Sports

Devonta Freeman ranked No. 41 on NFL Top 100 players list

A Devonta Freeman #24 of the Atlanta Falcons fails to reach the pylon against Vinnie Sunseri #40 of the San Francisco 49ers during the first half at the Georgia Dome on December 18, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

Credit: Scott Cunningham

Credit: Scott Cunningham

A Devonta Freeman #24 of the Atlanta Falcons fails to reach the pylon against Vinnie Sunseri #40 of the San Francisco 49ers during the first half at the Georgia Dome on December 18, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
By Juliakate E Culpepper
May 30, 2017

Current NFL players voted Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman the 41st best player on the NFL Top 100 players list.

Freeman, voted No. 50 on last year’s list, rushed for 1,079 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2016. Freeman also received for 462 yards and two touchdowns last season.

Freeman is the first Falcon to make the list.

About the Author

Juliakate E Culpepper
Editors' Picks

Credit: Natrice Miller

Wave of war protests reaches metro Atlanta campuses56m ago

Credit: AP

Supreme Court skeptical of Trump’s absolute immunity argument

Credit: Arvin Temkar/AJC

Vice President Harris making yet another trip to Atlanta

Credit: Image by Channel 2 Action News

Worker rescued from trench at new Brookhaven city hall

Credit: Image by Channel 2 Action News

Worker rescued from trench at new Brookhaven city hall

Credit: TNS

McAfee challenger out of contention for Fulton judicial race, judges rules
The Latest

Atlanta TV sports listings
Reporters’ notebook: Falcons’ Kirk Cousins ‘like a nerd’ in meeting room
Martinez Augusta Christian overwhelms Columbia Hammond
Featured

Credit: Jason.Getz@ajc.com

Falcons had busy offseason leading to NFL draft
How the Georgia and Arizona Trump election interference cases compare
2h ago
Your Georgia guide to see (and hear) the Great Southern Brood of cicadas