Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers was named No. 92 in the NFL Top 100 Players of 2024, which was voted on by the players. Rodgers joins the Jets’ newly acquired pass rusher from Philadelphia Haason Reddick (No. 87) on the list. The ranking premiered Monday with players 100- to 81 and will continue with 10 players being revealed weekdays through July 31 on NFL+ before the top 10 is announced on Aug. 2 on NFL Network.
Rodgers managed to crack the ranking despite having missed a majority of last season with an Achilles tendon tear he sustained four plays into the Green & White’s season-opening victory against the Bills.
The Jets’ quarterback played for the Packers for 18 seasons before being traded to New York in April 2023. Rodgers, a four-time MVP, who was No. 51 in last year’s rankings, has been among the top 10 nine times and top three four times. He was the top-ranked played in the 2012, No. 2 in 2015 and No. 3 in 2020 and 2021.
Rodgers has been on the road to recovery since he was injured last Sept. 11 at MetLife Stadium on “Monday Night Football.” He underwent surgery on Sept. 13, which was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache. The Jets activated Rodgers in Week 16 and he spent the final two weeks practicing with the team, but did not play.
The Jets signal caller attended a majority of OTAs and looked sharp spinning passes to all parts of the field and moving effectively on his surgically repaired leg.
“I’m enjoying this time, I really am,” Rodgers said during OTAs. “It’s been a very interesting eight, nine months. A lot of grinding to get back, so I’m trying to enjoy this time, everything that comes with it and get to know my guys and look for ways to help us get better.”
Going into his 20th season, Rodgers is set to turn 41 in December, and if all goes well, he will become the ninth QB in NFL history to throw a pass at 41 years of age or older. The future Hall of Fame QB has thrown 475 touchdowns and 105 interceptions in his career, giving him a 4.52 TD-to-INT ratio, the best in NFL history among player with at least 1,500 pass attempts.
In addition, since being drafted No. 24 overall by the Packers in 2005, Rodgers has led 31 game-winning drives and 21 comebacks, and started in 11 playoff victories.
Rodgers hopes to add a fifth MVP to his trophy case this season as well as a second Super Bowl victory to the one he won with Green Bay during the 2010-11 season.
“I am not just trying to coast into irrelevance, I am trying to play at the highest level,” Rodgers said on “The Official Jets Podcast.” “If I didn’t think we could win the Super Bowl and I could win MVP, I wouldn’t be playing, and that is the order of my goals for this season. I am not holding on to be an afterthought or a shell of myself.”
