NFL Trade Rumors Top 100 Players: 80-71

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July is top 100 season in the NFL as everyone tries to kill the days until training camp and the start of the new season. Unfortunately, the official top 100 list from the league is not good. We’re not trying to hate; it’s just a well-accepted fact at this point in time. For five years, we’ve been trying to do better. The time has come for the 2026 version of our NFL Trade Rumors Top 100 Players . Instead of using player polls, we aim to better reflect reality with traditional and advanced statistical analysis, evaluations from league personnel, positional value, awards, career trajectory and, of course, the good old-fashioned gut check. Our hope is to give more credit to players who are overlooked, either because they don’t play a glamorous position or because they’re not household names (yet). We’ll have updates daily over the next couple of weeks, so keep checking back! Previous Entries: NFLTR Top 100: 100-91 NFLTR Top 100: 90-81 Resources: Pro Football Reference QB advanced stats Win rates from ESPN for OL and DL PFF advanced stats (grades, pass rush productivity, blocking efficiency, coverage stats) ESPN WR tracking metrics Past NFLTR Top 100s 80 — Packers OT Zach Tom The 2022 draft was a great one for Green Bay and offensive linemen, with Tom being the best of the bunch. A rare college guard to NFL tackle convert, he stepped into the starting lineup early in his rookie season and hasn’t looked back, playing multiple positions across the line and more than holding his own in whatever he’s been asked to do. Tom stands out most as a pass blocker, improving year over year. He ranked 16th in ESPN’s pass block win rate among offensive tackles in 2023 and 19th in 2024, but jumped all the way to sixth in 2025. PFF’s advanced metrics back this up as well, as his pass blocking efficiency rating was above 97 in each of his four seasons. Even though he’s more of an average run blocker than an exceptional one, he thrives in the Packers’ zone blocking scheme, with a positively-graded play rate of almost 20 percent. 79 — Chargers ED Tuli Tuipulotu It’s a little rare for a late second-round pick to come in and have the immediate impact that Tuipulotu did. While he got his feet wet as a pass rusher as a rookie, he made his presence felt on the field with his run defense, ranking ninth among all edge rushers in ESPN’s run stop win rate and getting an 88.4 PFF run defense grade. Even as he’s ramped up his production as a pass rusher, Tuipulotu hasn’t waned in his focus as a run defender, jumping up to fifth in run stop win rate in 2025 with 62 run stops over the last three years. Over the last two seasons, Tuipulotu has quietly been an extremely effective pass rusher. He ranked 17th among edge rushers in ESPN’s pass rush win rate in 2024 and his PFF numbers are strong too. Though his raw grades don’t jump off the page, he was credited with 78 pressures last season and a 17.5 percent pressure rate, highlighting his ability to get after the quarterback. Tuipulotu’s 14 sacks in 2025 put the NFL on notice — he won’t be flying under the radar anymore. 78 — Chargers OT Joe Alt Had a knee injury not wiped out half of his sophomore campaign, Alt might rank significantly higher on this list. The No. 5 overall pick in 2024 out of Notre Dame had an impressive rookie season, ranking fifth in ESPN’s pass block win rate among tackles and checking in with a 78.1 PFF pass blocking grade. His 97.5 PFF pass blocking efficiency rating exemplifies how strong he was ri…