The players have spoken.
Running back Saquon Barkley was unveiled as No. 1 on the NFL's Top 100 Players of 2025 on Monday night.
After a historic debut season with the Eagles, the NFL's Offensive Player of the Year is the first Eagles player to earn the top spot.
With the rankings now complete, Barkley is the ninth Eagles player to be featured on this year's list.
No. 19: Jalen Hurts
No. 23: Lane Johnson
No. 26: Zack Baun
No. 29: A.J. Brown
No. 43: Jalen Carter
No. 49: Quinyon Mitchell
No. 60: Cooper DeJean
No. 69: Jordan Mailata
NFL Films Senior Producer Shannon Furman informed Barkley of the honor during an interview at the All-Pro running back's house in June.
Furman, a Penn State graduate, was speaking to a class that included Barkley during his freshman year. Furman has worked with Barkley on several projects since, including his draft night in 2018. Furman wanted the same crew who was in Dallas (Furman along with NFL Films Staff Cinematographer Hannah Epstein and NFL Films Location Sound Engineer Andrew Miller) when Barkley was the No. 2 overall pick to be there when the Eagle was presented with the trophy that goes to the No. 1 player.
"The Top 100 list is always a little controversial, but it's fun for us here at Films. Some guys love it. Some guys hate it. They don't understand how it could possibly work and whatnot. Saquon is a player who's always respected this list," said Furman, an Eagles fan who will be directing Hard Knocks: In Season, which will spotlight the four NFC East teams later this year.
"He was very stoic. He just had this big smile on his face and was just like, 'This is a great way to start this interview.' He told me after it ended, 'If I wasn't going to be top 10 on this list, I was going to kick you out of my house.'"
This is Barkley's fifth time being recognized on the Top 100 list. He was No. 16 after his Offensive Rookie of the Year campaign entering the 2019 season but was never placed higher ... until now.
It's not a surprise after winning the Super Bowl AND
- Becoming just the ninth player to rush for 2,000 yards in a season (eighth most, 2,005)
- Finishing with an NFL single-season record 2,504 rushing yards (regular season and playoffs)
- Scoring an NFL single-season record seven rushing touchdowns of 60-plus yards
- Setting the franchise single-game records for rushing yards in a regular-season game (255) and playoff game (205)
- Leaving fans around the world in a state of shock and awe with his reverse hurdle that now graces the cover of Madden NFL 26
