Bears defensive end Montez Sweat lands at No. 91 on the NFL Top 100
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What are the initial reactions to Montez Sweat's ranking on the NFL Top 100?
Rahimi Harrison-Grody, middays 10 to 2 on 104.3 The Score.
Yeah, I know that we have had a lot of criticism of the Bears defensive line. What you know about us, that's one of the things on Rahimi Harris and Grody. But I want to take us back to last year at this time when Marshall and I decided to start refreshing our lists and our pages and our browsers on our phones every single day because the NFL was coming out with its top 100 players. of 2025 and we kept searching and we kept trying to find if there was going to be a top 100 player on the list and we didn't even have to wait marshall we didn't even have to wait we got one and number 91 montez sweat
I am happy that, first of all, we didn't have to wait an extra day. I know some people might say, well, he should be higher than 91. But look, to know day one where the first 100 through 91 gets released, a bear is there, and you know there's more bears to come. There are more bears to come. It feels good to know that I now live in a city where we're not desperate. Can somebody notice one of our players doing something? Because it tells you they have not necessarily arrived, per se, but they're in the discussion where they should be. It's Chicago.
You know what's compelling about this list, too, is there's somebody who a lot of people have brought up who doesn't have a current team right now. Number 100 is Cam Jordan. If you need to know what Cam Jordan is doing, he's out here on Twitter just seemingly having a good time, observing live, playing pickleball. The guy is living, but he still doesn't have a team yet. Oh, yeah, last week he resigned with the Saints. I'm sorry. So now he's going to be 37, and he's got one last dance with the Saints, and I know a lot of people thought that we were going to see him possibly be a Bear.
I think this is where we have to revisit to make sure everybody understands how the top 100 come to be.
Yeah, because it's not, do you want to go through the list? Yeah, because it's not scientific. So it's Cam Jordan, then it's Quentin Nelson, Bryce Young, Ernest Jones, who might be low on the list given his postseason performance.
Fair.
Travis Etienne, DeMario Davis. They're just out here. So Cam Jordan is going to be 37. DeMario Davis is also going to be 37 next season.
You know what? I call that staying power.
No kidding. Creed Humphrey at number 94 also might be ranked a little low. Carson Sweshinger from the Browns. Aziz Alshire is back on the list. Montez Sweat. So that's your list so far for 100 through 91.
So there's voting involved in this from NFL players, but it's not like NFL players name their top 100. Here's how it works. NFL players vote for their top 20 NFL players.
How did Montez Sweat perform last season to earn his ranking?
Like, if you ask a player, who are your top 20 NFL players? They write them all down.
And they don't ask every player.
And they don't ask every player. So it's very unscientific. Because if you vote somebody number one on your list, they get 20 points. And if you vote somebody number 20 on your list, they get one point and so on and so forth in between. Second gets 19 points. Third gets 18 points. You get the idea.
Yeah, it's weighted and it's a sample, but it's not an accurate sample. Not entirely.
So this is all old school paper ballots, how they should be voting for All-Star, by the way, at games like we used to when the Blue Jays couldn't just overtake the system with all their fan voting for a whole country. Because that's how the Blue Jays get all these players to the top two.
I don't hate them for it.
I don't hate them for it, but we need a better system.
So here's what it says. And you guys know the stats. We always start with the 10 sacks for Montez Sweat because that's the most he's had since 10 and a half. 17 games, 53 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 18 quarterback hits. This is the regular season. Three forced fumbles. And it says Chicago SAC leader for the third time in as many years that he's been with the Bears. Sweat, 29, returned to the double-digit SAC department for the second time in his career. Ranked 82nd in his NFL Top 100 debut in 2024, Sweat's return coincided with a smashing season for the Bears, who won the NFC North title.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What are the initial reactions to Montez Sweat's ranking on the NFL Top 100?
0:02–3:13
2
How did Montez Sweat perform last season to earn his ranking?
3:13–7:02
3
What criteria are used to determine the NFL Top 100 rankings?
7:02–7:52
4
Who are some notable players ranked around Montez Sweat on the list?
7:52–8:52
5
How does the NFL voting process for the Top 100 work?
8:52–8:59
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