The NFL Top 100 of 2026 keeps rolling out one countdown chunk at a time, and the latest batch of reveals covers a stretch loaded with recognizable names on the way down the list. Tight end Brock Bowers, quarterback Jalen Hurts and receiver CeeDee Lamb all landed inside the No. 60-53 range, according to NFL.com’s Jeremy Bergman, who has been rolling out the player-voted rankings daily since the series began on X in June.
The NFL Top 100 of 2026 is in its 16th season and is determined entirely by a vote of current players, not media members. Two names get revealed each weekday at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. ET through Aug. 21, before the countdown shifts to one reveal per day for the top 10 beginning Aug. 24.
Brock Bowers Falls 36 Spots at No. 60
Bowers opened this stretch at No. 60, a steep drop after landing at No. 24 as a rookie. Knee trouble limited the Raiders tight end to 12 games in 2025, and his overall numbers dipped to 64 receptions for 680 yards and seven touchdowns. Still, Bowers made a second straight Pro Bowl and delivered one signature performance: 12 catches, 127 yards and three touchdowns in a Week 9 loss to Jacksonville, according to NFL.com.
Bowers already owns an NFL record for his position. He has racked up 176 receptions through his first 29 career games, the most by any tight end in league history over that span, per NFL.com’s Pro Insight data. Las Vegas overhauled its coaching staff and offense this offseason, and a healthier Bowers in Year 3 could push him back up the board next summer.
Bo Nix Climbs Five Spots to No. 59
Denver’s Bo Nix moved up five spots to No. 59 after leading the NFL in pass attempts and steering the Broncos to the AFC’s No. 1 seed. Nix threw for 3,931 yards with 25 touchdowns and led a league-high seven game-winning drives, including a Divisional Round win over Buffalo in which he threw three touchdown passes. A broken ankle suffered on the game-winning field goal drive in overtime knocked him out of the AFC Championship Game, a 10-7 loss to New England, according to the Denver Gazette.
Nix has now cracked the top 65 in each of his first two NFL seasons. He returned as a limited participant at Broncos minicamp last month following surgery on the ankle.
Nico Collins and Dion Dawkins Slide Despite Strong Seasons
Houston’s Nico Collins checked in at No. 58 after his third straight 1,000-yard season, a drop of 26 spots from a year ago. Collins caught 71 passes for 1,117 yards and six touchdowns before a concussion knocked him out of the Texans’ Divisional Round exit. One team executive told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler that Collins has a rare “combination of size, strength and speed,” according to Bleacher Report. Collins is signed through 2027, and his rising cap number could push Houston toward an extension before he reaches the open market.
Buffalo left tackle Dion Dawkins followed at No. 57, making his third straight appearance on the list after a fifth consecutive Pro Bowl season protecting Josh Allen’s blind side. Dawkins allowed just a 7.5% pressure rate last season, one of the lowest marks among left tackles with at least 200 pass-block snaps. He also helped create the NFL’s new Protector Award, handed out annually to the league’s top offensive lineman.
| Player | 2026 Rank | 2025 Rank | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Bowers | 60 | 24 | TE | Las Vegas Raiders |
| Bo Nix | 59 | 64 | QB | Denver Broncos |
| Nico Collins | 58 | 32 | WR | Houston Texans |
| Dion Dawkins | 57 | N/A | OT | Buffalo Bills |
| Jalen Hurts | 56 | 19 | QB | Philadelphia Eagles |
| CeeDee Lamb | 55 | 35 | WR | Dallas Cowboys |
| Fred Warner | 54 | 16 | LB | San Francisco 49ers |
| Davante Adams | 53 | N/A | WR | Los Angeles Rams |
Jalen Hurts and CeeDee Lamb Both Take Steep Drops
Jalen Hurts landed at No. 56, his lowest ranking since debuting at No. 3 in 2023 and a fall from 19th last summer, per NFL.com. The Eagles quarterback threw for a career-high 25 touchdowns and ran for eight more, but his 7.1 yards-per-attempt mark was a career low. Hurts is now the first Eagle to appear on this year’s list, and he’s doing it without A.J. Brown, who was traded to New England this offseason, according to the Philadelphia Eagles’ own team site.
CeeDee Lamb followed one spot later at No. 55, a 20-spot decline driven largely by George Pickens’ arrival in Dallas rather than any dip in Lamb’s own play. Lamb still caught 75 passes for 1,077 yards, marking his fifth straight 1,000-yard season — a feat matched in Cowboys history only by Hall of Famer Michael Irvin, according to NFL.com. Lamb has now made the Top 100 in five consecutive years.
Fred Warner Drops After Season-Ending Injury
Fred Warner slid to No. 54 after a Week 6 ankle injury ended his season early, a steep fall from 16th a year ago. Through six games, Warner posted 51 tackles, two forced fumbles and three pass breakups, numbers that had him on pace for a fourth straight Pro Bowl. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported that roughly 70% of respondents in his annual positional survey still ranked Warner as the league’s top off-ball linebacker, unconfirmed voting data attributed specifically to Fowler’s poll rather than the players’ Top 100 balloting itself. One coordinator told Fowler that Warner “diagnoses faster than anyone,” according to Bleacher Report.
San Francisco’s defense allowed nearly two and a half more yards per attempt on play-action passes when Warner was off the field last season compared to when he played, according to NFL.com’s Pro Insight tracking — a gap that shows how much the 49ers’ scheme leans on his instincts to read and react before the snap even develops.
Davante Adams Returns to the List at No. 53
Davante Adams closed out this stretch at No. 53, back on the Top 100 after leading the NFL in receiving touchdowns with 14. Adams caught 60 passes for 789 yards in his first season with the Rams and Matthew Stafford, falling short of 1,000 yards for the first time since 2019. But he was Stafford’s preferred red-zone target all year, logging more routes run inside the 10-yard line than any other receiver in football, per NFL.com. With Puka Nacua handling much of the Rams’ yardage production, Los Angeles is banking on Adams to keep closing out drives as it chases a Super Bowl run in 2026.
