Patrick Mahomes, Jonathan Taylor Named to NFL Top 100, Check Out the Updated 2026 Rankings

For the first time since he entered the ranking, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes no longer claims a top-five spot in the NFL Top 100.

The three-time Super Bowl champion came in at No. 18 on Tuesday having never ranked lower than eighth dating back to 2019.

Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor was next in 17th, his first appearance since 2022.

Here's the full list so far:

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

50. Los Angeles Chargers S Derwin James Jr.

49. Chicago Bears G Joe Thuney

48. Jacksonville Jaguars DE Josh Hines-Allen

47. Philadelphia Eagles CB Quinyon Mitchell

46. San Francisco 49ers TE George Kittle

45. Philadelphia Eagles LB Zack Baun

44. Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow

43. Kansas City Chiefs DT Chris Jones

42. Denver Broncos OT Garett Bolles

41. Pittsburgh Steelers LB T.J. Watt

40. San Francisco 49ers OT Trent Williams

39. Los Angeles Chargers QB Justin Herbert

38. Philadelphia Eagles CB Cooper DeJean

37. Detroit Lions OT Penei Sewell

36. Dallas Cowboys WR George Pickens

35. Cleveland Browns DE Jared Verse

34. Philadelphia Eagles RB Saquon Barkley

33. Detroit Lions QB Jared Goff

32. Denver Broncos LB Nik Bonitto

31. Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott

30. Detroit Lions DE Aidan Hutchinson

29. Philadelphia Eagles DT Jalen Carter

28. New England Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez

27. Carolina Panthers LB Devin Lloyd

26. Miami Dolphins RB De'Von Achane

25. Houston Texans CB Derek Stingley Jr.

24. Las Vegas Raiders DE Maxx Crosby

23. Houston Texans DE Danielle Hunter

22. Detroit Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown

21. Seattle Seahawks QB Sam Darnold

20. Buffalo Bills RB James Cook

19. Minnesota Vikings WR Justin Jefferson

18. Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes

17. Indianapolis Colts RB Jonathan Taylor

Mahomes' 3,587 passing yards and 22 touchdowns were his fewest as a starter in the NFL, but he was sidelined for Kansas City's final three games after suffering a torn ACL.

Setting the injury aside, 2025 was a relative down year by Mahomes' high standards, and his drop in the Top 100 is a sign of how opinions around his value are evolving slightly.

"Mahomes struggled even before the injury last year — held the ball too long and forced throws when it wasn't necessary," one defensive coach said to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. "Still has a tendency to chase the big play instead of keeping the offense on schedule."

Mahomes' supporting cast didn't provide a ton of help. The Chiefs finished 25th in rushing, and an aging Travis Kelce was their leading receiver with 851 yards. Hollywood Brown was next on the list with 587 yards.

The Chiefs didn't make any radical changes to their passing game. They're counting on continued development from Xavier Worthy and Rashee Rice.

The arrival of Super Bowl LX MVP Kenneth Walker III should, however, take some pressure off Mahomes. Kansas City will have a rushing attack opposing defenses need to game-plan for.

Should Mahomes' raw passing totals come in below his career averages again, that may say less about his performance and more about how the Chiefs struck a better balance to where he doesn't need to pull off a superhero act in every game.

Taylor was third in the league in rushing yards (1,585) and led the way with 18 scores on the ground. Equally as impressive, he averaged 4.9 yards per carry, his most since 2021.

The 27-year-old's performance did begin to tail off as the season went on. During the Colts' seven-game losing streak to close out the year, he averaged 63.7 yards per contest and 3.3 yards per carry.

The sorry state of Indy's passing game by the end didn't do Taylor any favors. Teams had the luxury of stacking the box because Riley Leonard and Philip Rivers weren't scaring anybody through the air.

This summer, Taylor signed a two-year, $44 million extension that reaffirmed his importance to the team.

The three-time Pro Bowler has logged a full season just twice since getting drafted in 2020. Dialing back his touches may not be a bad idea. With Daniel Jones coming off an Achilles injury, though, he'll likely have to shoulder a sizable workload.