PFSN's Top 100 NFL Players for 2025: Lamar Jackson, Baker Mayfield, and Josh Allen Continue to Ascend

PFSN has released its NFL Top 100 list for the 2025-26 season, determined using a newly created IMPACT score. This score evaluates each player's impact on their team's success by analyzing various data points, considering current roster construction and depth charts to establish a baseline. The list was then adjusted for statistical outliers, players returning from injury, and other variables affecting future impact projections, identifying players expected to be crucial to their team's performance in 2025 and beyond.

Broncos edge rusher Nik Bonitto is highlighted for his significant improvement each year. His development contributed to Denver's top-ranked defense in 2024 PFSN metrics. Bonitto earned Pro Bowl and second-team All-Pro honors in 2024 with career highs in tackles (48), tackles for loss (18), sacks (13.5), and quarterback hits (26), finishing ninth in Defensive Player of the Year voting. His 15% pressure rate ranked 14th among edge rushers, showcasing speed, instincts, and versatility.

Steelers edge rusher Alex Highsmith, often overshadowed by teammates T.J. Watt and Cameron Heyward, is noted for his consistent high-level performance since 2021. Despite injuries limiting him to 11 games in 2024, he recorded 45 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks, and 48 pressures. His elite 17.3% pressure rate ranked third among NFL edge rushers, demonstrating his ability to consistently generate pressure and aid the defense.

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott had his 2024-25 season significantly impacted by a hamstring injury, limiting him to 8 games. He finished with 1,978 passing yards, 11 touchdowns, 8 interceptions, and a career-low 86.0 passer rating. His advanced metrics (72.4% adjusted completion rate, -0.088 EPA per dropback) were below his usual standard. However, his strong history in PFSN's QB+ metric (3rd in 2023, top-12 in prior five seasons) and a receiving duo of CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens suggest potential for a rebound.

Former Texans (now Washington) tackle Laremy Tunsil is recognized for his consistent high-level play over his career, earning five Pro Bowl nods. In 2024, he started all 17 games, allowing only 2 sacks, 3 QB hits, and 19 pressures over 627 pass-block snaps. While his league-leading 19 penalties (12 false starts) were a concern, he was a vital part of Houston's offensive line. He now blocks for Washington's Offensive Rookie of the Year, Jayden Daniels.

Falcons safety Jessie Bates III is mentioned as an underrated player whose consistent production, though lacking flash, earns him a spot on the list.