BUFFALO, N.Y. — The NFL released their top 100 players and a few Buffalo Bills made the list.
Every year players from every team vote on their peers based on last season's performance. Here is where the Bills rank.
- No. 96 Dion Dawkins (OT)
Last season, Dawkins went unranked. His stellar 2023 performance included his third straight Pro Bowl appearance. According to the NFL’s Next Gen Stats, Dawkins allowed a 6.9% pressure rate, the third lowest in the NFL. In March, the Bills signed Dawkins to a contract extension, locking him up for three years and $60.5 million.
- No. 12 Josh Allen (QB)
Josh Allen dropped four spots in the rankings from 2023 to 2024. He led the NFL in total touchdowns with 44, 29 passing and 15 rushing, last season. It was the fourth straight season of 40-plus touchdowns for the Bill’s QB, the longest streak in NFL history, according to the NFL. Allen threw for 4,306 yards and ran for 524 yards. His 174 touchdowns since 2020 is 23 more than any other player, according to NFL Research.
In 2023, here is how the Bills ranked.
- Josh Allen
- Stefon Diggs
- Jordan Poyer
- Matt Milano
Former members of the Bills Jordan Poyer and Stefon Diggs remained on the 2024 list.
Poyer, who signed with the Miami Dolphins after seven years with the Bills, ranked at 65. Diggs is ranked at 56, he was traded to the Houston Texans after four seasons in Buffalo.
Some division rivals have more players ranked on the list than the Bills.
The New York Jets had six players with QB Aaron Rodgers (92), EDGE Haason Reddick (87), WR Garrett Wilson (72), CB Sauce Gardner (38), DT Quinnen Williams (37), and LB Quincy Williams (32).
The Miami Dolphins had seven players listed and possibly one more. Their rankings include OT Terron Armstead (67), S Jordan Poyer, (65), WR Jaylen Waddle (63), OLB Bradley Chubb (62), RB Raheem Mostert (60), QB Tua Tagovailoa (36), CB Jalen Ramsey (25). WR Tyreek Hill is likely to be placed on the list when the final top 10 is released on August 2.