NFL Top 100 Players of 2015

NFL Top 100 Players of 2015
Season 2015
J. J. Watt, the #1 ranked player
No. of episodes	11
Release
Original network	NFL Network
Original release	May 6 (2015-05-06) – July 8, 2015 (2015-07-08)
Season chronology
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The NFL Top 100 Players of 2015 was the fifth season in the series. It ended with reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year J. J. Watt being ranked #1, thus marking the first year in the history of the countdown that the reigning NFL MVP was not ranked #1 (Aaron Rodgers was ranked #2). ^[1] Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady was ranked #3. ^[2] The San Francisco 49ers were the only team with no players on the list.

Episode list

Episode No.	Air date	Numbers revealed
1	May 6	100–91
2	May 13	90–81
3	May 20	80–71
4	May 27	70–61
5	June 3	60–51
6	June 10	50–41
7	June 17	40–31
8	June 24	30–21
9	July 1	20–11
10	July 8	10–6
11	July 8	5–1

The list

Rank	Player	Position	2014 Team	2015 Team	Rank Change	Reference
1	J. J. Watt	Defensive end	Houston Texans		11	1
2	Aaron Rodgers	Quarterback	Green Bay Packers		9	2
3	Tom Brady	Quarterback	New England Patriots		0	3
4	DeMarco Murray	Running back	Dallas Cowboys	Philadelphia Eagles	83	4
5	Peyton Manning	Quarterback	Denver Broncos		4	5
6	Calvin Johnson	Wide receiver	Detroit Lions		4	6
7	Andrew Luck	Quarterback	Indianapolis Colts		23	7
8	Antonio Brown	Wide receiver	Pittsburgh Steelers		15	8
9	Marshawn Lynch	Running back	Seattle Seahawks		5	9
10	Rob Gronkowski	Tight end	New England Patriots		31	10
11	Richard Sherman	Cornerback	Seattle Seahawks		4	11
12	Jamaal Charles	Running back	Kansas City Chiefs		4	12
13	Julio Jones	Wide receiver	Atlanta Falcons		NR	13
14	Luke Kuechly	Linebacker	Carolina Panthers		1	14
15	Dez Bryant	Wide receiver	Dallas Cowboys		10	15
16	Le'Veon Bell	Running back	Pittsburgh Steelers		NR	16
17	Darrelle Revis	Cornerback	New England Patriots	New York Jets	20	17
18	Jordy Nelson	Wide receiver	Green Bay Packers		65	18
19	Patrick Peterson	Cornerback	Arizona Cardinals		3	19
20	Demaryius Thomas	Wide receiver	Denver Broncos		29	20
21	Earl Thomas	Safety	Seattle Seahawks		4	21
22	Russell Wilson	Quarterback	Seattle Seahawks		2	22
23	Joe Haden	Cornerback	Cleveland Browns		16	23
24	Ndamukong Suh	Defensive tackle	Detroit Lions	Miami Dolphins	16	24
25	Joe Thomas	Offensive tackle	Cleveland Browns		7	25
26	Ben Roethlisberger	Quarterback	Pittsburgh Steelers		5	26
27	Justin Houston	Linebacker	Kansas City Chiefs		30	27
28	Gerald McCoy	Defensive tackle	Tampa Bay Buccaneers		0	28
29	LeSean McCoy	Running back	Philadelphia Eagles	Buffalo Bills	24	29
30	Drew Brees	Quarterback	New Orleans Saints		24	30
31	Jimmy Graham	Tight end	New Orleans Saints	Seattle Seahawks	21	31
32	Odell Beckham Jr.	Wide receiver	New York Giants		NR	32
33	Von Miller	Linebacker	Denver Broncos		43	33
34	Tony Romo	Quarterback	Dallas Cowboys		37	34
35	T. Y. Hilton	Wide receiver	Indianapolis Colts		NR	35
36	Tyron Smith	Offensive tackle	Dallas Cowboys		42	36
37	A. J. Green	Wide receiver	Cincinnati Bengals		28	37
38	Brent Grimes	Cornerback	Miami Dolphins		57	38
39	Cameron Wake	Defensive end	Miami Dolphins		27	39
40	Jason Peters	Offensive tackle	Philadelphia Eagles		27	40
41	Kam Chancellor	Safety	Seattle Seahawks		24	41
42	Mario Williams	Defensive end	Buffalo Bills		13	42
