Caleb Williams, Tristan Wirfs Named to NFL Top 100, Check Out the Updated 2026 Rankings

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams made his debut in the NFL Top 100 on Friday.

After helping deliver the Bears their first playoff win since 2010, he vaulted into 51st place:

Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs earned a spot for the sixth straight year as well. The five-time Pro Bowler is the No. 52 overall player:

Here's what the list looks like as the annual exercise nears the halfway point:

NFL Top 100 for 2026

100. New Orleans Saints DE Cameron Jordan

99. Indianapolis Colts OG Quenton Nelson

98. Carolina Panthers QB Bryce Young

97. Seattle Seahawks LB Ernest Jones IV

96. New Orleans Saints RB Travis Etienne Jr.

95. New York Jets LB Demario Davis

94. Kansas City Chiefs C Creed Humphrey

93. Cleveland Browns LB Carson Schwesinger

92. Houston Texans LB Azeez Al-Shaair

91. Chicago Bears DE Montez Sweat

90. Carolina Panthers DE Derrick Brown

89. Los Angeles Rams RB Kyren Williams

88. Detroit Lions LB Jack Campbell

87. Carolina Panthers WR Tetairoa McMillan

86. Los Angeles Chargers LB Tuli Tuipulotu

85. San Francisco 49ers QB Brock Purdy

84. Los Angeles Rams LB Byron Young

83. Tennessee Titans DT Jeffery Simmons

82. Pittsburgh Steelers CB Jalen Ramsey

81. LB Bobby Wagner

80. New England Patriots WR A.J. Brown

79. Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce

78. Arizona Cardinals LB Josh Sweat

77. Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield

76. Carolina Panthers CB Jaycee Horn

75. Arizona Cardinals S Budda Baker

74. Green Bay Packers RB Josh Jacobs

73. Denver Broncos DE Zach Allen

72. Green Bay Packers QB Jordan Love

71. Baltimore Ravens WR Zay Flowers

70. Green Bay Packers S Xavier McKinney

69. Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson

68. Denver Broncos WR Courtland Sutton

67. Miami Dolphins LB Jordyn Brooks

66. Atlanta Falcons WR Drake London

65. Baltimore Ravens LB Roquan Smith

64. New Orleans Saints WR Chris Olave

63. Baltimore Ravens S Kyle Hamilton

62. Jacksonville Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence

61. New England Patriots S Kevin Byard

60. Las Vegas Raiders TE Brock Bowers

59. Denver Broncos QB Bo Nix

58. Houston Texans WR Nico Collins

57. Buffalo Bills OT Dion Dawkins

56. Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts

55. Dallas Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb

54. San Francisco 49ers LB Fred Warner

53. Los Angeles Rams WR Davante Adams

52. Tampa Bay Buccaneers OT Tristan Wirfs

51. Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams

Wirfs was limited to 12 appearances in 2025, and his performance dipped a bit. NFL.com's Jeremy Bergman noted he allowed 40 quarterback pressures and six sacks, up from 28 and 1.5, respectively, in 2024 despite logging more than a 100 fewer snaps.

It's fair to assume Wirfs' offseason knee surgery adversely impacted him on the field.

Sack numbers aren't exclusively a reflection of the offensive line, either. According to the NFL's Next Gen Stats, Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield had 2.85 seconds to throw on average, which was squarely in the middle of the pack.

Wirfs was the No. 3 offensive tackle in the annual poll from ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.

"He makes the very difficult look extremely easy," one executive from an NFC team said. "There's probably another level he can still get to. Still so much untapped potential."

Without the knee injury to slow him down, Wirfs could put himself back in the All-Pro discussion.

Williams' numbers in 2025 weren't a massive step up from his rookie year, but the improvement was obvious. He threw for 3,942 yards, 27 touchdowns and seven interceptions.

Getting sacked 44 fewer times was the strongest sign of his growth as he displayed more poise and awareness.

Chicago's 31-27 victory over the Green Bay Packers was the perfect showcase of Williams' skill set for good and bad. He only completed 50 percent of his 48 attempts and threw two interceptions. The 2022 Heisman Trophy winner also made some breathtaking plays that few other QBs in the league could execute.

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Prior to that, the Bears had an NFL-high six fourth-quarter comebacks in the regular season. Williams relished late-game situations with the outcome hanging in the balance, and that's what you want from your franchise QB.

With his success comes increased expectations.

Williams will need to be more efficient — a 58.1 percent completion rate in 2025 —he may have to stretch opposing defenses a little more since he averaged 6.9 yards per attempt.

As long as he can build on what he achieved, Williams will likely be elevated up to the elite tier of signal-callers.