During the NFL offseason, players are asked to vote on the top 100 players in the league. Then, the NFL creates a ranking of those players based on the votes, and we’re in the midst of the reveal.
While no current New York Giants players have been revealed yet, former Giants defensive end Leonard Williams was named the 99th-best player in the league heading into the 2025 season.
2024 stats: 16 games | 64 tackles | 16 tfl | 11 sacks | 1 INT | 1 TD
What did Williams do to celebrate hitting the decade mark in the NFL? Nothing major, apart from producing his finest season yet. He reached double-digit sacks for the second time as a pro and snapped a seven-year Pro Bowl drought during his first full campaign with the Seahawks. His 87.1 PFF defensive grade marked the best in his career by far, something he’ll look to build on now that he’s fully immersed in Mike Macdonald’s scheme.
NFL Pro Insight for Williams: Williams generated 50 total pressures last season, the fourth-most among defensive tackles. Williams also recorded a position-high 11.0 sacks and finished with the second-highest sack rate (2.5%) among defensive tackles with at least 200 pass rushes (Dexter Lawrence, 2.9%).
When the Giants traded Leonard to the Seattle Seahawks, many fans were surprised and saddened to see him go. He’s a player who doesn’t get injured often, and when he does, he doesn’t miss many games, if any, and he’s consistently among the top producers at his position.
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The irony here is that Williams wears No. 99 on the field and ranks 99th on this list.
The next several spots will be revealed on Monday, with the top 10 scheduled to be revealed on Sunday, September 1 at 8:00 p.m. ET on NFL Network.
This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: Ex-Giant Leonard Williams named to Top 100 Players of 2025