49ers' George Kittle, Texans' Nico Collins Named Nos. 31, 32 on NFL Top 100

There are only a handful of players in the entire NFL better than Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins and San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle in the eyes of their peers.

Collins checks in at No. 32 in this year's edition of the NFL Top 100 countdown, which marks the 15th consecutive season current players voted on the highly anticipated list. Kittle checked in at No. 31.

This year's list has been revealed throughout the offseason at a much more gradual pace than in previous seasons with the latest addition coming Friday.

The top player will be announced Sept. 1 shortly before the Sept. 4 season opener between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys.

Here is a look at where Collins and Kittle fit into the entire list to this point:

NFL Top 100 Players for 2025

100. Ladd McConkey, WR, Los Angeles Chargers

99. Leonard Williams, DL, Seattle Seahawks

98. Aaron Jones, RB, Minnesota Vikings

97. Drake London, WR, Atlanta Falcons

96. Lavonte David, LB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

95. Josh Sweat, OLB, Arizona Cardinals

94. Sam LaPorta, TE, Detroit Lions

93. Creed Humphrey, C, Kansas City Chiefs

92. Jessie Bates, S, Atlanta Falcons

91. Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Miami Dolphins

90. Zach Allen, DL, Denver Broncos

89. James Cook, RB, Buffalo Bills

88. Andrew Van Ginkel, OLB, Minnesota Vikings

87. Quinnen Williams, DT, New York Jets

86. Laremy Tunsil, OT, Washington Commanders

85. Kyren Williams, RB, Los Angeles Rams

84. Christian Gonzalez, CB, New England Patriots

83. Cameron Heyward, DT, Pittsburgh Steelers

82. Jerry Jeudy, WR, Cleveland Browns

81. Trent McDuffie, CB, Kansas City Chiefs

80. Rashan Gary, DE, Green Bay Packers

79. Dak Prescott, QB, Dallas Cowboys

78. Khalil Mack, DE, Los Angeles Chargers

77. Tee Higgins, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

76. Vita Vea, DT, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

75. Patrick Queen, LB, Pittsburgh Steelers

74. Bobby Wagner, LB, Washington Commanders

73. Christian McCaffrey, RB, San Francisco 49ers

72. Sam Darnold, QB, Seattle Seahawks

71. Kerby Joseph, S, Detroit Lions

70. Frankie Luvu, LB, Washington Commanders

69. Jordan Mailata, OL, Philadelphia Eagles

68. Jordan Love, QB, Green Bay Packers

67. Malik Nabers, WR, New York Giants

66. Jalen Ramsey, CB, Pittsburgh Steelers

65. Trey McBride, TE, Arizona Cardinals

64. Bo Nix, QB, Denver Broncos

63. Josh Hines-Allen, DE, Jacksonville Jaguars

62. Bijan Robinson, RB, Atlanta Falcons

61. Brian Thomas Jr., WR, Jacksonville Jaguars

60. Cooper DeJean, CB, Philadelphia Eagles

59. Matthew Stafford, QB, Los Angeles Rams

58. Joe Mixon, RB, Houston Texans

57. Nick Bosa, DE, San Francisco 49ers

56. Justin Herbert, QB, Los Angeles Chargers

55. Aidan Hutchinson, DE, Detroit Lions

54. Derwin James, S, Los Angeles Chargers

53. Jared Verse, LB, Los Angeles Rams

52. Terry McLaurin, WR, Washington Commanders

51. Kyle Hamilton, S, Baltimore Ravens

50. Baker Mayfield, QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

49. Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Philadelphia Eagles

48. Jonathan Greenard, LB, Minnesota Vikings

47. Tyreek Hill, WR, Miami Dolphins

46. Will Anderson Jr., DE, Houston Texans

45. Trent Williams, OT, San Francisco 49ers

44. Mike Evans, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

43. Jalen Carter, DT, Philadelphia Eagles

42. Dion Dawkins, OT, Buffalo Bills

41. Puka Nacua, WR, Los Angeles Rams

40. Roquan Smith, LB, Baltimore Ravens

39. C.J. Stroud, QB, Houston Texans

38. Nik Bonitto, LB, Denver Broncos

37. Travis Kelce, TE, Kansas City Chiefs

36. Micah Parsons, DE, Dallas Cowboys

35. CeeDee Lamb, WR, Dallas Cowboys

34. Budda Baker, S, Arizona Cardinals

33. Josh Jacobs, RB, Green Bay Packers

32. Nico Collins, WR, Houston Texans

31. George Kittle, TE, San Francisco 49ers

This is quite the introduction to the list for Collins, who was not included in last year's NFL Top 100.

He probably should have been, though, because he is nearly unstoppable when he is on the field and finished with 80 catches for 1,297 yards and eight touchdowns in 2023. That was his backdrop to the start of the 2024 season, and Collins responded by making his first career Pro Bowl with 68 catches for 1,006 yards and seven touchdowns.

The only issue for Collins to this point of his career is durability.

After all, the 2021 third-round draft pick was limited to 10 games in 2022 and 12 games last year. Missing five contests didn't prevent him from surpassing the 1,000-yard mark for the second straight season, but the Texans are far more dangerous when he is on the field.

He will be even more important in 2025, as Stefon Diggs is no longer on the roster and Tank Dell is still recovering from a significant knee injury. Even though Houston traded for Christian Kirk this offseason, there is no doubting Collins' position as C.J. Stroud's top option in the aerial attack.

If Collins stays healthy and puts up even better numbers in 2025 in that role, he might move even higher in next year's list.

Unlike Collins, Kittle is no stranger to this list. In fact, he was No. 14 in the 2024 edition.

The 49ers star is one of the best tight ends in recent history with a resume that includes six Pro Bowl selections and two First-Team All-Pro nods. He was dominant once again last year with a fourth season of more than 1,000 receiving yards.

Kittle finished the 2024 campaign with 78 catches for 1,106 yards and eight touchdowns as a significant bright spot for a 49ers team that went 6-11 and finished in last place in the NFC West.

Expectations are much higher in San Francisco in 2025, especially if the team can avoid some of the injuries that cost it last year.

And as long as Kittle is in the lineup, it will have one of the top playmakers in the sport.