The Top 20 NFL Players

With Fantasy Football getting a big push this week leading up to the beginning of the NFL season, ESPN ranked the top NFL players.

They got more than 70 NFL analysts, reporters, and statisticians from ESPN and other places to rank the players, and not just the offensive guys who count in fantasy football.   Then they crunched all the votes, and came up with a ranking of 'The Top 100 Players in the NFL.'

Here's the Top 20:

1. Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt
2. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers
3. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady
4. Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh
5. New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski
6. Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant,
7. Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson.
8. Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman
9. New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis
10. Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown
11. Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson
12. Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck
13. Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly
14. Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch
15. Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas
16. Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Justin Houston
17. Cleveland Browns offensive tackle Joe Thomas
18. Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas
19. Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning
20. Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones

ESPN.com has the complete list, along with a ton of other data.