{"id":787187,"date":"2026-07-08T15:08:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/787187\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T15:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:08:12","slug":"budda-baker-jaycee-horn-named-to-nfl-top-100-check-out-the-updated-2026-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/787187\/","title":{"rendered":"Budda Baker, Jaycee Horn Named to NFL Top 100, Check Out the Updated 2026 Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Carolina Panthers have another representative on NFL Network’s ranking of the Top 100 players heading into the 2026 season.<\/p>\n

Cornerback Jaycee Horn made the cut at No. 76. He’s the fourth Panthers player to crack the annual list.<\/p>\n

Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker was next in 75th.<\/p>\n

100. New Orleans Saints DE Cameron Jordan<\/p>\n

99. Indianapolis Colts OG Quenton Nelson<\/p>\n

98. Carolina Panthers QB Bryce Young<\/p>\n

97. Seattle Seahawks LB Ernest Jones IV<\/p>\n

96. New Orleans Saints RB Travis Etienne Jr.<\/p>\n

95. New York Jets LB Demario Davis<\/p>\n

94. Kansas City Chiefs C Creed Humphrey<\/p>\n

93. Cleveland Browns LB Carson Schwesinger<\/p>\n

92. Houston Texans LB Azeez Al-Shaair<\/p>\n

91. Chicago Bears DE Montez Sweat<\/p>\n

90. Carolina Panthers DE Derrick Brown<\/p>\n

89. Los Angeles Rams RB Kyren Williams<\/p>\n

88. Detroit Lions LB Jack Campbell<\/p>\n

87. Carolina Panthers WR Tetairoa McMillan<\/p>\n

86. Los Angeles Chargers LB Tuli Tuipulotu<\/p>\n

85. San Francisco 49ers QB Brock Purdy<\/p>\n

84. Los Angeles Rams LB Byron Young<\/p>\n

83. Tennessee Titans DT Jeffery Simmons<\/p>\n

82. Pittsburgh Steelers CB Jalen Ramsey<\/p>\n

80. New England Patriots WR A.J. Brown<\/p>\n

79. Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce<\/p>\n

78. Arizona Cardinals LB Josh Sweat<\/p>\n

77. Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield<\/p>\n

76. Carolina Panthers CB Jaycee Horn<\/p>\n

75. Arizona Cardinals S Budda Baker<\/p>\n

Horn made his second straight Pro Bowl last year. He had five interceptions and eight pass breakups in 16 starts.<\/p>\n

According to Pro Football Reference<\/a>, the Carolina corner allowed opposing quarterbacks to complete just 48.4 percent of their passes, and they had a 72.3 QB rating when looking his way.<\/p>\n

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler<\/a> is also beginning to roll out his annual positional rankings, which are compiled based on input from people around the league. Horn was the No. 8 cornerback.<\/p>\n

“When you go against him, you better be ready for a street fight,” one coach said. “Physical, strong, can play press coverage. Ain’t always flashy but really rugged player.”<\/p>\n

The Panthers’ defensive improvement helped earn them an NFC South title. Finishing 16th in yards allowed may not seem like much, but it was a big jump from a last-place finish in 2024.<\/p>\n

For Carolina to remain a playoff contender, Horn will need to continue performing at a high level outside.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Carolina Panthers have another representative on NFL Network’s ranking of the Top 100 players heading into the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":787188,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,593,85],"class_list":["post-787187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=787187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787187\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/787188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=787187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=787187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=787187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}