43	Philip Rivers	Quarterback	San Diego Chargers		9	43
44	Robert Quinn	Defensive end	St. Louis Rams		31	44
45	Julius Thomas	Tight end	Denver Broncos	Jacksonville Jaguars	NR	45
46	Elvis Dumervil	Linebacker	Baltimore Ravens		NR	46
47	Trent Williams	Offensive tackle	Washington Redskins		13	47
48	Matt Forte	Running back	Chicago Bears		43	48
49	Khalil Mack	Linebacker	Oakland Raiders		NR	49
50	DeSean Jackson	Wide receiver	Washington Redskins		13	50
51	Clay Matthews	Linebacker	Green Bay Packers		26	51
52	Antonio Gates	Tight end	San Diego Chargers		NR	52
53	Marcell Dareus	Defensive tackle	Buffalo Bills		9	53
54	Steve Smith	Wide receiver	Baltimore Ravens		NR	54
55	Sheldon Richardson	Defensive end	New York Jets		39	55
56	Lavonte David	Linebacker	Tampa Bay Buccaneers		21	56
57	Brandon Marshall	Wide receiver	Chicago Bears	New York Jets	21	57
58	Connor Barwin	Linebacker	Philadelphia Eagles		NR	58
59	Vontae Davis	Cornerback	Indianapolis Colts		NR	59
60	Eddie Lacy	Running back	Green Bay Packers		30	60
61	Jeremy Maclin	Wide receiver	Philadelphia Eagles	Kansas City Chiefs	NR	61
62	Adrian Peterson	Running back	Minnesota Vikings		58	62
63	Jerry Hughes	Defensive end	Buffalo Bills		NR	63
64	Charles Woodson	Safety	Oakland Raiders		NR	64
65	Justin Forsett	Running back	Baltimore Ravens		NR	65
66	DeAndre Levy	Linebacker	Detroit Lions		7	66
67	Tashaun Gipson	Safety	Cleveland Browns		NR	67
68	Larry Fitzgerald	Wide receiver	Arizona Cardinals		30	68
69	Bobby Wagner	Linebacker	Seattle Seahawks		NR	69
70	Tamba Hali	Linebacker	Kansas City Chiefs		27	70
71	Julius Peppers	Linebacker	Green Bay Packers		NR	71
72	Kyle Williams	Defensive tackle	Buffalo Bills		40	72
73	Cam Newton	Quarterback	Carolina Panthers		49	73
74	Muhammad Wilkerson	Defensive end	New York Jets		32	74
75	Mike Evans	Wide receiver	Tampa Bay Buccaneers		NR	75
76	Sen'Derrick Marks	Defensive tackle	Jacksonville Jaguars		NR	76
77	Matt Ryan	Quarterback	Atlanta Falcons		NR	77
78	Ryan Kerrigan	Linebacker	Washington Redskins		NR	78
79	Marshal Yanda	Guard	Baltimore Ravens		24	79
80	Arian Foster	Running back	Houston Texans		NR	80
81	Darren Sproles	Running back	Philadelphia Eagles		NR	81
82	Haloti Ngata	Defensive tackle	Baltimore Ravens	Detroit Lions	37	82
83	Maurkice Pouncey	Center	Pittsburgh Steelers		NR	83
84	Terrell Suggs	Linebacker	Baltimore Ravens		58	84
85	Golden Tate	Wide receiver	Detroit Lions		NR	85
86	Eric Weddle	Safety	San Diego Chargers		6	86
87	DeMarcus Ware	Linebacker	Denver Broncos		31	87
88	Glover Quin	Safety	Detroit Lions		NR	88
89	Greg Olsen	Tight end	Carolina Panthers		NR	89
90	Michael Bennett	Defensive end	Seattle Seahawks		NR	90
91	Julian Edelman	Wide receiver	New England Patriots		NR	91
92	Aaron Donald	Defensive tackle	St. Louis Rams		NR	92
93	Jason Witten	Tight end	Dallas Cowboys		5	93
94	C. J. Mosley	Linebacker	Baltimore Ravens		NR	94
95	Emmanuel Sanders	Wide receiver	Denver Broncos		NR	95
96	Jurrell Casey	Defensive end	Tennessee Titans		NR	96
97	Joe Flacco	Quarterback	Baltimore Ravens		39	97
98	Adam Vinatieri	Kicker	Indianapolis Colts		NR	98
99	Calais Campbell	Defensive end	Arizona Cardinals		NR	99
100	Randall Cobb	Wide receiver	Green Bay Packers		NR	100

References

1. "J.J. Watt lands in top spot on 'Top 100' countdown". NFL.com. 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
2. "2015 NFL Top 100". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-07-24.