Windy City Gridiron
In the second article of a five-part roundtable series, the WCG staff ranks the top 50 players in the NFC North heading into 2025.
The 2025 NFL season is a few months away, and the anticipation for the start of the season is at an extremely high level.
As the NFL Network has done their player consensus Top 100 ranking each year, Windy City Gridiron’s staff has put together a roundtable over the last few seasons of the best players in the NFC North. With six contributors pitching in for this year’s roundtable, there was a strong diversity of opinions that provided for some entertaining rankings.
Before we get started, let’s set up the ground rules. Each WCG participant was asked to send their top 32 players in the NFC North. A player’s ranking determined how many points they would receive (32 points for first, 31 points for second, etc.), and the total points were added up to create the rankings.
Note: Tiebreakers will be broken by whichever player appeared on more ballots. If that total is the same, then the tiebreaker will go to whichever player received the highest ranking on an individual ballot. If that scenario also does not result in a clear winner, ballot organizer Jacob Infante will break the tie.
41. Lions RB David Montgomery
42. Packers DT Kenny Clark
43. Vikings DT Jonathan Allen
44. Lions WR/PR Kalif Raymond
45. Bears WR Rome Odunze
46. Vikings LS Andrew DePaola
47. Lions LB Jack Campbell
48. Packers TE Tucker Kraft
49. Vikings DT Javon Hargrave
50. Bears OT Braxton Jones
Best: No. 26 (Salo)
Low: N/A (everyone else)
Last year: NR
Reed has now led the Packers in receiving yards each of the last two seasons, which just so happen to be his first two seasons in the NFL. He’s an effective deep threat who’s scored 17 total touchdowns through two years.
Best: No. 29 (Mongo)
Low: N/A (Salo, Leming)
Last year: No. 30
Williams stayed healthy for all 17 games, putting together an up-and-down rookie year amidst the chaos that was the 2024 Chicago Bears. With a new coaching staff and improved offensive line, the expectations should be a lot higher for him in Year 2.
Best: No. 27 (Leming)
Low: N/A (Infante, Mongo, Wiltfong, Salo)
Last year: NR
One of the brightest spots of the Packers’ season last year was the emergence of Cooper as a defensive standout. He finished with 87 tackles, 13 tackles for a loss and 3.5 sacks as a rookie, despite only starting in four games.
Best: No. 20 (Mongo)
Low: N/A (everyone else)
Last year: NR
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