NFL's Top 100 Players of 2018: 60-51

The countdown of the NFL's Top 100 Player of 2018 continued on NFL Network last night with the players ranked 60-51.

60. Derek Carr, QB, Oakland Raiders
59. Casey Hayward, CB, Los Angeles Chargers
58. Leonard Fournette, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars
57. Trent Williams, OT, Washington Redskins
56. Philip Rivers, QB, Los Angeles Chargers
55. Xavier Rhodes, CB, Minnesota Vikings
54. Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Dallas Cowboys
53. Aqib Talib, CB, Los Angeles Rams
52. Jarvis Landry, WR, Cleveland Browns
51. Case Keenum, QB, Denver Broncos

It's an interesting group. It includes a rookie, a couple players that have been Top 100 constants since it's beginning, and a former journeyman quarterback that triggered a special season for his team that's now his former team.

Leonard Fournette joins Marshon Lattimore as rookies that have made an early impression on their peers.

Trent Williams makes the Top 100 list for the sixth consecutive season. Philip Rivers has made the list seven of it's eight years. His only miss was in 2013.

Case Keenum had been mostly a backup in his five-year career. Then he led the Vikings to a blast of a 13-3 season and an appearance in the NFC Championship. As head coach Mike Zimmer famously said in describing his quarterback "He's got big balls." Unfortunately the magic ended in that conference championship game but it doesn't take away from the fun that he helped create in Minnesota. That fun earned him a surprising spot in the middle of the NFL's Top 100 Players. His great 2017 season didn't get him a new contract with the Vikings but it did get him a nice opportunity with the Broncos.

Keenum, Aqib Talib, and Jarvis Landry push to nine the number of players revealed so far that are now on a team that isn't the team that they played for last season.
97. Carlos Hyde
94. Kirk Cousins
89. Jimmy Graham
79. Marcus Peters
64. Richard Sherman
61. Ndamukong Suh
53. Aqib Talib
52. Jarvis Landry
51. Case Keenum
The Rams collected three of the above. Peters, Suh, and Talib.

New to the Top 100:
Leonard Fournette
Case Keenum

Vikings through 50 players:
Kirk Cousins
Linval Joseph
Strefon Diggs
Xavier Rhodes
Safety Harrison Smith and defensive end Everson Griffen will join them. Adam Thielen should join them. I thought that linebacker Anthony Barr could make it this year but if he had he would've been revealed already.

Next week: 50-41!