Identifying the top players in the NFL is one thing. Sorting all the stars into a rundown of the Top 100 is another. Yet that’s what CBS Sports Senior Writer Pete Prisco has done in advance of the 2024 season.
Which players made — or missed — the cut? You can check out the entire Top 100 pecking order right here. In the meantime, here are seven key takeaways from Prisco’s 2024 edition of the annual ranking:
1. 49ers are the cream of the crop
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While quarterback Brock Purdy has apparently yet to convince Prisco he’s one of the game’s elite signal-callers, coming in at No. 85 after his second straight MVP-level performance, San Francisco still stood out as the top team represented. Not only do the 49ers have an NFL-best eight players on Prisco’s Top 100 list, three of them fell in the top 10 alone: offensive tackle Trent Williams (No. 3), running back Christian McCaffrey (No. 8) and defensive end Nick Bosa (No. 10). It’s a testament to the firm infrastructure built and overseen by coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch, who’ve been knocking on the door of a title for years. Is another Super Bowl bid in the cards? We’d count on it.
2. Aaron Rodgers hype is building (again)
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Somehow, the New York Jets quarterback ranked 29th in Prisco’s 2023 rundown, only to move up (!) nine spots for 2024, now that he’s a year older and coming off a torn Achilles, credited with a mere four snaps in his Gang Green debut. And yet Prisco isn’t alone in professing faith in A-Rod, who is remarkably his fifth-ranked quarterback in the Top 100; the former MVP’s current and ex-teammates continue to rave about the gas left in his tank….
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Author : Cody Benjamin
Publish date : 2024-06-20 12:18:53
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