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NFL Rank snubs, reactions and overrated players: Experts debate our 2021 top-100 list

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It's that time of year again. This week, we released our annual NFL Rank list -- a projection of the top 100 players for the 2021 NFL season. The voting, carried out by more than 50 of our analysts and reporters, was geared toward the upcoming season and expectations, not prior success.

But not everyone was going to agree with the final list, and that includes a panel of our own experts. Six of them weigh in here and make their cases for why some notable snubbed names should have made this year's ranking. Despite 13 quarterbacks making the top 100, one analyst picks a signal-caller as his biggest snub. They also identify the most underrated and overrated players in the ranking and pick out those who should be on the 2022 list after a big season -- including a pair of rookies. To top it all off, the experts give us their best ranking "hot takes" and bold claims -- one of which questions Giants running back Saquon Barkley not making the top 100.

Let the debating begin, and be sure to check out our full top-100 list.

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Snubs | Underrated | Overrated
2022 locks | Hot takes

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