Green Bay Packers edge rusher Micah Parsons earned the highest NFL Top 100 ranking of his career while continuing his recovery from a torn ACL. (Image via Getty)
8 in the 2026 NFL Top 100 on Wednesday, the highest placement of his five appearances on the player-voted list. The ranking comes eight months after a torn left ACL ended his first Packers season and with his 2026 return date still uncertain. 16 in 2022, climbed to No. 9 in 2023, fell to No. 17 in 2024 and dropped to No. 36 last year. Dallas traded Parsons to Green Bay shortly before Week 1 of the 2025 season. He responded with 12.5 sacks and 27 quarterback hits across 14 games before suffering the ACL injury against the Denver Broncos on Dec. 14. That gave Parsons at least 12 sacks in each of his first five NFL seasons. He became the first player to accomplish that since sacks became an official statistic in 1982, according to the Packers. His 65 career sacks through five seasons also rank fifth all-time over that span, one behind Hall of Famer Derrick Thomas. 8 spot also carries some weight inside Green Bay. Parsons is the first Packers player to crack the NFL Top 100’s top 10 since Aaron Rodgers ranked third in 2022. 70, 72 and 74, respectively.
Because his knee also required meniscus work, asked earlier this month whether playing that night was realistic, Parsons told reporters: Parsons underwent surgery in late December and has said his recovery comes with a firm timeline.
He told reporters in June that Green Bay follows a nine-month rule for his situation. Parsons landed at No. He entered the list at No. Now, after an injury-shortened season, NFL players have put him eighth. The No. Safety Xavier McKinney, quarterback Jordan Love and running back Josh Jacobs also made this year’s list at Nos. The goal is to return able to finish the season, rather than simply reach the earliest available game.