Welcome back, folks. It’s June, which means it is time for me to cobble together a list of 100 players.
Before you bring out the pitchforks and the nasty tweets, the basis for the top 100 needs to be laid out.
The original 170 players included in the preliminary list were organized by position and ordered based on a variety of factors, with their 2019 performance being a massive piece of the ranking. While there are players present who played sparingly in the 2019 season (yes, Derwin James, this is where you come in), the list does factor-in consistency on a year-to-year basis. In filling out the middle portion of the list, ability before 2019 played a role in organizing the players.
Injuries are a reality in the NFL. While the perfect league would have no injuries and no suspensions, that is simply not the case in the NFL. With that said, some injuries were more catastrophic to players and their ranking.
While the list is by no means perfect, care was made to include the 100 players that deserve to be on the list. The following set of honorable mentions had some consideration, but at the end of the day, they missed the ranking. Many of the players are young and will feature in the 2021 pre-season installment of the Splash Top 100, but as of June 2020, they do not belong in the top 100.
The honorable mentions are alphabetized organized by position.
Note: These are players who were considered for a spot in the top 100 at any point in the creation of the list.
Quarterback:
Kirk Cousins, Minnesota Vikings
Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions
Running Back:
Chris Carson, Seattle Seahawks
Leonard Fournette, Jacksonville Jaguars
Melvin Gordon, Denver Broncos
Mark Ingram, Baltimore Ravens
Josh Jacobs, Las Vegas Raiders
Aaron Jones, Green Bay Packers
Phillip Lindsay, Denver Broncos
Joe Mixon, Cincinnati Bengals
Wide Receiver:
DJ Chark, Jacksonville Jaguars
Julian Edelman, New England Patriots
Michael Gallup, Dallas Cowboys
DeVante Parker, Miami Dolphins
Allen Robinson, Chicago Bears
Emmanuel Sanders, New Orleans Saints
Courtland Sutton, Denver Broncos
Mike Williams, Los Angeles Chargers
Robert Woods, Los Angeles Rams
Tight Ends:
Evan Engram, New York Giants
Dallas Goedert, Philadelphia Eagles
Hunter Henry, Los Angeles Chargers
Tyler Higbee, Los Angeles Rams
Austin Hooper, Cleveland Browns
Offensive Tackles:
Anthony Castonzo, Indianapolis Colts
Jack Conklin, Cleveland Browns
Taylor Lewan, Tennessee Titans
Mike McGlinchey, San Francisco 49ers
Tyron Smith, Dallas Cowboys
Trent Williams, San Francisco 49ers
Interior Offensive Linemen:
Brandon Linder, Jacksonville Jaguars
Erik McCoy, New Orleans Saints
Frank Ragnow, Detroit Lions
Joe Thuney, New England Patriots
Trai Turner, Los Angeles Chargers
Interior Defensive Linemen:
Geno Atkins, Cincinnati Bengals
Jurrell Casey, Denver Broncos
Kenny Clark, Green Bay Packers
Matthew Ioannidis, Washington Redskins
EDGEs:
Arik Armstead, San Francisco 49ers
Bradley Chubb, Denver Broncos
Josh Allen, Jacksonville Jaguars
DeMarcus Lawrence, Dallas Cowboys
Yannick Ngakoue, Jacksonville Jaguars
Robert Quinn, Chicago Bears
Preston Smith, Green Bay Packers
Linebackers:
Kwon Alexander, San Francisco 49ers
Jamie Collins, Detroit Lions
Lavonte David, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tremaine Edmunds, Buffalo Bills
Rashaan Evans, Tennessee Titans
Dont’a Hightower, New England Patriots
Deion Jones, Atlanta Falcons
Cory Littleton, Las Vegas Raiders
Jaylon Smith, Dallas Cowboys
Leighton Vander Esch, Dallas Cowboys
Cornerbacks:
A.J. Bouye, Denver Broncos
Kyle Fuller, Chicago Bears
Joe Haden, Pittsburgh Steelers
J.C. Jackson, New England Patriots
Byron Jones, Miami Dolphins
Steven Nelson, Pittsburgh Steelers
Logan Ryan, Free Agent
Richard Sherman, San Francisco 49ers
Safeties:
Landon Collins, Washington Redskins
Eddie Jackson, Chicago Bears
John Johnson, Los Angeles Rams
Jordan Poyer, Buffalo Bills
Harrison Smith, Minnesota Vikings
Earl Thomas, Baltimore Ravens
Be sure to send me why you think these players deserve to be in the top 100 on Twitter or in the comment section. The first 10 players of the 100 will be released in the coming days.
To look at last year’s honorable mentions, go here.
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