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How is Drake Maye already the best NFL player under 25 after just one full season as a starter? And how does the reigning Offensive Player of the Year, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, still land behind him at No. 2 on this list? The new PFN Top 100 is out, and the youngest names on it are the ones reshaping the league going into 2026.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba led all of football in receiving yards. Behind them sit an edge rusher who nearly took home Defensive Player of the Year and two of the most dangerous running backs in the sport. We cover all this in a definitive five-deep ranking hosted by PFN’s Jacob Infante. Every ranking is drawn straight from the new PFN Top 100, and the margin separating these five is thinner than the numbers suggest. This is the group that runs the NFL next.
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*Drake Maye posted a 91.8 QB impact score, the highest of any quarterback in PFN’s database, ahead of MVP Matthew Stafford at 87.0.
*Jaxon Smith-Njigba led the entire NFL with 1,793 receiving yards and finished second in PFN wide receiver impact scoring at 93.7.
*Will Anderson Jr. logged 12 sacks and a higher disruption EPA than Myles Garrett, finishing second in Defensive Player of the Year voting.
*Jahmyr Gibbs edged Bijan Robinson for the top running back on the list, riding a 5.3 yards-per-carry average that trails only De’Von Achane since 2023.
*Bijan Robinson leads the NFL in scrimmage yards and owns the second-best PFN running back impact score, behind only Jonathan Taylor.
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