Is Patrick Peterson among the top 101 players from this past season?

One list -- from Pro Football Focus -- does not have the Cardinals cornerback on it. PFF ranks players based on grades they gave out for that season's work. There are five Cardinals from 2016 on the list. Running back David Johnson (the guy who PFF called the best receiver in the NFL) is No. 23. Defensive lineman Calais Campbell is No. 24. Edge rusher Chandler Jones is No. 62. Safety Tony Jefferson is No. 84, and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald is No. 89.

So no Peterson.

It's not a huge surprise. PFF even talked about Peterson's absence from an earlier all-pro team. The other five were deserving. Johnson was high on everyone's list this season, and PFF had multiple times praised the seasons of Campbell and Jefferson. Jones proved to be a valuable acquisition and Fitz was, well, Fitz. In Peterson's case, it was in part because of a good season by other cornerbacks (and, as my cohort Kyle Odegard points out, PFF grading doesn't seem to take into account a lack of targets because teams throw away from a certain DB, or for the quality of receiver being covered.)

From PFF: "Peterson has been good this year, but he has allowed as many touchdowns (three) as he has interceptions, and allowed 60.6 percent of the passes thrown his way to be caught, a career high. When targeted he allowed a passer rating of 80.7, which wasn't bad, but ranks 30th in the league and not in the same ballpark as players like Aqib Talib, who led the NFL at 47.0."
Peterson had a response. "So does that mean these 'experts' will be releasing a Top 100 'Not Targeted' List? Nope." Peterson wrote in a tweet.

The other thing I see from the five Cards here -- three are unrestricted free agents. All those guys are talented, but the contract year is real too.