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Welcome to ranks 70-61 for the r/NFL Top 100 Players of the 2024 Season!
Players whose average rank landed them in places 70-61 are on this portion of the list revealed today. Players are associated with the team they finished playing for at the end of the 2024 season
Below you will see some write-ups from the community summarizing the players’ 2024 season and why they were among the best in 2024. Additionally, their ranks from previous years are available for y’all to see
METHODOLOGY
Link to more detailed writeup on our methodology
- Step 1: A Call to Rankers right after the Conference Championship games
- Step 2: Rankers from each team nominated players to rank, with a 11 game minimum threshold. Players are associated with the team they played for in 2024
- Step 3: The Grind. We instructed users to tier positions groups into T25, T50, etc based on 2024 regular season play only. This took several weeks as the rankers tiered each position group and discussed them. There were no individual player threads and no arbitrary position caps. Just questions and rankings.
- Step 4: Users submitted their own personal Top 125 lists.
- Step 5: User lists were reviewed by myself and u/mattkud . The rankers were expected to answer questions about their lists. They were allowed to make any changes to their list, and were not forced to make any changes
- Step 6: The Reveal… where we are now!
And without further ado, here are the players ranked 70-61 in the r/NFL Top 100 Players of the 2024 Season!
#70 - Trey Smith - Kansas City Chiefs - Offensive Guard
Previous Ranks
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
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| N/A | N/A | N/A |
Written by: u/ExpirjTec
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear someone say “they can’t keep getting away with it” in modern NFL discourse? Your top two responses are probably “the Chiefs keep finding a way to win” and “the Eagles keep drafting great players with lower picks”. In the case of Trey Smith, after I tell you his story, you just may think “the Chiefs keep drafting great players with lower picks”.
Drafted with the 226th pick in 2021, Smith has started every single game for the Chiefs except for Week 5 clash against the Raiders in 2022. Under the tutelage of Commander Reid and Aunt Heck, Smith kept his head down and quietly developed into a model right guard, as it is his god-given purpose. He was one of many workers for the Chiefs O-line, and it’s easy not to notice him playing between the far more notable names of Creed Humphrey and Jawaan Taylor.
Smith doesn’t play flashy; he just kinda saunters over to his man and pushes them down with a quiet, ungodly strength. He doesn’t need to pull out all these fancy techniques because that’s not how he was taught; he knows he has the physicality to simply maul everyone that’s thrown his way. And not only is he a true disciple of run blocking, he’s pretty damn good at that new-fangled pass protection thing too.
To anyone worrying that the Chiefs will continue to sustain themselves for years to come. They couldn’t deal for an extension of Trey’s service and had to place the franchise tag on him. To all the haters praying on KC’s downfall, it is entirely possible he will walk away, since he’s a powerful guard who has the luxury of commanding a nice payday from anyone he desires. And, with regards to finding diamonds in the rough to replace departing players, the Chiefs’ run of getting away with it (as purely awesome it is from a “lover of good players” standpoint) will end soon enough.
Don’t let the arrowheads grind you down.
#69 - Jaylon Johnson - Chicago Bears - Cornerback
Previous Ranks
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Written by: u/falt_ssb
At this point, Jaylon Johnson has established himself as a consistent top corner in the NFL. Extremely scheme versatile, Johnson is given a lot of responsibility in Chicago’s scheme and takes full pride in every facet of it. Quality enough to shadow a team’s opposing #1, even if it is Justin Jefferson, though due to the scheme he was not asked to do it very often. Johnson is one of the premier man corners in the league and is able to press the hell out of some legit receivers. In zone, he’s an excellent processor, knows his and others responsibilities very well, and in match situations, able to read the route combinations before they happen and make very athletic recovery plays to impede the route or find the ball.
He is an extremely patient corner and I think when watching him, the experience shines. He plays in a way where he is also very energized. Unlike other top corners, he even sells out in run support and takes pride in it, which is massive in a scheme like Chicago’s where they play a lot of cover 2 and ask the corners to fit the flat. My guy can even peanut punch the ball out then block for his own team on the return.
He’s just such an obviously good, well rounded player. He has taken on the most difficult matchups in this league consistently and performed, giving Justin Jefferson some of his bigger fights this season around the NFL in particular. Compared to 2023. Johnson may have been better down to down, but some unfortunate moments such as late in the home game against Green Bay where he simply tripped did limit his placement on this list, as well as the overall Bears D performance. Still, it is very clear how respected Johnson is and how firmly he stands among the league’s best corners.
#68 - Will Anderson - Houston Texans - EDGE Rusher
Previous Ranks
| 2023 |
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| 93 |
Written by: u/ExpirjTec
I would like to begin this write-up by thanking a Texans legend. Believe it or not, he was part of our inaugural squad back in 2002. And although his last official association with Houston was in 2005, he has still been impactful for us and will hopefully continue to be for several years.
That man is Monti Ossenfort, who after serving as a scout during the Texans’ early years, traded the #3 overall pick to the Bulls on Parade. gaining a big bag of draft picks in return. But, contrary to contemporary belief, it was Monti who had been fleeced, as Texans GM Nick Caserio (Monti’s former boss) selected an instant star edge rusher in Will Anderson. Not only did he win Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2023, Will greatly improved in his 2024 campaign, and he easily earned this spot in the rankings.
Anderson is the complete package. He’s got a great frame, excellent burst, technique, strength, and is just as effective as a run stopper as a pass rusher. This performance against the Patriots still lives rent free in my head, because the sheer dominance at every aspect of defense evokes memories of another legendary Houston DE.
In last year’s writeup I touched upon the comparisons between the two in their rookie year. Now that Will has another year under his belt, although he’s decidedly “behind” JJ at this point in their careers, he’s still 85% of the player that the most dominant defender of all time was. And, my hopes are high that not only will Mr. Anderson be healthier than Watt, but that he’ll get to play several more years with Danielle Hunter and Derek Stingley; who were even more outstanding this year. Under the tutelage of Demeco, it’s pretty easy to see the Texans defense becoming stronger than you could possibly imagine, since it won’t immediately fall apart if one of these studs is struck down in his prime.
#67 - Puka Nacua - Los Angeles Rams - Wide Receiver
Previous Ranks
| 2023 |
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| 37 |
Written by: u/PhAnToM444
Puka Nacua’s sophomore season in 2024 erased any doubt about whether the 5th round diamond in the rough is here to stay as a fixture in this league. Though he hit a rough patch early, missing five games due to a knee injury, he exploded back onto the scene once healthy in a monster way.
He opened his full-time return in Week 8 with a bang: a 106-yard receiving outing against Minnesota that reestablished …
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