From 10-6 and a playoff team to 4-12 and picking in the top five of the NFL draft again.

The Detroit Lions' 2012 season slide is representative to what happened to quarterback Matthew Stafford in the NFL's Top 100 list.

Stafford, slotted at No. 41 overall by his peers last offseason, dropped all the way down to No. 76 this year.

He's the first Lions player to appear on the list, which is unveiled in groups of 10 weekly on the NFL Network.

After passing for 5,038 yards and 41 touchdowns in 2011, Stafford had 4,967 passing yards and 20 TDs in 2012. Just 25 years old, Stafford has more than 10,000 yards passing over the past two seasons.

Despite Stafford's drop of 35 spots on the list -- the biggest of any of the 14 quarterbacks ranked in the Top 100 -- the opposition remains impressed.

"The thing that stands out about Matt is his arm strength," Minnesota Vikings QB Cristian Ponder said. "His ability to create throws and change the angles on his arm. We've seen a lot of sidearm throws, he flicks his wrist, and it looks effortless.

Said Vikings defensive end Jared Allen: "Calvin Johnson isn't just getting those balls himself. Someone has to feed it to him. You have to game plan for that duo. You've got to break (Stafford's) rhythm to him. He can hit that back foot and launch it somewhere and Calvin Johnson will go up and get it."

Check out the players ranked Nos. 71-100 here.



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