NFL Top 100 Players of 2019

Status still up in the air: Todd Gurley, Tyreek Hill, Travis Frederick, Cam Newton

With these four guys, I’m just not sure about their status in 2019 and going forward.

Gurley has now scored 30 touchdowns in his last 29 games and been arguably the best running back during that stretch, but he was pretty much a non-factor in the NFC Championship Game and the Super Bowl. The reports about arthritis in his knees and the fact they traded up for a big-play back on day two of the draft is not encouraging.

Hill somehow seems to be getting off the hook because he is a superstar, but until his status is cleared up I am not putting him on my list. When on the field he is one of the most electric playmakers in the league, but when I first heard the reports on him, I thought he might never play in the NFL anymore.

Frederick had to fight through something way scarier than any 300-pounder across from him last year when he was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease before the start of the 2018 season. Now he is on his way back to a full recovery and when he is right, he is one of the top three centers in the league. I just want to see back on the field first.

And finally, Cam Newton was just outside my top 100 last year and would not have made the list going into 2019 when looking at his play when last seen in an NFL game. However, I know that his shoulder was not right and we can’t really look at him beyond the first half of the season. He did win league MVP back in 2015 and is still an incredible talent.