VanFulpen's Top 100 NFL Players

NFL Players did their for NFL Network, here is my top 100 for 2010.


1. QB Peyton Manning, Colts
2. QB Tom Brady, Patroits
3. QB Drew Brees, Saints
4. LB Ray Lewis, Ravens
5. QB Aaron Rodgers, Packers
6. S Ed Reed, Ravens
7. CB Derelle Revis, Jets
8. CB Charles Woodson, Packers
9. S Troy Polamalu, Steelers
10. RB Adrian Petterson, Vikings
11. WR Andre Johnson, Texans
12. RB Chris Johnson, Titans
13. WR Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals
14. WR Calvin Johnson, Lions
15. DE Julius Peppers, Bears
16. OLB DeMarcus Ware, Cowboys
17. OLB Clay Matthews, Packers
18. DE Dwight Freeny, Colts
19. CB Nnamdi Asomugha, Raiders
20. DT Haloti Ngata, Ravens
21. OLB James Harrison, Steelers
22. DT Ndamukong Suh, Lions
23. QB Michael Vick, Eagles
24. QB Philip Rivers, Chargers
25. RB Maurice Jones-Drew, Jaguars
26. LB Patick Willis, 49ers
27. TE Antonio Gates, Chargers
28. WR Roddy White, Falcons
29. WR Reggie Wayne, Colts
30. OLB Terrell Suggs, Ravens
31. LB Brian Urlacher, Bears
32. RB Arian Foster, Texans
33. CB Asante Samuel, Eagles
34. RB Jamaal Charles, Chiefs
35. WR DeSean Jackson, Eagles
36. TE Jason Witten, Cowboys
37. CB Champ Bailey, Broncos
38. RB Steven Jackson, Rams
39. LB Jonathan Vilma, Saints
40. DT Vince Wilfork, Patroits
41. OT Jake Long, Dolphins
42. RB Michael Turner, Falcons
43. WR Dwayne Bowe, Chiefs
44. LB Jerod Mayo, Patroits
45. OT Joe Thomas, Browns
46. RB Ray Rice, Ravens
47. OLB Cameron Wake, Dolphins
48. TE Tony Gonzalez, Falcons
49. OLB Tamba Hali, Chiefs
50. DE Mario Williams, Texans
51. DE Trent Cole, Eagles
52. WR Devin Hester, Bears
53. WR Wes Welker, Patriots
54. WR Greg Jennings, Packers
55. OG Jahri Evans, Saints
56. QB Matt Ryan, Falcons
57. WR Marques Colston, Saints
58. DE Justin Tuck, Giants
59. TE Dallas Clark, Colts
60. OLB LaMarr Woodley, Steelers
61. S Eric Berry, Chiefs
62. DE John Abraham, Falcons
63. TE Vernon Davis, 49ers
64. LB Jon Beason, Panthers
65. OG Logan Mankins, Patriots
66. DE Osi Umenyiora, Giants
67. DE Robert Mathis, Colts
68. WR Brandon Marshall, Dolphins
69. DE Richard Seymour, Raiders
70. DE Jared Allen, Vikings
71. DE Jason Babin, Titans
72. RB Frank Gore, 49ers
73. QB Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers
74. C Nick Mangold, Jets
75. QB Joe Flacco, Ravens
76. OLB Shaun Phillps, Chargers
77. RB Darren McFadden, Raiders
78. QB Josh Freeman, Buccaneers
79. QB Tony Romo, Cowboys
80. WR Miles Austin, Cowboys
81. WR Brandon Lloyd, Broncos
82. WR Santonio Holmes, Jets
83. QB Eli Manning, Giants
84. C Jeff Saturday, Colts
85. DE Jay Ratliff, Cowboys
86. OT D'Brickshaw Ferguson, Jets
87. DT B.J. Raji, Packers
88. WR Josh Cribbs, Browns
89. CB Devin McCourty, Patriots
90. DE Charles Johnson, Panthers
91. WR Hakeem Nicks, Giants
92. C Andre Gurode, Cowboys
93. QB Matt Schaub, Texans
94. CB Joe Haden, Browns
95. WR Mike Wallce, Steelers
96. WR Mike Williams, Buccaneers
97. OT Jordan Gross, Panthers
98. LB London Fletcher, Redskins
99. LB Stephen Tulloch, Titans
100. S Michael Griffin, Titans

Power Ranking Number 11: New England Patriots

Could the New England Patriots who have been a dominate team in the AFC for the past decade be the third best team in there own division the AFC East? Well yes it is possible and that is where I place them behind the New York Jets and the Miami Dolphins, but they are still one of the better teams in the AFC and in the NFL. The offense and the team is lead by their quarterback Tom Brady who is one of the best in the NFL. Wide receiver Randy Moss is going into his final year of his contract with the Patriots and wants to prove to them and the rest of the NFL that he deserves a new long term deal. Wide receiver Wes Welker is coming off a major knee injury in the last regular season game last season and isn’t expect to be 100 percent until sometime later in the regular season.

On defense the Patriots over the years have move the veterans out and replaced them with younger players and we saw in the playoffs last season against the Baltimore Ravens that just didn’t workout. Nose tackle Vince Wilfork is still the anchor of the defensive line and one of the more veteran players on that team. Linebacker Jerod Mayo is one of the more talent players in the NFL and look for him to take his game to another level this season. Cornerback Devin McCourty was the teams first round pick and they are hoping that he can be the player in the secondary that Ty Law was for them years ago when they won their first Super Bowl.

The Patriots still have one of the best head coaches in the NFL in Bill Belichick and one of the best front offices that have been able to find good young players as well as veterans and mesh them together to produce a win team year after year.

Pre-Training Camp NFL Power Rankings

1. Indianapolis Colts
2. New Orleans Saints
3. San Diego Chargers
4. Minnesota Vikings
5. New York Jets
6. Dallas Cowboys
7. Baltimore Ravens
8. Green Bay Packers
9. Miami Dolphins
10. New York Giants
11. New England Patriots
12. Cincinnati Bengals
13. Houston Texans
14. Philadelphia Eagles
15. Atlanta Falcons
16. Chicago Bears
17. Pittsburgh Steelers
18. Tennessee Titans
19. Washington Redskins
20. Carolina Panthers
21. Jacksonville Jaguars
22. San Francisco 49ers
23. Arizona Cardinals
24. Seattle Seahawks
25. Oakland Raiders
26. Detroit Lions
27. Denver Broncos
28. Kansas City Chiefs
29. Tampa Bay Bucs
30. Cleveland Browns
31. St. Louis Rams
32. Buffalo Bills