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Based on a long process that spanned almost 4 months and included countless threads of polls, we finally have our list. If you want the full, uncensored top 100, click here. For this post I felt it was better to break down the list categorically, though the top 25 is still presented below. The Top 100, By the Numbers 46 Offense, 53 Defense, 1 Special Teams 12 Quarterbacks, 18 Offensive Skill Position Players, 16 Offensive Linemen 26 Defensive Linemen/Edge Defenders, 7 Linebackers, 20 Cornerbacks/Safeties 1 Kicker Teams with the Most Players 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 Only the Bears and Colts had zero players on the list. The Top 25 Players 1) Von Miller 2) Aaron Rodgers 3) Aaron Donald 4) Antonio Brown 5) Luke Kuechly 6) Drew Brees 7) Tom Brady 8) Khalil Mack 9) Bobby Wagner 10) Calais Campbell 11) Julio Jones 12) Le'Veon Bell 13) Fletcher Cox 14) Joey Bosa 15) Harrison Smith 16) Jalen Ramsey 17) Rob Gronkowski 18) Zack Martin 19) Russell Wilson 20) Landon Collins 21) Joe Thomas 22) Geno Atkins 23) Todd Gurley 24) A.J. Bouye 25) DeAndre Hopkins Players by Position Quarterbacks 2) Aaron Rodgers 6) Drew Brees 7) Tom Brady 19) Russell Wilson 30) Matt Ryan 31) Carson Wentz 49) Ben Roethlisberger 58) Philip Rivers 62) Matthew Stafford 93) Kirk Cousins 94) Deshaun Watson 96) Jimmy Garoppolo Running Backs 12) Le'Veon Bell 23) Todd Gurley 29) David Johnson 39) LeSean McCoy 75) Ezekiel Elliott Wide Receivers 4) Antonio Brown 11) Julio Jones 25) DeAndre Hopkins 38) Odell Beckham 40) Mike Evans 44) A.J. Green 46) Michael Thomas 83) Stefon Diggs 95) Demaryius Thomas 97) Keenan Allen Tight Ends 17) Rob Gronkowski 32) Travis Kelce 64) Delanie Walker Offensive Tackles 21) Joe Thomas 42) Lane Johnson 43) Tyron Smith 45) Andrew Whitworth 48) Jason Peters 56) Trent Williams 67) David Bakhtiari 84) Taylor Lewan Offensive Guards 18) Zack Martin 28) Marshal Yanda 50) David DeCastro 73) Andrew Norwell 77) Kelechi Osemele Centers 27) Travis Frederick 36) Alex Mack 82) Jason Kelce Edge Defenders 1) Von Miller 8) Khalil Mack 10) Calais Campbell 14) Joey Bosa 51) Cameron Jordan 57) Justin Houston 61) Cameron Heyward 63) J.J. Watt 66) Brandon Graham 68) Jadaveon Clowney 69) Ryan Kerrigan 72) Chandler Jones 85) Olivier Vernon 90) Cameron Wake 99) Carlos Dunlap Interior Defensive Linemen 3) Aaron Donald 13) Fletcher Cox 22) Geno Atkins 35) Jurrell Casey 37) Ndamukong Suh 55) Damon Harrison 59) Kawann Short 71) Mike Daniels 76) Gerald McCoy 86) Leonard Williams 98) Malik Jackson Linebackers 5) Luke Kuechly 9) Bobby Wagner 47) Lavonte David 78) C.J. Mosley 80) Anthony Barr 88) Sean Lee 92) Telvin Smith Cornerbacks 16) Jalen Ramsey 24) A.J. Bouye 26) Xavier Rhodes 34) Patrick Peterson 41) Chris Harris 52) Casey Hayward 65) Darius Slay 70) Richard Sherman 74) Marshon Lattimore 89) Aqib Talib Safeties 15) Harrison Smith 20) Landon Collins 33) Earl Thomas 54) Eric Berry 60) Eric Weddle 79) Kam Chancellor 81) Malcolm Jenkins 87) Kevin Byard 91) Tyrann Mathieu 100) Reshad Jones Kickers 53) Justin Tucker

This may seem a pointless vote since Rodgers took down Donald in the Final Four, but Drew Brees beat Luke Kuechly in the Elite Eight only to lose to him in the 5th Place Vote. Let's see if TGP changes its mind. Also, this is the last poll of this event! After this the top 100 is published officially. Thank you to everyone who has participated at any stage.

