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The NFL Top 100 is hitting the home stretch with Detroit Lions right tackle Penei Sewell and Cincinnati Bengals star Trey Hendrickson being the latest additions to the list at Nos. 13 and 14 overall, respectively.
Sewell is on the list for the consecutive year, moving up nine spots from last year.
Hendrickson made his fifth consecutive appearance on the top 100. He skyrocketed up 63 spots after being ranked 77th on the 2024 list.
NFL Top 100 Players for 2025
100. Ladd McConkey, WR, Los Angeles Chargers
99. Leonard Williams, DL, Seattle Seahawks
98. Aaron Jones, RB, Minnesota Vikings
96. Lavonte David, LB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
95. Josh Sweat, OLB, Arizona Cardinals
94. Sam LaPorta, TE, Detroit Lions
93. Creed Humphrey, C, Kansas City Chiefs
92. Jessie Bates, S, Atlanta Falcons
91. Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Miami Dolphins
90. Zach Allen, DL, Denver Broncos
89. James Cook, RB, Buffalo Bills
88. Andrew Van Ginkel, OLB, Minnesota Vikings
87. Quinnen Williams, DT, New York Jets
86. Laremy Tunsil, OT, Washington Commanders
85. Kyren Williams, RB, Los Angeles Rams
84. Christian Gonzalez, CB, New England Patriots
83. Cameron Heyward, DT, Pittsburgh Steelers
82. Jerry Jeudy, WR, Cleveland Browns
81. Trent McDuffie, CB, Kansas City Chiefs
80. Rashan Gary, DE, Green Bay Packers
79. Dak Prescott, QB, Dallas Cowboys
78. Khalil Mack, DE, Los Angeles Chargers
77. Tee Higgins, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
76. Vita Vea, DT, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
75. Patrick Queen, LB, Pittsburgh Steelers
74. Bobby Wagner, LB, Washington Commanders
73. Christian McCaffrey, RB, San Francisco 49ers
72. Sam Darnold, QB, Seattle Seahawks
71. Kerby Joseph, S, Detroit Lions
70. Frankie Luvu, LB, Washington Commanders
69. Jordan Mailata, OL, Philadelphia Eagles
68. Jordan Love, QB, Green Bay Packers
67. Malik Nabers, WR, New York Giants
66. Jalen Ramsey, CB, Pittsburgh Steelers
65. Trey McBride, TE, Arizona Cardinals
64. Bo Nix, QB, Denver Broncos
63. Josh Hines-Allen, DE, Jacksonville Jaguars
62. Bijan Robinson, RB, Atlanta Falcons
61. Brian Thomas Jr., WR, Jacksonville Jaguars
60. Cooper DeJean, CB, Philadelphia Eagles
59. Matthew Stafford, QB, Los Angeles Rams
57. Nick Bosa, DE, San Francisco 49ers
56. Justin Herbert, QB, Los Angeles Chargers
55. Aidan Hutchinson, DE, Detroit Lions
54. Derwin James, S, Los Angeles Chargers
53. Jared Verse, LB, Los Angeles Rams
52. Terry McLaurin, WR, Washington Commanders
51. Kyle Hamilton, S, Baltimore Ravens
50. Baker Mayfield, QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
49. Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Philadelphia Eagles
48. Jonathan Greenard, LB, Minnesota Vikings
47. Tyreek Hill, WR, Miami Dolphins
46. Will Anderson Jr., DE, Houston Texans
45. Trent Williams, OT, San Francisco 49ers
44. Mike Evans, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
43. Jalen Carter, DT, Philadelphia Eagles
42. Dion Dawkins, OT, Buffalo Bills
41. Puka Nacua, WR, Los Angeles Rams
40. Roquan Smith, LB, Baltimore Ravens
39. C.J. Stroud, QB, Houston Texans
38. Nik Bonitto, LB, Denver Broncos
37. Travis Kelce, TE, Kansas City Chiefs
36. Micah Parsons, DE, Dallas Cowboys
35. CeeDee Lamb, WR, Dallas Cowboys
34. Budda Baker, S, Arizona Cardinals
33. Josh Jacobs, RB, Green Bay Packers
32. Nico Collins, WR, Houston Texans
31. George Kittle, TE, San Francisco 49ers
30. Xavier McKinney, S, Green Bay Packers
29. A.J. Brown, WR, Philadelphia Eagles
28. Tristan Wirfs, OT, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
27. Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Detroit Lions
26. Zack Baun, LB, Philadelphia Eagles
25. Danielle Hunter, DE, Houston Texans
24. Brock Bowers, TE, Las Vegas Raiders
23. Lane Johnson, OT, Philadelphia Eagles
22. Maxx Crosby, DE, Las Vegas Raiders
20. Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR, Detroit Lions
19. Jalen Hurts, QB, Philadelphia Eagles
18. Derek Stingley Jr., CB, Houston Texans
17. Dexter Lawrence, DT, New York Giants
16. Fred Warner, LB, San Francisco 49ers
15. Jared Goff, QB, Detroit Lions
14. Trey Hendrickson, DE, Cincinnati Bengals
13. Penei Sewell, OT, Detroit Lions
Sewell has been everything the Lions hoped for when they drafted him No. 7 overall in 2021. He has only missed one game over the past four seasons and has started all 51 regular-season games since the start of 2022.
Lions head coach Dan Campbell and general manager Brad Holmes made Sewell their first draft pick after they were hired in January 2021. He has become emblematic of everything they wanted this franchise to become.
Sewell has made the All-Pro first team in each of the past two seasons. He was one of 11 offensive lineman to allow one or fewer sacks with at least 1,000 pass-blocking snaps during the 2024 season.
NFL coaches, scouts and executives voted Sewell as the second-best offensive tackle in the league, per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The Lions have boasted one of the top offensive lines in the NFL for the past three seasons thanks in large part to the stability they have at right tackle with Sewell.
It’s been an eventful offseason for Hendrickson, though he finally got a resolution to his contract situation by getting a $14 million raise from the Bengals that bumps his 2025 salary up to $30 million.
There are few individual players who are more important to their team’s defense than Hendrickson is to Cincinnati. His 17.5 sacks in 2024 led the NFL and accounted for nearly half of the Bengals’ total output (36).
Cincinnati’s pass-rush splits last season with and without Hendrickson were also jarring.
Even with Hendrickson having a season in which he made the All-Pro first team, the Bengals still ranked 25th in points and yards allowed. Their offense is the driving force for this team, but Hendrickson’s presence on defense is vital if they are going to make a push for the playoffs in 2025.
A third-round draft pick by the New Orleans Saints in 2017, Hendrickson steadily progressed to become one of the most dominant edge-rushers in the NFL. He had his first double-digit sack season in 2020 and parlayed that into a four-year, $60 million deal with the Bengals as a free agent in March 2021.
Since joining the Bengals, Hendrickson’s 57.5 sacks trails only Myles Garrett (60) and T.J. Watt (58.5) among all defensive players.
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