The Detroit Lions wound up with six players in the NFL’s Top 100 of 2026, a step down from seven a year ago, and the final wave of rankings put the team’s biggest names all over the board.
Amon-Ra St. Brown led the Lions at No. 22, while Jahmyr Gibbs landed at No.
- Jared Goff checked in at No.
33, Aidan Hutchinson came in at No. 30, Penei Sewell was slotted at No. 37 and Jack Campbell finished at No.
The list, which is voted on entirely by players, has been rolling out over the offseason and is now nearing the finish line. The top eight players in the NFL still haven’t been revealed, but the league already knows who those eight are. That is why some of the rankings remain marked as “TBD.”
Goff’s spot was a notable drop from last year, when he came in at No. 15.
He was also listed as the seventh-ranked quarterback this time around. The quarterbacks ahead of him were Matthew Stafford (TBD), Josh Allen (TBD), Drake Maye (11th), Patrick Mahomes (18th), Sam Darnold (21st) and Dak Prescott (31st).
Hutchinson climbed significantly after finishing 55th a year ago. This time, he landed at No. 30 and was seventh among edge rushers. The six players ranked above him at the position were Myles Garrett (TBD), Micah Parsons (TBD), Will Anderson Jr. (12th), Brian Burns (14th), Danielle Hunter (23rd) and Maxx Crosby (24th).
For the Lions, the rest of the list rounded out with Sewell at No. 37, Campbell at No. 88, and Gibbs just cracking the top 10 at No. 9.
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