  It's interesting to me that Allen was #3 last year winning MVP but is in the top 2 this year despite having a slightly worse season.

Garrett unfortunately found himself on one of the worst franchises ever. I can’t think of a guy who’s been more dominant over the last decade other than Aaron Donald. Especially on the defensive side. 
 

I know QBs and Offense tend to run higher but that’s down to opportunities to make plays. Very easy when you have the ball in your hands virtually every snap or are an absolute stud who’s seeing 120+ targets as a receiver or 250 touches of the ball like a RB. 
 

Garrett is deservedly #1. Crazy that he’s only spiked into the top 10 the last few years despite the numbers staying just as consistent and dominant. 23 sacks and a new record? Yeah. #1 hands down when you’re factoring in that Cleveland barely played with a lead. 

Edited September 2 by Sojourner

[Psautcsk]

3 hours ago, Taro Nimbus said:

I had Josh at 3.  lol. There’s no way in hell they put him at 1 above Garrett right?!?!  😂

Josh should be #1.