Lamar Jackson, Xavier McKinney Named to NFL Top 100, Check Out the Updated 2026 Rankings
Lamar Jackson and Xavier McKinney have been named to the updated NFL Top 100 Players list for 2026.
📍 How it ended
Lamar Jackson and Xavier McKinney were named to the NFL Top 100 list, with McKinney ranked No. 70. McKinney was the Green Bay Packers' third player on the list. The story quieted without further updates on the rankings or additional player placements.
Epilogue added 43d ago, after coverage quieted.
Coverage (7)
- Updated ranking of the top 100 players in the coll... www.espn.com · 46d ago
- Green Bay Packers' Xavier McKinney Makes NFL Top 100 Players List Again Yahoo Sports · 46d ago
- Brian Gutekunst might've doomed Matt LaFleur's Packers tenure Dairyland Express · 46d ago
- Xavier McKinney is Packers' third player on NFL Top 100 Players list Yahoo Sports · 46d ago
- Packers S Xavier McKinney ranked No. 70 in NFL ‘Top 100’ Green Bay Packers – packers.com · 46d ago
- Top 100 Players of 2026, No. 70: Xavier McKinney goes two for two making list with Packers NFL.com · 46d ago
- Lamar Jackson, Xavier McKinney Named to NFL Top 100, Check Out the Updated 2026 Rankings Bleacher Report · 46d ago broke it first
The story so far
The NFL has released its Top 100 Players rankings for 2026, featuring athletes such as Lamar Jackson and Xavier McKinney. McKinney, playing for the Green Bay Packers, has secured a spot on the list for the second time.
Coverage from NFL.com, Yahoo Sports, and Bleacher Report emphasizes McKinney's specific ranking at No. 70. According to Yahoo Sports, McKinney is the third player from the Green Bay Packers to be included in the rankings.
Future focus remains on the full updated 2026 rankings. Additionally, Dairyland Express reports on the tenure of Packers coach Matt LaFleur in relation to Brian Gutekunst.
Synthesized by Newsylist from the headlines below under a strict no-invention contract. ✓ fact-checked: all claims supported by sources Updated 46d ago.
The obvious questions
Where is Xavier McKinney ranked in the 2026 NFL Top 100?
Xavier McKinney is ranked No. 70.
How many Green Bay Packers players are on the Top 100 list?
According to Yahoo Sports, McKinney is the third player from the Packers to make the list.
Who else was mentioned as being named to the Top 100 list?
Lamar Jackson was also named to the NFL Top 100.
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