What happened: The NFL revealed Quenton Nelson at No. 99 on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2026, the list voted on by players across the league. Nelson remains the anchor of the Indianapolis Colts offensive line heading into the 2026 season.

Why it matters: Interior linemen rarely get the spotlight that skill players and edge rushers do, which is part of why a guard of Nelson's pedigree can slide toward the bottom of a 100-man list. For a player who has been a fixture of the conversation about the best guards in football, ranking him 99th feels like the position itself getting undervalued rather than a knock on his play.