NFL Top 100 Players of 2025

[MadCardDisease]

Top 100 Players of 2025, Nos. 100-93: Lions TE Sam LaPorta makes second appearance

Cardinals have their first player in the top 100 of 2025. At #95 Josh Sweat finally cracks the list for the first time in his career.

#95

Josh Sweat
Arizona Cardinals · OLB
2024 stats: 16 games | 41 tackles | 9 tfl | 8 sacks

Sweat might have made the list on his Super Bowl performance alone. He was the most damaging of Philadelphia’s game-wrecking pass rushers, leading the defense with six quarterback pressures and 2.5 sacks as the Eagles thwarted the Chiefs’ three-peat dreams. He then cashed in this offseason with the Cardinals. If history serves, Sweat should excel for a largely remade front seven -- he is reuniting with former defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon, under whom he had 18.5 sacks and a Pro Bowl appearance from 2021-22.

NFL Pro Insight for Sweat: Josh Sweat led the Eagles with 8.0 sacks and was second on the team with 15 QB hits in 2024. Sweat is one of six edge rushers with four-plus sacks and 10-plus QB hits each of the last six seasons (Maxx Crosby, Myles Garrett, T.J. Watt, Brian Burns, Montez Sweat).

 

[Ronin]

Budda probably goes in the twenties. Calling my shot.

 

[MadCardDisease]

I think Budda is in the 60s and Trey is in the 30s as the remaining Cardinals

 

[BigDavis75]

Budda probably goes in the twenties. Calling my shot.

Seems way too high.

 

[kerouac9]

I think Budda is in the 60s and Trey is in the 30s as the remaining Cardinals

I think Budda is in the 70s and Trey is in the 40s. There are a lot of good WRs, QBs, defensive linemen, edges, and a few RBs.

 

[kerouac9]

I might be wrong tho. Kelce was #9 and Kittle was #14 last year. They also were both in the Super Bowl.

 

[MadCardDisease]

I think Budda is in the 70s and Trey is in the 40s. There are a lot of good WRs, QBs, defensive linemen, edges, and a few RBs.

That is definitely a possibility.

 

[MadCardDisease]

I might be wrong tho. Kelce was #9 and Kittle was #14 last year. They also were both in the Super Bowl.

Kittle, Bowers and McBride were tops in the league at TE last year. They all had over 1100 yards receiving in 2024. Kelce had his second season with only 800 yards.

Curious to see if Kelce is still viewed as the cream of the crop at TE by his peers now that he has been leapfrogged statistically by other players over the last couple of years.

I personally think Kittle is voted as the top TE this year. Then I think Bowers, McBride and possibly Kelce based off his pedigree might be the other TEs on the list.

 

[MadCardDisease]

Sam LaPorta came in at #94. Could have a record number of TEs this year.

Top 100 Players of 2025, Nos. 100-93: Lions TE Sam LaPorta makes second appearance