ESPN.com is ranking NFL players and counting them down (follow on Twitter @ESPNNFL) from No. 100 to No. 1 on offense and on defense, 10 per day for 10 days. The top 10 on both sides of the ball will be revealed Friday, Aug. 29.
What is #NFLRank?
#NFLRank is the Twitter hashtag to use if you want to get involved in the discussion or just follow along. You can also follow along @ESPNNFL and on Facebook.
How did we rank the players?
We polled 90 experts to rate each player on a 0-to-10 scale, with 10 being the best regardless of position in the NFL. Ties, as denoted by an asterisk, were broken by determining which player had more ballots with the higher number (if players are tied, the player with three 10s is ranked higher than the player with two 10s; if the tied players had the same amount of highest numbers -- each with two 10s -- we moved to the next number: three 9s beats two 9s).
Here is the full list of voters from ESPN.com, ESPN TV, ESPN The Magazine, ESPN Insider (including Football Outsiders and Pro Football Focus), ESPN fantasy, ESPN locals and ESPN Stats & Information.
Last season, Decker was the Broncos' most effective deep threat, leading the team with 24 receptions and six touchdowns on passes thrown 15 or more yards downfield. Only A.J. Green, Josh Gordon and DeSean Jackson had more touchdown catches on such throws last season.
-- ESPN Stats & Information (@ESPNStatsInfo)
89
6.61
C.J. Spiller | @CJSPILLER
Buffalo Bills | RB | Age: 27 | NFL experience: 5th year
2013 #NFLRank: 58
ESPN Fantasy rank: RB18
C.J. Spiller ranks third in 20-plus-yard rushes over the past three seasons with 28. Only Adrian Peterson (42) and LeSean McCoy (30) have more.
-- ESPN Stats & Information (@ESPNStatsInfo)
88
6.62*
Giovani Bernard | @G_Bernard25
Cincinnati Bengals | RB | Age: 22 | NFL experience: 2nd year
2013 #NFLRank: NR
ESPN Fantasy rank: RB14
The Bengals averaged 5.8 yards per play with Giovani Bernard on the field last season and 4.9 yards per play with him off the field.
-- ESPN Stats & Information (@ESPNStatsInfo)
87
6.62*
Louis Vasquez | Team Twitter: @Broncos
Denver Broncos | G | Age: 27 | NFL experience: 6th year
2013 #NFLRank: NR
ESPN Fantasy rank: Broncos' projections
Louis Vasquez made his first Pro Bowl last season and was also named First-Team All-Pro. Vasquez played more offensive snaps last season (1,155) than any other player in the NFL.
-- ESPN Stats & Information (@ESPNStatsInfo)
86
6.62*
Sebastian Vollmer | @SebVollmer
New England Patriots | OT | Age: 30 | NFL experience: 6th year
2013 #NFLRank: 79
ESPN Fantasy rank: Patriots' projections
Sebastian Vollmer missed eight games last season with a broken leg. Vollmer has played all 16 games in just one of his five seasons with the Patriots.
-- ESPN Stats & Information (@ESPNStatsInfo)
85
6.63*
Duane Brown | @DuaneBrown76
Houston Texans | OT | Age: 28 | NFL experience: 7th year
2013 #NFLRank: 33
ESPN Fantasy rank: Texans' projections
Duane Brown has made the Pro Bowl in each of the past two seasons and was named First-Team All-Pro in 2012.
-- ESPN Stats & Information (@ESPNStatsInfo)
84
6.63*
Max Unger | @MaxUnger60
Seattle Seahawks | C | Age: 28 | NFL experience: 6th year
ESPN Fantasy rank: Seahawks' projection
Max Unger has made the Pro Bowl in each of the last two seasons and was named First-Team All-Pro in 2012. During those two seasons, the Seahawks have averaged 149.0 rush yards per game, second most in the NFL (Redskins - 152.3).
-- ESPN Stats & Information (@ESPNStatsInfo)
83
6.62*
Alfred Morris | @Trey_Deuces
Washington Redskins | RB | Age: 25 | NFL experience: 3rd year
2013 #NFLRank: 75
ESPN Fantasy rank: RB12
Only Adrian Peterson (3,363) has more rushing yards than Alfred Morris (2,888) the past two seasons.
-- ESPN Stats & Information (@ESPNStatsInfo)
82
6.64*
Martellus Bennett | @MartysaurusRex
Chicago Bears | TE | Age: 27 | NFL experience: 7th year
2013 NFL Rank: NR
ESPN fantasy rank: TE11
Martellus Bennett ranked tied for seventh in receptions (65), ninth in receiving yards (759) and tied for 11th in receiving touchdowns (5) among tight ends in 2013, his first season in Chicago.
-- ESPN Stats & Information (@ESPNStatsInfo)
81
6.64*
Anthony Davis | @AnthonyDavis76
San Francisco 49ers | OT | Age: 24 | NFL experience: 5th year
2013 #NFLRank: 60
ESPN Fantasy rank: 49ers' projections
Since being drafted 11th overall by the 49ers in 2010, Anthony Davis has started every game in four seasons. The 49ers have averaged 5.1 yards per rush when running to the right during that span, fourth-best in the NFL.
-- ESPN Stats & Information (@ESPNStatsInfo)