NFL Top 100 players of 2018

#91. Tyreek Hill

#92. Marcus Peters

#93. Ryan Kerrigan

#94. Mike Daniels

#95. Alex Smith

#96. Ndamokung Suh

#97. Larry Fitzgerald

#98. Stefon Diggs

#99. Akiem Hicks

T.-100. Tyrann Mathieu

T.-100. Terrell Suggs

At 91 we have an absolute speedster and game-wrecker. Similar to DeSean Jackson back in the day, Tyreek Hill can change the momentum of a game on any given play thanks to his ability to take the top off the opposing defense, catch a simple screen or return a kick the distance.

His former teammate Peters comes in next. I don’t see the young corner as one of the best overall players at the position, but nobody is more dangerous to throw against. Peters’ short-area quickness and lack hesitancy to jump any route can pay off at any point of the game. And he’s a strip specialist.

Kerrigan is another guy, who simply doesn’t get the love he deserves. I think he made the players countdown once and has been to the Pro Bowl the last two years, as he reached double-digit sacks consecutively, with 13 apiece last season plus he added 15 tackles for loss.

Daniels missed a couple of games last year and was forced to play hurt for stretches, but he was dominant in a few games and I had to put him on here. The former Iowa D-lineman is the tone-setter for this Packers defense up front and he puts fear into the hearts of opposing linemen.

Same old Alex Smith? Not so much. Smith is still a creature of habit, who has his areas of the field he wants to attack and checks it down at a high rate, but he stretched the field vertically in 2017. While he led the league in passer rating, he was also third in 40+ yard completions.

I haven’t been really high on Suh for years now. His first few seasons in the league I thought he would become one of the game’s most disruptive forces.

While his PFF grades in Miami were actually better than the ones he had in Detroit, his attitude (and I mean the good parts) hasn’t been. Let’s see what happens when he is paired up with Aaron Donald now.

I love Fitzy. I have been a fan of him ever since I started watching football. His intelligence, passion, and productivity is pretty much second to none. I still think he is an excellent player, but he is not the 27th-best player in the NFL at this stage of his career.

With the season Adam Thielen had for the Vikings, I was close to putting him on the list as well, but I’d take Diggs over him any day of the week. I might have been one of the first ever to give Thielen props when I saw him hustle his ass off in preseason years ago, but Diggs is such a smooth route runner, while providing explosive elements to his game at the same time.

Akiem Hicks is probably the least talked about player on my entire list. However, he had a phenomenal 2017 season. In what Pro Football Focus calls defensive stops – therefore tackles for two yards or less in the run – he was second in the entire league, with 15 of them going for a loss. He added 49 total pressures as well.

Deion Sanders called Tyrann Mathieu the league’s top safety and while he still has to win that title back, I had him as my number one overall DB on my list two years ago. With two forgettable seasons, in which he was banged up, I can’t put him above some other guys up here, but I won’t count him out.

I couldn’t leave Suggs off the list. The long-time Ravens outside linebacker is still wreaking havoc on opposing offenses. He is so crafty and powerful. He might not quite have the cat-like quickness he once did, but the way he sets the edge and uses his hands to shed blocks is excellent.