Jordan Howard’s Final Ranking on NFL Network’s Top 100 is ridiculous.
Jordan Howard had a tremendous rookie campaign. After rushing for 1313 yards and 6 touchdowns while averaging 5.2 yards per clip, he found himself running the football at the Pro Bowl after finishing second in the NFL in total rushing.
Certainly, after that type of season, Howard would be recognized on the NFL Network’s Top 100 list as one of the top players in the league last season, right?
Wrong.
Not only did Jordan Howard miss out on the top 100, he would have missed out on the top 150. NFL Network listed some notable names that didn’t make the list, and as it turns out, Jordan Howard finished 161st.
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Listen, I understand that a team like the Chicago Bears that finished 3-13 isn’t exactly going to litter the top 100 with several names. Howard not making the list is a snub, but being how little buzz the Bears generated last year, I could see him being a forgotten man, but 161st? That is a ridiculous ranking.
This isn’t based on careers, this isn’t based on team success, this is supposed to be based on individual performance on 2016 alone. The fact that Howard was this low is just proof that these type of lists are a complete waste of time.
I understand that it’s the middle of the summer and after the draft, NFL Network has to fill programming and they certainly don’t have a lot of news to discuss, so generating a list like this gives them the opportunity to create several programming hours, and generate even more programming discussing the list. But when there are snubs as egregious as this, it certainly doesn’t make the list credible (even JJ Watt thought it was a joke he was ranked as high as 35th).
Howard is out to prove to his peers and other NFL pundits that last season was no fluke. After another great season, he’s certain to find his name on this list next year, but until then, he’ll just have to keep his legs churning and keep piling up the yardage.