Lions' Jared Goff, 49ers' Fred Warner Named Nos. 15, 16 on NFL Top 100

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff and San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner have made his appearance on the NFL Top 100 at No. 15 and 16, respectively.

Goff jumped 33 spots from the 2024 rankings to crack the top 15 going into his fifth season with the Lions.

The NFL unveiled Warner as the No 16 player in its ongoing ranking of the top 100 players entering the 2025 season. It marks his sixth consecutive appearance on the list, though he dropped five spots from last year's ranking.

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

30. Xavier McKinney, S, Green Bay Packers

29. A.J. Brown, WR, Philadelphia Eagles

28. Tristan Wirfs, OT, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

27. Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Detroit Lions

26. Zack Baun, LB, Philadelphia Eagles

25. Danielle Hunter, DE, Houston Texans

24. Brock Bowers, TE, Las Vegas Raiders

23. Lane Johnson, OT, Philadelphia Eagles

22. Maxx Crosby, DE, Las Vegas Raiders

21. Jayden Daniels, QB, Washington Commanders

20. Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR, Detroit Lions

19. Jalen Hurts, QB, Philadelphia Eagles

18. Derek Stingley Jr., CB, Houston Texans

17. Dexter Lawrence, DT, New York Giants

16. Fred Warner, LB, San Francisco 49ers

15. Jared Goff, QB, Detroit Lions

It's been a steady ascent for Goff as the Lions have become one of the top teams in the NFC. He wasn't on the top 100 in 2022 coming off his first season in Detroit.

Goff appeared on the list at No. 66 in 2023 after the Lions closed the 2022 campaign with eight wins in their final 10 games, capped off by eliminating the Green Bay Packers from playoff contention in Week 18 in what turned out to be Aaron Rodgers' final game with the Packers.

Last season was the best of Goff's career, as he led the Lions to a 15-2 record. He finished with 4,629 yards and 37 touchdowns. It was his second consecutive season with at least 30 touchdowns passes. He only had 30 touchdowns once in his first seven seasons.

Goff is the sixth member of the Lions to make the top 100, joining Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jahmyr Gibbs, Aidan Hutchinson, Kerby Joseph and Sam LaPorta.

Warner has been the highest-ranked off-ball linebacker on the top 100 every year since 2023.

The 49ers star has arguably been the best player at his position since 2020. He has made the All-Pro first team four times in the past five seasons, including each of the previous three years.

It looked like Warner was going to hit another level early in the 2024 season. ESPN's Bill Barnwell noted he led the league with three forced fumbles and picked off two passes in nine attempts in which he was the nearest defender through the first four games.

Warner did slow down as the season went, later revealing he had been playing through a fractured bone in his ankle suffered in a Week 4 win over the New England Patriots.

Even with the injury affecting his ability, Warner still finished with 131 combined tackles, five tackles for loss, seven pass breakups and four forced fumbles.