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It's become an annual tradition. The players in the NFL themselves vote on the best players in the league, and it results in the NFL Top 100. The list -- as it should -- ebbs and flows based on the previous year, but if you follow it at all, you are very aware that there's always plenty of former Ohio State players on the list, and that's sure to be the case for the 2026 version of the top 100 as well.
The entire list has yet to be unveiled, but we did just receive our first former Ohio State player as things get closer to the top 50. New Orleans wide receiver Chris Olave checked in at No. 64 based on the voting of the players, quite a leap from being omitted from the list in 2025 because of missed time because of concussion concerns that almost resulted in a decision to retire.
His inclusion on the list is well deserved.
Olave compiled 100 receptions for 1,163 yards (11.6 ypc) and nine touchdowns last year as a nice bounce-back season, more in line with what we saw from the former Ohio State star during his first two seasons in New Orleans. Olave is expected to be WR1 for the Saints again this season, and if he continues to remain healthy, he should put up some All-Pro-type numbers coming off making the second team in 2025.
The NFL Top 100 will continue to be unveiled over the next couple of weeks or so, and as it is, we'll continue to bring you other former Buckeyes who are named as some of the best in the NFL.
Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes, and opinion. Follow Phil Harrison on X.
This article originally appeared on Buckeyes Wire: Former Ohio State receiver first named in NFL 100 reveal for 2026
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The entire list has yet to be unveiled, but we did just receive our first former Ohio State player as things get closer to the top 50. New Orleans wide receiver Chris Olave checked in at No. 64 based on the voting of the players, quite a leap from being omitted from the list in 2025 because of missed time because of concussion concerns that almost resulted in a decision to retire.
His inclusion on the list is well deserved.
Olave compiled 100 receptions for 1,163 yards (11.6 ypc) and nine touchdowns last year as a nice bounce-back season, more in line with what we saw from the former Ohio State star during his first two seasons in New Orleans. Olave is expected to be WR1 for the Saints again this season, and if he continues to remain healthy, he should put up some All-Pro-type numbers coming off making the second team in 2025.
The NFL Top 100 will continue to be unveiled over the next couple of weeks or so, and as it is, we'll continue to bring you other former Buckeyes who are named as some of the best in the NFL.
Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes, and opinion. Follow Phil Harrison on X.
This article originally appeared on Buckeyes Wire: Former Ohio State receiver first named in NFL 100 reveal for 2026
Continue reading...
