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J.J. Watt thinks his peers ranked him too highly on the NFL’s annual Top 100

J.J. Watt is totally right about this. 
Dan Gartland|
J.J. Watt thinks his peers ranked him too highly on the NFL’s annual Top 100
J.J. Watt thinks his peers ranked him too highly on the NFL’s annual Top 100

J.J. Watt’s fellow NFL players voted him the No. 35 player in the league. Watt thinks that’s a load of crap. 

The latest segment of the NFL Top 100 was revealed Monday night and although Watt dropped 32 spots from last year’s ranking he still felt he came in too high. 

Though Watt’s talent is undeniable, the list is about who the best players will be this coming year. After playing just three games last season, Watt’s colleagues are clearly counting on him to have a big bounce back year.

Watt had surgery last summer to repair a herniated disk and sat out the entire preseason before returning in time for Week 1. He re-injured the same disk, though, and had season-ending surgery in September after recording 1.5 sacks and eight total tackles. 

Watt hadn’t missed a single game of football since his sophomore year of high school. The injury broke his streak of 83 consecutive NFL games played.

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Dan Gartland
DAN GARTLAND

Dan Gartland writes Sports Illustrated’s flagship daily newsletter, SI:AM, and is the host of the “Stadium Wonders” video series. He joined the SI staff in 2014, having previously been published on Deadspin and Slate. Gartland, a graduate of Fordham University, is a former Sports Jeopardy! champion (Season 1, Episode 5).

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