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NFL's Top 100 Players Of 2012: Calvin Johnson Makes Top 10

By Sean Yuille
May 18, 2012; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson throws out the first pitch before the game between the Detroit Tigers and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-US PRESSWIRE
May 18, 2012; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson throws out the first pitch before the game between the Detroit Tigers and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-US PRESSWIRE

The finale for NFL Network's "Top 100 Players of 2012" is set for next Wednesday. Players 10-6 will be revealed from 8-9 p.m., and the final five players will be revealed from 9-10 p.m.

Spots 20-11 were revealed last night, and Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson was not among them. This means he is in the top 10, which was the expectation from the very beginning of this series. Johnson was 27th in last year's Top 100, but after his outstanding 2011 season, it was a given that he would move up.

Just how far will he move up? It remains to be seen. I expect him to be in the top five, but there is a lot of fierce competition for the top spots. As pointed out by Pro Football Talk, Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, Tom Brady, Adrian Peterson, Larry Fitzgerald, Darrelle Revis, DeMarcus Ware, Haloti Ngata and Patrick Willis are also expected to be in the top 10.

Where do you think Megatron will land in this year's Top 100?

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