New York Jets defensive tackle Quinnen Williams is the first player on the team to be named among the NFL’s top-100 players in 2025.
Despite that, it comes with a bit of a sour note.
Williams has been an elite player for the Jets for years. However, he more so “stayed” on this list. Williams had a massive drop on this poll from a year ago, falling 50 spots.
The breakout on Williams can be found below:
Williams is good enough that even down years net Pro Bowls. The affable DT, a Pro Bowler three seasons straight, remains a force to be reckoned with, though he wasn’t his usual run-stuffing self in 2024. His 50-spot drop in the Top 100 mirrors the 32.9 decrease in his PFF run defense grade (90.4 to 57.5). Regardless, Williams was — as always — a plus-pass rusher from the interior, and you can bet he’s raring to reclimb the ranks under a new regime in Gotham.
The yearly list released by the NFL ranks players in the top-100 list based on votes from players. As noted, Williams has appeared before, most recently at No. 37 in 2024.
Williams and the Jets defense admittedly had a poor season as a team a year ago which did not help him in a ranking such as this. The 27-year-old has still been named a Pro Bowler the past three years running plus a first-team, All-Pro nod in 2022.
In 16 games played last season, Williams had 37 tackles, including eight for loss, and six sacks.
While New York will have to wait and see the new defense recently-hired head coach Aaron Glenn brings on board, there is reason to believe Williams could have a bounce-back year in 2025.
The video feature from the NFL on Williams can be found below:
NFL Top 100 Players of 2025:@nyjets DL Quinnen Williams checks in at No. 87! @NFLFilmspic.twitter.com/feJnJ3ZoIK
— NFL (@NFL) July 8, 2025
This article originally appeared on Jets Wire: Jets’ Quinnen Williams makes cut for NFL top-100 despite huge drop