After a resurgent 2025 season, Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence has regained the respect of his peers.<\/p>\n
Lawrence was ranked No. 62 in the 2026 NFL Top 100 after being excluded from last year’s list.<\/p>\n
Veteran safety Kevin Byard, who is now signed to the New England Patriots after starring for the Chicago Bears the last two seasons, was ranked No. 61:<\/p>\n
Here’s how the Top 100 looks following Friday’s reveal:<\/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
74. Green Bay Packers RB Josh Jacobs<\/p>\n
73. Denver Broncos DE Zach Allen<\/p>\n
72. Green Bay Packers QB Jordan Love<\/p>\n
71. Baltimore Ravens WR Zay Flowers<\/p>\n
70. Green Bay Packers S Xavier McKinney<\/p>\n
69. Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson<\/p>\n
68. Denver Broncos WR Courtland Sutton<\/p>\n
67. Miami Dolphins LB Jordyn Brooks<\/p>\n
66. Atlanta Falcons WR Drake London<\/p>\n
65. Baltimore Ravens LB Roquan Smith<\/p>\n
64. New Orleans Saints WR Chris Olave<\/p>\n
63. Baltimore Ravens S Kyle Hamilton<\/p>\n
62. Jacksonville Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence<\/p>\n
61. New England Patriots S Kevin Byard<\/p>\n
Lawrence was limited to just 10 games in 2024 due to a shoulder injury and a concussion, so his exclusion from the 2025 NFL Top 100 was understandable.<\/p>\n
After the Jags hired Liam Coen as head coach ahead of the 2025 season, many expected Lawrence to bounce back in a big way, and he delivered.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old started all 17 games and led Jacksonville to a 13-4 record to win the AFC South title. He threw for 4,007 yards, a career-high 29 touchdowns and 12 interceptions while also adding career highs of 359 rushing yards and nine rushing scores. He broke the franchise record for the most total touchdowns in a single season.<\/p>\n
The No. 1 pick in the 2021 NFL draft, Lawrence entered the league facing lofty expectations as a potential generational quarterback talent. As he enters his sixth season, he has the chance to firmly establish himself as one of the elite signal-callers in the league.<\/p>\n
Byard started all 17 games for the second straight year in 2025, helping the Bears win the NFC North title for the first time since 2018 with an 11-6 record. He produced 93 total tackles, eight passes defended and a league-leading seven interceptions on his way to earning his third career Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro selections.<\/p>\n
Byard will now be bringing his talents to a Patriots team that ranked in the bottom half of the league with just 10 interceptions last year. He’s now reunited with head coach Mike Vrabel, who coached him earlier in his career with the Tennessee Titans, so it’s safe to expect that he will continue playing at a high level during the upcoming season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After a resurgent 2025 season, Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence has regained the respect of his peers. Lawrence…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":806335,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,593,85],"class_list":["post-806334","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\/806334","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=806334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806334\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/806335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=806334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=806334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=806334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}