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Pro Football Focus’ list of top 101 NFL players littered with former SEC stars
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Pro Football Focus put out a list of top 101 current NFL players, and as expected, there are a bunch of former SEC stars who made the cut.
Among players who competed in the SEC in college, the Falcons’ Julio Jones is ranked the highest at No. 9, followed by the Chiefs’ Justin Houston at No. 16 and the Giants’ Odell Beckham Jr. at No. 17. The Cardinals’ Tyrann Mathieu (No. 18) and the Panthers’ Cam Newton (No. 19) also crack the top 20.
Check out the complete breakdown below. Don’t be surprised to see a list like this grow in the coming years.
Former SEC players: No. 9 Julio Jones (Alabama), No. 16 Justin Houston (Georgia), No. 17 Odell Beckham Jr. (LSU), No. 18 Tyrann Mathieu (LSU), No. 19 Cam Newton (Auburn), No. 23 Geno Atkins (Georgia), No. 28 Fletcher Cox (Mississippi State), No. 30 A.J. Green (Georgia), No. 32 Patrick Peterson (LSU), No. 39 Andrew Whitworth (LSU), No. 41 Pernell McPhee (Mississippi State), No. 46 Alshon Jeffery (South Carolina), No. 50 Sheldon Richardson (Missouri), No. 52 Dont’a Hightower (Alabama), No. 56 Malik Jackson (Tennessee), No. 59 Eric Berry (Tennessee), No. 63 Trai Turner (LSU), No. 71 Darius Slay (Mississippi State), No. 73 K.J. Wright (Mississippi State), No. 83 Jarvis Landry (LSU), No. 84 Reshad Jones (Georgia), No. 87 Amari Cooper (Alabama), No. 95 Jordan Reed (Florida), No. 97 Todd Gurley (Georgia), No. 98 Evan Mathis (Alabama).
Former Texas A&M players who didn’t play in the SEC: No. 7 Von Miller, No. 20 Michael Bennett.