That's right, it's back. We will once again be filling our offseason time by determining the best player in the National Football League. We'll get rolling tonight or tomorrow, but here is an overview of the process. This is very similar to how Razor did it back in 2012. 1) Team Top Five Round. Topics will go up in each division forum. For each team, we will pick our top six players and rank them (6 points to the best, 1 point to the sixth-best). At the conclusion of voting, the top five players from each team advance, with the top player from each team automatically earning a spot in the big bracket to come. 2) Wild Card Round. Still in each division, all remaining players who received votes but didn't make the top five of their respective teams are pooled, and we will pick our top five players from each pool. At the conclusion of voting, the top four players from each division advance. 3) Elimination Round. There will be 192 players left by this point, 32 of them already locked into the bracket. The other 160 are sorted into 16 groups of 10 players each. Within each group, we will rank our top six. At the conclusion of voting, the top six from each group advance. 4) The Bracket. This is it, a colossus of competition and behemoth of voting that puts March Madness to shame: a 128-player, head-to-head, double-elimination bracket to determine the best player in the league. This should be a lot of fun, especially in an offseason where the best player in the game isn't as obvious as it has been in years past. Feel free to speculate or make fun of the format in this thread for now. Updates to follow. And a big thank you to Razor for helping me figure out how to do this thing.

QB Aaron Rodgers Ranked #1 player on Packers Def. Muhammad Wilkerson 14-0 Def. Justin Tucker 12-2 Def. Marshal Yanda 10-1 Def. Calais Campbell 7-4 Def. Tom Brady 6-5 Def. Aaron Donald 6-4 ED Von Miller Ranked #1 player on Broncos Def. Tony Jefferson 13-0 Def. David Johnson 13-1 Def. Xavier Rhodes 11-0 Def. Jalen Ramsey 10-1 Def. Khalil Mack 10-1 Def. Drew Brees 7-3

In addition to the next round of the tournament, we also have votes to determine #5 through #8 in our top 100. As for the Donald/Brown vote, the loser is locked in to 4th place. The winner will advance to the 2nd-place vote, against the loser of the finals of the winners bracket.

We are down to our final six players. The two losers here will be ranked #5 and #6 (pending a later vote), and the winners have a chance to rank as high as #2.

We are in the final phase of rounding out our top 100 list, and now we must fill in all the cracks we created along the way. You know what to do.

Fellow football fans, I must ask an impossible task of you. I ask you to rank the 4 elite football players below from best to worst. Their position around the edge of the top 10 depends upon your vote, so think on it. Julio Jones Le'Veon Bell Bobby Wagner Calais Campbell Afte rmuch thought, and subject to change, my picks are: +4 Calais Campbell +3 Bobby Wagner +2 Le'Veon Bell +1 Julio Jones

QB Aaron Rodgers Ranked #1 player on Packers Def. Muhammad Wilkerson 14-0 Def. Justin Tucker 12-2 Def. Marshal Yanda 10-1 Def. Calais Campbell 7-4 Def. Tom Brady 6-5 DI Aaron Donald Ranked #1 player on Rams Def. Demaryius Thomas 11-0 Def. Brandon Graham 13-0 Def. Chris Harris 11-0 Def. Joey Bosa 9-2 Def. Antonio Brown 9-2 ---------- ED Von Miller Ranked #1 player on Broncos Def. Tony Jefferson 13-0 Def. David Johnson 13-1 Def. Xavier Rhodes 11-0 Def. Jalen Ramsey 10-1 Def. Khalil Mack 10-1 QB Drew Brees Ranked #1 player on Saints Def. David Bakhtiari 9-2 Def. Carson Wentz 13-2 Def. Fletcher Cox 8-3 Def. Rob Gronkowski 9-2 Def. Luke Kuechly 8-3

Eight players remain in our tournament. The losers here will be ranked #7 and #8; the winners do battle with the eventual losers from the Final Four in the Winners Bracket.

Getting much closer to the top now. This time you don't have to select a top [number] from a larger list, just rank the given players. Voters, rank the 4 following football players from best to worst: Jalen Ramsey Harrison Smith Fletcher Cox Joey Bosa My picks: +4 Joey Bosa +3 Fletcher Cox +2 Harrison Smith +1 Jalen Ramsey

Only 12 players remain in the whole tournament, and those eliminated here will be ranked #9 through #12. Think on your votes.

