A new NFL player ranking has handed Lane Johnson a slight that’s hard to ignore.
The Philadelphia Eagles right tackle landed at No. 102 when the league began rolling out its top 100 players list, which is voted on by players. The NFL added a wrinkle this year by revealing spots 110 through 101, and Johnson showed up just outside the cut.
That placement raises an obvious question. How does a player widely viewed as one of the league’s best offensive tackles end up outside the top 100 altogether?
Johnson is still getting the kind of praise that usually follows elite linemen. Several offseason tackle rankings have placed him in the top five, or at worst inside the top 10, and that makes sense for a 36-year-old who still looks dominant. Last season, he allowed zero sacks in 262 pass-blocking snaps, a number that speaks for itself.
He was on track for another Pro Bowl nod and another All-Pro season before a foot injury changed the finish to his year. Johnson missed the final seven games of the regular season and the playoff game because of that injury, and that likely played a major role in where he landed on this list.
Still, the omission feels harsh when other injured players from last season made the cut. Lamar Jackson, for example, missed multiple games and still appeared in the top 100.
For Johnson, this is a particularly glaring slight. He’s been the standard at right tackle for more than a decade, with six Pro Bowls, two first-team All-Pro selections and two Super Bowl wins to his name.
Even with the injuries, he remains the kind of blocker who changes how an offense functions. His pass protection is as smooth as ever, and he also brings value as a lead blocker for Saquon Barkley in the run game.
Whether the ranking was meant as a statement or just the result of voters weighing missed time, Johnson now has plenty of motivation heading into 2026. His peers just said there are 101 players better than him, and that’s a message he can carry with him into the next season.
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