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The Pro Football Focus Top 101 Players of 2011

Through a collection of pieces, we’ve put together the Official Pro Football Focus Top 101 players of the 2011 year. If you want some in-depth explanation of why these players made the list then click on the following individual posts to find out why:

101-91 | 90-81 | 80-71 | 70-61 | 60-51 | 50-41 | 40-31 | 30-21 | 20-11 | 10-1

If you just want a look at the order of the Top 101, then read on below. If you want to comment on the list, email [email protected]

For what it’s worth, no team had more representatives on the list than the Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles, and San Francisco 49ers, each contributing six players. Only the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts had no players make the list.

 

  1. Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay Packers
  2. Justin Smith, DE, San Francisco 49ers
  3. Drew Brees, QB, New Orleans Saints
  4. Calvin Johnson, WR, Detroit Lions
  5. Darrelle Revis, CB, New York Jets
  6. Rob Gronkowski, TE, New England Patriots
  7. Terrell Suggs, DE/OLB, Baltimore Ravens
  8. Eli Manning, QB, New York Giants
  9. Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Arizona Cardinals
  10. Jared Allen, DE, Minnesota Vikings
  11. Jason Peters, OT, Philadelphia Eagles
  12. Von Miller, OLB, Denver Broncos
  13. Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots
  14. NaVorro Bowman, ILB, San Francisco 49ers
  15. Maurice Jones-Drew, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars
  16. Cameron Wake, OLB, Miami Dolphins
  17. Jason Pierre-Paul, DE, New York Giants
  18. Evan Mathis, OG, Philadelphia Eagles
  19. Geno Atkins, DT, Cincinnati Bengals
  20. Patrick Willis, ILB, San Francisco 49ers
  21. Jimmy Graham, TE, New Orleans Saints
  22. Chris Myers, OC, Houston Texans
  23. Trent Cole, DE, Philadelphia Eagles
  24. Wes Welker, WR, New England Patriots
  25. Lardarius Webb, CB, Baltimore Ravens
  26. DeMarcus Ware, OLB, Dallas Cowboys
  27. Carl Nicks, OG, New Orleans Saints
  28. Derrick Johnson, ILB, Kansas City Chiefs
  29. Arian Foster, RB, Houston Texans
  30. Johnathan Joseph, CB, Houston Texans
  31. LeSean McCoy, RB, Philadelphia Eagles
  32. Brian Cushing, ILB, Houston Texans
  33. Troy Polamalu, S, Pittsburgh Steelers
  34. Marshal Yanda, OG, Baltimore Ravens
  35. John Abraham, DE, Atlanta Falcons
  36. Sione Pouha, DT, New York Jets
  37. Victor Cruz, WR, New York Giants
  38. Clay Matthews, OLB, Green Bay Packers
  39. Aaron Hernandez, TE, New England Patriots
  40. Fred Jackson, RB, Buffalo Bills
  41. Daryl Smith, OLB, Jacksonville Jaguars
  42. Steve Smith, WR, Carolina Panthers
  43. Matt Forte, RB, Chicago Bears
  44. Cortland Finnegan, CB, Tennessee Titans
  45. Ray McDonald, DE, San Francisco 49ers
  46. Nick Mangold, OC, New York Jets
  47. Julius Peppers, DE, Chicago Bears
  48. Ben Roethlisberger, QB, Pittsburgh Steelers
  49. Darren Sproles, RB, New Orleans Saints
  50. Hakeem Nicks, WR, New York Giants
  51. Tamba Hali, OLB, Kansas City Chiefs
  52. Jason Babin, DE, Philadelphia Eagles
  53. Jordy Nelson, WR, Green Bay Packers
  54. J.J. Watt, DE, Houston Texans
  55. Adrian Peterson, RB, Minnesota Vikings
  56. Marques Colston, WR, New Orleans Saints
  57. Calais Campbell, DE, Arizona Cardinals
  58. Ray Lewis, ILB, Baltimore Ravens
  59. Tyron Smith, OT, Dallas Cowboys
  60. Antonio Brown, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
  61. Percy Harvin, WR, Minnesota Vikings
  62. Brent Grimes, CB, Atlanta Falcons
  63. Mike Wallace, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
  64. Aldon Smith, OLB, San Francisco 49ers
  65. Duane Brown, OT, Houston Texans
  66. Eric Weddle, S, San Diego Chargers
  67. Joe Thomas, OT, Cleveland Browns
  68. James Harrison, OLB, Pittsburgh Steelers
  69. Brodrick Bunkley, DT, Denver Broncos
  70. Adrian Wilson, S, Arizona Cardinals
  71. Bryan Bulaga, OT, Green Bay Packers
  72. Jairus Byrd, S, Buffalo Bills
  73. Richard Seymour, DT, Oakland Raiders
  74. Matt Ryan, QB, Atlanta Falcons
  75. John Sullivan, OC, Minnesota Vikings
  76. Stephen Tulloch, ILB, Detroit Lions
  77. Jay Ratliff, DT, Dallas Cowboys
  78. Carlos Rogers, CB, San Francisco 49ers
  79. Sean Weatherspoon, OLB, Atlanta Falcons
  80. Champ Bailey, CB, Denver Broncos
  81. Matthew Stafford, QB, Detroit Lions
  82. Andrew Whitworth, OT, Cincinnati Bengals
  83. Kevin Williams, DT, Minnesota Vikings
  84. Tony Gonzalez, TE, Atlanta Falcons
  85. Ray Rice, RB, Baltimore Ravens
  86. Paul Posluszny, ILB, Jacksonville Jaguars
  87. Kam Chancellor, S, Seattle Seahawks
  88. Joe Haden, CB, Cleveland Browns
  89. Philip Rivers, QB, San Diego Chargers
  90. Haloti Ngata, DT, Baltimore Ravens
  91. Chris Long, DE, St Louis Rams
  92. Marshawn Lynch, Seattle Seahawks
  93. Asante Samuel, CB, Philadelphia Eagles
  94. Alan Branch, DT, Seattle Seahawks
  95. Cam Newton, QB, Carolina Panthers
  96. London Fletcher, ILB, Washington Redskins
  97. Brian Orakpo, OLB, Washington Redskins
  98. Josh Sitton, OG, Green Bay Packers
  99. Richard Sherman, CB, Seattle Seahawks
  100. Erin Henderson, OLB, Minnesota Vikings
  101. Chris Gamble, CB, Carolina Panthers

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