Rams' Myles Garrett No. 1 in NFL Network Top 100 Players of 2026; Bills' Josh Allen No. 2

After a record-breaking year, Myles Garrett was named the best player in the NFL by his peers.

The star pass rusher, now with the Los Angeles Rams, was voted No. 1 overall in the NFL's Top 100 rankings on Thursday. He was voted No. 8 in 2025.

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen was named No. 2 on the coveted list, marking a one-spot increase from last year when he was voted No. 3 by his peers.

Here's a look at the updated list after Garrett and Allen rounded it out.

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

16. Cincinnati Bengals WR Ja'Marr Chase

15. Baltimore Ravens RB Derrick Henry

14. New York Giants LB Brian Burns

13. Arizona Cardinals TE Trey McBride

12. Houston Texans DE Will Anderson Jr.

11. New England Patriots QB Drake Maye

10. Denver Broncos CB Patrick Surtain II

9. Detroit Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs

8. Green Bay Packers LB Micah Parsons

7. Los Angeles Rams WR Puka Nacua

6. San Francisco 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey

5. Seattle Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba

4. Los Angeles Rams QB Matthew Stafford

3. Atlanta Falcons RB Bijan Robinson

2. Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen

1. Los Angeles Rams EDGE Myles Garrett

Allen, 30, is coming off another tremendous season in which he racked up 3,668 yards, 25 touchdowns and 10 interceptions while rushing for 579 yards and 14 touchdowns.

The Bills finished the season 12-5, losing in the divisional round to the Denver Broncos in overtime.

One of the most creative players, perhaps in league history, Allen is able to beat defenders over the top with deep shots while also finding receivers on short passes after plays break down.

At 6'5", 237 pounds, Allen can also run through and around defenders as well as any quarterback in the NFL today.

The 2024 MVP is sure to put together a strong campaign in 2026, but the biggest knock against Allen is his lack of postseason success. He and the Bills have yet to make it past the AFC Championship Game, often falling short to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.

Last year seemed like the best chance Allen has had to reach the Super Bowl since the Chiefs missed the playoffs, but Buffalo ultimately fell short to the Broncos.

A championship ring is the only thing keeping Allen from being in the same conversation with some of the all-time greats, and he'll look to get over the hump this year.

Garrett earning the top spot should come as no surprise given the season he just had.

The 30-year-old proved that he's only getting better with age as he completely wrecked opposing offensive lines on his way to the NFL's single-season sack record.

Garrett finished the 2025 campaign with 23 sacks, breaking the previous record of 22.5, held by Michael Strahan (2001) and T.J. Watt (2021). Garrett's previous career high for sacks was 16, so he reached a completely different level last season.

While Garrett was by far the most impactful defensive player in the NFL last season, it really didn't mean that much since he was on a lowly Cleveland Browns team that finished 5-12.

This year, it's a completely different story.

The Rams made the biggest move of the offseason when they acquired Garrett for linebacker Jared Verse and a haul of draft picks. Los Angeles already boasted one of the best offenses in the NFL, and bringing in Garrett quickly made the Rams the team to watch to win it all in 2026.

To make matters worse for opposing offenses, legendary defensive tackle Aaron Donald came out of retirement to join Garrett on the defensive line, meaning Los Angeles went from having a middling defense in 2025 to one of the best heading into this season.