The NFL network has just completed its top 100 list this week. The rankings have been coming out slowly, starting on July 26. The Seattle Seahawks have shown that they do have superior contender-level talent as they end up with six of the best players in the league. Seven if Jadeveon Clowney returns.
The best part of this list is that the players supposedly voted for it. Which means that people like Bill Barnwell and Chris Simms can stay home and not bother us with their hot trash.
The first player announced was the seventh round RB Chris Carson, in the 96th.
DK Metcalf proved his rookie year was absolutely noticeable outside of Seattle as he even surpassed Carson to land 81st after just one season.
Tyler Lockett would be the one on this list, I think he has an argument to be taller as he gets to 65. However, wide receivers in particular seem to have had a problem with this list because, well, they are receivers.
Jadeveon Clowney – in a Seahawks uniform look! – works his way ONLY IN 3.0 SACKS through 41. This occurs after the injury noticeably affected his play in the second half of the season.
The new hero, Jamal Adams, shows that it was worth giving up more than what Seattle exchanged to get Clowney, as he is the 27th highest safety in the NFL.
Bobby Wagner doing Bobby Wagner stuff, earning one of the best defensive rankings in the entire NFL. It is on the 13th.
But most importantly: Russell Wilson has at last garnered very significant and well-deserved national attention. He finished as the second-best player in the NFL Network Top 100, behind only Lamar Jackson.
Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes, meanwhile, finished fourth.
The Seahawks’ total roster is as follows:
This means that Seattle has the second highest-rated quarterback, the highest-rated linebacker, and the highest-rated safety on this list. Wilson is the second highest rated offensive player and Wagner is the third highest rated defensive player.
It is an impressive display, nothing to sneeze at. It’s fascinating that if Seattle were to retain Clowney, this arbitrary ranking would feel a bit similar to the 2013 era roster composition.
Russell Wilson, then several defensive superstars, followed by some offensive weapons. He is close, but a little more balanced, since we would have to change the two receivers for another pair of defensive players and keep the runner.
The NFL top 100 is also another indicator voted by players that the NFC West is far, far removed from the world of laughter it was a decade ago. All four teams will have a member in the top 10. Aaron Donald of the Los Angeles Rams, George Kittle of the San Francisco 49ers and DeAndre Hopkins of the Arizona Cardinals join Wilson in the top 10.
No other division can make such a claim this year.