QB Tom Brady Ranked #1 player on Patriots Def. Jarvis Landry 11-1 Def. Eric Weddle 12-2 Def. Earl Thomas 9-2 Def. Zack Martin 10-1 QB Aaron Rodgers Ranked #1 player on Packers Def. Muhammad Wilkerson 14-0 Def. Justin Tucker 12-2 Def. Marshal Yanda 10-1 Def. Calais Campbell 7-4 ---------- DI Aaron Donald Ranked #1 player on Rams Def. Demaryius Thomas 11-0 Def. Brandon Graham 13-0 Def. Chris Harris 11-0 Def. Joey Bosa 9-2 WR Antonio Brown Ranked #1 player on Steelers Def. Kevin Byard 10-1 Def. Michael Thomas 13-0 Def. Matt Ryan 11-0 Def. Julio Jones 10-1 ---------- ED Von Miller Ranked #1 player on Broncos Def. Tony Jefferson 13-0 Def. David Johnson 13-1 Def. Xavier Rhodes 11-0 Def. Jalen Ramsey 10-1 ED Khalil Mack Ranked #1 player on Raiders Def. Reshad Jones 11-1 Def. Jadaveon Clowney 9-5 Def. Tyron Smith 9-2 Def. Joe Thomas 8-3 ---------- LB Luke Kuechly Ranked #1 player on Panthers Def. Keanu Neal 11-0 Def. Darius Slay 12-3 Def. Bobby Wagner 6-5 Def. Le'Veon Bell 9-2 QB Drew Brees Ranked #1 player on Saints Def. David Bakhtiari 9-2 Def. Carson Wentz 13-2 Def. Fletcher Cox 8-3 Def. Rob Gronkowski 9-2

We've reached the top 20! This will be our last ranking with eight players in a group. Voters, rank the five best football players from the following: Russell Wilson Todd Gurley Joe Thomas A.J. Bouye Rob Gronkowski Zack Martin Geno Atkins Landon Collins My picks: +5 Rob Gronkowski +4 Russell Wilson +3 Zack Martin +2 Todd Gurley +1 Landon Collins

Voters, rank the five best football players from the following: A.J. Green Chris Harris Michael Thomas Tyron Smith Lavonte David Lane Johnson Jason Peters Andrew Whitworth My picks: +5 Lane Johnson +4 Tyron Smith +3 A.J. Green +2 Michael Thomas +1 Chris Harris

Voters, rank the five best football players from the following: Earl Thomas Jurrell Casey Patrick Peterson Odell Beckham Alex Mack LeSean McCoy Mike Evans Ndamukong Suh My picks (this is tough): +5 Earl Thomas +4 Jurrell Casey +3 LeSean McCoy +2 Ndamukong Suh +1 Alex Mack

Eight more have fallen from the bracket...you know how this works. Rank the five best football players from the following: Travis Frederick Matt Ryan Xavier Rhodes David Johnson Travis Kelce DeAndre Hopkins Carson Wentz Marshal Yanda My picks: +5 DeAndre Hopkins +4 David Johnson +3 Matt Ryan +2 Carson Wentz +1 Xavier Rhodes

We're really in the final leg of this marathon now. Those eliminated in this round will be ranked between #13-16. Those who win are locked into the top 12.

We're down to 24 players in this massive tournament, and after this round, we'll be down to 16. Vote carefully.

We're down to the NFL's elite now, folks. The talent is immense, and the decisions are difficult. You know what to do.

Voters, rank the eight best football players from the following: Darius Slay Jadaveon Clowney Brandon Graham Marshon Lattimore Ryan Kerrigan David Bakhtiari Chandler Jones Richard Sherman C.J. Mosley Andrew Norwell Kelechi Osemele Kam Chancellor Mike Daniels Ezekiel Elliott Gerald McCoy Anthony Barr Malcolm Jenkins My picks: +8 Richard Sherman +7 Brandon Graham +6 Darius Slay +5 Marshon Lattimore +4 Jadaveon Clowney +3 Ryan Kerrigan +2 David Bakhtiari +1 Ezekiel Elliott

Voters, rank the four best football players from the following: Cameron Jordan Ben Roethlisberger Casey Hayward David DeCastro Justin Tucker Eric Berry My picks: +4 Casey Hayward +3 Cameron Jordan +2 Ben Roethlisberger +1 Justin Tucker

Voters, rank the six best football players from the following: Damon Harrison Philip Rivers Trent Williams Kawann Short Cameron Heyward J.J. Watt Eric Weddle Justin Houston Matthew Stafford Delanie Walker My picks: +6 Damon Harrison +5 Eric Weddle +4 Trent Williams +3 Cameron Heyward +2 Philip Rivers +1 Justin Houston

Voters, rank the eight best football players from the following: Taylor Lewan Stefon Diggs Kevin Byard Jason Kelce Kirk Cousins Olivier Vernon Leonard Williams Tyrann Mathieu Cameron Wake Jimmy Garappolo Demaryius Thomas Sean Lee Deshaun Watson Telvin Smith Aqib Talib My picks: +8 Jason Kelce +7 Olivier Vernon +6 Stefon Diggs +5 Cameron Wake +4 Telvin Smith +3 Sean Lee +2 Demaryius Thomas +1 Kevin Byard

Besides the logistical milestone of condensing all the round's polls into a single thread, we're about to hit the home stretch here. This round will narrow the tournament down to the final 24, and there are some immensely difficult decisions looming in the Winners Bracket. Think on your votes.