Josh Hines-Allen is back on the NFL’s Top 100 list, and this time he’s joined by another Jaguar.
The Jacksonville edge rusher landed at No. 48 on the league’s annual player-voted ranking, while quarterback Trevor Lawrence checked in at No. 62. It marks the third straight year Hines-Allen has made the list.
Hines-Allen’s place on the board comes after another strong season in Jacksonville. In 17 games, he posted 49 tackles, including 28 solo stops, along with 8 sacks, 28 QB hits and 12 tackles for loss. He also reset the Jaguars’ franchise record for all-time sacks in 2025, reaching 56 and moving past Tony Brackens on the team list.
The ranking is a notable step down from where Hines-Allen stood recently. He came in at No. 63 in the 2025 NFL Top 100 ranking, and his best placement to date was No. 35 ahead of the 2024 season. Even in a 2024 campaign that saw Jacksonville’s defense struggle, he still put together 45 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, eight sacks, 19 QB hits and a career-high 17.5 sacks.
Lawrence’s No. 62 spot gives the Jaguars two players on this year’s list. The rest of the top 100 released so far includes Joe Thuney at No.
49, Derwin James at No. 50, Caleb Williams at No.
51, Tristan Wirfs at No. 52, Davante Adams at No.
53, Fred Warner at No. 54, CeeDee Lamb at No.
55, Jalen Hurts at No. 56, Dion Dawkins at No.
57, Nico Collins at No. 58, Bo Nix at No.
59, Brock Bowers at No. 60, Kevin Byard at No.
61, Kyle Hamilton at No. 63 and Cameron Jordan at No. 100.
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